1、Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.The fourth period. Teaching Aims and Demands1. Knowledge Objects (1) Key Vocabulary spider, insect, chew, gum (2) Target Language I used to eat candy all the time. Did you? Yes, I did. And I used to chew gum a lot.2. Ability Object Train students ability to tal
2、k about what they used to be/do.3. Moral Object People surely change. Students should take good care of the process of their growth. Teaching Key Points1. Key Vocabulary spider, insect, chew, gum2. Target Language I used to eat candy all the time. Did you? Yes, I did. And I used to chew gum a lot. T
3、eaching Difficult PointTalk about what you used to be/do. Teaching MethodPractice method. Teaching Aids1. A tape recorder2. A picture with spiders and a picture with insects.3. A gum. Teaching ProceduresStep 1 RevisionCheck homework. Invite different students to report what his/her grandparents, par
4、ents, aunts, uncles, or old friends used to be afraid of when they were young.Step2 1aThis activity introduces new vocabulary words and provides practice with the target language.Using pictures, teach students to practice the words spider and insect. Teach theword gum by holding up a gum. And teach
5、the verb chew by chewing the gum. Ask students to complete the work individually.Check the answers by inviting different students to report his/her work like this:When I was a child, I used to like painting pictures and singing in music class.Say each number to the class and ask students to raise th
6、eir hands for each thing they used to like to do. Then discuss the results with the class.Step 31bThis activity provides practice with the target language.Point out the box under the pictures.Read the instructions to the class. Say,You are to write some other things that you used to like to do when
7、you were a children on the lines in the box. Remind students to write sentences.As students work, move around the room offering language support and helping them with any words they want to use.Get a student to write his/her sentences on the blackboard. Help correct any errors.Sample answers 1. I us
8、ed to play football with my brother. 2. I used to eat hamburgers a lot. 3. I used to watch cartoons. 4. I used to run with my father in the morning.Step 4 2a 2bThis activity provides listening practice using the target language.Set a time limit of one minute. Ask students to look through the sentenc
9、es in the box.Say, You will hear a boy and a girl talking about how life used to be when they were much younger on the recording. Listen and check the sentences you hear.Point out the sample answer. Play the recording for the first time. Students only listen.Play the recording again. This time stude
10、nts check the sentences they hear.Check the answers.AnswersChecked sentences: 1,2,3TapescriptGirl 1: My six-year-old brother started school this week.Boy 1: Hes really lucky. Life was great when I was six.Girl 1: Really? Why?Boy 1: Oh, schoolwork was really easy.Girl 1: Not for me. I didnt use to li
11、ke tests. Now I dont worry about tests.Boy 1: And we used to play every day after school. Now we just study all the time.Girl 1: Yeah, but we used to walk to school. Now we have to take the bus.Boy 1: I remember one thing. I used to hate gym. Now I love gym class.Girl 1: Me, too.Step 5 2cThis activi
12、ty provides oral practice using the target language.Ask a pair of students to read the sample conversation to the class.Optional activityAsk students to talk about good and bad habits. Then make sentences with “used to”to show which habits they have stopped and make sentences with “still” to show wh
13、ich ones they still have.Step 6 Summary and HomeworkSay, In this class, weve learned the new vocabulary words spider, insect, gum and chew and the target language I used to do sth. After class, finish writing the sentences in Optional Activity.The fifth periodStep 1 Fill in each blank with correct w
14、ords givenStep 2 Use phrase “used to ” to write about Yu Mei Step 3 Reading Martin Murray is a fifteen-year-old boy. He used to be a “problem child”, (1) . He didnt use to give his mother many problems. However, after his fathers death a few years ago, Martins life became much more difficult. His mo
15、ther couldnt afford to pay for her childs education. To do this, she had to work, and so was not often at home. His mother looked after him as well as she could. Unfortunately, Martin still caused problems for himself and his family. He was not interested in studying, and he often got into trouble w
16、ith the police. Luckily, his mother was very patient, (2) . In the end, she made a difficult decision: to send him to a boys boarding school. Martin hated it and used to cause a lot of trouble. One day, he told his teacher he wanted to leave the school. (3) . The head teacher said it was necessary t
17、o talk with his mother. Martin called his mother, but to his surprise, this phone call changed his life. “It was exactly what I needed,” he said. “My mother helped me to understand how much she had given me. She also told me that even though my father was no longer with us, he was watching me, and w
18、ould always take pride in everything good I do. (4) . I realize that since my father died, I have been afraid of being alone, and have tried to make my mother pay more attention to me.” Now Martin has really changed. He has been working hard, and he is now a top student in his class. (5) . His mothers love helped him to feel good about himself, and as Martin himself says, “Its very important for parents to be there for their children.”Step 4 Homework
