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Unit4 I used to be afraid of the dark.
Section B 2a~2f
Words & Expressions
seldom
influence
absent
fail
examination
boarding
adv. 不常；很少
v. & n. 影响
adj. 缺席；不在
v. 不及格；失败；未能（做到）
n. 考试；审查
寄宿学校
in person
exactly
pride
take pride in
proud
be proud of
亲身；亲自
adv. 确切地；精确地
n. 自豪；骄傲
为......感到自豪
adj. 自豪的；骄傲的
为......骄傲；感到自豪
Who are they
Stay-at-home children/left-behind children.
Why don’t their parents stay at home
Their parents have moved to the city to look for jobs.
They seldom come back home.
2a
Li Wen is a 15-year-old boy from the countryside. His
parents are working in the city. Look at the title of the
passage and the picture below. What problems do you think
he might have
Li Wen
He is a left-behind child.
miss his parents
feel lonely
have no interest
in studying
Title: He Studies Harder than He Used to
now
in the past
Now he studies harder.
He didn’t use to study hard.
change
How
He used to study hard , and now he studies harder.
He didn’t use to study hard, but now he studies hard.
√
Read the passage and put the sentences [A-D] in the
correct places.
2b
Missing Language
A. They had a long walk.
B. Now Li Wen has really changed.
C. However, things began to change for a few years ago.
D. His teacher was worried about him.
He Studies Harder Than He Used to
Li Wen is a normal 15-year-old boy from the countryside. He works very hard and does well in school. It is hard to believe that he used to have difficulties in school. When he was a little boy, he seldom caused any problems, and his family spent a lot of time together. ______. His parents moved to the city to look for jobs, and his grandparents came to take care of him.But he missed his parents so much and he often felt lonely and unhappy.
Li Wen’s unhappiness began to influence his schoolwork. He became less interested in studying. Sometimes, he was absent from classes and failed his examinations. Finally, Li Wen’s parents made the decision to send him to a boarding school. However, Li Wen was shy and was not able to make friends quickly in school. He found life there difficult. One day he told his teacher that he wanted to leave the school. ______ and she called his parents. She advised them to talk with their son in person. So his parents took a 24-hour train and a 5-hour bus ride get to Li Wen’s school.
_____. “It was exactly what I needed,” he said. “Now I understand that even though they are busy, they are always thinking of me.They take pride in everything good that I do.”
After that, Li Wen’s parents had much more communication with their son than they used to. _____. He became more outgoing and made some good friends in school. He has even joined the school basketball team and became active in many other activities. “I’m much happier now, and I work even harder than I used to. I know my parents love me and they are always proud of me,” says Li Wen. “It’s very important for parents to be there for their children.”
The problems Li Wen used to cause.
A long talk changed Li Wen.
The introduction to Li Wen.
Li Wen changed to be better.
the main ideas of each paragraph
Para 2
Para 3
Para 1
Para 4
… When he was a little boy, he seldom caused any problems, and his family spent a lot of time together. . His parents moved to the city to look for jobs, and his grandparents came to take care of him. But he missed his parents so much and …
从空前后的描述我们可以看出父母离开前后Li Wen的生活和心态都发生了巨大的变化。由此可以推断横线上有可能会填写一个表示“Li Wen生活发生巨大变化”的转折句
C. However, things began to change a few years ago
C
… However, Li Wen was shy and was not able to make friends quickly in school. He found life there difficult. One day he told his teacher that he wanted to leave the school. . and she called his parents. She advised them to talk with their son in person.
D. His teacher was worried about him
D
通过老师给Li Wen的父母打电话并建议他的父母跟Li Wen聊天这一行为我们可以判断老师对Li Wen的状况既关心又担心
She advised them to talk with their son in person. So his parents took a 24-hour train and a 5-hour bus ride to get to Li Wen’s school.
. “It was exactly what I needed,” he said. “Now I understand that even though they are busy, they are always thinking of me …”
A. They had a long talk
A
结合上文可知，这里的It指代的是父母和Li Wen的谈话。通过这段话的描写，我们可以知道Li Wen终于感受到了父母的关心和用心，所以这一切的改变都源于Li Wen和父母的谈话
After that, Li Wen’s parents had much more communication with their son than they used to.
. He has become more outgoing and made some good friends in school. He has even joined the school basketball team and become active in many other activities. “ I’m much happier now, and …”
B. Now Li Wen has really changed
B
根据横线前后的内容可推测，此处需要填写一个“和父母谈话以后，Li Wen发生了一些变化”的带有转折意味的句子
Read the passage again and underline the problems that
Li Wen used to have.
2c
1. He often felt lonely and unhappy.
2. He became less interested in studying.
3. Sometimes he was absent from classes,
and he failed his examinations.
4. Li Wen was shy and was not able to
make friends quickly in school.
5. He wanted to leave the school.
Use clues from the passage to help you guess the meanings
of the words in the box.
2d
influence absent boarding school in person
USING CONTEXT
Using the sentence context may help you guess and learn the meanings of new words and phrases.
v. & n. 影响
adj. 缺席；不在
寄宿学校
亲身；亲自
2e
Complete the passage with the proper forms of the words
and phrases in the box.
be proud of / take pride in make a decision/ decide miss / be absent from change / influence look after / take care of
Li Wen is a 15-year-old boy. He works hard and does well in school. It is hard to believe that he used to have difficulties in school. When his parents moved to the city to work, they could not be at home to ________________ him. So he became less interested in studying and _____________________ classes. Then his parents __________________ to send him to a boarding school. He found life there difficult.
look after/ take care of
missed/ was absent from
decided/made a decision
One day he told his teacher he wanted to leave the school. His teacher advised his parents to talk with their son in person. This conversation _____________________ his life.He realized that his parents would always love him, and they would ______________________ everything good that he did. Now he is much happier and more outgoing than he used to be.
be proud of/ take pride in
changed / influenced
After reading
What do you think Li Wen and his parents talked about in their conversation Write a conversation and role-play it with your
group. Think of the following things:
Possible questions Li Wen might ask his parents
Questions his parents might ask Li Wen
Possible answers from Li Wen and his parents
Li Wen: Do you love me
Mother: Of, course we do.
Li Wen: Why don’t you come home to see me more often
Father: Sorry, we are really busy with our jobs every day. Life is not easy and there are more chances in big cities.
Mother: But we do miss you every day. Every time we think of you, we will work harder…
2f
Mother: …We want to get you a better education and then, of course, a good future.
Father: In our eyes, you are a hard-working and kind child. And we are always proud of you.
Mother: But what happened to you, dear It seems that you didn’t do well at school. Why Is there anything unhappy that influences you
Li Wen: Um … I think it is because I always feel lonely. I miss you so much.
Father: That is our fault. What should we do in your opinion
Li Wen: I think what I need isn’t too much moneybut more communication and love from each other.
Father: We agree with you, Li Wen. It’s very important for parents to be there for their children.
Mother: That’s what I want to say. We’ve heard that you want to leave the school. Why
Li Wen: I don’t have any friends and there are many strict rules in school.
Mother: I see. I understand that you think school life is hard …
Father: I think you can be brave and try to be more active. How about playing basketball with other boys I know you are good at playing basketball.
Li Wen: Ok. I’ll have a try.
Mother: We are always proud of you, son.
Li Wen: But please don’t worry too much about me. I will study harder. I believe things will be better soon.
Father: We both hope that you’ll become more and more cheerful and positive. Remember we take pride in everything good that you do. We love you son.
Li Wen: I love you, too. Thank you, Dad and Mom.
Language
Points
1.When he was a little boy, he seldom caused any problems, and his family spent a lot of time together.
seldom adv.不常; 很少
Joe seldom eats breakfast. It’s a bad habit.
通常放在be动词、助动词或情态动词之后,实义动词之前，表示否定意义
cause v. 引起；导致
常用搭配：
cause sb. sth.= cause sth. for sb.给某人带来....../惹来......
cause sb. / sth. to do sth. 导致某人/某物......
cause n.原因；起因
cause and effect 因果关系
There was discussion about the fire and its likely cause.
1.When he was a little boy, he seldom caused any problems, and his family spent a lot of time together.
2.Li Wen’s unhappiness began to influence his schoolwork.
influence v.& n. 影响
常见搭配：
have an influence on 对......有影响
under the influence of受到......的影响
His family have a great influence on him.
3. Sometimes he was absent from classes and failed his examinations.
absent adj. 心不在焉的; 漫不经心的
be absent from 缺席
The boy is absent from the class meething again.
v. 缺席；不参加
He absent himself from the meeting yesterday.
fail v. 失败；未能(做到)；不及格
fail in sth. 在某方面失败
Tom didn’t work hard. As a result, he failed in the English test.
fail to do sth. 未能做到某事
She failed to catch the early school bus today.
3. Sometimes he was absent from classes and failed his examinations.
4.She advised them to talk with their son in person.
advise v. 建议;劝告
常见搭配有：
advise sb. (not) to do sth. 建议某人（不要）做某事
advise doing sth. 建议做某事
The doctor advised her to lie in bed for a week.
advice n. 建议;劝告
a piece of advice 一条建议
5. They take pride in everything good that I do.
take pride in sth. / sb. 为......自豪/骄傲
He takes great pride in his children’s achievements.
=be proud of 为……骄傲；感到自豪
Sally’s parents are proud of their daughter’s achievement.
1.Since you are so busy, you don’t need to go to the library _______ . I can help you return the book.
2. Mike _______ plays computer games. He thinks it's bad for his eyes.
3.My younger brother _______ in the exam, so he was upset.
4.No one _______________ the class even though the weather was really terrible.
5.Ms. White always encourages me in study and she has a great _______
on me.
seldom in person influence
fail be absent from
Practice
in person
seldom
failed
was absent from
influence
1.—Tom won first prize in the English speech competition.
—Yes. His mother was very happy and ______ him.
A. looked after B. paid attention to
C. took pride in D. worried about
2.The teacher advises us ______ an interest in new knowledge and suggests ______ more.
A. creating; to read B. creating; reading
C. to create; to read D. to create; reading
Recite the passage in 2b.
Do the exercises in students’ book.
Homework
Thank you!

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