Why did Li Wen became less interested in studying?He is a lazy boy. B. He wants to play outside. C. He felt lonely and unhappy. D. He doesnt like to study.,choose the right answer.,2. Which of the following is NOT Li Wens difficulties in school?He was absent from classes. B. He failed his examinations. C. He was shy. D. He had no friends in school.,3. His parents took a _ and a _ to get to Lis school.24-hour bus, 5-hour train B. 24-hour train, 5-hour bus C. 24-hour train, 15-hour bus D. 24-hour bus, 15-hour train,Read and then fill in the blanks.,lonely,unhappy,much happier,were proud of him,was absent from,failed,even harder,shy,make friends,more outgoing,made some good,friends,ask teacher for help,Use clues from the passage to help you guess the meanings of the words in the box.,2d,P31,influence: v. & n. 影响 absent: adj. 缺席；不在 boarding school: 寄宿学校 in person: 亲身；亲自,have an effect on / change,not present,face to face,A school that students can stay in,2e Complete the passage with the proper forms of the words and phrases in the box.,be proud of / take pride in 以为荣 make a decision / decide +to do sth 决定做 miss / be absent from 缺席，错过 change / influence 改变，影响 look after / take care of 照顾,Li Wen is a 15-year-old boy. He works very hard and does well in school. It is hard to believe that he used to have difficulties in school. When his parents moved to the city to work, they could not be at home to _him. So he became less interested in studying and _classes. Then his parents _to send him to a boarding school. He found life there difficult. One day he,look after / take care of,missed/was absent from,made a decision/decided,told his teacher he wanted to leave the school. His advised his parents to talk with their son in person. This conversation _ his life. He realized that his parents would always love him, and they would _ _ everything good that he did. Now he is much happier and more outgoing than he used to be.,changed / influenced,be proud of /,take pride in,Self Check,Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.,1. “used to+不定式”表示过去常常干某事, 现在不再干了。 eg. I used to go to work by bus. Now I take a taxi. She used to be very shy.,Revision,2. used to 可用于存在句。例如： There used to be a cinema here before the war. 战前这儿有一家电影院。 3. 在否定句和附加疑问句中，可以用usednt (used not)，也可以用didnt。例如：,He usednt / didnt use / used not to smoke. 他过去不抽烟。 He used to live here, didnt / usednt he? 他过去住在这里，不是吗？,be (get) used to be used to中的to是个介词，和used to不同。该词组的含义是“习惯于”。所以to后面不能接动词原形，而要接名词或v-ing形式。,例如： They are used to the hard work here now. 他们现在习惯于这里的艰苦工作了。 Im used to dealing with matters of this kind. 我习惯于处理这类事情了。,The mother traveled for many hours to return home to talk to her child_. He used to be a very quiet teenager. Heremained _most of the time and _talked to other people.,1 Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the box.,silent require absent fail interview take pride in be proud of in person influence humorous seldom,in person,silent,seldom,If you are always _from class, you will _ the examinations. 4. The teacher _ helping his students win the English competition.Kates grandparents have had a great _ on her.对有影响,absent,fail,took pride of,influence,6. That British teacher is very_. He always tells us interesting jokes.People are usually _ to give a general self-introduction in a job_. 8. Tina played very well in the basketball game and her parents _ her.,humorous,required,interview,were proud of,做一个简短的自我介绍,I used to wear _ . My hair used to be_. I used to watch _. I used to play _. I used to be_.,2. What did you use to be like when you were in primary school? Complete these statements.,Fill in the blanks,他们过去和我们住在同一条街道，所以我们经常能看见他们，但现在我们不能经常见到他们了。They_ in the same street as us, so we often_. But we _ these days. 当我还是个孩子时，我不喜欢西红柿。When I was a child, I _ tomatoes.,used to live,used to see them,dont see them very often,didnt use to like,当你来这儿之前你住哪儿？ Where _live before you came here?你过去是游泳队成员吗？ _ the swim team?,Did you use to be on,did you use to,