本单元话题涉及谈论过去的性格、外貌、特点及喜好等，借此学习used to…这一特有的用来表述过去经历和习惯的语言结构。section a 通过对人物性格特点和相貌的今昔对比让学生感知语言内容的结构特征，体会其用法；section b 部分在section a的基础上进行延伸和拓展，由描述人物性格、外貌变化向讨论人物行为习惯、爱好的改变，从语言角度上来说，复习巩固了有关行为习惯和爱好的短语，同时通过语篇呈现了其他词汇，阅读部分介绍了一位乡村少年的成长故事，题材发人深省，能激发学生们的关爱之心，起到了情感教育的目的，总之通过本单元的学习，学生的综合能力会得以很大的提升。
1. 掌握重点词汇和短语：humorous，silent，helpful，private，european，african， proud，absent，general， score，background，pride，introduction，etc.
2. 能正确使用used to do 结构描述或询问过去的情况。
3. 培养听、说、读、写各项基本技能同时注重培养在语境中猜测词意的能力。
采用直观教学法、情景教学法、讨论、角色表演等方法，学习知识，培养能力，养成好习惯。
通过本单元的学习，让学生关注自我发展和自我完善的重要性；同时唤起学生的关爱之心，让他们懂得亲情的可贵。
采用直观教学法，情景教学法，遵循以学生为主体的原则。
采用自主学习、小组合作、分角色表演等学习策略。
第1课时：section a 1a-2d
第2课时：section a 3a-4c
第3课时：section b 1a-2f
第4课时：section b 3a-self check
1. 能掌握以下单词和短语：humorous，silent，helpful，from time to time，score
2. 能掌握以下句型。
paula used to be really quiet.
--did mario use to be shortyes, he did.
--what’s he like nowhe’s tall now.
3. 能够用英语描述自己或他人过去常常做的事情；发现自己或他人在外表、性格、兴趣等方面所发生的变化。
采用直观教学法，情景教学法。
让学生明白事物是在不断发展、变化的道理，培养学生积极向上的心态。
1. 掌握本课时**现的生词：humorous，silent，helpful，from time to time，score
2. 学会描述自己或他人过去常常做的事情的基本句型：i used to…
3. 发现自己或他人在外表、性格、兴趣等方面所发生的变化。
used to do/be 句型。
直观教学法，情景教学法。
独立思考，小组讨论，合作。
**，多**。
step 1 greetings
greet the students as usual.
step 2 lead in
大屏幕展示ryan carter的几张**，引导学生们来描述他的长相特点。
t: what does he look like?
s1：he has long curly blonde hair.
s2: he has a round face, two big eyes. he’s a little he**y.
t: does he like his hair? can you guess?
s1：no, he doesn’t. he wants to cut it short.
s2: …t: do you want to know about his story?
s3: sure. we’d love to.
t: ryan’s hair is soft and beautiful. his mother thinks it’s really wonderful.
so she can’t stand cutting his beautiful hair. but some of ryan’s friends say that ryan can’t play with them because he looks like a girl.
step 3 words presentation
1. look at the chart in 1a, then discuss with your group mates. try to fill in the chart with words to describe people.
2. let some students say their answers. let other students add more.
appearance: tall, straight hair, short, of medium height, straight/curly hair, long/short hair, he**y, thin, of medium built …
personality: outgoing, shy, funny, serious, cute, quiet, kind, br**e, friendly, active
3. read the new words with the students: humorous, silent, helpful, from time to time, score
step 4 presentation
show two different pictures of some famous people. talk about their differences.
1. jiang wen
jiang wen used to wear glasses, but he doesn’t wear glasses now.
2. zhang yishan
zhang yishan used to be short, but he is tall now.
t: explain the use of “used to do/be …”to the students.
step 5 listening
1. t: bob hasn’t seen some of his friends for four years.
now he’s seeing his friends. what did his friends use to look like? listen and fill in the blanks.
1) mario used to be __he used to wear __
2) amy used to be __she used to h**e __hair.
3) tina used to h**e __and __hair.
keys: short glasses tall short red curly
2. play the recording for the students to listen.
3. students listen and try to fill in the blanks with the right words.
4. play the recording again. let students check their answers.
step 6 pair work
1. look at the picture in 1a and make conversations in pairs.
2. students work in pairs to ask and answer the appearance about mario, amy and tina.
3. let some students ask and answer in pairs.
a: did mario use to be short?
b: yes, he did. he used to be really short.
a: what’s he like now?
b: he’s tall now.
step 7 2a-2d
work on 2a
t: paula has changed a lot in the past few years. do you want to know what she used to be?
1. look at the words in 2a. let some students read the words aloud.
make sure all the students know the meaning of the words.
2. play the recording for the students to listen and check the words they hear.
3. play the recording again to check the answers.
work on 2b
1. let students read the sentences below. explain some main sentences for the students.
make sure they know what to do.
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