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Unit 4
I used to be afraid of the dark
（Section B 2a-2f）
personalities
feelings
problems
miss parents
feel lonely
...
shy
quiet
...
have little interest in studying
…
stay-at-home children or left-behind children
What do we usually call this kind of children
Pre-reading
Let’s talk
Do you know “stay-at-home children”
How do you think about them
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 . What problems do you think he might have
2a
Li Wen
He is a left-behind child.
miss his parents
feel lonely
have no interest
in studying
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 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.
Read the passage and put the sentences [A-D] in the correct places.
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
Missing language
Tips: Using Context(上下文;语境)
Using the sentence context may help you guess and learn the meanings of new words and phrases.
… 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 …
转折关系 however/but …
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.
关注上下文的关系，及代词
D. His teacher was worried about him
D
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
关注上下文及代词
A
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
关注上下文及同义词
B
Li Wen’s difficulties after his parents moved to the cities.
2. Li Wen’s changes after talking with his parents.
3. The background information of Li Wen.
4. Li Wen and his parents’ conversation.
Read the passage quickly and find the main idea of each paragraph.
Fast-reading
Tips: Pay attention to the first sentence or the last sentence to get the main idea.
Language points
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. However, things began to change a few years ago.
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.
在...做得好
在...有困难
have difficulties/
problems/trouble
with/ (in) doing sth
几乎不会造成任何问题
search for寻找
look after照顾
1. How did his unhappiness influenced his schoolwork
2. Did Li Wen like the boarding school How do you know
3. What did his teacher do when he wanted to leave
4. How did his parents get to his school
He began less interested in studying.
He was absent from classes and failed his examinations.
Read Para.2 and answer the following questions.
Li Wen’s unhappiness began to influence his schoolwork. He began 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.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.
He was not able to make friends quickly in school
and wanted to leave the school.
She called his parents and advised them to talk with Li Wen in person.
They took a 24-hour train and a 5-hour bus ride.
Language points
Li Wen’s unhappiness began to influence his schoolwork. He began 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.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.
happy--unhappy
happily--unhappily
happiness--unhappiness
n.have an influence on sb.
be absent from 缺席 adj.
absence n.出席、不在
fail(in) sth.
fail to do sth.
failure n.失败
make a decision to do sth.
decide to do sth.
决定去做某事
寄宿学校
advise sb. (not) to do sth.
advice n.不可数
personality:
behavior:
feeling:
more outgoing and active
happier
made some good friends
joined the school basketball team
works harder
had communication
much more
Read Paras 3-4, What changes did Li Wen and his parents have after the talk
Read para2 ¶4 carefully, then fill in the chart
In the past A long talk Now
Personality
Study
Hobby
Friends
used to be shy
was not able to make friends
less interested in studying,
was absent from classes and failed exams
more outgoing and active
works harder than before
joins the basketball team
makes some good friends.
How has he changed
Language points
They had a long talk. “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. Now Li Wen has really changed. 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.”
even if 及时
be always doing sth.总是做某事
take pride in (doing) sth.
为……感到自豪/骄傲
pride n.自豪/骄傲
=be proud of
proud adj.骄傲的
自豪的
communicate with sb.与...沟通
2e
Complete the passage with the proper forms of the words and phrases in the box.
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.
be proud of/take pride in make a decision/decide
miss/be absent from change/influence look after/take care of
look after/ take care of
missed/ was absent from
be proud of/ take pride in
made a decision/decided
changed/influenced
Summary
1. 学业好; 学校表现好
2.学习有困难
3.制造麻烦
4.找工作
5.照顾 / 照料…
6.感到孤独和不开心
7.逃课
8.决定做某事
do well in schoolwork
have difficulties/problems/trouble in school
cause problems
look for / search for jobs
take care of=look after
feel lonely and unhappy
be absent from classes
make a decision to do sth.
=decide to do sth.
Summary
9.送某人去寄宿学校
10.交朋友
11.建议某人(不)做某事
12.亲身; 亲自
13.坐24个小时火车
14.即使；尽管
15.感到自豪
16.与…交流
17.总是做某事
send sb. to a boarding school
make friends with sb.
advise sb. (not) to do sth.
in person
take a 24-hour train ride
=24 hours’ train
even though/if
take pride in= be proud of
have communication with=communicate with
be always doing sth.
Exercises
1.Jerry was (absence) from the P.E. test today.
2.I had some (difficult) in school last term, but now I do well in each subject.
3.Every child is _____(pride) of their parents.
4.Tara got up late this morning, so she failed _________ (catch) the
early bus.
5.Tom's sister is ______(shy) than Tom.
6.This is (exact) what I want.Thank you very much.
7.There is ageneral __________ (introduce) about London in this book.
8.I have more _______________(communicate) with my friends by
sending e mails on the Internet.
一、用所给单词的适当形式填空
absent
difficulties
proud
to catch
shyer
exactly
introduction
communication
Exercise:
9._______(fail)is the mother of success.
10. Mark was absent______P.E class yesterday.
11. I have made a________(decide)to share my______(happy)with you.
12. Because of the bad grades in the exam, Shawn felt lonely and______(happy).
Failure
from
decision
happiness
unhappy

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