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

Self Check 1 Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the box. silent, require, absent, fail, interview, take pride in, be proud of, in person, influence, humorous, seldom 1. The mother traveled for many hours to return home to talk to her child _________. in person

silent, require, absent, fail, interview, take pride in, be proud of, in person, influence, humorous, seldom 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 ________ from class, you will ____the examinations. 4. The teacher ____________ helping his students win the English competition. silent seldom absent fail take pride in

5. Kate’s grandparents have had a great _________ on her. silent, require, absent, fail, interview, take pride in, be proud of, in person, influence, humorous, seldom 5. Kate’s grandparents have had a great _________ on her. 6. The British teacher is very ________. He always tells us interesting jokes. influence humorous

8. Tina played very well in the basketball silent, require, absent, fail, interview, take pride in, be proud of, in person, influence, humorous, seldom 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. required interview were proud of

1. I used to wear _______________________ ______________. 2. What did you use to be like when you were in primary school? Complete these statements. 1. I used to wear _______________________ ______________. 2. My hair used to be _______________. 3. I used to watch ____________________. 4. I used to play ______________________. 5. I used to be _______________________ _________. jackets, jeans and sports shoes black and short cartoons on weekends ping-pong after school afraid of speaking before strangers

Exercises 选择恰当的单词并用其适当形式填空。 Asia, silence, help, exact, self-introduction, proud, European, Africa 1. We can find pine-trees (松树) in most ___________ countries. 2. It might be very ________ if you get advice from a close friend. European helpful

Asia, silence, help, exact, self-introduction, proud, European, Africa 3. China is the host (主办国) of the Eleventh _______ Games. 4. She told me the whole story ______ as it happened. 5. Nile is an _______ river. It flows into the Indian Ocean. Asian exactly African

Asia, silence, help, exact, self-introduction, proud, European, Africa 6. The house was very _____ because everyone was asleep. 7. Thanks for your invitation. Allow me to make a ______________ now. 8. He was the ______ of the village after winning the championship. silent self-introduction pride

Homework 1. 复习本单元的全部内容。 2. 向父母亲了解你的家庭现在与十年前 在生活上所发生的变化，并用英语写 一篇小短文介绍给大家。