Unit 4
Unit 4
I used to be afraid
of the dark
Section A 2a-2d
Revision
short/ brown hair
短/黄头发
long /black hair
长/黑头发
How can we describe the appearance:
curly hair 卷发
tall/ good looking
高/相貌好看的
short/ handsome
矮/英俊的
strong /heavy
强壮的/重的
thin 瘦的
How can we describe the personality?
funny
serious
quiet
friendly
shy
serious
Appearance:
tall, short, fat, thin, young, old, straight hair, curly hair, long hair, short hair, a medium body
Personality:
outgoing, serious, funny, smart, friendly, shy, unfriendly
. 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：didn’t use to或usedn’t 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 didn’t use to / usedn’t 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？
used to用于疑问句时，可借助助动词did，也可以将used提到主语前。
【拓展】几个易混结构的比较：
use ... to do sth.
用……做……
e.g. They use the knife to cut meat.
他们用刀切肉。
e.g. This kind of wood is used to make paper.
这种木头是被用来做纸的。
be used to do sth. 被用来做某事
be / get used to sth. / doing sth.
习惯于某事 / 做某事
e.g. Lucy has been used to (eating) Chinese food.
Lucy已经习惯(吃)中餐了。
I think you’ll get used to the climate soon.
我想不久你就会习惯这种气候的。
根据所给汉语提示完成英语句子。
1. My uncle __________________(以前是个司机), but now he is an actor.
2. Tom’s father ____________________(过去常常看书) after lunch.
3. Mary __________________(以前常常骑自行车) to work, but now she _________________(习惯步行) to work.
4. The pencil ______________(被用来书写).
used to be a driver
used to read (books)
used to ride a bike
is used to walking
is used to write
Use the real information to make conversations.
Practice
Did Mario use to be short?
Yes, he did. He used to be really short.
What’s he like now?
He’s tall now.
Did Amy use to have short hair?
Yes, she did. She used to have short hair.
What’s 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.
What’s she like now?
She has straight and blonde hair now.
Leading in
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
【2011本溪】Sally is ______ in class now, 
but she used to be a very shy girl.
  A. honest          B. silent         
C. quiet           D. active 

【2012山东济宁】Ann kept s_________ all day because his little brother broke her toy bear.
B
ilent
quiet , calm, silent, still, peaceful这些形容词均含“平静的，无声无息”之意。
quiet普通用词，指没有喧闹、活动或骚乱的寂静状态。
calm普通用词，既可指天气、海洋等的平静状态，又可指人的镇定沉着、不慌乱，不受外界影响和情绪支配。
silent普通用词，指缄默不语或无声无息。
still指平静而又安定的状态。
peaceful普通用词，指一种不受外物扰乱和刺激的内在宁静或和平状态。
e.g. Peter seems silent today. What’s 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。
Teaching of new lesson
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 wasn’t 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 she’s more interested in ______.
She plays ______ almost every day.
She’s also on a _____ team.
2. She still plays the _____ from time to
time.
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 wasn’t 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 interested in sports. She plays soccer almost every day. She still plays the piano from time to time.
I know, She’s 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. It’s been three years since we last saw our primary school classmates.
It’s 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.
That’s 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!
He’s so popular now. Look at all the girls around him!
. from time to time 时常；有时
He went fishing from time to time.
他有时去钓鱼。
【近义词】
at times 有时
once in a while 偶尔
now and then 时而
Language points
他偶尔会来看我。
He came to see me from time to time.
与时间有关的短语：
on time 准时
in time 及时
all the time 总是
ahead of time 提前
at one time 曾经，一度
at any time 随时
at no time 绝不
in no time 立刻，马上
3. score (n, v)分数，得分
•Hughes scored two goals before half-time.
休斯在上半场进了两个球.
The home team has yet no score.
主队还没有得分.
Who is going to score for both sides?
谁来为双方记分?
I recorded the score in a notebook.我在笔记本上记下了分数
•他终于获得了成功。
He got the score in the end.
This was what they achieved after scores of years of ceaseless labour. 
这是他们几十年不懈劳动取得的成果。
•
比分是五比三。
•The score stood five to three.
•The score stood five-three.
•The score was at five to three.
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such为形容词，意为“这（那）样的；主要修饰名词；
so是副词，意为“这（那）么；如此地”，主要修饰形容词、副词和分词。
4. This party is such a great idea!
He used to be so shy and quiet.
such与so 辨析
e.g. Do you like such weather?
你喜欢这样的天气吗？
I’m so glad to see you.
很高兴见到你。
He can draw so well.
他画得那么好。
当名词前有many，much，few或little等词修饰时，要用so而不用such。
e.g. There are so many / few people in
the hall.
大厅有这么多/这么少的人。
You have so much / little
homework today.
你今天有这么多/这么少的作业。
“such + a / an +形容词+可数名词单数
形式”相当于“so +形容词+a / an +可
数名词单数形式”，表示“如此……的
一个……”。
e.g. She is such a lovely girl. =
She is so lovely a girl.
她是这个如此可爱的女孩。
选用such或so填空。
1. The man told us ____ funny a story.
2. She has _____ a beautiful dress.
3. How can you get ____ much money to buy the car?
4. Don’t go out in ______ cold weather.
5. Don’t eat _____ quickly.
so
such
so
such
so
It’s been three years since we last saw our primary school classmates.自从我们上次看到我们的小学同学起到现在有三年了。

since 引导一个句子或时间点，相当于for 引导时间段，对应的主句是相应持续性动词的完成时态。非持续性动词对应的时间是时间点。
语法重点三：
如：I have bought the pen for two years.
或 It’s been two years since I bought the pen.
或 I bought the pen two years ago.

They have been away for half an hour.
或 It’s been half an hour since they left.
或They left half an hour ago.
Exercises
I. 根据汉语提示填空，完成句子。
1. He has plenty of _________ (幽默的)
stories to tell us.
2. You’d better keep _______ (沉默) about what happened.
3. The lazy cat isn’t very ________ (有用的) in catching mice.
4. Tom got the highest ______(得分) in the exam.
humorous
silent
helpful
score
II. 用used to将下列汉语句子翻译成英语。
1. 他过去常常在卧室抽烟。

2. 汤姆过去常常去那儿看电影，但现在他
不去了。
He used to smoke in the bedroom.
Tom used to go to the movies there, but now he doesn’t go there.
Recite the conversation in 2d.
Homework