I. Analysis of the Teaching Material
This unit is aiming at talking about what the people used to be like with the pattern of used to be, used to have, used to like. All the activities are carried out around the topic of how to describe the people's appearance and personality. The first teaching period serves as an introduction and lead-in part. During this part the goal was introduced and the main topic of this unit also was presented. Just like a warming up it plays, it is acceptable to review what has been learned in the last unit and to transfer to the new language. The materials in talking are mostly from the recent real life and are familiar to the students. A series of questions with pictures and a big picture are used to attract students to the knowledge.
Ⅱ. Analysis of the Students
As Junior 3 students, they would like to talk about the changes between a person in the past and now. They have learned some words about how to describe the people's appearance and personality like short, tall, long hair, short hair, kind, friendly, serious, shy and so on. So it is easy for the students to listen about, talk about or write about what the people used to be like. Such topic will remind students of the days of their childhood. So it is also helpful to raise learning interest of students and students will be active in all the activities in this unit.
Ⅲ. Overview of Lesson Plan
The first period introduces a lot of words describing people first. And then students will be provided listening and oral practice using the target language. So in this lesson, students will learn how to describe the people's appearance and personality. They will share opinions about the changes between a person in the past and now by comparing, listening and talking.
IV. Objectives
1. Knowledge Objectives
Students will learn to talk about what they used to be like and they will learn and grasp the structure used to, including statements, yes / no questions and short answers.
2. Ability Objectives
Students will train their own integrating skills by comparing, brainstorming, listening, talking, reading and writing.
3. Moral Objectives
Students will know that everyone surely changes. If someone is afraid of speaking in front of the class, encourage her/him not to be shy. "More practice, and you'll feel more confident."
V. Teaching Key Points
1. To learn the key vocabulary and the target language
a. Key vocabulary: outgoing, friendly, serious, quiet, curly hair, straight hair
b. Target language: I use to be quiet. / She used to have long hair./...
2. To learn the usage of the structure used to.
--- You used to be short, didn't you? --- Yes, I did. / No, I didn't. He is tall.
--- Did Tony use to play the piano? --- Yes, he did. / No, he didn't.
They didn't use to like tests.
VI. Teaching Difficult Points
1. To improve students' listening, speaking skills.
2. To enable students to grasp the usage of the structure used to.
VII. Resources
1. A tape recorder.
2. Some posters.
3. Some photos.
VIII. Teaching Time
45 minutes.
Unit 3 I used to be afraid of the dark.
Grammar
一、Teaching aims:
1. 掌握“used to+动词原形” 的用法。
2. Talk about what you used to be like.
二、Learn by yourselves(自学):
used【ju:st】to是本课主要的语言点，意思是“过去常常”，表示过去的习惯动作或过去常常存在的状态，仅用于一般过去时。used to 后加动词原形。
1、构成：
主语(I / he/ she/ they)+used to +动词原形。
过去曾经… (现在不这样了)
例： He used to get up early.
过去他总早起。(现在不这样了)
2、否定句：
主语(I / he/ she/ they) +didn’t +use【ju:s】 to +动词原形。
3、一般疑问句：
Did +主语(I / he/ she/ they) +use【ju:s】to+动词原形?
Yes, 主语+did.
No, 主语+didn’t.
4、仔细观察以下两组句子：
例(1)：I used to be thin.
I didn’tuse to be thin.
Did you use to be thin?
Yes, I did. No, I didn’t.
例(2)：My sister used to like music.
My sister didn’t use to like music.
Did your sister use to like music?
Yes, she did.
No, she didn’t.
三、Solve the difficulties that students have.
(通过自学，你有哪些疑问？小组交流。)
四、Talk about what he/she/you used to be like/do.
