Unit4Iusedtobeafraidofthedark.北方交通大学附属中学孙亚宁Period4Attheendofthisclass,studentswillbeableto:1.Skimthearticletogetthemainideaofeachparagraphbyfindingthekeywords.2.Usethesentencecontexttofindthemissingsentencesandguessthemeaningsofnewwords.3.Learntounderstandtheirparentsmore.Whoarethey?Whataretheproblemstheymighthave?Left-behindchildrenseldom,miss,feellonely,fail,examinationsPre-reading2bHeStudiesHarderThanHeusedtoLookatthetitleandpredictwhatwillbetalkedaboutinthearticle.Whydidn’theusetostudyhard?Whatmakeshimstudyharder?HeStudiesHarderThanHeUsedtoReasonsforLiWentocausetroubleLiWen’slifeatpresentHowLiWen’slifehaschangedLiWen’slifeinthepastReadthearticleandgetthemainideaofeachparagraph.While-readingReadagainandputthesesentencesintothecorrectplacesinthepassage.A.TheyhadalongtalkB.NowLiWenhasreallychangedC.However,thingsbegantochangeafewyearsagoD.HisteacherwasworriedabouthimReadingstrategies:1.Checkthemeaningofeachparagraph.2.Checkthemeaningofthesentencecontext.Paragraph1…Whenhewasalittleboy,heseldomcausedanyproblems,andhisfamilyspentalotoftimetogether..Hisparentsmovedtothecitytolookforjobs,andhisgrandparentscametotakecareofhim…转折关系howeverParagraph2…Onedayhetoldhisteacherthathewantedtoleavetheschool.andshecalledhisparents.Sheadvisedthemtotalkwiththeirsoninperson.So…Paragraph3.“ItwasexactlywhatIneeded,”hesaid.“NowIunderstandthateventhoughtheyarebusy,theyarealwaysthinkingofme.TheytakeprideineverythinggoodthatIdo.”Paragraph4Afterthat,LiWen’sparentshadmuchmorecommunicationwiththeirsonthantheyusedto..Hebecamemoreoutgoingandmadesomegoodfriendsinschool.Heevenjoinedtheschoolbasketballteamandbecameactiveinmanyotheractivities.“I’mmuchhappiernow,andI…”Paragraph2LiWen’sunhappinessbegantoinfluencehisschoolwork.Hebecamelessinterestedinstudying.Sometimeshewasabsentfromclassesandfailedhisexaminations.Finally,LiWen’sparentsmadethedecisiontosendhimtoaboardingschool.v.影响adj.缺席,不在Sheadvisedthemtotalkwiththeirsoninperson.Sohisparentstooka24-hourtrainanda5-hourbusridetogettoLiWen’sschool.Theyhadalongtalk…亲自寄宿学校Readthearticleandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.WhydidLiWencausealotoftrouble?2.WhydidLiWentellhisteacherhewantedtoleavetheboardingschool?3.Whohelpedhimtomakechanges?4.HowdidthemhelpLiWen?5.AccordingtoLiWen,whatisthemostimportantthinginchildren’slives?6.Doyouagreewithhim?Why?beproudof/takeprideinmakeadecision/decidemiss/beabsentfromchange/influencelookafter/takecareofLiWenisa15-year-oldboy.Heworkshardanddoeswellinschool.Itishardtobelievethatheusedtohavedifficultiesinschool.Whenhisparentsmovedtothecitytowork,theycouldnotbeathometohim.Sohebecamelessinterestedinstudyingandclasses.Thenhisparentstosendhimtoaboardingschool.Hefoundlifetheredifficult.Onedayhetoldhisteacherhewantedtoleavetheschool.Histeacheradvisedhisparentstotalkwiththeirsoninperson.Thisconversationhislife.Herealizedthathisparentswouldalwayslovehim,andtheywouldeverythinggoodthathedid.Nowheismuchhappierandmoreoutgoingthanheusedtobe.takecareof/lookaftermissed/wasabsentfrommadeadecision/decidedchanged/influencedbeproudof/takeprideinPost-readingLifeforleft-behindchildrenisdifficult.Theyarelackoflovefromtheirparents,whichmayleadtothebadperformanceinschoolandinsociety.However,theycanhaveabrightfutureasotherchildreniftheycanunderstandtheirparents.Pleasegiveaspeechtotheleft-behindchildrenandtheirparentstohelpthemhaveabetterunderstanding.Post-readingUsefulexpressionsForleft-behindchildren:feellonelyandunhappylove/miss/carefor/thinkofyouIt’simportanttounderstand…Theytakepridein/beproudofeverythinggoodthatyoudo.Weshould/aresupposedto/hadbetterworkhard…We’dbetternot/shouldn’tbeabsentfrom/influence…Forparents:missyourchildrenspendmoretimewithsb./to…lookafter/takecareofshowlove/careforhaveatalkwith…inpersonIt’simportantforparentstobetherefortheirchildren.ILOVEYOUParentsandchildrenarebestgiftsgiventoeachotherandmutualunderstandingcanmakethelovemorevitality.一个普通的15岁男孩为…感到自豪惹麻烦对…感兴趣考试不及格做决定送某人去某处anormal15-year-oldboytakeprideincauseproblemsbeinterestedinfailtheexaminationsmakeadecisiontosendsb.to建议某人做某事亲自尽管照顾感到孤单缺勤,不在坐了24小时火车和5小时公共汽车advisesb.todosth.inpersoneventhoughtakecareof/lookafterfeellonelybeabsentfromtakea24-hourtrainanda5-hourbusride1.Readthearticleandrecitetheusefulexpressions.2.Finishtheexerciseinselfcheck(1).3.Finishtheadditionalreadingmaterialstopracticethereadingstrategies.Homework