人教版九年级全册Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.SectionA Grammar focus 4a-4c 教案

Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.
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：
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. Warming up
Look at the pictures and describe people.
What does he/she look like (short hair, curly hair, thin, heavy…)
Ⅱ. Words presentation
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
tallstraight hair…
outgoingfunny …
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: 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.
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 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 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.
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. 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. 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. The book is really helpful.
这本书真的很有用。
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 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
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 quiet.
B: I know. She was always silent in class.
Ⅷ. Role-play
1. Read the conversation.
2. Read the conversation again and complete the chart.
What was Billy like in the past What is Billy like now

3. Ask Ss to role-play the conversation in groups.
IX. Language points
1. 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 you’re tall.
used to结构的否定形式有两种：didn’t use to或usedn’t to (只用于英式英语)。如：The Whites didn’t use to live here. / The Whites usedn’t 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 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
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).
单项选择。
1) —My aunt goes to climb mountains every Sunday.
—Oh 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
—She’s 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 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 你喜欢这样的天气吗？
I’m 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……”。
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
4) Don’t go out in ______ cold weather.
5) Don’t eat _____ quickly.
5. I used to see him reading 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 saw some boy students ______ basketball when I passed the playground.
A. played B. plays
C. playing D. to play
(2014 贵州安顺)
6. It’s been three years since we last saw our primary school classmates.
句中的“It’s (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. 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. 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.
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.
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