二0二三年度九年级上册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。3) 明白事物是在不断发展、变化的道理，培养积极向上的心态。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. Learning objectives1. To learn the words and expressions to describe the appearance and pe

3、rsonality of people tall, short, outgoing, handsome, funny, humorous2. To listen and learn to talk about how people have changed using used to+verb Mario used to be really short. He used to wear glasses. Paula used to be really quiet. Warming up Look at the pictures and describe people. What does he

4、/she look like?(short hair, curly hair, thin, heavy) What is she like ? 通过图片对比人物前后变化，引出used to用法。. Words presentationLook at the chart 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 S

5、s 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, active3. Lear the new words: humorous, silent, help

6、ful, from time to time, score. Listening 1. Work on 1b.T: Bob hasnt seen some of his friends for four years. Now hes seeing his friends. What did his friends use to look 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

7、 used to have _ and _ hair. 2. Play the recording for the Ss to listen. 3. Ss listen and try to fill in the blanks with the right words. 4. Pay attention to the sentences with “used to”.Pair work 1c 1. Look at the picture in 1a and make conversations in pairs. 2. Ss work in pairs to ask and answer t

8、he appearance about Mario, Amy and Tina. . 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 humor

9、ous 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. He is a kindly and humorousman. 他是个善良幽默的人。2) silent adj. 不说话的；沉默的silent adj. silence n. 沉默e.g. Peter seems silent today. Whats 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

10、助的e.g. The book is reallyhelpful. 这本书真的很有用。 2. 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 sentences below. Explain some main sentences for the Ss. Make sure they know what to do. In the past1)

11、 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) Now shes more interested in _. She plays _ almost every day. Shes also on a _team.2) She still p

12、lays 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 answer the questions.Paula: Hey, Steve! Over here! Dont you remember me?Steve: Oh, wow! Youre Paula, arent

13、you?Paula: Thats right. We were in the same science class during Grade 8.Steve: Yes, now I remember. You need to be really quiet, didnt you? I remember you were always silent in class.Paula: Yeah. I wasnt very outgoing. I was never brave enough to ask the teachers any questions!Steve: Well, but you

14、were always friendly. And you got a better grade in science than I did, haha. And I remember you were really good in music class, too. Wait a minute! Did you use to play the piano?Paula: Yes, I did. But now Im more interested in sports. I play soccer almost every day, and Im on a swim team. But I st

15、ill play the piano from time to time.Steve: Wow, youre so active! People sure change. 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 informa

16、tion in 2a. 2. Let some pairs act out their conversations before the class. e.g. A: Paula used to be really quiet. B: I know. She was always silent in class. . Role-play 1. Read the conversation and answer the questions.1) What are they doing? They are having a party.2) Who are they talking about? T

17、hey are talking about Billy.3) What did Billy use to be? He used to be shy, quiet and thin. 2. Read the conversation again and complete the chart.What was Billy like in the past?What is Billy like now?3. Ask Ss to listen to the conversation and role-play it . Language points1. I used to be afraid of

18、 the dark. used to结构意为“过去经常；以前常常”，表示过去的习惯性动作或经常性状态，可用于各种人称，后接动词原形。如：Amy used to listen to music.You used to be short, but now youre tall.used to结构的否定形式有两种：didnt use to或usednt to (只用于英式英语)。如：The Whites didnt use to live here. / The Whites usednt to live here.used to结构在构成疑问句时，可借助助动词did，也可将used提到主语前(只用

19、于英式英语)。如：Did you use to / Used you to spend much time playing computer games? 【链接】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) Toms father _ (过去常常看书) after lunch.3)

20、 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).【中考链接】单项选择1) Diana used to _ to work, but now she is used to _ because the road is crowded and she wants to keep fit. A. drive; walking B. drive; walk C. driving; walk D. driving; walking2) Dick _ inAmerica, but he has

21、been _ Chinese food since he moved toChina. A. used to live; used to eating B. is used to live; used to eat C. is used to live; used to eating D. used to living; used to eat3) We used to _ in the evening, but now we are used to _ early in the morning. A. exercise; exercise B. exercise; exercising C.

22、 exercised; exercise D. exercising; exerciseKeys: A, A, B2. 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.

23、 得分；进球e.g. He got high scores in the examination. 考试中他得了高分。 Girls usually score highly in language exams. 在语言考试中，女生通常得高分。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”，主要修饰形容词或副词。e.g. Do you like such weather? 你喜欢这样的天气吗？ Im

24、 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 i

25、s 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) Dont go out in _ cold weather.5) Dont eat _ quickly.5. I used to see him reading in the library every day. 感官动词

26、see可以跟动词-ing形式作宾语补足语，即see sb. doing sth.，表示看见某人正在做某事，强调看到事情正在发生；也可以跟不带to的动词不定式(短语)作宾语补足语，即see sb. do sth.，表示看见某人做某事，强调看到事情发生的整个过程。【运用】单项选择。(1) When I walked past the park, I saw some old people _ Chinese Taiji. A. do B. did C. doing D. are doing(2) I saw some boy students _ basketball when I passed

27、the playground. A. played B. plays C. playing D. to play6. Its been three years since we last saw our primary school classmates. 句中的“Its (It has) been + 时间段 + since从句”是英语中常见的句式，表示“自从以来有多长时间了”，从句用一般过去时。【语境应用】翻译句子。1)他们已经离开很久了。2)我爷爷去世已有两年了。It has been / is a long time since they left.It has been / is t

28、wo years since my grandpa died. Work in groupsMake a survey in your class about who has changed most. Then make a report.PastNowHairHeightBuildpersonalityHobbyWe found has changed most. He / She used to , but now he / she . Summaryhave straight hair / curly hair留着直发/卷发be silent in class在课堂上保持沉默be in

29、terested in .对感兴趣on a basketball team在篮球队from time to time时常；有时turn red变红get good scores on the exams在考试中取得好成绩wear glasses戴着眼镜句型：1.DidMariouse tobe short?2. Heused tobe really short.3.I didnt use tobe popular in school.4.Whatshelikenow?5.Its beenthree yearssincewe last saw our primary school classma

30、tes.6.Its interesting tosee how people have changed. Exercises .根据句意，从方框中选择恰当的单词填空，有的需要变换形式。每词限用一次。question, humorous, silent, help, score1. Thank you for your advice. Its quite _.2. If you answer all the _ correctly, you will get a prize.3. My sister studies hard and always gets good _ on her exams

31、.4. Judy is smart and _. Everyone wants to make friends with her.5. Tom wanted to put up his hand to say something, but he kept _ in the end.根据汉语意思及括号内所给提示语，将下列句子翻译成英语。1.杰夫(Jeff)长什么样子？(be like)_2.你弟弟过去常常打篮球吗？(used to)_3.和我的数学老师交谈很有趣。(it; interesting)_4.自从格林(Green)一家离开这个镇子已经有10年了。(it; since)_5.两年前萨姆(Sam)对拍照感兴趣。(interested)_6.暑假安妮(Annie)有时去旅行。(from time to time)_.根据对话内容，在空白处填入恰当的句子，使对话完整、通顺。A:Hi, Alfred! I havent seen you for many years. (1)_?B:Oh, I have been toNew York. I moved there with my paren