Step 1：导入

1.Introduction to lead in

T:Hello,boys and girls.I’m your new English teacher today.I’m Miss Huang.Nice to meet you.You must be very curious about me.Here are some old pictures of me.It was me about thirty years ago.And look it’s me now.What are different?Try to say something about it?But look,here’s a new word,跟读could，it’s the past tense of can。You,please.You,try.

S:You were young/short/thin thirty years ago. Your hair was short. You were lovely. You could ride a bike.You were a student.

T:But now？

S:You are a little tall and fat.Your hair is long.You are a teacher.You can teach English.

T:及时评价Wonderful!Good!Well done!Thank you!

Now you know the changes of me from then to now.Follow me,then.Here then means yesterday,then means thirty years ago,then means all the time in the past,understand?

So today we’ll learn together Unit 4 Then and now.

2.Play a game to warm up

 I’ve changed a lot.Besides me,there are also great changes in our life from then to now.Now let’s play a game.I’ve got some pictures. what things we saw then and what things we see now.

Please say it out loudly as quickly as you can .Ready?Go!

T:the small house         the tall building

 the carriage             the high-speed train

 the muddy road         the busy road

the fan                 the electric fan

the tiny TV              the colour TV

the bamboo slip         the e-book  

so,We saw the… then.    We see…now.

Step 2:新授

1,watch and tick

See?They are great changes in our life. So does Mike’s family.

What are the changes of Mike’s family?Try to guess!

出示句型：

XXX～ed/was/could  …    then.           

XXX  ～+s/es/is/can  …   now.           

S:They lived in a small house then.They live in a tall building now.

  Mike’s grandpa was young and strong then.He is old now.He has white hair.

  Mr Brown went to work by bike then.He has a nice car now.He goes to work by car.

T:Yes,it’s about the living condition.Any more? I see.The appearance changes.

 Good.The ways to go out changed.Yes,there are great changes from then to now.Such as the appearance,the abilities,the living condition, the way to go outing, shopping,the way to make friends,contacting with friends, getting news and so on. What changes are mentioned in the story?Let’s watch and tick.

Have you got the answers?Let me check.You,please.Anything else?Is he right?

Good.So, today we’ll talk about these changes.

2,Mike’s ability

First,let’s talk about the changes of Mike’s abilities.

T:Look,he was a cute boy six years ago.What could he do?

S:He could…

Yes, in the story,it says…

T:But he could not..

could not ,we can also say couldn’t ,again

Maybe he couldn’t do other things.Maybe he couldn’t ….Try to say.

I think so.I agree with you.Good imagination.

T:What can he do now?

S:He can play football.

Yes, but in the story,it says…

What things can he do now?Please think over all the stories we’ve learned.What else?Look!

S:He can…

He can really do many things.

As time goes by,Mike grows up and his abilities become greater and greater.

What about your abilities?Talk about your changes!

出示句型________ years ago, I  ________.But now I _______________.

T:及时评价Wonderful!Good job!

From the text,we know…出示思维导图，贴板书

3,the way to communicate with others

Boys and girls,let’s go on talking about the changes of contacting with others.To contact with other,what did people do then?

People used ________then.

Boys and girls ,let me tell you.Long long ago,people used bamboo slips.竹简Look,here it is.It’s heavy and difficult to write on it.

But now,people use ________.

What about Mr Brown? What did he use and what does he use?

Try to say:Mr Brown used ________then.But he uses________now.

How do you know?Yes,we can find the phrases in the passage.

Read after me,write,write,wrote.学过去式wrote.

Look,this is the mobile phone.I have a mobile phone,too.

Which way is better?Then or now?What’s your opinion?Why?Yes,we can use the mobile phone and the computer anywhere,not only at home, in the office but also any other places.Actually,anywhere and anytime too.So,it’s more convenient now.Yes or no?

Now,listen and imitate.

So we know…出示思维导图，贴板书

4,What about the other changes of grandpa and Mrs Brown？Please finish the exercises on page38.Here are some tips for you.First,read.Then,fill in the forms.At last,try to ask and answer in pairs.Go!Finished?Let’s check:

(1)grandpa

T:To get new,what did Mike’s grandpa do thirty years ago?

S:He listened to the radio and read newspaper for news.

We’ve learned news and paper,and now newspaper.News on the paper,we call it newspaper.And pay attention to the pronounciation.read过去式发音 listened to the radio and read newspaper mean what he did,for news means why he did those things.

T:How does Mike’s grandpa do now?

S:He reads and watches news on the Internet.He reads e-books too.

T:By the way,do you like reading e-books?Is it good for you to read e-books for a long time?Why?

S:It’s bad for our eyes.

T:Yes, so don’t spend too much time on e-books,mobile phones and computers. They are bad for our eyes.OK?

Now read this passage together.

(2) Mrs Brown

Now let’s talk about the changes of Mrs Brown.

T:To make friends,What did Mrs Brown do twenty years ago?

S:She made friends at school.

T:Where else did people make friends then?

S:in the park,in the library,at the snack bar

T:Yes,they made friends in some public places.

And now?

S:She has e-friends from all over the world.

T:Yes,it means she makes e-friends on the Internet. She has e-friends from different countries.

How about shopping?

Then?  Bought things from shops 学bought

Now?  does shopping on the Internet.So she can buy things anywhere and anytime.

These are the changes of Mrs Brown,Let’s read.

Now can you retell the changes of Mike’s grandpa and Mrs Brown?Try.

Step 3:复习巩固

1,Reading time.First,read by yourselves.Then,read together.

2,Try to retell the whole passage according to the blackboard design or the PPT.

3,deep thinking

What do you think the changes of Mike’s family?

S:interesting,magic,wonderful,amazing,cool…

Yes, good changes make the life better.

Step4：拓展提升

There are also many changes in other ways .Are all the changes good?Let’s watch a short video and tell are these changes good or bad?And why?

You think they’re bad changes,why?

Look at the pictures from then to now and talk(学whale):

Because _____________ then, but now____________________.

Yes,bad changes can also damage the world.

To protect the earth,what can we do ?what shouldn’t we do ?

S:We can/shouldn’t…

T:Good idea. I agree with you. I think so.

Boys and girls,no matter then or now，enjoy every minute of your life.There are good changes and bad changes. Try to make all the changes go better.And the world will be a better place. Try our best,ok?

Homework:

1.根据Story time绘制思维导图，并口头复述

2.找找生活中的其他变化和同学们用英语说一说

3.欣赏绘本《Family life:Then and now》，找出故事中的变化

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