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

2. What does he look like? Lead in

3. height tall medium height short build heavy medium build thin have/has (big) eyes … wear(s) glasses/clothes … long hair short hair straight hair curly hair blonde hair brown hair … hair Brainstorming: Appearance

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

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

6. short/tallyoung/old fat/thin He/She used to be/have/wear…, but now he/she is/has/wears …. Make sentences.

7. 1b Listen. Bob is seeing some friends for the first time in four years. What did his friends use to look like? 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. short glasses really tall short red curly

8. Look at the picture in 1a and make conversations. A: Did Mario use to be short? B: Yes, he did. He used to be really short. A: What’s he like now? B: He’s tall now. 1c PAIRWORK

9. . She used to be …, but now she is …. quiet … outgoing … Make sentences

10. He _____________________ in the free time, but now he is interested in ______________. used to play basketball playing football Change in hobby.

11. _____ friendly ______ outgoing ______ serious _____ humorous ______ silent ______ active _____ brave _____ quiet ______ helpful 2a Listen and check ( ) the words you hear. √ adj. 有幽默感的 adj. 沉默的 adj. 有帮助的

12. 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 grades in __________. She was also good in ________________. She used to play the ______________. 2b Listen again and complete the chart about how Paula has changed. adj.+ enough to do sth. 足够 …… 去做某事

13. 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. from time to time 时常；有时 be interested in 对 …… 感兴趣

14. 2c PAIRWORK Make conversations about Paula using the information in 2b. For example: A: Paula used to be really quiet. B: I know. She was always silent in class.

15. 2d Role-play the conversation. Scan the conversation and answer the questions: 1.Did Billy use to be outgoing? 2. Did he use to wear glasses? 3. What ’ s Billy like now? No, he didn ’ t. He used to be shy and quiet. Yes, he did. He is big and strong.

16. 3a Reading Read the article and identify the paragraphs in which the following information appears. Number the information[1-3]. _______ how Candy’s life has changed _______Candy’s advice to young people _______Candy’s background 1 2 3

17. 3b Reading Read the article again and complete the sentences about Candy. 1. She used to be shy, but now she’s not shy__________. 2. She didn’t use to be _________ in school, but now she gets lots of attention. 3. She used to _________with friends, but it is almost impossible now. 4.She didn’t use to ______________how she appears to others, but now she does. anymore popular hang out worry about

18. Language Points take up doing sth. deal with dare to do sth. not…anymore get tons of attention hang out give up require sth. to do sth. 开始干某事 对付；应付 敢于做某事 不再 得到很多关注 闲逛 放弃 需要某物做某事

19. Grammar Focus I used to be short. I didn’t use to be popular in school. Paula used to be really quiet. She didn’t use to like tests. You used to short, didn’t you? Yes, I did. /No, I didn’t. Did he use to wear glasses?Yes, he did./ No, he didn’t.

20. Language Points 1.used to 的用法 used to do sth. 表示 “ 过去常常做某事 ” ，指过去常 常发生的动作或存在的状态。例如： He used to walk to school. 他过去常步行去上学。 She used to be afraid of the dark. 她过去怕黑。

21. 2.be afraid of 害怕 ……, 后面可接名词、代词和动词 -ing 形式。 例如： Are you afraid of dogs? 你害怕狗吗？ He is afraid of going out alone at night. 他害怕在夜里独自外出。 be afraid 后面还可接动词不定式和宾语从句。 例如： Don’t be afraid to ask others for help if you need. 如果你需要，不要害怕向别人求助。

22. 3. 注意区分 alone 和 lonely alone 的意义是 “ 单独的、独自的 ” ，而 lonely 则指 “ 孤独的、寂寞的 ” 。试看下面这个句子： The old man’s wife died a year ago. He lives alone now, and he feels really lonely. 这位老人的妻子一年前去世了。现在他独自生 活，感到很孤独。

23. 4.still 我们用 still 来说明某人或某物没有变化。 ① still 应放在行为动词前面。 He still lives in New Zealand. 他仍然住在新西兰。 ② still 应放在 be 动词后面。 He is still crazy after all these years. 这么多年过去了他仍然很疯狂。 ③ still 应放在助动词或情态动词之后。 She can still play the piano. 她仍然能弹钢琴。

24. 下面每个句子都有一处错误，请指出并改正。 1. Liu Mei used to being a good girl._______ 2. She is used to stay up late. ___________ 3.The boy is interesting in that story. ____________ 4.Though the old man lives there by himself, but he doesn’t feel lonely. ____________ be interested Though/ but is /staying Practice

25. 1.Grace / watch a lot of TV/ watch a lot of movies _______________________________________________ 2. my mom/ have curly hair/have straight hair _____________________________________________ 3. Jerry/read books on European history/read books on African culture ________________________________________________________ 4. Sandy/teach British English/teach American English ____________________________________________ 4a Write sentences about the past using used to. Grace used to watch a lot of TV. She didn’t use to watch a lot of movies. My mom used to have curly hair. She didn’t use to have straight hair. Jerry used to read books on European history. He didn’t read books on African culture. Sandy used to teach British English. She didn’t use to teach American English.

26. 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.... 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。 Homework