九年级英语上册人教版,Unit 4 Section A 1,Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.,Section A 1 1a2d,Warming up,Ryan has long curly blonde hair, he has a round face, two big eyes. Hes a little heavy. His hair is soft and beautiful. His mother thinks its really wonderful. So she cant stand cutting his beautiful hair. But some of Ryans friends say that Ryan cant play with them because he looks like a girl.,tall/ short medium height straight / curly hair long / short hair heavy/ thin young/ old,Fill in the chart with words to describe people.,1a,Appearance,Personality,outgoing funny helpful cute kind friendly confident,Presentation,Jiang Wen used to wear glasses, but now he doesnt wear glasses.,Zhang yishan used to be short, but he is tall now.,Listening,Listen. Bob is seeing some friends for the first time in four years. What did his friends use to look like?,1b,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,tall,short,red,curly,Look at the picture in 1a and make conversations.,Practice,1c,Did Mario use to be short?,Yes, he did. He used to be really short.,Whats he like now?,Hes tall now.,Did Amy use to have short hair?,Yes, she did. She used to have short hair.,Whats she like now?,She has long hair now.,Did Tina use to have red hair?,Yes, she did. She used to have red and curly hair.,Whats she like now?,She has straight and blonde hair now.,Look at these words and remember them.,_ friendly _ outgoing _ serious _ humorous _ silent _ active _ brave _ quiet _ helpful,adj. 有幽默感的；滑稽有趣的,Listening,2a,adj. 不说话的；沉默的,adj. 有帮助的,1. humorous adj. 有幽默感的；滑稽有趣的,e.g. Cartoons are humorous pictures with words. 漫画是附有文字的幽默图片。,humor (幽默) + ous 有幽默感的,e.g. Peter seems silent today. Whats the matter? 彼特今天似乎很沉默，怎么了？,2. silent adj. 不说话的；沉默的,silent adj. silence n. 沉默,help n. (帮助) + ful helpful adj. 有帮助的,3. helpful adj. 有帮助的,e.g. His explanation was more or less helpful. 他的解释多少是有帮助的。,Listening,Listen and check () the words you hear.,2a,_ friendly _ outgoing _ serious _ humorous _ silent _ active _ brave _ quiet _ helpful,Listen again and complete the chart about how Paula has changed.,2b,In the past,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 grade in _. She was also good in _. She used to play the _.,outgoing,quiet,science,music,piano,1. Now shes more interested in _. She plays _ almost every day. Shes also on a _ team. 2. She still plays the _ from time totime.,soccer,sports,swim,piano,Now,1. What class were they?_ 2. What was Paula never brave to do in class?_,Listen again and answer the questions.,They were in science class.,She was never brave to ask questions to teachers.,3. What subjects were Paula good at?_ 4. What is Paula interested in now?_,Science and music.,Paula is more interested in sports now.,Pair work,Paula used to be really quiet.,Make conversations about Paula using the information in 2b.,2c,I know. She was always silent in class.,She wasnt very outgoing. She was never brave enough to ask questions.,But she was always friendly. She got good grades in exams. And she was really good in music class, too. She used to play the piano.,But now she is more interest in sports. She plays soccer almost every day. She still plays the piano from time to time.,I know, Shes so active now.,Read the conversation and complete the blanks.,2d,Bill 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,Role-play,Role-play the conversation.,This party is such a great idea!,2d,I agree. Its been three years since we last saw our primary school classmates.,Its interesting to see how people have changed.,Bill has changed so much! He used to be so shy and quiet.,Yeah, his face always turned red when he talked to girls!,I used to see him reading in the library every day.,Thats because he was a really good student. He studied hard and got good scores on his exams.,Did he use to wear glasses?,Yes, and he used to be thin, too. But look how big and strong he is now!,Hes so popular now. Look at all the girls around him!,Language points,1. I used to be afraid of the dark.used to do sth. 过去常常做某事,表示过去经常性或习惯性的动作或状态，暗指现在已经不存了，强调过去与现在的对比。,used to的否定形式有两种：didnt use to或usednt to。,e.g. They used to be good friends. 他们过去是好朋友。 (暗示现在不是了)Mrs Brown didnt use to / usednt to travel in summer.布朗夫人过去夏天不旅游。Did you use to / Used you to play the guitar? 他过去弹吉他吗？,