九年级英语Unit-4-I-used-to-be-afraid-of-the-dark.教案.doc

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Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.
Section A 1 (1a-2d)
一、教学目标：
1. 语言知识目标：
1) 能掌握以下单词： humorous, silent, helpful, from time to time, score
能掌握以下句型：
① Paula used to be really quiet.
② —Did Mario use to be short? —Yes, he did.
③ —What’s he like now? —He’s tall now.
2) 能够用英语描述自己或他人过去常常做的事情；发现自己或他人在外表、性格、兴趣等方面所发生的变化。
2. 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。
二、教学重难点
1. 教学重点：
1)掌握本课时中出现的生词humorous, silent, helpful, from time to time, score
2) 学会描述自己或他人过去常常做的事情基本句型：
I used to…
3）发现自己或他人在外表、性格、兴趣等方面所发生的变化。
2. 教学难点：
used to do/be 句型
三、教学过程
Ⅰ. Lead in
1. 大屏幕展示Ryan Carter的几张照片，引导学生们来描述他的长相特点。
T: What does he look like?
S1：He has long curly blonde hair.
S2: He has a round face, two big eyes. He’s a little heavy.
T: Does he like his hair? Can you guess?
S1：No, he does. He wants to cut it short.
S2: …
T: Do you want to know about his story?
S3: Sure. We’d love to.
T: Ryan’s hair is soft and beautiful. His mother thinks it’s really wonderful. So she can’t stand cutting his beautiful hair. But some of Ryan’s friends say that Ryan can’t play with them because he looks like a girl.
Ⅱ. Words presentation
1. Look at the chart in 1a, then discuss with your group mates. Try to fill in the chart with words to describe people.
Appearance Personality
tall
straight hair

outgoing
funny

2. Let some Ss say their answers. Let other Ss add more.
Appearance: tall, straight hair, short, of medium height, straight/curly hair, long/short hair, heavy, thin, of medium built …
Personality: Outgoing, shy, funny, serious, cute, quiet, kind, brave, friendly, active
3. Lear the new words with the Ss: humorous, silent, helpful, from time to time, score
Ⅲ. Presentation
Show two different pictures of some famous people. Talk about their differences.
1. Jiang Wen:
Jiang Wen used to wear glasses, but he doesn’t wear glasses now.
2. Zhang yishan
Zhang yishan used to be short, but he is tall now.
T: Explain the use of “used to do/be …” to the Ss.
Ⅳ. Listening
1. T: Bob hasn’t seen some of his friends for four years. Now he’s seeing his friends. What did his friends use to like? Listen and fill in the blanks.
1) Mario used to be ______. He used to wear _______.
2) Amy used to be _____. She used to have _______ hair.
3) Tina used to have ______ and _____ hair.
Keys: short glasses
tall short
red curly
2. Play the recording for the Ss to listen.
3. Ss listen and try to fill in the blanks with the right words.
4. Play the recording again. Let Ss check their answers.
Ⅴ. Pair work
1. Look at the picture in 1a and make conversations in pairs.
2. Ss work in pairs to ask and answer the appearance about Mario, Amy and Tina.
3. Let some pairs ask and answer in pairs.
e.g. A: Did Mario use to be short?
B: Yes, he did. He used to be really short.
A: What’s he like now?
B: He’s tall now.
Ⅵ. Listening
Work on 2a:
T: Paula has changed a lot in the past few years. Do you want to know what she used to be?
1. Look at the words in 2a. Let some Ss read the words aloud. Make sure all the Ss know the meaning of the words.
___ friendly ___ outgoing ___ serious ___ humorous ___ silent active
___ brave ___ quiet ___ helpful
1) humorous adj. 有幽默感的；滑稽有趣的
humor (幽默) + ous → 有幽默感的
e.g. Cartoons are humorous pictures with words.
漫画是附有文字的幽默图片。
2) silent adj. 不说话的；沉默的
silent adj. → silence n. 沉默
e.g. Peter seems silent today. What’s the matter?
彼特今天似乎很沉默，怎么了？
3) helpful adj. 有帮助的
help n. (帮助) + ful → helpful adj. 有帮助的
e.g. His explanation was more or less helpful.
他的解释多少是有帮助的。
2. Play the recording for the Ss to listen and check the words they hear.
3. Play the recording again to check the answers.
Keys friendly outgoing silent active brave quiet
Work on 2b:
1. Let Ss read the sentences below. Explain some main sentences for the Ss. Make sure they know what to do.
In the past
1) Paula used to be really ______. She was always silent in class. She wasn’t very
_______ She was never brave enough to ask questions.
2) She got good grade in _______. She was also good in ______. She used to play the ______.
Keys: quiet outgoing science music piano
Now
1) Now she’s more interested in ______. She plays ______ almost every day.
She’s also on a _____team.
2) She still plays the _____ from time to time.
Keys: sports soccer swim piano
2. Play the recording for the Ss to fill in the blanks with the right words.
3. Play the recording again to check the answers.
4. Play the recording once more and anwer the questions.
1) What class were they?
2) What was Paula never brave to do in class?
3) What subjects were Paula good at?
4) What is Paula interested in now?
Keys: They were in science class.
She was never brave to ask questions to teachers.
Science and music.
Paula is more interested in sports now.
Ⅶ. Pair work
1. Tell Ss to make conversations about Paula using the information in 2a.
2. Let some pairs act out their conversations before the class.
e.g. A: Paula used to be really short?
B: I know. She was always silent in class.
Ⅷ. Role-play
1. Read the conversation and Let Ss read after the teacher.
2. Read the conversation again and complete the blanks.
Bill has changed so much! He used to be ____ and _____. His face always ______ ___ when he talked to girls! He studied hard and got good ______ on his exams. He used to be ____, but now he is ___ and _______.
Keys: shy quiet turned red scores thin big strong
3. Ask Ss to role-play the conversation in groups.
Alfred: This party is such a great idea!
Gina: I agree. It’s been three years since we last saw our primary school classmates.
Alfred: It’s interesting to see how people have changed.
Gina: Bill has changed so much! He used to be so shy and quiet.
Alfred: Yeah, his face always turned red when he talked to girls!
Gina: I used to see him reading in the library every day.
Alfred: That’s because he was a really good student. He studied hard and got good scores on his exams.
Gina: Did he use to wear glasses?
Alfred: Yes, and he used to be thin, too. But look how big and strong he is now!
Gina: He’s so popular now. Look at all the girls around him!
IX. Language points
1. I used to be afraid of the dark.
used to do sth. 过去常常做某事
表示过去经常性或习惯性的动作或状态，暗指现在已经不存了，强调过去与现在的对比。
used to的否定形式有两种：didn’t use to或usedn’t to。
used to用于疑问句时，可借助助动词did，也可以将used提到主语前。
e.g. They used to be good friends. 他们过去是好朋友。 (暗示现在不是了)
Mrs Brown didn’t use to / usedn’t to travel in summer.
布朗夫人过去夏天不旅游。
Did you use to / Used you to play the guitar? 他过去弹吉他吗？
【拓展】几个易混结构的比较：
结构
意义
to的作用
used to do sth.
过去常常做某事
不定式符号
use ... to do sth.
用……做……
be used to do sth.
被用来做……
be used to doing sth.
习惯于做某事
介词
use ... to do sth. 用……做……
e.g. They use the knife to cut meat. 他们用刀切肉。
be used to do sth. 被用来做某事
e.g. This kind of wood is used to make paper. 这种木头是被用来做纸的。
be / get used to sth. / doing sth. 习惯于某事 / 做某事
e.g. Lucy has been used to (eating) Chinese food. Lucy已经习惯(吃)中餐了。
I think you’ll get used to the climate soon.
我想不久你就会习惯这种气候的。
根据所给汉语提示完成英语句子。
1) My uncle __________ (以前是个司机), but now he is an actor.
2) Tom’s father ______________ (过去常常看书) after lunch.
3) Mary ________ (以前常常骑自行车) to work, but now she _______ (习惯步行) to work.
4) The pencil ________ (被用来书写).
Keys: used to be a driver 
used to read (books)
used to ride a bike is used to walking 
is used to write
2. She still plays the piano from time to time.
from time to time是一个固定短语，意为“间或；有时”，常在句中作状语。
e.g. Tom goes to visit his grandmother in the countryside from time to time.
汤姆时常去看望住在农村的奶奶。
3. He studied hard and got good scores on his exams.
score n. 得分；进球
e.g. He got high scores in the examination. 考试中他得了高分。
4. This party is such a great idea!
He used to be so shy and quiet.
such与so 辨析
such为形容词，意为“这（那）样的；主要修饰名词；
so是副词，意为“这（那）么；如此地”，主要修饰形容词、副词和分词。
e.g. Do you like such weather? 你喜欢这样的天气吗？
I’m so glad to see you. 很高兴见到你。
He can draw so well. 他画得那么好。
当名词前有many，much，few或little等词修饰时，要用so而不用such。
e.g. There are so many / few people in the hall. 大厅有这么多/这么少的人。
You have so much / little homework today. 你今天有这么多/这么少的作业。
“such + a / an +形容词+可数名词单数 形式”相当于“so +形容词+a / an +可
数名词单数形式”，表示“如此……的一个……”。
e.g. She is such a lovely girl. = She is so lovely a girl. 她是这个如此可爱的女孩。
选用such或so填空。
1) The man told us ____ funny a story.
2) She has _____ a beautiful dress.
3) How can you get ____ much money to buy the car?
4) Don’t go out in ______ cold weather.
5) Don’t eat _____ quickly.
Keys: so  such so  such so
X. Exercise: If time is enough, do some more exercise.
I. 根据汉语提示填空，完成句子。
1. He has plenty of ___ (幽默的) stories to tell us.
2. You’d better keep _______ (沉默) about what happened.
3. The lazy cat isn’t very ________ (有用的) in catching mice.
4. Tom got the highest ______ (得分) in the exam.
Keys: humorous silent helpful score
II. 用used to将下列汉语句子翻译成英语。
1. 他过去常常在卧室抽烟。
2. 汤姆过去常常去那儿看电影，但现在他不去了。
Keys: He used to smoke in the bedroom. 
Tom used to go to the movies there, but now he doesn’t go there.
XI, Homework
Recite the conversation in 2d after school.

Section A 2 (3a-3c)
一、教学目标：
1. 语言知识目标：
1) 学习掌握下列词汇： background, interview, Asian, deal with, dare, private, guard, require
2） 阅读短文，能按要求获取相关的信息。
3） 通过阅读训练来提高学生们的阅读能力。
4) 学习运用used to来表达“过去常常”存在的状态或的发生的动作。
2. 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。
二、教学重难点
1. 教学重点：
1) 掌握本部分出现的生词和词组，达到熟练运用的目标。
2) 阅读短文，获得相关的信息。通过阅读练习，来提高阅读能力。
2. 教学难点：
1) 阅读短文，获得相关的信息的能力。
2) 理解并运用所学的词汇及表达方式。
三、教学过程
Ⅰ. Revision
Translate the sentences into English.
1. 马里奥以前很矮，他戴着眼镜。
___________________________________
2. 他现在长什么样子？
___________________________________
3. 保拉以前很安静，她在班上总是很沉默。
___________________________________
4. 她总是不够勇敢去问问题。
__________________
Keys: Mario used to be short and wear glasses.
What’s he like now?
Paula used to be really quiet. She was always silent in class.
She was never brave enough to ask questions.
Ⅱ. Warming up
展示一张Candy Wang的照片，并询问学生们如下问题。
1. Who’s beautiful and outgoing girl? She’s the famous singer Candy Wang.
2. Can you guess what she was like?
Yeah, she used to be very shy.
3. Do you want to know her story?
She took up singing to deal with her shyness.
As she got better, she was not shy anymore and loved singing in front of crows. Now she’s the Asian pop star.

Ⅲ. Reading
Work on 3a
1. Tell Ss to read the article and identify the paragraphs in which the following information appears. Number the information [1-3].
____ how Candy’s life has changed
____ Candy’s advice to young people
____ Candy’s background
Ss read the article quickly and try to number the information.
2. 方法指导：先读懂所给的三个句子的意思，明确段落大意。然后快速阅读短文，争取在较短的时间内，确定每个段落的大意。
3. 学生们，按老师指导的方法进行阅读，确定每个段落的大意。
4. 最后，教师让部分说出自己的答案，并校对答案。
Keys: 2 3 1
Ⅳ. Careful Reading
1. Read the first passage again and answer these questions:
1) How old is Candy Wang?
2) What was she like?
3) Why did she take up singing?
4) What’s she like now?
Ss try to read and find the answers to these questions.
Then check the answers with the Ss
Keys: She’s 19 years old.
She used to be really shy.
To deal with her shyness.
She’s not shy anymore and loves singing in front of crowds.
2. Read the second passage and fill in the chart.
Good things
Bad things
1.Being able to travel and meet new people all the time
1.___________________
2. _________________
2. _____________
3. _________________
4. _________________
Check the answers with the Ss:
Keys: Good things
2. Get tons of attention everywhere she goes.
Bad things
1. Always have to worry about how she appears to others.
2. Have to be careful about what she says or does.
3. Don’t have much private time anymore.
4. There are always guards around her.
3. Read the third paragraph and fill in the blanks.
Candy’s advice to young people who want to become famous:
1. People have to be __________ to ____ _____ your ______ life.
2. You can never imagine how ________ the road to ________ is.
3. You really require a lot of ________ and ___________ to succeed.
4. Only a very small _______ of people make it to the __ .
Check the answers with the Ss.
Keys: prepared give up normal
imagine success
talent hard work
number top
Ⅴ. Careful Reading
1. Work on 3b:
1. 学生们再次阅读短文内容，并完成3b中的内容。
1. She used to be shy, but now she’s not shy ________.
2. She didn’t use to be _______ in school, but now she gets lots of attention.
3. She used to ________ with friends, but it is almost impossible now.
4. She didn’t use to ___________ how she appears to others, but now she does.
2. 学生们先读3b中的四个句子，理解其大意，然后仔细回读短文，找到相关信息，并完成句子。
3. 让学生们相互讨论，并校对答案。
Keys: 1. anymore 2. popular 3. hang out 4. be careful
2. Work on 3c
1. 告诉学生们本学习活动的要求：假设你是一名采访者，你伙伴是Candy，你向她询问问题，她来回答。
2. Give Ss and example:
e.g. You: What were you like？Were you good at singing when you were very young?
Your partner: No. I used to be really shy. I took up singing to deal with my shyness. As I got better, I dared to sing in front of the class and then for the whole school.
3. Ss work in pairs. Try to ask and answers questions according to the passage.
4. Let some pairs ask and answer.
Ⅵ. Language points
1. I interviewed 19-year-old Asian pop star Candy Wang.
interview v. 采访
e.g. We are going to interview the Minister of Education.
我们打算去采访教育部长。
2. Candy told me that she used to be really shy and took up singing to deal with her shyness.
take up 开始；从事；接纳；占据；继续做
e.g. The table takes up too much room. 这桌子太占地方了。
They have taken up golf. 他们开始学起打高尔夫球了。
拓展：take相关词组
take off 起飞；脱下；动身
take on 承担；呈现
take over 接受；接管；借用；接办
take down 记下；取下
take place 发生；进行；举行
take a look 看一下 take a walk 散步
take away 带走，拿走，取走
take care of 照顾；注意；抚养
take charge 掌管，负责
deal v. 对待；处理 (dealt, dealt)
deal with 应对；处理
e.g. Have you dealt with these letters yet? 这些信件你处理了吗？
shyness n. 害羞
3. As she got better, she dared to sing in front of her class, and then for the whole school.
dare v. 敢于；胆敢
dare to do sth. 敢于做某事
e.g. He doesn’t dare to jump from the top of the wall. 他不敢从墙上跳下来。
4. Now she’s not shy anymore and loves singing in front of crowds.
not … anymore 不再……
e.g. People are not interested in movies anymore.
人们不再对电影感兴趣了。
5. … but now I get tons of attention everywhere I go.
get tons of attention 被众人所关注
tons of sth. 很多；极多
e.g. They have tons of work every day. 他们每天都有大量的工作要做。
6. And I don’t have much private t