Unit 4

I used to be afraid of the dark. Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.

Section A 1 1a~2d

Ryan has long curly blonde hair, he has a round face, two big eyes Ryan has long curly blonde hair, he has a round face, two big eyes. He’s a little heavy. His 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.

Fill in the chart with words to describe people. Appearance Personality tall/ short medium height straight / curly hair long / short hair heavy/ thin young/ old outgoing funny helpful cute kind friendly confident

Presentation Jiang Wen used to wear glasses, but now he doesn’t wear glasses.

Zhang yishan used to be short, but he is tall now.

1. Mario used to be _____. He used to wear ______. Listen. Bob is seeing some friends for the first time in four years. What did his friends use to look like? Listening 1b 1. Mario used to be _____. He used to wear ______. 2. Amy used to be _____. She used to have _______ hair. 3. Tina used to have _____ and _____ hair. short glasses tall short curly red

Look at the picture in 1a and make conversations. Yes, he did. He used to be really short. Did Mario use to be short? He’s tall now. What’s he like now?

Yes, she did. She used to have short hair. Did Amy use to have short hair? She has long hair now. What’s she like now?

Did Tina use to have red hair? Yes, she did. She used to have red and curly hair. What’s she like now? She has straight and blonde hair now.

Listening Look at these words and remember them. adj.有幽默感的; 滑稽有趣的 ___ friendly ___ outgoing ___ serious ___ humorous ___ silent ___ active ___ brave ___ quiet ___ helpful adj. 有帮助的 adj. 不说话的; 沉默的

1. humorous adj. 有幽默感的；滑稽有趣的 humor (幽默) + ous → 有幽默感的 e.g. Cartoons are humorous pictures with words. 漫画是附有文字的幽默图片。

2. silent adj. 不说话的；沉默的 silent adj. → silence n. 沉默 e.g. Peter seems silent today. What’s the matter? 彼特今天似乎很沉默，怎么了？

3. helpful adj. 有帮助的 help n. (帮助) + ful → helpful adj. 有帮助的 e.g. His explanation was more or less helpful. 他的解释多少是有帮助的。

Listening Listen and check (√) the words you hear. ___ friendly ___ outgoing ___ serious ___ humorous ___ silent ___ active ___ brave ___ quiet ___ helpful

Listen again and complete the information about how Paula has changed.

always silent in class. She wasn’t very In the past 1. Paula used to be really _____. She was always silent in class. She wasn’t very ________. She was never brave enough to ask questions. 2. She got good grade in ______. She was also good in ______. She used to play the ______. quiet outgoing science music piano

Now 1. Now she’s more interested in ______. She plays ______ almost every day. She’s also on a _____ team. 2. She still plays the _____ from time to time. sports soccer swim piano

________________________________ Listen again and answer the questions. 1. What class were they? ________________________________ 2. What was Paula never brave to do in class? They were in science class. She was never brave to ask questions to teachers.

3. What subjects were Paula good at? ______________________________ 4. What is Paula interested in now? Science and music. Paula is more interested in sports now.

Pair work 2c Make conversations about Paula using the information in 2b. I know. She was always silent in class. Paula used to be really quiet.

But she was always friendly. She got good grades in exams But she was always friendly. She got good grades in exams. And she was really good in music class, too. She used to play the piano. She wasn’t very outgoing. She was never brave enough to ask questions.

But now she is more interest in sports But now she is more interest in sports. She plays soccer almost every day. She still plays the piano from time to time. I know, She’s so active now.

Read the conversation and complete the blanks. Bill has changed so much! He used to be ____ and _____. His face always ______ ___ when he talked to girls! He studied hard and got good ______ on his exams. He used to be ____, but now he is ___ and _______. shy quiet turned red scores thin big strong

Role-play 2d Role-play the conversation. I agree. It’s been three years since we last saw our primary school classmates. This party is such a great idea!

It’s interesting to see how people have changed. Bill has changed so much! He used to be so shy and quiet.

Yeah, his face always turned red when he talked to girls! I used to see him reading in the library every day.

That’s because he was a really good student That’s because he was a really good student. He studied hard and got good scores on his exams. Did he use to wear glasses?

Yes, and he used to be thin, too. But look how big and strong he is now! He’s so popular now. Look at all the girls around him!

Work in groups. Imagine your classmates and you are having a reunion party now in 2025. Make up a conversation by using the words and expressions in this lesson.

1. I used to be afraid of the dark. used to do sth. 过去常常做某事 过去经常性或习惯性的动作或状态，暗指现在已经不存了，强调过去与现在的对比。 used to的否定形式有两种：didn’t use to或usedn’t to。

used to用于疑问句时，可借助助动词did，也可以将used提到主语前。 e.g. They used to be good friends. 他们过去是好朋友。 (暗示现在不是了) Mrs Brown didn’t use to / usedn’t to travel in summer. 布朗夫人过去夏天不旅游。 Did you use to / Used you to play the guitar? 他过去弹吉他吗？

【拓展】几个易混结构的比较： 结构 意义 to的作用 used to do sth. 过去常常做某事 不定式符号 use ... to do sth. 用……做…… be used to do sth. 被用来做…… be used to doing sth. 习惯于做某事 介词

use ... to do sth. 用……做…… e.g. They use the knife to cut meat. 他们用刀切肉。 be used to do sth. 被用来做某事 e.g. This kind of wood is used to make paper. 这种木头是被用来做纸的。

be / get used to sth. / doing sth. 习惯于某事 / 做某事 e.g. Lucy has been used to (eating) Chinese food. Lucy已经习惯(吃)中餐了。 I think you’ll get used to the climate soon. 我想不久你就会习惯这种气候的。

根据所给汉语提示完成英语句子。 1. My uncle _________________ (以前是个司机), but now he is an actor. 2. Tom’s father __________________ (过去常常看书) after lunch. 3. Mary _________________ (以前常常骑自行车) to work, but now she ________________ (习惯步行) to work. 4. The pencil _____________ (被用来书写). used to be a driver  used to read (books) used to ride a bike is used to walking  is used to write

2. She still plays the piano from time to time. e.g. Tom goes to visit his grandmother in the countryside from time to time. 汤姆时常去看望住在农村的奶奶。

3. He studied hard and got good scores on his exams. score n. 得分；进球 e.g. He got high scores in the examination. 考试中他得了高分。

4. This party is such a great idea! He used to be so shy and quiet. such与so 辨析 such为形容词，“这（那）样的”；主要修饰名词； so是副词，意为“这（那）么；如此地”，主要修饰形容词、副词和分词。

e.g. Do you like such weather? 你喜欢这样的天气吗？ I’m so glad to see you. 很高兴见到你。 He can draw so well. 他画得那么好。

当名词前有many，much，few或little等词修饰时，要用so而不用such。 e.g. There are so many / few people in the hall. 大厅有这么多/这么少的人。 You have so much / little homework today. 你今天有这么多/这么少的作业。

such + a / an +形容词+可数名词单数， 相当于 so +形容词+a / an +可数名词单数，表示“如此……的一个……”。 e.g. She is such a lovely girl. = She is so lovely a girl. 她是这个如此可爱的女孩。

用such或so填空。 1. The man told us ____ funny a story. 2. She has _____ a beautiful dress. 3. How can you get ____ much money to buy the car? 4. Don’t go out in ______ cold weather. 5. Don’t eat _____ quickly. so  such so  such so

Exercises I. 根据汉语提示填空，完成句子。 humorous 1. He has plenty of _________ (幽默的) stories to tell us. 2. You’d better keep ______ (沉默) about what happened. 3. The lazy cat isn’t very _______ (有用的) in catching mice. 4. Tom got the highest _____ (得分) in the exam. humorous silent helpful score

II. 用used to将下列汉语句子翻译成英语。 1. 他过去常在卧室抽烟。 2. 汤姆过去常去那儿看电影，但现在他 不去了。 He used to smoke in the bedroom.  Tom used to go to the movies there, but now he doesn’t go there.

Recite the conversation in 2d.