Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.第四课时.pptVIP

Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark. R 九年级上册 2a. Li Wen is a 15-year-old boy whose parents are working in another city. Look at the title of the following passage and predict the problems he might have. 2b. Read the passage and underline the problems that Li Wen used to have. He Used to Cause a Lot of Trouble Li Wen is a normal 15-year-old boy who works hard in school and gets good grades. It is hard to believe that he used to be a “problem child” until a conversation with his parents influenced his way of thinking. Li wen lives in the Sichuan countryside. As a small child, he seldom gave his parents any problems, and they were proud of him. However, __________, the boy’s life became more difficult. He had to move in with his grandmother. Li Wen began to cause problems for himself and his family. He was no longer interested in studying. He was often absent from classes, and he failed his examinations. Finally, his parents made a decision to send him to a boarding school. Li Wen no longer lived with his grandmother. He studied, ate and slept at the school, and he hated it. There were so many rules, and he used to break them all the time. One day, he told his teacher he wanted to leave the school _____________. The head teacher advised his parents to talk with their son in person. His parents took a 40-hour train ride and a five-hour bus ride to go back to their hometown. To everyone’s surprise, this conversation changed Li Wen’s life. “It was exactly what I needed,” he said. “My parents helped me to understand how much they had given me. They also told me that even though they couldn’t be there to take care of me, they were always thinking of me and would take pride in everything good that I did. ____________, I realized that since my parents moved away, I’ve been afraid of being alone, and have tried to make my parents pay more attention to me.”