1、Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.Section BPeriod 1 Section B (1a-2f)本节课的核心话题为“talk about what they used to be like”，围绕着谈论过去自己和他人过去经常做的事，谈论自己和他人过去的外貌性格 爱好。学习句型used to 为主要学习任务，并且设置任务型综合性语言实践活动，让学生在交际活动中，学会如何正确地用英语表达自己的意见和建议，重在培养学生的习得语言运用能力、实践能力、合作能力及创新意识。【知识与能力目标】1) 能掌握以下单词：ant, inset, influence
2、, seldom, proud, be proud of, absent, fail, boarding school, in person, exactly, pride, take pride in 2) 能掌握以下重难句子： Li Wens unhappiness began to influence his schoolwork. Sometimes he was absent from classes and failed his examinations. She advised them to talk with their son in person. They take pr
3、ide in everything good that I do.I know my parents love me and theyre always proud of me,” says Li Wen.【过程与方法目标】 教材分析 教学目标运用问答法和情景交际法：用多媒体展示各种图片，让学 生利用这些图片进行交流，让学生在做中学，在实践中获得信息，习得英语。【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。珍惜父母及亲人对你的爱，努力学习回报社会。【教学重点】1) 掌握本课时出现的生词及用法。2) 进行听力训练，提高综合听说能力。 3）阅读短文，获得相
4、关信息，提高学生们的综合阅读能力【教学难点】1. 听力训练2. 阅读 2b 部分的短文并完成相关要求。来源:学优高考网 gkstk1. 准备录音机和磁带；2. 设计课后巩固练习；3. ppt； Step 1. Warm- up and revision 1. Daily greetings. 2. Check the homework. 教学重难点 课前准备 教学过程3. Let some Ss talk about which things they used to be afraid of and which things they are still afraid of. A: I us
5、ed to be afraid of the dark. Im still afraid of the dark.B: I used to be afraid of giving a speech in public. Im still afraid of giving a speech in public.A: I used to be afraid of flying. Im still afraid of flying. B: I used to be afraid of high places. Im still afraid of high places.A: I used to b
6、e afraid of scary movies. Im still afraid of scary movies.B: I used to be afraid of dogs. Im still afraid of dogs now. Step 2. Lead in 1. T: Show some pictures of the school activities, such as having P.E class, having music class, eating ice-cream and so on. 2. Talk about the activities you used to
7、 like or dislike very much. e.g. S1. I used to like P.E. class when I was a child. I used to hate music class when I was a child. S2: I used to like ice-cream when I was a child. I used to hate milk and eggs when I was a child. Step 3. WritingWork on 1a 1. Ss look at the pictures in 1a. Try to under
8、stand the activities in the pictures. _ P.E. class _ painting pictures_ music class _ ants and other insects2. Let some Ss talk about the activities they used to like or dislike very much. Work on 1b: 1. Let Ss try to write some sentences. Then discuss with their partners. e.g. I used to like painti
9、ng pictures when I was a child. 2. Let some Ss write their sentences on the Bb. Step 4. Listening Work on 1c: 1. Tell Ss to read the sentences in 1c and try to understand the meaning of them. 2. Play the recording for the Ss. Ss just listen for the first time. Play the recording again and check the
10、sentences Ss hear. 3. Check the answers: Keys: 1, 3Work on 1d: 1. Let Ss read the sentences in 1d first. Tell Ss to listen again and fill in the blanks with the right words. Girl Keys: tests schoo l uniform tests whatever we likeBoy Keys: play P. E. class study l ove2. Play the recording again for t
11、he Ss to listen and write the words. 3. Ss listen to the recording carefully and try to write the right words. 3. Check the answers with the class. Exercises: Listen again and try to answer the questions according to the recording. 1) Did the girl use to like test when she was six?来源:gkstk.Com2) Wha
12、t does the boy think of the tests in primary school?3) Did they use to wear school uniforms when they were in primary? 4) What did the boy think of the school uniform in primary school? 5) What did the boy use to hate in primary school? Keys: No, she didnt.He thinks they were easy. Yes, they did. He
13、 didnt mind wearing a school uniform.He used to hate P.E. class. Step 5. Comparing 1. Work in pairs. Compare yourself with your partner.e.g. A: I used to be nervous about tests all the time. What about you?B: Yes, me too. And I used to be afraid of making a speech in public. 2. Let some pairs make a
14、 conversation before the class. Step 6. Lead in 1. Show a picture of a young student. Tell Ss that the boy is Li Wen. Hes a 15-year-old boy whose parents are working in the city. Look at the title of the passage and predict t he problems he might have. He Studies Harder Than He Used to2. Now discuss
15、 them with your partner and guess the problems he might have. 3. Ask some Ss guess the problems 来源:学优高考网e.g. S1. He used to break the school rules. S2: He used to hate studying and fail his exams. S3: He used to fight with his classmates. Step 7. Reading Fast Reading1. T: Now lets work on 2b. First,
16、 let Ss read the sentences and make sure they know the meanings of all the sentences. Then read the passage again and try to put the sentences into the correct places in the passage. Read the passage and put the sentences A-D in the correct places.A. They had a long talkB. Now Li Wen has really chan
17、gedC. However, things began to change a few years agoD. His teacher was worried about him2. Give some good ways to the Ss. e.g. Paragraph 1: C 指导：由上文“当他小时候，他很少惹麻烦，他的家人和他在一起生活” ，以及下文“他的父母搬到城市里去找工作，他很想念他们而且觉得很孤独和不开心”，可知李文的生活发生的变化，故应选 C。 3. Check the answers with the class. Careful ReadingWork on 2c 1.
18、 Read the passage again and try to underline the problems that Li Wen used to have. 2. Check the answers with the Ss.Problems that Li Wen had: felt lonely and unhappy became less interested in studying was absent from classes failed his examinations was shy and not able to make friends quickly wante
19、d to leave the schoolPost readingWork on 2d 1. Tell Ss that they have to use the clues from the passage to help them guess the meanings of the words in the box. Make sure Ss know what to do. 指导：1. influence 读 “until a conversation with his parents influenced his way of thinking”一句，然后再读第三段可知，父母和李文的谈话
20、让他理解了父母对他付出多少，让他意识到自己问题的所在，故可推测是其父母亲和他的谈话“影响”了他思维的方式，故 influence 一词应意为“影响”2. Ss read the passage again and try to guess the meaning of the words. 3. Let some Ss say their answers.4. Check their answers with the class and tell Ss why. Work on 2e1. Tell Ss that they should complete the passage with th
21、e proper forms of the words and phrases in the box. Keys: look after/ take care of missed/ was absent frommade a dec ision/decided changed/ influencedbe proud of/ take pride in2. Ss work by themselves. If they have some questions, they may go through the proper paragraphs in 2b again. 3. Ask some Ss
22、 write his/her answers on the 2b.4. Check the answers with the class. Work on 2f:1. What do you think Li Wen and his parents talked about in their conversation? Write a conversation and role-play it with your group. Think of the following things: Possible quest ions Li Wen might ask his parents Ques
23、tions his parents might ask Li Wen Possible answers from Li Wen and his parents2. DiscussionDid you used to have problems in school?Did you talk with your parents?Step 8. Language points1. he seldom caused any problemsseldom adv. 频度副词 不常；很少通常放在 be 动词、助动词或情态动词之后，实义动词之前。 e.g. She seldom goes out after
24、 ten oclock. 十点后，她很少外出。He is seldom late for school. 他很少迟到。中考链接 Do you like seeing a movie on your mobile phone?No. I _ do that because it makes me uncomfortable. A. seldom B. oftenC. usually D. sometimesKey: A2. Li Wens unhappiness began to influence his schoolwork.influence v.提高学习效率。3)复习巩固，拓展新知。【情
25、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。珍惜父母及亲人对你的爱，努力学习回报社会。【教学重点】1) 能上节所学短文的内容，完成写段落关键词及短文填空的任务。2）掌握本单元所学 used to 句型的用法，并能正确运用此句型来进行表达。3）能综合运用就本单元所学习的语言知识来写作与过去相比所发生的一些变化。【教学难点】写作与过去相比自己或他人所发生的一些变化。1.准备录音机和磁带；2.设计课后巩固练习；3. ppt； Step 1. Revision 教学重难点 课前准备 教学过程Review the main story of Li Wen. Let
26、some Ss try to retell the story of Li Wen. Fill in the blanks with the proper words or phrases. Step 2. Taking notes Work on 3a:1. Tell Ss to work in pairs. First try to takes notes about how you have changed in your appearance. Write the notes on a piece of paper. In the past Now appearance persona
27、lityhobbies2. Then talk with a partner about the changes that have happened to you. e.g. A: Oh, Maria. You have changed so much. You used to be short, didnt you? B: Yeah, I used to be short and thin. But now Im tall. A: Did you use to have short hair? B: Yes. I used to have short straight hair. Now
28、I have long curly hair. A: Did you use to be shy? B: Yes. I used to be shy. But now I am outgoing. 3. Ss talk about how you have changed in the appearance. Step 3. Writing Work on 3b: 1. Tell Ss what they should do. In this step, Ss should write about how they have changed. What did they use to like
29、? Which change is the most important one, and why? 2. 阅读指导： 写作中可尝试将短文写成两个段落。 第一段，同学们可根据在 3a 环节中 向伙伴所做的介绍，写出这些变化。 来源:学优高考网 gkstk可先介绍自己过去的特点，再介绍自己现在的特点。 第二段中，介绍你最重要的变化，并简要说明这个变化是怎样发生的。3. Ss try to write a short article. 4. Walk around the class give any help Ss may need. 5. Let some Ss read their arti
30、cles to the class. 6. Give Ss an example: How Ive Changed！My life has changed a lot in the last few years. I used to be overweight but Im not anymore. I lost a lot of weight after I started playing tennis. Playing tennis three times a week is very good exercise. Now Im fitter and healthier.The bigge
31、st change in my life was becoming much better in English. This is thanks to my English teacher, Mrs. Wong, who gave me an interesting book to read. I enjoyed it so much that I started to read other books. This is the most important change because I am no longer afraid of the English language and I a
32、m doing better in my exams. This has made my parents even prouder of me.来源:gkstk.ComStep 4. Self Check Work on Self Check 1: 1. Let some Ss read the words in the box. Make sure all the Ss know the meaning of the words. 2. Let Ss read the sentences in Self Check 1. Then Ss try to fill in the blanks w
33、ith the correct forms of the words in the box. 3. Let some Ss read their answers. Check the answers with the Ss. Keys: in person; silent, seldom; absent, fail; takes pride in Influence; humorous; required; interview; are proud of Work on Self Check 2 1. Tell Ss that they have to complete the stateme
34、nts below. They should write sentences about what they used to like when they were in primary school. 2. Ss think and try to complete the statements by themselves. 3. Let some Ss read their sentences to the class. 4. Correct the mistakes they have. Step 5. Exercises If time is enough, do some more exercises on big screen. Step 6. Homework 1. 复习本单元的全部内容。2. 向父母亲了解你的家庭现在与十年前在生活上所发生的变化，并用英语写 一篇小短文介绍给大家。 教学反思略。
