【精品】人教版九年级英语上册课件：Unit 4 Section B 第二课时

2. absent
由上下文“他对学习不再感兴趣”、 “他考试 不及格”，以及关键词classes，可以推测 “他 经常缺课”，可知absent意为“缺席，不再”。
3. boarding school
由上文“ …he was absent from classes and failed his examinations和Li Wen’s parents made the decision”可知其父母送其去了一所 寄宿制学校。
He realized that his parents would always love him, and they would _b_e_p_r_o_u_d__o_f/_t_a_k_e__p_r_id_e__in_ everything good that he did. Now he is much happier and more outgoing than he used to be.
2e 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
did you use to be like? Which change is the most important one and why?
Try to write two paragraphs. Paragraph 1: General introduction about
the changes in your life Paragraph 2: The most important change
friends quickly in school.
2d Use the clues from the passage to help you guess the meaning of the words in the box.
1. influence 对比李文的父母外出找工作前后李文的行为 和思想表现；再由下文“他变得对学习不感 兴趣、逃课、考试不及格”等情况的出现， 可知是李文不高兴的情绪“影响”了他的学 业。故influence一词应意为“影响”。
In the past appearance short and thin
Now tall
short straight hair long curly hair
personality hobbies
shy quiet music
outgoing active dance
Talk about the changes.
Then his parents m__a_d_e_a__d_e_c_is_i_o_n_/d_e_c_i_d_e_d 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 _c_h_a_n_g_e_d_/_i_n_f_lu_e_n_c_e_d_ his life.
few years ago D. His teacher was worried about him
Para. 1 __C___
【点拨】
由上文“当他小时候，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 的生活发生的变化，故应选C。
Key sentences:
1. He used to cause a lot of trouble. 2. It’s hard to believe that he used to be
a “problem child” until a conversation with his parents influenced his way of think.
•Possible questions Li Wen might ask his parents •Questions his parents might ask Li Wen •Possible answers from Li Wen and his parents
3a Write notes about how you have changed in your appearance, personality and hobbies. Then talk with a partner about your changes.
He Studies Harder Than He Used to
1. He used to break the school rules. 2. He used to hate studying and fail his exams. 3. He used to fight with his classmates.
Pre-reading
2a Li Wen is a 15-year-old boy from the countryside. His parents are working in the city. Look at the title of the passage and the picture below. What problems do you think he might have?
and how it happened
One possible version
How I’ve Changed My life has changed a lot in the last few years. When I was a little child, I used to play with my friends all day long. We found that almost anything could bring fun to us. But now, I am growing up, things seem to change gradually that I don't realize.
Lead in: Review
Talk about your likes and dislikes in the past and now.
A: I used to be nervous about tests all the time. What about you?
B: Yes, me too. And I used to…
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 _l_o_o_k_a_f_t_e_r/_t_a_k_e__c_a_re__o_f_him. So he became less interested in studying and _m_i_s_s_ed__/ _w_a_s_a_b_s_e_n_t_f_r_o_m_ classes.
A: Oh, Maria. You have changed so much. You used to be short, didn’t you?
B: Yeah, I used to be short and thin. But now I’m tall.
A: Did you use to have short hair? B: Yes. I used to have short straight hair.
学练优九年级英语（RJ） 教学课件
Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the
dark.
Section B (2a-Self Check)
学习目标
Key words & phrases:
influence, seldom, proud, absent, fail, examination, boarding, exactly, pride, grandson, be proud of, in person, take pride in
I had a lot of time to play before, but now nearly all my time is spent on study and homework. I used to watch cartoons, but now I prefer news and English programs. Generally speaking, things turn better. Now, I am interested in reading and writing. I think that the more good books I read, the more knowledge I get.
Para. 2 __D___
【点拨】 由上文“他告诉老师说他想离开学校”， 以及下文“老师给他的父母亲打电话，并 建议他们亲自和李文谈一谈”，可推测老 师对李文的情况很担心，故应选D。
Para. 3 __A___
【点拨】
由上一段可知，李文的父母长途跋涉到达 李文所在学校。再由空格后的李文所说的 话语“这正是我所需要的”，可推测知李 文父母亲应是和他进行了一次促膝长谈， 故应选A。
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2f 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:
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.
Writing
3b Write about how you have changed. What
Para. 4 __B___
【点拨】 读本段可知，李文的父母在那次谈话后，更 加关注他们的儿子。再由空格后面的句子都 是描述李文所发生的变化的句子，“更加外 向”、“参加了学校篮球队”“比以前更加 努力学习”等等。可见空格处句子的意思是 “现在李文真得变了”。
Post-reading
2c Read the passage again and underline the problems that Li Wen used to have.
1. He became less interested in studying. 2. Sometimes he was absent from classes, and
he failed his examinations. 3. Li Wen was shy and was not able to make
While-reading
2b Read the passage and put the sentences [A-D] in the correct places.
A. They had a long talk B. Now Li Wen has really changed C. However, things began to change a
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”。