I used to be afraid of the dark. Unit 2

1. I used to be afraid of the dark. Unit 2

2. exercise Put the missing words into the blanks. My biggest problem is that _________. When I was young ,I _______have so ______ time, but these days I ______ early and stay at school all day. Then I _________ home and ______. Before I started high school, I________ a lot of time ______ games with my friends, but I just don’t have time ______. In the evening, I ________ TV or chat with my grandfather, but now I _______ study. I love music, and my father _______ me to concerts. These days, I _________ have time ______ concerts. I _________ and go to bed. I really __________. I’m too busy Used to much get up go right used to spend eat dinner playing anymore used to watch have to used to take hardly ever for do my homework miss the old days

3. 2 Look at the pictures and write about Yu Mei. It seems that Yu Mei has changed a lot. She used to be short when she was younger, but now… she is tall. Yu Mei used to have long hair, but now she has short hair. Yu Mei used to play soccer, but now she plays tennis. Yu Mei used to be very quiet, but now she is very outgoing.

4. The butterfly A story of a girl who without father, she had changed a lot during she lived in the country side with her mother. She met an old man who taught her lots of things and she felt love in her deep heart.

5. Reading He used to cause a lot of trouble. Section 1 Before You Read PAIRWORK Tell your partner about a time your parents helped you with a problem. Make notes. 1. Liu Qing – didn’t use to study hard at school – got bad grades – father helped him to understand that it was important to do well at school 2. .

6. Learning Strategy:USING CONTEXT Always use the information around the word or phrase you don’t understand. You can learn new language in this way, or understand what is necessary to complete a task.

7. answer the questions • How old is Martin now? • What made him change a lot? • Did Martin’s father use to help him? • Did he use to give his mother many problems? • Why did his mother have to work? • In the end ,what decision did the mother make? • What changed Martin’s mind?

8. fast reading He used to cause a lot of trouble Read the passage quickly and there are 5 sentences missing. Put the sentences into the correct place in the reading. Maybe you will meet some new words, don’t be afraid of them, try to guess them.

9. Section 2 While You Read He used to cause a lot of trouble Martin Murray is a fifteen-year-old boy. He used to be a “problem child”, (1). He didn’t use to give his mother many problems. However, after his father’s death a few years ago, Martin’s life became much more difficult. His mother couldn’t afford to pay for her child’s education. To do this, she had to work, and so was not often at home. but a recent conversation with his mother changed his life death n.死;死亡 afford v.买得起;负担得起(常与can或be able to连用)

10. His mother looked after him as well as she could. Unfortunately, Martin still caused problems for himself and his family. He was not interested in studying, and he often got into trouble with the police. Luckily, his mother was very patient, (2) . Inthe end, she made a difficult decision: to send him to a boy’s boarding school. Martin hated it and used to cause a lot of trouble. One day, he told his teacher he wanted to leave the school. (3) . and didn’t give up trying to help him Even the teacher agreed that Martin was wasting his time causev.造成；使发生 in the end最后；终于 himself pron. (反身代词)他自己；他本身 decision n.决定；决心make adecision下决定；下决心 patient adj.有耐性的；忍耐的

11. The head teacher said it was necessary to talk with his mother. Martin called his mother, but tohis surprise, this phone call changed his life. “It was exactly what I needed,” he said. “My mother helped me to understand how much she had given me. She also told me that even though my father was no longer with us, he was watching me, and would always take pride in everything good I do. (4) . I realize that since my father died, I have been afraid of being alone, and have tried to make my mother pay more attention to me.” That’s when I decided to change headteacher班主任 even though即使；纵然；尽管 necessary adj.必须的；必需的 no longer不再；已不 take pride in对…感到自豪 to one’s surprise令某人惊奇的(是)… attentionn.注意；专心；留心 pay attention to对…注意;留心 exactlyadv.正；恰恰

12. Now Martin has really changed. He has been working hard, and he is now a top student in his class. (5) . His mother’s love helped him to feel good about himself, and as Martin himself says, “It’s very important for parents to be there for their children.” How was he able to change?

13. Section 3 After you Read 3a Put these sentences into the correct place in the reading. 5 2 4 1 3

14. 3b Read the statements below. Circle “TRUE”, “FALSE”, or “DON’T KNOW” according to the reading. 1. Martin is still a bad boy. 2. There wasn’t enough money for the family. 3. Martin finally understand what his problem was. 4. Martin’s father didn’t use to help him. 5. What his mother said didn’t change Martin’s mind. TRUE FALSE DON’T KNOW TRUE FALSE DON’T KNOW TRUE FALSE DON’T KNOW TRUE FALSE DON’T KNOW TRUE FALSE DON’T KNOW