Unit 7 I used to be afraid of the dark.
【第二课时】
【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, require
（2）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。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。
【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。
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。
【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。
【教学过程】
Step 1：Revision
Translate the sentences into English.
1．马里奥以前很矮，他戴着眼镜。
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2．他现在长什么样子？
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3．保拉以前很安静，她在班上总是很沉默。
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4．她总是不够勇敢去问问题。
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Keys:
1．Mario used to be short and wear glasses.
2．What’s he like now
3．Paula used to be really quiet. She was always silent in class.
4．She was never brave enough to ask questions.
Step 2：Warming up
展示一张Candy Wang的照片，并询问学生们如下问题。
1．Who’s beautiful and outgoing girl She’s 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 she’s the Asian pop star.
Step 3：Reading
Work on 3a
1．Tell Ss to read the article and identify the paragraphs in which the following information appears. Number the information [1-3].
____ How Candy’s life has changed
____ Candy’s advice to young people
____ Candy’s background
Ss read the article quickly and try to number the information.
2．方法指导：先读懂所给的三个句子的意思，明确段落大意。然后快速阅读短文，争取在较短的时间内，确定每个段落的大意。
3．学生们，按老师指导的方法进行阅读，确定每个段落的大意。
4．最后，教师让部分说出自己的答案，并校对答案。
Keys: 2 3 1
Step 4：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）What’s she like now
Ss try to read and find the answers to these questions. Then check the answers with the Ss.
Keys: She’s 19 years old.
She used to be really shy.
To deal with her shyness. She’s not shy anymore and loves singing in front of crowds.
2．Read the second passage and fill in the chart.
Good things Bad things
（1）Being able to travel. （1）____________________________
（2）_____________________________ （2）____________________________
（3）Meet new people all the time. （3）____________________________
（4）____________________________
Check the answers with the Ss.
Keys:
Good things:
（2）Get tons of attention everywhere she goes.
Bad things:
（1）Always have to worry about how she appears to others.
（2）Have to be careful about what she says or does.
（3）Don’t have much private time anymore.
（4）There are always guards around her.
3．Read the third paragraph and fill in the blanks.
Candy’s 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 normal imagine success talent hard work number top)
Step 5：Careful Reading
1．Work on 3b:
（1）学生们再次阅读短文内容，并完成3b中的内容。
a．She used to be shy, but now she’s not shy ________.
b．She didn’t use to be _______ in school, but now she gets lots of attention.
c．She used to ________ with friends, but it is almost impossible now.
d．She didn’t use to ___________ how she appears to others, but now she does.
（2）学生们先读3b中的四个句子，理解其大意，然后仔细回读短文，找到相关信息，并完成句子。
（3）让学生们相互讨论，并校对答案。
Keys: a．anymore b．popular c．hang out d．be careful
2．Work on 3c:
（1）告诉学生们本学习活动的要求：假设你是一名采访者，你伙伴是Candy，你向她询问问题，她来回答。
（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.
Step 6：Language points
1．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. 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 place 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？
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；胆敢
dare to do sth. 敢于做某事
E.g. He doesn’t dare to jump from the top of the wall. 他不敢从墙上跳下来。
4．Now she’s 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.
get 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 don’t have much private time anymore.
private adj. 私人的；私密的
E.g. Mr. Smith is rather secret about his private life. 史密斯先生对自己的私生活相当保密。
7．Many times I thought about giving up, but I fought on.
fight (fought, fought) 努力去做，尝试；战斗，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。
Step7：Exercises:
1．Finish the sentences by using the words.
require, guard, deal with, background, private
（1）Playing the piano well ________ a lot of practice.
（2）The ______ won’t let anyone through the gate without a pass.
（3）It’s 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 with)
2．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）It’s ____________ (possible) for us to climb up such a high mountain.
(Keys: Asian; to think; shyness; engineering; impossible)
3．Finish 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 don’t have _____ _______ time ____ _____.
（4）她过去常和朋友一起闲逛。
She ____ ___ _____ ____ with friends.
(Keys: interviewed 24-year-old; took up deal with much private any more used to hang out)
【作业布置】
1．Read the passage several times after school.
2．Make sentences with these words.
interview; deal with; dare to…; not… anymore; require; used to
PAGEUnit 7 I used to be afraid of the dark.
【第三课时】
【教学目标】
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。
【教学重难点】
1．重点单词：humorous, silent, helpful, from time to time, score
2．重点词组：used to do/be
3．句型：
（1）Paula used to be really quiet.
（2）—Did Mario use to be short
—Yes, he did.
（3）Listening practice.
【教学过程】
Step 1: Have a dictation.
Step 2: Go over some points.
deal with, in front of, dare to do sth, all the time, get tons of attention, private time, not… anymore, hang out with…, be prepared to give up your normal life, the road to success, quite a small number of…, make it to the top, care about what she says or does.
Step 3: Do 4a.
Write sentences about the past using used to（巩固used to 用法）
Answers:
1．My mom used to have curly hair. She didn't use to have straight hair.
2．Jerry used to read books on European history. He didn't use to read books on African culture.
3．Sandy used to teach British English. She didn't use to teach American English.
Step 4: Do 4c Check the boxes and then ask your partner.
Which of these things did you use to be afraid of
Which ones are you still afraid of
Step 5: Lead-in.
What things did you use to like when you were a child
Look at the pictures in 1a and then write sentences in the box in 1a．
Step 6: Listening practice.
1．Complete 1c
（1）_____ I didn't use to like tests.
（2）________ We used to walk to school.
（3）_____ I used to hate P.E. class.
（4）________ I used to be on the soccer team.
2．Listen again, what do the girl and the boy say about things in the past and now Fill in the chart.
In the Past Now
Girl I didn't use to like _________. I don't worry about_______
We used to wear _________ school We can wear _______to school
Boy We used to _____ every day after school We ________ all the time
I used to hate ___________ I __________ P.E. class.
Step 7: Pair work.
Compare yourself with your partner.
Example:
A: I used to be nervous about tests all the time. What about you
B: Yes, me too. I used to …
Step 8: Do some exercises.
1．The mother traveled for many hours to return home to talk to her child __________ (in person亲自).
2．He used to be a very quiet teenager. He returned _________ most of the time and _______ talked to other people. (silent, seldom)
Remain silent 保持沉默。
3．If you are always _______ from class, you will ________the exam.
be absent from 缺席。
4．The teacher _________ helping his students win the English competition.
5．Kate's grandparents have had a great ________ on her.
Have a great influence on sb. 对某人有影响。
6．That British teacher is very _______. He always tells us interesting jokes.
People are usually _________ to give a general self-introduction in a job________.
7．Tina played very well in the basketball game and her parents ________ her.
be proud of take pride of 以……自豪。
【板书设计】
hate doing, used to do / be, all the time / from time to time, worry about, in person. Remain silent, be absent from, take pride in =be proud of
【作业布置】
What did you use to be like when you were in primary school Complete the sentences.
I / my hair used to…
PAGEUnit 7 I used to be afraid of the dark.
【第四课时】
【教学目标】
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。
【教学重难点】
1．重点单词：humorous, silent, helpful, from time to time, score
2．重点词组：used to do/be
3．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.
【教学过程】
Step 1: checkup the morning reading.（4'）
Read the new words in Unit 7. Then have dictation about the words: humorous, silent, helpful, from time to time, score.
Step 2: Warming up.（5'）
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.
Step 3: New lesson.
Li Wen is a 15-year-old boy from the countryside. His parents are working in the city. Look at the title of the passage and the picture below. What problems do you think he might have Please read the passage.
1．Using context: Using the sentence context may help you guess and learn the meanings of new words and phrases.
运用句子语境中可能会帮助你猜测并学习新单词或新短语的意思。
2．Read again and put the sentences in the correct places.
A．They had a long talk.
B．Now Li Wen has really changed.
C．However, things began to change a few years ago.
D．His teacher was worried about him.
Answers: C D A B
3．Do 2c: Underline the problems that Li Wen used to have.
4．Explain the points:
He studies harder than he used to.
A normal 15-year-old boy.
Do well in.
Have difficulties.
Take care of.
Feel lonely and unhappy.
Influence / change.
Become less interested in studying.
Be absent from/ miss.
Make a decision to do sth. / decide to do.
Advise sb. to do sth.
Take pride of / be proud of.
Take pride of everything good that I do.
Have much more communication with their son.
Become active in.
PAGEUnit 7 I used to be afraid of the dark.
【第一课时】
【教学目标】
1．知识目标：
（1）掌握并灵活运用本课的重点词汇kind, loving, swimmer born, lover, director, means, admire等。
（2）正确使用下列常用表达：get in trouble, drop out of school, try every means to do, at hand, break up等
2．情感目标：
了解一下中外名人轶事，体会他们的影响力并了解他们成功的原因，向名人学习，并拓展视野，了解中外文化知识。
3．能力目标：运用所学的知识进行人际交往，并做到学以致用。
【教学重难点】
when引导的时间状语从句和被动语态。
【教学过程】
Step 1: Warming–up
Task 1 Check new words of Unit 1.
Task 2 Free talk.
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
S: …
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.
Step 2: Presentation 1a, 1c
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
outgoingfunny
tallstraight hair
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．Learn the new words with the Ss: humorous, silent, helpful, from time to time, score
4．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 Yi Shan
Zhang Yi Shan used to be short, but he is tall now.
T: Explain the use of “used to do/be …” to the Ss.
Step 3: Listening 1b
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.
Step 4: 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 Ss 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.
Step 5: 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.
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 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 ____.
Keys: quiet outgoing science music piano
（3）Now she’s more interested in ______. She plays ______ almost every day.
She’s also on a ______team.
（4）She still plays the _____ from time to time.
Keys: sports soccer swim piano
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
Step 6: 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.
Step 7: 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 strong
3．Ask Ss to role-play the conversation in groups.
Step8: 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，暗指现在已经不存在了，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。
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。
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、副词和分词。
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……”。
E.g. She is such a lovely girl. = She is so lovely a girl. 她是个如此可爱的女孩。
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
（4）Don’t go out in ______ cold weather.
（5）Don’t eat _____ quickly.
Keys: so such so such so
Step 9: Exercise
1．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）You’d better keep _______ (沉默) about what happened.
（3）The lazy cat isn’t very ________ (有用的) in catching mice.
（4）Tom got the highest ______ (得分) in the exam.
2．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。
Step 10: Summary
【作业布置】
熟记本节课所学单词,词组。
Recite 2d．
Unit 7 I used to be afraid of the dark. Period 2
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