Section B (2a-Self Check)
Unit 4
I used to be afraid of the
dark.
学习目标
Key words & phrases:
influence, seldom, proud, absent, fail, examination,
boarding, exactly, pride, grandson, be proud of,
in person, take pride in
Key sentences:
1. He used to cause a lot of trouble.
2. It’s hard to believe that he used to be
a “problem child” until a conversation
with his parents influenced his way of think.
Talk about your likes and dislikes in the past
and now.
A: I used to be nervous about tests
all the time. What about you?
B: Yes, me too. And I used to…
Lead in: Review
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?
2a
Pre-reading
He Studies Harder Than He Used to
2. He used to hate studying and fail his exams.
3. He used to fight with his classmates.
1. He used to break the school rules.
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
While-reading
2b
Para. 1 _____
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。
【点拨
】
C
Para. 2 _____
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。
D
【点拨
】
Para. 3 _____
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
话语“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。
A
【点拨
】
Para. 4 _____
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”。
B
【点拨
】
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.
2c
Post-reading
Use the clues from the passage to help
you guess the meaning of the words in the
box.
1. influence
对比李文的父母外出找工作前后李文的行为
和思想表现;再由下文“他变得对学习不感
兴趣、逃课、考试不及格”等情况的出现,
可知是李文不高兴的情绪“影响”了他的学
业。故influence一词应意为“影响”。
2d
2. absent
由上下文“他对学习不再感兴趣”、 “他考试
不及格”,以及关键词classes,可以推测 “他
经常缺课”,可知absent意为“缺席,不再”。
3. boarding school
由上文“ …he was absent from classes and
failed his examinations和Li Wen’s parents
made the decision”可知其父母送其去了一所
寄宿制学校。
4. in person
由下文“His parents took a 24-hour
train and a 5-hour bus ride to get to Li
Wen’s school.” ,可知其父母费如此大的
周折赶回家来,就是因老师的建议“亲
自和他们的儿子进行交谈” ,故可推测
in person意为“亲自地”。
be proud of / take pride in
make a decision/ decide
miss / be absent from
change / influence
look after / take care of
Complete the passage with the proper
forms of the words and phrases in the box.
2e
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. missed/ was absent from
look after/ take care of
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.
changed/ influenced
made a decision/decided
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.
be proud of/ take pride in
•Possible questions Li Wen might ask his
parents
•Questions his parents might ask Li Wen
•Possible answers from Li Wen and his
parents
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:
2f
Write notes about how you have
changed in your appearance, perso-
nality and hobbies. Then talk with a
partner about your changes.
3a
In the past Now
appearance
personality
hobbies
short and thin tall
long curly hairshort straight hair
shy outgoing
quiet active
music dance
Talk about the changes.
A: Oh, Maria. You have changed so
much. You used to be short, didn’t
you?
B: Yeah, I used to be short and thin. But
now I’m tall.
A: Did you use to have short hair?
B: Yes. I used to have short straight hair.
Now I have long curly hair.
A: Did you use to be shy?
B: Yes. I used to be shy. But now I am
outgoing.
Try to write two paragraphs.
Paragraph 1: General introduction about
the changes in your life
Paragraph 2: The most important change
and how it happened
Write about how you have changed. What
did you use to be like? Which change is the
most important one and why?
Writing
3b
How I’ve Changed
My life has changed a lot in the last few
years. When I was a little child, I used to
play with my friends all day long. We
found that almost anything could bring fun
to us. But now, I am growing up, things
seem to change gradually that I don't
realize.
One possible version
I had a lot of time to play before, but now
nearly all my time is spent on study and
homework. I used to watch cartoons, but
now I prefer news and English programs.
Generally speaking, things turn better.
Now, I am interested in reading and
writing. I think that the more good books
I read, the more knowledge I get.
The biggest change in my life was that I
began to love sports at the age of ten. This
is the most important change. Because I
didn’t use to play sports after school.
When I was ten years old, I often fell ill. So
my parents encouraged me to play sports
after school. Now I’m really interested in
sports and I’m much healthier.
silent, require, absent, fail, interview, take pride
in, be proud of, in person, influence, humorous,
seldom
1 Fill in the blanks with the correct forms
of the words in the box.
1. The mother traveled for many hours to
return home to talk to her child
_________.in person
Self Check
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 competition.
silent
absent
seldom
fail
take pride in
5. Kate’s grandparents have had a great
_________ on her.
6. The British teacher is very ________. He
always tells us interesting jokes.
influence
humorous
7. People are usually ________ to give a
general self-introduction in a job ________.
8. Tina played very well in the basketball
game and her parents ____________ her.
required
interview
were proud of
1. I used to wear _______________________
______________.
2. My hair used to be _______________.
3. I used to watch ____________________.
4. I used to play ______________________.
5. I used to be _______________________
_________.
black and short
cartoons on weekends
2. What did you use to be like when you were
in primary school? Complete these
statements.
afraid of speaking before
strangers
ping-pong after school
jackets, jeans and sports
shoes
1. Review Section B.
2. Do the exercises in students’ book.
Homework
Thank
you!