1、unit2Unit 2 I used to be afraid of the dark.Part 1: Teaching designTopic: How we have changed.Functions: Talk about what you used to be like. Structures: used toTarget language:Mario used to be short. -Yes, he did. Now hes tall.I used to eat candy all the time. - Did you?Yes, I did. And I used to ch
2、ew gum a lot.Vocabulary: used to , dark, terrify, insect, candy, chat, go to sleepLearning strategies: Brainstorming; Comparing Period 1 Section A (1a-2c)Language goals: to talk about what you used to be.Key Vocabulary: used to, on the swim team, sureTarget Language: -Mario used to be short. -Yes, h
3、e did. Now hes tall.Procedures:Step 1 review how to describe people.1. appearance-What does he or she look like? Height: tall/ medium height/short Build: heavy/ medium build/ thin2. Circle “is” or “has” belowis / has tall is / has heavy is / has curly hair is / has medium height is / has thin is / h
4、as long hair is / has short is / has medium build is / has big eyes Lily3. How to describe peoples hair long / short / straight/ curly/ blonde / brown hair Note: the order of these adjectives beautiful +length+ shape+ colorExamples: She has long straight black hair. She has beautiful long curly blon
5、de hair.4. The adjectives to describe peoples personalityOutgoing; quiet; friendly; funny ; shy; smart ; serious ; activeStep two: presentation.1. Show Ss two photos of Pan Weibo and ask:T: What did he look like when he was younger?S: He was ugly when he was a student。T: What does he look like now?S
6、: He is really handsome now.T: He used to be ugly, but now he is really handsome.(used to: to talk about something, that happened regularly or was the case in the past, but is not now.)2. lovely / cool, short hair/ long hair He used to be lovely, but now he is cool.3. She used to wear glasses, but n
7、ow she wears contact lenses.Step 3 Listening practice 1b1. Read the instructions to the class.2. Point out the sample answer. Say, the first answer is short. You will hear someone in the recording say that Mario used to be short.3 Play the recording for the first time. Students only listen.4. Play t
8、he recording a second time, say, now listen and fill in the blanks with the words you hear.5. Check the answers.Mario used to be short. He used to wear glasses.Amy used to be tall. She used to have short hair.Tina used to have red and curly hair.6. Read after the tape sentence by sentence.Step 4 Pai
9、r work1. Ask the Ss to work in pairs and act their conversations out in class. A: What did you use to look like? B I used to be heavy, but now Im thin. What about you? S: I used to, but now Im 2. Ask the Ss to give a report using the information above according to the sentence pattern:I used to be h
10、eavy, but now Im thin. My friend used to , but now he is Step 5 listening and writing practice1. Point to the picture and ask the Ss to tell what is happening. For example, ask, Where are they? (The scene shows a family room) and What they are doing? (Theyre having a party.)2. Read the instructions
11、and point to the six words. Read the words to the class.3. Play the recording. Ask the Ss to put a check in front of the words they hear. The answers should be: outgoing, friendly, quiet.4. Play the recording again and ask the Ss to fill the blanks with the words they hear in 2b. The answers should
12、be: quiet, outgoing, friendly, sports5. Read after the tape sentence by sentence.Step six: Grammar focus- You used to be short, didnt you? - Yes, I did./ No, I didnt.- Did you use to play the piano? - Yes, I did. / No, I didnt.- You used to have long hair.-She used to have curly hair.Step seven: Hom
13、ework.1.Finish off the exercises of 1a-2c. Period2: Section A 3a-4 & Section B 1a-2c) 1. Knowledge Objects (1) Talk about what you used to be afraid of and what you are still afraid of.(2) Key Vocabulary：Terrify, be terrified of, on，spider, insect, chew, gum2Target Language-Did you use to be afraid
14、of the dark? -Yes, I did.-Are you still afraid of the dark? -No, Im not. How about you?-Me? Oh, yes! Im terrified of the dark.-So, what do you do about it?-I go to sleep with my bedroom light on.-I used to eat candy all the time. Did you? -Yes, I did. And I used to chew gum a lot.ProceduresStep 1, r
15、evision.1. Show the Ss pictures and ask them to make sentence using the sentence patterns. He/She used to be, but now he/she is .He used to be very short, but now he is tall.He used to be a soldier, but now he is a policeman.He used to play football, now he plays basketball.2. Do a survey and ask th
16、e Ss to give a report orally like this:People sure change! Ive changed a lot. I used to but now I Step 2 Presentation1. Point to the pictures and ask: T: Did you use to be afraid of big dogs? S: Yes, I did. I used to be afraid of big dogs. T: Are you still afraid of dogs? S: Yes, I am. I am still af
17、raid of big dogs now.2. Point to the pictures and ask students to tell what is happening.S1: In Picture 1, the person is afraid of high placesS2: In Picture 2, the person is afraid of being aloneS3: In Picture 3, the person is afraid of speaking in front of a group.S4 In Picture 1, the person is afr
18、aid of the dark.S5: In Picture 1, the person is afraid of flying in an airplaneStep 3 3a and 3b1. Draw students attention to the chart. Read each of the four headlines and the list of items in the first column to the class. Demonstrate how to fill in the chart with a good student orally.T: Did you u
19、se to be afraid of the dark?S: Yes. I was afraid to walk home when it was dark.T: Are you still afraid of the dark?S: No, Im not.2. Tell students where to put a check in the chart.Ask students to complete the I column of the chart on their own by checking the items that they used to be afraid of and
20、 that they are still afraid of.3. Check the answers.Note: Answers will vary, Ask different students to report his/her answers like this: I used to be afraid of the dark and high places. But now Im afraid of neither.4. This activity provides oral practice using the target language. Focus attention on
21、 the conversation. Ask a pair of students to read it to the class.A: Did you use to be afraid of the dark? B: Yes, I did.A: Are you still afraid of the dark?B: No, Im not. How about you?A: Me? Oh, yes, Im terrified of the dark.B; So, what do you do about it? A: I go to sleep with my bedroom light on
22、.2. Point out the list of items in the first column of Activity 3a. Say, Ask your partner about these items and complete the My partner columns of the chart in pairs.Step 4 presentation ( 1a, 1b)1. Call students attention to the pictures. Ask, What is happening in each picture?S1: The girl is having
23、 a gym class.S2: A girl is painting a picture .S3: Some are singing. in Picture 3.S4: A boy is looking at some insects in Picture 4.(Teach some words: spider, butterfly, dragonfly, bees)2. Say, Please check the things you liked to do when you were a child. Ask students to complete the work individua
24、lly. 3. 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.4. Point out the box under the pictures. Read the instructions to the class. Say,You are to write some other things that you used
25、to like to do when you were a child on the lines in the box. Remind students to write sentences.5. Get a student to write his/her sentences on the blackboard. Help correct any errors.Sample answers 1. I used to eat candy 2. I used to chew gum. 3. I used to watch cartoons. 4. I used to run with my fa
26、ther in the morning.Step 5: listening and writing practice (2a, 2b)This activity provides listening practice using the target language.1. Set a time limit of one minute. Ask students to look through the sentences in the box.2. Say, You will hear a boy and a girl talking about how life used to be whe
27、n they were much younger on the recording. Listen and check the sentences you hear.3. Point out the sample answer. Play the recording for the first time. Students only listen.4. Play the recording again. This time students check the sentences they hear.5. Checked sentences: 1,2,36. Call students att
28、ention 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.7. Play the recording again.
29、 Students listen and fill in the blanks. 8. Ask a student to read these sentences, filling in the blanks, the rest of the class check their answers.9. AnswersIn the past: tests, play, walk, gymNow: tests, study, take the bus, loveStep 6 pair work1. Ask a pair of students to read the sample conversat
30、ion to the class. SA: I used to eat candy all the time. Did you? SB: Yes, I did. And I used to chew gum a lot.2. Ask students to pay special attention to the question “Did you?” and the answer“Yes, 1 did.”Remind students of the negative answer No, I didnt.Step 7: Do a survey1. What did you use to do
31、 when you were younger? What do you do now? Fill in the chart. Then talk with you classmates about how youve changed. ActivityPastNowEat.ReadWatchon TVDoat school2. Report: My partner Amy has changed a lot. She used to eat, but now she eatsStep 8 Homework1. finish off the exercises of Section A 3a-4 & Section B 1a-2c)Period 3 Section B 3a- self check1. Knowledge Objects (1)Key Vocabulary: right, comic (2) Practice reading and writing using the target language. (3) Fill in blanks and make sentences
