Unit 2 I used to be afraid of the dark.
w: i like reading comics.
t: how about music?
w: i like listening to pop music.
t: …
make a simple chart on the blackboard and ask wei ming to fill in his information in the chart.
i… my parents used to…
reading i like reading comics.
listening to music i like listening to pop music.
sports
ask students to complete the work on their own. they may remember or guess what their parents used to do. assign part of their task to homework so that students may talk to their parents. answers will vary.
step ⅵ 4b
this activity provides oral practice using the target language.
read the instructions to the class.
ask students to complete the work in groups.
ask a few students to tell the class about the other students they have talked to.
step ⅶ summary
say, in this class, we’ve done much practice in reading and writing as well as speaking the target language.
step ⅷ homework
(1) talking to their parents, students fill in the information in the chart in activity 4a.
(2)finish off the activity in activity 4b.
write a passage about students and their parents.
step ⅸ blackboard design
unit 2 i used to be afraid of the dark.
section b
the fifth period
1. used to now
play chess study very late
draw pictures wear glasses
not wear glasses like maths
… …
i… my parents
used to…
reading i like reading comics.
listening to music i like listening to pop music
sports
the sixth period
ⅰ. teaching aims and demand:
1. knowledge objects
(1) fill in blanks and make sentences using miss, be afraid of, used to, have to, worry about
(2) write an article using the target language.
2. ability object
train students’ writing skill.
3. moral object
everyone surely changes. you should care for your own growth.
ⅱ. teaching key points
1. fill in blanks and make sentences.
2. write an article using the target language.
ⅲ. teaching difficult point
make sentences using miss, be afraid of, used to, have to and worry about.
ⅳ. teaching method
teaching by explanation.
ⅴ. teaching aids
1. the blackboard
2. a projector
ⅵ. teaching procedures
step ⅰ revision
check homework. ask students to exchange their articles in activity 4b with a partner. read each other’s work. then invite a few students to tell the class about his/her partner. for example, a student might say like this: