Unit2IusedtobeafraidofthedarkTheSixthPeriodⅠ.TeachingAimsandDemand:1.KnowledgeObjects(1)Fillinblanksandmakesentencesusingmiss,beafraidof,usedto,haveto,worryabout(2)Writeanarticleusingthetargetlanguage.2.AbilityObjectTrainstudents’writingskill.3.MoralObjectEveryonesurelychanges.Youshouldcareforyourowngrowth.Ⅱ.TeachingKeyPoints1.Fillinblanksandmakesentences.2.Writeanarticleusingthetargetlanguage.Ⅲ.TeachingDifficultPointMakesentencesusingmiss,beafraidof,usedto,havetoandworryabout.Ⅳ.TeachingMethodTeachingbyexplanation.Ⅴ.TeachingAids1.Theblackboard2.AprojectorⅥ.TeachingProceduresStepⅠRevisionCheckhomework.AskstudentstoexchangetheirarticlesinActivity4bwithapartner.Readeachother’swork.Theninviteafewstudentstotelltheclassabouthis/herpartner.Forexample,astudentmightsaylikethis:MyfriendWeiHualikesreadingbooksonscience.Inhissparetime,helikesplayingcomputergamesandsurfingtheInternet.Hisfatherisfondofchess.Hespendsmostofhissparetimeplayingchesswithhisfriends.StepⅡPart1Thisactivityprovidesacomprehensivereviewofvocabularypresentedintheunit.Focusattentiononthebox.Inviteastudenttoreadthevocabularywordsatthetop.Say,Youaretofillintheblankswiththewords.Insomecases,youmayneedtouseanotherformoftheword,forexampleadjustingfortenseorsubject/verbagreement.Askstudentstofillintheblanksontheirown.Checktheanswers.Fivestudentseachreadasentence,fillingintheblanks.Therestofthestudentschecktheiranswers.Answers1.amafraidof2.worryabout3.haveto4.miss5.usedtoAskstudentstomaketheirownsentenceswiththewords,preferablysentencesthataremeaningful.Movearoundtheroom.Collectafewstudents’answerswithmistakesontheblackboard.Helpcorrectthemistakes.Sampleanswers1.Sheisafraidoffallingbehindtheothers.2.Youdon’thavetoworryaboutme.3.IhavesuchpoorsightthatIhavetowearglasses.4.Myfatherworksinanothercity.Imisshimverymuch.5.IusedtobeweakwhenIwasachild.StepⅢPart2Thisactivityfocusesonthegrammaticalstructuresandthekeyvocabularyintroducedinthisunit.Readtheinstructionstotheclass.Readthebeginningofthearticletotheclass.Getstudentstolookatthepairsofpicturescarefullyandfinishthewriting,ontheirown.Astheywork,movearoundtheclassroomofferingassistanceasnecessary.Haveseveralstudentsreadouttheirarticlestotheclass.Checktheanswers.Answerswillvaryslightly.Answers(inclockwiseorder)ItseemsthatYuMeihaschangedalot.Sheusedtobeshortwhenshewasyoung,butnowsheistall.YuMeiusedtohavelonghair,butnowshehasshorthair.YuMeiusedtoplaysoccer,butnowsheplaystennis.YuMeiusedtobeveryquiet,butnowsheisoutgoing.StepⅣJustforFun!Thisactivityprovidesreadingandspeakingpracticewiththetargetlanguage.Askallthestudentstoreadtheconversation.Ask,whatisfunnyaboutthiscartoonstory?Helpstudentstoanswer,Thecaterpillardoesn’tunderstandthatthebutterflymeantsheusedtobeacaterpillar.Hethinksshemeansthatsheusedtobeanuglybutterfly.Invitepairsofstudentstopresentthisconversationtotherestoftheclass.Step5SummaryandHomeworkSay,Inthisclass,we’vedonemuchwritingpracticeusingthekeyvocabularywordsandthetargetlanguagepresentedinthisunit.Afterclass,pleasefinishoffthearticleinActivity2inyourexercisebooks.Askstudentstofinishofftheexercisesonpages6～7oftheworkbookaswell.StepⅥBlackboardDesignUnit2Iusedtobeafraidofthedark.SelfcheckTheSixthPeriodSampleanswerstoactivity1:1.Sheisafraidoffallingbehindtheothers.2.Youdon’thavetoworryaboutme.3.IhavesuchpoorsightthatIhavetowearglasses.4.Myfatherworksinanothercity.Imisshimverymuch.5.IusedtobeweakwhenIwasachild.
