2025年新目标九年级英语Unit4 I used to be afraid of the dark学案（5课时，无答案）

新目标九年级英语Unit4学案
第一课时1a-2d
课本同步与创新
2a-2b
Listen again and answer the questions.
1) What class were they
2) What was Paula never brave to do in class
3) What subjects was Paula good at
4) What is Paula interested in now
2d
Read the dialogue in 2d, then fill in the blanks.
It's interesting to see Bill's In the past Now
Personality He used to be _____________. He is so ________.
Appearance He used to be _____________________________. How _____________ he is now!
Everyday actions He used to _________________ in the library. /
Talk to girls His face used to _______________ when he talked to girl. All the girls are ____________.
Make a survey in your class about who has changed most. Then make a report.
Past Now
Hair
Height
Build
Personality
Hobby
句型：We found … has changed most. He / She used to …, but now he / she …
随堂练
用所给词的适当形式填空
1.A number of students __________（prepare）to take up the examination now.
2. It has been ten years since we __________（meet）last time.
3. When I went past the room, I saw Li Ming ________（read）a book in bed.
4. Most nurses always treat sick people with __________（kind）.
5. Mr. Bean is so __________（humor）that many people like him in the world.
6. With the ________（help）of our teacher, we could finish the geography project.
7. When we are in trouble, we usually feel __________（helpful）because we are new here.
8.It __________（be）three years since we came to this school.
9.It’s __________（possible）for me to spend the weekend because I am too busy.
10.__________（study）a foreign language is difficult for me.
第二课时3a-3c
课本同步与创新
Predicting
What did the girl use to be like
2、What does she do now
3、Is she shy or outgoing now
4、What’s the passage mainly about
A: A girl’s hobbies.
B: A girl’s school life.
C: A girl’s changes/experiences.
While-reading
Read paragraph 1 and fill in the form.
Candy’s background
Name
Age
Where she comes from
Job
Personality She used to be ______________, but now she is not ________________.
The purpose of singing
Read paragraph 2 and fill in the form.
How Candy’s life has changed
In the past Now
1. She used to be shy. 2. She didn’t use to be ___________ in school. 3. She used to __________ with friends. 4. She didn’t use to _________how she appeared to others. She’s not shy anymore. She gets tons of _____________. It’s almost ________________. She has to ____________________ what she says or does.
Read paragraph 3 and complete the sentences.
Candy’s advice to young people
1. You have to ____________________________________________. The road to success is very difficult. Don’t ____________________________, but _____________________. 2. You really require ___________________________________________. Only ___________________________________ make it to the top.
课堂小练
一．单项选择
Miss Lin asked us to write an _____composition yesterday.
A.eight hundred words B.eight-hundreds-words C.eight-hundred-words D. eight-hundred-word
2.Only a very small number of people _________ to the top.
A.makes it B.make it C.making it D.it make
3. —What’s _____ number of schools in the city
—I am not sure, but I know there must be ___ number of school in it.
A. a,the B. a,a C. the, the D . the, a
4. I want to talk with you ______ private.
A. in B. on C. at D. with
5. ________ do you deal with your study problem
A. How B. What C.Which D.Where
二、填空
1. China is an country, and we come from ______________.(Asia)
2.There will be an 　　 　　(interviewer) with Mr. Trump after the news.
3.New Year is coming. She decides to take up 　　 (sing) as a hobby.
4.Mr. Green had to give up 　　　 　(smoke) because smoking is bad for his health.
5.It's 　　 (possible) for me to finish the work in two days. I need more helpers.
6.There are so many people at the train station. It is
always 　　 (crowd).
7.We all know that hard work is the road to 　　 　　(succeed).
8.Though Betty knows that 　　 (shy) is not good, she is still afraid of speaking in public.
第三课时Grammar Focus
used to含义：表示 “__________ ” , to 后接 __________ 。
练习:
She used to____________(be) quiet, but now she____________(be) outgoing.
He used to_____________ (play) basketball, but now she_____________ (like) soccer.
used to 基本句式:
1.肯定句:主语+used to do sth.
2.一般疑问句:Did+主语+ use to do sth. /Used+主语+ to do sth.
3.否定句:主语+didn’t use to do sth./主语+usedn’t to do sth.
练习;
1. He used to be short. (改为一般疑问句，肯定回答)
_________ he _________ _________ be short
_________, he _________ .
2. She used to like to play the guitar. (改为一般疑问句，否定回答)
__________ she __________ __________ like to play the guitar
__________, she __________.
3. I used to be popular in school. (改为否定句)
I ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ popular in school.
4. He used to wear glasses. (改为否定句)
He _____________ _____________ _____________ __________________ glasses.
反义疑问句：前肯后否，前否后肯
used to的反义疑问句：主句, didn’t /did+ 人称代词？
5. He used to wear white sports shoes, _____ ？
A. was he B. wasn't he C. didn't he D. did he
6. They didn't use to go shopping together, _____ ？
A. didn't they B. weren't they
C. used they D. did they
区别：
used to ....: ______________________ （强调________________）
be/get used to doing sth ....: ________________________ （强调_____________）
（ ）---My father _____ to his workplace by bus, but now he______ there by bike.
A. used to go; is used to go
B. used to going; is used to go
C. is used to go; is used to going
D. used to go; is used to going
语法题: 用 used to 和 be used to 的适当形式填空。
1. My uncle _____________ live in a big city， but he _________________ living in a village now.
2. I _________________ get up late when I was in the middle school.
3. The child _________________ watch too much TV at night. So he has poor eyesight now.
4. We students ___________________ doing morning exercises every day.
5. There _______________ be a beautiful park.
6. I ________________ not ___________going out before eating supper.
语法填空
Bill is my good friend. He has changed a lot in the last few years.
Bill used to ___________________(is) short and ________________(have) short hair, but now he is much taller. He used to___________________(play) basketball a lot. But now he is used to_______________ (watch) TV and_______________(listen) to music. He didn't use to ___________________(eat) junk food, but now he ___________________(eat). In the past, he is outgoing. But now he is ___________________ _______________ (outgoing) than before.
People sure change.
第四课时Section B (1a-1d)
Listen and imitate.
Girl: My six-year-old brother started school this week.
Boy: Oh, that’s good. Life was great when I was six.
Girl: Really Why
Boy: Oh, school was really easy.
Girl: Not for me. I ______________ like tests. Now I don’t worry about tests, but I really __________ very nervous about them.
Boy: But the tests in primary school were easy!
Girl: Well, yes, they weren’t too difficult. But I guess I _______________ them yet. I think I still like high school more than primary school.
Boy: But we __________ play every day after school. Now we just study all the time.
Girl: Yeah, but we _________ have to wear the school uniform. Now we can wear whatever we like.
Boy: I don’t mind wearing a school uniform. I don’t like thinking about what to wear every day! I do remember one bad thing about primary school though. I _________ hate P.E. class. Now I love it.
Girl: Oh, me, too!
Post-listening
Talk about some changes in your life,then make a report.
Past Now
play football play basketball
Report:
I have some changes. I used to play football, but now I ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
课堂小测
1. My partner used to be afraid of __________(be) alone.
2. Do you like ___________(paint) pictures
3. The man spent two hours _________(take) a music class yesterday.
4. My life _________________(change) a lot in the last few years.
5. He was nervous about ___________(talk) with foreigners.
6.His father used to ______(get) up late many years ago, but he is used to ___________(get) up early now.
第五课时Section B (2a-2e)
课本同步与创新
Fast reading
Read the passage quickly and match each paragraph with its main idea.
Para. 1 The problems Li Wen used to cause.
Para. 2 A long talk changed Li Wen.
Para. 3 Li Wen changed to be better.
Para. 4 The introduction to Li Wen.
Careful reading
Read Para.1 and fill in the table.
Li Wen’s background card
Sex(性别): _____
Age: _____
From: _______________
Behavior in school: __________________________.
It’s hard to believe that he used to ______________________.
Why did Li Wen become a problem child
Read Para.2 and use clues(线索) from the passage to help you guess the meanings of the words in the box.
1: Li Wen’s unhappiness began to influence his schoolwork.
A. impove B. change
2: Sometimes he was absent from classes and failed his examinations.
A. missing B. present
3:Li Wen’s parents made the decision to send him to a boarding school.
A. public shcool
B. a school where students live and study
4: She advised them to talk with their son in person.
A. face to face (当面) B. on the phone
Read Para3 carefully and answer the questions.
1.What does “it” refer(指代) to
2. What did Li Wen understand after the talk
Read the passage again. Underline the problems that Li Wen used to have and circle the sentences of how he has changed. And then fill in the form.
Past Now
He used to feel____________ and_________________ . He is___________________________________ now.
He used to_____________________ classes and________________________his examinations. He works______________________________ than he used to.
He used to be_____________________ and not be able to ________________ quickly in school. He becomes_________________________ and ____________________________________ in school.
Read the passage again and answer the questions.
1.Why did Li Wen cause a lot of trouble
2. What made him change a lot
3. According to Li Wen, what is the most important thing in children’s lives
4. Do you agree with him Why
课堂小练
一、用所给词正确形式填空
1．The girl was afraid of ___________________(speak) in front of a group.
2．I had some __________________(difficult) in school last term, but now I do well in each subject.
3．Every child wants to be the __________________(proud) of their parents. 4．We will __________________(examination) what he does so that we can know if he can take part in the program.
5．Tom's sister is __________________ (shy) than Tom.
6．This is __________________(exact) what I want.Thank you very much.
二、选词填空
take pride in(be proud of) not love influence fail examinations
be absent from think of work harder try one’s best exactly
take care of(look after)
Dear mum and dad,
I’m happy to write the letter to you. In the past, I thought you_____________________me, and it really ________________my study. So I used to____________________ classes and ___________________ .But now I know you______________________my life and study. You_________________love me. You’re busy ,but you are still_____________________ me. In the future, I’ll_____________________than I used to. I’ll______________________achieve my dreams and let you ____________________________me.
I love you forever.
Yours,
Li Wen
第六课时Section B (3a-3c)
写作练习
进入初三，初中的学习生活已经过去了两年。两年来，你在获取知识的同时，你的外貌、兴趣爱好、习惯等都有了一定的改变吧！请你以“How I’ve Changed”为题，写一篇短文，告诉大家你的变化。
（1）刚入学时，痴迷于电脑游戏，花大量时间玩游戏，父母很担心。
（2）那时不爱运动，又矮又胖，现在身体又高又壮。
（3）加入了足球俱乐部，放学后常常和同学一起踢足球。
（4）喜欢读书，业余时间还经常去图书馆做志愿者。
（5）总之，好的习惯帮助学习更好、身体更加健康，将保持提高自己。
How I’ve Changed
My life has changed a lot in the past two years.
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