Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark. Section B (2a-2d)

任艳英

中圖分类号：G4 文献标识码：A

The analysis of students

Left-behind children are everywhere in China， some students in my class might be one of them， so they know the feelings and problems， then it’ll be easier for them to learn the language points in this class. But it may be difficult for them to tell Li Wen’s story in English.

Teaching aims

Knowledge aim：

Master the key words and phrases： influence， seldom， proud， absent， fail， examination， exactly， pride， boarding school， be absent from， take pride in， in person， be proud of

Target language： Go on learning used to

Ability aim：To develop students’ reading abilities and learn the reading skills

Moral aim：

To learn to have communication， share happiness and sadness， be thankful to parents and so on.

Teaching Important & difficult Points：

a. Ss must master the key words and target language ;

b. How to develop students’ reading skills.

C. Retell Li Wen’s story.

Teaching methods： 5-p teaching method， Task-based language， competition， cooperation， situation， reading strategy teaching method.

Teaching procedures

Part I Before reading

Step1 Preparation

Warming up and leading in

a.Show several pictures of left-behind children， explain what the word means， meanwhile， lead in seldom.

b. Ask a left-behind child： How do you feel when parents aren’t with you？ Do you miss them？

Step 2： Presentation

a. Present the new words with the help of some pictures：

boarding school， be absent from， take pride in， in person， be proud of and so on.

b. Show the title： He Studies Harder Than He Used to. Let the students predict： What problems might Li Wen have in the past？ Finish 2a. （The first group competition）

Purpose：Create the situation to present some new words and phrases， in this way， it seems more natural and it’s easier for students to understand them. Besides， sweep away some of the reading barriers.

Part II While reading

Task 1 Fast reading：

Introduce the reading strategy of skimming. Ask the students to skim the article to finish 2b---Put the missing language in the right place.

Tips： Use the sentences context（before and after it）.

Check the answers.

Task 2 Go through the article and match the main idea of each paragraph.

Task 3 Careful reading

Introduce another reading strategy--- scanning.

a.Ask the students to scan the first two paragraphs carefully and finish 2c---Underline the problems Li wen used to have.

Explain：influence， emphasize phrases： do well in， cause problems， take care of， make a decision.

Tips： When meeting the new words， we can use the context to help.

b. Ask： How has he changed？ Let the students read Para.4 carefully to complete the mind map.

c.Li Wen has changed to be better. Who helped Li Wen change so much？ What did they do？ Read Para.3-4 and complete the mind map.

d.Discussion： What plays the most important part？

Good communication will build a bridge between ... and ....

Conclusion：It’s very important for parents to be there for their children.

Purpose：Read carefully to get more details and have a better understanding of the passage. At the same time， help students master some reading strategies.

Part III Post reading

Step3 Practice

A survey： Find out the left-behind children in our class.

Step4 Production

a. Retelling.

Who can have a try？ Encourage group competition to retell the story.

b. Summary：Reappear the important words and phrases.

Step5： Progress

a. Exercises

一、根據汉语及提示词，完成句子。

1. 过度地玩电子游戏影响学习。（influence）

Playing computer games too much ___________ your study.

2. 84岁的钟南山在抗疫期间很少休息。（rest）

The_____________Zhongnanshan___________ during the COVID-19.

3. 我的地理老师缺席了昨天的班会。（from）

My  geography teacher ___________________yesterday's class meeting.

4. 做决定前你必须三思。（make）

You have to think twice before __________________.

5. 今天我以学校为荣，明天学校以我为傲。（proud）

Today I’m ___________ my school and tomorrow my school will ___________ in my success.

6.  他过去常惹许多麻烦。（cause）

He  ___________________________________________.

二、语法填空。

Li Wen used to be a happy boy. ______， after his parents moved to the city to work， he  changed into a “problem child”. His _______ （happy）made a big difference to his study. He lost _______ （interested）in studying. Sometimes he was absent _____ school. In this way， he failed _____ catch up with others. Then he wanted to leave the school.

After his teacher knew it， she called his parents and advised them to talk with their son. His parents followed the teacher’s ______ （advise）. They had a long talk. It was _____ （exact）what he needed. He knows his parents love him and they’re always ______ （pride）of everything good that he does. Since then， he has _____ （become） happier and more active.

How important it is to_________（communication）well！

b. Homework：Write a letter to your parents.

【Blackboard Design】

Unit 4  I used to be afraid of the dark.

Section B （2a---2d）

Words： influence， seldom， proud， absent， fail， examination， exactly， pride， boarding school，

Phrases： be absent from， take pride in， in person， be proud of

Sentences：

He studies harder than he used to.

Li Wen’s parents had much more communication with their son than they used to.

Teaching prediction：

Because the students and I aren’t familiar with each other， I think it may be a little difficult to get on well with the class. But I can go out of my way to make knowledge interesting and encourage them to show themselves， teach them some useful reading strategies in order to be helpful to the further education. Meanwhile， I will tell them to enjoy reading and regard reading as a lifelong journey.