1、Unit 2 I used to be afraid of the darkThe Fifth Period. Teaching Aims and Demands1. Knowledge Objects (1)Key Vocabulary right, comic (2) Practice reading and writing using the target language.2. Ability Objects (1)Train students ability to get information in reading or in conversation. (2)Train stud
2、ents ability to express their ideas using the target language.3. Moral Object Talk to your parents as often as possible so that you can understand each other better. Teaching Key PointPractice reading and writing using the target language. Teaching Difficult PointWrite a passage about how someones l
3、ife has changed. Teaching MethodPractice method. Teaching Aids1. A projector2. A sample version. Teaching ProceduresStep I RevisionReview the target language presented in this unit. Invite a student to come to the front of the classroom and demonstrate an activity. The rest of the class guess what h
4、e/she is doing first. Then make sentences using the words used to and the guessed activity. Demonstrate how to play the game.A student pretends that he/she is drinking milk.T: What is he/she doing?Ss: He/She is drinking milk.T: You are right. OK. Please make sentences using used to and drink milk.S1
5、:I used to drink milk a lot. Now I dont like to drink milk at all.S2:I didnt use to drink milk. But now I like milk very much.S3:Step 3aThis activity provides reading practice using the target language.Teach the words right and comic.Call students attention to the article. Invite a student to read i
6、t to the class. Correct any pronunciation errors to make sure the student provides a good model for the rest of the class.Point out the chart. Elicit the first answer from the class: Rose Tang then. had so much time. Guide students to find out the information in the reading. It sayswhen I was young,
7、 I used to have so much time,Say, Now read the article and complete the chart.Get students to do the work on their own. As they work, move around the classroom and offer help if necessary.Correct the answers.AnswersRose Tang then: had so much time; spent a lot of time playing games with my friends;
8、watching TV or chat with my grandmother; went to concerts with my father Rose Tang now, gets up early and stays in school all day; has no time for playinggames; has to study; has no time for concerts; does homework and goes to bed Step 3bThis activity provides reading and writing practice using the
9、target language.Read the instructions to the class.Read the letter to the class. Do the first one or two fill-ins with the class.Say, Please complete the letter on your own. You may use the information from the chart in Activity 2b.Ask students to work individually. Walk around the room checking pro
10、gress answering questions as needed.Ask different students to read their completed letters to the class.Note: Answers will vary.Step 3cThis activity provides writing practice using the target language.Read the instructions to the class.Demonstrate how to do the activity. Ask students to take turns s
11、uggesting things that they used to do and that they still do. Make two columns with the headlinesUsed to and Now on the blackboard.Say, Write an article about the things that you used to do and that you still do to describe how your life has changed since primary school. Use these suggestions on the
12、 blackboard with your ideas to write your article. You may also use the articles in Activities 3a and 3b as a model.Show the following sample version on the screen by a projector as a guide.My life has changed a lot since primary school.I used to like different things when I was a child.I used to pl
13、ay chess with my grandfather. I used to like drawing pictures. But now I have to study very late every night. I didnt use to wear glasses. But now I have to wear them. To my joy, I didnt use to like maths, now its my favourite subject. I got an A in the last maths exam. Im very glad.Ask students to
14、do the activity individually. As they begin to write, move around the room providing help as needed. It doesnt matter whether they only write a sentence or a longer article.Ask students to read their articles to a partner.If there isnt enough time for all the students to finish the article, allow th
15、em to finish it after class.The answer will vary.Step 4aThis activity provides reading, writing, listening and speaking practice using the target language. Read the instructions to the class.Focus attention on the chart. Set a time limit of one minute. Students read the headlines at the top and at t
16、he sides.Demonstrate how to fill in the chart with a good students to provide a good model for the rest of the class.T: What kind of books do you like reading, Wei Ming?W: I like reading comics.T: How about music?W: I like listening to pop music.T: Make a simple chart on the blackboard and ask Wei M
17、ing to fill in his information in the chart.IMy Parents used toReadingI like reading comics.Listening to musicI like listening to pop music.SportsAsk students to complete the work on their own. They may remember or guess what their parents used to do. Assign part of their task to homework so that st
18、udents may talk to their parents. Answers will vary.Step 4bThis activity provides oral practice using the target language.Read the instructions to the class.Ask students to complete the work in groups.Ask a few students to tell the class about the other students they have talked to.Step SummarySay,
19、In this class, weve done much practice in reading and writing as well as speaking the target language.Step Homework(1) Talking to their parents, students fill in the information in the chart in Activity 4a.(2)Finish off the activity in Activity 4b. Write a passage about students and their parents.Step Blackboard DesignUnit 2 I used to be afraid of the dark.Section BThe Fifth Period1. Used to Now play chess study very late draw pictures wear glasses not wear glasses like maths IMy parentsused toReadingI like reading comics.Listening to musicI like listening to pop musicSports