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

Reading

1. 这本书花费了他 10 元. This book ______ him 10 yuan. He ______ 10 yuan _____ this book. He _____ 10 yuan _____ this book. cost spent on paid for

2. 他花了两个小时做作业. He ______ 2 hours ______ his homework. It ______ him 2 hours _______ his homework. spent doing took to do

3. 我现在几乎不打篮球了. I _______ _______ play basketball now. 4. 我很怀念过去的日子. I really ______ the old days. 5. 他正在找丢失的钢笔. He is looking for the __________ pen. hardly ever miss missing

6. 我经常在网上和我的朋友聊天. I often ______ ______ my friends in the internet. 7. 我将再也不会在课堂上讲小话了. I _______ talk in class __________. chat with won’t anymore

Section 1 Before You Read PAIRWORK Tell your partner about a time your parents helped you with a problem. Make notes. 1. Liu Shuai – 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..

1. didn’t use to eat vegetables become fat mother helped him to understand that he should eat more vegetables.

Section 3 After you Read 3a Put these sentences into the correct place in the reading. Missing languagePlace in reading How was he able to change? and didn’t give up trying to help him That’s when I decided to change but a recent conversation with his mother changed his life Even the teacher agreed that Martin was wasting his time

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

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. death n. 死 ; 死亡 afford v. 买得起 ; 负担得起 ( 常与 can 或 be able to 连用 ) but a recent conversation with his mother changed his life

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 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). cause v. 造成；使发生 himself himself pron. ( 反身代词 ) 他自己；他本身 patient patient adj. 有耐性的；忍耐的 and didn’t give up trying to help him in the end in the end 最后；终于 decision decision n. 决定；决心 make a decision 下决定；下决心 Even the teacher agreed that Martin was wasting his time

1.His mother looked after him as well as she could. as well as 是并列连词, 意为 ” 又 ; 和 …. 一样, 连接两 个相等的句子, 但强调前面的部分. as well as 是并列连词, 意为 ” 又 ; 和 …. 一样, 连接两 个相等的句子, 但强调前面的部分. The girl is as well as beautiful. 那个女孩长得漂亮而且个子也高． Your grandmother as well as your parents is going to take you to the park. 你的奶奶和你的父母准备带你去公园． 注意： as well as 连接并列成分作主语时，谓 语动应与其前面的名词或代词在人称和数上保持一 一致

The head teacher said it was necessary 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 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.” The head teacher said it was necessary 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 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.” head teacher 班主任 necessary adj. 必须的；必需的 to one’s 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 That’s 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 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?