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Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark
Period 1 Section A (1a~2d) + Grammar Focus
Teaching aims and demands:
1. Phrases:
be used to doing, be used to do/ for sth., be afraid of sth./doing sth.,be like, adj.+ enough to do
get good grades in sth., be interested in sth., on the swim team
2. Grammar focus: used to do sth.
Difficulties: used to do的用法
Teaching procedures:
Task one:
1. Warming-up :Talk about what some famous people used to be like.
1a. Fill in the chart with words to describe people.
Task two: Research & interaction
1. 1b. Listen. Bob is seeing some friends for the first time in four years. What did his friends use
to look like?
2. 1c. Look at the picture in 1a and make conversations.
Task three: Research & interaction
1. 2a.Listen and check (√) the words you hear.
n. humor keep/remain silent n. silence, be in silence be helpful to sb /sth
2. 2b. Listen again and complete the information about how Paula has changed.
3. Find out the mistakes in this conversation.
4. Feedback (Useful expressions in 2b) and do some exercise.
Task four: Research & interaction
1. Watch a video based on the conversation in 2d.
2. Role-play the conversation and and fill the chart to find out how Bill has changed.
3. Summary
In the party Alfred met Gina. It____ ____ three years since they last ____ their primary school classmates. They were talking about their friend, Billy. Billy _____ _____ so much. He ____ _____ ____ shy and ____. His face always _____ ____ when he talked to girls.
Gina used to_____ him ______ in the library every day. Billy studied hard and ______ ______ _____ _____ his exams. Billy used to _____ glasses, and he also used to _____ _____, but now he is _____and _____. He is also very _______, because many girls are around him.
Task five: 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
Summary:
· Grammar focus: used to 的各种句式及用法
Talk about what people used to be like
· Key phrases:
be afraid of sth./doing sth. be like adj.+ enough to do get good grades in sth.
be interested in sth. on the swim team.
Homework
Self-evaluation:
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Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.
Period 2 Section A (3a~3c)
Teaching aims and demands:
1. Language points:
19-year-old Asian pop star; take up doing; deal with her shyness; dare to do; fight on;
not…… anymore; in front of crowds; get tons of attention; be prepared to do; require a lot of talent a very small number of……
2. Grammar Focus: Talk about what you used to be like
Difficulties: used to …
Teaching procedures:
I. Dictation & review
II. New lesson:
Warm up: watch a video about a pop star from America’s Got Talent
Although she is shy, she dares to sing in front of crowds.
She failed, but she fought on. She gets tons of attention from websites.
There’s a girl who has the similar experience.
Fast reading
3a. Read the article and identify the paragraphs in which the following information appears. Number the information [1-3].
____ how Candy’s life has changed
____ Candy’s advice to young people
____ Candy’s background
Careful reading
Interaction & Research:
1. Read the first paragraph and answer the questions.
1) How old is Candy Wang? 2) What was she like? 3) What’s she like now?
2. Read the second paragraph and fill in the information about being famous.
good things
bad things
Being able to travel and meet new people all the time.
Always have to worry about how she appears to others.
Get tons of attention everywhere she goes.
Have to be careful about what she says or does.
Don’t have much private time anymore.
There are always guards around her.
3. Read the third paragraph and fill in the blanks.
Candy’s advice to young people who want to become famous:
1) You have to be ________ to ____ ____ your ______ life.
2) You can never ______ how difficult 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 _____ .
Feedback:
3b. Read the whole article again and 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.
Phrases
19岁的亚洲流行歌星 学着做/开始做某事(爱好) 克服她的羞涩(心理)
敢于做某事 在观众面前 受到极大关注
私人时间 准备好/愿意做某事 成功之路
奋力坚持 需要很多才艺 极少数……
成功、约定、赶上
Extention
3C. Suppose you are the interviewer and your partner is Candy. Ask and answer questions.
A: Nice to meet you, Miss Wang.
B: …
A: I’d like to ask you some questions, did you use to …?
B: … used to/didn’t use to … I...to deal with...
A: Are there any good things after you become famous?
B: …
A: What about the bad things?
B: However…
A: What do you want to say to our young people?
B: Well, ….
Discussion
When you face these challenges on the way to achieve your dream, will you hold on?
Success is not gained through dreams and hopes,
Never underestimate(低估) your power to change yourself!
Homework
Self-evaluation:
_________________________________________________________________________
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