UNIT 4 I used to be afraid of the dark. Section A(1a—2d) 第 1 课 时

学 习 目 标 学习本课时新单词及短语： humorous, silent, helpful, from time to time, score 1 学习谈论他人的外貌、性格以及进行今昔对比的一些方式。 2

课 堂 导 入 What does she look like ? She is thin. Was she thin before？ No，she wasn’t. She used to be fat. used to 过去常常 used to do sth. 过去常常做某事

How has the boy changed? He used to be short, but now he is tall.

课 堂 学 习 1a Fill in the chart with words to describe people. Appearance Personality tall outgoing straight hair funny

hair build height How to describe people’s appearance? short / long straight / curly black / brown / blonde hair thin of medium build heavy, big, strong Appearance build tall of medium height short height

Personality How to describe people’s personality? outgoing friendly humorous brave silent quiet helpful funny lovely serious active Personality

1a Fill in the chart with words to describe people. Appearance Personality tall outgoing straight hair funny heavy/thin confident young/ old helpful medium height cute curly hair friendly

Listen. Bob is seeing some friends for the first time in four years Listen. Bob is seeing some friends for the first time in four years. What did his friends use to look like? 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 red curly

Pay attention to the sentences.

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

2. —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.

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

Look at these words and remember them. friendly outgoing serious humorous silent active （有幽默感的） （沉默的） brave quiet helpful （有帮助的）

2a Listen and check (√) the words you hear. ___ friendly ___ outgoing ___ serious ___ humorous ___ silent ___ active ___ brave ___ quiet ___ helpful

Listen again and complete the chart about how Paula has changed. 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 piano music

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 时常，有时

听力原文 在疑问句或否定句中used要变为use

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 the teachers any questions.

But now she is more interested in sports But now she is more interested 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 and answer the questions. 1. What are they doing? 2. Who are they talking about? 3. What did Billy use to be? They are having a party. They are talking about Billy. He used to be shy, quiet and thin.

Read the conversation again and complete the chart. What was Billy like in the past? What is Billy like now? 1. shy and quiet 2. thin 3. … 1. popular 2. big and strong 3. …

Pay attention to the sentences.

Listen to the conversation and role-play it.

Mario, you used to be short,didn‘t you? 本句是反意疑问句,其特点是“前肯后否”或“前否后肯”。 We can‘t take books out,can we? 我们不能把书拿出去,对吗? 反意疑问句的用法 反意问句要点三,前后谓语正相反; 附加问句 not现,必须缩写是习惯; 最后一点应注意,问句主语代词换。

1. humorous adj. 有幽默感的；滑稽有趣的 humor (幽默) +ous→有幽默感的 He is a humorous man. 他是个幽默的人。

2. silent adj. 不说话的；沉默的 silent adj. → silence n. 沉默 Tom seems silent today. What’s the matter? 汤姆今天似乎很沉默，怎么了？

3. helpful adj. 有帮助的 help n. (帮助) +ful（形容词后缀） →helpful adj. The book is really helpful. 这本书真的很有用。

It's been three years since we last saw our primary school  classmates.  (1) “It‘s been+ 一段时间 +since+ 从句” 意为“ 自从……以来已经有多长时间了”,还可表示为“It is+一段时间+since+从句”。 It's been five years since I began to learn English. =It is five years since I began to learn English. 自从我开始学英语已经有5年的时间了。

(2)since 此处用作连词,意为“自从; 自……以来”。 since后接从句,该从句用一般过去时态,主句常用完成时。 She has taught us English since I came to this school.自从我来到这所学校她就教我们英语。 since还可用作介词,意为“自从…… 以来”,后接表示时间点的词。

课 堂 达 标 Ⅰ.单项选择 1.It's impolite to spit ______ public. A.at B.by  C.on  D.in 2.Can he do  ______much work in _____a short time? A.so;so B.such;so C.so;such D.such;such 3.To do the work well______great attention.  A.suggests B.requires C.advises D.introduces D C B

4. Tony used to be shy, ______he? A.didn't  B.doesn't  C.hadn't  D.hasn't 5. Don't give up______English. It's very useful. A.study  B.studying  C.to study  D.studied A B

Ⅱ. 根据汉语意思及括号内所给提示语，将下列句子翻译成 英语。 1. 杰夫(Jeff)长什么样子？ (be like) ________________________________ 2. 你弟弟过去常常打篮球吗？ (used to) What is Jeff like? Did your brother use to play basketball?

3. 和我的数学老师交谈很有趣。 (it; interesting) __________________________________________ 4. 自从格林(Green)一家离开这个镇子已经有10年了。 (it; since) ___________________________________________ It’s interesting to talk with my math teacher. It has been ten years since the Greens left this town.

5. 两年前萨姆(Sam)对拍照感兴趣。 (interested) ___________________________________________ 6. 暑假安妮(Annie)有时去旅行。 (from time to time) ____________________________________________ ________ Sam was interested in taking photos two years ago. Annie goes traveling on summer vacation from time to time.

question, humorous, silent, help, score Ⅲ. 根据句意，从方框中选择恰当的单词填空，有的需要变换形式。每词限用一次。 question, humorous, silent, help, score  1. Thank you for your advice. It’s quite_______. 2. If you answer all the ________ correctly, you will get a prize. 3. My sister studies hard and always gets good _______ on her exams. 4. Judy is smart and_________. Everyone wants to make friends with her. 5. Tom wanted to put up his hand to say something, but he kept _____ in the end. helpful questions scores humorous silent

Homework 1. How has our school or our city changed? Try to find some changes around you and make some sentences with “used to” (at least five). 2. Preview new words and expressions. 3. Preview the passage From Shy Girl to Pop Star on page 27.

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