Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.教案

Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.
教学目标
话题：我们所发生的变化(How we have changed)
功能：能谈论人物过去的特点(Talk about what you used to be like)
Mario used to be really short.
He used to be so shy and quiet
I didn't use to be popular in school.
语法：能正确使用used to结构描述或询问过去的情况(Used to)
Paula used to be really quiet.
I didn't use to be popular in school.
A: You used to be short, didn’t you? B: Yes, I did./No, I didn’t.
A: Did he use to wear glasses? B: Yes, he did. / No, he didn’t.
词汇和常用表达：
1. 能正确使用下列词汇(Curriculum words)
humorous, silent, helpful, Asian, private, European, African, British, proud, absent, general, score, background, ton, guard, speech, public, ant, examination, pride, introduction, interview, dare, require, influence, fail, seldom, exactly
2. 能正确使用下列常用表达(Useful expressions)
from time to time, deal with, In public, in person, take pride in, be proud of
3. 能认读下列词汇(Non-curriculum words)
shyness, crowd, insect, boarding school
学习策略:
1. 能根据上下文语境推测生词或短语的含义
2. 能根据篇章内容的前后逻辑联系判断缺失信息
3. 能灵活运用不同的短语表达同样的含义
文化知识：
1. 谈论他人相就、性格并进行今普对比时的语言运用得体性
2. 自我完善(Self-improvement)
Section A 1 (1a-2d)
一、教学目标：
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。

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, 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. Learning objectives
1. To learn the words and expressions to describe the appearance and personality of people
tall, short, outgoing, handsome, funny, humorous…
2. 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.
Ⅱ. Warming up
Look at the pictures and describe people.
What does he/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。

Ⅲ. 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
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: humorous, silent, helpful, from time to time, score
Ⅳ. Listening
1. Work on 1b.
T: Bob hasn’t seen some of his friends for four years. Now he’s s eeing 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 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 the appearance about Mario, Amy and Tina.
Ⅴ. 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.
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 humorous man.
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. 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. The book is really helpful.
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 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 ______.
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.
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! Don’t you remember me?
Steve: Oh, wow! You’re Paula, aren’t you?
Paula: That’s right. We were in the same science class during Grade 8.
Steve: Yes, now I remember. You need to be really quiet, didn’t you? I remember you were always silent in class.
Paula: Yeah. I wasn’t very outgoing. I was ne ver brave enough to ask the teachers any questions!
Steve: Well, but you 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 I’m more interested in sports. I play soccer almost every day, and I’m on a swim team. But I still play the piano from time to time.
Steve: Wow, you’re 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?
Ⅵ. 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 quiet.
B: I know. She was always silent in class.
Ⅶ. 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? They 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.
3. Ask Ss to listen to the conversation and role-play it
Ⅷ. Language points
1. I used to be afraid of 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 you’re tall.
used to结构的否定形式有两种：didn’t use to或usedn’t to (只用于英式英语)。

如：The Whites didn’t use to live here. / The Whites usedn’t 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：
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).
【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; walking
2) Dick _______ in America, but he has been _______ Chinese food since he moved to China.
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 eat
3) We used to _______ in the evening, but now we are used to _______ early in the morning.
A. exercise; exercise
B. exercise; exercising
C. exercised; exercise
D. exercising; exercise
Keys: A, A, B
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。

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？
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.
5. I used to see him reading in the library every day.
感官动词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 the playground.
A. played
B. plays
C. playing
D. to play
6. It’s been three year s since we last saw our primary school classmates.
句中的“It’s (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 two years since my grandpa died.
Ⅸ. Work in groups
Make a survey in your class about who has changed most. Then make a report.
Past Now
Hair
Height
Build
personality
Hobby
We found … has changed most. He / She used to …, but now he / she …
Ⅹ. Summary
have straight hair / curly hair 留着直发 / 卷发
be silent in class 在课堂上保持沉默
be interested 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. Did Mario use to be short?
2. He used to be really short.
3. I didn’t use to be popular in school.
4. What’s he like now?
5. It’s been three years since we last saw our primary school classmates.
6. It’s interesting to see how people have changed.
Ⅺ. Exercises
Ⅰ. 根据句意及所给首字母提示，补全句中所缺单词。

1. Jenny is h . She is always ready to help others.
2. Henry is very h and he often makes us laugh.
3. It’s impolite to keep s when others ask you a question.
4. Sara used to be quiet, but now she is o .
5. The s of the basketball match is 45-52.
Ⅱ. 根据汉语意思完成英语句子，每空词数不限。

1. 你过去常常下午喝茶吗？
____________________ drink tea in the afternoon?
2. 周末琳达时常去上班。

Linda goes to work at weekends ____________________.
3. 我个子高，留着短发并且戴副眼镜。

I am tall, have short hair and ____________________.
4. 自从我们搬到这座城市以来有10年了。

It ____________________ ten years since we ____________________ to this city.
5. 去年我妹妹对跑步感兴趣。

My sister ____________________ running last year.
6. 玩这种游戏有趣。

It’s interesting ____________________ this kind of game.
7. 埃米喜欢打篮球，她在校篮球队。

Amy likes playing basketball. She is ____________________.
Ⅲ. 根据括号内的要求完成下列各题，每空一词(含缩略形式)。

1. Brian has changed a lot. (改为否定句)
Brian _____________ _____________ a lot.
2. My cousin is a little tall. (对划线部分提问)
_____________ is your cousin _____________?
3. Mr. Zhang used to climb the mountain. (改为一般疑问句)
_____________ Mr. Zhang _____________ _____________ climb the mountain?
4. Her brother is tall and strong. (改为感叹句)
_____________ tall and strong her brother _____________!
5. Lisa is so clever that she can answer the questions in class. (改为同义句)
Lisa is _____________ _____________ to answer the questions in class.
Ⅻ. Homework
1. How has our school or our city changed? Try to find some changes around you and make some sentences with “used to” (at least five).
2. Preview the passage on page 27.
Section A 2 (3a-3c)
一、教学目标：
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。

5. 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。

___________________________________
Ⅱ. Learning objectives
1. Read to learn about how Candy Wang has changed.
2. To talk about what Candy used to be like and how she has changed.
3. To learn the new words and phra ses: deal with, interview, private, guard, require…Ⅲ.Warming up
She ______ have long hair, but now she have short hair.
She ______ be a shy girl, but now she is a pop star.
Do you know the beautiful and outgoing girl?
Can you guess what she was like in the past?
Do you want to know her story?
Ⅲ. Reading
Fast reading
Work on 3a.
Tell Ss to read the article and identify the paragraphs [1-3] in which the information appears.
____ how Candy’s life has changed
____ Can dy’s advice to young people
____ Candy’s background
Ss read the article quickly and try to number the information.
Careful reading
1. Read the first paragraph and fill in the blanks:
Ss try to read and find the answers to these questions.
Then check the answers with the Ss
2. Read the second paragraph and fill in the blanks.
Candy’s life was quite different after she became famous. She didn’t ___________ popular in school, but now she ___________________ and she has to be
________________ what she says or does. And she doesn’t have much __________ anymore.
Check the answers with the Ss:
3. Read the third paragraph and fill in the blanks.
1. According to Candy, what are the difficulties on the road to become famous?
2. After reading Candy’s story, what can you learn from her?
What should you do when you face difficulties?
Check the answers with the Ss.
Find out the sentences with used to + v. in the passage.
Post reading
1. Ask Ss to retell the passage.
Para. 1
Asian pop star…
used to be...
dare to...
love singing...
Para. 2
Life was different after she became famous.
good things:
travel and meet ...
get tons of attention...
bad things:
worry about...
don’t have private time...
guards around ...
Para. 3
Advice:
be prepared to ...
the road to success...
require...
make it to the top
2. Work on 3b
Ask Ss to complete the sentences about Candy.
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. IV. Pair work
Work on 3c. Suppose you are the interviewer and your partner is Candy. Ask and answer questions.
Give Ss some examples:
—Hi, Candy. It’s a great pleasure to interview you.
—Hi, Amy. Glad to see you!
—You used to be shy, didn’t you?
—Yes, I did. I used to be shy and took up singing to deal with my shyness.
…
V. 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？
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。

◆可用作实义动词，有人称、时态和数的变化，其后多跟带to的动词不定式，
也可跟不带to的动词不定式。

在疑问句和否定句中需要借助于助动词do, does 或did。

◆还可用作情态动词，没有人称、时态和数的变化，其后跟动词原形。

构成否
定句时，要在dare后加not；构成一般疑问句时，要将dare提到主语前。

【语境应用】判断dare在句中是实义动词还是情态动词
1) The young man dares to touch the bear. _____________
2) Do you dare say what happened? _____________
3) Hou Min didn't dare to speak English in class at first. _____________
4) The girls dare not go swimming in the sea. _____________
5) Dare the little boy go out at night alone? _____________
Keys:
1) 实义动词2) 实义动词3) 实义动词4) 情态动词5) 情态动词
4. Now she’s not shy anymore and loves singing in front of crowds.
not … anymore 不再……
e.g. 艾米不再去读书俱乐部了，但是她以前一周去两次。

(翻译)
Amy doesn’t go to the reading club any more, but she used to go there twice a week.
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 time anymore.
private adj. 私人的；私密的
e.g. 这是一辆私家车。

It is a private car.
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
e.g. We must fight on until the end of the battle. 我们必须坚持到战斗结束。

8. You really require a lot of talent and hard work to succeed.
require v. 需要；要求
e.g. Fishing requires a lot of patience. 钓鱼需要很大的耐心。

VI. Summary
take up singing 开始唱歌
deal with her shyness 克服她的羞怯
dare to do sth. 敢做某事
not ... anymore 不再……
in front of crowds 在众人面前
all the time 频繁；反复
get tons of attention 被众人所关注；吸引无数目光
worry about ... / be worried about ...
担心……；担忧……
be careful about ... 对……小心
hang out with friends 和朋友们闲逛
give up your normal life 放弃你正常的生活
fight on 奋力坚持下去；继续战斗
require a lot of talent and hard work 需要很大的天赋和勤奋
句型：
1. Hanging out with friends is almost impossible for me now because there are always guards around me.
2. You can never imagine how difficult the road to success is.
Ⅶ. Exercises
Ⅰ. 根据句意选择恰当的单词填空。

1. When Jim walked out of the airport, he smiled and waved to the ___________.
2. More and more people are using ___________ cars to go to work.
3. Do you ___________ any more information from me?
4. My uncle wants to know more about the company’s ___________ information.
Ⅱ. 根据句意及提示，完成下列句子。

1. I often see Tom ________ ________ (闲逛) in the street.
2. How can you ________ ________ (应对) sad feelings?
3. Tina said she ________ want to be my friend ________ (不再).
4. They ________ ________ (奋力坚持) until the battle (战役) ended.
5. Nina didn’t ________ ________ (放弃) her job after she got married.
6. We can see ________ ________ (许多) rubbish outside the park every day.
7. When did you ________ ________ (开始做) the job as a doctor, Bob?
Ⅷ. Homework
1. Make sentences with words and expressions: in terview; deal with; dare to…;
not … any more; require; used to
2. Write about a family member who has changed the most. What did the person use to
be? What about now?
Section A 3 (Grammar Focus-4c)
一、教学目标：
1. 学习掌握词汇：European, African, British, speech, public, in public
2. 进行一步复习巩固学习Section A 部分的生词和词组。

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。

5. 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) 复习巩固Section A 部分所学的生词和词组，达到熟练运用的目标。

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的用法。

三、教学过程
Ⅰ. Learning objectives
To learn to use the sentence structure: used to ...
Paula used to be really quiet.
I didn’t use to be popular in school.
—Did he use to wear glasses?
—Yes, he did./No, he didn’t.
—You used to be short, didn’t you?
—Yes, I did./No, I didn’t.
Ⅱ. 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.
3. Let some Ss tell something about the Candy Wang.
①Candy Wang’s background.
②The change of Candy Wang’s life
③Candy Wang’s advice to young people who want to succeed.
Ⅲ.Grammar Focus
学生阅读Grammar Focus中的句子，然后做填空练习。

①我以前是矮个子。

I ______ ____ be short.
②我以前在学校常不受欢迎。

I ______ _____ to be popular in school.
③保拉以前的确不爱说话。

Paula _____ ____ be really short.
④她以前不喜欢小测试。

She _____ _____ _____ like tests.
⑤你以前很矮，不是吗？
You used to be short, ______ _______?
是的，我是。

/ 不，不是。

Yes, I _____. / No, I _______.
⑥他以前戴眼镜吗？
____ he _____ ______ wear glasses?
是的，他戴。

/ 不，他不戴。

Yes, he _____./ No, he ______.
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。

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。

e.g. We used to play the drums together.
我们以前一起打鼓。

Gina used to be a shy girl, but now she’s outgoing.
吉娜以前是个害羞的女孩, 但是现在她很开朗。

二、used to的句式变化
1. 否定句
used not
主语+ to do sth.
didn’t use
e.g. Mike used not to study hard.
= Mike didn’t use to study hard.
迈克过去不努力学习。

2. 一般疑问句
Did + 主语+ use + to do…?
答语：Yes, sb. did. / No, sb. didn’t.
e.g.—Did you use to go to museums? 你以前常去博物馆吗？
—Yes, I did. / No, I didn’t. 是的。

/ 不是。

3. 反意疑问句
主句，didn’t + 人称代词？
e.g. Your brother used to have noodles for breakfast, didn’t he?
你哥哥过去早餐常吃面条，不是吗？
三、辨析
1. 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。

e.g. Did he use to wear glasses? 他以前戴眼镜吗？
2. use ... to do ...
“用……做……”, to 为不定式的符号。

e.g. We use this knife to cut fruit. 我们用这把刀来切水果。

3. be/get used to + n. / pron. / v.-ing
“习惯于……”, to是介词, 后接名词、代词或v.-ing。

可用于各种时态。

e.g. My dad is/gets used to getting up early every day.
我父亲习惯每天早起。

4. be used to do
“被用来做……”, 被动语态结构, to后跟动词原形。

e.g. This knife is used to cut fruit.这把刀用来切水果。

四、【语境应用】句型转换。

1. Grandma used to grow strawberries on her farm. (改为否定句)
Grandma _______ _______ _______ _______ strawberries on her farm.
2. You used to enjoy history. (改为否定句)
You _______ _______ _______ _______ history.
3. I used to collect tea sets. (改为一般疑问句)
_______ _______ _______ _______ _______ tea sets?
4. They used to play basketball at school. (改为一般疑问句)
_______ _______ _______ _______ _______ basketball at school?
5. She used to go to the beach on Sundays. (改为一般疑问句并作肯定及否定回答) —_______ _______ _______ _______ _______ to the beach on Sundays?
—_______, _______ _______.
—_______, _______ _______.
Keys:
1. didn't use to grow
2. didn't use to enjoy
3. Did you use to collect
4. Did they use to play
5. Did she use to go; Yes; she did; No; she didn't
IV. Practice
1. Work on 4a. Write sentences about the past using used to.
1) Grace/watch a lot of TV/watch a lot of movies
2) my mom/have curly hair/have straight hair
3) Jerry/read books on European history/ read books on African culture
4) Sandy /teach British English / teach American English
2. Work on 4b. Tell Ss to read the chart in 4a and try to write sentences about Emily
with information.
e.g. Emily didn’t use to eat a lot of vegetables, but now she loves carrots and tomatoes. 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.询问自己小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。

示例：
A: Did you use to be afraid of the dark?
B: No, I didn’t. But I used to be afraid of being alone.
C: Did you use to be afraid of flying?
D: No, I didn’t. But I used to be afraid of high places.
VI. Summary
*used to “过去常常”，表过去的习惯
*肯定句：used to + 动词原形
*否定句：didn’t use to …
*一般疑问句: Did you use to...?
答语：Yes, I did./No, I didn’t.
短语：
give a speech 发表演讲
in public 公开地；在别人面前
Ⅶ. Exercises
Ⅰ. 句型转换
1. Grandma used to grow strawberries on her farm. (改为否定句)
Grandma _______ _______ _______ _______ strawberries on her farm.
2. You used to enjoy history. (改为否定句)
You _______ _______ _______ _______ history.
3. I used to collect tea sets. (改为一般疑问句)
_______ _______ _______ _______ _______ tea sets?
4. They used to play basketball at school. (改为一般疑问句)
_______ _______ _______ _______ _______ basketball at school?
5. She used to go to the beach on Sundays. (改为一般疑问句并作肯定及否定回答) —_______ _______ _______ _______ _______ to the beach on Sundays?
—_______, _______ _______.
—_______, _______ _______.
Ⅱ. 完成句子
1. 我过去常常和爷爷下国际象棋。

I _______ _______ _______ _______ with Grandpa.
2. 他们曾经不吃肉。

They _______ _______ _______ _______ meat.
3. 她过去常常戴眼镜吗？
_______ _______ _______ _______ _______ glasses?
Ⅲ. 使用本单元所学语法，根据短文内容及括号内所给汉语提示补全短文。

I’m Dave Clark, a 40-year-old man. (1)_______________________(十年前我曾经很健康). I rode a bike to work and I did a lot of exercise in my free time. I had a job in an office. It wasn’t a very good job but I had a lot of time to do the things I enjoyed doing.(2)_______________________(我过去常常打网球).
Then, about eight years ago, I got a much better job. The pay (薪水) was better, but the working hours were a lot longer. I drove to work every day. And I began to put on weight (体重). I stopped playing tennis because I didn’t have any time for things like that anymore.
There’s a lot of stress in my job. Perhaps that’s why I started drinking more than I
used to. For example, (3)_______________________(过去当我回家后我常常只喝半杯威士忌[whisky]), but then I started filling my glass to the top (顶部). I started smoking a lot, too. (4)_______________________(但是过去我从不抽烟).
Two months ago I had a heart attack (心脏病发作). Luckily it wasn’t very serious. The doctor told me to stop smoking and eat less. He also told me to work less and do more exercise. But I just don’t have any time! My job takes everything out of me! What should I do?
Keys:
1. I used to be very healthy ten years ago
2. I used to play tennis
3. I used to drink only half a glass of whisky when I got home
4. But I never used to smoke (at all)
Ⅷ.Homework
1. Review the grammar we’ve learned today.
2. Write 7 sentences according to Grammar Focus.
3. Preview 1a-1e on page 29.
Section B 1 (1a-1e)
一、教学目标：
1. 掌握以下单词：ant, inset
2. 明白事物是在不断发展、变化的道理，培养积极向上的心态。

珍惜父母及亲人
朋友的爱，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。

2. 教学难点：听力训练
三、教学过程
Ⅰ. Revision
Let Ss talk about things they used to be afraid of and what they are still afraid of. A: I used to be afraid of the dark. I’m still afraid of the dark.
B: I used to be afraid of giving a speech in public. I’m still afraid of giving a speech in public.
…
Ⅱ. Learning objectives
1. To get specific information according to the listening material.
2. To learn the new words: ant, insect.
3. To learn to use used to +verb to talk about changes in people’s behaviors and hobbies.
4. To know things are developing and changing, we should have positive attitudes to them.
Ⅲ. Warming up
1. Show some pictures of the school activities, such as having P.E class, having music class, studying and so on.
2. Let Ss talk about the activities they used to like or dislike very much.
e.g. S1. She ___________ playing every day after school, __________ she likes studying.
S2. Amy used to like _______________ , but now she likes _____________. Ⅳ. Talking
Work on 1a
1. Ss look at the pictures in 1a. Try to understand the activities in the pictures.
______ P.E. class ____ painting pictures
____ music class ____ ants and other insects
2. Let some Ss check the things they used to like when they were child.
Work on 1b.
1. Let Ss try to discuss what other things they used to like when they were a child
with their partners
e.g. I used to like dancing when I was a child.
2. Let some Ss write their sentences on the Bb.
Ⅴ. Listening
Work on 1c.
1. Tell Ss to read the sentences in 1c and try to understand the meaning of them.
1) ____ I didn’t use to like tests.
2) ____ We used to walk to school.
3)____ I used to hate P.E. class.
4)____ I used to be on the soccer team.
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. Let Ss read the sentences in 1d first. Tell Ss to listen again and fill in the blanks with
the right words.
Girl
Boy。