2023年度九年级全一册Unit4Iusedtobeafraidofthedark.Unit4

1、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： Paula used to be really quiet. Did Mario use to be short? Yes, he did. Whats he like now? Hes 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

2、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, score2) 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. 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。 . Listening 1. Look at the c

3、hart in 1a, then discuss with your group mates. Try to fill in the chart with words to describe people. Appearance Personalitytallstraight hairoutgoingfunny 2. Let some Ss say their answers. Let other Ss add more. Appearance: tall, straight hair, short, of medium height, straight/curly hair, long/sh

4、ort hair, heavy, thin, of medium built Personality: Outgoing, shy, funny, serious, cute, quiet, kind, brave, friendly, active3. Lear the new words with the Ss: humorous, silent, helpful, from time to time, score. Presentation Show two different pictures of some famous people. Talk about their differ

5、ences. 1. Jiang Wen: Jiang Wen used to wear glasses, but he doesnt wear glasses now.2. Zhang yishanZhang yishan used to be short, but he is tall now.T: Explain the use of “used to do/be ” to the Ss. . Listening 1. T: Bob hasnt seen some of his friends for four years. Now hes seeing his friends. What

6、 did his friends use to like? Listen and fill in the blanks. 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. . Pair work 1. Look at the picture in 1a and make conversations in pairs.

7、 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. . 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.

8、 Make sure all the Ss know the meaning of the words._ friendly _ outgoing _ serious _ humorous _ silent _ active_ brave _ quiet _ helpful2. Play the recording for the Ss to listen and check the words they hear. 3. Play the recording again to check the answers. Work on 2b: 1. Let Ss read the sentence

9、s 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 wasnt 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 _.Now 1) N

10、ow shes more interested in _. She plays _ almost every day. Shes also on a _team. 2) She still plays the _ from time to time. 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 q

11、uestions. 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?. 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

12、. . A: Paula used to be really short? B: I know. She was always silent in class. . 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 girl

13、s! He studied hard and got good _ on his exams. He used to be _, but now he is _ and _.3. Ask Ss to role-play the conversation in groups. IX. Language points1. I used to be afraid of the dark. used to do sth. 过去常常做某事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

14、句中作状语。3. He studied hard and got good scores on his exams. score n. 得分；进球4. This party is such a great idea! He used to be so shy and quiet. such与so 辨析1) The man told us _ funny a She has _ a beautiful dress.3) How can you get_much money to buy the car?4) Dont go out in_cold weather.5) Dont eat _ qu

15、ickly.X. 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, require2） 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

16、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. 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。 . Warming up展示一张Candy Wang的照片，并询问学生们如下问题。1. Whos beautif

17、ul and outgoing girl? 2. Can you guess what she was like?3. Do you want to know her story?. Reading Work on 3a1. Tell Ss to read the article and identify the paragraphs in which the following information appears. Number the information 1-3. 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

18、. 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。. 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. Whats she like now?Ss try to read and find the answers to these check the answers 2.

19、Read the second passage and fill in the chart.Good thingsBad things able to travel and meet new people all the time2. _4. _3. Read the third paragraph and fill in the blanks.Candys advice to young people who want to become famous:1. People have to be _ to _ _ your _ life. 2. You can never imagine ho

20、w _ 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 _ . . 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。2. 学生先读3b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。 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

21、问问题，她来回答。2. Give Ss an example: 3. Ss work in pairs. Try to ask and answers questions according to the passage. 4. Let some pairs ask and answer. . Language points1. I interviewed 19-year-old Asian pop star Candy Wang. interview v. 采访 2. Candy told me that she used to be really shy and took up singi

22、ng to deal with her shyness. take up 开始；从事；接纳；占据；继续做 deal v. 对待；处理 (dealt, dealt) deal with 应对；处理 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4. Now shes not shy anymore and loves singing in front of cr

23、owds. not anymore 不再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6. And I dont have much private time anymore. private adj. 私人的；私密的7. Many times I thought about giving up, but I fought on. fight (fought, fought) 努力去做，尝试；战斗，搏斗；争取 fight on 奋力坚持8. Yo

24、u really require a lot of talent and hard work to succeed. require v. 需要；要求.Homework 1. Read the passage several times after school.2. Make sentences with these words. interview; deal with; dare to; notany more; require; used toection A 3 (Grammar Focus-4c) 一、教学目标： 1. 语言知识目标：1) 学习掌握下列词汇：European, Af

25、rican, British, speech, public, in public 2）进行一步复习巩固学习Section A 部分所学的生词和词组。3）掌握如何表达过去常常做的事情或状态的句型。4) 掌握used to的不同句型用法，并通过不同方式的练习，来熟练运用这些句型。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) 复习巩固Section A 部分所学生词和词组，达到熟练运用目标。2) 总结 used to 的不同句型。2. 教学难点：1) 学习运用表达过去常常做的事情或状态的句型 2) 掌握used to

26、的用法。三、教学过程. Warming up and revision 1. Have a dictation of the new words learned in the last class. 2. Review some main phrases we learned in the last class. Check the homework. 3. Let some Ss tell something about the Candy Wang. Candy Wangs background. The change of Candy Wangs life = 3 * GB3 Candy

27、 Wangs advice to young people who want to succeed. . Grammar Focus. 1. 学生阅读Grammar Focus句子。2. 学生根据记忆，看大屏幕完成填空练习。3. 学生完成填空试题后，打开课本检查答案，对错误句子，单独进行强化记忆。. Grammar 一、used to 的用法 used to 意为“过去常常”，用于表示过去习惯性的动作或存在的状态（强调与现在的对比，暗示现在不做了）。其中to为不定式符号，后跟动词原形。used to只用于一般过去时态，没有人称和数的变化。例如： Tom used to be very thin

28、, but now hes big and strong. 二、句式结构： 1. 否定句 used not主语 + to do sth. didnt use2. 一般疑问句 Did + 主语 + use + to do? 答语：Yes, sb did. / No, sb didnt. 3. 反意疑问句 主句，didnt + 人称代词？三、辨析 used to do sth.表示过去习惯性的动作或存在的状态。to后跟动词原形，只用于一般过去时态。be used to + n./pron./doing意为“习惯于”，to是介词，后接名词、代词或动名词。可用于各种时态。get/become used

29、 to sth./doing sth.意为“逐渐习惯于”，强调这一习惯的过程，to是介词。be used to do 意为“被用来做”，被动语态结构，to后跟动词原形。be used for doing sth意为“被用来”，介词for表示功能、用途。练一练：三、根据汉语提示完成句子。1. 我以前害怕在公众前演讲。 I _ _ be afraid of _ a speech in _. 2. 这种狗是用来帮助盲人的吗？Are those dogs _ _ _ the blind? 3. 你表妹以前害怕独自一人，不是吗？ Your cousin _ _ be afraid of _ alone,

30、 _ she? 4. 珍妮以前在学校里并不受欢迎。 Jenny _ _ _ be popular in school. 5. 我不习惯午饭吃这么多。Im _ used to _ so much at lunch time.IV. Practice Work on 4a: 1. 让学生们每个句子中所给的词汇，猜测句子的大意，为编写句子做好准备。2. 根据句意及其他相关信息确定句子的时态。3. 学生们尝试写出正确的句子。4. 最后，通读一遍句子，进行综合理解，看句子内容是否通顺，合理。5. Check the answers with the Ss. Work on 4b: 1. Tell Ss

31、to read the chart in 4a and try to write sentences about Emily with information. 2. 方法指导：描述Emily五年前的情况，应用used to 句型，而描述现在的情况，应用一般现在时态。并将第一个信息写出一个例句。3. Ss try to write sentences by themselves. 4. 最后，让某部分学生上黑板，写出正确的句子，并对学生们有疑问的地方进行解释。V. Group Work Work on 4c: 1.让学生们阅读表格中的内容。2.先根据自己的情况在相关表格中打勾。3.询问自己的小

32、组其他二到三名同学的情况，并在相关表格中打勾。4.让学生们以小组为单位分别自主发挥，用英语来相互询问过去及现在所害怕的事情。 VI. ExercisesVII. Homework 调查你的家庭成员他们过去常常害怕的事情，并写成一个小报告，向你的同学们汇报一下。Section B1 (1a-2f一、教学目标： 1. 语言知识目标：1) 能掌握以下单词：ant, inset, influence, seldom, proud, be proud of, absent, fail, boarding school, in person, exactly, pride, take pride in 2

33、) 能掌握以下重难句子： Li Wens unhappiness bagan 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 pride in everything good that I do. I know my parents love me and theyre always proud of me,” says Li Wen

34、.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。珍惜父母及亲人对你的爱，努力学习回报社会。二、教学重难点1. 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，获得相关信息，提高学生们的综合阅读能力。2. 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。三、教学过程. Warming- up and revision 1. Daily greeting. 2. Check the homework. 3. Let some Ss talk about which things they

35、 used to be afraid of and which they are still afraid of. . Lead in 1. T: Show some pictures of the school activities, such as having class, having music class, eating ice-cream and so on. 2. Talk about the activities you used to like or dislike very much. . WritingWork on 1a 1. Ss look at the pictu

36、res in 1a. Try to understand the activities in the pictures. 2. 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. . I used to like painting pictures when I was a child. 2. Let some Ss wri

37、te their sentences on the Bb. . 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 sentences Ss hear. 3. Check the answers: Work on 1d: 1.

38、Let Ss read the sentences in 1d. Then listen again and fill in the blanks .Girl In the pastI didnt use to like _.We used to wear _ to school.NowI dont worry about _.We can wear _ to school.Boy In the pastWe used to _ every day after school.I used to hate _.NowWe _ all the time.I _ P. E. class.2. Pla

39、y the recording again for the 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. Exercise: Listen again and try to answer the questions according to the recording. 1) Did the girl use to like test when she

40、was six?2) What 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? . Comparing 1. Work in pairs. Compare yourself wi

41、th your partner. . 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 conversation before the class. . Lead in 1. Show a picture of a young student. Tell Ss that the boy is Li Wen. Hes a 15-

42、year-old boy whose parents are working in the city. Look at the title of the passage and predict the problems he might have. He Studies Harder Than He Used to2. Now discuss them with your partner and guess the problems he might have. 3. Ask some Ss guess the problems. . S1. He used to break the scho

43、ol rules. S2: He used to hate studying and fail his exams. S3: He used to fight with his classmates. . Reading Fast Reading1. T: Now lets work on 2b. First, 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 i

44、nto 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 changedC. However, things began to change a few years agoD. His teacher was worried about him2. Give some good ways to the Ss. Paragraph 1: C 指导：由上文

45、“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. Read the passage again and try to underline the problems that Li Wen used to have. 2. Check the answers with the Ss. He became less interested in stud

46、ying. Sometimes he was absent from classes, and he failed his examinations. Li Wen was shy and was not able to make friends quickly in school.Post 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

47、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. C

48、heck their answers with the class and tell Ss why. Work on 2e1. Tell Ss that they should complete the passage with the proper forms of the words and phrases in the box. be proud of / take pride inmake a decision/ decidemiss / be absent fromchange / influencelook after / take care of Li Wen is a 15-y

49、ear-old boy. He works hard and does well in school. It is hard to believe that he used to have difficulties in school. When his parents moved to the city to work, they could not be at home to _ him. So he became less interested in studying and _ classes. Then his parents _ to send him to a boarding

50、school. He found life there difficult. One day he told his teacher he wanted to leave the school. His teacher advised his parents to talk with their son in person. This conversation _ his life. He realized that his parents would always love him, and they would _ everything good that he did. Now he i

51、s much happier and more outgoing than he used to be. 2. Ss work by themselves. If they have some questions, they may go through the proper paragraphs in 2b again. 3. Ask some Ss write his/her answers on the Bb.4. Check the answers with the class. Work on 2f:1. What do you think Li Wen and his parent

52、s talked about in their conversation? Write a conversation and role-play it with your group. Think of the following things:Possible questions Li Wen might ask his parentsQuestions his parents might ask Li WenPossible answers from Li Wen and his parents2. Discussion Did you used to have problems in s

53、chool?Did you talk with your parents?. 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。 2. Li Wens unhappiness began to influence his schoolwork.influence v.& n. 影响influence可用作动词，其后接名词或动词不定式的复合结构。 influence可用作名词，常用于have / has an influence on .或be an in

54、fluence on .3. his grandparents came to take care of to him. take care of是一个动词短语，意为“照顾；照管”，意同look after 。 4. Sometimes he was absent from classes and failed his examinations.absent adj. 缺席；不在 反义词：present adj. 到场的，出席的be absent from 缺课 fail v. 失败；未能(做到)；不及格 fail作“失败；未能(做到)”讲时：fail in sth. 表示“在某方面失败”。f

55、ail to do sth.表示“未能做到某事”。fail 意为“不及格”时，既可作及物动词，也可作不及物动词。 5. Li Wens parents made a decision to send him to a boarding school. make a decision 作决定6. She advised them to talk with their son in person. in person 亲身；亲自7. “It was exactly what I needed,” exactly adv. 确切地；精确地8. They take pride in everythin

56、g good that I do. theyre always proud of me, pride和proud pride和proud都有“骄傲，自豪”的意思。pride为名词，常用搭配为take pride ud为形容词，常用搭配be proud of。. Homework Read the passage again after school.Section B 2 (3a-Self Check)一、教学目标： 1. 语言知识目标：1) 复习used to的用法。掌握生词ground, lead, voice, brave 2) 学会用used to 句型谈论自己、他人过去的习惯、爱好、

57、形象及经常做的事。3) 能用就本单元所学习的语言知识来描写自己或他人与过去相比发生的变化。 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。珍惜父母及亲人对你的爱，努力学习回报社会。 二、教学重难点1. 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。2. 教学难点：写作与过去相比自己或他人所发生的一些变化。 三、教学过程. RevisionReview the main story

58、of Li Wen. Let some Ss try to retell the story of Li Wen. Fill in the blanks with the proper words or phrases. Li Wen is a good student, son and grandson. However, he _ cause a lot of _ for his parents. When his parents moved to another city to work, they could not be at home to _ him. So he was _ i

59、nterested in studying and even _. Then his parents _ to send him to a boarding school, but he found life _ there. In the end, his teacher _ his parents to talk with him _. This conversation _ his life. He realized that his parents would always love him, and they would _ everything good that he did.

60、Now he is one of the best students in his class. II. 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. 2. Then talk with a partner about the changes that have happened to you. III. Writing