英语人教版九年级全册Unit 4 SectionA (1a-2d).doc

Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark .教学设计 SectionA (1a-2d)武安市第七中学 李向平一、Teaching Aims1 Knowledge Objects Key wordsUsed to dark Target language Mario used to be short.Yes, he did. Now he is tall.2 Ability Objects Train Ss listening skill. Train Ss communicative competence3 Moral ObjectsDont judge a person by his appearance.二、Teaching Key Points 1 Target language2 The structure: used to 三、Teaching Difficult PointThe structure used to 四、Teaching Method Teaching by inductionPair work五、Teaching ProceduresStep One Lead-in1 Who is she ?2 Changes in myselfStep Two 1aThe activity introduces the key vocabulary. 1Call Ss attention to the chart with the headlines Appearance and Personality.Say, the word appearance will describe how people look and the word personality will describe what people are like. Ask two Ss to say the sample answers. Then elicit one answer to each column from the class. 2 Get Ss to fill in the chart individually.3 Check the answers by asking different Ss to read their lists to the class. Make sure that all the Ss understand what each word means.Note: Answers will vary from the sample answers below.Appearance: tall straight hair long hair short hair surly hair short fat thin slim good-looking pretty Personality: outgoing funny quiet kind warm-hearted friendly shy easygoingStep Three 1bThe activity gives Ss practice in understanding the target language in spoken conversation.1 Write two dates side by side on the Bb. The first is todays date, including the year and the second is the same day, but ten years ago.2 Ask a student to stand up. Use words or phrases to describe that student now. Ask students to suggest words or phrases that describe him/her ten years ago.T: Liu Chang is tall now. Was she tall ten years ago?S1: No, she is short.T: She has long hair. Did she have long hair ten years ago?S2: No, she has short hair. T: Ensure that the Bb ends up like this:Sep.10, 2005Sep.10, 2000tall shortlong hairshort hair3 Say, we use “used to” to talk about things that have changed. Write the following on the blackboard:Liu Chang used to be short, but she is tall now.She used to have short hair, but she has long hair now.4 Read the instructions to the class. Point out the sample answer. Say, you will hear someone in the recording say that Mario used to be short, listen and fill in the blanks with words you hear. Play the recording for the first time, Ss only listen. Play the recording again. This time, Ss listen and fill in the blanks.Step Four 1cThis activity provides oral practice using the target language. 1 Read the instructions to the class.2 Call Ss attention to the conversation in the box. Invite a pair of Ss to read it to the class.3 Write it on the blackboard.Step Five SummarySay, in this class, weve learned the key vocabulary words “used to” and “dark”. And weve also learned the target language: Mario used to be short. Yes, he did. Now he is tall.Step Six HomeworkCollect some of your favorite stars photos. Write something about the persons in the picture as they are now and as they were ten years ago.Step Seven Blackboard DesignUnit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.Section A The First Periodused to Now In the pasttall shortlong hair short hair Liu Cha