Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark. Section B (2a-2f) 教案

Unit 4
I used to be afraid of the dark.
Section B (2a—2f)
一、教学目标
1. 掌握下列重点词汇和短语：seldom, influence, absent, fail, examination, exactly, pride, proud, take pride in, be proud of, in person
2. 能熟练掌握并使用下列重点句式：
Li Wen’s unhappiness began to influence his schoolwork.
His parents moved to the city to look for jobs, and his grandparents came to take care of to him.
Sometimes he was absent from classes and failed his examinations.
I know my parents love me and they are always proud of me.
3. 学生能够利用上下文线索进行推导判断、确认语句位置及解读词语含义。
4. 能用used to的不同句式来表达自己或朋友家人过去的外貌性格和爱好。
5. 培养学生克服困难，战胜自己的勇气，学会分析自己目前所面对的最大问题，使自己健康成长。珍惜父母及亲人对你的爱，努力学习回报社会。
二、教学重点及难点
重点：
1. 掌握本课时重点词汇、短语和句型表达。
2. 阅读短文，根据相关的信息，获取正确的答案。
难点：
利用上下文线索进行推导判断、确认语句位置及解读词语含义的阅读策略和能力。
三、教学准备
教师：教学课件；多媒体设备
学生：课前预习
四、教学过程
Step 1 Warming-up
1. Think and talk
Make conversations with their partners.
2. Look at the picture and have discussions.
T: How might she feel when her parents are away from home What problems do you think she might have
S: …
【设计意图】通过对话练习，复习used to的用法。同时通过对留守儿童的话题讨论，激活阅读的相关知识背景，为下面2a环节的学习做好准备。
Step 2 Pre-reading
Work on 2a
Look at the title of the passage and guess what problems he might have.
【设计意图】通过讨论，对短文的内容进行预测，为阅读文章做好铺垫。
Step 3 While-reading
Work on 2b&2c
1. Listen and read the passage. Then put the sentence [A-D] in the correct places.
2. Fill in the blanks according to the passage.
3. Read the passage again and underline the problems that Li Wen used to have.
【设计意图】通过引导学生根据要求完成2b、2c的阅读任务，了解文本信息，初步理解文章大意，通过上下文线索，确认语句位置。
Step 4 Post-reading
Work on 2d&2e&2f
1. Use the clues from the passage to help them guess the meaning of the words.
2. Complete the passage with the proper forms of the words and phrases
3. Write conversations and role-play them with their groups.
【设计意图】让学生使用目标语言 “used to”进行阅读训练，从文中找出相应信息。同时通过联系上下文，训练学生使用上下文推测词义的能力。最后通过对话练习，锻炼他们的口语表达能力。
Language points
1. Li Wen’s unhappiness began to influence his schoolwork.
influence 意为“影响”；过去式： influenced；过去分词： influenced；现在分词：influencing；第三人称单数：influences。
e.g. Sometimes hobbies can influence our studies.
2. His parents moved to the city to look for jobs, and his grandparents came to take care of to him.
take care of 意为“照顾；照管”，意同look after。
e.g. I have to look after/take care of my sister.
3. Sometimes he was absent from classes and failed his examinations.
(1) be absent from classes 意为“缺课”，其中absent用作形容词，意为“缺席的”。
e.g. The boy was absent from classes because he was ill.
(2) fail 意为“失败”；fail in sth. 意为“在某方面失败”；fail to do sth. 意为“未能做某事”。
e.g. He failed to pass his driving test.
4. I know my parents love me and they are always proud of me.
proud 意为“自豪的；骄傲的”；
be proud of sth./sb. 意为“为某物/某人而骄傲”，相当于take pride in。
e.g. My parents are proud of me.= My parents take pride in me.
Step 5 Summary
Key words and phrases:
seldom, influence, absent, fail, examination, exactly, pride, proud, take pride in, be proud of, in person
Key sentences:
Li Wen’s unhappiness began to influence his schoolwork.
His parents moved to the city to look for jobs, and his grandparents came to take care of to him.
Sometimes he was absent from classes and failed his examinations.
I know my parents love me and they are always proud of me.
Step 6 Homework
1. Memorize the new words and phrases.
2. Retell Li Wen’s story.
五、板书设计
Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.
第4课时 Section B (2a—2f)
Li Wen’s unhappiness began to influence his schoolwork.
His parents moved to the city to look for jobs, and his grandparents came to take care of to him.
Sometimes he was absent from classes and failed his examinations.
I know my parents love me and they are always proud of me.
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