Unit 2 I used to be afraid of the dark.

sample answers
 1. i used to play football with my brother.
 2. i used to eat hamburgers a lot.
 3. i used to watch cartoons.
 4. i used to run with my father in the morning.
step ⅳ 2a
this activity provides listening practice using the target language.
set a time limit of one minute. ask students to look through the sentences in the box.
say, you will hear a boy and a girl talking about how life used to be when they were much younger on the recording. listen and check the sentences you hear.
point out the sample answer. play the recording for the first time. students only listen.
play the recording again. this time students check the sentences they hear.
check the answers.
answers
checked sentences: 1,2,3
step ⅴ 2b
this activity gives students practice in understanding and writing the target language.
call students’ attention to the chart with the headlines in the past and now.
set a time limit of one minute for students to look through the uncompleted sentences.
say, you are to listen to the conversation again and fill in the blanks with the words you hear. point out the sample answers.
play the recording again. students listen and fill in the blanks. ask a student to read these sentences, filling in the blanks, the rest of the class check their answers.
answers
in the past: tests, play, walk, gym
now: tests, study, take the bus, love
step ⅵ 2c
this activity provides oral practice using the target language.
ask a pair of students to read the sample conversation to the class.
sa: i used to eat candy all the time. did you?
sb: yes, i did. and i used to chew gum a lot.
write the conversation on the blackboard.
ask students to pay special attention to the question “did you?” and the answer“yes, 1 did.”remind students of the negative answer no, i didn’t. say, now work with a partner. start by reading the sample conversation with your partner. then make new conversations.
as they are working in pairs, move around the room offering language and pronunciation support as needed.
check the answers by calling on different pairs to say their conversations to the class.
s1:i used to be afraid of the nurse. did you?
s2: yes, i did.
s3:i used to be afraid of speaking in the front of the class.
s4 :yes, i did. now i am not afraid of that.
optional activity
ask students to talk about good and bad habits. then make sentences with “used to”to show which habits they have stopped and make sentences with “still” to show which ones they still have.
step ⅶ summary and homework
say, in this class, we’ve learned the new vocabulary words spider, insect, gum and chew and the target language i used to do sth. after class, finish writing the sentences in optional activity.