Unit2Iusedtobeafraidofthedark.TheFirstPeriodⅠ．TeachingAimsandDemands1．KnowledgeObjects(1)KeyVocabulary：usedto,dark(2)TargetLanguageMariousedtobeshort.Yes,hedid.Nowhe'stall.2．AbilityObjects(1)Trainstudents'listeningskill.(2)Trainstudents'communicativecompetence.3．MoralObject：Don'tjudgeapersonbyhisappearance.Ⅱ．TeachingKeyPoints1．Targetlanguage2．Thestructure:usedtoⅢ．TeachingDifficultPoint：Thestructure:usedtoⅣ．TeachingMethods：1．Teachingbyinduction2．PairworkⅤ．TeachingAids1．Ataperecorder2．PicturesofpeoplecutoutfrommagazinesornewspapersⅥ．TeachingProceduresStepⅠRevision(1)Checkthehomeworkexercises.(2)AsksomeindividualstudentstheirwaysoflearningEnglish.T:HowdoyoulearnEnglish,A?SA:IlearnEnglishbylisteningtocassettes.T:Whataboutyou,B?SB:Istudywithagroup.T:DoyoulearnEnglishbypracticingconversationswithfriends,C?SC:Yes,Ido.Ithinkithelps.StepⅡ1aTheactivityintroducesthekeyvocabulary.Callstudents'attentiontothechartwiththeheadlinesAppearanceandPersonality.Say,Youaretofillinthechartwithwordsdescribingpeople.ThewordsunderAppearancewilldescribehowpeoplelookandthewordsunderPersonalitywilldescribewhatpeoplearelike.Ask.twostudentstosaythesampleanswers.Thenelicitoneanswertoeachcolumnfromtheclass.Getstudentstofillinthechartindividually.Checktheanswersbyaskingdifferentstudentstoreadtheirliststotheclass.Makesurethatallthestudentsunderstandwhateachwordmeans.Note:Answerswillvaryfromthesampleanswersbelow.SampleanswersAppearance:tall,straighthair,longhair,shorthair,curlyhair,short,fat,thin,slim,good-looking,prettyPersonality:outgoing,funny,quiet,kind,warm-hearted,friendly,shy,easygoingStepⅢ1bTheactivitygivesstudentspracticeinunderstandingthetargetlanguageinspokenconversation.Writetwodatessidebysideontheblackboard.Thefirstistoday'sdate,includingtheyear,andthesecondisthesameday,buttenyearsago.Askastudenttostandup.Usewordsorphrasestodescribethatstudentnow.Askstudentstosuggestwordsorphrasesthatdescribehim/hertenyearsago.T:LiuChangistallnow.Wasshetalltenyearsago?S1:No,shewasshort.T:Shehaslonghair.Didshehavelonghairtenyearsago?S2:No,shehasshorthair.(YoumaywishtoaskLiuChangtoanswerthequestion)T:…Asksomemorequestionsandaddmoreexamplestobothcolumns.Ensurethattheblackboardendsuplikethis:Sep.10,2004Sep.10,1994tallshortlonghairshorthair……Say,weuse“usedto”totalkaboutthingsthathavechanged.Writethefollowingontheblackboard:LiuChangusedtobeshort,butsheistallnow.Sheusedtohaveshorthair,butshehaslonghairnow.Readtheinstructionstotheclass.Pointoutthesampleanswer.Say,YouwillhearsomeoneintherecordingsaythatMariousedtobeshort.Listenandfillintheotherblankswithwordsyouhear.Playtherecordingforthefirsttime.Studentsonlylisten.Playtherecordingagain.Thistime,studentslistenandfillintheblanks.Checktheanswers.AnswersMariousedtobeshort.Heusedtowearglasses.Amyusedtobetall.Sheusedtohaveshorthair.Tinausedtohaveredandcurlyhair.StepⅣ1cThisactivityprovidesoralpracticeusingthetargetlanguage.Readtheinstructionstotheclass.Callstudents'attentiontotheconversationinthebox.Inviteapairofstudentstoreadittotheclass.SA:Mariousedtobeshort.SB:Yes,hedid.Nowheistall.Writeitontheblackboard.Thendemonstrateanewconversationwithanotherstudent.T:Mariousedtowearglasses.SC:Yes,hedid.Nowhewearscontactlenses.Say,LookatthepictureinActivity1b.Haveaconversationwithapartneraboutpeopleinthepicture.Talkabouthowthepeoplelooknowandhowtheyusedtolook.Asstudentswork.listeninonvariouspairscheckingprogressandhelpingwithpronunciationasneeded.Afterstudentshavehadachancetopracticeseveralexchanges,askpairstocometothefrontoftheroomandactouttheirconversations.StepⅤSummarySay,Inthisclass,we'velearnedthekeyvocabularywordsusedtoanddark.Andwe'vealsolearnedthetargetlanguageMariousedtobeshort.Yes,hedid.Nowhe'stall.StepⅥHomeworkTakeoutthepicturesofpeoplecutoutfrommagazinesornewspapers.Handthemouttostudents.It'sbettertofindcolorful,full-lengthphotos.Askstudentstowriteaboutthepersoninthepictureastheyarenowandastheyweretenyearsago.Studentsmaycollectpicturesandinformationofthepersontheylikebest.Thenwriteapassageabouttheperson.StepⅦBlackboardDesignUnit2Iusedtobeafraidofthedark.SectionATheFirstPeriod1．Thestructure:usedtoSep.10,2004Sep.10,1994tallshortlonghairshorthair……LiuChangusedtobeshort,butsheistallnow.Sheusedtohaveshorthair,butshehaslonghairnow.2．Targetlanguage:A:Mariousedtobeshort.B:Yes,hedid.Nowhe'stall.
