九年级英语Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark 34页

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：‎ ‎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。‎ ‎2. 情感态度价值观目标：‎ ‎ 让学生明白事物是在不断发展、变化的道理，培养学生积极向上的心态。‎ 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. Lead in ‎ ‎1. 大屏幕展示Ryan Carter的几张照片，引导学生们来描述他的长相特点。‎ T: What does he look like?‎ S1：He has long curly blonde hair. ‎ S2: He has a round face, two big eyes. He’s a little heavy. ‎ T: Does he like his hair? Can you guess? ‎ S1：No, he does. He wants to cut it short. ‎ S2: … ‎ 34‎ T: Do you want to know about his story? ‎ S3: Sure. We’d love to. ‎ T: Ryan’s hair is soft and beautiful. His mother thinks it’s really wonderful. So she can’t stand cutting his beautiful hair. But some of Ryan’s friends say that Ryan can’t play with them because he looks like a girl. ‎ Ⅱ. 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 tall straight hair outgoing funny ‎ ‎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 with the Ss: humorous, silent, helpful, from time to time, score Ⅲ. Presentation ‎ ‎ Show two different pictures of some famous people. Talk about their differences. ‎ ‎1. Jiang Wen: ‎ Jiang Wen used to wear glasses, but he doesn’t wear glasses now.‎ ‎2. Zhang yishan Zhang yishan used to be short, but he is tall now.‎ T: Explain the use of “used to do/be …” to the Ss. ‎ Ⅳ. Listening ‎ ‎1. T: Bob hasn’t seen some of his friends for four years. Now he’s seeing his friends. What did his friends use to 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. ‎ Keys: short glasses 34‎ tall short red curly ‎2. Play the recording for the Ss to listen. ‎ ‎3. Ss listen and try to fill in the blanks with the right words. ‎ ‎4. Play the recording again. Let Ss check their answers. ‎ Ⅴ. Pair work ‎ ‎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. ‎ ‎3. Let some pairs ask and answer in pairs. ‎ e.g. A: Did Mario use to be short? ‎ B: Yes, he did. He used to be really short.‎ A: What’s he like now?‎ B: He’s tall now. ‎ Ⅵ. 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 ___ humorous ___ 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. Cartoons are humorous pictures with words. ‎ ‎ 漫画是附有文字的幽默图片。‎ ‎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 34‎ help n. (帮助) + ful → helpful adj. 有帮助的 e.g. His explanation was more or less helpful. ‎ ‎ 他的解释多少是有帮助的。‎ ‎2. Play the recording for the Ss to listen and check the words they hear. ‎ ‎3. Play the recording again to check the answers. ‎ Keys: friendly outgoing silent active brave quiet ‎ 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 ______.‎ Keys: quiet outgoing science music piano 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. ‎ Keys: sports soccer swim piano ‎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 anwer the questions.‎ ‎ 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?‎ Keys: They were in science class.‎ She was never brave to ask questions to teachers.‎ Science and music.‎ Paula is more interested in sports now.‎ 34‎ Ⅶ. 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 short?‎ ‎ B: I know. She was always silent in class. ‎ Ⅷ. Role-play ‎ ‎ 1. Read the conversation and Let Ss read after the teacher. ‎ ‎ 2. Read the conversation again and complete the blanks.‎ ‎ Bill has changed so much! He used to be ____ and _____. His face always ______ ___ when he talked to girls! He studied hard and got good ______ on his exams. He used to be ____, but now he is ___ and _______.‎ ‎ Keys: shy quiet turned red scores thin big strong ‎3. Ask Ss to role-play the conversation in groups. ‎ 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: Bill has changed so much! He used to be so shy and quiet.‎ Alfred: Yeah, his face always turned red when he talked to girls!‎ Gina: I used to see him reading in the library every day.‎ Alfred: That’s because he was a really good student. He studied hard and got good scores on his exams. ‎ Gina: Did he use to wear glasses?‎ Alfred: Yes, and he used to be thin, too. But look how big and strong he is now! ‎ Gina: He’s so popular now. Look at all the girls around him!‎ IX. Language points ‎1. I used to be afraid of the dark.‎ ‎ used to do sth. 过去常常做某事 表示过去经常性或习惯性的动作或状态，暗指现在已经不存了，强调过去与现在的对比。‎ used to的否定形式有两种：didn’t use to或usedn’t to。 ‎ used to用于疑问句时，可借助助动词did，也可以将used提到主语前。‎ 34‎ e.g. They used to be good friends. 他们过去是好朋友。 (暗示现在不是了)‎ ‎ Mrs Brown didn’t use to / usedn’t to travel in summer.‎ ‎ 布朗夫人过去夏天不旅游。‎ ‎ Did you use to / Used you to play the guitar? 他过去弹吉他吗？‎ ‎【拓展】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 use ... to do sth. 用……做……‎ e.g. They use the knife to cut meat. 他们用刀切肉。‎ be used to do sth. 被用来做某事 e.g. This kind of wood is used to make paper. 这种木头是被用来做纸的。 ‎ be / get used to sth. / doing sth. 习惯于某事 / 做某事 e.g. Lucy has been used to (eating) Chinese food. Lucy已经习惯(吃)中餐了。‎ ‎ I think you’ll get used to the climate soon.‎ ‎ 我想不久你就会习惯这种气候的。‎ 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).‎ Keys: used to be a driver ‎ used to read (books)‎ used to ride a bike is used to walking ‎ is used to write ‎2. She still plays the piano from time to time.‎ 34‎ 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。 ‎ ‎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、副词和分词。‎ 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.‎ Keys: so  such so  such so X. Exercise: If time is enough, do some more exercise. ‎ I.‎‎ 根据汉语提示填空，完成句子。‎ ‎1. He has plenty of _________ (幽默的) stories to tell us. ‎ ‎2. You’d better keep _______ (沉默) about what happened. ‎ 34‎ ‎3. The lazy cat isn’t very ________ (有用的) in catching mice. ‎ ‎4. Tom got the highest ______ (得分) in the exam. ‎ Keys: humorous silent helpful score II. 用used to将下列汉语句子翻译成英语。‎ ‎1. 他过去常常在卧室抽烟。‎ ‎2. 汤姆过去常常去那儿看电影，但现在他不去了。‎ Keys: He used to smoke in the bedroom.  ‎ Tom used to go to the movies there, but now he doesn’t go there.‎ XI, Homework Recite the conversation in 2d after school. ‎ Section A 2 (‎3a-3c)‎ 一、教学目标： ‎ ‎1. 语言知识目标：‎ ‎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。‎ ‎2. 情感态度价值观目标：‎ 让学生明白事物是在不断发展、变化的道理，培养学生积极向上的心态。‎ 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.‎ 34‎ ‎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。 ‎ ‎ ___________________________________ ‎ Keys: Mario used to be short and wear glasses.‎ ‎ What’s he like now?‎ Paula used to be really quiet. She was always silent in class. ‎ She was never brave enough to ask questions.‎ Ⅱ. Warming up 展示一张Candy Wang的照片，并询问学生们如下问题。‎ ‎1. Who’s beautiful and outgoing girl? She’s the famous singer Candy Wang. ‎ ‎2. Can you guess what she was like?‎ ‎ Yeah, she used to be very shy. ‎ ‎3. Do you want to know her story? ‎ ‎ She took up singing to deal with her shyness. ‎ As she got better, she was not shy anymore and loved singing in front of crows. Now she’s the Asian pop star. ‎ Ⅲ. Reading ‎ Work on ‎‎3a ‎1. Tell Ss to 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 Ss read the article quickly and try to number the information. ‎ ‎2. 方法指导：先读懂所给的三个句子的意思，明确段落大意。然后快速阅读短文，争取在较短的时间内，确定每个段落的大意。‎ 34‎ ‎3. 学生们，按老师指导的方法进行阅读，确定每个段落的大意。 ‎ ‎4. 最后，教师让部分说出自己的答案，并校对答案。‎ Keys: 2 3 1‎ Ⅳ. Careful Reading ‎ ‎1. Read the first passage again and answer these questions: ‎ ‎1) How old is Candy Wang?‎ ‎2) What was she like?‎ ‎3) Why did she take up singing? ‎ ‎4) What’s she like now?‎ Ss try to read and find the answers to these questions.‎ Then check the answers with the Ss Keys: She’s 19 years old.‎ She used to be really shy.‎ To deal with her shyness.‎ She’s not shy anymore and loves singing in front of crowds. ‎ ‎2. Read the second passage and fill in the chart.‎ Good things Bad things ‎1.Being able to travel and meet new people all the time ‎1.___________________‎ ‎2. _________________‎ ‎2. _____________‎ ‎3. _________________‎ ‎4. _________________‎ Check the answers with the Ss:‎ Keys: Good things ‎2. Get tons of attention everywhere she goes.‎ Bad things ‎1. Always have to worry about how she appears to others.‎ ‎2. Have to be careful about what she says or does.‎ ‎3. Don’t have much private time anymore.‎ ‎4. There are always guards around her.‎ 34‎ ‎3. Read the third paragraph and fill in the blanks.‎ Candy’s advice to young people who want to become famous:‎ ‎1. People have to be __________ to ____ _____ your ______ life. ‎ ‎2. You can never imagine how ________ 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 _______ . ‎ Check the answers with the Ss. ‎ Keys: prepared give up normal imagine success talent hard work number top Ⅴ. Careful Reading ‎ ‎1. Work on 3b: ‎ ‎1. 学生们再次阅读短文内容，并完成3b中的内容。‎ 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. ‎ ‎2. 学生们先读3b中的四个句子，理解其大意，然后仔细回读短文，找到相关信息，并完成句子。‎ ‎3. 让学生们相互讨论，并校对答案。 ‎ Keys: 1. anymore 2. popular 3. hang out 4. be careful ‎2. Work on ‎3c ‎ ‎1. 告诉学生们本学习活动的要求：假设你是一名采访者，你伙伴是Candy，你向她询问问题，她来回答。‎ ‎2. Give Ss and example: ‎ e.g. You: What were you like？Were you good at singing when you were very young? ‎ Your partner: No. I used to be really shy. I took up singing to deal with my shyness. As I got better, I dared to sing in front of the class and then for the whole school. ‎ ‎3. Ss work in pairs. Try to ask and answers questions according to the passage. ‎ 34‎ ‎4. Let some pairs ask and answer. ‎ Ⅵ. 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？‎ shyness n. 害羞 ‎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。‎ ‎4. Now she’s not shy anymore and loves singing in front of crowds.‎ 34‎ ‎ not … anymore 不再……‎ ‎ e.g. People are not interested in movies anymore. ‎ ‎ 人们不再对电影感兴趣了。 ‎ ‎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. Mr. Smith is rather secret about his private life. ‎ ‎ 史密斯先生对自己的私生活相当保密。‎ ‎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。‎ Ⅴ. Exercise ‎ 1. Finish the sentences by using the words in the box.‎ require, guard, deal with, background, private ‎1. Playing the piano well ________ a lot of practice. ‎ ‎2. The ______ won’t let anyone through the gate without a pass. ‎ ‎3. It’s a _______ garden, not a public one. ‎ ‎4. We know nothing about his ____________.‎ ‎5. I have a lot of letters to __________ today.‎ Keys: requires; guard; private; background; deal with ‎2. Complete the following sentences.‎ ‎1. Rice is the main food in many ______ (Asia) countries.‎ ‎2. Young people must dare _________ (think), speak up, and act. ‎ ‎3. Mike tried his best to overcome his __________ (shy).‎ 34‎ ‎4. Mr. Li took up ___________ (engineer) ten years ago. ‎ ‎5. It’s ____________ (possible) for us to climb up such a high mountain. ‎ Keys: Asian; to think; shyness; engineering; impossible ‎3. Finish the following sentences.‎ ‎1. 我采访二十四岁的亚洲流行歌手茜拉。 ‎ ‎ I ____________ _____________ Asian pop star Shila. ‎ ‎2. 她从事歌唱来解决她的害羞问题。 ‎ ‎ She ____ ____ singing to _____ _____ her shyness. ‎ ‎3. 我不再有很多个人时间。 ‎ ‎ I don’t have _____ _______ time ____ _____. ‎ ‎4. 她过去常和朋友一起闲逛。 ‎ ‎ She ____ ___ _____ ____with friends.‎ Keys interviewed 24-year-old; ‎ took up deal with much private any more used to hang out Homework ‎ ‎1. Read the passage several times after school.‎ ‎2. Make sentences with these words.‎ ‎ interview; deal with; dare to…; not…any more; require; used to Section A 3 (Grammar Focus‎-4c) ‎ 一、教学目标： ‎ ‎1. 语言知识目标：‎ ‎1) 学习掌握下列词汇：European, African, British, speech, public, in public ‎ ‎2）进行一步复习巩固学习Section A 部分所学的生词和词组。‎ ‎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。‎ ‎2. 情感态度价值观目标：‎ 让学生明白事物是在不断发展、变化的道理，培养学生积极向上的心态。 ‎ 34‎ 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. 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. Check the homework. ‎ ‎3. Let some Ss tell something about the Candy Wang.‎ ‎ ① Candy Wang’s background.‎ ‎ ② The change of Candy Wang’s life ‎ ‎ ③ Candy Wang’s advice to young people who want to succeed. ‎ Ⅱ. Grammar Focus. ‎ ‎1. 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?‎ 34‎ ‎ 是的，他戴。/ 不，他不戴。 ‎ ‎ Yes, he _____./ No, he ______.‎ ‎2. 学生们根据记忆，看大屏幕来完成填空练习。‎ ‎3. 学生们完成填空试题后，可以打开课本检查答案，对错误的句子，单独进行强化记忆。‎ Keys: used to ‎ didn’t use used to didn’t use to didn’t you did didn’t ‎ Did use to did didn’t Ⅲ. 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）。其中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。例如： ‎ Tom used to be very thin, but now he’s big and strong. ‎ 汤姆以前很瘦，但现在他又高又壮。 ‎ ‎ 二、句式结构： ‎ ‎ 1. 否定句 ‎ used not 主语 + to do sth. ‎ ‎ didn’t use ‎2. 一般疑问句 ‎ ‎ Did + 主语 + use + to do…? ‎ 答语：Yes, sb did. / No, sb didn’t. ‎ ‎3. 反意疑问句 ‎ ‎ 主句，didn’t + 人称代词？‎ 例如： ‎ 34‎ ‎—Did you use to go to museums? 你过去常去博物馆吗？‎ ‎—Yes, I did. / No, I didn’t. 是的。/ 不是。‎ 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 ‎ 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。‎ be used to + n./pron./doing 意为“习惯于……”，to是介词，后接名词、代词或动名词。可用于各种时态。‎ get/become used to sth./doing sth.‎ 意为“逐渐习惯于……”，强调这一习惯的过程，to是介词。‎ be used to do ‎ 意为“被用来做……”，被动语态结构，to后跟动词原形。‎ be used for doing sth 意为“被用来……”，介词for表示功能、用途。‎ 练一练：‎ 三、根据汉语提示完成句子。‎ ‎1. 我以前害怕在公众前演讲。‎ ‎ I _______ ______ be afraid of ________ a speech in ________. ‎ ‎2. 这种狗是用来帮助盲人的吗？‎ Are those dogs _______ _______ _________ the blind? ‎ ‎3. 你表妹以前害怕独自一人，不是吗？‎ ‎ Your cousin _______ ________ be afraid of ________ alone, _______ she? ‎ ‎4. 珍妮以前在学校里并不受欢迎。‎ ‎ Jenny ________ ________ ________ be popular in school. ‎ ‎5. 我不习惯午饭吃这么多。‎ ‎ I’m _______ used to _________ so much at lunch time.‎ Keys: 1. used to, giving, public ‎2. used to help ‎3. used to , being, didn’t ‎4. didn’t use to 34‎ ‎5. not, eating IV. Practice ‎ Work on ‎4a: ‎ ‎1. 让学生们每个句子中所给的词汇，猜测句子的大意，为编写句子做好准备。‎ ‎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. 根据句意及其他相关信息确定句子的时态。‎ ‎3. 学生们尝试写出正确的句子。‎ ‎4. 最后，通读一遍句子，进行综合理解，看句子内容是否通顺，合理。‎ ‎5. Check the answers with the Ss. ‎ Keys: 1. Grace used to watch a lot of TV. She didn’t use to watch a lot of movies.‎ ‎2. My mom used to have curly hair. She didn’t use to have straight hair.‎ ‎3. Jerry used to read books on European history. She didn’t use to read books on African culture.‎ ‎4. Sandy used to teach British English. She didn’t use to teach American English. ‎ Work on 4b: ‎ ‎1. Tell Ss to read the chart in ‎4a and try to write sentences about Emily with information. ‎ Five years ago Now didn’t eat a lot of vegetables loves carrots and tomatoes listened to pop music enjoys country music watched scary movies hates scary movies didn’t read a lot of books reads at least six books a year ‎2. 方法指导：描述Emily五年前的情况，应用used to 句型，而描述现在的情况，应用一般现在时态。并将第一个信息写出一个例句。‎ e.g. Emily didn’t use to eat a lot of vegetables, but now she loves carrots and tomatoes. ‎ 34‎ ‎3. Ss try to write sentences by themselves. ‎ ‎4. 最后，让某部分学生上黑板，写出正确的句子，并对学生们有疑问的地方进行解释。‎ Keys: 2. Emily used to listen to pop music, but now she enjoys country music.‎ ‎3. Emily used to watch scary movies, but now she hates them. ‎ ‎4. Emily didn’t use to read a lot of books, but now she reads at least six books a year. ‎ V. Group Work ‎ Work on ‎4c: ‎ ‎1.让学生们阅读表格中的内容。‎ Me I used to be afraid of…‎ I’m still afraid of…‎ the dark being alone flying high places giving a speech in public ‎2.先根据自己的情况在相关表格中打勾。‎ ‎3.询问自己的小组其他二到三名同学的情况，并在相关表格中打勾。‎ My partner My partner used to be afraid of…‎ My partner is still afraid of…‎ the dark being alone flying high places giving a speech in public ‎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：‎ 34‎ 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. Exercises Ⅰ. 根据括号内的汉语提示，完成下列英语句子，每空词数不限。‎ ‎1. Mr Black _________________ (以前是一位医生), but now he is a singer.‎ ‎2. Did your father ______________ (过去常常看电视) after supper?‎ ‎3. You used to have long curly hair, ___________ (不是吗)?‎ ‎4. I _______________________ (以前常常骑自行车去上学), but now I ‎ ‎ _________________________ (习惯走着去). ‎ Ⅱ. 根据括号内的要求完成下列句子，每空词数不限。‎ ‎1. Mother used to grow flowers in her garden. (改为否定句)‎ ‎ Mother _____________ grow flowers in her garden.‎ ‎2. Bill used to collect stamps when he was in middle school. (改为一般疑问句)‎ ‎ _____________ collect stamps when he was in middle school?‎ Keys: I.‎ used to be a doctor; use to watch TV; didn’t you; used to go to school by bike; am used to walking to school II. didn’t use to; Did Bill use to ‎ VII. Homework ‎ 调查你的家庭成员他们过去常常害怕的事情，并写成一个小报告，向你的同学们汇报一下。‎ Section B1 (‎1a-2f)‎ 一、教学目标： ‎ ‎1. 语言知识目标：‎ ‎1) 能掌握以下单词：ant, inset, influence, seldom, proud, be proud of, absent, fail, boarding school, in person, exactly, pride, take pride in ‎ ‎2) 能掌握以下重难句子：‎ ‎① Li Wen’s unhappiness bagan to influence his schoolwork.‎ ‎② Sometimes he was absent from classes and failed his examinations.‎ ‎③ She advised them to talk with their son in person.‎ 34‎ ‎④ They take pride in everything good that I do.‎ ‎ I know my parents love me and they’re always proud of me,” says Li Wen.‎ ‎2. 情感态度价值观目标：‎ ‎ 让学生明白事物是在不断发展、变化的道理，培养学生积极向上的心态。珍惜父母及亲人对你的爱，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。 ‎ ‎3）阅读短文，获得相关信息，提高学生们的综合阅读能力。‎ ‎2. 教学难点 ‎1. 听力训练 ‎2. 阅读2b部分的短文并完成相关要求。‎ 三、教学过程 Ⅰ. Warming- up and revision ‎ ‎1. Daily greeting. ‎ ‎2. Check the homework. ‎ ‎3. Let some Ss talk about which things they used to be afraid of and which things 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.‎ A: I used to be afraid of flying. I’m still afraid of flying. ‎ B: I used to be afraid of high places. I’m still afraid of high places.‎ A: I used to be afraid of scary movies. I’m still afraid of scary movies.‎ B: I used to be afraid of dogs. I’m still afraid of dogs now. ‎ Ⅱ. Lead in ‎ ‎1. T: Show some pictures of the school activities, such as having P.E class, having music class, eating ice-cream and so on. ‎ ‎2. Talk about the activities you used to like or dislike very much. ‎ e.g. S1. I used to like P.E. class when I was a child. ‎ 34‎ I used to hate music class when I was a child. ‎ S2: I used to like ice-cream when I was a child. ‎ ‎ I used to hate milk and eggs when I was a child. ‎ Ⅲ. Writing 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 talk about the activities they used to like or dislike very much. ‎ Work on 1b: ‎ ‎1. Let Ss try to write some sentences. Then discuss with their partners. ‎ e.g. I used to like painting pictures when I was a child. ‎ ‎2. Let some Ss write their sentences on the Bb. ‎ Ⅳ. 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: ‎ Keys: 1 3‎ Work on 1d: ‎ 34‎ ‎1. Let Ss read the sentences in 1d first. Tell Ss to listen again and fill in the blanks with the right words. ‎ Girl ‎ In the past I didn’t use to like ____.‎ We used to wear __________________ to school.‎ Now ‎ I don’t worry about _____.‎ We can wear _________________ to school.‎ Keys: tests school uniform tests whatever we like Boy ‎ In the past We used to _____ every day after school.‎ I used to hate __________.‎ Now ‎ We __________ all the time.‎ I ______ P. E. class.‎ Keys: play P. E. class study love ‎2. Play the recording again for the Ss to listen and write the words. ‎ ‎3. Ss listen to the recording carefully and try to write the right words. ‎ ‎3. Check the answers with the class. ‎ Exercise: ‎ Listen again and try to answer the questions according to the recording. ‎ ‎1) Did the girl use to like test when she was six?‎ ‎2) What does the boy think of the tests in primary school?‎ ‎3) Did they use to wear school uniforms when they were in primary? ‎ ‎4) What did the boy think of the school uniform in primary school? ‎ ‎5) What did the boy use to hate in primary school? ‎ Keys: No, she didn’t.‎ He thinks they were easy. ‎ Yes, they did. ‎ He didn’t mind wearing a school uniform.‎ He used to hate P.E. class. ‎ 34‎ Ⅴ. Comparing ‎ ‎1. Work in pairs. Compare yourself with your partner.‎ ‎ e.g. A: I used to be nervous about tests all the time. What about you?‎ ‎ B: Yes, me too. And I used to be afraid of making a speech in public. ‎ ‎2. Let some pairs make a conversation before the class. ‎ Ⅵ. Lead in ‎ ‎1. Show a picture of a young student. Tell Ss that the boy is Li Wen. He’s a 15-year-old boy whose parents are working in the city. Look at the title of the passage and predict the problems he might have. ‎ ‎ He Studies Harder Than He Used to ‎2. Now discuss them with your partner and guess the problems he might have. ‎ ‎3. Ask some Ss guess the problems.. ‎ ‎ e.g. S1. He used to break the school rules. ‎ ‎ S2: He used to hate studying and fail his exams. ‎ ‎ S3: He used to fight with his classmates. ‎ ‎ …‎ Ⅶ. Reading ‎ Fast ‎Reading ‎1. T: Now let’s work on 2b. First, let Ss read the sentences and make sure they know the meanings of all the sentences. Then read the passage again and try to put the sentences into the correct places in the passage. ‎ Read the passage and put the sentences [A-D] in the correct places.‎ A. They had a long talk B. Now Li Wen has really changed C. However, things began to change a few years ago D. His teacher was worried about him ‎2. Give some good ways to the Ss. ‎ e.g. ‎ Paragraph 1: C 指导：‎ 由上文“当他小时候，他很少惹麻烦，他的家人和他在一起生活”，以及下文“他的父母 34‎ 搬到城市里去找工作，他很想念他们而且觉得很孤独和不开心”，可知李文的生活发生的变化，故应选C。 ‎ ‎3. Check the answers with the class. ‎ Careful ‎Reading Work on ‎2c ‎ ‎1. Read the passage again and try to underline the problems that Li Wen used to have. ‎ ‎2. Check the answers with the Ss.‎ ‎ Problems that Li Wen had:‎ • felt lonely and unhappy ‎ • became less interested in studying • was absent from classes • failed his examinations • was shy and not able to make friends quickly • wanted to leave the school Post reading Work on 2d ‎ ‎1. Tell Ss that they have to use the clues from the passage to help them guess the meanings of the words in the box. Make sure Ss know what to do. ‎ 指导：‎ ‎1. influence 读 “until a conversation with his parents influenced his way of thinking”一句，然后再读第三段可知，父母和李文的谈话让他理解了父母对他付出多少，让他意识到自己问题的所在，故可推测是其父母亲和他的谈话“影响”了他思维的方式，故influence一词应意为“影响”‎ ‎2. Ss read the passage again and try to guess the meaning of the words. ‎ ‎3. Let some Ss say their answers.‎ ‎4. Check their answers with the class and tell Ss why. ‎ Work on 2e ‎1. Tell Ss that they should complete the passage with the proper forms of the words and phrases in the box. ‎ be proud of / take pride in make a decision/ decide 34‎ miss / be absent from change / influence look after / take care of ‎ Li Wen is a 15-year-old boy. He works hard and does well in school. It is hard to believe that he used to have difficulties in school. When his parents moved to the city to work, they could not be at home to _____________________ him. So he became less interested in studying and _____________________ classes. ‎ Then his parents ____________________ to send him to a boarding school. He found life there difficult. One day he told his teacher he wanted to leave the school. His teacher advised his parents to talk with their son in person. This conversation __________________ his life. ‎ He realized that his parents would always love him, and they would ______________________ everything good that he did. Now he is much happier and more outgoing than he used to be. ‎ Keys: look after/ take care of ‎ missed/ was absent from made a decision/decided ‎ changed/ influenced be proud of/ take pride in ‎2. Ss work by themselves. If they have some questions, they may go through the proper paragraphs in 2b again. ‎ ‎3. Ask some Ss write his/her answers on the Bb.‎ ‎4. Check the answers with the class. ‎ Work on ‎2f:‎ ‎1. What do you think Li Wen and his parents talked about in their conversation? Write a conversation and role-play it with your group. Think of the following things:‎ • Possible questions Li Wen might ask his parents • Questions his parents might ask Li Wen • Possible answers from Li Wen and his parents ‎2. Discussion ‎ Did you used to have problems in school?‎ 34‎ Did you talk with your parents?‎ Ⅷ. Language points ‎1. …he seldom caused any problems…‎ seldom adv. 频度副词 不常；很少 通常放在be动词、助动词或情态动词之后，实义动词之前。 ‎ e.g. She seldom goes out after ten o’clock. 十点后，她很少外出。‎ ‎ He is seldom late for school. 他很少迟到。‎ 中考链接 ‎ ‎—Do you like seeing a movie on your mobile phone?‎ ‎—No. I ______ do that because it makes me uncomfortable. ‎ ‎ A. seldom   B. often ‎ C. usually     D. sometimes ‎ Key: A ‎2. Li Wen’s unhappiness began to influence his schoolwork.‎ influence v.& n. 影响 influence可用作动词，其后接名词或动词不定式的复合结构。 ‎ influence可用作名词，常用于have / has an influence on ...或be an influence on ...结构。 ‎ e.g. Lu Xun’s works have strongly influenced millions of people.‎ ‎ 鲁迅的小说影响了数以万计的人。‎ ‎ What influenced Mike to make that decision?‎ ‎ 什么影响了迈克，让他做出了那个决定？‎ Cell phones have an important influence on our life.‎ 手机对我们的生活影响很大。‎ Their mother is a good influence on their habits. ‎ 他们的母亲对他们的习惯有好的影响。‎ 请根据汉语意思完成下列英语句子。‎ ‎1) 老师对学生有很大的影响。‎ ‎ Teachers __________ a great _____________  students.‎ ‎2) 受父母的影响，李梅成为了一名医生。‎ ‎ Li Mei’s parents __________ her ________ a doctor.‎ 34‎ ‎3) 他的成功影响了其他的工人。‎ ‎ His success _______________________.‎ ‎4) 谁对你的人生有重大影响？‎ Who ____________________________ on your life?‎ Keys: have / are, influence on influenced, to be ‎ influenced other workers  ‎ has / is an important influence ‎3. …his grandparents came to take care of to him. ‎ take care of是一个动词短语，意为“照顾；照管”，意同look after 。 ‎ e.g. My parents are not at home and I have to look after/ take care of my sister. ‎ ‎ 父母不在家，我不得不照顾我的小妹妹。 ‎ ‎4. Sometimes he was absent from classes and failed his examinations.‎ absent adj. 缺席；不在 反义词：present adj. 到场的，出席的 be absent from 缺课 ‎ e.g. The boy was absent because he was ill. 那个男孩因病缺席了。‎ fail v. 失败；未能(做到)；不及格 ‎1) fail作“失败；未能(做到)”讲时：‎ e.g. Many diets fail because they’re boring. 许多节食失败了，因为太枯燥了。‎ fail in sth. 表示“在某方面失败”。‎ e.g. I failed in everything I tried. 我所有的尝试都失败了。‎ fail to do sth.表示“未能做到某事”。‎ e.g. She failed to get into art college. 她没能考上美院。‎ fail 意为“不及格”时，既可作及物动词，也可作不及物动词。 ‎ e.g. He failed (in) the exam. 他考试不及格。‎ 根据句意，选择正确选项完成句子。‎ ‎(1) Their car failed ______ the high mountain.‎ ‎ A. to climb         B. climbing ‎(2) I don’t know why she failed ______ the driving test.‎ A. on                  B. in Keys: AB 34‎ examination n. 考试；审查 e.g. He is feeling sad about his examination. 他为自己考的不好而难过。‎ ‎5. Li Wen’s parents made a decision to send him to a boarding school.‎ make a decision 作决定 e.g. It’s difficult to make a decision. 作一个决定是很难的。‎ ‎6. She advised them to talk with their son in person.‎ in person 亲身；亲自 e.g. Most invitations are made in person or by telephone.‎ ‎ 多数请客是通过亲自或电话邀请。‎ ‎7. “It was exactly what I needed,”…‎ exactly adv. 确切地；精确地 e.g. Please tell me exactly what he said. 请将他说的话准确地告诉我。 ‎ ‎8. They take pride in everything good that I do.‎ ‎ …they’re always proud of me,…‎ ‎ pride和proud ‎ 相同点：‎ ‎ pride和proud都有“骄傲，自豪”的意思。‎ 不同点：‎ pride为名词，常用搭配为take pride in。‎ e.g. He looked at his garden with pride. 他骄傲的看着他的花园。‎ ‎ I take pride in my work. 我为我的工作而自豪。‎ proud为形容词，常用搭配为be proud of。‎ e.g. I feel very proud to be a part of the team. 我很自豪可以参加这个团队。‎ ‎ She is proud of what you’ve done. 她为你所做的而骄傲。‎ 根据句意选用恰当的选项填空。‎ ‎1) I’m ________ (pride / proud) to be your friend.‎ ‎2) He wore his medals with _______ (pride / proud). ‎ ‎3) I’m proud ____ (of / on) my hometown.‎ ‎4) He loved his daughter and took pride _____ (of / in) her.‎ Keys: proud ‎ pride ‎ 34‎ of  ‎ in  ‎ Ⅸ. Homework ‎ Read the passage again after school.‎ Section B 2 (‎3a-Self Check)‎ 一、教学目标： ‎ ‎1. 语言知识目标：‎ ‎1) 复习used to的用法。掌握生词ground, lead, voice, brave ‎ ‎2) 学会用used to 句型谈论自己、他人过去的习惯、爱好、形象及经常做的事。‎ ‎3) 能用就本单元所学习的语言知识来描写自己或他人与过去相比所发生的一些变化。 ‎ ‎2. 情感态度价值观目标：‎ 让学生明白事物是在不断发展、变化的道理，培养学生积极向上的心态。珍惜父母及亲人对你的爱，努力学习回报社会。 ‎ 二、教学重难点 ‎1. 教学重点：‎ ‎1) 能上节所学短文的内容，完成写段落关键词及短文填空的任务。‎ ‎2）掌握本单元所学used to句型的用法，并能正确运用此句型来进行表达。‎ ‎3）能综合运用就本单元所学习的语言知识来写作与过去相比所发生的一些变化。‎ ‎2. 教学难点：‎ 写作与过去相比自己或他人所发生的一些变化。 ‎ 三、教学过程 Ⅰ. Revision Review the main story of Li Wen. Let some Ss try to retell the story of Li Wen. ‎ Fill in the blanks with the proper words or phrases. ‎ Li Wen is a good student, son and grandson. However, he ________ cause a lot of _______ for his parents. When his parents moved to another city to work, they could not be at home to ____________ him. So he was _____ interested in studying and even ____________________. Then his parents _________________ to send him to a boarding school, but he found life _________ there. In the end, his teacher __‎ 34‎ ‎______ his parents to talk with him ________. This conversation _________ his life. He realized that his parents would always love him, and they would ____________ everything good that he did. Now he is one of the best students in his class. ‎ Keys: used to ‎ trouble take care of ‎ less absent from classes made the decision ‎ difficult advised in person changed take pride in II. Taking notes ‎ Work on ‎3a:‎ ‎1. Tell Ss to work in pairs. First try to takes notes about how you have changed in your appearance. ‎ Write the notes on a piece of paper. ‎ In the past Now ‎ ‎ appearance ‎ personality hobbies ‎2. Then talk with a partner about the changes that have happened to you. ‎ e.g. ‎ ‎ A: Oh, Maria. You have changed so much. You used to be short, didn’t you? ‎ ‎ B: Yeah, I used to be short and thin. But now I’m tall. ‎ ‎ A: Did you use to have short hair? ‎ B: Yes. I used to have short straight hair. Now I have long curly hair. ‎ 34‎ A: Did you use to be shy? ‎ B: Yes. I used to be shy. But now I am outgoing. ‎ ‎3. Ss talk about how you have changed in the appearance. ‎ III. Writing ‎ Work on 3b: ‎ ‎1. Tell Ss what they should do. ‎ ‎ In this step, Ss should write about how they have changed. What did they use to like? Which change is the most important one, and why? ‎ ‎2. 阅读指导： ‎ Ø 写作中可尝试将短文写成两个段落。 ‎ Ø 第一段，同学们可根据在‎3a环节中向伙伴所做的介绍，写出这些变化。 ‎ 可先介绍自己过去的特点，再介绍自己现在的特点。‎ Ø 第二段中，介绍你最重要的变化，并简要说明这个变化是怎样发生的。‎ ‎3. Ss try to write a short article. ‎ ‎4. Walk around the class give any help Ss may need. ‎ ‎5. Let some Ss read their articles to the class. ‎ ‎6. Give Ss an example: ‎ How I’ve Changed！‎ ‎ How I’ve Changed ‎ My life has changed a lot in the last few years. I used to be overweight but I’m not anymore. I lost a lot of weight after I started playing tennis. Playing tennis three times a week is very good exercise. Now I’m fitter and healthier.‎ The biggest change in my life was becoming much better in English. This is thanks to my English teacher, Mrs. Wong, who gave me an interesting book to read. I enjoyed it so much that I started to read other books. This is the most important change because I am no longer afraid of the English language and I am doing better in my exams. This has made my parents even prouder of me.‎ IV. Self Check ‎ Work on Self Check 1: ‎ ‎1. Let some Ss read the words in the box. Make sure all the Ss know the meaning of the words. ‎ 34‎ ‎2. Let Ss read the sentences in Self Check 1. Then Ss try to fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the box. ‎ silent, require, absent, fail, interview, take pride in, be proud of, in person, influence, humorous, seldom ‎1) The mother traveled for many hours to return home to talk to her child _________.‎ ‎2) He used to be a very quiet teenager. He remained ______ most of the time and ______ talked to other people.‎ ‎3) If you are always ________ from class, you will ____the examinations.‎ ‎4) The teacher ____________ helping his students win the English competition.‎ ‎5) Kate’s grandparents have had a great __________ on her.‎ ‎6) The British teacher is very __________. He always tells us interesting jokes.‎ ‎7). People are usually ________ to give a general self-introduction in a job ________. ‎ ‎8) Tina played very well in the basketball game and her parents ____________ her. ‎ ‎3. Let some Ss read their answers. Check the answers with the Ss. ‎ Keys: in person silent seldom absent fail takes pride in ‎ influence ‎ humorous required interview are proud of ‎ Work on Self Check 2 ‎ ‎1. Tell Ss that they have to complete the statements below. They should write sentences about what they used to like when they were in primary school. ‎ ‎1) I used to wear _____________________________________.‎ ‎2) My hair used to be _______________.‎ ‎3) I used to watch ____________________.‎ ‎4) I used to play ______________________.‎ ‎5) I used to be ________________________________.‎ ‎2. Ss think and try to complete the statements by themselves. ‎ 34‎ ‎3. Let some Ss read their sentences to the class. ‎ ‎4. Correct the mistakes they have. ‎ V. Exercise: ‎ If time is enough, do some more exercises on big screen. ‎ 一、选择恰当的单词并用其适当形式填空。 ‎ Asia, silence, help, exact, self-introduction, proud, European, Africa ‎ ‎1. We can find pine-trees (松树) in most ___________ countries. ‎ ‎2. It might be very ________ if you get advice from a close friend. ‎ ‎3. China is the host(主办国) of the Eleventh __________ Games. ‎ ‎4. She told me the whole story ________ as it happened. ‎ ‎5. Nile is an _________river. It flows into the Indian Ocean. ‎ ‎6. The house was very ________ because everyone was asleep. ‎ ‎7. Thanks for your invitation. Allow me to make a _________________ now. ‎ ‎8. He was the ________ of the village after winning the championship. ‎ Keys: European; helpful; Asian; exactly; African; silent; ‎ self-introduction; pride VI. Homework ‎ ‎1. 复习本单元的全部内容。‎ ‎2. 向父母亲了解你的家庭现在与十年前在生活上所发生的变化，并用英语写 ‎ ‎ 一篇小短文介绍给大家。‎ 34‎