Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark. Section A (1a—2d)教案

Unit 4
I used to be afraid of the dark.
Section A (1a—2d)
一、教学目标
1. 熟练掌握下列词汇和短语：humorous, silent, helpful, score, from time to time, used to…
2. 掌握并运用下列句型：
Did Mario use to be short
Yes, he did. He used to be really short.
What’s he like now
He’s tall now.
Paula used to be really quiet.
I know. She was always silent in class.
3. 能够听懂关于人们今昔变化的对话，运用used to结构描述自己和同学曾经的性格特点和相貌。
4. 能够准确描述自己或他人在外表、性格、兴趣等方面所发生的变化。
5. 培养学生积极健康的心态，学会谈论事情的发展和变化。
二、教学重点及难点
重点：
1. 掌握本单元出现的与性格和外貌相关的词汇、短语及目标语言。
2. 学会用used to描述自己或他人的变化。
难点：
准确运用used to准确描述自己或他人在外表、性格、兴趣等方面所发生的变化。
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
Task 1
Step 1 Warming-up
Free talk
T show some pictures, and ask Ss to describe his/her appearance.
T: What is he/she like
Ss: He / She is…
【设计意图】利用图片复习描述人物外貌和性格的词汇和句型，温故知新。
Step 2 Pre-listening
Work on 1a
1. Fill in the chart with words to describe people
2. Look at the pictures and compare the differences.
【设计意图】学习有关人物外貌特征和性格的单词和短语，为下面的听力教学做铺垫。
Step 3 While-listening
Work on 1b
Listen and fill in the blanks.
【设计意图】通过听力的方式输入本节课的功能句，学习句型，达到知识目标。
Step 4 Post-listening
Work on 1c
Look at the picture in 1a and make up conversations.
【设计意图】学生通过小组活动，巩固目标语言。
Task 2
Step 1 Pre-listening
Look and think
1. Complete the sentences according to the words.
friendly, outgoing, serious, humorous, silent, active, brave, quiet, helpful
(1) Jim s a very _____ guy and he often helps his neighbors.
(2) Mr. Johnson is a very _____ teacher. I think I’ve never seen him smile.
(3) My Chinese teacher is very _____. He always makes his classes lively.
(4) The girl is a ______ student. She seldom speaks to others.
2. Read 2b and try to find out what we know about Paul in the past and Paula now.
【设计意图】通过让学生阅读题干进行讨论，帮助学生进行2a听力材料内容的预测。
Step 2 While-listening
Work on 2a&2b
1. Listen and check the words they hear.
2. Listen again and complete the chart.
【设计意图】本环节旨在训练、发展学生的听力技能，让学生体会used to在真实的日常交际中的应用，进而理解其功能意义。
Step 3 Post-listening
Work on 2c
Make conversations about Paula using the information in 2b.
【设计意图】要求学生听后创编对话，为学生提供更多口头表达的机会。
Work on 2d
1. Listen and finish the tasks.
(1) Choose the correct answer.
What’s the relationship between Alfred and Gina
A. Friends. B. Primary school classmates. C. Neighbors.
(2) Fill in the blanks.
Billy has changed so much! He used to be so _____ and _____. His face always turned _____ when he talked to girls! He studied hard and got good _____ on his exams. He used to be _____, but now he is _____ and _____.
2. Role - play the conversation in 2d.
【设计意图】通过设置题目，让学生获取对话主要内容和一些细节信息，锻炼学生快速获取信息的能力。然后分角色表演，目的在于让学生体会used to在真实的日常交际中的运用，帮助学生在情境中加深对话题语言的口语模仿。
Language points
1. I used to be afraid of the dark.
used to do sth. 意为“过去常常做某事”；
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。
【拓展】use ... to do sth. 意为“用……做……”；be used to do sth. 意为“被用来做某事”；be / get used to sth. / doing sth. 意为“习惯于某事 / 做某事”。
e.g. He used to go to school on foot.
2. What’s he like now
What is sb. like 意为“某人怎么样？”提问人的外貌，性格，品质。
e.g. What’s Mike like He is direct.
【拓展】What does sb. look like 意为“某人长得怎么样？”用于提问人的外貌。
e.g. What dose Mike look like He has long hair.
3. Paula used to be really quiet. This party is such a great idea!
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。
e.g. Do you like such weather
I’m so glad to see you.
【注意】当名词前有many，much，few或little等词修饰时，要用so而不用such。
e.g. I have so much / little homework today.
4. It’s been three years since we last saw our primary school classmates.
(1) It’s been+一段时间+since+从句 意为“从……以来已经有多长时间了”，还可表示为“It is+一段时间+since+从句”。
e.g. It’s been 3 years since I began to learn English.
(2) since 意为“从……以后”，since后面接从句，该从句用一般过去时态，主句用完成时。
e.g. He has learnt English since 3 years ago.
Step 4 Summary
Key words and phrases:
humorous, silent, helpful, score, from time to time, used to…
Key sentences:
Did Mario use to be short
Yes, he did. He used to be really short.
What’s he like now
He’s tall now.
Paula used to be really quiet.
I know. She was always silent in class.
Step 5 Homework
1. Recite the conversation in 2d after school and try to role-play it.
2. Write a short passage about your own changes.
五、板书设计
Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.
第1课时 Section A (1a—2d)
Key words and phrases:
humorous, silent, helpful, score, from time to time, used to…
Key sentences:
Did Mario use to be short
Yes, he did. He used to be really short.
What’s he like now
He’s tall now.
Paula used to be really quiet.
I know. She was always silent in class.
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