英语人教版九年级全册Unit4Section B 2a-2f.doc

Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.Section B (2a-2f)洛龙二实校 郭芳Teaching aims 1. Knowledge aims New words and phrases： influence, seldom, proud, be proud of, absent, fail, boarding school, in person, exactly, pride, take pride in Important sentences：1) Li Wens unhappiness began to influence his schoolwork.2) Sometimes he was absent from classes and failed his examinations.3) She advised them to talk with their son in person.4) They take pride in everything good that I do.5) I know my parents love me and theyre always proud of me.2. Emotion aimsThe teacher should take up students positive attitude towards life. People sure change. With the help of our parents, teachers and friends, we have changed a lot. So we should show love to them. Student analysisThe students have learned “used to do” in this unit. They can use the grammar easily. Some of them are like Li Wen, they want to change themselves. I think they would like to learn about the passage in person.Teaching important points1.Using the sentence context to help you guess the meaning of the words2. Using the sentence context to complete the missing information3. Useful expressionsTeaching difficult points1. Using the sentence context to help you guess the meaning of the words.2. Making sentences with the expressions.3. Retelling the story about Li Wen.Teaching procedureStep. Lead inThe teacher can tell a story about herself like this: I used to be shy and be afraid of giving a speech in front of class. I was nervous. With the help of my English teacher, I started to practice English in public. Now I am very confident. I have changed a lot. Now lets look at the picture, he is Li We .He has changed, too. He studies harder than he used to.(Write the title on the backboard.)Step. Before Reading1. Look at the title of the passage and predict the problems Li Wen might have. He Studies Harder Than He Used to2. Now discuss 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. Fast Reading1. 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 into the correct places in the passage. Read the passage and put the sentences A-D in the correct places.A. They had a long talkB. Now Li Wen has really changedC. However, things began to change a few years agoD. His teacher was worried about him2. Give some good ways to the Ss and tell them reading Strategies 3. Check the answers with the class. Step. Careful ReadingWork 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 studyingwas absent from classesfailed his examinationswas shy and not able to make friends quicklywanted to leave the schoolWork on 2d. 1. 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. 2. Ss read the passage again and try to guess the meaning of the words. 3. Let some Ss say their answers.Work in pairsDiscuss in pairs and fill in the chart.What did Li Wen use to be like?What is Li Wen like now?1. He used to feel lonely and unhappy.2. He became less interested in studying.3. Sometimes he was absent from classes and failed his examinations.4. He was shy and wasnt able to make friends quickly in school. 1 2 3 (1.He has become more outgoing and made some good friends in school.2.He has even joined the school basketball team and become active in many other activities.3.He is much happier and he works even harder than he used to.)Check the answersStep. Find out the useful expressions and make some sentences.1.照顾、照看 take care of 2.变得更不感兴趣 become less interested in3. 缺席、不在 be absent from4.考试不及格 fail the examinations 5.决定做某事 make a decision to do6.一所寄宿学校 a boarding school7.建议某人做某事 advise sb. to do8.亲自 in person9.为 感到自豪 take pride in /be proud ofStep. Post readingWork on 2e1. 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 fromchange / influence look after / take care of 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. 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. 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. 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 the answers .4. Check the answers with the class. Work in groups1. 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:Possible questions Li Wen might ask his parentsQuestions his parents might ask Li WenPossible answers from Li Wen and his parents2. Tell a story about Li Wen.Step VII. Homework Read the passage again after class, and try to write a passage How Ive changed! Para.1 General introduction about the changes in your lifePara.2 The most important change and how it happenedGive S