人教英语九年Unit2Iusedtobeafraidofthedark9.pptVIP

Section 1 Everyone has problems! Now work in pairs to tell your partner about a time your parents helped you with a problem. Zhao Kang Ya patient Section 2 Using context Always use the information around the word or phrase you don’t understand to help you guess the meaning .using context can help you learn new words and phrases. Section 3 How was he able to change? and didn’t give up trying to help him That’s when I decided to change after his father’s death a few years ago Even the teacher agreed that Martin was wasting his time Missing language 5 2 4 1 3 Section 2 Martin Murray is a fifteen-year-old boy. He used to be a “problem child” , but a recent conversation with his mother changed his life. He didn’t use to give his mother many problems. However, 1 )after his father’s death a few years ago , Martin’s life became much more difficult. His mother couldn’t afford to pay for her child’s education. To do this, she had to work, and so was not often at home. death n. 死; 死亡 die ---dying v. dead adj. afford v.买得起;负担得起(常与can 或be able to连用) afford to do sth Section 2 His mother looked after him as well as she could. Unfortunately, Martin still caused problems for himself and his family. He was not interested in studying and he often got into trouble with the police. Luckily, his mother was very patient 2) and didn’t give up trying to help him. In the end , she made a difficult decision: to send him to a boy’s boarding school. Martin hated it and used to cause a lot of trouble. One day, he told his teacher he wanted to leave the school. 3) Even the teacher agreed that Martin was wasting his time. in the end 最后；终于 decision n.决定；决心 make a decision下决定；下决心 patient adj. 有耐性的；忍耐的 get into trouble 发生冲突，遇到麻烦 Section 2 The head teacher said it was necessary for Martin to talk with his mother. Martin called his mother, but to his surprise, this phone call changed his life. “