I used to be afraid of the dark
t: from the above picture and recording, we found that many changes have take place in bob’s friends. now work in groups and try to list the words to describe people’s appearances and personalities. sample lists:light-brown hair, curly hair, black hair, brown hair, brown eyes, blue eyes, pale, attractive, fat, thin, cool, slim, healthy, strong, good-looking, handsome, pretty, beautiful, sick, longask the students to fill in the chart. then check the answers. step v listening (2a, 2b & 2c: page 11)ask the students to do the listening work. t: next you will hear some other words used to describe people’s appearances and personalities. listen and check the words you hear. play the recording. then check the answers. t: listen again and fill in the blanks in the dialogue with the words you hear. play the recording again, then check the answers. then ask the students to practice the dialogue.sample dialogue:s1: hi, there. don’t you remember me?s2: oh, sorry. i can’t remember now.s1: i’m jessie. we were in the same class when we studied in nanshan primary school. s2: oh, i got it. jessie, you used to really short, didn’t you?s1: yeah. i wasn’t very tall. s2: no, you weren’t. but you were always happy. wait a minute! did you used to play basketball after school?s1: yes, i did. but now i’m more interested in playing volleyball. i play volleyball and i’m on the volleyball team. s2: wow! people sure change. step vi homeworkt: in this period, we mainly learned “used to” questions and “used to” statements.show the following to the students. ask them to read the example sentences. used to→ did…+ use to do” →didn’te.g. 1. he used to be quiet.2. they used to play soccer.3. -did you use to play computer games?-yes, i did.4.- did she use to have short hair?-no, she didn’t.then ask them to write a short passage about the change of themselves. and pre-read 3a on page 12.