2024-2025学年人教英语九年级上册unit4第1课时(sectionA1a-2d)

Look at the picture and read the words aloud.
____ friendly ____ outgoing ____ serious ____ humorous ____ silent ____ active ____ brave ____ quiet ____ helpful
She wasn’t very_____. She plays _____almost
was never brave enough to ask everyday. She’s also on a
questions.
_____team.
In the past
now
2. She got good grades in ____. 2. She still plays the
would rather go over his lessons.
【拓展】used to do sth.的否定形式是由助动词did + 否 定词not + use to do构成；其疑问形式是由助动词did + 主语 + use to do构成。 ➢Henry didn’t use to be short. ➢Did Henry use to be short?
Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.
Section A 1a-2d
初中英语 九年级上册 RJ
Learning goals
1. New words: humorous, silent, helpful, score
2. Expression: from time to time
Talk about the persons’ appearances and personalities.
七年级下册Unit9主题图
Talk about the persons’ appearances and personalities.
What does a in the picture look like? What is she like?
Language points 1. humorous/ ˈhjuːmərəs/（教材P26 2a）
humorous作形容词，意为“有幽默感的；滑稽有趣 的”，由“humor（n.幽默）+ -ous（形容词后缀）”构 成，在句中可作表语或定语。 ➢ The film has some humorous moments.（作定语） ➢ All the actors in the play are humorous.（作表语）
Language points Mario, you used to be short, didn’t you?（教材P25 1b）
used to do sth.表示过去经常发生的事情或存在的状 态，而现在不再发生或存在。used 不随人称和时态的 变化而变化。 ➢There used to be a clothes store on the street corner. ➢Jay used to play computer games after class, but now he
breakfast daily is helpful to young people.
【拓展】helpful还可意为“乐于助人的”。 ➢Linda is a helpful child.
helpful adj. 有用的；有帮助的 helpless adj. 无助的 helpfully adv. 有用地；有帮助地 helplessly adv. 无助地
She was also good in ____. She ____ from time to time. 时常；有时
used to play the ________. 与at times和sometimes 同义
Read the following sentences and answer questions, predict the answers to 2b.
2a Listen and check (✔) the words you hear. _✔___ friendly __✔__ outgoing ____ serious ____ humorous _✔___ silent __✔__ active _✔___ brave __✔__ quiet ____ helpful
1c Look at the picture in 1a and make conversations.
Did Mario use to be short? What’s he like now? Yes, he did. He used to be really short.
He’s tall now.
3. Sentences: ① Mario, you used to be short, didn’t you? ② Did he use to wear glasses?
Warming up
What does he look like?
medium build, short hair, big eyes, quiet …
【拓展】silence作名词，意为“沉默；寂静”，是 不可数名词。in silence意为“安静地；无声地” 。 ➢They walked on in silence for a while.
3. helpful/‘helpfl/ （教材P26 2a） helpful作形容词，意为“有用的；有帮助的”, 由
“help（n.帮助）+ -ful（形容词后缀）”构成。be helpful to sb. “对某人有帮助”。 ➢Can you give us a helpful suggestion? ➢A study of 2,000 teenagers in the US showed that eating
short, thin curly hair strong glasses…
Personality outgoing funny quiet shy lazy friendly…
1b Look at the picture, and predict the answer to 2b.
used to do sth. 过去常常做某事 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 .
1b Listen. Bob is seeing some friends for the first time in four years. What did his friends use to look like?
1. Mario used to be ___s_h_o_rt___. He used to wear ____gl_a_ss_e_s__. 2. Amy used to be ___t_a_ll____. She used to have ____sh_o_r_t _ hair. 3. Tina used to have ___re_d____ and ____cu_r_ly___ hair .
2c Make conversations about Paula using the information in 2b.
Paula used to be really quiet.
I know. She was always silent in class.
2d Read the conversation of 2d on Page 26. 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: Billy has changed so much! He used to be so shy and quiet.
-ous是常见的形容词后缀，通常放在名词后，表示 “有……的”。如： danger (n.危险)+ ous — dangerous ( adj. 有危险的)
humor n. 幽默 humorous adj.有幽默感的；滑稽有趣的；
2. silent/ˈsaɪlənt/ （教材P26 2a）
silent作形容词，意为“不说话的；沉默的”，在句中 作表语或定语。remain/ stay/ keep silent“保持沉默”。 ➢I don’t like the silent hours of the night. ➢Please look at the sign. It says “Keep silent”.
2b Listen again and complete the chart about how Paula has changed.
In the past
now
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1. Paula used to be really_q_u_i_et_. 1. Now she’s more
She was always silent in class. interested in _s_p_o_r_ts_. She
now
2. She got good grades in
2. She still plays the
_s_c_ie_n_c_e__.
___p_ia_n_o__ from time to
She was also good in _m__u_s_ic_. time.
She used to play the _p_ia_n_o_.
1. Was Paula good at schoolwork in the past? 2. Did she like music in the past? 3. Does she often do any sports now? 4. Has she said goodbye to music now? 5. How do we know all these things?
She is of medium height, and she has long straight hair.
She is outgoing.
1a Fill in the chart with words to describe people.
Appearance tall straight hair
Read the following sentences and answer questions.
In the past
now
1. Paula used to be really ____. 1. Now she’s more
She was always silent in class. interested in ____. She
She wasn’t very_o_u_tg_o_i_n_g. She plays _s_o_c_c_er__almost
was never brave enough to ask every day. She’s also on
questions.
a __sw__im___team.
In the past
What does he look like? tall and strong, wearing glasses, outgoing …
What does she look like? long straight hair, medium height, quiet…
What does she look like? long curly hair, medium height, thin, outgoing…