新目標英語九年級Unit 2全模塊教案

answers

quiet outgoing friendly sports

step ⅳ 2c

this activity provides oral practice using the target language. focus students on the conversation in activity 2b. ask a pair of students to read it to the class.

sa: hey, steve! over here! don’t you remember me?

sb: oh, wow! you’re paula, aren’t you?

sa: that’s right.

sb: you used to be really quiet, didn’t you?

sa: yeah, i wasn’t very outgoing.

sb: no, you weren’t. but you were always friendly. wait a minute. did you use to play the piano?

sa: yes, i did. but now i’m more interested in sports. i play soccer and i’m on the swim team.

sb: wow! people surely change.

point to the sample conversation. get another pair of students to read it to the class.

sc :i used to be really quiet.

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.