Unit4Iusedtobeafraidofthedark.教案

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：

① Paula used to be really quiet.

② — Did Mario use to be short? — Yes, he did.

③ — What’sehlike 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：

used to do/be 句型

三、教学过程

Ⅰ . Warming up

Look at the pictures and describe people.

What does he/she look like?(short hair, curly hair, thin, heavy⋯ )

Ⅱ . Words 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.

Appearance Personality

tall

outgoing

straight hair

funny

⋯

⋯

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

3. Lear the new words: humorous, silent, helpful, from time to time, score

Ⅲ. Presentation

Show 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 yishan

Zhang yishan used to be short, but he is tall now.

Ⅳ. Listening

1. T: Bob hasn ’ t seen some of his friends for four years. Now he What

did his friends use to look like? Listen and fill in the blanks.

’ s seeing his friends

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.

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.

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.

___ 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. He is a kindly and humorous man.

他是个善良幽默的人。

2) silent adj. 不说话的；沉默的

silent adj. → silence n. 沉默

e.g. Peter seems silent today. What

’ s 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

e.g. The book is really helpful.

adj.

有帮助的

这本书真的很有用。

2. Play the recording for the Ss to listen and check the words they hear.

3. Play the recording again to check the answers.

1. Let Ss read the sentences below. Explain some main sentences for the Ss. Make

sure they know what to do.

In the past

1) Paula used to be really ______. She was always silent in class. She wasn ’ t v

________. She was never brave enough to ask questions.

2) She got good grade in _______. She was also good in ______. She used to play

the ______.

1) Now she’ s more interested in ______. She plays ______ almost every day.

She’ s also on a ______team.

2) She still plays the _____ from time to time.

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?

Ⅶ . 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 quiet.

B: I know. She was always silent in class.

Ⅷ . Role-play

1. Read the conversation.

2. Read the conversation again and complete the chart.

What was Billy like in the past? What is Billy like now?

3. Ask Ss to role-play the conversation in groups.

IX. Language points

1. I used to be afraid of the dark.

used to结构意为 “过去经常；以前常常 ”，表示过去的习惯性动作或经常性状态，

可用于各种人称，后接动词原形。如：

Amy used to listen to music.

You used to be short, but now you ’ re tall.

used to结构的否定形式有两种： didn ’ t use 或to usedn’ t to只(用于英式英语 )。如：

The Whites didn

’ t use to live here. / The Whites usedn

’ t to live here.

used to 结构在构成疑问句时，可借助助动词

did，也可将