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Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark. 

                  Section A 1 (1a-2d)

一、学习目标： 

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 like 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. Lead in 

1. 大屏幕展示Ryan Carter的几张照片，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. Listening 

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

straight hair

outgoing

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 with the Ss: 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.

T:  Explain the use of “used to do/be …” to the Ss.   

Ⅳ. Listening 

1. 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. 

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. 

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 like now?

B: He’s tall now.  

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. Cartoons are humorous pictures with words. 

      漫画是附有文字的幽默图片。

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   adj. 有帮助的

e.g. His explanation was more or less helpful. 

       他的解释多少是有帮助的。

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

3. Play the recording again to check the answers. 

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 past

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

Now 

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 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?

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 short?

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

Ⅷ. 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 _______.

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

IX. Language points

1. I used to be afraid of the dark.

  used to do sth.  过去常常做某事

表示过去经常性或习惯性的动作或状态，暗指现在已经不存了，强调过去与现在的对比。

used to的否定形式有两种：didn’t use to或usedn’t to。 

used to用于疑问句时，可借助助动词did，也可以将used提到主语前。

e.g. They used to be good friends. 他们过去是好朋友。 (暗示现在不是了)

      Mrs Brown didn’t use to / usedn’t to travel in summer.

      布朗夫人过去夏天不旅游。

      Did you use to / Used you to play the guitar? 他过去弹吉他吗？

【拓展】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 不定式符号

use ... to do sth. 用……做…… 

be used to do sth. 被用来做…… 

be used to doing sth. 习惯于做某事 介词

use ... to do sth. 用……做…… 

e.g. They use the knife to cut meat.  他们用刀切肉。

be used to do sth. 被用来做某事

e.g. This kind of wood is used to make paper.   这种木头是被用来做纸的。 

be / get used to sth. / doing sth. 习惯于某事 / 做某事

e.g. Lucy has been used to (eating) Chinese food. Lucy已经习惯(吃)中餐了。

    I think you’ll get used to the climate soon.

    我想不久你就会习惯这种气候的。

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) Tom’s 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.

4) The pencil ________ (被用来书写).

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。 

X .Exercise

   从方框中选择适当的单词完成句子。

My uncle is very _______. He often tells 

    jokes.

2. His cousin is very _____. He is afraid to

    speak in public.

3. Please be _____ in the library.

4. Mike’s mother is very ________ to us. 

    We all get on well with her. 

5. Bill’s sister is very ________. She’s good

at singing and dancing

根据要求完成句子，每空一词。

I used to be shy and quiet. 

    (改为一般疑问句)

    ____ you _____ to be shy and quiet?

2. He used to wear old jeans. 

    (改为否定句)

    He ______ ____ to wear old jeans.

3. Lily used to be funny. 

    (就画线部分提问)

　　　_____ ____ he ____ to be ____?

　　　XI .Homework

Do you ever find our school or our city has changed a lot? Try to find some changes around you and make sentences with “used to”.