九年级英语全册 Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark（第4课时）课件 新人教版.ppt

Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.,Section B （2a-3b）,第四课时,Step 1 Lead-in 1.Show a picture of a young student.Tell Ss that the boy is Li Wen.Hes a 15-year-old boy whose parents are working in the city.Look at the title of the passage and predict the problems he might have. He Studies Harder Than He Used to,2.Now discuss them with your partner and guess the problems he might have. 3.Ask some Ss guess the problems e.g.S1:He used to break the school rules. S2:He used to hate studying and fail his exams. S3:He used to fight with his classmates. ,Step 2 Reading Fast Reading 1.T:Now lets work on 2b.First, let Ss read the sentences and make sure they know the meanings of all the sentences.Then read the passage again and try to put the sentences in the correct places in the passage. 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,2.Give some good ways to the Ss. Paragraph 1:C指导： 由上文“当他是一个小男孩时，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了变化，故应选C。,3.Check the answers with the class. Careful Reading Work on 2c: 1.Read the passage again and try to underline the problems that Li Wen used to have.,2.Check the answers with the Ss. 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,Work on 2d: Tell Ss that they have to use the clues from the passage to help them guess the meanings of the words in the box.Make sure Ss know what to do. Work on 2e: 1.Tell Ss that they should complete the passage with the proper forms of the words and phrases in the box.,be proud of/take pride in make a decision/decide miss/be absent from change/influence look after/take care of,Keys: look after/take care of， missed/was absent from， made a decision/decided， changed/influenced,be proud of/take pride in,2.Ss work by themselves.If they have some questions, they may go through the proper paragraphs in 2b again. 3.Ask some Ss write his/her answers on the Bb. 4.Check the answers with the class.,Work on 2f: 1.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:,Step 3 Revision Review the main story of Li Wen.Let some Ss try to retell the story of Li Wen. Fill in the blanks with the proper words or phrases.,Keys:used to, trouble, take care of, less，absent from classes, made the decision, difficult, advised, in person, changed, take pride in,Li Wen is a good student, son and grandson.However, he cause a lot of for his parents.When his parents moved to another city to work, they could not be at home to him.So he was interested in studying and even .Then his parents to send him to a boarding school, but he found life there.In the end, his teacher his parents to talk with him .This conversation his life.He realized that his parents would always love him, and they would everything good that he did.Now he is one of the best students in his class.,Step 4 Taking notes Work on 3a: 1.Tell Ss to work in pairs.First try to takes notes about how you have changed in your appearance,personality and hobbies. Write the notes on a piece of paper.,2.Then talk with a partner about the changes that have happened to you.,e.g. 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.,Step 5 Writing Work on 3b: 1.Tell Ss what they should do. In this step, Ss should write about how they have changed.What did they use to be like? Which change is the most important one, and why?,2.写作指导： 写作中可尝试将短文写成两个段落。 第一段中，同学们可根据在3a环节中向伙伴所作的介绍，写出这些变化。 可先介绍自己过去的特点，再介绍自己现在的特点。 第二段中，介绍你最重要的变化，并简要说明这个变化是怎样发生的。,3.Ss try to write a short article. 4.Walk around the class and give any help Ss may need. 5.Let some Ss read their articles to the class. 6.Give Ss an example: 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 of weight after I started playing tennis.Playing tennis three times a week is very good exercise.Now Im fitter and healthier.,The biggest change in my life was becoming much better in English.This is thanks to my English teacher, Mrs.Wang, who gave me an interesting book to read.I enjoyed it so much that I started to read other books.This is the most important change because I am no longer afraid of the English language and I am doing better in my exams.This has made my parents even prouder of me.,Step 6 Homework Read the passage in 2b again after school.,谢谢！,