1、Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the darkPeriod Five Section B 2a-2eTeaching aims and demands:New words and phrases:seldom,influence,absent,fail,examination,boarding school,in personExactly,pride,take pride in,proud,be proud of, be absent fromKey sentences: 1.Sometimes he was absent from classes and fa
2、iled his examinations.2. She advised them to talk with their son in personStep1 lead-inStay-at-home children need a family with mother and father. Lets tell something about them. Do you know “stay-at-home children” ?How do you think about them?Lets read Li Wens storyStep 2 Aims and demandsShow the l
3、earning aims to the students.Step 3 Self-learningSkim the article on page 30. Then match the paragraphs with their main ideas.Step 4 Read2a Read the passage and put the sentences in the correct places.2c Read the passage and underline the problems that Li Wen used to have.2dUse clues from the passag
4、e to help you guess the meanings of the words in the box.2eComplete the passage with proper forms of the words and phrases in the box.2fWhat 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 thingsLan
5、guage points:1.Sometimes he was absent from classes and failed his examinations.absent: adj. 心不在焉的; 漫不经心的。缺席的。 *be absent from: 不在.地方 *be absent oneself from: 使.不到场How many students are absent from class today?Amos had an absent expression on his face.Andrew absented himself from the meeting1. She a
6、dvised them to talk with their son in person.advise sb. to do sth. 建议,劝某人做某事in person : 亲自;亲身They advise him to wait.I advised (her) that she (should) go.Will please advise me when the bags should arrive?Step 6 Exercises.I. 选择最佳选项1. Mrs Li takes _ in the success of her two children. A. pride B. time C. trouble2. LiNahaswonthechampionshipinFranceTennisOpen.AlltheAsians_ herchallengigsprintandexcellentEnglish. A.areproudof B.takecareof C.getalongwithII. 翻译下列句子1. Jo was _ _ the house . 乔不在家。 2. Youarereally_. 你真是心不在焉! 3.I _ _ _ _ drivetoo fast.我劝你不要把车开得太快。 4.Jane was_ _ her new car. 简为她的新车颇为得意。