Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.,Section A (1a1c),Learning Aims Talk about what you used to be like. Talk about your changes and your feelings.,1a lets play a game!,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 _. 3. Tina used to have_ and _ hair.,short,glasses,tall,short hair,red,curly,ListenListen,Bob,Look at the picture in 1a and make conversations.,1c,A:Did Maria use to be short? B:Yes, he did. He used to be really short. A:Whats he like now? B:Hes tall now.,short/tall,lets have a free talk!,When I was a freshman(大一)in Xian International Studies University（西安外国语大学）, I felt really unconfident. My spoken English was very poor at that time and I have a clear northern accent（口音）. When I was a middle school student,I just thought if I could do the exercises correctly, I would be excellent. In fact I was totally wrong. I know clearly that English is just a tool for us to communicate with each other. if you cant speak it, its useless.,Then I made up my mind to change. I listened to tapes again and again to practice my listening and speaking skills（技能）； I tried hard to take part in discussions in class and went to the English Corner every night and so on. I felt difficult at first, but gradually my oral English became better and better day by day. When I gave a speech(演讲) in my speech class, my teacher and classmates were all surprised at my progress and changes. They all praised（夸奖） me.,When we face difficulties, we just need to overcome them instead of giving up. I hope you can have confidence in yourself and try to make changes to become a better “yourself”.,Summary and homework Tell your own changes and your feelings. Tell your best friends changes.,You must do it! You can do it! You will do it! You will succeed!,Believe in yourself!,