资源描述
Unit 2 I used to be afraid of the dark 【单元话题分析】 随着年龄的增长、时间的推移， 人们的相貌、性格、兴趣爱好可能会发生变化，人们的行为习惯、生活环境也会发生些许变化。本单元的话题就是谈论变化，进行今昔对比。运用目标语言(如used to等 )描述自己生活中的一些变化情况。【写作指导】1、本单元话题的特征是通过今昔比较发现变化。写作时要注意对作为描写对象的人或事物进行仔细的思考和观察，根据思考和观察的结果客观地将对比情况告诉他人。在完成考试题时，要仔细理解文字、表格和图片等提示，答题时不要遗漏内容要点。2、注意写作的顺序，做到顺序得当，主次分明。理顺要点在所给提示，按事件先后的顺序或各要点之间的内在联系排序，分出层次。如果是看图作文，则要按图构思，这样做既可避免要点遗漏，又可使表达内容条理清楚。 3、尽可能在作文中使用多种句式，不可一种句式从头用到尾，篇幅不宜过长。【重点结构和句型展示】A原汁原味（课本重点结构和句型）1.I used to be afraid of the dark. 我过去害怕黑暗。2. He used to cause a lot of trouble. 他过去常惹很多麻烦。3.I dont worry about tests. 我不为考试担忧。4. My biggest problem is that Im too busy. 我最大的问题是我现在太忙了5. Before I started high school，I used to spend a lot of times playing games with my friends. 在我上中学之前, 我常常花很多时间和朋友们一起做游戏。6. She also told me that though my father was no longer with us, he was watching me, and would take pride in everything good I do. 她还告诉我说, 即使爸爸不再和我们一起生活, 他还在注视着我, 并且为我所做的每件好事而自豪。B 精彩例句拓展1. I am terrified of being alone in the house. 我害怕一个人呆在屋里。2. I didnt used to like Beijing opera. / I used not to like Beijing opera.过去我不喜欢京剧。3. Did you use to like documentary? 过去你喜欢纪录片吗?4. I am not used to getting up so early. 我不习惯这么早起床。5.She is worried about her sons health. 她为儿子健康状况感到担心。6.The fact is that he didnt help us at all. 事实上他根本没有帮助我们。7. He is busy writing. 他在忙于写作。 My mother is always busy with housework. 我妈妈经常忙于干家务活。8. He is no longer young. He is over fifty. 他不再年轻, 他已经50多岁了。9. Chinese people are proud of Shenzhou VI. 中国人民为“神州六号”感到自豪。【原创习作点评】(改自江苏省南通市中考题)请你按照下面表格的提示，写一篇题为“Changes in My Hometown”的英语短文,开头已给出。内容要点过去旧房子现在高楼河水肮脏河水清澈步行、骑自行车上班乘公交车、开小汽车上班要求：1.以今昔整体对比的方式写一篇短文；2.或者以单项对比的方式写一篇短文； 3.词数：80词左右（包括已经写出的单词）。Changes in My Hometown Over the past 10 years, great changes have taken place in my hometown. In the past, 分析：本篇作文的题目和要点已经给定，有两种写法，一是今昔整体对比，也就是先说明过去的总体情况，再说明现在的总体情况；二是单项对比，也就是先说明过去的房子是什么样子的，而现在的房子是什么样子的，按照不同的比较项目逐一列举。最后也可通过对比，表达自己对家乡变化的喜悦之情或对家乡的热爱。 在选词方面，同学们可灵活运用本单元重点结构used to do/be 或there used to be/do，注意正确使用一般过去时。习作 1： Over the past 10 years, great changes have taken place in my hometown. In the past, the houses were very old. The river used to be very dirty. People used to walk or ride bikes to work. But now things are different. Many people live in tall buildings. The river is so clean that people can swim in it. People take buses or drive their own car to work. I am happy to see that my hometown is becoming more and more beautiful.教师点评 这是以今昔整体对比方式写的一篇习作。得分点（1）完整地将表格提示内容进行了表述，基本无语言错误。处这句话摆脱了简单陈述，使短文显得比较灵活。（2）在内容完整的基础上，结尾表达了个人情感，为短文增色不少。失分点 此处应该使用复数形式cars。提示此处用此除了选用old外，根据表格提示，旧房子也指房子的状况不佳，可选用用poor。Over the past 10 years, great changes have taken place in my hometown. In the past, the houses in my hometown were very old，but now many people have moved into tall buildings. The water in the river used to be very dirty，but now the river is very clean. People used to walk or ride bikes to work，but now they go to work by bus or by car. The life of people in my hometown is much better than before. Best wishes to my hometown. 教师点评 这是以单项对比的方式写的一篇习作。得分点（1）内容完整，无语言错误，能正确使用本单元目标语言。（2）处这句话是短文所要描述的变化动了起来，体现了句式多样化。（3）表达了个人对家乡的感情与祝愿。提示短文中每处对比都是用了but, 选词单一。可省略一两处。【拓展练笔】1、Jack以前在学习上不愿下功夫，学习成绩也不好。在朋友John的帮助下，他的学习有了明显进步。请根据下表的内容提示，写一篇短文。Jack过去经常上学迟到，不认真听课,不认真完成作业现在在Jack的帮助下，认真学习John关心Jack，和他谈心；帮助他复习功课、解决问题要求：1. 短文应包括表中所有要点，不要逐字翻译，可适当发挥。2. 简单表述自己对这一问题的看法。_One possible version: Jack is a student at No.2 School. He lives with his uncle because his parents work in another city. He does really well in his subjects. But he used to be a “problem student”. He was always late for school. What was worse, he didnt listen to the teachers carefully in class and he never finished his homework on time. His teachers and classmates were very worried about him. John，a top student in the class, decided to do something to help him. He used to talk with Jack every afternoon after school. He did his homework at Jacks home so that he can help his with his problems and help him review his lessons. At the end of the school year，Jack did better in the exams, he made great progress. Now, with the help of John，Jack is careful about his lessons, he is trying his best to do it well. John now is Jacks best friend. I think Jack is really lucky, he got two things -true friendship and good grades. 2、马上就要初中毕业进入高中了,你是否还记得丰富多彩的小学生活，小学生活与你现在的学习生活有什么区别吗？请以此为主题写一篇80字左右的短文。One possible version:My life has changed since I became a middle school student. When I was in primary school，I used to study fewer subjects，but now I have nine. I used to spend some time playing games with my little friends after school，but now I have to go home and do my homework. I used to like tests，but now I feel stressed out，I dont like them so much. Now I get up early and stay in school all day, I am tired of the school life now. 3、假如你叫李海,是光明学校的学生，请根据下面的提示向你的笔友Tina写封信,简单介绍学校近年来的变化。 内容要点：1.三年前，学校只有一座教学楼、一个室外操场,没有图书馆； 2.现在，学校有两座教学楼、一座图书馆、一座办公楼。今年新建了室内体育馆。 要求：1. 注意书信格式； 2.词数在100词左右。One possible version:Dear Tina， How is it going? Last time you asked about the changes in my school in you letter. Yes， great changes have taken place in my school. My school is an old school. Three years ago，there was only one teaching building and one playground. There used to be no library. Now we have two teaching buildings，a library and an office building. This year，an indoor gym was built. Now our school is bigger and more beautiful. All the teachers and students are very happy to work and study here. If you have a chance to come，I will show you around. Best wishes! Yours， Li Hai
展开阅读全文