Unit 4I 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：① Paula used to be really quiet.②—Did Mario use to be short? —Yes, he did.③—What’s he lik e 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, 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Ⅰ. Lead in1. 大屏幕展示Ryan Carter的几X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. He’s 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. We’d love to.T: Ryan’s hair is soft and beautiful. His mother thinks it’s really wonderful. So she can’t stand cutting his beautiful hair. But some of Ryan’s friends say that Ryan can’t play with them because he looks like a girl.Ⅱ. 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.AppearancePersonality2. 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 Ⅲ. PresentationShow two different pictures of some famous people. Talk about their differences.1. Jiang Wen:Jiang Wen used to wear glasses, but he doesn’t 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.Ⅳ. Listening1. 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.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: shortglassestallshortredcurly2. 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 work1.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 lik e now?B: He’s tall now.Ⅵ. ListeningWork 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。
Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark Language Goal:Talk about what you used to be likeSection A1. Mario used to be . He used to wear .2. Amy used to be . She used to have .3. Tina used to have and hair .1c Look at the picture in 1a and make conversations.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.2a Listen and check (✔) the words you hear.friendly outgoing serioushumorous silent activebrave quiet helpful2c Make conversations about Paula using the information in 2b.A: Paula used to be really quiet.B: I know. She was always silent in class.Alfred: This party is such a great idea!Gina: I agree. It’s been three years since we last saw our primary school classmates.Alfred: It’s interesting to see how people have changed.Gina: Billy 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 library every day.Alfred: That’s 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: He’s so popular now. Look at all the girls around him!艾尔弗雷德:这次聚会是如此好的一个主意!吉娜:我同意。
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Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark Section B-2 Class Type Reading and writingObjectives 1.To understand the passage about the student Li Wen。
2.To complete and better understand the retelling of thepassage.3.To introduce to your classmates about the changesabout yourself from past to now。
Key structure 1.He studies harder than he used to。
2.They're always proud of me。
郑州市九年级英语全册Unit4Iusedtobeafraidofthedark解题方法技巧单选题1、This kind of plant is seen in our city because it lives 4,500m above sea level and is hard to find. A．commonlyB．alwaysC．seldomD．easily答案：C句意：这种植物在我们城市很少见，因为它生活在海拔4,500米的地方，很难找到。
commonly普遍地；always总是；seldom很少，稀少；easily容易地。
根据句意because it lives 4,500m above sea level and is hard to find可知，这种植物是很稀少的，所以在城市里不常见，故应选C。
2、It took me almost a whole day to _____ so many emails.A．deal withB．cut inC．cheer forD．run out答案：A句意：处理这么多电子邮件花费了我几乎一整天的时间。
deal with处理，对付；cut in打断，插嘴；cheer for 为…而欢呼；run out用完，用尽。
这四个选项都是动词原形，根据句意可知应选A。
这句话使用的句型是It takes sb. some time to do sth.花费某人一段时间去做某事。
3、—Hi, Tom, you must write article before going home.—I will, Mr. Smith.A．an 200-wordB．a 200-wordsC．an 800-wordD．an 800-words答案：C句意：——你好，汤姆，你必须在回家之前写一篇800字的文章。
——史密斯先生，我会的。
考查冠词和形容词。
a用在辅音音素开始的单词前；an用在元音音素开始的单词前。
