1、Unit 4,Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.,Section B 1 1a2f,I used to be afraid of the dark. Im still afraid of the dark.,I used to be afraid of giving a speech in public. Im still afraid of giving a speech in public.,Revision,Which things did you use to be afraid of? Which things are you still
2、afraid of?,I used to be afraid of flying. Im still afraid of flying.,I used to be afraid of high places. Im still afraid of high places.,I used to be afraid of scary movies. Im still afraid of scary movies.,I used to be afraid of dogs. Im still afraid of dogs now.,I used to like P.E. class when I wa
3、s a child.,I used to like music class when I was a child.,I used to like ice-cream when I was a child.,I used to hate milk and eggs when I was a child.,Talking,Check () the things you used to like when you were a child.,1a,_ P.E. class I used to like P.E. class.,_ painting pictures I used to like pa
4、inting pictures.,_ music class I used to like music class.,_ ants and other insects I used to like ants and other insects.,n. 蚂蚁,n. 昆虫,_ swimming I used to like swimming with friends.,_ dancing I used to like dancing.,What other things did you use to like when you were a child? Discuss them with you
5、r partner.,1b,What did you use to like when you were a child?,I used to like dancing when I was a child.,Did you use to like swimming when you were a child?,Yes, I did. I used to like swimming when I was a child.,I used to like collecting stamps when I was a child. What about you?,Me, too!,Listen an
6、d check () the sentences you hear.,1. _ I didnt use to like tests. 2. _ We used to walk to school. 3. _ I used to hate P.E. class. 4. _ I used to be on the soccer team.,1c,Listening,Listen again. What do the girl and the boy say about things in the past and now? Fill in the chart.,1d,Girl,tests,scho
7、ol uniforms,tests,whatever we like,Boy,play,P. E. class,study,love,1. Did the girl use to like test when she was six?2. What does the boy think of the tests in primary school?3. Did they use to wear school uniform when they were in primary?,No, she didnt.,He thinks they were easy.,Listen once more a
8、nd try to answer the questions.,Yes, they did.,4. What did the boy think of the school uniform in primary school? 5. What did the boy use to hate in primary school?,He didnt mind wearing a school uniform.,He used to hate P.E. class.,Talking,Compare yourself with your partner.,1e,I used to be nervous
9、 about tests all the time. What about you?,Yes, me too. And I used to be afraid of making a speech in public.,I used to hate P. E. class. What about you?,Well, I used to walk to school.,I used to ride my bike to school. What about you?,I used to hate P. E. class too. But now I love it.,Li Wen is a 1
10、5-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?,2a,He Studies Harder Than He Used to,2b,Read the passage and put the sentences A-D in the correct places.,A. They had a long tal
11、k B. Now Li Wen has really changed C. However, things began to change a few years ago D. His teacher was worried about him,Para. 1 _,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。,点拨:,C,Para. 2 _,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
12、推测老师对李文的情况很担心, 故应选D。,D,Para. 3 _,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”, 可推测李文父母亲应是和他进行了一次促膝长谈, 故应选A。,A,Para. 4 _,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”。,B,2c,Read the passage again and underline the problems t
13、hat Li Wen used to have.,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,Use clues from the passage to help you guess the meaning of the words.
14、,2d,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；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。influence意为“影响”。,2. absent,由上下文“他对学习不再感兴趣”、 “他考试不及格”, 关键词classes, 可推测 “他经常缺课”, absent意为“缺席, 不再”。,3. boarding school,上文“ he was absent from classes and failed his examinations和Li Wens parents made the decisi
15、on”可知其父母送其去了一所寄宿制学校。,4. in person,下文“His parents took a 24-hour train and a 5-hour bus ride to get to Li Wens 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 o
16、f,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.
17、So he became less interested in studying and _ classes. Then,missed/was absent from,look after/take care of,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
18、 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 migh
19、t 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,seldom adv. 频度副词, “不常; 很少”, 含有否定
20、意义。通常放在be动词、助动词或情态动词之后, 行为动词之前。,e.g. She seldom goes out after ten oclock. 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,1) I dont think fast food is good for our health, so I _ go to MacDonald.A. seldom B. always C. usually D. often,2) I didnt know you go to
21、school by taxi.Oh, I _ take a taxi to school, but my bike needs repairing.A. always B. sometimes C. often D. seldom,2. Li Wens unhappiness began to influence his schoolwork.,influence v. & n. 影响 influence可用作动词, 其后接名词或 动词不定式的复合结构。 influence可用作名词, 常用于have / has an influence on . 或 be an influence on .
22、 结构。,e.g. Lu Xuns works have strongly influenced millions of people.鲁迅的小说影响了数以万计的人。What influenced Mike to make that decision?什么影响了迈克, 让他做出了那个决定？,Cellphones have an important influence on our life. 手机对我们的生活影响很大。 Their mother is a good influence on their habits. 他们的母亲对他们的习惯有好的影响。,请根据汉语意思完成下列英语句子。 1)
23、老师对学生有很大的影响。Teachers _ a great _ students. 2) 受父母的影响, 李梅成为了一名医生。Li Meis parents _ her _ a doctor.,have / are,influence on,influenced,to be,3) 他的成功影响了其他的工人。His success _. 4) 谁对你的人生有重大影响？Who _ on your life?,influenced other workers,has / is an important influence,3. his grandparents came to take care
24、of to him.,take care of是一个动词短语, 意为“照顾; 照管”, 意同 look after。,e.g. My parents are not at home and I have to look after/take care of my little sister. 我的父母不在家, 我不得不照顾我的小妹妹。,absent adj. 缺席; 不在 反义词：present adj. 到场的, 出席的 be absent from classes 缺课,e.g. The boy was absent because he was ill. 那个男孩因病缺席了。,4. So
25、metimes he was absent from classes and failed his examinations.,fail用作动词, 可以意为“不及格”, 此时既可以作及物动词, 也可以作不及物动词。 e.g. I failed the English exam. What will you do if you fail this time?,fail还可以意为“失败; 未能(做到)”, 表示“在某一方面失败”时, 常与介词in连用; 表示“未能做某事”时, 常与动词不定式连用,即fail to do sth.。 e.g. I dont know why she failed i
26、n the driving test.My cousin failed to get into Art College.,从括号内选择正确的选项填空。 1) The car failed _ at the red light. (to stop / stopping) 2) Sandy was sad because she failed _ business. (with / in),in,to stop,5. They take pride in everything good that I do.theyre always proud of me, 辨析: pride和proudprid
27、e用作名词, 意为“自豪; 骄傲”, 常用于短语take pride in中; proud用作形容词, 意为“自豪的; 骄傲的”, 常用于短语be proud of中。此外, take pride in和be proud of常常可以互换使用。,如: Grandpa looked at his garden with pride. His letter shows that he loved his son, and took pride in / was proud of him. Linda was too proud to join our party. Mom is proud of
28、/ takes pride in what Ive done.,I. 单项选择。 1) More and more people come to visit Mount Huangshan.Thats true. It has become the _ of Anhui.A. pride B. effort C. praise D. courage,2) When I knew that China had got her first Aircraft Carrier (航空母舰), I felt excited and _.A. proud B. terrible C. nervous D.
29、 strange,3) Mom, I did best in our group discussion today.Well done! I _ you.A. am mad at B. am patient with C. am proud of,II. 完成英语句子, 每空一词。 1) 他父亲对他做的事情感到自豪。His father _ great _ in what he has done. 2) 我爱我的家乡并且为它骄傲。I love my hometown and I _ _ _ it.,am proud,takes pride,of,Read the passage again after school. Recite the key points in this lesson.,