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Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.
第一课时 Section A 1 (1a-2d)
一、教学目标
1. 语言知识目标：
1) 能掌握以下单词及短语：humorous, silent, helpful, score, from time to time能掌握以下句型：
① Paula used to be really quiet.
② —Did Mario use to be short —Yes, he did.
③ —What’s he like now —He’s 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。
2. 情感态度价值观目标：
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、教学重难点
1. 教学重点：
1) 掌握本课时中出现的生词humorous, silent, helpful, from time to time, score
2) 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。
2. 教学难点：
能初步运用所学的单词、词组及used to be句型，组内进行表达过去与现在外表特征相比较的话题交流。
三、教学过程
Ⅰ. Lead in
大屏幕展示Nicholas Tse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 is short.
S2: He has a round face, two big eyes. He’s a little heavy.
T: Let’s have a Brainstorming about Appearance.
T: How do we describe people
展示描述人特征的图片。
再重新展示Nicholas Tse的照片。
He was short when he was a child, but he is tall now.
He used to be short, but now he is tall.
继续展示哈利波特的三个演员，描述他们的变化。
Ⅱ. New words
Learn the names in Section A 1 (1a-2d).
Ⅲ. Presentation
1. 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, active
Ⅳ. Listening
1. T: Bob hasn’t seen some of his friends for four years. Now he’s seeing his friends. What did his friends use to like Listen and fill in the blanks.
2. 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 recording again. Let Ss check their answers.
Ⅴ. 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: What’s he like now
B: He’s tall now.
Ⅵ. 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.
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
VII. Listening
Work on 2b:
1. Let Ss read the sentences in 2b. Explain some main sentences for the Ss. Make sure they know what to do.
2. 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 answer the questions.
1) What class were they
2) What was Paula never brave to do in class
3) What subjects 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.
VIII. 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.
IX. Role-play
1. Read the conversation and Let Ss read after the teacher.
2. Read the conversation again and answer the questions.
1). Did Billy use to be outgoing
2). Did he use to wear glasses
3). What’s Billy like now
3. Explain some new words and main points in the conversation.
4. Read the conversation after the tape.
5. Practice the conversation with their partner. Then let some pairs to act out the conversation.
X. Summary and Homework:
Summary: In this class,we have learned the new words, expressions and the use of “used to do sth”. Be sure to remember them and make conversations with them.
Homework:
Recite the conversation in 2d after school.
板书设计：
Section A 1 1a-2dNew words and expressions：humorous, silent, helpful, score, background, interview, Asian, dare, ton, private, guard, require, from time to time, deal withSentence structures：① Paula used to be really quiet. ② —Did Mario use to be short —Yes, he did. ③ —What’s he like now —He’s tall now.
第二课时 Section A 2 (3a-4c)
一、教学目标：
1. 语言知识目标：
1) 学习掌握下列词汇：background, interview, Asian, dare, ton, private, guard, require, European, African, British, speech, public, ant, deal with, in public
2） 阅读短文，能按要求获取相关的信息。
3） 通过阅读训练来提高学生们的阅读能力。
4) 学习运用used to来表达“过去常常”存在的状态或的发生的动作。
2. 情感态度价值观目标：
人是不断发展变化的，我们身边的人和事都在不断变化，随着深入学习，我们也应该不断增长知识，健全自己的人格，不断去完善自己。
二、教学重难点
1. 教学重点：
1) 能运用一般现在时和一般过去时及used to do句型，对3a阅读课文进行复述。
2) 理解和运用一般现在时和一般过去时及句型used to do编写短文，说出你自己及家人、朋友过去和现在在外貌、性格及爱好等方面的变化
2. 教学难点：
理解和运用一般现在时和一般过去时及句型used to do编写短文，说出你自己及家人、朋友过去和现在在外貌、性格及爱好等方面的变化
三、教学过程
Ⅰ. Revision
Translate the sentences into English.
1. 马里奥以前很矮，他戴着眼镜。
___________________________________
2. 他现在长什么样子？
___________________________________
3. 保拉以前很安静，她在班上总是很沉默。
___________________________________
4. 她总是不够勇敢去问问题。
___________________________________
Keys: Mario used to be short and wear glasses.
What’s he like now
Paula used to be really quiet. She was always silent in class.
She was never brave enough to ask questions.
Ⅱ. Warming up
展示一张Candy Wang的照片，并询问学生们如下问题。
1. Who’s beautiful and outgoing girl She’s the famous singer Candy Wang.
2. Can you guess what she was like
Yeah, she used to be very shy.
3. Do you want to know her story
She took up singing to deal with her shyness.
As she got better, she was not shy anymore and loved singing in front of crows. Now she’s the Asian pop star.
Ⅲ. Reading
Work on 3a
1. Tell Ss to read the article and identify the paragraphs in which the following information appears. Number the information [1-3].
Ss read the article quickly and try to number the information.
方法指导：先读懂所给的三个句子的意思，明确段落大意。然后快速阅读短文，争取在较短的时间内，确定每个段落的大意。
2. 学生们按老师指导的方法进行阅读，确定每个段落的大意。
3. 最后，教师让部分说出自己的答案，并校对答案。
Keys: 2 3 1
Ⅳ. Careful Reading
1. Work on 3b:
1. 学生们再次阅读短文内容，并完成3b中的内容。
She used to be shy, but now she’s not shy ________.
She didn’t use to be _______ in school, but now she gets lots of attention.
She used to ________ with friends, but it is almost impossible now.
She didn’t use to ___________ how she appears to others, but now she does.
2. 学生们先读3b中的四个句子，理解其大意，然后仔细回读短文，找到相关信息，并完成句子。
3. 让学生们相互讨论，并校对答案。
Keys: 1. anymore 2. popular 3. hang out 4. be careful
2. Work on 3c
1. 告诉学生们本学习活动的要求：假设你是一名采访者，你伙伴是Candy，你向她询问问题，她来回答。
2. Give Ss and example:
e.g. You: What were you like？Were you good at singing when you were very young
Your partner: No. I used to be really shy. I took up singing to deal with my shyness. As I got better, I dared to sing in front of the class and then for the whole school.
3. Ss work in pairs. Try to ask and answers questions according to the passage.
4. Let some pairs ask and answer.
V. Exercise
1. Finish the sentences by using the words in the box.
require, guard, deal with, background, private
1. Playing the piano well ________ a lot of practice.
2. The ______ won’t let anyone through the gate without a pass.
3. It’s a _______ garden, not a public one.
4. We know nothing about his ____________.
5. I have a lot of letters to __________ today.
Keys: requires; guard; private; background; deal with
VI. Grammar Focus
1. 学生阅读Grammar Focus中的句子，然后做填空练习。
① 我以前是矮个子。
I ______ ____ be short.
② 我以前在学校常不受欢迎。
I ______ _____ to be popular in school.
③ 保拉以前的确不爱说话。
Paula _____ ____ be really short.
④ 她以前不喜欢小测试。
She _____ _____ _____ like tests.
⑤ 你以前很矮，不是吗？
You used to be short, ______ _______
是的，我是。/ 不，不是。
Yes, I _____. / No, I _______.
⑥ 他以前戴眼镜吗？
____ he _____ ______ wear glasses
是的，他戴。/ 不，他不戴。
Yes, he _____. / No, he ______.
2. 学生们完成填空试题后，可以打开课本检查答案，对错误的句子，单独进行强化记忆。
VII. Grammar Focus
一、used to 的用法
used to 意为“过去常常”，用于表示过去习惯性的动作或存在的状态（强调与现在的对比，暗示现在不做了）。其中to为不定式符号，后跟动词原形。used to只用于一般过去时态，没有人称和数的变化。例如：
Tom used to be very thin, but now he’s big and strong.
汤姆以前很瘦，但现在他又高又壮。
二、句式结构：
1. 否定句
主语 + used not / didn’t use to do sth.
2. 一般疑问句
Did + 主语 + use + to do …
答语：Yes, sb did. / No, sb didn’t.
3. 反意疑问句
主句，didn’t + 人称代词？
VIII. Practice
Work on 4a:
1. 让学生们每个句子中所给的词汇，猜测句子的大意，为编写句子做好准备。
2. 根据句意及其他相关信息确定句子的时态。
3. 学生们尝试写出正确的句子。
4. 最后通读一遍句子，进行综合理解，看句子内容是否通顺，合理。
5. Check the answers with the Ss.
Keys: 1. Grace used to watch a lot of TV. She didn’t use to watch a lot of movies.
2. My mom used to have curly hair. She didn’t use to have straight hair.
3. Jerry used to read books on European history. She didn’t use to read books on African culture.
4. Sandy used to teach British English. She didn’t use to teach American English.
Work on 4b:
1. Tell Ss to read the chart in 4a and try to write sentences about Emily with information.
2. 方法指导：描述Emily五年前的情况，应用used to 句型，而描述现在的情况，应用一般现在时态。并将第一个信息写出一个例句。
e.g. Emily didn’t use to eat a lot of vegetables, but now she loves carrots and tomatoes.
3. Ss try to write sentences by themselves.
4. 最后，让某部分学生上黑板，写出正确的句子，并对学生们有疑问的地方进行解释。
Keys: 2. Emily used to listen to pop music, but now she enjoys country music.
3. Emily used to watch scary movies, but now she hates them.
4. Emily didn’t use to read a lot of books, but now she reads at least six books a year.
IX. Group Work
Work on 4c:
1.让学生们阅读表格中的内容。
2.先根据自己的情况在相关表格中打勾。
3.询问自己的小组其他二到三名同学的情况，并在相关表格中打勾。
4.让学生们以小组为单位分别自主发挥，用英语来相互询问过去及现在所害怕的事情。
示例：
A: Did you use to be afraid of the dark
B: No, I didn’t. But I used to be afraid of being alone.
C: Did you use to be afraid of flying
D: No, I didn’t. But I used to be afraid of high places.
X. Summary and homework:
Summary: T: In this class, we have learned how Candy’s life has changed and the use of “used to do sth”.
Homework:
调查你的家庭成员他们过去常常害怕的事情，并写成一个小报告，向你的同学们汇报一下。
板书设计
Section A 2 (3a-4c)一、Expressions1. take up singing 2.deal with /do with 3. in front of crowds 4. not ... anymore=no more 5. no longer = not ... any longer6. get tons of / lots of attention 7. be prepared to do sth. 8. give up sth / doing sth 9. fight on 10. a number of 二、Sentence structures① She was never brave enough to ask questions. ② She still plays the piano from time to tim.③She was always silent in class.④She used to be shy, but now she’s not shy anymore.⑤Only a very small number of people make it to the top.
第三课时 Section B 1 1a-2e
一、教学目标
1. 语言知识目标：
1) 能掌握以下单词：ant, inset, influence, seldom, proud, be proud of, absent, fail, boarding school, in person, exactly, pride, take pride in
2) 能掌握以下重难句子：
① Li Wen’s unhappiness bagan to influence his schoolwork.
② Sometimes he was absent from classes and failed his examinations.
③ She advised them to talk with their son in person.
④ They take pride in everything good that I do.
I know my parents love me and they’re always proud of me,” says Li Wen.
2. 情感态度价值观目标：
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。珍惜父母及亲人对你的爱，努力学习回报社会。
二、教学重难点
1. 教学重点：
1) 掌握本课时出现的生词及用法。
2) 进行听力训练，提高综合听说能力。
3）阅读短文，获得相关信息，提高学生们的综合阅读能力。
2. 教学难点
1) 听力训练
2) 阅读2b部分的短文并完成相关要求。
三、教学过程
Ⅰ. Warming- up and revision
1. Daily greeting.
2. Check the homework.
3. Let some Ss talk about which things they used to be afraid of and which things they are still afraid of.
A: I used to be afraid of the dark. I’m still afraid of the dark.
B: I used to be afraid of giving a speech in public. I’m still afraid of giving a speech in public.
A: I used to be afraid of flying. I’m still afraid of flying.
B: I used to be afraid of high places. I’m still afraid of high places.
A: I used to be afraid of scary movies. I’m still afraid of scary movies.
B: I used to be afraid of dogs. I’m still afraid of dogs now.
Ⅱ. Lead in
1. T: Show some pictures of the school activities, such as having P.E class, having music class, eating ice-cream and so on.
2. Talk about the activities you used to like or dislike very much.
e.g. S1. I used to like P.E. class when I was a child.
I used to hate music class when I was a child.
S2: I used to like ice-cream when I was a child.
I used to hate milk and eggs when I was a child.
Ⅲ. Writing
Work on 1a
1. Ss look at the pictures in 1a. Try to understand the activities in the pictures.
2. Let some Ss talk about the activities they used to like or dislike very much.
Work on 1b:
1. Let Ss try to write some sentences. Then discuss with their partners.
e.g. I used to like painting pictures when I was a child.
2. Let some Ss write their sentences on the Bb.
Ⅳ. Listening
Work on 1c:
1. Tell Ss to read the sentences in 1c and try to understand the meaning of them.
2. Play the recording for the Ss. Ss just listen for the first time. Play the recording again and check the sentences Ss hear.
3. Check the answers:
Keys: 1 3
Work on 1d:
1. Let Ss read the sentences in 1d first. Tell Ss to listen again and fill in the blanks with the right words.
Keys: play P. E. class study love
2. Play the recording again for the Ss to listen and write the words.
3. Ss listen to the recording carefully and try to write the right words.
4. Check the answers with the class.
5. Listen once more and try to answer the questions.
1). Did the girl use to like test when she was six
2). What does the boy think of the tests in primary school
3). Did they use to wear school uniform when they were in primary
4). What did the boy think of the school uniform in primary school
5). What did the boy use to hate in primary school
V. Lead in(Reading)
1. Show a picture of a young student. Tell Ss that the boy is Li Wen. He’s a 15-year-old boy whose parents are working in the city. Look at the title of the passage and predict the problems he might have.
He Studies Harder Than He Used to
2. Now discuss them with your partner and guess the problems he might have.
3. Ask some Ss guess the problems..
e.g. S1. He used to break the school rules.
S2: He used to hate studying and fail his exams.
S3: He used to fight with his classmates.
…
VI. Reading
Fast Reading
1. T: Now let’s work on 2b. First, let Ss read the sentences and make sure they know the meanings of all the sentences. Then read the passage again and try to put the sentences into the correct places in the passage.
2. Read the passage and put the sentences [A-D] in the correct places.
Paragraph 1: C 指导：
由上文“当他小时候，他很少惹麻烦，他的家人和他在一起生活”，以及下文“他的父母搬到城市里去找工作，他很想念他们而且觉得很孤独和不开心”，可知李文的生活发生的变化，故应选C。
3. Check the answers with the class.
Careful Reading
Work on 2c
1. Read the passage again and try to underline the problems that Li Wen used to have.
2. Check the answers with the Ss.
Post reading
Work on 2d
1. Tell Ss that they have to use the clues from the passage to help them guess the meanings of the words in the box. Make sure Ss know what to do.
2. Ss read the passage again and try to guess the meaning of the words.
3. Let some Ss say their answers.
4. Check their answers with the class and tell Ss why.
Work on 2e
1. Tell Ss that they should complete the passage with the proper forms of the words and phrases in the box.
2. Ss work by themselves. If they have some questions, they may go through the proper paragraphs in 2b again.
3. Ask some Ss write his/her answers on the Bb.
4. Check the answers with the class.
Work on 2f:
1. What do you think Li Wen and his parents talked about in their conversation Write a conversation and role-play it with your group. Think of the following things:
2. Discussion
Did you used to have problems in school
Did you talk with your parents
3. T explains the language points.
VII. Summary and Homework
Summary: In this class,we have learned new words and some phrases, such as “ a normal 15-year-old boy, in person, influence his way of thinking, even though, be proud of / take pride in, be absent from classes ” and so on, we should learn to describe changes in a person's past and present.
Homework:
1. Remember the new words and phrases.
2. Read the passage again after school and retell it.
板书设计：
Section B 1 1a-2eExpressions：1. a normal 15-year-old boy 　 2. in person　　　　　　 3. influence his way of thinking　 4. even though　　　5. be proud of / take pride in　　　　 6. be absent from classes　　　　　　 7. to everyone’s surprise　 8. take pride in Sentence structures：① It is hard to believe that he used to be a problem child until a conversation with his parents influence his way of thinking.②As a small child, he seldom gave his parents any problems, and they were proud of him.③ Li Wen began to cause problems for himself and his family.④ He was often absent from classes, and he failed his examination.⑤ They also told me that even though they couldn’t be there to take care of me, they were always thinking of me and would take pride in everything good that I did.
第四课时 Section B 2 (3a-Self Check)
一、教学目标：
1. 语言知识目标：
1) 复习used to的用法。掌握生词general, introduction。
2) 学会用used to 句型谈论自己、他人过去的习惯、爱好、形象及经常做的事。
3) 能用就本单元所学习的语言知识来描写自己或他人与过去相比所发生的一些变化。
2. 情感态度价值观目标：
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。珍惜父母及亲人对你的爱，努力学习回报社会。
二、教学重难点
1. 教学重点：
1) 能上节所学短文的内容，完成写段落关键词及短文填空的任务。
2）掌握本单元所学used to句型的用法，并能正确运用此句型来进行表达。
3）能综合运用就本单元所学习的语言知识来写作与过去相比所发生的一些变化。
2. 教学难点：
写作与过去相比自己或他人所发生的一些变化。
三、教学过程
Ⅰ. Revision
Review the main story of Li Wen. Let some Ss try to retell the story of Li Wen.
Fill in the blanks with the proper words or phrases.
Li Wen is a good student, son and grandson. However, he ________ cause a lot of _______ for his parents. When his parents moved to another city to work, they could not be at home to ____________ him. So he was _____ interested in studying and even ____________________. Then his parents _________________ to send him to a boarding school, but he found life _________ there. In the end, his teacher ________ his parents to talk with him ________. This conversation _________ his life. He realized that his parents would always love him, and they would ____________ everything good that he did. Now he is one of the best students in his class.
Keys: used to; trouble; take care of; less absent from classes; made the decision; difficult; advised; in person; changed; take pride in
II. Taking notes
Work on 3a:
1. Tell Ss to work in pairs. First try to takes notes about how you have changed in your appearance.
Write the notes on a piece of paper.
In the past Now
appearance
personality
hobbies
2. Then talk with a partner about the changes that have happened to you.
e.g.
A: Oh, Maria. You have changed so much. You used to be short, didn’t you
B: Yeah, I used to be short and thin. But now I’m tall.
A: Did you use to have short hair
B: Yes. I used to have short straight hair. Now I have long curly hair.
A: Did you use to be shy
B: Yes. I used to be shy. But now I am outgoing.
3. Ss talk about how you have changed in the appearance.
III. Writing
Work on 3b:
1. Tell Ss what they should do.
In this step, Ss should write about how they have changed. What did they use to like Which change is the most important one, and why
2. 写作指导：
现在和过去进行比较的短文属于记叙文的范围。此话题的作文通常会以提示性作文的形式给出。注意要将提示的要点都表达清楚。句子的时态通常为一般过去时和一般现在时，used to句型在此类作文中应用广泛。
　　写作中可尝试将短文写成两个段落。
第一段，同学们可根据在3a环节中向伙伴所做的介绍，写出这些变化。
可先介绍自己过去的特点，再介绍自己现在的特点。
第二段中，介绍你最重要的变化，并简要说明这个变化是怎样发生的。
3. Ss try to write a short article.
4. Walk around the class give any help Ss may need.
5. Let some Ss read their articles to the class.
6. Give Ss an example:
How I’ve Changed
My life has changed a lot in the last few years. I used to be overweight but I’m not anymore. I lost a lot of weight after I started playing tennis. Playing tennis three times a week is very good exercise. Now I’m fitter and healthier.
The biggest change in my life was becoming much better in English. This is thanks to my English teacher, Mrs. Wong, who gave me an interesting book to read. I enjoyed it so much that I started to read other books. This is the most important change because I am no longer afraid of the English language and I am doing better in my exams. This has made my parents even prouder of me.
IV. Self Check
Work on Self Check 1:
1. Let some Ss read the words in the box. Make sure all the Ss know the meaning of the words.
2. Let Ss read the sentences in Self Check 1. Then Ss try to fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the box.
Work on Self Check 2
1. Tell Ss that they have to complete the statements below. They should write sentences about what they used to like when they were in primary school.
2. Ss think and try to complete the statements by themselves.
3. Let some Ss read their sentences to the class.
4. Correct the mistakes they have.
V. Summary and Homework
Summary: In this class,we have reviewed the words and phrases in this unit, and learn to write how you have changed. Be sure to remember the use of “used to do sth”.
Homework:
1. 复习本单元的全部内容。
2. 向父母亲了解你的家庭现在与十年前在生活上所发生的变化，并用英语写
一篇小短文介绍给大家。
板书设计：
Section B 2 3a-Self Check一、Expressions1. change a lot　 2. take pride in 3. be proud of 4. in person 5. be absent from 　 　 6. a great influence 7. give a general self-introduction 　 8. play very well in ... 二、Sentence structures①He used to be a very quiet teenager. He remained silent most of the time and seldom talked to other people.② If you are always absent from class, you will fail the examinations.③The teacher took pride in helping his students win the English competition.④Kate’s grandparents have had a great influence on her.⑤That British teacher is very humorous. He always tells us interesting jokes.⑥People are usually required to give a general self-introduction in a job interview.
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