九年级英语Unit4SectionB(2a-2e).pptVIP

* Unit4 I used to be afraid of the dark. Section B（1a-2f） 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. 2b Read the passage and put the sentence (A-D) in the correct places and underline the problems that Li Wen used to have. USING CONTEXT Using the sentence context may help you guess and learn the meanings of new words and phrases. 1. Where is Li Wen from? 2. Why did his parents move to the city ? Who looked after him? 3.What problems did Li Wen use to have in school? 4.How is he in school now? 1.do well in = be good at 2.It is hard to believe that 3.move to sp. 4.look after…well = take good care of 5.miss sb. so much 6.feel(felt) lonely 7.become less interested in doing sth. 8.be absent from 9.fail the examinations 10.make a decision to do sth. 11.send sb. to sp. 12.a boarding school 13.make friends with sb. 14.advise sb. to do sth. (advice n.) 15.in person 16. 24-hour train 5-hour bus ride 17.even though = even if 18. take pride(n) in = be proud (adj) of 19.have more communication with sb. Before you read 1 Skim the article on page 30. Then match the paragraphs with their main ideas. Li Wen’s unhappiness began to influence his school work. They had a long talk and Li Wen understood that his parents take pride of everything good that he did. Li Wen’s background. It’s important for parents to be there for their children. Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 4 Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 4 Li Wen used to have difficulties in school. His parents left him behind and he felt very lonely and unhappy. He didn’t like his grandparents. He works very hard and does well in school when his grandparents came to look after him.