SectionB2a-2fUnit4Iusedtobeafraidofthedark.ObjectivesTolearntounderstandanduseusedto+verbtomakecomparisons.Tolearnthenewwords:inperson,takepridein,beproudofseldominfluenceabsentfailexaminationboardingschoolinpersonexactlyadv.

不長；極少v.&n.

影響adj.

缺席；不在v.

不及格；失敗；未能（做到）n.

考試；審查寄宿學校親身；親自adv.確切地；精確地WordsReviewpridetakeprideinproudbeproudofn.

自豪；驕傲為

感到自豪adj.

自豪旳；驕傲旳為自豪；感到驕傲WordsReviewStay-at-homechildrenneedafamilywithmotherandfather.Let’senjoyamovietoknowsomethingaboutthem.Lead-in1Lead-in2Stay-at-homechildrenDoyouknow“stay-at-homechildren”?Howdoyouthinkaboutthem?Let’sreadLiWen’sstory.接龍幻燈片上單詞或短語出現時，同學應迅速讀出并說出中文意思。每人一詞，按行/列依次接龍，3秒內說不出，此行/列同學即失去此答題機會，下一行/列同學接續。seldomabsentexaminationexactlytakeprideinboardingschoolprideinfluencefailbeproudofproudLiWen’sunhappinessbegantoinfluencehisschoolwork.TheyhadalongtalkandLiWenunderstoodthathisparentstakeprideineverythinggoodthathedid.LiWen’sbackground.It’simportantforparentstobetherefortheirchildren.Para.1Para.2Para.3Para.4Para.1Para.2Para.3Para.4Beforeyouread1Skimthearticleonpage30.Thenmatchtheparagraphswiththeirmainideas.TheytakeprideineverythinggoodthatIdo.They____________me.”LiWen’sparentsdecidedtosendhimtoaboardingschool.Inotherwords,hisparents________________.LiWen’sunhappinesschangedhisschoolwork.Hisschoolworkwas__________.Hisgrandparentscametolookafterhim,buthewantedhisparentsto___________him.areproudofmadeadecisioninfluencedtakecareofThewordsinitalicsexplainthemeaningsofsomewordsfromthearticleonpage30.Findthewordstocompletethesentences.Changetheirformsifnecessary.VocabularyLiWenusedtohavedifficultiesinschool.Hisparentslefthimbehindandhefeltverylonelyandunhappy.Hedidn’tlikehisgrandparents.Heworksveryhardanddoeswellinschoolwhenhisgrandparentscametolookafterhim.Hemissedhisparentssomuchandwantedtolivewiththem.TTFFTWhileyoureadReadthefirstparagraph,thenfinishtheexercises.“T”fortrue,“F”forfalse.2WhydidLiWenbecamelessinterestedinstudying?Heisalazyboy.B.Hewantstoplayoutside.C.Hefeltlonelyandunhappy.D.Hedoesn’tliketostudy.Readthesecondparagraphandthenchoosetherightanswer.2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTLiWen’sdifficultiesinschool?Hewasabsentfromclasses.B.Hefailedhisexaminations.C.Hewasshy.D.Hehadnofriendsinschool.3.Hisparentstooka__________anda__________togettoLi’sschool.24-hourbus,5-hourtrainB.24-hourtrain,5-hourbusC.24-hourtrain,15-hourbusD.24-hourbus,15-hourtrainReadthelasttwoparagraphsandthenfillintheblanks.PastNowHefelt________and________.Hewas____________now,becauseheknewhisparents__________________.He__________________classesand_______hisexaminations.Heworked___________thanheusedto.Hewas_____andwasnotbeableto____________quicklyinschool.Hebecame___________and________________________inschool.lonelyunhappymuchhappierwereproudofhimwasabsentfromfailedevenhardershymakefriendsmoreoutgoingmadesomegoodfriendsaskteacherforhelpReadthepassageandunderlinetheproblemsthatLiWenusedtohave.2cP31Buthemissedhisparentssomuchandheoftenfeltlonelyandunhappy.LiWen’sunhappinessbegantoinfluencehisschoolwork.Hebecamelessinterestedinstudying.Sometimeshewasabsentfromclassesandfailedhisexaminations.Usecluesfromthepassagetohelpyouguessthemeaningsofthewordsinthebox.2dP31influence:v.&n.

影響absent:

adj.

缺席；不在boardingschool:

寄宿學校inperson:

親身；親自HeStudiesHarderThanHeUsedtoLiWenisanormal15-year-oldboyfromthecountryside.Heworksveryhardanddoeswellinschool.Itishardtobelievethatheusedtohavedifficultiesinschool.Whenhewasalittleboy,heseldomcausedanyproblems,andhisfamilyspentalotoftimetogether.However,thingsbegantochangeafewyearsago.Hisparentsmovedtothecitytolookforjobs,andhisgrandparentscametotakecareofhim.Buthemissedhisparentssomuchandheoftenfeltlonelyandunhappy.SectionB,2bLiWen’sunhappinessbegantoinfluencehisschoolwork.Hebecamelessinterestedinstudying.Sometimeshewasabsentfromclassesandfailedhisexaminations.Finally,LiWen’sparentsmadethedecisiontosendhimtoaboardingschool.However,LiWenwasshyandwasnotabletomakefriendsquicklyinschool.Hefoundlifetheredifficult.Oneday,hetoldhisteacherthathewantedtoleavetheschool.Histeacherworriedabouthim,andshecalledhisparents.Sheadvisedthemtotalkwiththeirsoninperson.Sohisparentstooka24-hourtrainanda5-hourbusridetogettoLiWen’sschool.influencev.影響Webecamethebestoffriendsandheinfluencedmedeeply.我們成了最佳旳朋友,他深深地影響了我。Hiswritingshaveinfluencedthelivesofmillions.他旳作品影響了千百萬人旳一生。influencen.影響Herinfluencemademeabetterperson.她對我旳影響使我成為一種更加好旳人。

Mr.Smithisamanofinfluenceinthistown.

史密斯先生是這個鎮上有權勢旳人物。influence,affect這兩個詞旳共同意思是“影響”。其區別是：1.affect著重指一時旳“影響”;而influence則往往指對行為、性格、觀點等較長時間旳、潛移默化旳“影響”。2.表達不良影響時只能用affect,不能用influence。（effectn.)Theyhadalongtalk.“ItwasexactlywhatIneeded,”hesaid.“NowIunderstandthateventhoughtheyarebusy,theyarealwaysthinkingofme.TheytakeprideineverythinggoodthatIdo.”eventhough雖然；縱然；盡管

I’llgototheconcerteventhoughitrains.

雖然下雨，我也要去聽音樂會。

Heneverapologizeseventhoughheknowsthatheiswrong.

他從不道歉，雖然他自知錯了。

Eventhoughyoudonotlikeit,youmustdoit.雖然你不喜歡這工作，你也得做。Afterthat,LiWen’sparentshadmuchmorecommunicationwiththeirsonthantheyusedto.NowLiWenhasreallychanged.Hebecamemoreoutgoingandmadesomegoodfriendsinschool.Heevenjoinedtheschoolbasketballteamandbecameactiveinmanyotheractivities.“I’mmuchhappiernow,andIworkevenharderthanIusedto.Iknowmyparentslovemeandthey’realwaysproudofme,”saysLiWen.“It’sveryimportantforparentstobetherefortheirchildren.”LiWenisa15-year-oldboy.Heworkshardanddoeswellinschool.Itishardtobelievethatheusedtohavedifficultiesinschool.Whenhisparentsmovedtothecitytowork,theycouldnotbeathometo___________him.Sohebecamelessinterestedinstudyingand______classes.Thenhisparents________tosendhimtoaboardingschool.Hefoundlifetheredifficult.Onedayhetoldhisteacherhewantedtoleavetheschool.Histeacheradvisedhisparentstotalkwiththeirsoninperson.Thisconversation________hislife.Herealizedthathisparentswouldalwayslovehim,andtheywould____________everythinggoodthathedid.Nowheismuchhappierandmoreoutgoingthanheusedtobe.takecareof

missed

decided

changed

beproudof

beproudof/takeprideinmakeadecision/decidemiss/beabsentfromchange/influencelookafter/takecareofCompletethepassagewithproperformsofthewordsandphrasesinthebox.2eAfteryouread3WhatdoyouthinkLiWenandhisparentstalkedaboutintheirconversation.Writeaconversationandrole-playitwithyourgroup.Thinkofthefollowingthings:2fP31PossiblequestionsLiWenmightaskhisparentsQuestionshisparentsmightaskLiWenPossibleanswersfromLiWenandhisparentsMom:Honey,areyouOK?Li:Imissedyousomuch.Youwerealwaysbusywithyourworkanddidn’ttakecareofme.Mom:Wemissedyou,too.Youknow,wehavetoworkforourfamily.MomissosorryforIleftyouhomebutIhavenochoice.Thoughwe’rebusy,westillthinkofyou.Youareagoodboyandwe’resoproudo