英语人教版九年级全册Unit4 Section A 1a---2d.doc

Unit 4 Section A (1a-2d)一、教学目标：知识与技能：1、 能掌握以下单词： humorous, silent, helpful, from time to time, score 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、兴趣等方面所发生的变化。过程与方法：1、 通过呈现英语学习的常用方法，引导学生认识“used to”结构。2、 通过听力及口语交流活动使学生熟悉“used to”结构特征。3、 通过听说活动使学生运用“used to”结构，提升学生的语言表达能力。情感态度价值观：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、教学重点与难点：1、掌握本课时中出现的生词humorous, silent, helpful, from time to time, score2、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、兴趣等方面所发生的变化。三、教学准备：1、多媒体课件教学过程学生活动设计意图Step1 Warming-up1. 大屏幕展示大家熟悉的明星的几张照片，引导学生们猜测可能是谁。T: Who is the boy/ girl? S1：He is.because his eyes are. . 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. 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, active3. Learn the new words with the Ss: humorous, silent, helpful, from time to time, score. Presentation Show two different 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. . 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. Keys: short glasses tall short red 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 re cording again. Let Ss check their answers. . 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, Amy 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. . 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 at the words in 2a. Let some Ss read the words aloud. Make sure all the Ss know the meaning of the words. 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. 漫画是附有文字的幽默图片。2) silent adj. 不说话的；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. 有帮助的help n. (帮助) + ful helpful adj. 有帮助的e.g. His explanation wa s more or less helpful. 他的解释多少是有帮助的。2. Play the recording for the Ss to listen and check the words they hear. 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 pastKeys: quiet outgoing science music pianoNow 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. . Pair work 1. Tell Ss to make conversations about Paula using the information in 2a. 2. Let some 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. . 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 used 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. IX. 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。 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。e.g. They used to be good friends. 他们过去是好朋友。 (暗示现在不是了) Mrs Brown didnt use to / usednt to travel in summer. 布朗夫人过去夏天不旅游。 Did you use to / Used you to play the guitar? 他过去弹吉他吗？【拓展】几个易混结构的比较： 结构意义to的作用used to do sth.过去常常做某事use . to do sth.用做be used to do sth.被用来做be used to doing sth.习惯于做某事介词use . to do sth. 用做e.g. They use the knife to cut meat. 他们用刀切肉。be used to do sth. 被用来做某事e.g. This kind of wood is used to make paper. 这种木头是被用来做纸的。 be / get used to sth. / doing sth. 习惯于某事 / 做某事e.g. Lucy has been used to (eating) Chinese food. Lucy已经习惯(吃)中餐了。 I think youll get used to the climate soon. 我想不久你就会习惯这种气候的。根据所给汉语提示完成英语句子。1) My uncle _ (以前是个司机), but now he is an actor.2) Toms father _ (过去常常看书) after lunch.3) Mary _ (以前常常骑自行车) to work, but now she _ (习惯步行) to work.4) The pencil _ (被用来书写).Keys: used to be a driver used to read (books)used to ride a bike is used to walking is us ed to write2. She still plays the piano from time to time.from time to time是一个固定短语，意为“间或；有时”，常在句中作状语。e.g. Tom goes to visit his grandmother in the countryside from time to time. 汤姆时常去看望住在农村的奶奶。3. This party is such a great idea! He used to be so shy and quiet. such与so 辨析such为形容词，意为“这（那）样的；主要修饰名词；so是副词，意为“这（那）么；如此地”，主要修饰形容词、副词和分词。e.g. Do you like such weather? 你喜欢这样的天气吗？ Im so glad to see you. 很高兴见到你。 He can draw so well. 他画得那么好。当名词前有many，much，few或little等词修饰时，要用so而不用such。e.g. There are so many / few people in the hall. 大厅有这么多/这么少的人。 You have so much / little homework today. 你今天有这么多/这么少的作业。“such + a / an +形容词+可数名词单数 形式”相当于“so +形容词+a / an +可数名词单数形式”，表示“如此的一个”。e.g. She is such a lovely girl. = She is so lovely a girl. 她是这个如此可爱的女孩。选用such或so填空。1) The man told us _ funny a story.2) She has _ a beautiful dress.3) How can you get _ much money to buy the car?4) Dont go out in _ cold weather.5) Dont eat _ quickly.Keys: so such so such soX. Exercise: If time is enough, do some more exercise. I. 根据汉语提示填空，完成句子。1. He