Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the darkSection A (1a-2d)

1、Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark. Section A (1a-2d)I. Teaching aims and demands1. Language goals：1) Key vocabulary： humorous, silent, helpful, from time to time, score 2) Target language： Paula used to be really quiet. Did Mario use to be short? Yes, he did. Whats he like now? Hes tall now.2.

2、Ability goals：1) Develop the students listening and speaking skills.2) Use English to talk about what they did before and try to find the change between now and the past.3.Moral goals：1) Get the students to understand the principle that things are in constant development, change.2) Cultivate a posit

3、ive attitude of the students.II. Teaching key and difficult points1. Teaching key points：1) Learn and master the key vocabulary: humorous, silent, helpful, from time to time, score2) Learn the useful expressions of talking about what they did before about oneself or others：I used to 3）发现自己或他人在外表、性格、

4、兴趣等方面所发生的变化。2. Teaching difficult points：used to do/be 句型 III. Teaching proceduresStep. Lead in 1. 大屏幕展示Ryan Carter的几张照片，引导学生们来描述他的长相特点。T: What does he look like?S1：He has long curly blonde hair. S2: He has a round face, two big eyes. Hes a little heavy. T: Does he like his hair? Can you guess? S1：N

5、o, he does. He wants to cut it short. S2: T: Do you want to know about his story? S3: Sure. Wed love to. T: Ryans hair is soft and beautiful. His mother thinks its really wonderful. So she cant stand cutting his beautiful hair. But some of Ryans friends say that Ryan cant play with them because he l

6、ooks like a girl. Step. 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 h

7、air, 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. Lear the new words with the Ss: humorous, silent, helpful, from time to time, scoreStep . Presentation Show two di

8、fferent 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. Step . Listening 1. T: Bob hasnt seen

9、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

10、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. Step . 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, A

11、my 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. Step . 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

12、at the words in 2a. Let some Ss read the words aloud. Make sure all the Ss know the meaning of the words._ friendly _ outgoing _ serious _ humorous _ silent _ active_ brave _ quiet _ helpful 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

13、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 was 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

14、. 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 past1) Paula used to be really _. She was always silent in class. She w

15、asnt very _. She was never brave enough to ask questions.2) She got good grade in _. She was also good in _. She used to play the _.Keys: quiet outgoing science music pianoNow 1) Now shes more interested in _. She plays _ almost every day. Shes also on a _team.2) She still plays the _ from time to t

16、ime. 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. 4. Play the recording once more and anwer the questions. 1) What class were they?2) What was Paula never brave to do in class?3) What subj

17、ects were Paula good at?4) What is Paula interested in now?Keys: They were in science class.She was never brave to ask questions to teachers.Science and music.Paula is more interested in sports now.Step . Pair work 1. Tell Ss to make conversations about Paula using the information in 2a. 2. Let some

18、 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. Step . 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 use

19、d 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. Alfred: This party is such a great idea!Gina: I agree

20、. Its been three years since we last saw our primary school classmates. Alfred: Its interesting to see how people have changed. Gina: Bill has changed so much! He used to be so shy and quiet.Alfred: Yeah, his face always turned red when he talked to girls!Gina: I used to see him reading in the libra

21、ry every day.Alfred: Thats because he was a really good student. He studied hard and got good scores on his exams. Gina: Did he use to wear glasses?Alfred: Yes, and he used to be thin, too. But look how big and strong he is now! Gina: Hes so popular now. Look at all the girls around him!Step IX. Lan

22、guage 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

23、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.过去常常做某事不定式符号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 use

24、d 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

25、.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 used 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 t

26、o 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. He studied hard and got good scores on his exams. score n. 得分；进球e.g. He got high scores in the examination. 考试中他得了高分。 4. 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

27、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 _ m