1、Unit 3 I used to be afraid of the dark. Reading,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 in school all day. Then I _ home and _. Before I started high school, I _ spend a lot of time _ games with my fr
2、iends, but I just dont have the time _. In the evening, I_ _ TV or chat with my grandmother, 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 _.,Im too busy,used to,much,get up,go right,eat dinner,used to,playing,have
3、to,used to,any more,used to take,hardly ever,for,do my homework,miss the old days,Exercise,watch,The butterfly,A story of a girl without father, she had changed a lot during she lived in the countryside with her mother.,She met an old man who taught her lots of things and she felt love in her deep h
4、eart.,Section 1 Before You Read,PAIRWORK Tell your partner about a time your parents helped you with a problem. Make notes.,Example : didnt use to study hard at school got bad grades father helped him to understand that it was important to do well at school,Reading He used to cause a lot of trouble.
5、,Learning Strategy: USING CONTEXT,Always use the information around the word or phrase you dont understand to help you guess the meaning. Using context can help you learn new words and phrases.,Read the passage quickly and there are 5 sentences missing. Put these sentences into the correct places in
6、 the reading. Maybe you will meet some new words. Dont be afraid of them. Try to guess their meanings.,fast reading,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”, but a recent conversation with his mother changed
7、his life. He didnt use to give his mother many problems.However,(1)_ _, Martins life became much more difficult. His mother couldnt afford to pay for her childs education. To do this, she had to work, and so was often not at home.,death n. 死;死亡,afford v.买得起;负担得起(常与can 或be able to连用),after his father
8、s death,a few years ago,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)_. In the end, she made a diffic
9、ult decision: to send him to a boys 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)_ _.,cause v. 造成；使发生,himself pron. (反身代词)他自己；他本身,patient adj. 有耐心的；忍耐的,and didnt give up trying to help him,in the end 最后；终于,decisio
10、n n.决定；决心 make a decision 做决定;下决心,Even the teacher agreed that Martin was wasting,his time,The head teacher said it was necessary for Martin to talk with his mother. Martin called his mother, but to his surprise, this phone call changed his life. “It was exactly what I needed,” he said. “My mother h
11、elped 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
12、pay more attention to me.”,head teacher 校长,necessary adj. 必需的,to ones surprise 令某人惊奇的是,exactly adv. 正；恰恰,even though 即使；纵然；尽管,no longer 不再；已不,take pride in 对感到自豪,Thats when I decided to change,attention n. 注意；专心；留心,pay attention to 对注意;留心,Now Martin has really changed. He has been working hard and i
13、s now one of the best students in his class. (5)_ His mothers love helped him to feel good about himself, and as Martin himself says, “Its very important for parents to be there for their children.”,How was he able to change?,Section 3 After You Read,3a Put these sentences into the correct places in
14、 the reading.,1,2,3,4,5,3b Read the statements below. Circle “TRUE”, “FALSE”, or “DONT KNOW” according to the reading.,1. Martin is still a bad boy. 2. There wasnt enough money for the family. 3. Martin finally understood what his problem was. 4. Martins father didnt use to help him. 5. What his mot
15、her said didnt change Martins mind.,TRUE FALSE DONT KNOW TRUE FALSE DONT KNOW TRUE FALSE DONT KNOW TRUE FALSE DONT KNOW TRUE FALSE DONT KNOW,( )1.Jim spent two hours _that house. A. to draw B. draws C. draw D. drawing ( )2.She often spends much time _the clothes. A. in B. on C. at D. with ( )3.Diana
16、 spends one hour _ spoken English every day. A. practice B. to practice C. on practicing D. in practicing ( )4.Now, I have a _homework to do every day . I feel very tired. Me, too. I really _ the old days. A. lot;miss B. lot of;like C. lot of; miss D. lot; like,D,B,D,C,Homework:,( )5.Do you mind _ t
17、he door? A. open B. opening C. to open D. opens ( )6.You neednt worry _ your son. He can take care of himself. A. about B. of C. at D.on ( )7.Dont _ the last bus . Please be quick. A. take B. catch C. miss D. lose ( )8.Our teacher often _us after class. A. chat with B. chat to C. chats with D. chats
18、 to ( )9.Its _ interesting book that we all like it. A. such a B. such an C. so a D. so an,B,A,C,C,B,用took ,spent , paid , cost 填空 I _ 10 yuan for that book. She _ 100 yuan on her dress. It _ her ten dollars. It _ her ten hours to finish it.,It takes sb. some time to do sth. Sb. spend(s) some time /money doing sth. Sb. spend(s) some time /money on sth. Sb. pay(s) money for sth. Sth. cost(s) +money/Sth. cost(s) sb. +money.,paid,spent,cost,took,Well begun is half done. 好的开始是成功的一半。,
