Section B (2a-Self Check),Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.,翻译下列词组和句子。 1.很难相信_ 2.做决定，下决心_ 3.令某人惊奇的是 _ 4.即使，纵然 _ 5.对感到自豪 _ 6.逃课 _ 7. 他有一个八岁的儿子。 He has _son. 8.他从不好好学习而且经常惹事。 He never studies well and he often _ 9. 你要更加注意你的语音。 You should _your pronunciation. ,自主学习方案,its hard to believe,make a decision,to ones surprise,even though,be absent from classes,be proud of/take pride in,pay more attention to,causes problems,an eight-year-old,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,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.,Step 1 准备与热身(Preparation),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,Step 2 呈现与输入 (Presentation),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 _,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。,D,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,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”。,B,2c,Read the passage again and underline the problems that Li Wen used to have.,Problems that Li Wen had: felt lonely and unhappy became less interested in studying was absent from classes failed his examinations was shy and not able to make friends quickly wanted to leave the school,Step 3练习与体验 (Practice),Use the clues from the passage to help you guess the meaning of the words in the box.,2d,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”。,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 Wens 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 Wens 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,Did you used to have problems in school? Did you talk with your parents?,Write notes about how you have changed in your appearance, personality and hobbies. Then talk with a partner about your changes.,3a,Taking notes,Step 4 运用与生成 (Production),short and thin,tall,long curly hair,short straight hair,shy,outgoing,quiet,active,music,dance,Talking,Talk about the changes.,A: Oh, Maria. You have changed so much. You used to be short, didnt you? B: Yeah, I used to be short and thin. But now Im 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.,Writing,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,3b,Write about how you have changed. What did you use to be like? Which change is the most important one and why?,How Ive Changed My life has changed a lot in the last few years. I used to be overweight but Im not anymore. I lost a lot