Unit 2 I used to be afraid of the dark.

a: i go to sleep with my bedroom light on.

the fourth period
ⅰ. teaching aims and demands
1. knowledge objects
 (1) key vocabulary
 spider, insect, chew, gum
 (2) target language
 i used to eat candy all the time. did you?
 yes, i did. and i used to chew gum a lot.
2. ability object
 train students’ ability to talk about what they used to be/do.
3. moral object
 people surely change. students should take good care of the process of their growth.
ⅱ. teaching key points
1. key vocabulary
 spider, insect, chew, gum
2. target language
 i used to eat candy all the time. did you?
 yes, i did. and i used to chew gum a lot.
ⅲ. teaching difficult point
talk about what you used to be/do.
ⅳ. teaching method
practice method
ⅴ. teaching aids
1. a tape recorder
2. a picture with spiders and a picture with insects.
3. a gum

ⅵ. teaching procedures
step ⅰ revision
check homework. invite different students to report what his/her grandparents, parents, aunts, uncles, or old friends used to be afraid of when they were young.
step ⅱ 1a
this activity introduces new vocabulary words and provides practice with the target language.
using pictures, teach students to practice the words spider and insect. teach the
word gum by holding up a gum. and teach the verb chew by chewing the gum.
call students’ attention to the pictures.
ask, what is happening in each picture?
s1: a girl is exercising in gym class in picture 1.
s2: a girl is painting a picture in picture 2.
s3: students are singing in music class in picture 3.
s4: a boy is looking at spiders and other insects in picture 4.
say, please check the things you liked to do when you were a child.
ask students to complete the work individually.
check the answers by inviting different students to report his/her work like this:
when i was a child, i used to like painting pictures and singing in music class.
say each number to the class and ask students to raise their hands for each thing they used to like to do. then discuss the results with the class.
step ⅲ 1b
this activity provides practice with the target language.
point out the box under the pictures.
read the instructions to the class. say,
you are to write some other things that you used to like to do when you were a children on the lines in the box. remind students to write sentences.
as students work, move around the room offering language support and helping them with any words they want to use.
get a student to write his/her sentences on the blackboard. help correct any errors.