85Unit4Iusedtobeafraidofthedark.教案.docx

Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark. 一、Analysis of Teaching Material Status and Function In this unit, Ss learn to talk about what they used to be like. Such topic reminds Ss of the days of their childhood. It’s helpful to raise learning interesting of Ss and Ss are sure to be active in all the activities in this unit. .The first period introduces a lot of words describing people first. And then Ss are provided listening and oral practice using the target language: Mario used to be short .Yes, he did. Now he is tall. .In the second period, Ss learn yes/no questions and short answers using the structure used to. Using the target language, Ss get more detailed information of their classmates. Ss are fond of such activities. So they are helpful to improve Ss’ spoken English. .A lot of situations in the third period are designed for Ss to talk about what they are still afraid of. In this way, Ss know that they should take good care the process of their growth. .In the fourth period, the vocabulary extension activity introduces more words to Ss. The other activities provide more listening and oral practicing using both the old and new target language. All the activities are helpful to improves Ss listening and speaking skills. .In the fifth period, Ss practice reading and writing using the vocabulary words and the target language presented in the preceding classes. Such practice is useful to improve Ss integrating skills. The Self Check in the sixth period is designed to give Ss more reinforced practice, especially writing practice. In the way, Ss better understand how to apply what they’ve learned in this unit to their daily life. In this period, Ss will learn to understand some words and expressions. After reading the text Ss will find it a little easier to learn English well. Teaching Aims and Demands Knowledge Objects In this unit, Ss learn to talk about how they have changed. To make Ss learn and grasp the structure used to, including statements and yes/no q