1、Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark. Section B1 (1a-2f)一、教学目标： 1. 语言知识目标：1) 能掌握以下单词：ant, insect, seldom, influence, absent, fail, examination, boarding, in person, exactly, pride, take pride in, proud, be proud of 2) 能掌握以下重难句子： Li Wens unhappiness bagan to influence his schoolwork. Sometimes he w
2、as absent from classes and failed his examinations. She advised them to talk with their son in person. They take pride in everything good that I do. I know my parents love me and theyre always proud of me,” says Li Wen.2. 情感态度价值观目标： 让学生明白事物是在不断发展、变化的道理，培养学生积极向上的心态。珍惜父母及亲人对你的爱，努力学习回报社会。二、教学重难点1. 教学重点
3、：1) 掌握本课时出现的生词及用法。2) 进行听力训练，提高综合听说能力。 3）阅读短文，获得相关信息，提高学生们的综合阅读能力。2. 教学难点1. 听力训练2. 阅读2b部分的短文并完成相关要求。三、教学过程. Warming- up and revision 1. Daily greeting. 2. Check the homework. 3. Let some students talk about which things they used to be afraid of and which things they are still afraid of. A: I used to
4、 be afraid of the dark. Im still afraid of the dark.B: I used to be afraid of giving a speech in public. Im still afraid of giving a speech in public.A: I used to be afraid of flying. Im still afraid of flying. B: I used to be afraid of high places. Im still afraid of high places.A: I used to be afr
5、aid of scary movies. Im still afraid of scary movies.B: I used to be afraid of dogs. Im still afraid of dogs now. . Lead in 1. T: Show some pictures of the school activities, such as having P.E class, having music class, eating ice-cream and so on. 2. Talk about the activities you used to like or di
6、slike very much. e.g. S1. I used to like P.E. class when I was a child. I used to hate music class when I was a child. S2: I used to like ice-cream when I was a child. I used to hate milk and eggs when I was a child. . WritingWork on 1a 1. Students look at the pictures in 1a. Try to understand the a
7、ctivities in the pictures. _ P.E. class _ painting pictures_ music class _ ants and other insects2. Let some students talk about the activities they used to like or dislike very much. Work on 1b: 1. Let students try to write some sentences. Then discuss with their partners. e.g. I used to like paint
8、ing pictures when I was a child. 2. Let some students write their sentences on the blackboard. . Listening Work on 1c: 1. Tell students to read the sentences in 1c and try to understand the meaning of them. 1) _ I didnt use to like tests.2) _ We used to walk to school.3) _ I used to hate P.E. class.
9、4) _ I used to be on the soccer team.2. Play the recording for the students. Students just listen for the first time. Play the recording again and check the sentences students hear. 3. Check the answers: Keys: 1 3 Work on 1d: 1. Let students read the sentences in 1d first. Tell students to listen ag
10、ain and fill in the blanks with the right words. In the pastNowGirlI didnt use to like _.I dont worry about _.We used to wear _ to school.We can wear _ to school.BoyWe used to _ every day after school.We _ all the time.I used to hate _.I _ P. E. class.Girl Keys: tests school uniform tests whatever w
11、e likeBoy Keys: play P. E. class study love2. Play the recording again for the students to listen and write the words. 3. Students listen to the recording carefully and try to write the right words. 3. Check the answers with the class. Exercise: Listen again and try to answer the questions according
12、 to the recording. 1) Did the girl use to like test when she was six?2) What does the boy think of the tests in primary school?3) Did they use to wear school uniforms when they were in primary? 4) What did the boy think of the school uniform in primary school? 5) What did the boy use to hate in prim
13、ary school? Keys: No, she didnt.He thinks they were easy. Yes, they did. He didnt mind wearing a school uniform.He used to hate P.E. class. . Comparing 1. Work in pairs. Compare yourself with your partner. e.g. A: I used to be nervous about tests all the time. What about you? B: Yes, me too. And I u
14、sed to be afraid of making a speech in public. 2. Let some pairs make a conversation before the class. . Lead in 1. Show a picture of a young student. Tell students that the boy is Li Wen. Hes a 15-year-old boy whose parents are working in the city. Look at the title of the passage and predict the p
15、roblems he might have. He Studies Harder Than He Used to2. Now discuss them with your partner and guess the problems he might have. 3. Ask some students guess the problems. e.g. S1. He used to break the school rules. S2: He used to hate studying and fail his exams. S3: He used to fight with his clas
16、smates. . Reading Fast Reading1. T: Now lets work on 2b. First, let students read the sentences and make sure they know the meanings of all the sentences. Then read the passage again and try to put the sentences into the correct places in the passage. Read the passage and put the sentences A-D in th
17、e correct places.A. They had a long talkB. Now Li Wen has really changedC. However, things began to change a few years agoD. His teacher was worried about him2. Give some good ways to the students. e.g. Paragraph 1: C 指导：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
18、化，故应选C。 3. Check the answers with the class. Careful ReadingWork on 2c 1. Read the passage again and underline the problems that Li Wen used to have. 2. Check the answers with the students. Problems that Li Wen had: felt lonely and unhappy became less interested in studying was absent from classes f
19、ailed his examinations was shy and not able to make friends quickly wanted to leave the schoolPost readingWork on 2d 1. Tell students that they have to use the clues from the passage to help them guess the meanings of the words in the box. Make sure students know what to do. 指导：1. influence 读 “Li We
20、ns unhappiness began to influence his schoolwork.”一句，然后再读第三段可知，父母和李文的谈话让他理解了父母对他付出多少，让他意识到自己问题的所在，故可推测是其父母亲和他的谈话“影响”了他思维的方式，故influence一词应意为“影响”2. Students read the passage again and try to guess the meaning of the words. 3. Let some students say their answers.4. Check their answers with the class an
21、d tell students why. Work on 2e1. Tell students that they should complete the passage with the proper forms of the words and phrases in the box. be proud of / take pride inmake a decision/ decidemiss / be absent fromchange / influencelook after / take care of Li Wen is a 15-year-old boy. He works ha
22、rd 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 th
23、ere 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
24、outgoing than he used to be. Keys: look after/ take care of missed/ was absent frommade a decision/decided changed/ influencedbe proud of/ take pride in2. Students work by themselves. If they have some questions, they may go through the proper paragraphs in 2b again. 3. Ask some students write his/h
25、er answers on the 2b.4. Check the answers with the class. Work on 2f:1. What do you think Li Wen and his parents talked about in their conversation? Write a conversation and role-play it with your group. Think of the following things: Possible questions Li Wen might ask his parents Questions his par
26、ents might ask Li Wen Possible answers from Li Wen and his parents2. Discussion Did you used to have problems in school?Did you talk with your parents?. Language points1. he seldom caused any problemsseldom adv. 频度副词 不常；很少通常放在be动词、助动词或情态动词之后，实义动词之前。 e.g. She seldom goes out after ten oclock. 十点后，她很少
27、外出。 He is seldom late for school. 他很少迟到。中考链接 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 Key: A2. Li Wens unhappiness began to influence his schoolwork.influence v.& n. 影响influence可用作动词，其后接名词或动词不定式的复合结构
28、。 influence可用作名词，常用于have / has an influence on .或be an influence on .结构。 e.g. Lu Xuns works have strongly influenced millions of people. 鲁迅的小说影响了数以万计的人。 What influenced Mike to make that decision? 什么影响了迈克，让他做出了那个决定？Cell phones have an important influence on our life.手机对我们的生活影响很大。Their mother is a go
29、od influence on their habits. 他们的母亲对他们的习惯有好的影响。请根据汉语意思完成下列英语句子。1) 老师对学生有很大的影响。 Teachers _ a great _ students.2) 受父母的影响，李梅成为了一名医生。 Li Meis parents _ her _ a doctor.3) 他的成功影响了其他的工人。 His success _.4) 谁对你的人生有重大影响？Who _ on your life?Keys: have / are, influence oninfluenced, to beinfluenced other workers
30、has / is an important influence3. his grandparents came to take care of him. take care of是一个动词短语，意为“照顾；照管”，意同look after 。 e.g. My parents are not at home and I have to look after/ take care of my sister. 父母不在家，我不得不照顾我的小妹妹。 4. Sometimes he was absent from classes and failed his examinations.absent ad
31、j. 缺席；不在 反义词：present adj. 到场的，出席的be absent from 缺课 e.g. The boy was absent because he was ill. 那个男孩因病缺席了。fail v. 失败；未能(做到)；不及格1) fail作“失败；未能(做到)”讲时：e.g. Many diets fail because theyre boring. 许多节食失败了，因为太枯燥了。fail in sth. 表示“在某方面失败”。e.g. I failed in everything I tried. 我所有的尝试都失败了。fail to do sth.表示“未能做
32、到某事”。e.g. She failed to get into art college. 她没能考上美院。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 (in) the exam. 他考试不及格。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 dont know why she failed _ the driving test.A. on B. inKeys: A Bexamination n. 考试；审查e.g. H
33、e is feeling sad about his examination. 他为自己考的不好而难过。5. Li Wens parents made a decision to send him to a boarding school.make a decision 作决定e.g. Its difficult to make a decision. 作一个决定是很难的。6. She advised them to talk with their son in person.in person 亲身；亲自e.g. Most invitations are made in person or
34、by telephone. 多数请客是通过亲自或电话邀请。7. “It was exactly what I needed,”exactly adv. 确切地；精确地e.g. Please tell me exactly what he said. 请将他说的话准确地告诉我。 8. They take pride in everything good that I do. theyre always proud of me, pride和proud 相同点： pride和proud都有“骄傲，自豪”的意思。不同点：pride为名词，常用搭配为take pride in。e.g. He look
35、ed at his garden with pride. 他骄傲的看着他的花园。 I take pride in my work. 我为我的工作而自豪。proud为形容词，常用搭配为be proud of。e.g. I feel very proud to be a part of the team. 我很自豪可以参加这个团队。 She is proud of what youve done. 她为你所做的而骄傲。根据句意选用恰当的选项填空。1) Im _ (pride / proud) to be your friend.2) He wore his medals with _ (pride / proud). 3) Im proud _ (of / on) my hometown.4) He loved his daughter and took pride _ (of / in) her.Keys: proudprideofin. Homework Read the passage again after school.