二0二三年度九年級上冊Unit4Iusedtobeafraidofthedark教案渠縣中學周文曲

1、Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark. . Section B 2 (2a-2f)Class 13 Grade 9 Zhou Wenqu * Teaching objectives： 1. Read to learn Li Wens problems and how he has changed. 2. To learn to use the sentence context to guess the meanings of new words and phrases.3. To learn the words and expressions. word

2、s：influence, seldom, be proud of, absent, fail, boarding school, in person, exactly, pride, take pride in sentences: Li Wens unhappiness bagan to influence his schoolwork. Sometimes he was absent from classes and failed his examinations. She advised them to talk with their son in person. They take p

3、ride in everything good that I do.*key pointsTo learn to use the sentence context to guess the meanings of new words and phrases. To learn the words and expressions. *Difficult PointsRead to learn Li Wens problems and how he has changed.Teaching Steps. ReviewComplete the sentences 我以前是矮個子。 I _ _ be

4、short. 我以前在學校常不受歡迎。 I _ _ to be popular in school. 保拉以前的確不愛說話。 Paula _ _ be really short. 她以前不喜歡小測試。 She _ _ _ like tests. 你以前很矮，不是嗎？ You used to be short, _ _? 是的，我是。/ 不，不是。 Yes, I _. / No, I _. 他以前戴眼鏡嗎？ _ he _ _ wear glasses? 是的，他戴。/ 不，他不戴。 Yes, he _./ No, he _.Lead-inEnjoy some photos of us and t

5、hen have a discussion:Think about how you have changed in your appearance, personality and hobbies. Then tell us about your changesA: I have changed a lot. I used to be nervous about tests all the time. What about you?B: Yes, me too. And I used to be afraid of making a speech in public.warming upTal

6、k about some of the changes your parents experienced. Use the sentencesMy mother / father used to _, but now _. Reading Fast Reading（I）. Skim the article on page 30. Then match the paragraphs with their main ideas.1. The problems Li Wen used to have.2. A conversation with his parents changed his lif

7、e. 3. Li Wens background. After his parents moved to the city, Li Wens life became difficult. 4. It tells what Li Wen is like now.(II). T: Now lets work on 2b. First, let Ss read the sentences and make sure they know the meanings of all the sentences. Then read the passage again and try to put the s

8、entences into the correct places in the passage. Read 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 to change a few years agoD. His teacher was worried about him2. Give some good ways to the Ss. 3. Check th

9、e answers with the class. careful-reading(I).Read the first paragraph, then finish the exercises. “T” for true, “F” for false.Li Wen used to have difficulties in school.His parents left him behind and he felt very lonely and unhappy.He didnt like his parents.He worked very hard and did well in schoo

10、l after his grandparents came to look after him. He missed his parents so much and wanted to live with them.(II).Read the second paragraph and then choose the right answer. Why did Li Wen become less interested in studying?A. He is a lazy boy. B. He wants to play outside.C. He felt lonely and unhapp

11、y.D. He doesnt like to study.2. Which of the following is FALSE about Li Wens problem in school?He was absent from classes. B. He failed his examinations.C. He was shy. D. He had no friends in school.3. His parents took a _ and a _ ride to get to Li Wens school.24-hour bus, 5-hour trainB. 24-hour tr

12、ain, 5-hour busC. 24-hour train, 15-hour busD. 24-hour bus, 15-hour train(III).Read the last two paragraphs and then fill in the blanks. PastNowHe felt _ and _.He is _ now, because he knows his parents _.He _ classes and _ his examinations.He works _ than he used to.He was _ and was not able to _ qu

13、ickly in school.He has become _ and _ in school.Work on 2c. 1. Read the passage again and try to underline the problems that Li Wen used to have. 2. Check the answers with the Ss. Problems that Li Wen had:felt lonely and unhappy became less interested in studyingwas absent from classesfailed his exa

14、minationswas shy and not able to make friends quicklywanted to leave the schoolWork on 2d. 1. Tell Ss that they have to use the clues from the passage to help them guess the meanings of the words in the box. Make sure Ss know what to do. 1) influence 讀 “until a conversation with his parents influenc

15、ed his way of thinking”一句，然后再讀第三段可知，父母和李文的談話讓他理解了父母對他付出多少，讓他意識到自己問題的所在，故可推測是其父母親和他的談話“影響”了他思維的方式，故influence一詞應意為“影響”2. Ss read the passage again and try to guess the meaning of the words. 3. Let some Ss say their answers.4. Check their answers with the class and tell Ss why. Post readingWork on 2e(I

16、). Tell Ss that they should complete the passage with the proper forms of the words and phrases in the box. be proud of / take pride inmake a decision/ decidemiss / be absent fromchange / influencelook after / take care of Li Wen is a 15-year-old boy. He works hard and does well in school. It is har

17、d 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 te

18、acher 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. 2. Ss work by themselves. If they have some questions, they may go through the proper paragraphs in 2b again. 3. Ask some Ss write his/her answers on the Bb.4. Check the answers with the class. . Discussion Did you used to have problems in school?Did you talk with your parents?The problem of left-behin