英语人教版九年级全册unit 4section A3a-3c.doc

Go for it (Grade 9)Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark. (Section A 3a-3c)By Lai Yuzhen from No. 3 School in ShaoguanTopic: From shy girl to pop starType: Reading and writingTeaching aims:1.New words and phrases: background, interview, Asian, dare, private, guard, require, ton, shyness, require, deal with, dare to, used to, take up .2.Key sentences: She used to be shy, but now shes not shy anymore.She didnt use to be popular in school, but now she gets lots of attention.3.Let students practice reading and writing skills.Moral aims: Realize the difficulties to get success.Key points and difficult points:Create a real situation to let students complete the reading tasks by using scanning and skimming skills.Teaching ProceduresStep 1: Leading-in Watch a short photostory about Lily and Linda to show the sentence structure: used to ，but now Step 2: Presentation1.Show some photos to present new words by comparing the two pictures.(background , interview , Asian , shyness , crowd , ton , private, guard , require , deal with , dare to)2. Read aloud the new words together.3. Review the new words by showing photos and sentences .Pre-readingStep 3: warming up1.Show a mind-map and introduce the changes in several ways.2.Say:Everyone has changed！There are many famous stars who have changed a lot in the entertainmentworld. Candy Wang is one of the person who has changed a lot.3. Introduce the rules of the game.While readingStep 4: 1st Reading Activity 1: Skim the article and identify the paragraphs in which the following information appears. Number the information 1-3 in 3a.Step 5: 2nd ReadingActivity 2 : Scan the article again and choose the best answers.Step 6：3rd ReadingActivity 3: Scan paragraph 2 and fill in the chart in 3b.How Candys life has changed.In the pastNowShe used to be shy .She is not shy anymore. She didnt use to be in school.She gets tons of attention .She used to with friends.It is almost impossible .She didnt use to how she appears to others.She always does and she has to be what she says or does.Activity 4: Read aloud how Candys life has change in teams .Post reading Step 7: useful expressions Activity 5 : Underline the useful expressions. Then read aloud the phrases.Step 8: Writing a passageActivity 6: Write a passage about Jasons changes.1.Look at the two pictures and talk about how Jason has changed a lot by using “He used to , now he ”2.Write a passage about Jasons changes.3.Check some students passage. Show it to the class.Step 9: Summary1.Words & phrases : background , interview , Asian , shyness , crowd , ton , private, guard , require , deal with , dare to , take up, deal with , dare to do sth, a number of all the time , notany more, worry about , get tons of attention , be careful about .2.Reading ability : Skim the article to get the main idea of each paragraph by finding the key words. 3.How to make a mind-map about persons changes.Step 10: Chicken soup1.Where there is a will, there is a way.有志者事竟成。2.Success is not gained through dreams and hopes, but by hard work and practice.成功不是靠梦想和希望,而是靠努力和实践。Task paperActivity 1: Skim the article and number the information 1-3 in 3a._ how Candys life has changed_ Candys advice to young people_ Candys backgroundActivity 2 : Scan the article again and choose the best answers.( )1. Where is Candy from? A. Europe B. Asia C. Africa D. North America( ) 2.How did Candy deal with her shyness? A. By reading B. By speaking C. By singing D. By writing ( )3. What do you think the reading passage about? A. Candy Wang used to be a shy girl. B. Candy Wang is a pop star now. C. Candy Wang is not shy any more. D. Candy Wang has changed from a shy girl to a pop star. Activity 3: Scan paragraph 2 and fill in the chart in 3b.How Candys life has changed.In the pastNowShe used to be shy .She is not shy anymore. She didnt use to be in school.She gets tons of attention .She used to with friends.It is almost impossible .She didnt use to how she appears to others.She always does and she has to be careful what she says or does.Activity 4: Read aloud how Candys life has change in teams .Candy used to be shy. But now she is not shy anymore. Candy didnt use to be popular in school. But now she gets tons of attention.Candy used to hang out with friends. But now it is almost impossible.Candy didnt use to worry about how she appears to others. But now she does.Activity 5 : Underline the useful expressions.Activity 6: Write a passage about Jasons changes.1.Write something about Jasons changes: He used to _. Now he _.He used to _. Now he _.He used to _. Now he _.2. Write a passage about Jasons changes.TopicJasons changesComparisonLife: poor richPractice the cello hard become a famous cellist Sport: run play golfTranspor