初中英语人教新目标 (Go for it) 版九年级全册Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.Section A试讲课课件ppt

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本课时学习“变化”的相关阅读。教学时由对比两幅人物变化的图片导入新课；采用三步阅读法（fast reading, careful reading和post reading）引导学生逐步理解课文；单元语法教学先让学生完成句子，感知体验所学语法结构，然后归纳总结，提高学生观察问题、分析问题的能力；然后通过练习加以巩固。

教学目标

通过本课时的学习，让学生达成以下目标：

1.知识目标

单词及短语：interview, dare, private, require, take up, deal with, in front of, not... anymore, give up, in public。

2.能力目标

能够谈论他人性格等方面的今昔对比。

3.情感目标

让学生勇敢地面对生活,不害怕挑战,充分相信自己,最后实现理想。

重点难点

1.重点:学会如何描述过去与现在的对比变化。

2.难点:通过交流表达和阅读训练,进一步巩固used to do sth.句型。

教学准备

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教学过程

Step 1　Lead-in

1. Please look at the following pictures and think about the question.

How has she changed?

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?

Step 2　Reading  

Fast reading

Read the article and identify the paragraphs [1—3] in which the information appears.

____ how Candy’s life has changed

____ Candy’s advice to young people

____ Candy’s background

Check the answers.

The answers are: 2 3 1

Careful reading

Task 1

Read paragraph 1 and fill in the blanks.

                       Take up______

Check the answers one by one.

The answers are:

singing

In the past

really shy and took up singing to deal with her shyness

Now

not shy anymore and loves singing in front of crowds

Task 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.

The answers are:

use to be; gets tons of attention; very careful about; private time

Task 3

Read the last paragraph and answer the questions.

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.

The answers are:

1. The one who wants to become famous has to be prepared to give up his/her normal life. And one must have great talent and work hard.

2. It is not easy to succeed. We should fight on when we think about giving up. Task 4

Read the passage again and find out the sentences with used to + v. in the passage.

Pay attention to the following phrases and patterns.

took up singing to deal with 

dared to sing in front of 

all the time

get tons of attention 

I don’t have much private time anymore.

hanging out with friends  

be prepared to give up your normal life

the road to success  

only a very small number of

make it to the top

Post-reading

Task 1

Read the article 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.

Check the answers one by one.

The answers are: 1. anymore  2. popular  3. hang out  4. worry about

Task 2  Pairwork

Suppose you are the interviewer and your partner is Candy. Ask and answer questions.

For example:

A: Hi, Candy. It’s a great pleasure to interview you.

B: Hi, Amy. Glad to see you!

A: You used to be shy, didn’t you?

B: Yes, I did. I used to be shy and took up singing to deal with my shyness.

A: How is your life different after you become famous?

B: I didn’t use to be popular in school, but now I get lots of attention. I used to hang out with friends, but now it is almost impossible. I didn’t use to worry about how I appear to others, but now I do.

A: Is it difficult for you to be a pop star?

B: Yes, it is. You can never imagine how difficult the road to success is.

Step 3　Grammar Focus

Get the students to read the sentences in grammar focus and complete the sentences.

根据课本内容,完成下列句子。

1.我以前个子矮。

I ________ ________ be short.

2.我以前在学校不受欢迎。

I _________ ________ to be popular in school.

3.葆拉以前真的很安静。

Paula _________ _________ be really quiet.

4.她以前不喜欢测验。

She _________ ________ ________ like tests.

5.你以前很矮,不是吗？

You used to be short, _________ _________?

是的,我是。/不,我不是。

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 __________.

Check the answers one by one.

The answers are:

1.used to  2. didn’t use  3. used to  4. didn’t use to  5.didn’t you; did; didn’t

6. Did; use to; did; didn’t 

Step 4　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    

Check the answers.

The answers are:

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. He didn’t use to read books

on African culture.

4. Sandy used to teach British English. She didn’t use to teach American English.

Step 5　Interview 

Look at the information and write sentences about Emily.

e.g. Emily didn’t use to eat a lot of vegetables, but now she loves carrots and tomatoes.

Check the answers.

The answers are:

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.

Step 6　Practice

Work on 4c.

Which of these things did you use to be afraid of? Which ones are you still afraid of? Check the boxes and then ask your partner.

I used to be afraid of being alone.

I’m still afraid of being alone.

Did you use to be afraid of the dark?

Yes, I used to be afraid of the dark. I’m still afraid of the dark.

Step 7　Summary

Get the students to give a summary.

短语

19-year-old          十九岁的

take up singing    开始唱歌

deal with                   应对；处理

dare to do sth.      敢做某事

in front of                  在……前面

not... anymore              不再……

all the time                 始终；一直

get tons of attention          得到大量关注

worry about.../be worried about...  担心……；担忧……

be careful about...   对……小心

private time                 私人时间

hang out                    闲逛

give up                     放弃

fight on                    奋力坚持下去

make it to the top            成功；出人头地

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.

Step 8　Homework

1. Make sentences with these words and expressions.

interview; deal with; dare to…; not… anymore; require; used to

2. Write about a family member who has changed the most. What did the person use to be afraid of and be like? What about now?

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