1、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： Paula used to be really quiet. Did Mario use to be short? Yes, he did. 21 教育名师原创作品 Whats he like now? Hes 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、
2、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. Warming upLook at the pictures and describe people.What does h
3、e/she look like?(short hair, curly hair, thin, heavy). 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 hair2. Let some Ss say their answers. Let other Ss add more. Appearance:
4、 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: humorous, silent, helpful, from time to time, score. Presentation Show two di
5、fferent 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. Listening 1. T: Bob hasnt seen some of his friends for four years. Now hes seeing his f
6、riends. What did his friends use to look 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. 2. Play the recording for the Ss to listen. 3. Ss listen and try to fill in the blanks with the right
7、 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. . Listening outgoingfunny Work on 2a. T: Paula has changed a lot in the past few
8、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 _ helpful1) humorous adj. 有幽默感的；滑稽有趣的humor (幽默) + ous 有幽默感的e.g.
9、 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. Whats 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 adj. 有帮助的e.g. The book is really helpful.这本书真的很有用。 2. Play the recording for the Ss to listen and
10、check the words they hear. 3. Play the recording again to check the answers. 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
11、 brave enough to ask questions.2) She got good grade in _. She was also good in _. She used to play the _.Now 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. 2. Play the recording for the Ss to fill in the blanks with t
12、he 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?. Pair work 1. Tell Ss to make conver
13、sations 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. . Role-play 1. Read the conversation. 2. Read the conversation again and complete the chart.3. Ask Ss to r
14、ole-play the conversation in groups. IX. Language points1. 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 youre tall.What was Billy like in the past? What is Billy like now?used to 结构的否定形式有两种：didnt
15、 use to 或 usednt to (只用于英式英语)。如：The Whites didnt use to live here. / The Whites usednt to live here.used to 结构在构成疑问句时，可借助助动词 did，也可将 used 提到主语前(只用于英式英语)。如：Did you use to / Used you to spend much time playing computer games? 【链接】几个易混结构的比较： 结构 意义 to 的作用used to do sth. 过去常常做某事use . to do sth. 用做be used
16、 to do sth. 被用来做不定式符号be used to doing sth. 习惯于做某事 介词根据所给汉语提示完成英语句子。1) My uncle _ (以前是个司机), but now he is an actor.2) Toms father _ (过去常常看书) after lunch.3) Mary _ (以前常常骑自行车) to work, but now she _ (习惯步行) to work.21*cnjy*com4) The pencil _ (被用来书写).单项选择。1) My aunt goes to climb mountains every Sunday.O
17、h? But she _ hate climbing mountains.A. used to B. was used to C. is used to(2013 黑龙江绥化)2) How is your grandma?Shes fine. She used to _ TV at home after supper. But now she is used to _ out for a walk.A. watch; go B. watching; go C. watching; going D. watch; going(2013 湖北黄冈)3) She used to _ a bus to
18、 school, but now she is used to _ to school.A. taking; walk B. take; walk C. taking; walking D. take; walking(2014 四川南充)2. She still plays the piano from time to time.from time to time 是一个固定短语，意为 “间或；有时”，常在句中作状语。e.g. Tom goes to visit his grandmother in the countryside from time to time.汤姆时常去看望住在农村的
19、奶奶。3. He studied hard and got good scores on his exams.score n. 得分；进球e.g. He got high scores in the examination. 考试中他得了高分。 4. This party is such a great idea!He used to be so shy and quiet.such 与 so 辨析such 为形容词，意为“ 这（那）样的；主要修饰名词；so 是副词，意为“这（那）么；如此地”，主要修饰形容词或副词。e.g. Do you like such weather? 你喜欢这样的天气
20、吗？Im so glad to see you. 很高兴见到你。He can draw so well. 他画得那么好。当名词前有 many，much，few 或 little 等词修饰时，要用 so 而不用 such。e.g. There are so many / few people in the hall. 大厅有这么多 /这么少的人。You have so much / little homework today. 你今天有这么多 /这么少的作业。“such + a / an +形容词+可数名词单数 形式”相当于“so +形容词+a / an +可数名词单数形式” ，表示“如此的一个
21、”。e.g. She is such a lovely girl. = She is so lovely a girl. 她是这个如此可爱的女孩。选用 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?【来源：21cnj*y.co*m】4) Dont go out in _ cold weather.5) Dont eat _ quickly.5. I used to see him readi
22、ng in the library every day.感官动词 see 可以跟动 词-ing 形式作宾语补足语，即 see sb. doing sth.，表示看见某人正在做某事，强调看到事情正在发生；也可以跟不带 to 的动词不定式(短语)作宾语补足语，即 see sb. do sth.，表示看见某人做某事，强调看到事情发生的整个过程。【运用】单项选择。(1) When I walked past the park, I saw some old people _ Chinese Taiji.A. do B. did C. doing D. are doing(2013 山东莱芜)(2) I
23、 saw some boy students _ basketball when I passed the playground.A. played B. playsC. playing D. to play(2014 贵州安顺)6. Its been three years since we last saw our primary school classmates.句中的“Its (It has) been + 时间段 + since 从句”是英语中常见的句式，表示“ 自从以来有多长时间了”，从句用一般过去时。【运用】单项选择。 I can hardly believe my eyes.
24、 Is that you, Lucy? Yes. It has been almost 20 years _ we were together.A. since B. before C. after D. until(2014 湖北黄冈) X. Exercises I. 根据汉语提示填空，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.
25、 Tom got the highest _ (得分) in the exam. II. 用 used to 将下列汉语句子翻译成英语。1. 他过去常常在卧室抽烟。2. 汤姆过去常常去那儿看电影，但现在他不去了。XI. Work in pairs.Imagine your classmates and you are having a reunion party now in 2025. Make up a conversation by using the words and expressions in this lesson.XII. HomeworkRecite the convers
26、ation in 2d. Section A 2 (3a-3c)一、教学目标： 1. 语言知识目标：1) 学习掌握下列词汇： background, interview, Asian, deal with, dare, private, guard, require2) 阅读短文，能按要求获取相关的信息。3) 通过阅读训练来提高学生们的阅读能力。4) 学习运用 used to 来表达 “过去常常”存在的状态或的发生的动作。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) 掌握本部分出现的生词和词组，达到熟练运用的目标。
27、2) 阅读短文，获得相关的信息。通过阅读练习，来提高阅读能力。2. 教学难点：1) 阅读短文，获得相关的信息的能力。2) 理解并运用所学的词汇及表达方式。三、教学过程. Revision Translate the sentences into English.1. 马里奥以前很矮，他戴着眼镜。_ 2. 他现在长什么样子？_ 3. 保拉以前很安静，她在班上总是很沉默。_4. 她总是不够勇敢去问问题。 _ . Warming upGive the pictures of Candy Wang:1. Whos beautiful and outgoing girl? Shes the famous
28、 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. 21 教育网As she got better, she was not shy anymore and loved singing in front of crows. Now shes the Asian pop star. . Reading 1. Work o
29、n 3a.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. Read the first parag
30、raph and answer the 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 Ss3. Read the second paragraph and fill in the chart.Good things Bad things1.Being
31、 able to travel and meet new people all the time1._2. _2. _ 3. _4. _Check the answers with the Ss:4. 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)
32、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. 5. Read the article again and complete the sentences about Candy. 1) She used to be shy, but now shes not shy _.2) She didnt use to be _ in school, but now she gets lots
33、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. IV. Pair workWork on 3c. Suppose you are the interviewer and your partner is Candy. Ask andanswer questions. Give Ss some examples: 1. What were you like? Wh
34、y did you take up singing?2. How is your life different after you became famous?3. Whats your advice to all those young people who want to become famous?V. Language points1. I interviewed 19-year-old Asian pop star Candy Wang. interview v. 采访 e.g. We are going to interview the Minister of Education.
35、 我们打算去采访教育部长。2. Candy told me that she used to be really shy and took up singing to deal with her shyness.take up 开始；从事；接纳；占据；继续做e.g. The table takes up too much room. 这桌子太占地方了。They have taken up golf. 他们开始学起打高尔夫球了。拓展：take 相关词组take off 起飞；脱下；动身take on 承担；呈现take over 接受；接管；借用；接办take down 记下；取下take pl
36、ace 发生；进行；举行take a look 看一下 take a walk 散步take away 带走，拿走，取走take care of 照顾；注意；抚养take charge 掌管，负责deal v. 对待；处理 (dealt, dealt)deal with 应对；处理e.g. Have you dealt with these letters yet? 这些信件你处理了吗？3. As she got better, she dared to sing in front of her class, and then for the whole school.【来源：21世纪教育网】
37、dare v. 敢于；胆敢dare to do sth. 敢于做某事e.g. He doesnt dare to jump from the top of the wall. 他不敢从墙上跳下来。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. 人们不再对电影感兴趣了。 5. but now I get tons of attention everywhere I go. 21*cnjy
38、*comget tons of attention 被众人所关注tons of sth. 很多；极多e.g. They have tons of work every day. 他们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. 这是一辆私家车。 It is a private car.7. Many times I thought about giving up, but I fought on.21世纪*教育网fight (fought, fought) 努力去做，尝试；战斗
39、，搏斗；争取fight on 奋力坚持e.g. We must fight on until the end of the battle. 我们必须坚持到战斗结束。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. 钓鱼需要很大的耐心。VI. ExercisesI. Finish the sentences by using the words in the box.require, guard, deal
40、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 withII. Complet
41、e 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. III. Finish
42、the following sentences.1. 我采访二十四岁的亚洲流行歌手茜拉。 I _ _ Asian pop star Shila. 2. 她从事歌唱来解决她的害羞问题。 She _ _ singing to _ _ her shyness. 3. 我不再有很多个人时间。 I dont have _ _ time _ _. 4. 她过去常和朋友一起闲逛。 She _ _ _ _with friends.VII. Homework Make sentences with these words.interview; deal with; dare to; notany more; r
43、equire; used toSection A 3 (Grammar Focus-4c) 一、教学目标： 1. 语言知识目标：1) 学习掌握下列词汇：European, African, British, speech, public, in public 2) 进行一步复习巩固学习 Section A 部分所学的生词和词组。3) 掌握如何表达过去常常做的事情或状态的句型。4) 掌握 used to 的不同句型用法，并通过不同方式的练习，来熟练运用这些句型。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) 复习巩固
44、 Section A 部分所学的生词和词组，达到熟练运用的目标。2) 总结 used to 的不同句型。2. 教学难点：1) 学习运用表达过去常常做的事情或状态的句型2) 掌握 used to 的用法。三、教学过程. Warming up and revision 1. Have a dictation of the new words learned in the last class. www.21-cn-2. Review some main phrases we learned in the last class. 3. Let some Ss tell something about
45、 the Candy Wang. Candy Wangs background. The change of Candy Wangs life Candy Wangs advice to young people who want to succeed. . Grammar Focus. 学生阅读 Grammar Focus 中的句子，然后做填空练习。 我以前是矮个子。 I _ _ be short. 我以前在学校常不受欢迎。 I _ _ to be popular in school. 保拉以前的确不爱说话。 Paula _ _ be really short. 她以前不喜欢小测试。 She _ _ _ like tests. 你以前很矮，不是吗？ You used to be short, _ _?是的，我是。/ 不，不是。 Yes, I _. / No, I _. 他以前戴眼镜吗？ _ he _ _ wear glasses?是的，他戴。/ 不，他不戴。 Yes, he _./ No, he _. Grammar 一、used to 的用法 used to