Unit 4
I used to be afraid of the dark.
Section A (1a-2d)
Learning aims
Aims of knowledge: to master 5 words and phrases;
Learn to talk about what you used to be like.
Aims of ability: to train students’ ability of listening and speaking using “used to do”.
Aims of emotion: to find the differences between the past and now and value our life now.
humorous adj. 滑稽有趣的
silent adj. 不说话的
helpful adj. 有用的；有帮助的
score n. & v. 得分；进球
short/ brown hair
短/黄头发
long /black hair
长/黑头发
How can we describe the appearance?
curly hair 卷发
bald 光头的
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
height
tall
medium height
short
build
heavy
medium build
thin
have/has (big) eyes,
wear(s) glasses/clothes …
long hair
short hair
straight hair
curly hair
blonde hair
brown hair
… …
hair
Brainstorming: Appearance
明星一对一
你能猜出他/她是哪位明星小时候的照片吗？
Zhou Xun
Lead in
Guessing Game
He used to be short, but now he is tall.
Change in appearance
He was short when he was a child, but he is tall now.
She used to like reading, but now she likes singing.
She liked reading when she was a student, but she likes singing now.
VS
in the past
now
I have long hair now. But I had
very short hair in the past.
I used to have short hair.
1c Pair work
A: Did you use to be short ?
B : Yes, I did. I used to be really short.
A : what’s you like now?
B : I am tall now.
Bob hasn’t seen his friends for four years. What did his friends use to look like?
Mario used to be ________. He used to wear ________.
Amy used to be ________. She used to have _____________.
Tina used to have __________ and __________ hair.
short
glasses
tall
short hair
red
curly
Listen
contact lenses (隐形眼镜)
____ friendly _____outgoing _____serious ____humorous _____ silent _____active
_____brave ______quiet _____ helpful
2a Listen and check (✔) the words you hear.
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
2b Listen again and complete the chart
about how Paula has changed.
quiet
outgoing
sports
soccer
swim
science
music class
piano
piano
2c
Make conversation about paula using the information in 2a and 2b.
Read and try to recite the conversations
Role-play
1. Role play the conversation in groups;
2. Role play the conversation in front of the class
Let’s see which group does the best.
2d
1. But now I’m more interested in sports.
interested adj. 感兴趣的; 关心的 （人）
be interested in 对……感兴趣
interesting adj. 能激起别人感兴趣的（物）
Language points
I’m not interested in politics（政治）. This is an interesting story.
2. I used to be afraid of the dark.
used to (1)“过去常常” ；
(2) 指已过去的习惯和状态；
(3) always/ never/ often/ sometimes
+ used to
Vivian always used to come to by train.
I used to have short and black hair.
She never used to get up early in the morning.

Sum up
used to + 动词原形
Sum up
You used to be short.
I used to be really quiet.
She used to have long hair.
He used to wear glasses.
表示过去经常、以前常常， 只用于过去式中，用来表示现在已不存在的习惯或状态,否定形式：didn’t use to 。
疑问形式：—Did you use to play the piano你过去弹钢琴吗
—No, I didn’t. 不，我不弹。
Quiz
— Do you like playing computer games?
— No, but I _____. (2009山东威海)
A. used to B. didn’t
C. do D. don’t
[要点] used to可用于各种人称，
表示过去的习惯。选A。
根据要求完成句子，每空一词。
I used to be shy and quiet.
(改为一般疑问句)
____ you _____ to be shy and quiet?
2. He used to wear old jeans.
(改为否定句)
He ______ ____ to wear old jeans.
3. Lily used to be funny.
(就画线部分提问)
_____ ____ he ____ to be ____?
Did
use
didn’t use
What did
use
like
从方框中选择适当的单词完成句子。
quiet, shy, funny, outgoing, friendly
My uncle is very _______. He often tells
jokes.
2. His cousin is very _____. He is afraid to
speak in public.
3. Please be _____ in the library.
4. Mike’s mother is very ________ to us.
We all get on well with her.
5. Bill’s sister is very ________. She’s good
at singing and dancing.
funny
shy
quiet
friendly
outgoing
Finish tasks in your leading paper
HOMEWORK