Unit 2 They were young.设计意图

Module 5 Unit 2 They were young. 新标准英语第四册第5 模块第1课时

课型：New

Task aims：1、Sentences:

They weren’t old then. They were young.

2、Grasp the simple past tense. And using the past tense to talk about some changes. 3、

Have the Ss say the chant. 4、Have the Ss valve their time.

Teaching procedures ：

Step I Warmer 1、

Have the Ss retell the story. 2、Check up Ss’ homework.( Activity IV) 3、Get the Ss to act out the dialogue. (Have the Ss interest in English)

Step II Presentation：1、Leading Describe the photos or pictures with comparing the present and the past.2、Tell the Ss “wasn’t”and “was not” are the same. And “weren’t” is the same as “were not”.3、Play the tape and have the Ss listen and find out the adjectives. And report them.( Review the adjectives and find out the differences) 。

Step III Drill and Practice

1、Listen and repeat. 2、Chant and do the mimes at the same time. 3、Have the Ss do Activity IV. Look at the pictures. Compare “now” and “then”. Then describe the pictures. (Cultivate the Ss’ oral English.)

4、Do the Activity Book.

Step IV Game

Have the Ss work in groups. Sa will act out Sb who was in many years ago. Then Sc will introduce the two Ss. Find out some changes with the past and present tense.

Step V Homework 1、Read the text and chant. 2、Do Activity II in pairs. Step VI Designs Unit2 They were young. They weren’t old then.

weren't They were young.

wasn't A: Was it fat? B: No, it wasn’t. It’s thin.

→were not

→ was not