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(共29张PPT)
Unit 4
I used to be afraid of the dark.
SectionB (2a~2f)
Translation:
1.照顾某人_______________
2.感到孤独____________
3.变得对学习不感兴趣___________________
4.旷课_________________
5.做决定做某事________________
6.寄宿制学校________________
7.亲身；亲自________________
8. 即使_________________
9.想起；想到 _________________
10.为...骄傲___________________ ___________
take pride in=be proud of
take care of
feel lonely
become less interested in
be absent from
make a decision to do sth
boarding school
in person
even though
think of
Learning aims
After this class,the students need to:
1. Be able to master the key words and phrases: influence， absent，in person ，pride，be proud of and use them correctly.
2. Learn to express their opinions creatively by experiencing LiWen's changes.
3. Understand parents' love and learn to be active in life.
4.To improve the ability to understand new words by using contact to guess.
Prediction
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
2a
Li Wen
In the past
Now
Title: He Studies Harder than He Used to
Now he studies harder.
He didn’t use to study hard.
How
Why
Change
(Tips: The title and the picture in the passage can help you predict what you will read about.)
He used to have no money.
He used to have difficulties in school.
He used to be fat.
Missing language
A: They had a long talk
B: Now Li Wen has really changed
C: However, things began to change a few years ago.
D: His teacher was worried about him
Read the passage and put the sentences [A-D] in the correct places.
2b
Reading Strategy :
USING CONTEXT
(利用上下文)
You can read the sentences before and after it to guess.
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.
C
C: However, things began to change a few years ago
Read the passage and put the sentences [A-D] in the correct places.
2b
Li Wen’s unhappiness began to influence his schoolwork. He became less interested in studying. 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 to
get to their 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.”
D
A
D: His teacher was worried about him.
A: They had a long talk.
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 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.”
B
B: Now Li Wen has really changed.
The problems Li Wen used to cause.
A long talk changed Li Wen.
The introduction to Li Wen.
Li Wen changed to be better.
Find the main ideas of each paragraph
Para 1
Para 2
Para 3
Para 4
Para 2
Para 3
Para 1
Para 4
13
Read Para.1 and complete the ID card.
Careful reading
Name:
Age:
Living place:
Feelings:
Behaviors at school:
Li Wen
15
countryside
lonely; unhappy
Now
Past
works hard; does well
used to have difficulties
Why What happened
Because his parents moved to the city to look for jobs.
His grandparents took care of him and he missed his parents so much.
Careful-Reading
Read Para.2&3 and answer the questions.
Careful reading
2. Did Li Wen like the boarding school Why or why not
3. Did his parents care about him How do you know that
4. Why did he need the talk
1.How did Li Wen's bad feelings influence his studies
He became less interested in studying,he was sometimes absent from classes and he failed his exam at school.
No, he didn’t.
Yes, they did.
Because he wanted to know whether his parents could always think of him.
Because he was shy and was not able to make friends quickly in school,he found life there difficult and wanted to leave school.
3.They take pride in everything good that he does.
2.Even though his parents are busy, they are always thinking of him.
1.They took a 24-hour train and a 5-hour bus ride to get to school.
In the past
shy
lonely and unhappy
had difficulties at school
What’s Li Wen like now
He is more outgoing.
He is much happier.
He works harder and is active in many activities.
Read Para.4 and find out more details.
Careful reading
Now
behavior:
feeling:
personality:
Careful-Reading
What made Li Wen change so much
What have you learnt from him
Thinking
parents’ love and care
more communication
understanding
Parents and children are the best gifts for each other!
Understanding depends on good communication!
2. 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. 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.
look after/ take care of
missed/ was absent from
be proud of/ take pride in
decided/made a decision
changed / influenced
2e
After reading
how
what
What can we do to make us better if our parents don't have time to stay with us
Communication
we-chat, letters, phone calls...
feelings,problems,happiness,love...
self-development
make friends, read books, study hard, play sports, take up hobbies....
what
background
a 15-year-old boy
does well in
works hard
now
when he was a little boy
seldom caused problems;
parents spent a lot of time with him
a few years ago
parents moved to city to look for jobs
lonely
unhappy
good
happy
before the talk
influence
less interested in schoolwork;
was absent from classes;
failed his examinations;
not able to make friends quickly
result
teacher worried about and called his parents;
parents came back
After the talk
has become more outgoing;
has made good friends;
has joined the school basketball
team;
has become active
much happier
work even harder
Make a summary of P2&3 by drawing a mindmap.
Careful reading
Reason
Influence
Solutions
parents to the city
became less in studying
was from classes
the examinations
teacher
parents
called, advised
talked in person
Li Wen’s Problems
was not able to make friends
wanted to the school
leave
failed
interested
absent
moved
Careful-Reading
1
2
3
4
government
society
parents
themselves
What do you think we should do to help the left behind children
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…
Mother: …We want to get you a better education and then, of course, a good future.
Father: In our eyes, you are a hardworking and kind child. And we are always proud of you.
Mother: But what happened to you, dear It seems that you have a bad performance at school. Why have your grades dropped recently Is there anything unhappy that influences you
2f
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 we need isn’t too much money or other material wealth. We need 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 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.
exercise
Saying
Parents and children are best gifts given to
each other.
Parents’ love for their children is far-reaching.
(父母之爱子，则为之计深远。)
Understanding is the foundation of love.
Tell your love to your parents! 爱要大声说出来！
Dear mum and dad,
I’m happy to write the letter to you. In the past, I thought you
me, and it really my study. So I used to
classes and .But now I know you
my life and study. You love me. You’re too busy to
me. In the future, I’ll than I used to. I’ll
achieve my dreams and let you me.
I love you forever.
Yours,
Li Wen
take pride in
(be proud of)
not love
influence
fail examinations
be absent from
care about
work harder
try one’s best
exactly
take care of
(look after)
didn’t love
influenced
be absent from
fail examinations
exactly
care about
work harder
try my best to
take pride in
/ be proud of
take care of
/ look after
After reading
Writing
Ⅰ. 根据语境及所给首字母提示，补全所缺单词。
1. Candy is afraid of the dark, so she s stays in a room alone at night.
2. My Chinese teacher i me a lot when I was in middle school. I took up teaching because I wanted to be a good teacher like him.
3. It was midnight and there were few people on the street, so nobody knew e when the accident happened.
4. From this book I learned that a are very small insects and they live in large groups.
seldom
influenced
exactly
ants
Ⅱ. 根据上句完成下句，使两句意思相同或相近，每空一词。
1. Mike didn’t pass his English examination.
Mike _______ his English examination.
2. Mrs. Green loves her son and is proud of him.
Mrs. Green loves her son and _______ _______ _______ him.
3. Last week Sam missed his classes because of his illness.
Last week Sam _______ _______ _______ his classes because of his illness.
failed
takes pride in
was absent from
4. My brother decided to take a vacation in Sanya.
My brother _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ a vacation in Sanya.
5. Emily lives with her grandparents and looks after them.
Emily lives with her grandparents and _______ _______ _______ them.
made the decision to take
takes care
of
Ⅲ. 根据汉语意思，完成英语句子，每空一词。
1. 我希望我能亲自感谢Mr. King。
I hope that I can thank Mr. King _______ _______.
2. 尽管我爷爷80岁了，他依然很活跃。
My grandpa is still active _______ ________ he is 80 years old.
3. 我8岁时父母将我送到了一所寄宿学校。
My parents _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ when I was 8.
in person
even though/if
sent me to a boarding school
4. 我爸爸建议我认真思考我的决定。
My dad _______ _______ _______ _______ twice about my decisions.
5. 我坐了3个小时的公共汽车才到我叔叔家。
I _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ to get to my uncle’s home.
advised me to think
took a 3-hour bus ride
Work in groups and make a poster to call on people to care about stay-at-home children.
Let’s read.
Read paragraph 4 and finish the bubble diagram (气泡图).
Changes
Emotion
Study
Personality
Li Wen has changed in many ways. What are they
In the past:
Now:
In the past:
Now:
He felt lonely and unhappy.
He was much happier now.
In the past:
Now:
He was shy and was not be able to make friends quickly in school.
He became more outgoing and make some good friends in school.
He was absent from classes and failed his examinations.
He worked even harder than he used to.

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