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Unit 4
I used to be afraid of the dark.
第五课时 Section B（2a~2f）
Warm-up
What kind of problems did you use to have How did you solve them
Talk about them with your partner.
Summary
Look and discuss
Li Wen
15-year-old
from the countryside
His parents are working
in the city.
left-behind children
What feelings/personalities/problems do you think they might have
Pre-reading
Summary
He Studies Harder Than He Used to
miss his parents too much
feel lonely
have little interest in studying
...
What problems do you think Li Wen might have
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
Can you put the sentences [A-D] in the correct places
While-reading
2b
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
Paragraph 1
Careful reading
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 to get to Li Wen’s school.
Paragraph 2
D
_______. “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 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’re always proud of me,” says Li Wen. “It’s very important for parents to be there for their children.”
Paragraph 3&4
A
B
Read paragraph 1 and answer the questions.
2. What problem did he have in this paragraph Why
1. What was Li Wen like when he was a child
He often felt lonely and unhappy.
Because his parents moved to the city to look for jobs.
He seldom caused any problems.
Problems that Li Wen had:
became less interested in studying
was absent from classes
failed his examinations
was shy and not able to make friends quickly
wanted to leave the school
Read the passage again and underline what Li Wen is like now.
2c
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 the sentence context may help you guess and learn the meanings of new words and phrases.
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. His teacher was worried about him 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 Li Wen’s school.
change; have an effect on
not present; miss
a school that a student can stay in, he/she doesn’t need to go home every day.
We may use the sentence context to help us guess and learn the meaning of new words and phrases.
face to face
Read paragraphs 3-4 and underline Li Wen’s change.
Problems in the past Now
felt lonely and unhappy became less interested in studying was absent from classes failed his examinations was shy and was not able to make friends quickly wanted to leave the school
has become more outgoing and made some good fiends in school
has even joined the school basketball team and become active in many other activities
is much happier and works harder than he used to be
Li Wen’s changes
Listen and read about Li Wen
Post-reading
While-reading
Post-reading
Complete the passage with the proper forms of the words and phrases in the box.
2e
be proud of/take pride in make a decision/decide miss/be absent from
change/influence look after/take care of
Li Wen is a15-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
made a decision/decided
be proud of/take pride in make a decision/decide miss/be absent from
change/influence look after/take care of
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.
changed/influenced
be proud of/take pride in
moved to the city
became less interested
in
was absent from
failed his examinations
more outgoing
joined the school
basketball team
Post-reading
What has changed Li Wen
A conversation with his parents
Retelling
Post-reading
While-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
Possible questions his parents might ask Li Wen
Possible answers from Li Wen and his parents
Discussion
2f
Can you add Li Wen’s teacher in your conversation
Li Wen’s teacher: Hello, Li Wen’s father and mother! I’m
Li Wen’s teacher Ms. Manson…
Li Wen’s parents:
Li Wen:
…
Conversation
Li Wen’s unhappiness began to influence his schoolwork.
His parents moved to the city to look for jobs, and his grandparents came to take care of to him.
Sometimes he was absent from classes and failed his examinations.
I know my parents love me and they are always proud of me.
seldom, influence, absent, fail, examination, boarding, exactly, pride, proud, be absent from, in person, take pride in, be proud of, be there
Summary
Summary
Post-listening
While-listening
1. Li Wen’s unhappiness began to influence his schoolwork.
influence 意为“影响”。
influence sb. to do sth. 意为“影响某人使其做某事”。
e.g. Sometimes hobbies can influence our studies.
The volunteers influenced me to take up voluntary work.
Language points
2. His parents moved to the city to look for jobs, and his grandparents came to take care of to him.
take care of 意为“照顾；照管”，意同look after 。
“好好照顾”可用take good care of 或
look after…well表示。
e.g. I have to look after/take care of my sister.
The nurses look after the patients well.
3. Sometimes he was absent from classes and
failed his examinations.
(1) be absent from classes 意为“缺课”，其中absent用作形容词，意为“缺席的”。
e.g. The boy was absent from classes because he was ill.
(2) fail 意为“失败”；fail in sth. 意为“在某方面失败”；
fail to do sth. 意为“未能做某事”。
e.g. He failed to pass his driving test.
Summary
4. I know my parents love me and they are always proud of me.
proud 意为“自豪的；骄傲的”。
be proud of sth./sb. 意为“为某物/某人而骄傲”，相当于
take pride in。
e.g. My parents are proud of me.= My parents take pride in me.
Summary
Post-listening
While-listening
Exercises
I.单项选择
He won in the story competition and his parents were very________.
A. smart B. proud C. sorry D. upset
2. — Would you like some coffee
— No, thanks. I ______ drink coffee.
A. seldom B. often C. only D. always
3. — Fights in action movies have a bad ______ on teenagers
— I agree with you.
A. habit B. opinion C. lesson D. influence
B
A
D
Exercises
Nowadays China has made great achievements in many fields. We really ________our amazing China.
A. take pride in B. take care of
C. take an interest in D. take place
5. — Miss Wang, I’m sorry I’m late because I _____ to catch the early bus.
— It doesn’t matter. You’d better come to school earlier next time.
A. needed B. failed C. managed D. decided
A
B
II. 根据汉语意思完成句子
有时候他上课缺席并且考试不及格。
Sometimes he was _______ from classes and ________ his examinations.
校长对我们非常负责，他亲自为我们做一切事情。
The headmaster is so responsible that he does everything for us _____ ______.
“一带一路”产生了巨大的社会影响。
The Belt & Road Initiative has had a great _______ ___________.
钱学森是中国人民的骄傲。
Qian Xuesen is the _______ of the _________ people.
absent
failed
in person
social influence
pride
Chinese
Homework
l. Read the article and memorize the useful expressions.
2. Write down a conversation according to the communication between Li Wen and his parents.

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