Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark Section A(1a-2d),Learning Aims,1. Revise how to describe people. 2. Learn the new words andphrases. 3. Complete Section A1a, 1b, 1c,2a, 2b, 2c,2e . 4. Grasp the usage of “used to”. 5. Practice your listening.,What does she look like?,heavy,medium build,thin,She ishas-,short brown hair big eyes,long brown hair bigeyes,long black hair tall,shy,serious,friendly,What is heshe like ? HeShe is,He was short when he was a child, but he is tall now.,He used to be short, but now he is tall.,Change in hobby,He _ in the free time, but now he is interested in _.,used to play basketball,playing football,Past,Now,Everyone changes from time to time.(时常，有时） Bob hasnt seen his friends for four years. What did his friends use to look like?,Bob hasnt seen his friends for 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,Listen,Look at the pictures and make conversations.,A:Did use to be short? B:Yes,he did.He used to be really short. A:Whats he like now? B:Hes tall now.,He used to be humorous , _?（幽默的）,didnt he,Yes,he did.(是，他是） No,he didnt.（不，他不是）,1. humorous adj. 有幽默感的; 滑稽有趣的 【语境领悟】 *The man is a humorous writer. 那个人是一个幽默的作家。 *This story is full of humor. 这个故事很幽默。,【学以致用】 Our English teacher is very_ (humor). We all like him. 答案: humorous,She didnt use to be silent(沉默的）,_?,Yes , she did. No,she didnt.,did she,(不),（是）,2. silent adj. 不说话的; 沉默的 【语境领悟】 *She was always silent in class. 她总是在课堂上保持沉默。 *They are doing homework in silence. 他们在默默地做作业。,【妙辨异同】 silent与silence的异同,【学以致用】 (2013无锡中考)We felt strange about his_ (silent) at the party as he used to be very outgoing. 答案: silence,He _ a soldier, but now he _ a policeman.,Past,Now,soldier,policeman,Did he use to be helpful （有用的，有帮助的）?,Yes, he did.Now he is helpful.,Bob,used to be is,3. helpful adj. 有用的; 有帮助的 【语境领悟】 *My mother is very helpful. 妈妈乐于助人。 *Do you often help your classmates? 你经常帮助你的同学吗?,【一言辨异】 Mr. Green is really helpful. He often helps others. 格林先生乐于助人。他经常帮助别人。,【学以致用】 If all of you are_ (help), you can get on well with each other. 答案: helpful,He _ football, now he _basketball.,Past,Now,Doggy,He is on a basketball team. He often got a high score（得分；进球） in the game.,used to play plays,Everyone changes from time to time.(时常，有时） How has Paula changed?,Listen and check ( ) the words you hear.,_friendly _humorous _brave,_outgoing _silent _quiet,_serious _active _helpful,2a,Listen again and complete the chart about how Paula has changed.,In the past,Now,1.Paula used to be really _. She was always silent in class. She wasnt 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 _.,1. Now shes more interested in _. She plays _ almost every day. Shes also on a _ team.,2. She still plays the _ from time to time.,quiet,outgoing,science,music class,piano,sports,soccer,swim,piano,2b,Role-play the conversation.,Frist,read the conversation by yourself(自己阅读） Then,read in pairs.（分角色朗读） At last, find out the difficult, common solution.（找出难点，共同解决）,【备选要点】 Its been three years since we last saw our primary school classmates. 从上次见到我们的小学同学到现在时间已经过去三年了。,【句型剖析】 “It has been +一段时间+since+一般过去时的句子”意为“自从以来已经过去了多长时间”。 *It has been ten years since we moved here. 自从我们搬到这里, 时间已经过去10年了。,【学以致用】 自从我们离开家, 时间已经过去一个月了。 _ _ a month since we_ home. 答案: Its been; left,Sum-up,让我们一起小结一下刚 才学习的知识。 你准备好了吗？加油！,used to过去常常 【语境领悟】 *I used to be afraid of the dark. 我过去常常怕黑。 *Did he use to play soccer? 他过去常踢足球吗? *I didnt use to be very quiet. 我过去不是很文静。 *You used to be short, didnt you? 你过去很矮, 是吗?,否定形式还可以为used not to do，疑问形式为Used you to? Used he to? 例如: I used not to be short.Used he to like playing games?,Notes:,但日常口语中常用助动词did,【妙辨异同】used to do sth. , be used to (doing) sth. 与be used to do sth.,. 用所给词的适当形式填空 1. My grandfather used to_ (walk)to work in the past. 2. Are you used to_ (get)up early to read English? 3. What do you think of your Chinese teacher? He is very_ (humor). 4. All of them are working in_ (silent). 5. Why is he so popular? Because he is very kind and_ (help). 答案: 1. walk 2. getting 3. humorous 4. silence 5. helpful,. 单项选择 1. My sister used to be_, but now she is outgoing. A. funny B. friendly C. active D. shy 2. She used to_in a small house, but now she lives in a big apartment. A. lived B. lives C. live D. living 3. He used to be tall, _? A. doesnt he B. didnt he C. does he D. did he,