Unit4 I used to be afraid of the dark Section B 2a-2f 课件 2025-2026学年人教版九年级英语全册

Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark. Section (B 2a-2f) 1. Read to learn Li Wei’s problems and how he has changed. 2. Learn to use the sentence context to help guess the meanings of new words and phrases. 3. Learn to describe changes you have made by using “used to”. Learning Objectives 2 seldom influence absent fail examination boarding school in person exactly pride take pride in proud be proud of general introduction adv. 不长；很少 v. & n. 影响 adj. 缺席；不在 v. 不及格；失败； n. 考试；审查 寄宿学校 亲身；亲自 adv. 确切地；精确地 n. 自豪；骄傲 为 ...... 感到自豪 adj. 自豪的；骄傲的 为......自豪；感到骄傲 adj.总的，普遍的 n.介绍 New words /'seldəm/ /'influens/ /'æbsent/ /feil/ /ig, zæmi'neiʃn/ /'bɔ:(r) diŋ/ /ig'zæktli/ /praid/ /praud/ /'dʒenrəl/ /,intrə'dʌkʃn/ 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 quickly and find the main idea of each paragraph. Tips: Pay attention to the first sentence or the last sentence to get the main idea. Fast reading Para.1 Para.2 Para.3 Para.4 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/… left-behind children Free talk 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 Using the context(利用上下文) 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 He used to .... He didn't use to .... ? problems? He used to have difficulties in school, but now he works hard in studying. Who? How old? Where? Li Wen’s background card Sex(性别) :_________ Age: _____ In school: _____________________ It's hard to believe that: ____________________________. boy 15 He works hard and does well He used to have difficulties in school From:___________ the countryside Why? Read Para. 1 and fill in the table. His parents moved to the city to look for jobs and he often felt lonely and unhappy. 1.How did Li Wen’s unhappiness begin to influence his schoolwork? became less interested in studying was absent from classes failed the examination was not able to make friends quickly influence Read Para. 2 and answer the following questions. 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.① __________. 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. Now, fill in the blank with the right sentence in 2b. C 空格前：他小时候几乎不犯错误，一家人一直在一起 空格后：父母前往城市寻找工作，爷爷奶奶来照顾。构成转折关系。 做某事有困难 搬去城市 照顾 感到孤独和不开心 How was Li Wen after he went to a boarding school? He was shy and was not able to make friends quickly in school. He found life there difficult and even wanted to leave school. 2b Use clues from the passage to help you guess the meanings of the words in the box. influence absent boarding school in person influence 对比李文的父母外出找工作前后李文的行为和思想表现；再由下文“他变得对学习不感兴趣、逃课、考试不及格”等情况的出现，可知是李文不高兴的情绪“影响”了他的学业。故influence一词应意为“影响”。 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 absent 由上下文“他对学习不再感兴趣”、 “他考试不及格”，以及关键词classes，可以推测“他经常缺课”，可知absent意为“缺席，不再”。 in person 由下文“His parents took a 24-hour train and a 5-hour bus ride to get to Li Wen’s school.”可知其父母费如此大的周折赶回家来，就是因老师的建议“亲自和他们的儿子进行交谈”，故可推测in person意为“亲自地”。 boarding school 由上文“… he was absent from classes and failed his examinations”和“Li Wen’s parents made the decision”可知其父母送他去了一所寄宿制学校。 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. B 跟儿子比以往有了更多的交流 课文解析para4. 他甚至还加入了校篮球队，并积极地参加许多别的活动 Now Li Wen has really changed 13 2d Complete the passage with the proper forms of the words and phrases in the box. be proud of / take pride in make a decision / decide miss / be absent from change / influence look after / take care of “I’m much happier now, and I work even harder than I used to. I know my parents love me and they’re always proud of me,” says Li Wen. “It’s very important for parents to be there for their children.” ①be proud of=take pride in为……骄傲/自豪 ② be proud of doing sth= be proud to do sth ③the pride of……的骄傲/自豪 be there for sb随叫随到；不离左右 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. ______ “It was exactly what I needed,” he said. “Now I understand that even though they all busy, they are always thinking of me.They take pride in everything good that I do.” A 2e After that, Li Wen’s parents had much more communication with their son than they used to.____ 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.” B 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. look after / take care of missed/was absent from made a decision/decided Read the second paragraph. Use clues from the passage to help you guess the meanings of the words below. influence---- absent---- boarding school---- in person---- 2f while reading Read the second paragraph. Translate the sentences below The illness may influence his way of thinking.. He was absent from the sports meeting. Our school is a boarding school. He may not be able to come in person because of his poor health . 2f while reading Exercise 1. We were ______ (pride) that we won the first prize in the game. 2. We failed _________ (climb) the mountain because of the bad weather. proud to climb Ⅰ. 用所给词的适当形式填空。 44 3. The boy used to _______ (cause) lots of problems in school. 4. She has made a _________ (decide) about where to work after she graduates. 5. Mum advised me _______ (run) in the morning to keep healthy. cause decision to run 45 Ⅱ. 单项选择。 1. Even though her parents were poor, ______they tried their best ______ care of the girl well. A. but; to take B. but; taking C. /; to take D. /; taking 2. My father used to ______ to work by bike, but now he is used to ______ there. A. go; walk B. go; walking C. going; walk D. going; walking 46 143731.92 $$