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九年级上册单词巧记+句型语法剖析（Unit 2I used to be afraid of the dark）三点剖析单词·巧记·典句·考点【巧记提示】terrify(使害怕）→horrify(使害怕【经典例句】The child was terrified of being left alone in the house。
这个孩子害怕独自在家。
【考点聚焦】1）terrify 的同义词frightened。
2)固定搭配：be terrified of doing 害怕做某事。
【巧记提示】c+hat(帽子）【经典例句】He is busy chatting他正在忙着跟他的朋友聊天。
【考点聚焦】1)现在分词chatting与过式chatted的t要双写。
如：Chatting with him is a waste of time.跟他聊天是浪费时间。
2）chat 还可以作为名词使用。
固定搭配have a long chat with sb.意思是“跟某人进行了很长时间的谈话”。
【巧记提示】dea(d)( adj.死的）+-th(名词后缀【经典例句】His mother’s death他妈妈的死，对他来说是个巨大的打击。
【考点聚焦】1）记住die v.，dead adj.，death n.是同根词，但词性不同。
2）请记住词组at death’s door 在死亡的边缘，bore sb.to death 使某人非常厌烦。
【活学活用】1.(2010重庆模拟)A.In the beginningB.At the beginningC.At the endD.In the end【巧记提示】afford(付得起）→after(以后的【经典例句】Are you able to afford你能抽出时间度假吗？【考点聚焦】afford与can (could）连用，表示“冒……之险”。
初三英语Unit 2 I used to be afraid of the dark. 人教版（新目标）【本讲教育信息】一. 教学内容：Unit 2 I used to be afraid of the dark.[语言目标] Language goal:Talk about what you used to be like. 谈论你过去的外表。
[学习目标］Functions:1. 学会陈述自己过去常做的事情2. 学会陈述自己过去的爱好等3. 能够表达自己现在和过去在外表、性格、娱乐等方面的变化4. 能够表达朋友、家人等现在和过去的变化二. 教学重点难点：短语used to 的用法三. 重点词和短语：1. used to 过去常常2. be afraid of＝be terrified of 害怕3. a couple of days 两天4. look different 看起来不同look the same 看起来一样5. wear glasses/contact lenses 戴眼镜/隐型眼镜6. have a great memory 记性很好7. have long/straight/curly hair 留着……发型8. be interested in ＝take an interest in 对……感兴趣9. on the swim team 在游泳队10. People sure change. 人是会变的。
11. be/live alone 独处/单独居住feel lonely 觉得孤独12. speak in front of a group 在众人面前讲话13. go to sleep with the light on 开着灯睡觉14. worry about sth./ sb.＝be worried about sth./sb. 担心15. study all the time 一直学习16. go right home 直接回家17. spend time （in）doing sth. 花时间做某事18. no longer＝not. . . any longer 不再（延续性）no more＝not…any more 不再（短暂性）19. chat with sb. 与……聊天20. take sb. to a concert 带某人去音乐会21. hardly ever 几乎不22. miss the old days 怀念/想念过去的那些日子23. in the last few years 近几年24. daily life 日常生活25. make sb. stressed out 使某人精疲力尽26. a fifteen-year-old boy 一个15岁的男孩27. problem child 问题少年28. afford sth./to do sth. 负担得起He couldn’t afford to pay for his child’s education.29. as…as 与……一样as well as…与……一样好，也as well as she could 尽她全力30. get into trouble with the police 与警察发生冲突31. be patient with sb. 对……有耐心32. in the end 最后33. make a decision on sth./doing sth. 决定做某事＝make up one’s mind to do sth.＝decide to do sth.34. send sb. to＋地点送某人去某地35. cause a lot of trouble （for sb. ）引起很多麻烦36. leave the school 退学37. waste one’s time 浪费时间38. to one’s surprise 使某人吃惊be surprised at sth. 吃惊于……To my surprise, a phone call changed his life.39. feel good about himself 很有自信40. head teacher 班主任41. It’s necessary to do sth. 必须做某事42. even though＝even if （＋让步状语从句）即使Even though he is eighty, he looks young and healthy.43. take pride in＝feel/be proud of 为……而自豪I take pride in being a Chinese.I am/feel proud of being a Chinese.44. give up 放弃Don’t give up. 不要放弃。
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其反意疑问句用肯定式。
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| | 5・Mterested Wdj.|感兴趣的，指人对某事物感兴趣，往往主语是人丨丨「 I :interesting adj.I I 有趣的，指某事物 | /1某人具 有趣味，主语往往是物I 丨6still 」|仍然，还. 用在 be~~动词的后面 |~~如: I ' m stilll astudent. 用在行为动词的前面 如：Istill ove him. 7. the dark 天黑，晚上，I am terrified of the dog. be terrified~ofdding sthl 如 I am terrified of speaking. 9.| on I""副词| 表示（电灯、电视、机械等）在运转中I / I 打开， 其反义词 off.① be in tefeSte0 M sth.对…感兴趣②be黑暗8.害怕…be terrifiedof衣着 He S P 6nd 3 monthS bUilding thebfidge. 他花费了三个月去建这座桥。
Unit 2 I used to be afraid of the dark. The Fifth PeriodⅠ．Teaching Aims and Demands 1．Knowledge Objects (1) Key Vocabulary：right, comic (2) Practice reading and writing using the target language. 2．Ability Objects (1) Train students' ability to get information in reading or in conversation. (2) Train students' ability to express their ideas using the target language. 3．Moral Object Talk to your parents as often as possible so that you can understand each other better. Ⅱ．Teaching Key Point Practice reading and writing using the target language. Ⅲ．Teaching Difficult Point Write a passage about how someone's life has changed. Ⅳ．Teaching Method：Practice method Ⅴ．Teaching Aids：1．A projector 2．A sample version Ⅵ．Teaching Procedures Step Ⅰ Revision Review the target language presented in this unit. Invite a student to come to the front of the classroom and demonstrate an activity. The rest of the class guess what he/she is doing first. Then make sentences using the words “ used to” and the guessed activity, Demonstrate how to play the game. A student pretends that he/she is drinking milk. T: What is he/she doing? Ss: He/She is drinking milk.T: You are right. OK. Please make sentences using “used to” and “drink milk”. S1: I used to drink milk a lot. Now I don't like to drink milk at all. S2: I didn't use to drink milk. But now I like milk very much. S3: … Step Ⅱ 3a This activity provides reading practice using the target language. Teach the words right and comic. Call students' attention to the article. Invite a student to read it to the class. Correct any pronunciation errors to make sure the student provides a good model for the rest of the class. Point out the chart. Elicit the first answer from the class: Rose Tang then: had so much time. Guide students to find out the information in the reading. It says when I was young, I used to have so much time, … Say, Now read the article and complete the chart. Get students to do the work on their own. As they work, move around the classroom and offer help if necessary. Answers Rose Tang then: had so much time; spent a lot of time playing games with my friends; watching TV or chat with my grandmother; went to concerts with my father Rose Tang now: gets up early and stays in school all day; has no time for playing games; has to study; has no time for concerts; does homework and goes to bed Step Ⅲ 3b This activity provides reading and writing practice using the target language. Read the instructions to the class. Read the letter to the class. Do the first one or two fill-ins with the class. Say, Please complete the letter on your own. You may use the information from the chart in Activity 2b.Ask students to work individually. Walk around the room checking progress answering questions as needed.Ask different students to read their completed letters to the class. Note: Answers will vary. Step Ⅳ 3c This activity provides writing practice using the target language. Read the instructions to the class. Demonstrate how to do the activity. Ask students to take turns suggesting things that they used to do and that they still do. Make two columns with the headlines Used to and Now on the blackboard. Say, Write an article about the things that you used to do and that you still do to describe how your life has changed since primary school. Use these suggestions on the blackboard with your ideas to write your article. You may also use the articles in Activities 3a and 3b as a model. Show the following sample version on the screen by a projector as a guide. My life has changed a lot since primary school. I used to like different things when I was a child. I used to play chess with my grandfather. I used to like drawing pictures. But now I have to study very late every night. I didn't use to wear glasses. But now I have to wear them. To my joy, I didn't use to like maths; now it's my favourite subject. I got an A in the last maths exam. I'm very glad. Ask students to do the activity individually. As they begin to write, move around the room providing help as needed. It doesn't matter whether they only write a sentence or a longer article. Ask students to read their articles to a partner. If there isn't enough time for all the students to finish the article, allow them to finish it after class.Step Ⅴ 4aThis activity provides reading, writing, listening and speaking practice usingthe target language.Read the instructions to the class.Focus attention on the chart. Set a time limit of one minute. Students read theheadlines at the top and at the sides.Demonstrate how to fill in the chart with a good students to provide a good modelfor the rest of the class.T: What kind of books do you like reading, Wei Ming?W: I like reading comics.T: How about music?W: I like listening to pop music.T: …Make a simple chart on the blackboard and ask Wei Ming to fill in his informationin the chart.I…My parents used to …readingI like reading comics.listening to musicI like listening to pop music.sportsAsk students to complete the work on their own. They may remember or guess whattheir parents used to do. Assign part of their task to homework so that students maytalk to their parents. Answers will vary.Step Ⅵ 4bThis activity provides oral practice using the target language.Read the instructions to the class.Ask students to complete the work in groups.Ask a few students to tell the class about the other students they have talked to.Step Ⅶ SummarySay, In this class, we've done much practice in reading and writing as well asspeaking the target language.Step Ⅷ Homework(1) Talking to their parents, students fill in the information in the chart inActivity 4a.(2) Finish off the activity in Activity 4b. Write a passage about students andtheir parents.Step Ⅸ Blackboard DesignUnit 2 I used to be afraid of the dark.Section BThe Fifth Period1．Used toNowplay chessstudy very latedraw pictures wear glassesnot wear glasses like maths……2．I…My parents used to …readingI like reading comics.listeningto I like listening to popmusicmusic.sports。
Unit 2 I used to be afraid of the dark一、知识点1. used to 过去常常做某事,暗指现在已经不存在的动作或状态. 后跟动词原形.used to do sth.There used to be ….（反意疑问句）didn’t there?否定形式为: didn’t use to 或usedn’t to疑问形式为: Did…use to…? 或Used…to…?be/get used to doing sth.习惯于, to 为介词.2. wear 表示状态. =be in +颜色的词put on 表示动作.dress + 人给某人穿衣服.dress sb. / oneselfhave on表示状态（不用于进行时态）3. on the swim team on 是…的成员,在…供职.4. Don’t you remember me? 否定疑问句.（考点）Yes, I do. 不, 我记得. No, I don’t 是的, 我不记得了.5. 反意疑问句:①陈述部分的主语为this, that, 疑问部分主语用it; 陈述部分主语用these, those, 疑问部分用they 做主语.例: This is a new story, isn’t it?Those are your parents, aren’t they?②陈述部分是there be 结构, 疑问部分仍用there例: There was a man named Paul, wasn’t there?③I am 后的疑问句, 用aren’t I例: I am in Class 2, aren’t I?④陈述部分与含有not, no, never, few, little, hardly, seldom, neither, none 等词时,疑问部分用肯定.例: Few people liked this movie, didn’t they?但陈述句中若带有否定前缀或后缀的单词时, 这个句子仍视为肯定, 后面仍用否定.例: Your sister is unhappy, isn’t she?⑤陈述部分的主语若为不定式或V-ing 短语, 疑问部分主语用it.例: To spend so much money on clothes is unnecessary, isn’t it?⑥陈述句中主语是nobody, no one, everyone, everybody 等指人的不定代词时,疑问部分用they做主语; 若陈述部分主语是something, anything, noting, everything 等指事物的不定代词时, 疑问部分用it 做主语.例: Nobody says one word about the accident, do they?Everythi ng seems perfect, doesn’t it?⑦当主语是第一人称I时, 若谓动为think, believe, guess 等词时, 且其后跟宾丛,这时疑问句部分的人称, 时态要与宾语从句保持一致, 同时还要考虑否定转移.例: I don’t think he can finish the work in time, can he?⑧前面是祈使句, 后用will you? (let’s 开头时, 后用shall we?)6. be terrified of 害怕的程度比be afraid of 深.7. miss: ①思念, 想念例: I really miss the old days.②错过, 未中, 未赶上, 未找到.例: It’s a pity that you miss the bus.The boy shot at the goal, but missed.8. no more (用在句中)=not…any more (用在句尾) 指次数;no longer (用在句中)=not…any longer (用在句尾) 指时间.9. right: ①adj. 正确的, 右边的②n. 右方, 权利③adv. 直接地.10. It seems that Yu Mei has changed a lot. = Yu Mei seems to have changed a lot.11. afford + n. /pron. afford + to do 常与can, be able to 连用.例: Can you afford a new car?The film couldn’t afford to p ay such large salaries.12. as well as 连词, 不但…而且…强调前者. (若引导主语, 谓动与前者在人称和数上一致例: Living things need air and light as well as water.生命不仅需要水, 还需要空气和阳光.I as well as they am ready to help you.不仅是他们, 我也愿意帮助你.13. alone = by oneself 独自一人. lonely 孤独的, 寂寞的.14. in the last/past + 一段时间during the last/past + 一段时间与现在完成时连用.15. die (v.) dead (adj.) death (n.) dying (垂死的)16. play the piano弹钢琴17. ①be/ become interested in sth. 对…感兴趣②be interested in doing sth. 对做…感兴趣③show great interest in 在……方面产生极大的兴趣④a place of interest 一处名胜some places of interest如：He is interested in math, but he isn’t interested in speakingEnglish. 他对数学感兴趣，但是他对说英语不感兴趣。
初三英语Unit 2 I used to be afraid of the dark.【本讲主要内容】Unit 2 I used to be afraid of the dark.通过本课的学习，我们应该能做下面的事：1. 学会谈论自己和他人过去经常做的事。
2. 学会谈论自己和他人过去的外貌、性格、爱好等。
3. 学会谈论自己和他人的变化。
【知识掌握】【知识点精析】同学们，想一想我们过去的外表、性格、爱好等与现在一样吗？我们在哪些方面发生了改变呢？相信你通过第二单元的学习，能很好的谈论自己和他人的变化及我们身边变化的事。
当我们谈论自己过去常常做的事的时候我们用used to 过去常常，后接动词原形的句型表示。
但我们要注意：When you are talking to someone new or someone you don’t know very well, you should not make statements that might embarrass them, such as You used to be thin and now you are fat.【解题方法指导】一. 词汇用法1. used to 过去常常；以前常常用used to do 来谈论过去的习惯和状态，但它们现在已不复存在。
例如：I used to smoke , but now I’ve stopped.我过去吸烟，但是现在已经不吸了。
何时不用used to……used to 指在某人过去的生活中发生的事而现在已经结束了：有环境已经改变的意思。
它不是用来简单地说明过去发生了什么事，或用多长时间，或发生了多少次。
I worked very hard last month. 上个月我工作很努力。
不能说：I used to work very hard last month.2. be interested in / bee interested inShe is interested in playing the piano.I'm interested to hear about your family.我很想听听你家的情况interest vYour opinions interest me.你的观点引起了我的兴趣interest n （take an interest （in）=be interested in something对……产生兴趣）They share an interest in poetry. 他们都爱好诗歌。
Unit 2 I used to be afraid of the dark.The Third PeriodDate:Ⅰ. Teaching Aims and Demands1. Knowledge Objects(1)Talk about what you used to be afraidof and what you are still afraid of.(2) Key Vocabularyterrify, be terrified of, on2. Ability ObjectTrain students’ integrating skills.3. Moral ObjectAre you afraid of speaking in front of a group? Don’t be so shy. Be confident of yourself. Practice more, and you will sure change.Ⅱ. Teaching Key PointsTarget LanguageDid you use to be afraid of the dark?Yes, I did.Are you still afraid of the dark?No, I’m not. How about you?Me? Oh, yes! I’m terrified of the dark.So, what do you do about it?I go to sleep with my bedroom light on.Ⅲ. Teaching Difficult PointTalk about what you used to be afraid of and what you are still afraid of using the target language.Ⅳ. Teaching Methods1. Teaching by demonstration.2. Pairwork3. GroupworkⅤ. Teaching AidA projectorⅥ. Teaching ProceduresStepⅠRevisionCheck homework. Ask different students to read their reports about his favorite film star or a scientist. Then collect their writings and write comments on each paper before returning them, Display some better ones in the classroom.Show a student’s work on the screen by a projector. Help him/her correct any errors.Stephen Hawking was bornin Oxford, England in 1942.As a student, he didn’tuse to work hard. He usedto bea lazy student and do verylittle work. At the age of20,he got an incurable illness.At first, he used to be very depressed. B ut he didn’tlose heart. He went on to do some of the mostimportant scientific research after coming out ofhospital. Now he works at Cambridge University as aprofessor.Step Ⅱ 3aThis activity provides reading and writing practice using the target language.Point to the pictures and ask students to tell what is happening.S1:In Picture 1, the person is afraid of the dark.S2:In Picture 2, the person is afraid of flying in an airplane.S3:In Picture 3, the person is afraid of high places.Draw students’ attention to the chart.Read each of the four headlines and the list of items in the first column to the class.Demonstrate how to fill in the chart with a good student orally.T: Did you use to be afraid of the dark?S: Yes. I was afraid to walk home when it was dark.T: Are you still afraid of the dark?S: No, I’m not.Tell students where to put a check in the chart.Ask students to complete the "I" column of the chart on their own by checking the items that they used to be afraid of and that they are still afraid of.Check the answers.Note: Answers will vary, Ask different students to report his/her answers like this:S:I used to be afraid of the dark and high places. But now I’m afraid of neither. Step Ⅲ 3bThis activity provides oral practice using the target language. Focus attention on the conversation. Ask a pair of students to read it to the class.Write the conversation on the blackboard.Point out the list of items in the first column of Activity 3a. Say, Ask your partner about these items and complete the "My partner" columns of the chart in pairs.Ask students to work with partners.Walk around the room correcting any errors in pronunciation.Ask several pairs to share their conversations with the class.When all the students have finished the chart, Say, Now let’s check to see how many students used to be afraid or are still afraid of the same things. Invite a student to ask questions.S: Who used to be afraid of the dark?Raise your hands.(Count the hands and let students keep a record.)S: Who is still afraid of the dark? Raise your hands.(Count the hands and let students keep a record. )Do the same approach with the other items.Step Ⅳ Part 4This activity gives students an opportunity to use the target language to talk about themselves.Read the instructions to the class. Ask a good student to give an example from his or her own experience. For example, for the word eat, a student might say, I used to eat chocolate. Now I like to eat fruits of different kinds. I think chocolate is rich in calory and fat while fruits are rich in vitamin, which is good for health.Help students to write chocolate and fruits in the chart.Ask students to complete the work in groups of four. Walk around the classroom listening in on different groups and offering help with pronunciation and writing.Ask a few students to tell the class about the other students they have talked to.For example, a student may say, my desk- mate Wei Mei used to eat a lot of chocolate. Now she likes to eat fruits. She thinks keeping fit is of great importance.Note: answers to the chart will vary.Step Ⅴ SummarySay, In this class, we’ve talked about what you used to be afraid of and what you are still afraid of using the target language of this unit.Step Ⅵ Homework(1) Ask students to find out what their grandparents, parents, aunts, uncles and old friends used to be afraid of when they were children. What did these people used to be afraid of that today’s children are not afraid of?(2)Finish off the exercises on pages 6～7 of the workbook.Step Ⅶ Blackboard Design。
Unit 2Self-Check and Reading【预习案】【学法指导】1.在预习时，要把课文通读两遍。
第一遍读教材，完成表层理解题。
2.第二遍读，勾画出课文中疑难，以便上课解答。
时间预计30钟。
知识准备预习导学I.英汉短语互译。
1.最后；终于2.even though3.对……注意；留心4.to one's surprise5.对……感到自豪 a decisionⅡ.阅读Reading部分，回答下列问题。
7.How o1d is Martin Murray?8.Has Martin changed in the end?【预习自测】1.She is a good nurse. She is very p with sick people.2.He worked out the problem by h .No one helped him.3.P1ease pay a to your pronunciation.，she didn’t hurt herself.Ⅱ.用所给单词的适当形式填空5.His mother couldn’t afford（pay）for the house.6.We are sorry for its （die）.7.—Have you made a （decide）? —NO，I haven’t.8.He wants to give up （1earn）English.Ⅲ.根据汉语提示完成句子9.她有一个八岁的儿子。
She has son.10.使我惊讶的是，他英语说得很好。
he speaks English well.11.最后我们完成了工作。
，finished the work12.约翰和我跑得一样快。
John runs fast I.☆★☆完成导学案后，你发现错误的原因是：【我的疑惑】☆★☆完成导学案后，你仍有的困惑：【探究案】质疑探究——质疑解惑、合作探究探究一：一、重点单词与短语1.death n.死；死亡例如：His pet dog’s death made him very sad.宠物狗的死使他很伤心。
Unit 2 I used to be afraid of the darkⅠ. Learning goals1. Learn some new words as follows:insect , candy , chew, gum, chat, daily , ic2. Learn to say about things in the past and now, using the targetlanguage used to .Ⅱ. Teaching Key Points1. Key Vocabularyspider, insect, chew, gum2. Target LanguageI used to eat candy all the time. Did you?Yes, I did. And I used to chew gum a lot.Ⅲ. Teaching Difficult PointTalk about what you used to be/do.Ⅳ. Teaching MethodPractice methodⅤ. Teaching Ai ds1. A tape recorder2. A picture with spiders and a picture with insects.3. A gumⅥ. Teaching ProceduresStep Ⅰ RevisionCheck homework. Invite different students to report what his/her grandparents, parents, aunts, uncles, or old friends used to be afraid of when they were young. Step Ⅱ 1aThis activity introduces new vocabulary words and provides practice with the targetUsing pictures, teach students to practice the words spider and insect. Teach the word gum by holding up a gum. And teach the verb chew by chewing the gum.Step Ⅲ 1bThis activity provides practice with the target language.As students work, move around the room offering language support and helping them with any words they want to use.Get a student to write his/her sentences on the blackboard. Help correct any errors. Sample answers1. I used to play football with my brother.2. I used to eat hamburgers a lot.3. I used to watch cartoons.4. I used to run with my father in the morning.Step Ⅳ 2aThis activity provides listening practice using the target language.Set a time limit of one minute. Ask students to look through the sentences in the box.Listen and check the sentences you hear.AnswersChecked sentences: 1,2,3Step Ⅴ 2bThis activity gives students practice in understanding and writing the target language.Call students’ attention to the chart with the headlines In the past and Now. Play the recording again. Students listen and fill in the blanks. Ask a student to read these sentences, filling in the blanks, the rest of the class check their answers.In the past: tests, play, walk, gymNow: tests, study, take the bus, loveStep Ⅵ 2cThis activity provides oral practice using the target language.Ask a pair of students to read the sample conversation to the class.Ask students to talk about good and bad habits. Then make sentences with “used to” to show which habits they have stopped and make sentences with “still” to show which ones they still have.Step Ⅶ Summary and HomeworkSay, In this class, we’ve lea rned the new vocabulary words spider, insect, gum and chew and the target language I used to do sth. 《随堂》单元试卷完形阅读理解看图填词Step Ⅷ Blackboard Design。
Unit 2 I used to be afraid of the dark.(2) In the second period, students learn yes, no questions and short answers using the structure used to. Using the target language, students get more detailed information of their classmates. Students are fond of such activities. So they are English.(3)A lot of situations in the third period are designed for students to talk about what they used to be afraid of and what they are still afraid of. In this way, students know that everyone sure changes and that they should take good care the process of their growth.(4)In the fourth period, the vocabulary extension activity introduces more words to students. The other activities provide more listening and oral practice using both the old and new target language. All the activities are the fifth period, students practice reading and writing using the vocabulary words and the target language presented in the preceding classes. Such practice is useful to improve students integrating skills.(6)The Self check in the sixth period is designed to give students more reinforced practice, especially writing practice. In this way, students better understand this unit to their daily life.2. Teaching Aims and Demands(1) Knowledge ObjectsIn this unit, students learn to talk about and grasp the structure used to, including statements and yesno questions and short answers.(2) Ability ObjectsTo train students’ listening, speaking, reading and writing skills.To train students’ integrating skills.(3) Moral ObjectTo enable students to know that everyone surely changes. If you are afraid of speaking in front of the class, encourage yourself not to be shy. More practice, and you’ll feel more confident.3. Teaching Key PointsTo learn the key vocabulary and the target language.To learn the usage of the structure used to.4. Teaching Difficult PointsTo improve students’ listening, speaking, reading and writing skills.To enable students to grasp the usage of the structure used to.5. Studying WayTeach studentsTalk about what you used to be like.Ⅲ. Target Language1. Mario used to be short.Yes, butⅤ. Vocabularyused to, dark, spider, insectⅥ. Recyclingalone, quiet, snake, outgoing, friendly, serious, funny, tall, shy, short, straight, long PeriodsThe First PeriodⅠ.Teaching Aims and Demands1.Knowledge Objects(1)Key Vocabularyused to, dark(2)Target LanguageMario used to be short.Yes, students’ listening skill.(2) Train students’ communicative competence.3.Moral ObjectDon’t judge a person by2. PairworkⅤ. Teaching Aids1. A tape recorder2. Pictures of people cut out from magazines or newspapersⅥ. Teaching ProceduresStep Ⅰ Revision(1) Check the English, A?S A: I learn English by listening to cassettes.T: What about you, B?S B: I study with a group.T: Do you learn English by practicing conversations with friends, C?S C: Yes, I do. I think it to the chart with the the chart with words describing people. The words under Appearance will describe elicit one answer to each column from the class.Get students to fill in the chart individually.Check the answers by asking different students to read their lists to the class. Make sure that all the students understand what each word means.Note: Answers will vary from the sample answers below.Sample answersAppearance: tall, straight , slim, good-looking, prettyPersonality: outgoing, funny, quiet, kind, warm- understanding the target language in spoken conversation.Write two dates side by side on the blackboard. The first is today’s date, including the year, and the second is the same day, but ten years ago.Ask a student to stand up. Use words or phrases to describe that student now. Ask students to suggest words Or phrases that describe years ago.T: Liu Chang is tall now. Was she tall ten years ago?S1: No, she was short.T: She years ago?S2: No, she )T: …Ask some more questions and add more examples to both columns.Ensure that the blackboard ends up like this:Tall shortlong the blackboard:Liu Chang used to be short, but she is tall now.She used to the recording say that Mario used to be short. Listen and fill in the other blanks with words you .Play the recording again. This time, students listen and fill in the blanks. Check the answers.AnswersMario used to be short. He used to wear glasses.Amy used to be tall. She used to 1Boy 1: Mario, is that you?Boy 2: Yeah it is. It’s Bob! Hey, guys, it’s Bob! I ’t seen you in four years ! Boy 1: Yeah. I’m ’t you?Boy 2: Yes, I did. NOW I’m tall. And so are you!Boy 1:That’s true…. And you used to wear glasses.Boy 2: You 2Boy 1: Hey. Amy, it’s great to see you.Girl1: Hi, Bob. How are you?Boy 1: Fine. Wow, you’ve changed!Girl1: Really? How?Boy 1: Well, you used to me now, Bob.Conversation 3Girl 2: Hiya, Bob.Boy 1: Hi, Tina. You’ve changed too.Girl 2 :Oh, yeah?Boy 1: You ’t it?Boy 1: And it’s straight!Girl 2: It used to be curly.Step Ⅳ 1cThis activity provides oral practice using the target language.Read the instructions to the class.Call students’attention to the conversation in the box. Invite a pair of students to read it to the class.S A: Mario used to be short.S B: Yes, the blackboard. Then demonstrate a new conversation with another student. T: Mario used to wear glasses.S C :Yes, Activity 1b.Have a conversation with a partner about people in the picture. Talk about in on various pairs checking progress and as needed.After students this class, we’ve learned the key vocabulary words used to and dark. And we’ve also learned the target language Mario used to be short. Yes, in the picture as they are now and as they were ten years ago. Students may collect pictures and information of the person they like best.Then write a passage about the person.。
