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Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.
Section B 2a~Self Check 教学设计
Class Type
Reading and writing
Key words & phrases: seldom, influence, absent, fail, examination,
exactly, pride, proud, general, introduction, be proud of, in person, take
pride in
Key sentences:
Objectives
It is hard to believe that he used to have difficulties in school.
Difficulties and points:
To learn to read the passage about Li Wen.
To learn to use reading skills.
Key
It is hard to believe that he used to have difficulties in school.
structure
Difficulties To learn to read the passage about Li Wen.
To learn to use reading skills.
Vocabulary
seldom, influence, absent, fail, examination, exactly, pride, proud, general,
introduction, be proud of, in person, take pride in
Period 4
Procedure
Play a video, students watch it carefully and try to answer the following questions:
1. What is the boy’s name?
2. Who does he live with?
3. Where are his parents?
4. What do you think of his life?
Lead-in
Do more discussion to tell us what else they know about left-home
children.
Presentation:
Try to pronounce the new words and expressions:
seldom/´seldəm/ adv. 不常；很少
influence/´ɪnflʊəns/v.＆n. 影响
absent/´æbsənt/adj. 缺席；不在
fail/feɪl/v. 不及格；失败未能（做到）
examination/ɪg,zæmɪ´neɪʃn/n.考试；审查
boarding /´bɔ:(r)dɪŋ/ school 寄宿学校
Step 1 in person 亲自；亲身
exactly/ɪg´zæktlɪ/ adv. 确切地；精确地
pride/praɪd/n. 自豪；骄傲
take pride in 为......感到自豪proud/praʊd/adj. 自豪的；骄傲的
be proud of 为......感到自豪； 感到骄傲
general/´dʒenərəl/adj.总的；普遍的；常规的 n.将军
introudction/,ɪntrə´dʌkʃn/n. 介绍
Activity 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?
1. He used to break the school rules.
2. He used to be absent from classes and fail his exams.
3. He used to fight with his classmates.
Activity 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
Tip: USING CONTEXT
Using the sentence context may help you guess and learn the
meanings of new words and phrases.
Read the article and match the paragraphs with their main ideas.
Para.1 1.Li Wen’s unhappiness began to influence his schoolwork.
Para.2 2.They has a long talk and Li Wen understood that his parents
take pride in everything good at he did.
Para.3 3. Li Wen’s background.
Para.4 4. It’s important for parents to be there for their children.
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.
Para. 1 _____
【点拨】由上文“当他小时候，他很少惹麻烦，他的家人和他在一起生
活”，以及下文“他的父母搬到城市里去找工作，他很想念他们而且觉
得很孤独和不开心”，可知李文的生活发生的变化，故应选C。
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. _____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 _____
【点拨】由上文“他告诉老师说他想离开学校”，以及下文“老师给他
的父母亲打电话，并建议他们亲自和李文谈一谈”，可推测老师对李文
的情况很担心，故应选D。
______ “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.”
Para. 3 _____【点拨】由上一段可知，李文的父母长途跋涉到达李文所在学校。再由
空格后的李文所说的话“这正是我所需要的”，可推测知李文父母亲应
是和他进行了一次促膝长谈，故应选A。
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.”
Para. 4 _____
【点拨】读本段可知，李文的父母在那次谈话后，更加关注他们的儿
子。再由空格后面的句子都是描述李文所发生的变化的句子，“更加外
向”、“参加了学校篮球队”“比以前更加努力学习”等等。可见空格
处句子的意思是“现在李文真得变了”。
Careful reading:
Read the first paragraph, then finish the exercises. “T” for true,“F” for false.
1.Li Wen used to have difficulties in school.
2.His parents left him behind and he felt very lonely and unhappy.
3.He didn’t like his grandparents.
4.He works very hard and does well in school when his grandparents came to
look after him.
5.He missed his parents so much and wanted to live with them.
Read the second paragraph and then choose the right answer.
1.Why did Li Wen became less interested in studying? ( )
A. 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? ( )
A. 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. ( )
A.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 last two paragraphs and then fill in the blanks.
Past Now
Step 2
He felt ________ and He was ____________ now, because
________. he knew his parents
__________________.
He __________________ He worked ___________ than he
classes and _______ his used to.
examinations.
He was _____ and was not be He became ___________ and
able to ____________ quickly _________________
in school. _______ in school.
Activity 2c 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.
Activity 2e Complete the passage with the proper forms of the words and phrases in thebox.
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.
Think: What can we do to help left-behind children?
What should those lonely and unhappy children do?
Rewrite a passage to talk out Li Wen’s changes.
Li Wen’s change
used to be a problem child one of good students
no interest in school take pride in good things
hate school want to take care of him but couldn’t
break the rules always think of him
fail in tests believe him
absent from classes pay more attention to him
being alone understand parents
Self Check:
1 Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the box.
silent require absent fail interview
take pride in be proud of in person influence humorous
seldom
1. The mother traveled for many hours to return home to talk to her
child_____________.
2. He used to be a very quiet teenager. He remained _________most of the
time and _________talked to other people.
3.If you are always _______from class, you will _______ the examinations.
4. The teacher _____________ helping his students win the English
Step 3 competition.
5. Kate’s grandparents have had a great ____________ on her.
6. That British teacher is very__________. He always tells us interesting
jokes.
7.People are usually _________ to give a general self-introduction in a
job_________.
8. Tina played basketball game and her parents ______________ her.
What did you use to be like when you were in primary school? Complete these
statements.
I used to wear _________________________ .
My hair used to be__________________.
I used to watch _____________________.
I used to play _______________________.
I used to be__________________________________.
Summary :1. Sometimes he was absent from classes and failed his examinations.
*absent: adj. 心不在焉的; 漫不经心的
*be absent from: 不在......地方;缺席
Harry and Tony are absent from class again.
fail v. 失败；未能(做到)；不及格
1) fail作 “失败；未能(做到)” 讲时：
e.g. Mary will fail this time because she is so careless.
马丽这次将会失败，因为她太粗心了。
fail in sth. 表示“在某方面失败”。
e.g. I failed in many things I tried last night.
昨晚我的许多尝试都失败了。
fail to do sth.表示“未能做到某事”。
e.g. She failed to catch the early school bus today.
她今天没能赶上早班校车。
fail意为“不及格”时，既可作及物动词，也可作不及物动词。
e.g. He failed the English exam last week.
上周，他英语考试不及格。
根据句意，选择正确选项完成句子。
(1) Their car failed ______ the high mountain.
A. to climb B. climbing
(2) I don’t know why she failed ______ the driving test.
A. on B. in
2. She advised them to talk with their son in person.
*advise sb. to do sth.
Step 4
*advise +(名词或代词) that (从句谓语动词用虚拟式)
* advise + 名词或代词 + 疑问词引导的从句
in person : 亲自；亲身
They advise him to stay with them for one night.
I advised (her) that she (should) go to the doctor.
I will go to see him in person.
3. Finally, Li Wen’s parents made the decision to send him to a boarding
school.
Finally 用作副词，意为“最后；终于”，其同义词组是 in the end, at
last。在句中作状语通常位于句首、句末或实义动词之前，be动词、助动
词或情态动词之后。
► Finally we got to the village. 最后我们到达了那个村庄。
► He went to the movie finally.
他终于去看了那部电影。
辨析： finally, at last 与 in the end
finally: “最后”,只指一系列事物或论点的顺序,一般不带
感情色彩。
at last:有时可与finally互换，但往往用于一番拖延和曲折之
后，因而带有较浓厚的感情色彩，如“不耐烦、不
放心、不如愿”等。
in the end:“终于”可用于预测未来，finally和at last不能。
► He tried many times, but finally failed.
他试验了很多次，最后还是失败了。
► At last I passed the math test. 我终于通过了数学考试。
(2) send…to…意为“把……送到……”
►His parents sent him to Shanghai to live with his grandparents.
他的父母送他到上海同祖父母一起住。
拓展：send 的固定搭配1）send up “发射；发出”
►Man-made satellites have been sent up into space by many countries.
2）send away “解雇；开除”send for “送某人去看医生”
► Mr Blak sent away the lazy worker.
► My dog is ill and I have to sent for the animal doctor.
4. “…, 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。
(l) 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。
►She is always thinking of her work. 她总是想着自己的工作。
( 2 ) take pride in“为……感到自豪/骄傲，与be
proud of 同义。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。
► We Chinese take pride in our country.
=We Chinese are proud of our country.
我们中国人为自己的国家感到自豪。
选择最佳选项
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
句型转换
1. Mrs. Green used to have long curly hair.
(改为一般疑问句)
_____Mrs. Green ______ have long curly hair?
2. Dave used to play soccer with his classmates.
(对划线部分提问)
_____ did Dave ___ to do with his classmates?
3. My partner used to be really quiet. (改为否定句)
My partner ___________________to be really quiet.
4. His son has changed a lot since he came to this school.
(对划线部分提问)
_________has his son changed since he came to this school?
5. Mary used to like Beijing Opera. (改为反意疑问句)
Mary used to like Beijing Opera,__________________?
Homework:
Rewrite a passage to talk out Li Wen’s changes.
Li Wen’s change
used to be a problem child one of good students
Step 5 no interest in school take pride in good things
hate school want to take care of him but couldn’t
break the rules always think of him
fail in tests believe him
absent from classes pay more attention to him
being alone understand parents
