人教版九年级英语第4单元第1课时
Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.
Section A 1a—2d
一、【教材分析】
1. 能听、说、读、写下列 能正确使用常用表达1) — Did Mario use to be short?       — Yes, he did. He used to be really short.
   2) — What’s he like now?         — He’s tall now.
2) — Mario, you used to be short, didn’t you?      — Yes, I did. / No, I didn’t.
3)   He didn’t use to wear glasses.
4)   She used to play the piano.                             能力目标  能够熟练运用“used to”句型来谈论自己或者好朋友过去的一些性格特征及外貌特征。 情感目标 通过运用“used to”句型描述自己或他人的外貌和性格特征，学会正确地审视自己和评价他人。                                                                       教学重点  熟练运用“used to”句型来谈论自己或他人过去的性格特征、外貌特征及爱好。            教学难点  熟练运用“used to”句型来谈论自己或他人过去的性格特征、外貌特征及爱好。                           教学方法  情景教学法；任务型教学法              二、【教学流程】
环节 师生活动 二次备课 I.  复习
热身 1. 检查生词预习。
1). Preview the new words.
Students read new words by themselves.
Have a discussion about the difficulties.
Read and remember new words.
2. Guessing game 根据图片人物特征猜演员，同时谈论图片上的变化。
3. Free talk: 
  根据图片用英语描述人物特征，    
  How do we describe people?
A: What does she/ he look like?
B: She has short hair.
   He is strong.
   She is thin.
   He is friendly.
   He if serious.
   He is funny. 
II. 感知体验 1. PPT呈现不同的图片，通过对比今昔变化，在表格中填写描述人外貌及性格特征的词。Fill in the chart with words to describe                       people.
2. 通过对比图片的明显变化，呈现used to 的句型。
Changes in appearance
根据几组图片感知过去与现在的变化。
Kate is tall now. But she was very short in the past. 
Kate is tall now. But she used to be short.
T： Do you like them? Can you describe what they used to look like?
Ss: …
3. 选词完成句子
1. He used to be _______, but now he is outgoing. 
2. I used to be _______, but now I am tall. 
3. She is _______,  but her twin sister is a little shy. 
4. You should be ____________ to achieve success.                                                                  III. 强化 巩固 1. Activities 1b
(1) Listen. Bob is seeing some friends for the first time in four
years. What did his friends use to look like?   
Answers: 1.short; glasses  2. tall; short hair  3.red; curly
(2) Listen again and answer the questions.
1) How long haven’t they seen each other?
2) With whom and how long is Bob visiting?
2. Activities 1c 
Look at the picture in 1a and make conversations.
Work in pairs to practice the conversation.
3. Activity 2a 2b
(1) 2a Listen and check (√) the words you hear.
Answers: friendly, outgoing, silent, active, brave, quiet
(2) 2b Listen again and complete the chart about how Paula has changed.
Answers: 1. quiet, outgoing  2. science, music class, piano
　　1. sports, soccer, swim   2. Piano
4. Activity 2c Make conversations about yourself or other people.
5. activity 2d 
1). 以问题为导向，引导学生深入理解文本。读对话回答下列问题。
What are they doing?
Who are they talking about?
What did Billy use to be?
2). Listen and follow the tape to read.
3). Role-play the conversation and then let some pairs act it out.
4). Language points. (结合针对性练习及时巩固知识点。)
a.  You used to be short, didn’t you？
(1) used to意为“过去常常；以前经常”，后接动词原形，表示过去的习惯动作或状态，暗指现在此状态不存在了或动作不发生了。
   He used to live in Paris.   他过去住在巴黎。
注意：其中的 to 是不定式符号，而不是介词，所以其后只接动词原形(不能接动名词)。
b.  (2) used to的一般疑问句、附加疑问句常借助  
  于助动词did / didn’t, 也可用used / usedn’t。
  He usedn’t / didn’t use to come. 
  You used to go there, usedn’t / didn’t you?
IV. 实践
应用 1. Group work    Make a survey in your group.
2. Writing 
We found … has changed most.
He / She used to …, but now he / she … V. 总结
反馈 1. 结合板书，。ords       2) phrases  
2. 结合板书，。’t use to play soccer.
You used to be quiet, didn’t you?
3. Exercises  当堂检测学生对本课知识的掌握情况。                                                                          VI.作业 布置  1. Review the new words and expressions you’ve learned today.
2. Preview the new words and expressions on page 27.                                                               三、【板书设计】
Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.  
Section A 1a—2d
In the past    Kate is tall now. But she was very short in the past. 
Now             Kate is tall now. But she used to be short.   
四、【教后反思】       学生能读，并记住短语 used  to do  sth，但不能灵活运用，还需要加强练习!