英语人教版九年级全册Unit 4 SectionA 1a-1c.docx

Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.Section A 1a-1cStep 1 ReviewTask: Match the adjectives with their opposites. () ()1. short A. thin 2. heavy B. funny/humourous3. shy C. curly hair4. serious D. hardworking5. straight hair E. brave6. lazy F. outgoing7. silent/quiet G. strong8. weak H. tallThis task is aimed to review the adjectives students have learned and prepare them for the following learning in order to help students to use the right adjectives to describe people.Warm-upTopic lead-inThe topic of the class is child stars and their changes.Lead-in: Do you know the new child stars in “Dad, Where are we going?”? What does she/he look like?Activity: watch a short video and talk about the new child stars appearance and personality.Summary:Students are asked to summarize the adjectives used to describe persons personality and appearance.Step 2 Presentation1 Lead inActivity: Talk about What was the child star like.Sentence pattern1: (What was she like?/What did she look like?)Ten years ago/In the past, 1. She was _.2. She had _ hair.3. She was _. Lead in new sentence pattern:1. She/He used to be _ and_.2. She/He used to have _ hair.3. She/He used to be _. But , 1. Now she/he is _.2. Now she/he has _ hair.3. Now she/he is_.Step 3 Practice: Activity1: Speaking1.Guessing game-guess who she/he is, what did she/he use to be, and what is she/he like now.Sentence pattern:He used to be _. Now he is _. He used to have _ hair. Now he has _ hair. He used to be _. Now Now he is_and he _.2. Make sentences about the changesActivity2: ListeningBob hasnt seen his friends for four years. He talked with his friends about what his friends used to look like. Students listen and fill in the blank.Mario used to be _. He used to wear _.Amy used to be _. She used to have _.Tina used to have _ and _ hai