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

2a Li Wen is a 15-year-old boy from the countryside. His parents are working in the city. Look at the title of the passage and the picture below. What problems do you think he might have? He Studies Harder Than He Used to _________________________________________ Reading

Learning strategy: USING CONTEXT Using the sentence context may help you guess and learn the meanings of new words and phrases. 使用上下文的语境可能帮助你猜测新单词或词 组的意思。

2b Read the passage and put the sentences [A-D] in the correct places. Missing language A.They had a long talk. B.Now Li Wen has really changed. C.However, things began to change a few years ago. D.His teacher was worried about him.

2c Read the passage and underline the problems that Li Wen used to have. 1.He was no longer interested in studying. He was often absent from classes, and he failed his examinations. 2.There were so many rules, and he used to break them all the time. One day he told his teacher he wanted to leave the school.

be proud of/ take pride in, make a decision/ decide, miss/ be absent from change/influence, look after/ take care of 2e Complete the passage with the proper forms of the words and phrases in the box.

Writing: Write about how you have changed. What did you use to be like? Which change is the most important one, and why? How I’ve changed! My life has changed a lot in the last few years. I used to________________________________________ Now I’m ______________________________________ The biggest change in my life was_________________ This is the most important change because_________ ______________________________________________

A sample version: How I’ve changed! My life has changed greatly since primary school. I used to like different things when I was in primary school. For example, I used to hate homework very much. But now I don’t mind it. I often spend less time finishing it. I used to be afraid of being bullied by taller children. But now I learn to make friends with them. I have learned a lot in the past three years. Now I feel I’m a grown-up.

Complete the following sentences. 1.David’s father likes talking with him ______ ________ ( 亲身；亲自） 2. My teacher is a famous expert. So I _____ _____ ( 为 …… 感到自豪 ) in him. 3. The bad weather has ___________( 影响 ) the old’s health. 4.Bill is a good student and he is ______ ______( 很少旷课 ). 5.Don’t ______ _______( 担心 )things so much. It will make you stressed out. person in take pride Practice influenced seldom absent worry about

Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the box. 1. The mother traveled for many hours to return home to talk to her child _____________. 2. He used to be a very quiet teenager. He remained ____________ most of the time and _________talked to other people. 3. If you are always ___________for class, you will ____________the examinations. silent, require, absent, fail, interview, take pride in, be proud of, in person, influence, humorous, seldom in person silent seldom absent fail

4. The teacher ___________helping his students win the English competition. 5. Kate's grandparents have had a great __________on her. 6. That British teacher is very ___________.He always tells us interesting jokes. 7. People are usually ____________ to give a general self- introduction in a job ____________. 8. Tina played very well in the basketball game and her parents ____________her. influence humorous interview required are proud of took pride in

1.Mario 过去很矮。 2.Amy 过去性格外向。 3. Tina 过去有一头直的长发。 Mario used to be very short. Amy used to be outgoing. Tina used to have long straight hair. Translate the following sentences into Chinese.

4. 他过去戴眼镜。 5.—— 你过去弹钢琴吗？ —— 不，我不弹。 6.—— 你曾经留长头发吧？ —— 是的，曾留过。 He used to wear glasses. —Did you use to play the piano? —No, I didn’t. —Did you use to have long hair? —Yes, I did.

7. —— 你过去是直发吗？ —— 是的。 —Did you use to have straight hair? —Yes, I did. 8. 你过去常游泳, 是吗 ? You used to swim, didn’t you ?

Write a passage about how you have changed in the last few years. Homework