Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark. 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： 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。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, 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。2. 教学难点：used to do/be 句型 三、教学过程. 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：No, 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 looks like a girl. . 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 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. Lear 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. 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 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. . 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.来源:gkstk.Com_ 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. 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 wasnt 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 time. 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 subjects were Paula good at?4) What is Paula interested in now?Keys: They were in science class.She was never brave to ask quest