Unit4 SectionA.doc

Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark. Section A 1 (1a-1c)一、教学目标： 1. 语言知识目标：1) 能掌握以下句型： Paula used to be really quiet. Did Mario use to be short? Yes, he did. Whats he like now? Hes tall now.2) 能够用英语描述自己或他人过去常常做的事情；发现自己或他人在外表、性格等方面所发生的变化。2. 情感态度价值观目标： 让学生明白事物是在不断发展、变化的道理，培养学生积极向上的心态。二、教学重难点1. 教学重点：1)掌握有关外表和性格方面的单词2) 学会描述自己或他人过去常常做的事情基本句型：I used to 3）发现自己或他人在外表、性格等方面所发生的变化。2. 教学难点：used to do 句型 三、教学过程Step1. Lead in 1. 大屏幕展示几组照片，引导学生们来描述他们的长相特点并进行对比。T: What does he/she look like?S1： 2. 再展示几组照片，引导学生们来描述他们的性格T: What is he/she like?S1： Step2. 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 hair, 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, activeStep3. Presentation 1、 Show a video . Some people are different in the past and now.Then show some different pictures of some famous people. Talk about their differences. 2、 Show some pictures and talk their differences in the past and now.3、 Describe themselves 4、Explain the use of “used to do/be ” to the Ss. Step4. Listening 1. T: Bob hasnt seen 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 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. 5、Explain the use of “used to do/be used to do sth/be used to doing sth”by showing a video.6.ExercisesStep5. Pair work 1. Look at the pictures and make conversations in pairs. 2. Ss work in pairs to ask and answer the appearance 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. Step6.Language points1. I used to be afraid of the dark. used to do sth. 过去常常做某事表示过去经常性或习惯性的动作或状态，暗指现在已经不存了，强调过去与现在的对比。used to的否定形式有两种：didnt use to或usednt to。 A)主语did not use to 动词原形.He did not use to swim in this river, but he swims here now.B)主语used not to 动词原形.used to用于疑问句时，可借助助动词did，也可以将used提到主语前。A)Did主语 use to 动词原形.e.g. She used to smoke a lot. Did she use to smoke a lot?B)Used 主语 to 动词原形. Used she to smoke a lot?Used to 的反意疑问句 主语+used to do sth, didnt +主语？ usednt+主语？He used to watch a lot of TV, didnt he? usednt he?句型转换练习1. She used to be shy. (改为一般疑问句) _ she _ _ be shy? 2. He used to spend lots of time playing computer games, _ _? (完成 反意疑问句)3. She used to play the piano. (改为否定句) She _ _ _ play the piano.Step7. Sum upSum up from three aspects: words，sentence，moralStep8.Homework 1、Read the new