Unit 2 I used to be afraid of the dark Unit 2 I used to be afraid of the dark

Period 3

2.Amy 过去性格外向。 3. Tina 过去有一头直的长头发。 3. Tina 过去有一头直的长头发。 Mario used to be short. Amy used to be outgoing. Tina used to have long and straight hair. 1.Mario 过去总是很矮。 1.Mario 过去总是很矮。

4. 他过去常戴眼镜。 He used to wear glasses. 5. 你过去弹钢琴吗？不，我不弹。 6. 你曾经留长头发吧？是的，我曾。 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 ?

Look at the following pictures, and make sentences. He used to ……. Now he ……

Now she is tall. She used to be short.

Now she likes playing tennis. She used to play football.

Now she has short hair. She used to be long hair.

I used to like playing games with friends. I used to like listening to the music. I used to like painting pictures. I used to enjoy swimming. I used to enjoy eating candy.

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play study walk take the bus gym love

go to school by bus = take the bus to school walk to a place = go to a place on foot ride to a place = go to a place by bike drive to the shop = go to the shop by car fly to Beijing = go to Beijing by air / plane

Reading & Writing

Read the passage,and answer the following questions.

1.Where does Rose Tang study ? She studies in a high school. 2.Who is Rose Tang? She is a high school student. 3.What is Rose Tang’s biggest problem? Her biggest problem is that she is too busy.

4.What did she use to do before she started high school? 4.What did she use to do before she started high school? She used to spend a lot of time playing games with friends. 5.What did she use to do in the evening? She used to watch TV or chat with her grandmother.

6. Did she use to go to concerts with her father? Yes, she did. 7. Does she still have time for concerts? What does she usually do now? She hardly ever has time for concerts now. She usually studies and does her homework.

Fill in the chart.

Rose Tang thenRose Tang now had so much time,gets up early, stays in school all day, spent a lot of time playing with friends, no time for playing games, watched TV or chatted with her grandmother, has to study, went to concerts with her father Hardly ever have time for concerts, does homework and goes to bed

Fill in the blanks.

My biggest problem is that I’m too ______. busy When I was young, I used to have ___ ____ time, but these days I get up _____ and stay in school all day. Then I go right home and eat dinner. so much early

Before I __________ high school, I used to ______ a lot of time ____________ with my friends, but I just don’t have the time _________.started spend playing anymore In the evening, I used to ______ or ______ with my grandmother, but now I have to______. watch TV chat study

I love _______, and my father used to ______ me to ___________. These _____, I ___________ ever have time for _________. music take concerts dayshardly concerts I do my __________ and go to bed. I really ______ the old days. homework miss

How I’ve changed ! My life has changed a lot ……For example, I __________ like tests. Now I don’t mind them. I ______. Now it’s my favorite class. I used to play _______________. Now, _____________. I _____________to school. Now, I ________________. didn’t use to used to hate them every day after class I study all the time used to walk I have to take the bus to school.

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. 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 learned a lot in the past three years. Now I feel I’m a grown-up.