九年級英語全冊 Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark Section B（2a-2f）課件

1、Unit 4I used to be afraid of the dark.Section B 2a2fIn the pastAt present appearance personalityhobbieslive with whomshort and thinof medium heightlong curly hairshort straight hairshyoutgoingquietactivemusicdanceFree talkI used to, but now.Stay-at-home childrenDo you know “stay-at-home children” ?W

2、hat do you think of them?Watch a videoLi Wen is one of the stay-at-home children.Lets read his story. 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?2aHe Studies H

3、arder Than He Used to2. He used to hate studying and fail his exams.3. He used to fight with his classmates.1. He used to break the school rules.Predict2bRead the passage and put the sentences A-D in the correct places.A. They had a long talkB. Now Li Wen has really changedC. However, things began t

4、o change a few years agoD. His teacher was worried about himCDABSkimLi Wens unhappiness began to influence his school work.They had a long talk and Li Wen understood that his parents take pride of everything good that he did.Li Wens background.Its important for parents to be there for their children

5、.Para. 1Para. 2Para. 3Para. 4Go through the article and match the paras with the main ideas.Li Wen used to have difficulties in school when he was a little child.2. His parents left him and he felt very lonely and unhappy.3. He didnt like his grandparents.4. He worked very hard and does well in scho

6、ol when his grandparents came to look after him. 5. He missed his parents so much and wanted to live with them.FTFFTRead Para.1, then tell “T” or “F”.seldom = not oftenworksnow. 2cRead Para 2. and underline the problems that Li Wen used to have. 1. He became less interested in studying.2. Sometimes

7、he was absent from classes, and he failed his examinations. 3. Li Wen was shy and was not able to make friends quickly in school. Remind Li Wens three problems in the past. PastNowHe felt _ and _.He was _ now, because he knew his parents _.He _ classes and _ his examinations.He worked _ than he used

8、 to.He was _ and was not be able to _ quickly in school.He became _ and _ in school.lonelyunhappymuch happierwere proud of himwas absent fromfailedeven hardershymake friendsmore outgoingmade some goodfriendsRead the last two paras, and then in the blanks. Ask the teacher for helpLearning strategy: U

9、SING CONTEXTUsing the sentence context may help you guess and learn the meanings of new words and phrases. 使用上下文的語境可以幫助你猜測新單詞或詞組的意思。 1. not being in a place2. affect 3. a school which some or all of the pupils live in during the school term4. by oneselfMatch the words or phrases with correct meaning

10、s.influenceabsentboarding schoolin personUse clues from the passage to help you guess the meanings of the words in the box.2d線索v. & n.adj. They take pride in everything good that I do. They _ me. ” Li Wens parents decided to send him to a boarding school. In other words, his parents _. Li Wens unhap

11、piness changed his school work. His school work was _. His grandparents came to look after him, but he wanted his parents to _ him. are proud ofmade a decisioninfluencedtake care ofbe proud of / take pride inmake a decision/ decidemiss / be absent fromchange / influencelook after / take care of Comp

12、lete the passage with the proper forms of the words and phrases in the box. 2eLi 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 be

13、came 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 t

14、hat 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 ofmissed/ was absent frommade a decision/decided changed/ influencedbe proud of/ take pride inPossible questions Li Wen might ask his parentsQuestions his parents might ask Li WenPossible answers from Li Wen and his parentsWhat 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:2fRole-p