Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark. (Section A, 3a-3c)富春江初级中学 裘赛科一、教学目标语言目标:Words: background, interview, Asian, deal, shyness, dare, crowd, ton, private, guard , requirePhrases: take up doing, deal with, dare to, notanymore, get tons of attention, appear to others, private time, hang out with friends, be prepared to ,a small number,make it to the top技能目标:1.能运用used to 来谈论过去, 并与现在做出对比。2. 建立对人物专访这类文体的基本结构意识，学习其谋篇布局的写作方式。情感目标:通过学习一个腼腆的小姑娘通过自我完善，实现流行歌星的梦想的故事，使同学进行自我反思自己的变化历程，从而引导学生建立积极的人生态度，要想成功，必须努力奋斗。二、教学重难点1. 能运用目标词汇和短语谈论人物的过去及现状，体会主人公故事给我们带来的启迪。2. 了解文章的谋篇布局，在此基础上能拓展应用到自己的写作中。三、教学过程Step 1 Greet and enjoy a song ChangesEverything changes. People sure change. Were always changing, too. Do you want to know how I have changed? Let me share with you. Step 2 Lead-in How I have changed:I used to be shy, but now Im outgoing and friendly. I used to have a small number of friends, but now I have a lot.I used to just stay at home alone in my private time, but now I usually hang out with friends.I used to be a student, and I took up teaching after finishing college.The road to be a good teacher (is difficult):I require a lot of hard work. There are lots of problems to deal with.However, I never give up and fight on. I believe I can make it. Now I dare to speak in front of crowds.As a teacher, I get tons of attention. So I have be careful about what I say or do.All in all, I want to say Im prepared to be a good teacher.Step 3 Look and sayNow you have known something about me. Do you want to know something about my friends? Today, Id like to introduce you one of them-Candy Wang(show the picture)Look at the picture and say:1. Whats the girl doing？ 2. Is she outgoing or shy？ Today, we will read an article about her. Heres the title: From Shy Girl to Pop StarThen think about three questions:1. What did she use to be like？ 2. Whats her job？ 3. Whats the reading about？ Step 4 Fast-reading Read quickly to get the main ideas of each paragraph. Number 1 to 3.Step 5 Careful-readingIn order to get a better understanding, lets read paragraph by paragraph.a. Read paragraph 1 together and find out the answers to the questions.b. Read paragraph 2 aloud by yourselves and then fill in the chart.c. Read paragraph 3 carefully to find the advice Candy gives.Step 6 Fill in the blanks to summerize Candy s changes.After becoming successful, Candy has a lot of differences in her life.1. Candy used to be _, but now shes not shy _. 2. She didnt use to be _ in school, but now she gets _. 3. She used to _ with friends, but its almost _ now.4. She didnt use to _ how she appears to others, but now she does.5. She used to sing to _ her shyness, but now she loves singing _.6. She didnt use to _ about what she says or does, but she is now.Step 7 Retell(复述) the article with the help of the mind map. Step 8 Role-play the conversation between the interviewer and Candy.Suppose(假设) you are the interviewer and your partner is Candy. Ask and answer questions. (Interviewer = I, Candy= C )I : Hello！Candy Wang！Nice to meet you！ C: Nice to meet you, too！ I : May I ask you some questions？ C: Sure！ I : （such as the past，changes ， advice at least 5 questions )C: I : Thanks for your answering.C: Youre welcome.Step 9 HomeworkThis class, I told you something about my good friend. Also Id like to get to know my new friends. So please write a passage to introduce yourself. You can write according to the structure of the reading (课文结构). 1st paragraph：about your background2nd paragraph：about how your life has changed3rd paragraph：about your advice to others