I used to be afraid of the dark.
Unit 4
Section B
Jenny used to play the piano.
用used to句型说出与图片情景相符的句子。
Jenny
Mike used to wear glasses.
Mike, glasses
Peter used to play soccer.
Peter, soccer
Amy, long hair
Amy used to have long hair.
Mark used to be on the swim team.
Mark, swim team
Objectives
To learn to use used to + verb to write and speak about what you used to like
To learn the new words: insect, influence, absent, fail
My father/My mother/My parents used to …
How about your childhood?
Did you use to have the same experience as the following?
play pijin
(皮筋)
play toys with parents
1a Check (✔) the things you used to like
when you were a child.
✔
_____music class
_____P.E. class
_____painting pictures
_____ants and other insects
✔
✔
✔
What other things did you use to like to do when you were a child?
1b Group work
A: What did you use to like to do?
B: I used to like…
A: Do you have colorful childhood?
B: Yes/No,…
read comics
play with dolls
play with balloons
play pijin(皮筋)
play with toy cars
chat with my parents
play with the insects
play alone
1. __ I didn’t use to like tests.
2. __ We used to walk to school.
3. __ I used to hate P.E. class.
4. __ I used to be on the soccer team.
1c Listen and check (✔) the sentences
you hear.
✔
✔
1d. Listen again. What do the girl and the boy say about things in the past and now? Fill in the chart.
tests
P.E.
tests
class/
the school uniform
whatever we like
just study
love
play
exercising
A: I used to be nervous about tests
all the time. What about you?
B: Yes, me too. And I used to …
1e Pairwork
Compare yourself with your partner.
You must lead a happy life when you were a child, please tell us what other things you used to like doing. Write at least 3 sentences.
I used to like ___________________.
_______________________________.
_______________________________.
_______________________________.
_______________________________.
Change in life
In the past, did you use to do something not very good? And do you do it better now? Think about some changes in your life and write down your own sentences.
2a Li Wen is a 15-year-old boy from the
countryside. His parents are working in
the city. Look at the title of the passage
and the picture below. What problems
do you think he might have?
2b Read the passage and put the sentence
(A-D) in the correct places and underline
the problems that Li Wen used to have .
USING CONTEXT
Using the sentence context
may help you guess and learn
the meanings of new words
and phrases.
Li Wen is a normal 15-year-old boy from the countryside. He works very hard and does well in school. It is hard to believe that he used to have difficulties in school. When he was a little boy, he seldom caused any problems, and his family spent a lot of time together. __________
His parents moved to the city to look for jobs, and his grandparents came to take care of him.
But he missed his parents so much and he often felt lonely and unhappy.
He Studies Harder Than He Used to
C
Li Wen’s unhappiness began to influence his schoolwork. He began less interested in studying. He was absent from classes and failed his examinations. Finally, Li Wen’s parents made the decision to send him to a boarding school. however, Li Wen was shy and was not able to make friends quickly in school. He found life there difficult. One day he told his teacher that he wanted to leave the school. _____and she
D
called his parents. She advised them to talk
with their son in person. So his parents took a
24-hour train and a 5-hour bus ride to
get to their Li Wen’s school.

______ “It was exactly what I needed,” he said. “Now I understand that even though they all busy, they are always thinking of me.
They take pride in everything good that I do.”
A
After that, Li Wen’s parents had much more
attention with their son than they used to.____
He became more outgoing and made some good
friends in school. He even joined the school basketball team and became active in many other activities. “I’m much happier now, and I
work even harder than I used to. I know my parents love me and they are always proud of me,” says Li Wen. “It’s very important for parents to be there for their children.”
B
be nervous about
意为“对…..感到紧张”，about 为介词，后接名
词、代词或动词的-ing形式作宾语。
► There is nothing to be nervous about.
没什么可紧张的。
► I’ll be nervous about speaking in your
presence. 有你在场我说话就紧张了。
Language points
辨析： nervous 和 anxious
nervous：在事情发展的过程中有一种怕的感
觉（=rather afraid)
anxious: 由于害怕某种事情会发生而感到焦
急、担心（=worried)
► I’m always nervous when I have to make a
speech. 在必须演讲时我总感到紧张。
► Your mother will be anxious until she hears
you’re safe. 你妈妈只有在听到你安然无恙
时才会放下心来。
2 It is hard to believe that he used to have difficulties in school.
(l) It is hard to believe that …是一个含有宾
语从句的复合句。主句中it作形式主语，真
正的主语是that引导的从句。
► It is hard to believe that they finished so
much work during such a short time.
在这么短的一段时间内他们完成了如此多
的工作, 这令人难以相信。
3. When he was a little boy, he seldom caused
any problems, and his family spent a lot of
time together.
seldom 作副词，意为“不常；很少”相当
于hardly ever, 其反义词为often（经常）通常
置于实义动词之前，助动词、系动词或情态动
词之后。
► She seldom goes out by herself.
她很少独自外出。
► He is seldom late for school.
他上学很少迟到。
注意：
1） seldom 具有否定意义，用于句首表示强
调时，主谓要部分倒装
► Seldom do I go shopping by taxi, unless it’s
raining.
除非下雨，我很少打车去购物。
2） seldom 用于反意疑问句时，附加问句不
用否定词not。
► They seldom come late, do they?
他们很少迟到，对吗?
4. He was absent from classes and failed his
examinations. 他翘课，并且考试不及格。
(l) be absent from …意为“缺席.....此处用作形容词，意为“缺席;不在”。
► A good student would not be absent from
school. 好学生是不会逃课的
拓展：absent 用作动词, 意为“缺席;不参加”。
► He absent himself from the meeting
yesterday. 他昨天没有出席会议。
5. Finally, Li Wen’s parents made the decision
to send him to a boarding school.
Finally 用作副词，意为 “最后; 终于”，其同
义词组是 in the end, at last。在句中作状语通
常位于句首、句末或实义动词之前，be动 词、
助动词或情态动词之后。
► Finally they got to the village.
最后他们到达了那个村庄。
► He worked out the math problem finally.
他终于解出了那道数学题。
辨析： finally, at last 与 in the end
Finally: “最后”，只指一系列事物或论点的
顺序，一般不带感情色彩
at last : 有时可与finally互换，但往往用于一
番拖延和曲折之后，因 而带有较浓
厚的感情色彩，如“不耐烦、不放心、
不如愿等
in the end: “终于” 可用于预测未来， finally
和 at last 则不能
► He tried many times, and finally succeeded.
他试验了很多次，最后成功。
► At last I have obtained my wish.
我的愿望终于实现了。
(2) send…to…意为“把…送到…”
► His parents sent him to Shanghai to study.
他的父母送他到上海学习。
拓展：send 的固定搭配
1）send up “发射；发出”
► Man-made satellites have been sent up into
space by many countries.
2）send away “解雇；开除”
► The boss sent away Tom.
3)send for派人去叫；请某人来
► His mother was ill and he sent for the doctor.
6. She advised them to talk with their son in person.
班主任建议李文的父母亲自和她们的儿子谈谈。
（1）advise 用作及物动词，其宾语可以是名词、代词、动词-ing 形式，也可以是that从句。advise也可以接双宾语，其直接宾语可由名词、带疑问词的动词不定式或that/wh-从句充当。advise还可由动词不定式充当宾补的复合宾语。advise的常用句型：
1）advise doing sth. 意为“建议做某事”
► He advised leaving early.
2) Advise sb. to do sth.意为“建议某人做某事”
► The doctor advised me to take a complete
rest. 医生建议我彻底休息一下。
注意：advise后不能直接跟不定式作宾语。
3) advise sb. against doing sth. 意为“劝告某
人不要做某事”，有时可与 advise sb. not to
do sth.互换。
► He advised her against going out at night.
=He advised her not to no out at night.
他劝她晚上不要出去。
4) advise sb. of sth.意为“通知或告知某人有
某情况”。
► Please advise us of the arrival of the goods.
货物到达时请通知我们。
(2) in person意为“亲身；亲自”。
► You should come here in person tomorrow.
明天你应该亲自来这儿。
7. “…, they are always thinking of me. They take
pride in everything good that I do.”
他们一直牵挂我，并为我所做的每一件好事感
到自豪。
(l) be always doing sth.意为“总是做某事，
一直做某事”，always常用在一般现在时态里，
表示经常的行为习惯。当与进行时连用，构
成句型“be always doing sth.”时，常表达说话
人的某种情绪，如赞扬、不满、责 备等。
► He always asking his parents for money.
他总是向他的父母要钱。
► She is always thinking of her work.
她总是想着自己的工作。
( 2 ) take pride in “为…感到自豪/骄傲“，与
be proud of 同义。后接让人引以为荣的对象，
其中pride为抽象名词，意为 “自豪；骄傲”，
in 为介词，后接名词、代词或动名词作宾语。
► The young mother took pride in her son.=
The young mother was proud of her son.
这个年轻的妈妈为她的儿子感到自豪。
A. They had a long talk
B. Now Li Wen has really changed
C. However, things began to change a few
years ago
D. His teacher was worried about him
Missing language
2c Read the passage again and underline the problems that Li Wen used to have.
Problems that Li Wen had:

①felt lonely and unhappy
②because less interested in studying
③was absent from classes
④failed his examinations
⑤was shy and not able to make friends quickly
⑥wanted to leave the school
2d Use clues from the passage to help you
guess the meanings of the words in the box.
influence absent boarding school in person
2e Complete the passage with the proper
forms of the words and phrases in the box.
be proud of / take pride in
make a decision / decide
miss / be absent from
change / influence
look after / take care of
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
2f What do you think Li Wen and his parents talked about in their conversation? Write a conversation and role-play it with your group. Think of the following things:
Possible questions Li Wen might ask his
parents
Questions his parents might ask Li Wen
Possible answers from Li Wen and his parents
3a Talk with a partner about the changes that have happened to you. Write notes about how you have changed for these three things.
Appearance
2. personality
3. hobbies
3b Write about how you have changed. What did you use to be like? Which
change is the most important one and why?
Try to write two paragraphs:
General introduction about the changes in
your life.
The most important change and how it
happened.
My life has changed a lot in the last few
years. I used to __________________________.
Now I’m _______________________________.
The biggest change in my life was___________.
This is the most important change because ___
________________________________________.
How I’ve changed!
How I’ve changed!
My life has changed a lot in the last few years. My daily life is different and I used to like different things when I was a child. For example, I ___________ like tests. Now, I don’t mind them. I ____________________. Now, it’s my
favorite class. I used to play __________. Now, I __________. I___________ to school. Now, _____________________.
didn’t use to
used to hate P.E. class
basketball
play soccer
used to walk
we have to take the bus
Write a passage in about 100 words with the help of the following points about Zhanghua’s life change. The first sentence has been given.
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Zhuanghua's life has changed a lot in the last few years.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
One possible version:
Zhuanghua's life has changed a lot in the last
few years. In the past, he used to have much
time to play after school. He spent a lot of time
playing games with his friends. When he
finished his homework, he often watched TV
or chatted with his grandma. On Saturday, he
often went to concerts with his father.
But now his school life has changed a lot. He
is very busy every day. He has to get up
early and stays in school all day. Because he
has to study hard. He hasn’t any more time
to play games with his friends. He has to do
his homework and goes to bed late every
night. He hardly has any time for concerts.
He misses the old days very much.
I. 根据句意及首字母提示，填写单词。
The cold weather c______the plants to
die last winter.
2. He’s a good teacher, and he is very p_____ with the slower students.
3. As students, we should pay much
a_______ to our studies.
4. Don’t w____too much time on computer games, Jack.
5. They walked because they couldn’t a_____ to take a taxi.
aused
atient
ttention
aste
fford
II. 用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
He always talks much about ______ (he).
Most of us don’t like him.
2. My aunt used to look after me as _____　　　　
(good) as she could.
3. ______ (lucky), the museum was not
destroyed by the earthquake.
4. The young man’s _____ (die) made
all the people in the town very sad.
5. I cannot stand listening to that song any
　_______ (long).
himself
well
Luckily
death
longer
I think Mr Jones works very _____
(hard, hardly).
2. He used to ______ (take, spend) lots of
time playing games.
3. Bill used to have _______ (many, much)
time to play with his friends.
4. Wow! You have ____ (so, such) many
story books.
III 从括号中选择适当的词汇完成句子。
hard
spend
much
so
Ⅳ完成句子，每空词数不限。
It's late now. I'm afraid I_______ (不得不)
go now.
2. It's not good to complain _________ (一直).
3. ____________ (嚼口香糖) is very popular among young people.
4. The _____ (去世) of her mother was sudden.
5. Would you _____ (介意) my opening the window?
have to
all the time
Chewing gum
death
mind
6. He________(几乎不) eats any
vegetables, so he is unhealthy.
_________________ (在过去的几年里),
we have built many tall buildings.
8. Don't ___________ (担心) him. He will be OK soon.
9. Jim______ (花费) some time in reading _________ (每天).
10. There was _______ (这么多的) food on my birthday party dinner.
hardly
In the last few years
worry about
spend
every day
so much
Ⅴ句型转换，根据括号内的要求完成下面各题，每空一词。
1. Mrs. Green used to have long curly hair.
(改为一般疑问句)
_____Mrs. Green ______ have long
curly hair?
2. Dave used to play soccer with his
classmates. (对划线部分提问)
_____ did Dave ___ to do with his
classmates?
Did
use to
What
use
3. My partner used to be really quiet.
(改为否定句)
My partner ___________________to be
really quiet.
4. His son has changed a lot since he came
to this school. (对划线部分提问)
_________has his son changed since he
came to this school?
5. Mary used to like Beijing Opera.
(改为反意疑问句)
Mary used to like Beijing Opera,
________________?
didn’t use / used not
How much
didn’t / usedn’t she
Ⅵ. 根据句意及汉语提示，填写适当的短语完成句子。
Have you ever heard of the saying,
“It’s impossible to defeat (打败) a
person who never _______ (放弃)”?
2. My uncle ____________ (对……感到
自豪) my cousin because of his great
progress in all subjects.
gives up
takes pride in
3. — Will you go to Shanghai for your
vacation?
— Oh, I haven’t ______________ (做决
定) by now.
4. _________ (最后), they got over all kinds
of difficulties and finished that task.
5. — You always do some reading in your
free time.
— Yeah. It is my hobby. I always do it
__________ (尽管) I am very busy.
In the end
even though
made a decision
VII. 根据汉语意思，补全下列英语句子。
每空词数不限。
1. 詹妮是一个十六岁的女孩。
Jenny is _______________ girl.
2. 让老师惊奇的是，今天早晨杰克是第
一个到校的。
_____________________, Jack was the
first to get to school this morning.
a sixteen-year-old
To the teacher’s surprise
3. 她大学毕业后就一直在一家银行工作。
She’s ____________ in a bank _____　　　　　　　
she graduated from university.
4. 这本词典正是我在找的。
This dictionary is exactly _________ 　　　　　
　__________.
5. 在你阅读英语文章的时候没有必要记
住每一个单词。
_______________ to remember every
word when you read English articles.
been working
since
what I am
It’s not necessary
looking for
VIII. Translation.
造成很多麻烦
一个十五岁的男孩

3. 一个问题孩子
4. 和他妈妈最近的一次对话

5. 他爸爸去世后
6. 几年前
7. 变得艰难得多
cause a lot of trouble
a fifteen-year-old boy
a problem child
a recent conversation with his mother
after his father’s death
a few years ago
become much more difficult
8. 他妈妈支付不了他孩子的学费。
9.尽她所能照顾好他

10.惹事落到警方手里

11.放弃做某事
12.最后,最终
13.作了一个艰难的决定
His mother couldn’t afford to pay for
her child’s education.
look after him as well as she can/could
get into trouble with the police
give up doing something
in the end/ at last/ finally
make a difficult decision
14. 送他去一间男孩寄宿学校

15. 令某人惊奇的是…
16. 这正是我所需要的。

17. 帮助我明白她给了我多少

18. 即使
19. 不再
20. 对……感到自豪
send him to a boy’s boarding school
help me to understand how much she has given me
to one’s surprise
even though
no longer
take pride in …/be proud of
It was exactly what I needed.
21. 我做的每一件好事

22. 使我妈妈更留心我，更注意我
23.最好的学生之一
24. 能够
25. 帮助他找到自信
26. 父母的存在对孩子是很重要的
everything good I do
make my mother pay more attention to me
one of the best students
be able to
help him to feel good
It’s very important for parents to be there for their children.
试着比较你和你朋友现在和过去的变化:
Homework