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Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.
Section B 2a-2f
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What is the video about?
Left-behind children.
留守儿童
Nowadays, there are many left-behind children in the countryside .
Where are their parents?
They seldom come back home.
Their parents moved to the city to look for jobs.
Where do their children live?
5图;3文
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Some parents send them to the boarding school.
︱ ˊ bɔ:dɪŋ ︱ 寄宿制的
︱ ˊ ɪnfluəns ︱影响
Some children live with their grandparents or other relatives.
That deeply influences their children .
However, some are not interested in studying.
They are absent from class or fail in the examinations.
Some children study hard and get good grades.
How do they behave at school?
absent /'æbsənt/
缺席(的)
fail /'feɪl/
失败,没通过
examination /ɪgˌzæmɪ'neɪʃn/
考试
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How do they feel ?What problems they may have ?
lonely
unhappy
shy
quiet
lack of
communication
have little interest in studying
play mobile phones
fight/ smoke
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?
Reading tip 1: The title in the passage can help you predict what you will read about.
Title: He Studies Harder than He Used to
now
in the past
Now he studies harder.
He didn’t use to study hard.
change
How?
He used to study hard , and now he studies harder.
He didn’t use to study hard, but now he studies hard.
√
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2a
What problems do you think Li Wen might have?
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 classmates.
He used to have difficulties in school, but now he works hard in studying.
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Paragraph 1
A long conversation between parents
and Li Wen.
The background information of Li Wen.
Li Wen’changes after the conversation.
The difficulties Li Wen met at school
after his parents moved to the cities.
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4
Scanning (略读): Read quickly and find the main ideas of each paragraph.
… 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.
转折关系
however/but …
While-reading
😄
☹
C
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While-reading
… 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. and she called his parents. She advised them to talk with their son in person.
D
关注上下文的关系,及代词
While-reading
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 are busy, they are always thinking of me …”
关注上下文及代词
A
While-reading
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……
关注上下文及同义词
B
Using context
Using the sentences before and after the blank may help you get a better understanding of the passage then you can put the sentences in the correct places.
Li Wen’s background card
Sex(性别):_______
Age:__________
From:________________
In school:____________________________
Families: he used to live with___________but
now________________take care of him
Why: ____________________________
His feeling:____________________________
It's hard to believe that____________________________
boy
15
the countryside
He works hard and does well
he used to have difficulties in school
his parents
his grandparents
Read Para.1 and complete the introduction to Li Wen.
his parents moved to the city to look for jobs.
lonely and unhappy.
Li Wen’s unhappiness began to influence his schoolwork. He became less interested in studying. Sometimes he was absent from classes and failed his examinatins. 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 24-hour train and a 5-hour bus ride to get to Li Wen’s school.
Para. 2. Li Wen’s unhappiness began to influence his schoolwork.
Read Para. 2 and then match the words with the right meanings.
Let’s read!
Find out the key information.
Reading Strategy
Using the sentence context (上下文;语境) may help you guess and learn the meanings of new words and phrases(短语).
change; affect(影响)
by oneself; face to face
miss; not be in a place
a school which students can live in
Problems
He became studying.
He sometimes was from classes and
his examinations.
less interested in
absent
failed
Finally, his parents decided to send him to a .
Problems
His parents’
decision
He found life there .
boarding school
difficult
However, he was and was not able to quickly in school.
Li Wen’s
decision
One day, he told his teacher that he wanted to the school.
shy
make friends
leave
Li Wen’s teacher’s
decision
She his parents and advised them to with their son in person.
called
talk
a 24-hour train
a 5-hour bus ride
1. What does “it” refer(指代) to?
2. What did Li Wen understand after the talk?
Let’s read!
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.”
Read Para. 3 and answer the questions.
Para. 3 Li Wen’s understanding of his parents.
Even though his parents are busy,they are always
thinking of him.They take pride in everything good that he does.
Read paragraph 4 and finish the bubble diagram (气泡图).
Changes
Emotion
Personality
Li Wen has changed in many ways. What are they?
In the past:
Now:
In the past:
Now:
He felt lonely and unhappy.
He was much happier now.
In the past:
Now:
He was shy and was not be able to make friends quickly in school.
He became more outgoing and make some good friends in school.
He was absent from classes and failed his examinations. ......
He worked even harder than he used to.
Study
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Further thinking
1.What made Li Wen change so much ?
Even though his parents are busy,they are always thinking of him.They take pride in everything good that he does.
Li Wen’s parents had much more communication with their son than they used to.
He knows that his parents loves him and they’re always proud of him.
understading
communication
love
Further thinking
2.What did Li Wen’s parents finally understand ?
It’s very important for
parents to be there for
their children.
company(陪伴)
What can we learn from
the story of Li Wen?
more communication
between parents and children
more understanding
between parents and children
parents’ love
and care
parents’
company
Love is never absent !
Li We has changed a lot after conmunicating with his teacher and parents. Work in groups, role play the conversations among them.
Group work
1. Teacher & Li Wen
2. Teacher & Li Wen's parents
3. Li Wen's parents & Li Wen
T: Li Wen, are you free now? I have something to say.
L: Yes, Miss/Mr ...
T: I find you became less interested in studying. What happened to you
L: Nothing.
T: So why are you absent from class?
L: ...
Let’s write!
Tell your love to your parents!
爱要大声说出来!
Dear mum and dad,
I’m happy to write the letter to you.
In the past, I thought you me,
and it really my study. So I used to
classes and .
But now I know you my life and study.
You love me. You’re too busy to me.
In the future, I’ll than I
used to. I’ll achieve my
dreams and let you me.
I love you forever.
Yours,
Li Wen
take pride in
(be proud of)
not love
influence
fail examinations
be absent from
care about
work harder
try one’s best
exactly
take care of
(look after)
didn’t love
influenced
be absent from
fail examinations
exactly
care about
work harder
try my best to
take pride in
/ be proud of
take care of
/ look after
Retell Li Wen’s story according to the mind map
Problems
Causes
Solutions
Changes
1.His parents moved
to the city to look
for jobs.
2.His grandparents came to look after him.
3.He missed his parents so much.
1.became less interested in study
2.was absent from
3.failed his exams
4.feel lonely and unhappy
5.shy,not able to make friends
1.His teacher called his parents and advised them...
2.They had a long talk.
1.more outgiong
and made some
good friends
2.much happier
3.works even harder
It’s very important for parents to be there for their children.
Parents and children are best gifts given to each other.
Parents’ love for their children is far-reaching.
(父母之爱子,则为之计深远。)
Understanding is the foundation of love.
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If you can:
Make sentences with new words and
please write a letter of thanks to your parents.
You must:
Retell this article and finish the excercises.
Homework
Language points
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Para. 1
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.
sb. is 15 years old.
sb. is a 15-year-old boy/girl.
宾语从句 很难相信
时间状从
little不可few可,加a肯定无a否
寻找
lonely 孤单的
alone 单独的
along 沿着
= look after / care for 照顾
move to + sp.搬到某地
很少;表否定; be后v.前; He is seldom late for school.
普通的
do well in = be good at doing 擅长
have difficulty/problems/trouble in doing 做某事有困难
造成
spend …doing
begin/start to do/doing开始做
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 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 24-hour train and a 5-hour bus ride to get to Li Wen’s school.
v.&n. 影响
be absent from...缺席...
v.不及格;失败做: fail to do sth.
寄宿学校
亲身;亲自
be/become (more/less) interested in + n./V-ing
对...更多/不怎么感兴趣
决定做某事
be able to do sth.能够做某事
find ... +adj.发现...怎么样
宾语从句
= worry about 担心...
advise sb. to do sth. 建议某人做
advise v. → advice n.
suggest v. → suggestion n.
suggest doing sth.
n. 不开心
考试
pass an exam 考试通过
fail an exam 考试不及格
take an exam 参加考试
Para. 2
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.”
为...感到自豪
take pride in...
= be proud of...
宾语从句
定语从句
even though 即使;虽然
= even if
= though
= although
be always doing sth.
总是在做某事
确切地
Para. 3
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”.
be proud of... = take pride in... 为...感到自豪
have communication with sb.
= communicate with sb. 与某人交流
现在完成时:have/has + 过去分词
become active in...对...积极
It is + adj. + (for sb.) to do sth.
be there for sb.
不离某人左右
其他的
Para. 4
1. When he was a little boy, he seldom caused any problems, and his family spent a lot of time together.
当他是个小男孩时,他很少惹麻烦,并且他的家人很多时间都在一起度过。
seldom 作副词,意为“不常;很少”
通常置于实义动词之前,助动词、系动词或情态动词之后。
► She seldom goes out by herself.
她很少独自外出。
表示“几乎不” seldom rarely hardly
注意:
seldom 用于反意疑问句时,
附加问句不用否定词not。
They seldom come late, _____________?
do they
2. Li Wen’s unhappiness began to influence his schoolwork.
influence n. 影响\效果
v. 影响
influence sb. 影响某人
have a great influence/effect on…对某人有很大的影响
翻译: 我的父母对我影响很大。
My parents have influenced me a lot./
My parents had great influence on me .
3. He was absent from classes and failed his examinations.
翻译: 好学生是不会逃课的。
他昨天没有出席会议。
► A good student will not be absent from school.
► He was absent from the meeting yesterday.
be absent from … 缺席…
be present at … 出席…
fail the exam 考试失败了
fail (动词) ----- failure (名词)
succeed (动词) ----- success (名词)
----- successful (形容词)
他翘课,并且考试不及格。
4. Finally, Li Wen’s parents made the decision
to send him to a boarding school.
finally 副词,“最后; 终于”,同义词组: in the end, at last
► He worked out the math problem finally.
他终于解出了那道数学题。
send … to … 把…送到…
翻译:他的父母送他到上海学习。
► His parents sent him to Shanghai to study.
make a decision to do …= decide to do… 决定做某事
5. She advised them to talk with their son in person. 班主任建议李文的父母亲自和她们的儿子谈谈。
in person 亲自地、亲身
► You should come here in person tomorrow.
明天你应该亲自来这儿。
*advise sb. (not) to do sth. 建议某人(不)做某事
advice n. 建议 (不可数名词)
a piece of advice
suggestion n. 建议(可数名词)
6. “…, they are always thinking of me. They take
pride in everything good that I do.”
他们一直牵挂我,并为我所做的每一件好事感到自豪。
be always doing sth.意为“总是做某事,一直做某事”,
always常用在一般现在时态里,表示经常的行为习惯。
当与进行时连用,构成句型“be always doing sth.”时,
常表达说话人的某种情绪,如赞扬、不满、责备等。
► He is always asking his parents for money.
他总是向他的父母要钱。
Para.1 1.做得好
2.很难相信
3.在..方面有困难
4.很少制造问题
Para.2 1.影响他的学业
2.变得没那么有兴趣
3. 缺席
4.考试不及格
5.做决定
6.建议某人做
7.亲自
Para3. 1.为…自豪
Para4. 1.和某人交流
2.在某方面积极
3.对…做…很重要
do well in/be good at
It is hard to believe that
have difficulties/trouble /problems in doing.
seldom cause problems
1.influence his schoolwork
2. become less interested in
3.be absent from
4.fail (in) the examination
5.make the decision/decide to do
6.advise sb. to do
7. in person
1. take pride in/ be proud of
have communication with sb. =communicate with sb.
be/become active in
It is adj. for sb. to do
1.The girl was afraid of (speak) in front of a group.
2.I had some (difficult) in school last term, but now I do
well in each subject.
3.Every child wants to be the _____(proud) of their parents.
4.Tara got up late this morning, so she failed _________ (catch) the
early bus.
5.Tom's sister is ______(shy) than Tom.
6.This is (exact) what I want.Thank you very much.
7.There is an __________ (introduce) about London in this magazine.
8.I have more _______________(communicate) with my friends by
sending emails on the Internet.
一、用所给单词的适当形式填空
speaking
difficulties
pride
to catch
shyer
exactly
introduction
communication
Exercise
1. —Have you ever read the traditional story Yu Gong Moves a Mountain?
—Yes, our teacher often advises us _______ more meaningful traditional books.
A. reading B. reads C. read D. to read
2. We are all __________ little Mary because she won the first place in the piano competition. A. thankful to B. interested in C. proud of D.pride in
3. —Simon has been ________ school for two days. What’s wrong with him?
—It’s said that he has a cold.
A. nervous about B. thirsty for C. absent from D. worried about
4. —I don’t know how to _______ the old books.
—Why not give them away to poor children?
A. hand out B. give up C. deal with D. take up
5. — More and more people come to visit Jingzhou Ancient City.
—That’s true. It has become the _____ of Jingzhou.
A. pride B. effort C. decision D. influence
二、单项选择
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
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 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.
look after / take care of
missed / was absent from
be proud of / take pride in
decided / made a decision
changed / influenced
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$Section b activity to be read the passage and put the sentences a to d in the correct places. He studies harder than he used to. Levin is a Normal fifteen 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. Lewin's unhappiness began to influence his school work. He became less interested in studying. Sometimes he was absent from classes and failed his examinations. Finally, levin's parents made the decision to send him to a boarding school. However, lee wan 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 he called his parents. He advised them to talk with their son in person. So his parents took a twenty four hour train and a five hour bus ride. Get to leave in school. 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. After that, leven's parents had much more communication with their son than they used to. Now lewin has really changed. 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're always proud of me, says lee. When is very important for parents to be there for their children?
我常常看见小狗的妈妈,也常常看见小燕子的妈妈。可是我的妈妈住在电话里,我经常对着电话说话,可是他们从来不答话,要过很久很久他们才说上几句话。我常常看见小朋友的爸爸陪着他们上学、放学,可是我的爸爸住在相册里,他们只是过年时才能回到家里住上几天。听说外面的世界很大很大,都藏在小小的电视里。都说我们的村庄很小很小,可是爷爷却找不到躲起来的我。我喜欢画画,因为在画里爸爸妈妈都能和我在一起。昨天晚上我做了一个梦,梦见爸爸妈妈回来了,他们都抱着我,好温暖。爸爸妈妈,我真想你们,你们什么时候回来?