Unit 2 I used to be afraid of the dark.
Period 3
(Section B 1a-2c,3b)
Ⅰ. Teaching Aims and Demands
1. Knowledge Objects
(1) Key Vocabulary
insect, candy, chew, gum
(2) Target Language
I used to eat candy all the time. Did you?
Yes, I did. And I used to chew gum a lot.
2. Ability Object
Train students’ ability to talk about what they used to be/do.
3. Moral Object
People surely change. Students should take good care of the process of their growth.
Ⅱ. Teaching Key Points
1. Key Vocabulary
insect, candy, chew, gum
2. Target Language
I used to eat candy all the time. Did you?
Yes, I did. And I used to chew gum a lot.
Ⅲ. Teaching Difficult Point
Talk about what you used to be/do.
Ⅳ. Teaching Method
Practice method
Ⅴ. Teaching Aids
1. A tape recorder
2. A picture with spiders and a picture with insects.
3. A gum
Ⅵ. Teaching Procedures
Step 1 Warming up
Listen to an English song“Childhood”--- Days On My Past(英文版童年)，let the students remember the things they did when they were younger.The teacher asks,“Did you have a colorful childhood? What did you use to do when you were a child?”Let the students say,”I used to….”
Step 2 Revision
Today I bring some photos, look at this photo,please guess who she is.-----Our monitor Qian Tingting. T: Has she changed a lot?What did she use to look like? Ss: She used to….
So we say ,”People sure change.”They can change in appearance,personality,hobby and habit.Show some pictures of Xie Tingfeng and make some sentences using “used to”.Then let Ss
say something about themselves.
Step 3 Presentation
Yeah,you all used to do a lot of things,Do you know what I used to do when I was a child？I used to be afraid of a kind of animal. Can you guess what it is.----Teach “insect”. Then teach the words candy, chew and gum in the same way ,Write them on the blackboard and read them. Learn to say“I used to like eating….
Step 4 A guessing game
Look at the pictures and guess what they used to like eating. You may ask like this:
Did he/she use to like eating…?
Yes, he/she did. /No, he/she didn’t.
Step 5 Practice
Show a lot of fruit and vegetables,let the students say:
I used to like eating…,now I….
I didn’t use to like eating…,now I….
Step 6 1a
This activity introduces new vocabulary words and provides practice with the target language.
Call students’ attention to the pictures.
Ask, What is happening in each picture?
S1: A girl is exercising in gym class in Picture 1.
S2: A girl is painting a picture in Picture 2.
S3: Students are singing in music class in Picture 3.
S4: A boy is looking at spiders and other insects in Picture 4.
Say, Please check the things you liked to do when you were a child.
Ask students to complete the work individually.
Check the answers by inviting different students to report his/her work like this:
When I was a child, I used to like painting pictures and singing in music class.
Say each number to the class and ask students to raise their hands for each thing they used to like to do. Then discuss the results with the class. Practice in pairs:
I used to like having gym class.Did you?
Yes, I did . / No, I didn’t. And /But I used to….
Step 7 1b
This activity provides practice with the target language.
Point out the box under the pictures.
Read the instructions to the class. Say,
You are to write some other things that you used to like to do when you were a children on the lines in the box. Remind students to write sentences.
As students work, move around the room offering language support and helping them with any words they want to use.
Get a student to write his/her sentences on the blackboard. Help correct any errors.
Sample answers
1. I used to play football with my brother.
2. I used to eat hamburgers a lot.
3. I used to watch cartoons.
4. I used to run with my father in the morning.
Step 8 Listening
1) 2a This activity provides listening practice using the target language.
Set a time limit of one minute. Ask students to look through the sentences in the box.
Say, You will hear a boy and a girl talking about how life used to be when they were much younger on the recording. Listen and check the sentences you hear.
Point out the sample answer. Play the recording for the first time. Students only listen.
Play the recording again. This time students check the sentences they hear.
Check the answers.
2) 2b This activity gives students practice in understanding and writing the target language.
Call students’ attention to the chart with the headlines In the past and Now.
Set a time limit of one minute for students to look through the uncompleted sentences.
Say, You are to listen to the conversation again and fill in the blanks with the words you hear. Point out the sample answers. Play the recording again. Students listen and fill in the blanks. Ask a student to read these sentences, filling in the blanks, the rest of the class check their answers.
3) Complete the letter. Use the information from the chart in 2b
Step 9 Discussion and groupwork
1) T:OK,boys and girls,we know Xie Tingfeng used to be short,but now he is tall. He used to be outgoing and funny, but now he is really cool. Do you want to know more about him?Let’s read“How I’ve changed!”
2）Discuss the change in life
In the past, did you use to do something not very good? And do you do it better now? Think about some changes in your life and write down your own sentences.
Past
Now
I used to forget my mom’s birthday.
I kiss my mom and say “I love you” on her birthday.
I used to spit in the street.
I become a volunteer in an environment group.
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If you are ready, please share (分享) your sentences with your group members. Then, read one group member’s sentences to us. Let other groups guess who he/she is.
Step 10 Summary and Homework
Say, In this class, we’ve learned the new vocabulary words insect,candy, gum and chew and the target language I used to do sth. Please remember:
We change when time flies.
We change as we know more about life.
Find the beauty around us,
and change in good ways.
Then, we will get smarter.
Homework: Do you ever find our school or our city has changed a lot? Try to find some changes around you and make sentences with “used to”.
Make a survey to find out what girls and boys used to be afraid of.
Step 11 Blackboard Design
Unit 2 I used to be afraid of the dark.
Period 3
(Section B 1a-2c,3b)
insect /`insekt/ used to:
candy /`k?ndi/ I used to be…
gum /g?m/ I used to do…
chew /`?u:/ Did you use to…?
Yes,I did./No, I didn’t.
I didn’t use to like eating….
A: I used to eat candy all the time. Did you?
B: Yes, I did. And I used to chew gum a lot.
课件29张PPT。Unit 2
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…outgoing
…Change in hobbyHe ___________________ in the free time, but now he is interested in _____________.used to play basketball playing football I used to …, but now I …spider /`spaid?/insects /`insekt/butterfly /`b?t?flai/bee /bi:/Did you use to be afraid of…?candy /`k?ndi/gum /g?m/chew /`?u:/I used to eat….
I used to chew….Play a guessing gameDid he/she use to like eating…?
Yes, he/she did./No, he/she didn’t.
I used to like eating…,now I….
I didn’t use to like eating….Did you use to like having gym class?
Yes, I did . / No, I didn’t.When we were children, we used to like doing many things. Did you use to like having music class?Did you use to like singing?Did you use to like painting pictures?Did you use to like studying insects?I used to like having gym class.Did you?
Yes, I did . / No, I didn’t. And /But I used to….Pairwork:I used to like playing games with friends.I used to like listening to the music .I used to like painting pictures .I used to enjoy swimming .I used to enjoy eating candy .1b PAIRWORK
What other things did you use to like to do when you were a child? Write sentences in the box above .Then discuss them with a partner.2a1._____ I didn’t use to like tests.
2._____ We used to walk to school.
3._____ I used to hate gym class.
4._____ I used to be on the soccer team.√√√Listen and check (√ )the sentences you hear.2b tests tests play study walk take the busgym loveListen! What do the girl and the boy say about things in the past and now? Fill in the chart.3bComplete the letter. Use the information from the chart in 2bHow I`ve changed! My life has changed a lot in the last few years. My daily life is different and I used to like different things when I was
a child. For example, I ____________ like tests. Now, I don`t mind them. I ______________. Now it`s my favorite class. I used to play__________________. Now, ________________ _____. I ___________to school. Now, __________________.I didn’t use to I just study all the
timeused to hate gymused to walk I have to take the busevery day after school
My life has changed a lot. When I was young I used to be a lazy boy, but now I am hard-working. In the morning I used to get up until 11 am, but now I get up early and do sports to keep fit. Before I became a singer, I used to play computer games all day long, but now I practice my songs a lot to be famous. In the past, I hardly ever cared for other people, but now I raise money for charity. I find I’m happier than before. 11 am
played
cared for others early sports
practices
raises money for charity How I've changed!Change in lifeIn the past, did you use to do something not very good? And do you do it better now? Think about some changes in your life and write down your own sentences.Change in lifeIf you are ready, please share (分享) your sentences with your group members. Then, read one group member’s sentences to us. Let other groups guess who he/she is.He used to … … but now he … …
She used to … … but now she … … Report:Chicken soupWe change when time flies.
We change as we know more about life.
Find the beauty around us,
and change in good ways.
Then, we will get smarter.Homework Do you ever find our school or our city has changed a lot? Try to find some changes around you and make sentences with “used to”.
Make a survey to find out what girls and boys used to be afraid of.
