Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark. Section A 1 (1a-2d)一、教學目標： 1. 語言知識目標：1) 能掌握以下單詞： 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) 能夠用英語描述自己或他人過去常常做的事情；發(fā)現(xiàn)自己或他人在外表、性格、興趣等方面所發(fā)生的變化。2. 情感態(tài)度價值觀目標： 讓學生明白事物是在持續(xù)發(fā)展、變化的道理，培養(yǎng)學生積極向上的心態(tài)。二、教學重難點1. 教學重點：1)掌握本課時中出現(xiàn)的生詞humorous, silent, helpful, from time to time, score2) 學會描述自己或他人過去常常做的事情基本句型：I used to 3）發(fā)現(xiàn)自己或他人在外表、性格、興趣等方面所發(fā)生的變化。2. 教學難點：used to do/be 句型 三、教學過程. Lead in 1. 大屏幕展示Ryan Carter的幾張照片，引導學生們來描述他的長相特點。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._ 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. 漫畫是附有文字的幽默圖片。2) silent adj. 不說話的；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. 有幫助的help n. (幫助) + ful helpful adj. 有幫助的e.g. His explanation was more or less helpful. 他的解釋多少是有幫助的。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 questions to teachers.Science and music.Paula is more interested in sports now. 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 short? B: I know. She was always silent in class. . Role-play 1. Read the conversation and Let Ss read after the teacher. 2. Read the conversation again and complete the blanks. Bill has changed so much! He used to be _ and _. His face always _ _ when he talked to girls! He studied hard and got good _ on his exams. He used to be _, but now he is _ and _. Keys: shy quiet turned red scores thin big strong3. Ask Ss to role-play the conversation in groups. Alfred: This party is such a great idea!Gina: I agree. Its been three years since we last saw our primary school classmates. Alfred: Its interesting to see how people have changed. Gina: Bill 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: Thats 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: Hes so popular now. Look at all the girls around him!IX. Language points1. I used to be afraid of the dark. used to do sth. 過去常常做某事表示過去經(jīng)常性或習慣性的動作或狀態(tài)，暗指現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)不存了，強調過去與現(xiàn)在的對比。used to的否定形式有兩種：didnt use to或usednt to。 used to用于疑問句時，可借助助動詞did，也可以將used提到主語前。e.g. They used to be good friends. 他們過去是好朋友。 (暗示現(xiàn)在不是了) Mrs Brown didnt use to / usednt to travel in summer. 布朗夫人過去夏天不旅游。 Did you use to / Used you to play the guitar? 他過去彈吉他嗎？【拓展】幾個易混結構的比較： 結構意義to的作用used to do sth.過去常常做某事不定式符號use . to do sth.用做be used to do sth.被用來做be used to doing sth.習慣于做某事介詞use . to do sth. 用做e.g. They use the knife to cut meat. 他們用刀切肉。be used to do sth. 被用來做某事e.g. This kind of wood is used to make paper. 這種木頭是被用來做紙的。 be / get used to sth. / doing sth. 習慣于某事 / 做某事e.g. Lucy has been used to (eating) Chinese food. Lucy已經(jīng)習慣(吃)中餐了。 I think youll get used to the climate soon. 我想不久你就會習慣這種氣候的。根據(jù)所給漢語提示完成英語句子。1) My uncle _ (以前是個司機), but now he is an actor.2) Toms father _ (過去常?？磿? after lunch.3) Mary _ (以前常常騎自行車) to work, but now she _ (習慣步行) to work.4) The pencil _ (被用來書寫).Keys: used to be a driver used to read (books)used to ride a bike is used to walking is used to write2. She still plays the piano from time to time.from time to time是一個固定短語，意為“間或；有時”，常在句中作狀語。e.g. Tom goes to visit his grandmother in the countryside from time to time. 湯姆時常去看望住在農(nóng)村的奶奶。3. He studied hard and got good scores on his exams. score n. 得分；進球e.g. He got high scores in the examination. 考試中他得了高分。 4. This party is such a great idea! He used to be so shy and quiet. such與so 辨析such為形容詞，意為“這（那）樣的；主要修飾名詞；so是副詞，意為“這（那）么；如此地”，主要修飾形容詞、副詞和分詞。e.g. Do you like such weather? 你喜歡這樣的天氣嗎？ Im so glad to see you. 很高興見到你。 He can draw so well. 他畫得那么好。當名詞前有many，much，few或little等詞修飾時，要用so而不用such。e.g. There are so many / few people in the hall. 大廳有這么多/這么少的人。 You have so much / little homework today. 你今天有這么多/這么少的作業(yè)?！皊uch + a / an +形容詞+可數(shù)名詞單數(shù) 形式”相當于“so +形容詞+a / an +可數(shù)名詞單數(shù)形式”，表示“如此的一個”。e.g. She is such a lovely girl. = She is so lovely a girl. 她是這個如此可愛的女孩。選用such或so填空。1) The man told us _ funny a story.2) She has _ a beautiful dress.3) How can you get _ much money to buy the car?4) Dont go out in _ cold weather.5) Dont eat _ quickly.Keys: so  such so  such soX. Exercise: If time is enough, do some more exercise. I. 根據(jù)漢語提示填空，完成句子。1. He has plenty of _ (幽默的) stories to tell us. 2. Youd better keep _ (沉默) about what happened. 3. The lazy cat isnt very _ (有用的) in catching mice. 4. Tom got the highest _ (得分) in the exam. Keys: humorous silent helpful scoreII. 用used to將下列漢語句子翻譯成英語。1. 他過去常常在臥室抽煙。2. 湯姆過去常常去那兒看電影，但現(xiàn)在他不去了。Keys: He used to smoke in the bedroom.  Tom used to go to the movies there, but now he doesnt go there.XI, HomeworkRecite the conversation in 2d after school. 板書設計教學反思Section A 2 (3a-3c)一、教學目標： 1. 語言知識目標：1) 學習掌握下列詞匯： background, interview, Asian, deal with, dare, private, guard, require2） 閱讀短文，能按要求獲取相關的信息。3） 通過閱讀訓練來提高學生們的閱讀能力。4) 學習運用used to來表達“過去常?！贝嬖诘臓顟B(tài)或的發(fā)生的動作。2. 情感態(tài)度價值觀目標：讓學生明白事物是在不斷發(fā)展、變化的道理，培養(yǎng)學生積極向上的心態(tài)。二、教學重難點1. 教學重點：1) 掌握本部分出現(xiàn)的生詞和詞組，達到熟練運用的目標。2) 閱讀短文，獲得相關的信息。通過閱讀練習，來提高閱讀能力。2. 教學難點：1) 閱讀短文，獲得相關的信息的能力。2) 理解并運用所學的詞匯及表達方式。三、教學過程. Revision Translate the sentences into English.1. 馬里奧以前很矮，他戴著眼鏡。 _ 2. 他現(xiàn)在長什么樣子？ _ 3. 保拉以前很安靜，她在班上總是很沉默。 _4. 她總是不夠勇敢去問問題。 _ Keys: Mario used to be short and wear glasses. Whats he like now?Paula used to be really quiet. She was always silent in class. She was never brave enough to ask questions. Warming up展示一張Candy Wang的照片，并詢問學生們如下問題。1. Whos beautiful and outgoing girl? Shes the famous singer Candy Wang. 2. Can you guess what she was like? Yeah, she used to be very shy. 3. Do you want to know her story? She took up singing to deal with her shyness. As she got better, she was not shy anymore and loved singing in front of crows. Now shes the Asian pop star. . Reading Work on 3a1. Tell Ss to read the article and identify the paragraphs in which the following information appears. Number the information 1-3. _ how Candys life has changed _ Candys advice to young people _ Candys backgroundSs read the article quickly and try to number the information. 2. 方法指導：先讀懂所給的三個句子的意思，明確段落大意。然后快速閱讀短文，爭取在較短的時間內，確定每個段落的大意。3. 學生們，按老師指導的方法進行閱讀，確定每個段落的大意。 4. 最后，教師讓部分說出自己的答案，并校對答案。Keys: 2 3 1. Careful Reading 1. Read the first passage again and answer these questions: 1) How old is Candy Wang?2) What was she like?3) Why did she take up singing? 4) Whats she like now?Ss try to read and find the answers to these questions.Then check the answers with the SsKeys: Shes 19 years old.She used to be really shy.To deal with her shyness.Shes not shy anymore and loves singing in front of crowds. 2. Read the second passage and fill in the chart.Good thingsBad things1.Being able to travel and meet new people all the time1._2. _2. _3. _4. _Check the answers with the Ss:Keys: Good things2. Get tons of attention everywhere she goes.Bad things1. Always have to worry about how she appears to others.2. Have to be careful about what she says or does.3. Dont have much private time anymore.4. There are always guards around her.3. Read the third paragraph and fill in the blanks.Candys advice to young people who want to become famous:1. People have to be _ to _ _ your _ life. 2. You can never imagine how _ the road to _ is. 3. You really require a lot of _ and _ to succeed. 4. Only a very small _ of people make it to the _ . Check the answers with the Ss. Keys: prepared give up normalimagine successtalent hard worknumber top. Careful Reading 1. Work on 3b: 1. 學生們再次閱讀短文內容，并完成3b中的內容。1. She used to be shy, but now shes not shy _.2. She didnt use to be _ in school, but now she gets lots of attention.3. She used to _ with friends, but it is almost impossible now.4. She didnt use to _ how she appears to others, but now she does. 2. 學生們先讀3b中的四個句子，理解其大意，然后仔細回讀短文，找到相關信息，并完成句子。3. 讓學生們相互討論，并校對答案。 Keys: 1. anymore 2. popular 3. hang out 4. be careful2. Work on 3c 1. 告訴學生們本學習活動的要求：假設你是一名采訪者，你伙伴是Candy，你向她詢問問題，她來回答。2. Give Ss and example: e.g. You: What were you like？Were you good at singing when you were very young? Your partner: No. I used to be really shy. I took up singing to deal with my shyness. As I got better, I dared to sing in front of the class and then for the whole school. 3. Ss work in pairs. Try to ask and answers questions according to the passage. 4. Let some pairs ask and answer. . Language points1. I interviewed 19-year-old Asian pop star Candy Wang. interview v. 采訪 e.g. We are going to interview the Minister of Education. 我們打算去采訪教育部長。2. Candy told me that she used to be really shy and took up singing to deal with her shyness.take up 開始；從事；接納；占據(jù)；繼續(xù)做e.g. The table takes up too much room. 這桌子太占地方了。 They have taken up golf. 他們開始學起打高爾夫球了。 拓展：take相關詞組take off 起飛；脫下；動身take on 承擔；呈現(xiàn)take over 接受；接管；借用；接辦take down 記下；取下take place 發(fā)生；進行；舉行take a look 看一下 take a walk 散步take away 帶走，拿走，取走take care of 照顧；注意；撫養(yǎng)take charge 掌管，負責 deal v. 對待；處理 (dealt, dealt)deal with 應對；處理e.g. Have you dealt with these letters yet? 這些信件你處理了嗎？shyness n. 害羞3. As she got better, she dared to sing in front of her class, and then for the whole school.dare v. 敢于；膽敢dare to do sth. 敢于做某事e.g. He doesnt dare to jump from the top of the wall. 他不敢從墻上跳下來。4. Now shes not shy anymore and loves singing in front of crowds. not anymore 不再 e.g. People are not interested in movies anymore. 人們不再對電影感興趣了。 5. but now I get tons of attention everywhere I go. get tons of attention 被眾人所關注 tons of sth. 很多；極多 e.g. They have tons of work every day. 他們每天都有大量的工作要做。6. And I dont have much private time anymore.private adj. 私人的；私密的e.g. Mr. Smith is rather secret about his private life. 史密斯先生對自己的私生活相當保密。7. Many times I thought about giving up, but I fought on. fight (fought, fought) 努力去做，嘗試；戰(zhàn)斗，搏斗；爭取 fight on 奮力堅持 e.g. We must fight on until the end of the battle. 我們必須堅持到戰(zhàn)斗結束。8. You really require a lot of talent and hard work to succeed.require v. 需要；要求e.g. Fishing requires a lot of patience. 釣魚需要很大的耐心。. Exercise 1. Finish the sentences by using the words in the box.require, guard, deal with, background, private1. Playing the piano well _ a lot of practice. 2. The _ wont let anyone through the gate without a pass. 3. Its a _ garden, not a public one. 4. We know nothing about his _.5. I have a lot of letters to _ today.Keys: requires; guard; private; background; deal with2. Complete the following sentences.1. Rice is the main food in many _ (Asia) countries.2. Young people must dare _ (think), speak up, and act. 3. Mike tried his best to overcome his _ (shy).4. Mr. Li took up _ (engineer) ten years ago. 5. Its _ (possible) for us to climb up such a high mountain. Keys: Asian; to think; shyness; engineering; impossible3. Finish the following sentences.1. 我采訪二十四歲的亞洲流行歌手茜拉。 I _ _ Asian pop star Shila. 2. 她從事歌唱來解決她的害羞問題。 She _ _ singing to _ _ her shyness. 3. 我不再有很多個人時間。 I dont have _ _ time _ _. 4. 她過去常和朋友一起閑逛。 She _ _ _ _with friends.Keys interviewed 24-year-old; took up deal withmuch private any moreused to hang outHomework 1. Read the passage several times after school.2. Make sentences with these words.interview; deal with; dare to; notany more; require; used to板書設計教學反思Section A 3 (Grammar Focus-4c)一、教學目標： 1. 語言知識目標：1) 學習掌握下列詞匯：European, African, British, speech, public, in public 2）進行一步復習鞏固學習Section A 部分所學的生詞和詞組。3）掌握如何表達過去常常做的事情或狀態(tài)的句型。4) 掌握used to的不同句型用法，并通過不同方式的練習，來熟練運用這些句型。2. 情感態(tài)度價值觀目標：讓學生明白事物是在不斷發(fā)展、變化的道理，培養(yǎng)學生積極向上的心態(tài)。 二、教學重難點1. 教學重點：1) 復習鞏固Section A 部分所學的生詞和詞組，達到熟練運用的目標。2) 總結 used to 的不同句型。2. 教學難點：1) 學習運用表達過去常常做的事情或狀態(tài)的句型2) 掌握used to的用法。三、教學過程. Warming up and revision 1. Have a dictation of the new words learned in the last class. 2. Review some main phrases we learned in the last class. Check the homework. 3. Let some Ss tell something about the Candy Wang. Candy Wangs background. The change of Candy Wangs life Candy Wangs advice to young people who want to succeed. . Grammar Focus. 1. 學生閱讀Grammar Focus中的句子，然后做填空練習。 我以前是矮個子。 I _ _ be short. 我以前在學校常不受歡迎。 I _ _ to be popular in school. 保拉以前的確不愛說話。 Paula _ _ be really short. 她以前不喜歡小測試。 She _ _ _ like tests. 你以前很矮，不是嗎？ You used to be short, _ _? 是的，我是。/ 不，不是。 Yes, I _. / No, I _. 他以前戴眼鏡嗎？ _ he _ _ wear glasses? 是的，他戴。/ 不，他不戴。 Yes, he _./ No, he _.2. 學生們根據(jù)記憶，看大屏幕來完成填空練習。3. 學生們完成填空試題后，可以打開課本檢查答案，對錯誤的句子，單獨進行強化記憶。Keys: used to didnt useused todidnt use todidnt youdid didnt Did use todid didnt. Grammar 一、used to 的用法 used to 意為“過去常?！保糜诒硎具^去習慣性的動作或存在的狀態(tài)（強調與現(xiàn)在的對比，暗示現(xiàn)在不做了）。其中to為不定式符號，后跟動詞原形。used to只用于一般過去時態(tài)，沒有人稱和數(shù)的變化。例如： Tom used to be very thin, but now hes big and strong. 湯姆以前很瘦，但現(xiàn)在他又高又壯。 二、句式結構： 1. 否定句 used not主語 + to do sth. didnt use2. 一般疑問句 Did + 主語 + use + to do? 答語：Yes, sb did. / No, sb didnt. 3. 反意疑問句 主句，didnt + 人稱代詞？例如： Did you use to go to museums? 你過去常去博物館嗎？Yes, I did. / No, I didnt. 是的。/ 不是。Your brother used to have noodles for breakfast, didnt he? 你哥哥過去早餐常吃面條，不是嗎？三、辨析 used to do sth.表示過去習慣性的動作或存在的狀態(tài)。to后跟動詞原形，只用于一般過去時態(tài)。be used to + n./pron./doing意為“習慣于”，to是介詞，后接名詞、代詞或動名詞?？捎糜诟鞣N時態(tài)。get/become used to sth./doing sth.意為“逐漸習慣于”，強調這一習慣的過程，to是介詞。be used to do 意為“被用來做”，被動語態(tài)結構，to后跟動詞原形。be used for doing sth意為“被用來”，介詞for表示功能、用途。練一練：三、根據(jù)漢語提示完成句子。1. 我以前害怕在公眾前演講。 I _ _ be afraid of _ a speech in _. 2. 這種狗是用來幫助盲人的嗎？Are those dogs _ _ _ the blind? 3. 你表妹以前害怕獨自一人，不是嗎？ Your cousin _ _ be afraid of _ alone, _ she? 4. 珍妮以前在學校里并不受歡迎。 Jenny _ _ _ be popular in school. 5. 我不習慣午飯吃這么多。 Im _ used to _ so much at lunch time.Keys: 1. used to, giving, public2. used to help3. used to , being, didnt4. didnt use to5. not, eatingIV. Practice Work on 4a: 1. 讓學生們每個句子中所給的詞匯，猜測句子的大意，為編寫句子做好準備。1) Grace/watch a lot of TV/watch a lot of movies2) my mom/have curly hair/have straight hair 3) Jerry/read books on European his