I used to be afraid of the dark. Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark. Section A 1a~2d

Objectives To learn to understand and use used to + verb To listen and speak about what one used to be like and what one used to do

Warming up

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.

Describing these person

Kate Green short tall in the past now Kate is tall now. But she was very short in the past. Kate used to be short.

Change in appearance He was short when he was a child, but he is tall now. He used to be short, but now he is tall.

ugly VS He was ugly when he was a student, but he is really handsome now. He used to be ugly, but now he is really handsome.

Change in personality VS cute smart He was cute when he was a child, but he is really smart now. He used to be cute but now he is really smart.

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

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

我们学过许多描述人的词语, 看谁想的又快又多。 Appearance: tall, short, fat, thin, young, old, straight hair, curly hair, long hair, short hair, a medium body Personality: outgoing, serious, funny, smart, friendly, shy, unfriendly

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

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 short 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. glasses tall short red curly

Practice 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. She has straight and blonde hair now. What’s she like now?

Listening 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.

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.

练一练 Ⅰ. 单项选择 1. ---How do you often go to school? ---I _______ walk but I take a bus now. A. am used to B. used to C. use to D. am used 2. Tina doesn’t like going out. She’s very _______. A. funny B. active C. quiet D. outgoing B C

3. --- Don’t you like playing basketball? --- _______. I like playing soccer. A. Yes，I do B. No，I don’t C. Yes，I don’t D. No，I do 4. She used to _______ few friends, but now she has many friends. A. be B. having C. has D. have B D

5. He is _______ in playing the guitar because he finds it _______. A. interesting；interesting B. interesting；interested C. interested; interesting D. interested；interested C

Read the conversation and complete the blanks. Billy 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 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!

summary： Used to do sth 过去(常常做某事) “过去常常”表示过去习惯性的动作或状态，但如今已不存在。 eg. He used to watch a lot of TV. 疑问句式：Did ＋主语 ＋use to ＋动词原 形...？ Did you use to go swimming in the river when you were young?

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. silent helpful score

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.

Homework 1. Recite the conversation in 2d. 2. Finish off the workbook exercises.