1、Unit 2 I used to be afraid of the dark.The Second PeriodTeaching Aims and Demands1Knowledge Objects(1) Key Vocabulary：be interested insure(2) Target LanguageI used to be really quiet.I know. Now youre very outgoing.Did you use to have straight hair ?Yes. I did.Did you use to play the piano?No, I did
2、nt.2Ability Objects(1) Train students listening skill.(2) Train students integrating skills.3Moral Object：You should have the courage of your opinions.Teaching Key Points1I used to be really quiet. I know. Now you are very outgoing.2Did you use to have straight hair? Yes, I did.3Did you use to play
3、the piano? No, I didnt.Teaching Difficult Points1Yes/No questions with used to2Statements with used toTeaching Methods：1 Teaching by explanation 2Pair workTeaching Aids1Pictures of people cut out from magazines or newspapers2A tape recorderTeaching ProceduresStep RevisionCheck homework. Ask a studen
4、t to hold up the picture given to him yesterday or a picture he/she collected himself/herself to the class. Then let him/her read out his/her article about the person in the picture.Step 2aThis activity provides listening practice using the target language. Point to the picture and ask students what
5、 is happening. Elicit answers from students.T: Where do you think they are?Ss: They are in a family room.T: What are they doing?Ss: They are having a party.Point to the six words in the box and ask students to repeat each one. Make sure students know the meaning of each word.Say, You will hear a boy
6、 and a girl talking to each other at a party. Listen to the recording and check the words you hear they say. Point out the sample answer.Play the recording for the first time.Students only listen.Play the recording a second time. This time ask students to put a check in front of the words they hear.
7、Check the answers.：quiet, outgoing, friendlyStep 2bThis activity gives students practice understanding the target language in spoken conversation.Ask students to point to the blank lines in the conversation. Say, You will write one word on each blank line.Read the conversation aloud saying blank whe
8、n coming to a blank line.Play the recording. Students fill in the blanks with the words they hear.Correct the answers. Read the conversation aloud, filling in the missing words.Students check their answers：quiet outgoing friendly sportsStep 2cThis activity provides oral practice using the target lan
9、guage. Focus students on the conversation in Activity 2b. Ask a pair of students to read it to the class.SA: Hey, Steve! Over here! Dont you remember me?SB: Oh, wow I Youre Paula, arent you?SA : Thats right.SB: You used to be really quiet, didnt you?SA: Yeah, I wasnt very outgoing.SB: No, you werent
10、. But you were always friendly, Wait a minute. Did you use to play the piano?SA: Yes, I did. But now Im more interested in sports, I play soccer and Im on the swim team.SB: Wow ! People surely change.Point to the sample conversation. Get another pair of students to read it to the class.SC: I used to
11、 be really quiet.SD: I know. Now youre very outgoing.Say, Now work with a partner. Start by reading the conversations in Activities 2b and 2c. Then make conversations about yourselves.Have students work in pairs. Move around the room listening in on various pairs and offering help if necessary.Check
12、 the answers by calling on different pairs to say their conversations to the class. Note: Answers will vary.Sample answersA: I used to play the piano.B: I know. Now youre busy with your subjects.Step Grammar FocusAsk different students to say the statements and the questions and answers.S1: I wasnt
13、very outgoing.S2: You used to have long hair.S3: Did you use to have straight hair?S4: Yes , I did.S3 : Did you use to play the piano?S4: No, I didnt.Write them on the blackboard. Ask a student to circle the words used to, use to, did and didnt. The following are noteworthy:1When we write statements
14、, we use the words used to.2When we write questions, we use the words did+use to.3when we answer a question with used to, we use did or didnt.Dictate the following for further understanding:1You used to be short.2He used to play soccer.3Did you use to draw pictures ? Yes, I did.4Did she use to have
15、long hair? No, she didnt.Pronunciation noteEnglish speakers usually pronounce the words used to and use to exactly the same way. They run the words together and pronounce these words as if they were spelled ustuh.say the statements and questions and answers in the grammar box to demonstrate this pro
16、nunciation. Get students to repeat several times using the ustuh.Step SummarySay, In this class, weve mainly learned the “use to” questions and “used to” statements.Step HomeworkAsk students to write a short report about what a favorite film star or a famous scientist was like when he/she was a chil
17、d. Suggest students to add pictures to their written work.Step Blackboard DesignUnit 2 I used to be afraid of the dark.Section AThe Second PeriodTarget language:1.I wasnt very outgoing.2You used to have long hair.3Did you use to have straight hair?Yes, I did.4Did you use to play the piano?No, I didnt.
