Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.
Section A (1a-2d) 听说课
导读
本课时是人教版新目标九年级全册Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.的第1课时。本课时通过对人物性格特点和相貌的今昔对比和听力训练让学生感知新语言内容的结构特征，体会其用法。在后面的课时及Section B的学习中还会对本课时内容进行延伸和拓展，由描述人物性格、外貌变化转向讨论人物行为习惯、爱好的改变，进一步巩固学习。
【课题与课时】
课题：九年级全册Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.（第一课时），对比阅读七年级下册unit9 What does he look like
课时：第一课时
【课标要求】
根据需要进行预习。
能根据听力内容，听关键词，写出答案。
能理解并描述人物外貌信息。
能在小组活动中积极与他人合作，互相帮助，共同完成学习任务。
【学习目标】
1.通过预习检测，能根据汉语或英语熟练准确的说出对应的英语或汉语，为下一步听力扫清障碍。
2.通过听力练习感悟used to be / used to do句型。在听力过程中关注细节,有选择性的听出允许与不允许的内容。
3.通过pairwork, groupwork等活动，在创设的情境中能够熟练运用本节课的目标语言，并且语音、语调正确；在练习的过程中互相合作，相互帮助，对于同伴们的问题提出灵活而合理的建议。
【评价任务】
1.完成学习活动一（针对目标1、2） 2.完成学习活动二（针对目标2）
3.完成学习活动三（针对目标3） 4.完成学习活动四（针对目标4）
【资源与建议】
1.你可以通过评价任务题目的完成情况来判断自己对于学习目标的掌握程度。本节课提供的作业是分层次的。如果你在本课中得分低于66分，你需要完成Compulsory homework，如果你在本课中得分高于67分，你需要完成Optional homework。
2.你可以通过课中表现、自我评价和课后练习，分析自己的闪光点和不足。充分利用课下时间巩固知识，向英语老师或同学请教，真正把知识学懂学透，充分利用所学知识来提升自己的表现，真正在英语学习上有突破。
【资源与建议】
1.本单元以“我们怎样改变(how we have changed)”为核心话题，在四年后老朋友见面的情景中，围绕本单元语言交际功能项目“谈论你过去是什么样”（talk about what you used to be like），逐步展开各项听、说、读、写活动，给人们一种有趣的体验和新鲜的感受。教学从谈论人物过去的外貌、性格，进一步延伸到谈论人物过去的心理感受，以及人物过去的爱好等，最后延伸到谈论现在的变化，将过去和现在教学进行对比。七八 年级也学习了如何表达某个人的外貌、性格特点、兴趣了爱好等等。这也为本课的学习及在真实情境中解决问题打下了基础。九年级大部分学生能够做到课前预习，能够独立思考，具备在教师和小组交流中积极思考，但是仍有少数学生不具备基本的预习能力以及缺乏思考问题的条理性、深度、严谨性。
2.本课时的学习流程如下：（听前）预习检测；观看视频，尝试描述《西游记》中人物→（听中）听取Mario及他朋友过去长相等细节内容→（听后）听并且retell，巩固听力内容。
3.本课时的重点：通过听力训练，掌握重点单词和句型。
本课时的难点：学生在实践中灵活的运用本单元的单词、短语和句型及学会谈论过去到现在发生的变化。
学生通过学生通过填写自我评价表和撰写学后反思，完成自我评价，及时发现自己掌握较好的地方和薄弱环节，及时查缺补漏，调整学习状态，不断完善自己。
【学习过程】
Step I. Pre-listening activities
(一). Preview Aim 1
Read and try to remember the new words in this part
Ask students to translate the following phrases into English orally, then let them write English down without looking at the textbook.
(1)过去常常 _________________ (2)害怕黑暗 _________________________
(3)戴眼镜 __________________ (4)留卷发 __________________________
(5)取得好成绩 ___________________ (6)时常，有时________________________
Translate the sentences into English orally, then write them down without looking at the textbook.
(1)我过去害怕黑暗。______________________________________________________
(2)她过去戴着眼镜。________________________________________________________
(3)她过去留着长长的卷发。___________________________________________________
(4)汤姆过去矮么？________________________________________________________
评价标准：准确流利说出短语得15分。每错一个扣1分。（ ）
(二).Warming up and leading in Aim 2
Play a video and some pictures.
T: Boys and girls, you know this cartoon And what is it
Ss: Yes. Journey to the West.
T: Great! Ok, class, can you describe these people’s appearance (外貌)and personality(个性).
T: We have learned some words and phrases to describe a person. Can you think more to fill in the chart with words to describe people Please turn to page 25, and finish 1a.
Appearance Personality
tall outgoing
straight hair funny
T: We have learned some words and phrases to describe a person. Can you think more to fill in the chart with words to describe people Please turn to page 25, and finish 1a.
T: There are the changes about my friends. What about your friends, guys Ok, please make your own conversations.
E.g. My friend Messi used to be short, but now he is tall.
【学习活动二】
Step2. While-listening activities.
Listening Practice I
T: Great! All of you did a good job! Please look at the picture (show the above pictures to the students). Bob is seeing some friends (Mario, Amy and Tina) for the first time in four years. Please listen to the recording carefully, find out the main idea of the conversation.
2.Listen for the specific ideas听取细节
T: Class, we know Bob hasn’t seen his friends for years. All of them have changed a lot. What did
his friends use to look like Let’s finish 1b.
First, let the students go through the sentences in 1b.
Next, ask them to listen to the recording (just once) carefully.
Then, check their answers.
2.Listen for the specific ideas听取细节
(1) Listen and check (√) the words you hear.(2a)
T: From the conversation we know the kids are talking about Paula’s changes during these years. Next, please listen to the recording and circle the adjectives you hear.
(2)Listen again and complete the chart about how Paula has changed. (2b)
T: Boy and girls, just now we knew Paula’s changes, let’s learn more details about her, Ok
评价标准：通过精听和泛听，能正确听出大意并抓取材料中的关键信息。 每做对一个得1分，错一个扣1分 （ ）
针对学习目标1-2，共 22分，我获得（ ）分！Best：18--22； Good:13--17;Come on: ≤12
【学习活动三】
Step 4：Post-listening activities Aim 2
1.Listen and repeat.
（【设计意图】:跟读部分是为了正音，让学生模仿录音的语音和语调，对培养学生的语速、语调是很有帮助的。）
2. Retell.
T:
According to the conversation, we have known Paula’s changes. And now can you retell the story by using the mind map above
3. Pair work.
4. Role-play the conversation.
T: Just now, Paula and Steve met in the party. At the same time, Gina and Alfred also met in the party. They also haven’t seen for a long time. Let’s read a conversation about them.
Please read the conversation and answer the following questions:
1. How long have Gina and Alfred parted(分离)
2. What did Billy used to be
3. Is Billy popular now
First, get the students to read the conversation and answer the questions.
Next, role play the conversation in pairs or make their own conversations.
评价标准：通过练习，能流利准确的表达自己的想法者得5分，能正确填出文本信息得22分，每错一个扣1分。 （ ）
组评标准： （ ） 1.理由表达合理，充分使用文本信息组织语言。（10分） 2.口语流利、发音准确清晰，句子逻辑关系强。（5分）
5. Make a survey. (选做)
T: Boys and girls, from the listening text we know many people have changed a lot. So do I. What about you Let’s make a survey about you and your group members’ changes.
Useful information:
You can report like this:
评价标准：通过精听和泛听，能正确听出大意并抓取材料中的关键信息。 每做对一个得1分，错一个扣1分 （ ）
针对学习目标1-2，共 22分，我获得（ ）分！Best：18--22； Good:13--17;Come on: ≤12
Step 7：Post-listening activities
1.Practice this dialogue in pairs:
A: Do you think teenagers should …
B: Yes, I …\ No, I …
2. Fill in the blanks without looking at books:
Molly’s ______ Larry is working late tonight, but Kathy doesn’t think Larry should be ______ to ______ ______. Kathy thinks teenagers need ___ _______. Molly ________ with Kathy, She thinks teenage boys never get _____. Then Kathy thinks Larry shouldn’t work every night. Molly They think he needs time ____ ______ _______, Also they think Larry’s hair should _____ ____ because it doesn’t look ____. Kathy thinks Larry shouldn’t wear that ___ _______, but Molly thinks it looks ______. They think Larry shouldn’t work _____ ______, because he needs time to
spend time _____ ______.
评价标准：通过练习，能流利准确的表达自己的想法者得5分，能正确填出文本信息得22分，每错一个扣1分。 （ ）
【学习活动四】
Step8. Reading and role-play
Step 4.Inquiry into knowledge by translation.
1.(1)I used to be afraid of the dark.
____________________________
(2)Did Jerry use to be short
____________________________
(3)You used to be short, didn’t you
_____________________________
这几个句子都含有used to, used to 意为“_________”，暗指现在已经不存在的动作或状态，后接________。Used to 的否定式通常为________。含有used to的句子变为一般疑问句时，可用“助动词+主语+use to do sth. ”结构。肯定回答用_______；否定回答用________。含有used to 的特殊疑问句的结构为“疑问词+助动词did+主语+use to do... ”。如果陈述部分含有use to，附加疑问部分通常使用助动词_______来引导，如：
(4).她过去没有留长发。
She ____ ______ _____have long hair.
(5).你过去弹钢琴么？是的，我弹。/不，我不弹。
--_____ ______ ______ ______ play the piano
--Yes, I did./ No, I didn’t.
你过去的做什么？ 我过去集邮。
(6)--What did you use to do
--I _____ ____ ______stamps.
房子过去是一个商店，是么？
(7)The house _____ _____ ____ a shop, ______it
评价标准： （ ）全对得6分,每错一个扣2分
一、用所给词的适当形式填空。
1. My grandfather is used to _____ (get) up early in the morning now. But he said he used to _______ (get) up late when he was young.
2. Peter is interested in math, but Mary is interested in _______(collect) stamps.
3. Look at Bob. He is tall now. He is not what he used _______(be).
4. It is five years since we _____(leave) Beijing.
5. I used to see him _______(read) in the library every day.
二、根据2d对话，补全下列短文。
In the party Alfred met Gina. It_____ _____ three years since they last _____ their primary school classmates. They were talking about their friend, Billy. Billy _____ _____ so much. He _____ _____ ______ shy and _______. His face always _______ ______ when he talked to girls.
Gina used to_____ him ______ in the library every day. Billy studied hard and ______ ______ _____ ______ his exams. Billy used to _____ glasses, and he also used to ______ ______, but now he is ______and ______. He is also very ____, because many girls are around him.
五、学后反思
一：完成自我评价表
【Self-evaluation】
1.通过本节课评价总结，共83分，我得到（ ）分。
2.完成自我评价表。
（1）本节课我一共学会得词汇有_________个,我能完全记住并初步使用得词汇有____________________,我还不能记住和使用得词汇有_________
（2）对我有帮助的学习方法有（请在括号里打钩）
（ ）提前预习文本词汇，扫清文本阅读障碍（ ）阅读文本之前能根据图片或标题预测文本大意
（ ）阅读文章时注重抓取关键词（ ）通过辩论和微写作的形式进一步巩固文本信息（ ）根据上下文猜测词语
3.我下一步计划在以下几个方面调整我的学习__________________________________
二：撰写反思日记
对自己在本节课的总体感觉如何？今后在哪些方面还需要继续努力？
___________________________________________________________
Step6 Homework.
You must:
1. Master the key words, phrases and sentences.
2. Preview 3a-3c.
If you can:
把小组活动survey的结果写成一篇小文章。
Group:_____________________________Unit4 I used to be afraid of the dark.
Section A (3a—3C)
【主题与课时】
人民教育出版社英语教材九年级（第二课时）
一、背景分析
【课标要求】
课程标准四级要求学生有明确的学习需要和目标，对英语学习表现出较强的自信心。四级目标中关于读、说、写的相关要求：1.能用简单的语言表达观点。 2.能读懂常见文体的小短文。
3.能在教师的指导下参与角色表演等活动。4.能从简单的文章中找出有关信息，理解大意。
5.能根据上下文猜测生词的意思。 6.能在教师的帮助下起草和修改作文。
【教材分析】
本单元以“我们怎样改变(how we have changed)”为核心话题，在四年后老朋友见面的情景中，围绕本单元语言交际功能项目“谈论你过去是什么样”（talk about what you used to be like），逐步展开各项听、说、读、写活动，给人们一种有趣的体验和新鲜的感受。教学从谈论人物过去的外貌、性格，进一步延伸到谈论人物过去的心理感受，以及人物过去的爱好等，最后延伸到谈论现在的变化，将过去和现在教学进行对比。
【学情分析】
本课时是Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark. 的第2课时。七八 年级也学习了如何表达某个人的外貌、性格特点、兴趣了爱好等等。这也为本课的学习及在真实情境中解决问题打下了基础。九年级大部分学生能够做到课前预习，能够独立思考，具备在教师和小组交流中积极思考，但是仍有少数学生不具备基本的预习能力以及缺乏思考问题的条理性、深度、严谨性。
学习目标
1.通过预习检测，能根据汉语或英语熟练准确的说出对应的英语或汉语，为下一步阅读扫清障碍。
2.通过观看视频知道一个人的变化；通过看标题和图片预测出本文大意。
3.通过快速阅读找出每段及本文主旨大意，通过细读 找出文本细节及关键信息，通过听并跟读矫正发音。
4.通过阅读与讨论，了解一个人性格特征的变化。
三、评价任务
1.完成学习活动一（针对目标1、2） 2.完成学习活动二（针对目标2）
3.完成学习活动三（针对目标3） 4.完成学习活动四（针对目标4）
【资源与建议】
1.你可以通过评价任务题目的完成情况来判断自己对于学习目标的掌握程度。本节课提供的作业是分层次的。如果你在本课中得分低于66分，你需要完成Compulsory homework，如果你在本课中得分高于67分，你需要完成Optional homework。
2.你可以通过课中表现、自我评价和课后练习，分析自己的闪光点和不足。充分利用课下时间巩固知识，向英语老师或同学请教，真正把知识学懂学透，充分利用所学知识来提升自己的表现，真正在英语学习上有突破。
四、学习活动
【学习活动一】
【Preview】 Aim 1
Teaching and learning steps：
Step1 Preview:
Ask the students to look at P27, and put the phrases into English or Chinese orally, then write them down without looking at the text.
开始干某事_________________________
对付；应付______________________
敢于做某事_______________________
不再____________________
get tons of attention _________________________
hang out ________________________
give up ___________________
require sth. to do sth. ________________________
Step2 Warming up and leading in
T：I used to be afraid of snakes. But now I’m not afraid of them. How about you
S1: I used to be afraid of mice. But now I’m still afraid of them.
S2: ….
Ask students to look at the pictures. Use “used to” and “but now” to describe the following pictures.
S1: He used to be afraid of speaking in front of a group.
S2: …
S3: …
【设计意图】 利用图片，设置语境，既复习了上节课所学内容，又引入了对本节课的学习，有利于学生准确地理解和记忆。
2 .Show some photos of a girl, and ask the students.
T: Do you know the beautiful girl
S1: Yes. She is Candy Wang. She is an Asian pop star.
T: Can you guess what she was like in the past
S2: She used to be a shy girl.
T: Do you know her story
S3: She took up singing to deal with her shyness.
S4: As she got better, she was not shy anymore and loved singing in front of crowds. Now she’s the Asian pop star.
T: OK. There is more information about her. Today, let’s read the article to see what kind of person she is. Let’s come to 3a.
评价标准：准确流利回答出视频的问题者得5分。 （ ）
【Pre-reading: Predicting】Aim 2
Look at the title and the pictures. Can you predict what the passage is about
评价标准：正确预测文章的内容得4分，否则不得分。 （ ）
【学习活动二】
【While-reading】Aim 2
Fast reading
Fast reading
Read fast and silently to find the general idea.
The general idea of the article is about__________
A: something about Candy Wang
B: something about music
C: something about young people
评价标准：快速阅读文章，核对预测结果，正确找出各部分大意得2分。 （ ）
针对学习目标1-2，共 22分，我获得（ ）分！Best：18--22； Good:13--17;Come on: ≤12
【学习活动三】
【Careful-reading】Aim 2
Careful reading
Task 1. Tell Ss to read the article carefully 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.
Task 3 Read the article silently and complete the sentences about Candy.
She used to be shy, but now she’s not shy __________________________________.
She didn’t used to be __________ in school, but now she gets lots of attention.
She used to ____________ with friends, but now it is almost impossible.
She didn’t use to ____________ how she appears to others, but now she does.
评价标准：细读文章，根据文章内容填空，每错一个扣1分。 （ ）
【Careful-reading (Part2)】Aim 2
Task 2 Read the article again and answer the following questions.
What did Candy Wang use to be like
How did she change herself
What does she think of tons of attention
How can young people succeed
评价标准：能正确找出文本信息并回答问题8分，每错一个扣2分。 （ ）
【Careful-reading (Part3)】Aim 2
Task 3 Read the article silently and complete the sentences about Candy.
She used to be shy, but now she’s not shy __________________________________.
She didn’t used to be __________ in school, but now she gets lots of attention.
She used to ____________ with friends, but now it is almost impossible.
She didn’t use to ____________ how she appears to others, but now she does.
评价标准：正确提取文本信息得18分，每错一个扣2分。. （ ）
【学习活动四】
Post-reading Activities Aim4
Step 4 Post-reading activities
Task 1: Listen and repeat.
T: Please listen to the tape and follow it.
Students listen and repeat.
【设计意图】 让学生跟着录音仿读，可以纠正学生的语音和语调。
Task 2: Complete 3a without looking at the text.
From Shy Girl to Pop Star
For this month’s Young World magazine, I _______19-year-old ______ _____ ____ Candy Wang. Candy Wang told me that she ______ ______ _______really shy and ______ _______ _______to deal with her shyness. As she _____ ______, she dared to sing in front of her class. And then for _______ _______ school. Now she’s not shy ________ and loves singing in front of crowds.
2 I asked Candy how life ________ _________ after she ________ _________. She explained that there are many __________ __________, like being able to ________ _______ _______new people all the time. “I didn’t use to be popular in school, but now I get _______ _______ _________everywhere I go.” However, too much attention can also be ______ _______ _________. “I always have to worry about how I _________ _________ ______ and I have to be very ______ ________ what I say or do. And I don’t have much _________ _________ ________. Hanging out with friends is ______ _________ for me now because there are always __________ _______me.”
3 What does Candy have to say to all those young people who want to become famous “Well,” she ________ __________, “you have to ________ _________ ________give up your __________ _______. You can never imagine how difficult ________ ________ _______ _______ is. Many times I thought about giving up, but I ________ ______. You really ________ a lot of talent and hard work _______ ________. Only a very small number of people ________ _______ to the top.”
Task 3 Read the text and retell the passage according to the key words .
T: Please read 3a again and try to retell the passage according to the key words.
Task 4: Do a survey.
T: Being an interviewer is great! Let’s become an interviewer today! Your partner is Candy. You can ask her some questions.
Give Ss an example:
e.g. A: What were you like？Were you good at singing when you were very young
B: 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.
Ss work in pairs. Try to ask and answers questions according to the passage.
Let some pairs ask and answer.
组评标准： （ ） 1.正确陈述现象，观点明确。（5分） 2.理由表达合理，充分使用文本信息组织语言。（10分） 3口语流利、发音准确清晰，句子逻辑关系强。（5分）
The end of class test 当堂检测：
用所给单词的适当形式填空。
1. He used to take up________ (play) sports to keep healthy.
2. The students didn’t dare _________ (break) the school rules.
3. We have to be careful about ________ (say) something wrong.
4. Many times they thought about ______ (work) hard to succeed.
5. At last, he succeeded ________ (deal ) with his shyness.
二、根据汉语提示完成句子。
1. 我以前害怕在公众前演讲。
I _______ ______ be afraid of ________ a speech in ________.
2. 这种狗是用来帮助盲人的吗？
Are those dogs _______ _______ _________ the blind
3. 你表妹以前害怕独自一人，不是吗？
Your cousin _______ ________ be afraid of ________ alone, _______ she
4. 珍妮以前在学校里并不受欢迎。
Jenny ________ ________ ________ be popular in school.
5. 我不习惯午饭吃这么多。
I’m _______ used to _________ so much at lunch time.
三. 根据括号内的要求完成下列句子，每空词数不限。
1. Mother used to grow flowers in her garden. (改为否定句)
Mother __________ _________ _______ grow flowers in her garden.
2. Bill used to collect stamps when he was in middle school. (改为一般疑问句)
______ ______ ________ ________ collect stamps when he was in middle school
五、学后反思
【Self-evaluation】
1.通过本节课评价总结，共83分，我得到（ ）分。
2.完成自我评价表。
（1）本节课我一共学会得词汇有_________个,我能完全记住并初步使用得词汇有____________________,我还不能记住和使用得词汇有_________
（2）对我有帮助的学习方法有（请在括号里打钩）
（ ）提前预习文本词汇，扫清文本阅读障碍（ ）阅读文本之前能根据图片或标题预测文本大意
（ ）阅读文章时注重抓取关键词（ ）通过辩论和微写作的形式进一步巩固文本信息（ ）根据上下文猜测词语
3.我下一步计划在以下几个方面调整我的学习__________________________________
Step8. Homework
Compulsory homework：Make sentences with these words.
interview; deal with; dare to…; not…any more; require; used to
2 Optional homework：调查家庭成员他们过去常常害怕的事情，并写成一个小报告，向同学们汇报。
