Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the darkSection A (1a-2d)

1、Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark. Section A (1a-2d)I. Teaching aims and demands1. Language goals：1) Key vocabulary： humorous, silent, helpful, from time to time, score 2) Target language： Paula used to be really quiet. Did Mario use to be short? Yes, he did. Whats he like now? Hes tall now.2.

2、Ability goals：1) Develop the students listening and speaking skills.2) Use English to talk about what they did before and try to find the change between now and the past.3.Moral goals：1) Get the students to understand the principle that things are in constant development, change.2) Cultivate a posit

3、ive attitude of the students.II. Teaching key and difficult points1. Teaching key points：1) Learn and master the key vocabulary: humorous, silent, helpful, from time to time, score2) Learn the useful expressions of talking about what they did before about oneself or others：I used to 3）發(fā)現(xiàn)自己或他人在外表、性格、

4、興趣等方面所發(fā)生的變化。2. Teaching difficult points：used to do/be 句型 III. Teaching proceduresStep. Lead in 1. 大屏幕展示Ryan Carter的幾張照片，引導(dǎo)學(xué)生們來(lái)描述他的長(zhǎng)相特點(diǎn)。T: What does he look like?S1：He has long curly blonde hair. S2: He has a round face, two big eyes. Hes a little heavy. T: Does he like his hair? Can you guess? S1：N

5、o, he does. He wants to cut it short. S2: T: Do you want to know about his story? S3: Sure. Wed love to. T: Ryans hair is soft and beautiful. His mother thinks its really wonderful. So she cant stand cutting his beautiful hair. But some of Ryans friends say that Ryan cant play with them because he l

6、ooks like a girl. Step. Words presentation1. Look at the chart in 1a, then discuss with your group mates. Try to fill in the chart with words to describe people. Appearance Personalitytallstraight hairoutgoingfunny 2. Let some Ss say their answers. Let other Ss add more. Appearance: tall, straight h

7、air, short, of medium height, straight/curly hair, long/short hair, heavy, thin, of medium built Personality: Outgoing, shy, funny, serious, cute, quiet, kind, brave, friendly, active3. Lear the new words with the Ss: humorous, silent, helpful, from time to time, scoreStep . Presentation Show two di

8、fferent pictures of some famous people. Talk about their differences. 1. Jiang Wen: Jiang Wen used to wear glasses, but he doesnt wear glasses now.2. Zhang yishanZhang yishan used to be short, but he is tall now.T: Explain the use of “used to do/be ” to the Ss. Step . Listening 1. T: Bob hasnt seen

9、some of his friends for four years. Now hes seeing his friends. What did his friends use to like? Listen and fill in the blanks. 1) Mario used to be _. He used to wear _.2) Amy used to be _. She used to have _ hair.3) Tina used to have _ and _ hair. Keys: short glassestall shortred curly2. Play the

10、recording for the Ss to listen. 3. Ss listen and try to fill in the blanks with the right words. 4. Play the recording again. Let Ss check their answers. Step . Pair work 1. Look at the picture in 1a and make conversations in pairs. 2. Ss work in pairs to ask and answer the appearance about Mario, A

11、my and Tina. 3. Let some pairs ask and answer in pairs. e.g. A: Did Mario use to be short? B: Yes, he did. He used to be really short.A: Whats he like now?B: Hes tall now. Step . Listening Work on 2a: T: Paula has changed a lot in the past few years. Do you want to know what she used to be? 1. Look

12、at the words in 2a. Let some Ss read the words aloud. Make sure all the Ss know the meaning of the words._ friendly _ outgoing _ serious _ humorous _ silent _ active_ brave _ quiet _ helpful 1) humorous adj. 有幽默感的；滑稽有趣的humor (幽默) + ous 有幽默感的e.g. Cartoons are humorous pictures with words. 漫畫(huà)是附有文字的幽默圖

13、片。2) silent adj. 不說(shuō)話的；沉默的silent adj. silence n. 沉默e.g. Peter seems silent today. Whats the matter? 彼特今天似乎很沉默，怎么了？3) helpful adj. 有幫助的help n. (幫助) + ful helpful adj. 有幫助的e.g. His explanation was more or less helpful. 他的解釋多少是有幫助的。2. Play the recording for the Ss to listen and check the words they hear

14、. 3. Play the recording again to check the answers. Keys: friendly outgoing silent active brave quiet Work on 2b: 1. Let Ss read the sentences below. Explain some main sentences for the Ss. Make sure they know what to do. In the past1) Paula used to be really _. She was always silent in class. She w

15、asnt very _. She was never brave enough to ask questions.2) She got good grade in _. She was also good in _. She used to play the _.Keys: quiet outgoing science music pianoNow 1) Now shes more interested in _. She plays _ almost every day. Shes also on a _team.2) She still plays the _ from time to t

16、ime. Keys: sports soccer swim piano2. Play the recording for the Ss to fill in the blanks with the right words. 3. Play the recording again to check the answers. 4. Play the recording once more and anwer the questions. 1) What class were they?2) What was Paula never brave to do in class?3) What subj

17、ects were Paula good at?4) What is Paula interested in now?Keys: They were in science class.She was never brave to ask questions to teachers.Science and music.Paula is more interested in sports now.Step . Pair work 1. Tell Ss to make conversations about Paula using the information in 2a. 2. Let some

18、 pairs act out their conversations before the class. e.g. A: Paula used to be really short? B: I know. She was always silent in class. Step . Role-play 1. Read the conversation and Let Ss read after the teacher. 2. Read the conversation again and complete the blanks. Bill has changed so much! He use

19、d to be _ and _. His face always _ _ when he talked to girls! He studied hard and got good _ on his exams. He used to be _, but now he is _ and _. Keys: shy quiet turned red scores thin big strong3. Ask Ss to role-play the conversation in groups. Alfred: This party is such a great idea!Gina: I agree

20、. Its been three years since we last saw our primary school classmates. Alfred: Its interesting to see how people have changed. Gina: Bill has changed so much! He used to be so shy and quiet.Alfred: Yeah, his face always turned red when he talked to girls!Gina: I used to see him reading in the libra

21、ry every day.Alfred: Thats because he was a really good student. He studied hard and got good scores on his exams. Gina: Did he use to wear glasses?Alfred: Yes, and he used to be thin, too. But look how big and strong he is now! Gina: Hes so popular now. Look at all the girls around him!Step IX. Lan

22、guage points1. I used to be afraid of the dark. used to do sth. 過(guò)去常常做某事表示過(guò)去經(jīng)常性或習(xí)慣性的動(dòng)作或狀態(tài)，暗指現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)不存了，強(qiáng)調(diào)過(guò)去與現(xiàn)在的對(duì)比。used to的否定形式有兩種：didnt use to或usednt to。 used to用于疑問(wèn)句時(shí)，可借助助動(dòng)詞did，也可以將used提到主語(yǔ)前。e.g. They used to be good friends. 他們過(guò)去是好朋友。 (暗示現(xiàn)在不是了) Mrs Brown didnt use to / usednt to travel in summer. 布朗夫人

23、過(guò)去夏天不旅游。 Did you use to / Used you to play the guitar? 他過(guò)去彈吉他嗎？【拓展】幾個(gè)易混結(jié)構(gòu)的比較： 結(jié)構(gòu)意義to的作用used to do sth.過(guò)去常常做某事不定式符號(hào)use . to do sth.用做be used to do sth.被用來(lái)做be used to doing sth.習(xí)慣于做某事介詞use . to do sth. 用做e.g. They use the knife to cut meat. 他們用刀切肉。be used to do sth. 被用來(lái)做某事e.g. This kind of wood is use

24、d to make paper. 這種木頭是被用來(lái)做紙的。 be / get used to sth. / doing sth. 習(xí)慣于某事 / 做某事e.g. Lucy has been used to (eating) Chinese food. Lucy已經(jīng)習(xí)慣(吃)中餐了。 I think youll get used to the climate soon. 我想不久你就會(huì)習(xí)慣這種氣候的。根據(jù)所給漢語(yǔ)提示完成英語(yǔ)句子。1) My uncle _ (以前是個(gè)司機(jī)), but now he is an actor.2) Toms father _ (過(guò)去常?？磿?shū)) after lunch

25、.3) Mary _ (以前常常騎自行車) to work, but now she _ (習(xí)慣步行) to work.4) The pencil _ (被用來(lái)書(shū)寫(xiě)).Keys: used to be a driver used to read (books)used to ride a bike is used to walking is used to write2. She still plays the piano from time to time.from time to time是一個(gè)固定短語(yǔ)，意為“間或；有時(shí)”，常在句中作狀語(yǔ)。e.g. Tom goes t

26、o visit his grandmother in the countryside from time to time. 湯姆時(shí)常去看望住在農(nóng)村的奶奶。3. He studied hard and got good scores on his exams. score n. 得分；進(jìn)球e.g. He got high scores in the examination. 考試中他得了高分。 4. This party is such a great idea! He used to be so shy and quiet. such與so 辨析such為形容詞，意為“這（那）樣的；主要修飾名

27、詞；so是副詞，意為“這（那）么；如此地”，主要修飾形容詞、副詞和分詞。e.g. Do you like such weather? 你喜歡這樣的天氣嗎？ Im so glad to see you. 很高興見(jiàn)到你。 He can draw so well. 他畫(huà)得那么好。當(dāng)名詞前有many，much，few或little等詞修飾時(shí)，要用so而不用such。e.g. There are so many / few people in the hall. 大廳有這么多/這么少的人。 You have so much / little homework today. 你今天有這么多/這么少的作業(yè)。“such + a / an +形容詞+可數(shù)名詞單數(shù) 形式”相當(dāng)于“so +形容詞+a / an +可數(shù)名詞單數(shù)形式”，表示“如此的一個(gè)”。e.g. She is such a lovely girl. = She is so lovely a girl. 她是這個(gè)如此可愛(ài)的女孩。選用such或so填空。1) The man told us _ funny a story.2) She has _ a beautiful dress.3) How can you get _ m