Unit 2 I used to be afraid of the dark.

sd: i know. now you’re very outgoing.
say, now work with a partner. start by reading the conversations in activities 2b and 2c. then make conversations about yourselves.
have students work in pairs. move around the room listening in on various pairs and offering help if necessary.
check the answers by calling on different pairs to say their conversations to the class. note: answers will vary.
sample answers
a: i used to play the piano.
b: i know. now you’re busy with your subjects.
step ⅴ grammar focus
ask different students to say the statements and the questions and answers.
s1:i wasn’t very outgoing.
s2: you used to have long hair.
s3: did you use to have straight hair?
s4: yes, i did.
s3: did you use to play the piano?
s4: no, i didn’t.
write them on the blackboard. ask a student to circle the words used to, use to, did and didn’t. the following are noteworthy:
 1. when we write statements, we use the words used to.
 2. when we write questions, we use the words did + use to.
 3. when we answer a question with used to, we use did or didn’t.
 dictate the following for further understanding:
 1. you used to be short.
 2. he used to play soccer.
 3. did you use to draw pictures?
 yes. i did.
 4. did she use to have long hair?
 no, she didn’t.
 pronunciation note
 english speakers usually pronounce the words used to and use to exactly the same way. they run the words together and pronounce these words as if they were spelled ustuh.
 say the statements and questions and answers in the grammar box to demonstrate this pronunciation. get students to repeat several times using the ustuh.
step ⅵ summary
 say, in this class, we’ve mainly learned the "use to" questions and "used to" statements.
step ⅶ homework
 ask students to write a short report about what a favorite film star or a famous scientist was like when he/she was a child. suggest students to add pictures to their written work.
step　ⅷ blackboard design
unit 2 i used to be afraid of the dark.
section a
the second period
target language:
1. i wasn’t very outgoing.
2. you used to have long hair.
3. did you use to have straight hair?
 yes, i did.
4. did you use to play the piano?
 no, i didn’t.

the third period
ⅰ. teaching aims and demands
1. knowledge objects
 (1)talk about what you used to be afraid
 of and what you are still afraid of.
 (2) key vocabulary
 terrify, be terrified of, on

2. ability object
 train students’ integrating skills.