Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark Section B 课件2.pptVIP

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 Did you used to have problems in school? Did you talk with your parents? seldom 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 o’clock. 十点后，她很少外出。 He is seldom late for school. 他很少迟到。 1. …he seldom caused any problems… 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. usual