内容正文:
Unit 7 I used to
be afraid of the dark.
Section B (2A -2F)
Learning aims
After this class,the students will be able to:
1. Master the key words and phrases: influence, absent,in person ,pride,be proud of and use them correctly.
2. Learn to express their opinions by LiWen's changes.
3. Understand parents' love and learn to be active in life.
4.To improve the ability to understand new words by using contact to guess.
Let's watch a video
1.Who are the children?
Left-behind children
2.Where do they usually live?
with their grandparents or other relatives
in boarding schools
3.Why do their parents leave them at home?
To make money, their parents move to the city to find a job. And they seldom go back home.
4.What problems may they have?
feel sad/lonely
lose interest in studying and fail the exams
fall into bad habits such as smoking or fighting
There are about 15.5 million left-behind children in China.
Li Wen is among them.
He Studies Harder Than He Used to
Now he studies harder.
He didn't use to study hard.
big
change
How&Why?
Missing language
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
Read the passage and put the sentences [A-D] in the correct places.
2b
Reading Skill :
USING CONTEXT
(利用上下文)
You can read the sentences before and after it to guess.
阅读填句
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
C: However, things began to change a few years ago
Read the passage and put the sentences [A-D] in the correct places.
2b
读并找出依据
确定答案
Li Wen’s unhappiness began to influence his schoolwork. He began less interested in studying. 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. _____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 their 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. They take pride in everything good that I do.”
D
A
D: His teacher was worried about him.
A: They had a long talk.
读并找出依据
确定答案
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
B: Now Li Wen has really changed.
读并找出依据
确定答案
1.The problems Li Wen used to cause.
2. Li Wen’s understanding of his parents.
3.Li Wen changed to be better.
4. Li Wen’s background.
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4
C
D
A
B
Read the passage quickly and match
each paragraph with its main idea.
Tips:
Pay attention to the first sentence or the last
sentence to get the main idea.)
概括段落大意
Para.1 Background of Li Wen
Sex(性别):
Age:
From:
Behaviors at school:
Family background: He used to live with ____________ but now ____________________ take care of him.
boy
15
the countryside
works hard and
does well in school
his parents
his grandparents
What happened
with the change?
He felt ____________________.
lonely and unhappy
He felt lonely and unhappy
He became_____________ in studying.
He was _____________ class and _________ his exams.
his parents sent him to a _______________
too shy to___________quickly
found life there___________.
told his teacher that he wanted to __________________.
less interested
absent from
make friends
difficult
Para.2 The problems he used to have
failed
boarding school
leave the school
2c
What probably caused his first change ?
his teacher
his grandparents
his parents' leaving
his loneliness and unhappiness
his miss his parents
misunderstanding to his 误解 parents
His teacher was worried about him.
1. What did his teacher do to help Li Wen?
2. Did his parents work far away from him?How do you know?
She called his parents and advised them to talk with their son in person.
Yes. Because they took a 24-hour train and a 5-hour bus ride.
Long distance can't stop their love!
1. A. improve B. change
2. A. be away from B. present
3. A. public school B. a school where students live and study
4. A. face to face B. on the phone
2d
His teacher was worried about him.
Review words
Para.3 A long talk changed Li Wen
1. What does "it" refer to?
2. What did Li Wen understand after the talk?
They had a long talk
The long talk.
Even though they are busy, they are always thinking of him. They take pride in everything good that he does.
In the past
shy
lonely and unhappy
absent from classes and fail the exam
What’s Li Wen like now?
He is more outgoing.
He is much happier.
He works harder and is active in many activities.
Careful reading
Now
behavior:
feeling:
personality:
Para.4 Li Wen has changed for better
What probably caused his second change ?
his teacher
his parents' love
his understanding to his parents
his parents' more communication
1. Did Li Wen's parents also change? How?
2. Do you think life is easy for parents ? Why?
Yes. They had much more communication with their son .
Thinking
Now Li Wen has really changed.
Do you think life is easy for our parents ?
It’s very important for children to be
there for their
parents!
思考升华
Parents’ love for their children is far-reaching.
What do you learn from Li Wen’s story?
Help left-behind children
思考升华
Write letters to encourage them
Send them some interesting books and magazines
Go to visit them
look after/take care of
missed/was absent from
made a decision/decided
changed/influenced
be proud of/take pride in
Homework
Need to do: Retell Li Wen's story.
Try to do: What do you think Li Wen and his parents talked about in their conversation? Write the conversation.
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