Section A (1a-2d)
Unit 4
I used to be afraid of the
dark.
学习目标
Key words & phrases:
humorous, silent, helpful, from time to time, score
Key sentences:
1. —Did Mario used to be short?
—Yes, he did. He used to be really short.
2. —What’s he like now?
— He’s tall now.
3. Paula used to be really quiet.
Jiang Wen used to wear glasses, but
now he doesn’t wear glasses.
Do you know him?How has he changed?
Lead in
Zhang Yishan used to be short, but he is tall
now.
Do you know him? How has he
changed?
tall/ short
medium height
Fill in the chart with words to Fill in the chart with words to
describe people.describe people.
Appearance Personality
outgoing
funny
Presentation
1a
straight / curly
hair
long / short hair
heavy/ thin
young/ old
Appearance Personality
helpful
cute
kind
friendly
confident
Listen. Bob is seeing some
friends for the first time in four
years. What did his friends use
to look like?
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
1b
Look at the picture in 1a and make Look at the picture in 1a and make
conversations.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.
Practice
1c
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.
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.
Look at these words and remember
them.
___ friendly ___ outgoing
___ serious ___ humorous
___ silent ___ active
___ brave ___ quiet
___ helpful
adj. 有幽默感的；
滑稽有趣的adj. 不说话
的；沉默的
adj. 有帮
助的
2a
1. humorous adj.
有幽默感的；滑稽有趣的
e.g. Cartoons are humorous pictures
with words.
漫画是附有文字的幽默图片。
humor (幽默) + ous → 有幽默感的
e.g. Peter seems silent today. What’s
the matter?
彼特今天似乎很沉默，怎么了？
2. silent adj. 不说话的；沉默的
silent adj. → silence n. 沉默
help n. (帮助) + ful →
helpful adj. 有帮助的
3. 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。
Listen and check (√) the
words you hear.
___ friendly ___ outgoing
___ serious ___ humorous
___ silent ___ active
___ brave ___ quiet
___ helpful
2a
Listen again and complete the chart
about how Paula has changed.
2b
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.
outgoing
quiet
2. She got good grade in ______. She was
also good in ______. She used to play
the ______.
science
music
piano
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.
soccer
sports
swim
piano
Now
1. What class were they?
________________________________
2. What was Paula never brave to do in
class?
________________________________
________________________________
Listen again and answer the questions.
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.
Paula used to be
really quiet.
Make conversations about Paula using
the information in 2b.
I know. She was
always silent in
class.
2c
She wasn’t very
outgoing. She
was never brave
enough to ask
questions.
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.
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
2d
Role-play the conversation.
This party
is such a
great idea!
I agree. It’s been three
years since we last saw
our primary school
classmates.
2d
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. 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!
1. I used to be afraid of the dark.
used to do sth. 过去常常做某事
*表示过去经常性或习惯性的动作或状态，
暗指现在已经不存在了,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。
Language Points
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？
*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。
【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。
e.g. This kind of wood is used to make
paper.
这种木头是被用来做纸的。
be used to do sth. 被用来做某事
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
from time to time是一个固定短语，意
为“间或；有时”，常在句中作状语。
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。
2. She still plays the piano from time to
time.
e.g. He got high scores in the
examination.
考试中他得了高分。
3. He studied hard and got good scores on
his exams.
score n. 得分；进球
such与so 辨析
such为形容词，意为“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。
4. This party is such a great idea!
He used to be so shy and quiet.
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+可数名词单数形式
”相当于“so +形容词+a / an +可数名词单
数形式”，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。
选用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
I. 根据汉语提示填空，完成句子。
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
Exercises
II. 用used to将下列汉语句子翻译成英语。
1. 他过去常常在卧室抽烟。
2. 汤姆过去常常去那儿看电影，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.
1. Talked about people’s changes.
2. Learned the phrase “used to do …”.
3. Learned to care about others.
Summary
1. Practice the conversation on page
26, 2d.
2. Preview the passage in 3a.
3. Do the exercises in students’ book.
Homework
Thank
you!
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