Unit4 I used to be afraid of the dark SectionB 2a-2f 课件 2025-2026学年人教版（2012）九年级英语全册

Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark Section B 2a-2f Learning Objectives key words and phrases: seldom, influence, absent, fail, examination, exactly, pride, proud, general, in person, take pride in, be proud of Key sentences: He used to cause a lot of trouble. Reading strategies: 1. skimming and scanning； 2. use the sentence context to help guess and learn the meaning of new words and phrases. In order to make more money, their parents move to cities to look for jobs. They seldom come back home. Only once or twice a year. adv. 不常; 很少 Some parents send them to the boarding school. That may deeply influence them. 寄宿学校 v. & n. 影响 Lead in Some children are not interested in studying. They are absent from classes and fail the examinations. adj. 缺席; 不在 v. 不及格;失败 n. 考试; 审查 搬到；搬去 stay-at-home children or left-behind children What do we usually call this kind of children? 2a 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? Title: He Studies Harder than He Used to Li Wen now in the past ? Now he studies harder. He didn’t use to study hard. change How? What problems do you think Li Wen might have? He is a left-behind child. personalities feelings problems miss parents feel lonely ... shy quiet ... have little interest in studying do too much housework and farmwork lose themselves in mobile phone games fight/smoke/… … Pre-reading careful reading Read the passage as carefully as you can ,and put the sentences [A—D] in the correct places. A They had a long talk B Now LiWen has really changed C However, things began to change a few years ago D His teacher was worried about him while reading 2b C D A B Read the passage quickly and put the sentences【A-D】in the correct places. The keys 2b What problems do you think Li Wen might have? Li Wen miss his parents too much feel lonely have little interest in studying ... What’s the general idea(主旨) of the passage? A. He used to break the school rules. B. He used to hate studying and fail his exam. C. He used to fight with his parents. He used to have difficulties in school, but now he works hard in studying. 8 While-reading Para.1 Para.2 Para.3 Para.4 Task 1 Read and match the main idea of each paragraph. The problems Li Wen used to have. The background of Li Wen. A conversation with his parents changed his life. Li Wen changed to be better. Fast reading 背景 对话 He studies harder than he used to 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 2c Read the whole passage as quickly as you can, and underline the problems that Li Wen had. while reading 2c While reading Careful reading Task 1 C. However, things began to change a few years ago. Li Wen used to have difficulties in school. His parents left him behind and he felt very lonely and unhappy. He didn’t like his parents. He worked very hard and did well in school after his grandparents came to look after him. He missed his parents so much and wanted to live with them. Read para1 carefully and finish the tasks. T T F F missed became less interested in studying T Reading tip 4: Finding out the key words may help you find out the answers quickly. absent boarding school in person influence fail Read Para.2 to fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the words and phrases in the box and try to guess their meanings. His unhappiness his schoolwork. influenced He became less interested in studying. He was________ from classes and _______ the examination absent failed His parents sent him to a . He couldn't make friends quickly and found life there was difficult. He wanted to leave the school. boarding school His parents talked with him . in person have an effect on missing face to face a school students have to live in from Monday to Friday. Para1 : Before his parents moved to the city, Careful reading As a little boy, Li ___ caused any problems. always B. usually C. never D. seldom 2. His grandparents take care of him. ( 同义短语) care for B. care about C. look after D. take after 3. Li missed parents so much that he often felt ____. A. alone B. lonely C. being alone D. being lonely Para 2 : After his parents moved to the city. She called his parents and advised them to talk with Li Wen in person. 1. What did Li Wen do ? He became less interested in studying. Sometimes he was absent from classes and failed his examinations. 2. What did Li Wen’s parents do? They sent him to a boarding school. 3. What did Li Wen’s teacher do ? Problems that Li Wen had: while reading 1.felt lonely and unhappy 2.became less interested in studying 3.was absent from classes 4.failed his examinations 5.was shy and not able to make friends quickly 6.wanted to leave the school his parents are busy, they are always him! His parents ____________ everything good that he does. His parents him, and they him. Even though take pride in thinking of love are proud of Why did Li Wen change so much after the talk? Read the last two paragraphs and then fill in the blanks. Past Now He felt ______ and ________. He was ____________ now, because he knew his parents __________________. He _______________ classes and _______ his examinations. He worked ___________ than he used to. He was _____ and was not be able to ____________ quickly in school. He became _____________ and ______________________ in school. lonely unhappy much happier were proud of him was absent from failed even harder shy make friends more outgoing made some good friends 21 1. not being in a place 2. affect 3. a school which some or all of the pupils live in during the school term 4. by oneself Match the words or phrases with correct meanings. influence absent boarding school in person 2d Para 3＆4 what is Li Wen like now? T or F. 1. Li Wen’s parents take pride in everything that I do. 2. Li Wen became more outgoing and make good friends. 3. Parents should have talk with their kids. 4. Li Wen works as hard as he used to. 5. It’s important for parents to be there for their children. harder than everything good T F T F T He won the first prize and his parents were very________. A. smart B. proud C. sorry D. upset 2. I ______ drink coffee.Because it’s bad for our health. A. seldom B. often C. only D. always 3. Playing computer games has a bad ______ on teenagers. A. habit B. opinion C. lesson D. influence 4.Tom is always ____ from class,so the teacher is very angry. A．far B．free C．absent D．popular 5.Chongqing is a beautiful city, so I will go there __________ person. A．in B．on C．at D．with B A D C A exercise 1.一个 15 岁男孩 2.学业好; 学校表现好 3.学习有困难 4.制造麻烦 5.找工作 6.照顾 / 照料… 7.感到孤独 8.逃课 Phrases summary 1.a 15-year-old boy 2.do well in school 3.have difficulties in school 4.cause problems 5.look for jobs 6.take care of=look after 7.feel lonely 8.be absent from classes 2e Read the passage again and underline the problems that Li Wen used to have. 1. He became less interested in studying. 2. Sometimes 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. Post-reading Read the passage again and underline the problems that Li Wen used to have. 评价任务六 检测目标四 1. He became less interested in studying. 2. Sometimes 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. 9.决定做某事 10.送某人去....... 11.交朋友 12.建议某人做某事 13.亲身; 亲自 14.坐24个小时火车 15.即使；尽管 16.……感到自豪 17.……交流 9.make a decision to do sth.=decide to do sth. 10.send sb. to ... 11.make friends with 12.advise sb. to do sth. 13.in person 14.take a 24-hour train ride =24 hours’ train 15.even though/if 16.take pride in= be proud of 17.have communication with =communicate with Homework Write your opinions. 1.If you are left-behind children like Li Wen, what can you learn from Li Wen’s story? 2. What can we do to help left-behind children around us? 人教版英语 Thank you $$