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

2. 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

3. Warming up

4. 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.

5. Describing these person

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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.

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

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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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?

16. 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?

17. 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?

18. Listening Listen and check (√) the words you hear.
___ friendly ___ outgoing
___ serious ___ humorous
___ silent ___ active
___ brave ___ quiet
___ helpful

19. Listen again and complete the chart about how Paula has changed.

20. 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

21. 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

22. ________________________________
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.

23. 3. What subjects were Paula good at?
______________________________
4. What is Paula interested in now?
Science and music.
Paula is more interested in sports now.

24. 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

25. 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

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

27. 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

28. 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!

29. It’s interesting to see how people have changed.
Bill has changed so much! He used to be so shy and quiet.

30. Yeah, his face always turned red when he talked to girls!
I used to see him reading in the library every day.

31. 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?

32. 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!

33. 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?

34. 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

35. 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.

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