内容正文:
He Studies Harder Than He Used to
Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark
Nowadays, there are a group of children who stay at home without their parents' company.
This is a social problem
which is difficult to solve, because their parents have to work outside for their livelihood.
Stay-at-home children
A special charity will be held today.
今天所有的分数以1:1的方式兑换成人民币。
老师将以你们的名义捐到联合国儿童基金会。
Task 1
Match the words or phrases with correct meanings.
Key words
1. 15-year-old
15岁的
2. do well in
擅长于(=be good at)
3.have difficulty in sth.
在某方面有困难
4.seldom
很少(有否定意义,位于实义动词之前,be动词/情态v.之后)
5.look for
寻找(=search for)
6.take care of
照顾 (=look after)
7.make the decision
做决定
8.boarding school
寄宿学校
9.in person
亲自,面对面
10.even though
即使, 虽然(=even if)
11. be proud of
对...感到自豪(=take pride in)
Task 2
Watch a viedo and answer the questions.
Q1 Why can’t the father be there for the child?
He has to go to the city to look for jobs.
Q2 How was the boy’s feeling after his father left?
Unhappy/Loney.
Q3 How did the father feel when he sat the boy’s prize?
Happy/Proud
Q4 Do you think the father loves his child ? Why?
Yes, I do. He tries his best to give the best
things to his child.
How do they feel as stay-at-home children?
What problems do you think these children might have?
Let’s discuss.
They miss
their parents.
They feel
unhappy.
They feel
lonely.
They hate
studying
They are often
late for school.
They often fight.
Task 3
1.Find out the main idea in each paragraph.
Reading Strategy :
Pay attention to the first sentence or the last sentence to get the main idea.
While-reading
Skimming
Li Wen’s background.
Li Wen’s 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.
It’s important for parents to be there for their children.
1
2
4
3
Task 4
Read Para.1 and choose “T” for true, “F” for false.
Careful reading
( ) 1. Li Wen used to have difficulties in school.
( ) 2. His parents le