Unit Four I used to be afraid of the dark. Section A (1a-2c)

Describe people’s looks Hair: have /has Height: is Build: is

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

He used to be outgoing, but now he is serious. He was outgoing when he was a child, but he is serious now. He used to be outgoing, but now he is serious.

past now He _____________________ when he was young, but now he likes ______________. used to play basketball playing football

our appearance our personality our interest People sure change! our appearance 外表 Time can change our personality 性格 our interest 爱好

Presentation Appearance Personality 1a Fill in the chart with words to describe people. Appearance Personality tall, short outgoing, serious long straight hair, short curly hair funny, shy noisy, calm heavy, slim, thin quiet

1b short glasses tall short hair red curly Listen. Bob is seeing some friends for the first time in four years. What did his friends use to look like? Mario used to be ________. He used to wear ________. Amy used to be ________. She used to have _____________. Tina used to have __________ and __________ hair. short glasses tall short hair red curly

Pairwork 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?

Predicting （听前预测） According to the picture in 2a and the sentences in 2b, try to guess what the conversation will talk about.（看图猜你要听什么）

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.

In the past quiet always silent in class. She wasn’t very 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

Puzzles Teacher’s puzzles: Groups’ puzzles Read the conversation on page137 in groups and find out something difficult. Teacher’s puzzles: You used to be really quiet.（改为否定句） You ______ ______ ______ be really quiet. 2. 请翻译“brave enough”这个短语并说出相似的短语。 ________________________ 3. I remember you were really good in music class. （写出同义句） I remember you ______ _______ _______ music. Groups’ puzzles G1_________ G2_________ G3___________ G4_________ G5_________ G6___________

Pair work 2c Make conversations about Paula using the information in 2b. Paula used to be really quiet. I know. She was always silent in class. 16

Production: Who has changed most? Talk about your past and now in groups. then report in class. Eg: What did you use to .... ... in the past? What are you like now?/What do you ...now ? name Past Now I Li Ping ... eat junk food eat healthy food Eg: I used to… but now I…. Li Ping... ...

Consolidation 1.She was never _____ _____ (足够勇敢） to ask questions. 2 Now she is _____ ______ ______ (对……更感兴趣）sports. 3 She still plays the piano ______ ______ ______ ______ (时常） brave enough more interested in from time to time

Homework Please try to do:(必做） Please choose to do:（选做） 1.和同伴谈论你们过去喜欢做的事情，编写对话。 A: I used to like going shopping with my mother. B: I used to like playing games with friends. Please choose to do:（选做） 2.写一篇短文介绍一下你自己在外貌、性格、 爱好等方面的变化。