Unit 4 Section B 2a-2c 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 R·九年级全一册 Learning objects To learn the new words and phrases: absent, fail, examination, boarding school, in person, exactly, pride, take pride in, proud, be proud of To learn to use the sentence context to guess the meanings of new words and phrases. To learn to understand our parents and grow up happily. Warming up Watch and think How do they feel? They feel sad and lonely. Who are they? They are left-behind children. Stay-at-home 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? Predicting He Studies Harder Than He Used to GUESS now in the past What problems do you think he might have? He used to have no money. He used to have difficulties in school. He used to be fat. Tips: We can get some information from the title(题目)and the picture. 1.The problems Li Wen used to cause. 2.A long talk changed Li Wen. 3.Li Wen changed to be better. 4.The introduction to Li Wen. Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 4 Skim the article. Then match the paragraphs with their main ideas. Fast reading Tips: Pay attention to the first sentence or the last sentence to get the main idea. 2b 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 C D A B 2c Task 5: Read the passage again and underline the problems that Li Wen used to have. felt lonely and unhappy became less interested in studying was absent from classes failed his examinations was shy and not able to make friends quickly wanted to leave the school 1. Li Wend used to have difficulties in school because ____. He seldom caused any problems. He worked very hard and did well in school. C. He missed his parents who worked in the city so much. D. He didn’t like his grandparents. 2. Why did Li Wen's grandparents come to take care of him? A. Because he often felt lonely B. Because his parents moved to the city to look for jobs. C. Because he had difficulties in school D. Because he worked hard Read Paragraph 1 and choose the best answer Task 1: Read Para. 1 and fill in the table. Li Wen’s background card Sex(性别): _____ Age: _____ From: _______________ Behavior in school: __________________________. It’s hard to believe that _______________ __________________. boy 15 the countryside He works hard and does well he used to have difficulties in school Careful reading Why did Li Wen became less interested in studying? He is a lazy boy. B. He wants to play outside. C. He felt lonely and unhappy. D. He doesn’t like to study. 2. Which of the following is NOT Li Wen’s difficulties 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 ______ to get to Li’s school. 24-hour bus, 5-hour train B. 24-hour train, 5-hour bus C. 24-hour train, 15-hour bus D. 24-hour bus, 15-hour train Read the second paragraph and then choose the right answer. After Li Wen’s parents moved to the city, he felt _____ ______________. His unhappiness began to _________ his schoolwork. He became _______________ in studying. Sometimes he _________________ classes and ________ his examinations. He even wanted to ________________. lonely and unhappy influence less interested was absent from failed leave the school Task 2: Read Para. 2 and fill in the blanks. Task 3: Read Para 3, and answer the question. What does Li Wen think of his parents now? Now he understands that even though his parents are busy, they are always thinking of him. They take pride in everything good that he does. Task 4: Read the last paragraph and then fill in the blanks. He has made some ____ ________. He has joined ____ __________ _____. He has ________ _______in many other activities. He is ______ _______ now and works even ______. He has become _____ _________. more outgoing good friends the basketball team become active much happier harder 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 Task 8: Use clues from the passage to help you guess the meanings of the words in the box. 2d influence: absent: boarding school: in person: v. & n. 影响 adj. 缺席；不在 寄宿学校 亲身；亲自 Task 3: Retell the story according to the mind-map. background problems that he used to have solution Li Wen has really changed. He Studies Harder Than He Used to 2e Task 1: 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 Post-reading 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. He found life there look after / take care of missed/was absent from made a decision/decided 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 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. changed be proud of / take pride in / influenced Task 7: Translate the phrases into English. 照顾 影响他的学业 缺席 考试不及格 做决定 寄宿学校 亲自 因……而自豪 take care of influence his schoolwork be absent from fail examinations make the decision boarding school in person take pride in/be proud of Language points 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. However,things began to change a few years ago. 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. He Studies Harder Than He Used to take good care of look after… well 好好照顾 take care/ look out/ be careful 当心；注意 难以置信的是… Li Wen’s unhappiness began to influence his schoolwork. He became less interested in studying. Sometimes he was absent from classes and failed his examinations. Finally，Li Wen’s parents made the decision to send him to a boarding school. However, Li Wen was shy and was not able to make friends quickly in school. He found life there difficult. One day he told his teacher that he wanted to leave the school. His teacher was worried about him and she called his parents. She advised them to talk with their son in person. So his parents took a 24­hour train and a 5­hour bus ride to get to Li Wen’s school. 影响他的学业 逃课 考试不及格 下定决心做某事 find+n.+adj. 亲自=personally absent (adj.) 缺席的 absence (n.) 缺席 in public 公共地 in danger 处于危险中 in surprise 惊讶地 in silence 安静地 in a mess 凌乱地 They had a long talk.“It was exactly what I needed,” he said. “Now I understand that even though they are busy, they are always thinking of me. They take pride in everything good that I do.” 即使/虽然 = even if be always doing sth.总是做某事 为....感到自豪 After that, Li Wen’s parents had much more communication with their son than they used to. Now Li Wen has really changed. 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. “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.” 为....感到骄傲 在某方面积极参加(be/ become active in) 支持 phrases 1. It is hard to believe... 2. feel lonely 3. be absent from classes 4. in person 5. advise sb. to do sth. 6. take pride in = be proud of 7. even though/ even if 8. be always doing sth. 9. be/ become active in 10. be there 1. 难以置信的是... 2. 感到孤单 3. 逃课 4. 亲自 5. 建议某人做某事 6. 为...感到自豪/骄傲 7. 即使/虽然 8. 总是做某事 9. 积极参加 10. 支持 check 1. It is hard to believe... 2. feel lonely 3. be absent from classes 4. in person 5. advise sb. to do sth. 6. take pride in = be proud of 7. even though/ even if 8. be always doing sth. 9. be/ become active in 10. be there 1. 难以置信的是... 2. 感到孤单 3. 逃课 4. 亲自 5. 建议某人做某事 6. 为...感到自豪/骄傲 7. 即使/虽然 8. 总是做某事 9. 积极参加 10. 支持 1. ______ 2. ______ 3. ______ 4. ____ 5. _____ 6. _____ 7. ________ 8. _____ 9. ______ 10. ______ school his take in decision because worried had more what 完成大本P63 It is hard to believe that …是一个含有宾语从句的复合句。主句中it作形式主语，真正的主语是that引导的从句。 2. It is hard to believe that he used to have difficulties in school. 2. cause v. 引起；导致 cause的常用搭配有： cause sth.引起某事 cause sb. sth.= cause sth. for sb.给某人带来....../惹来...... cause sb. / sth. to do sth. 导致某人/某物...... cause还可以作名词，意思是“原因，起因”。 e.g. What caused his death? 是什么原因造成了他的死亡？ He caused his parents a lot of trouble. = He caused a lot of trouble for his parents. 他给父母造成很多麻烦。 The drought caused the plants to die. 久旱造成植物枯死。 I wouldn’t tell you without (good) cause. 没有（正当的）理由，我是不会告诉你的。 influence v. & n. 影响 (1) 作为动词，意为“影响；对……起作用”。 (2) 作为名词，意为“影响；作用”。 4. ...until a conversation with his parents influenced his way of thinking. 典例 The actions and words of celebrities(名人) can have a great _______because many people may follow them. So they should pay more attention to their behavior and speech. A．change　B．surprise C．progress D．influence D influence的常见搭配有： influence sb. / sth. 影响某人或某事 influence sb. to do sth. 影响某人做某事 have an influence on 对......有影响 under the influence of 受到......的影响 其同义短语和单词有：make a difference to 及affect be absent from … 缺席…… 例：好学生是不会逃课的。 A good student would not be absent from school. 拓展：absent 用作动词， 意为“缺席；不参加”。 absent 的名词形式为absence；反义词为present 5. He was absent from classes and failed his examinations. Mr. Smith was absent_______ the meeting because of the accident. A. in B. from C. to D. of B 6. fail v. 不及格；失败；未能 （做到） fail作为动词，意为“不及格；失败；未能 （做到）”。 (1)fail sth. 或fail in sth. 意为“做某事失败或不及格”。 (2)fail to do sth. 意为“未能做某事”。 词形变换：failure n. eg: Failure is the mother of success.失败是成功之母。 1. Andrew once tried putting in a brighter light in his bedroom, but he________ in the end. A. failed B. succeeded C. finished D. enjoyed 2. After ____ thousands of times, I finally made it. A. receiving B. failing C. succeeding D. achieving 3. —Mom, I'm sorry I _____ to catch up with others in the race. —It doesn't matter, dear. Practice more and you'll be faster next time. A. managed B. needed C. failed D. tried A B C 7. take pride in 为……感到自豪/骄傲 ＝ be proud of 后接让人引以为荣的对象，其中pride为抽象名词，意为 “自豪；骄傲”，in 为介词，后接名词、代词或动名词作宾语。 翻译：这个年轻的妈妈为她的儿子感到自豪。 The young mother took pride in her son. = The young mother was proud of her son. proud 与pride 的异同 proud pride 形容词，意为“自豪的；骄傲的”。 be proud of 以……自豪 be proud of doing sth. = be proud to do sth. 因做……而自豪 名词，意为“自豪；骄傲”。 take pride in 以……自豪 1. Mrs Li takes ___ in the success of her two children. A. pride B. time C. trouble 2.  Li Na has won the championship in  France Tennis Open. All the Asians _____her  challenging sprint and excellent English. A. are proud of B. take care of    C. get along with Exercises 1. This pair of trousers is ________ (确切地) what I want. 2. Everyone is here today. No one is a________. 3. It was a pity that Tom f_______ in this exam. 4. WeChat has a great ___________ (影响) on our everyday life. 5. My parents said they were p_______ of me because I won the first prize in the competition. exactly bsent ailed influence roud 根据句意及首字母提示填写单词。 二、根据句意及首字母提示写出单词 6. I don’t like travelling, so I s go anywhere else. 7. Tony was sad because he f his math test. 8. His father’s words had i on him. 9. You can talk about it with Jim in p . 10. He worked hard in order to pass the ______ . eldom ailed nfluence erson exam/ examination 根据句意及汉语提示完成句子。 1. Have you ever heard of the saying, “It’s impossible to defeat (打败) a person who never _______ (放弃)”? 2. My uncle ____________ (对......感到自豪) my cousin because of his great progress in all subjects. 3. — Will you go to Shanghai for your vacation? — Oh, I haven’t ______________ (做决定) by now. gives up takes pride in made a decision (　　)1. —I hear that Uncle Sam lives _____ in the village now. —Well, I think we should visit him from time to time so that he won't feel _____. A. lonely; lonely B. alone; alone C. lonely; alone D. alone; lonely (　　)2. —Can I help you, sir? —Thanks, but I can deal with it _____. A. self B. person C. alone D. lonely D C 专练 (　　)1. It was _____ this morning than I had expected, so I had a fever later with so few clothes on. A. very cold B. too hot C. much colder D. even hotter (　　)2. —Do you think it is _____ cheaper to travel by train than by plane? —Yes. But it is _____ comfortable to take a plane than go by train. A. very; too more B. even; a little C. much; even more D. more; a lot C C 1. Helping others makes us very ________. A. lonely B. proud C. lazy D. harmful 2. My best friend is ill. He has been absent ________ school for three days. A. at B. from C. in D. of B B 3. I don’t like this show. It is ______ than that one. A. more interesting B. most interesting C. less interesting D. little interesting C 4. Last Saturday, I got to the station on _____time. A. exactly B. mostly C. mainly D. normally 5. Tina arrived at school ________earlier than other students. A. very B. so C. much D. too A C 来自《点拨》 6.—Do you like seeing a movie on your mobile phone? —No. I ______ do that because it makes me uncomfortable. A. seldom   B. often C. usually     D. sometimes 常用的否定副词：never;hardly;seldom A 7.Their car failed ______ the high mountain. A. to climb         B. climbing C. climbs D. climb 8. I don’t know why she failed ______ the driving test. A. on      B. in C. at D. to A  B  9. Kate is ____ girl. She's very happy at school. A. a eighteen-year-old B.an eighteen-year-old C.an eighteen-years-old D.a eighteen-years-old 10. --Look at the bird over there! It's so beautiful. --Wow! It's a rare crane. It _____ appears in this area. A. always B. usually C. seldom D. often n. 鹤 11. --Has Mike received his mother's mail? --Yes, he signed for it _____ this morning. A. in person B. in fact C. in silence 12. --Mom, I was the only one to get the full mark in the test. --Great job, Bob! I'm so ____ of you. A. careful B. pride C. proud D. tired 典例 —Would you like some green tea? — No, thanks. I ________ drink green tea. It hurts my stomach. A. almost B. seldom C. only D. still B (　 　)12. My life ______a lot in the last three years. A. change B. changes C. changed D. has changed (　 　)13. The scientist told us that we could ______see this kind of plant in the city because it lived 3,000 meters above sea level and was hard to find. A. seldom B. normally C. usually D. especially D A (　 　)14. —I've tried hard at my schoolwork but I still ______ the exams. —Don't be upset. We would fall down many times before we make it to the top. A. increased B. improved C. succeeded D. failed (　 　)15. China has made great progress in many fields in the last ten years. We really ______ our amazing country. A. take an interest in B. take pride in C. take the place of D. take part in D B 3 Their car failed ____ the high mountain. A. to climb B. climbing C. to climbing 4.I don’t know why she failed ____ the driving test. A. on B. in C. to A B $