Unit 4
Section A
Period 1 ( 1a— 2d )
How do we describe people?
short hair
短头发
long / black hair
长 / 黑色头发

cheerful looking
可爱的长相
curly hair
卷发
bald
光头的
tall
short
strong / heavy 强壮的/重的
thin
瘦的
shy 怕羞的
outgoing
外向的/好交际的
quiet
文静的
wear glasses
戴眼镜
wear contact lenses
戴隐型眼镜
friendly友好的
serious 严肃的
funny 有趣的
beautiful
black
dirty
hungry
sad
tired
angry
careful
happy
hard-working
strange
noisy
Fill in the chart with words to describe people.
Do you like them? Can you describe them what they used to look like?
选词完成句子
1. He used to be _______, but now he is outgoing.
2. I used to be _______, but now I am tall.
3. She is _______, but her twin sister is a little
shy.
4. You should be ____________ to achieve
success.
short, hard-working, quiet, play, outgoing
quiet
short
outgoing
hard-working
1b Listen. Bob is seeing some friends for the first time in four years. What did his friends use to look like?
Mario used to be .
He used to wear .

2. Amy used to be .
She used to have .

3. Tina used to have
and hair.
short
glasses
tall
short hair
red
curly
A: Did she use to …?
B: Yes, she did. She used to …
A: What’s she like now?
B: She’s … now.
Pair work
A: Did she use to …?
B: Yes, she did. She used to …
A: What’s she like now?
B: She’s … now.
Pair work
A: Did he use to …?
B: Yes, he did. He used to …
A: What’s he like now?
B: He’s … now.
Pair work
2a Listen and check (√) the words you hear.
√
____ friendly ____ outgoing ____ serious
____ humorous ____ silent ____ active
____ brave ____ quiet ____ helpful
Listen and answer the questions.
√
1.
2b Listen again and complete the chart about how Paula has changed.
In the past
Now
past
past
past
past
past
past
past
past
past
A: I used to be really quiet.
B: I know. Now you’re very outgoing.
Make conversations about yourself or other people.
Pair work
He used to …
Now he …
2d Read and answer the questions.
They are having a party.
What are they doing?
Who are they talking about?
What did Billy use to be?
They are talking about Billy.
He used to be shy, quiet and thin.
Read after the tape and then role-play the conversation.
1. … you used to be short, didn’t you？
(1) used to意为“过去常常；以前经常”，后接动词原形，表示过去的习惯动作或状态，暗指现在此状态不存在了或动作不发生了。
He used to live in Paris.
他过去一直住在巴黎。
注意：其中的 to 是不定式符号，而不是介词，所以其后只接动词原形(不能接动名词)。
Language points
(2) used to的一般疑问句、附加疑问句常借助于助动词did / didn’t, 也可用used / usedn’t。
He usedn’t / didn’t use to come.
他过去不常来。
You used to go there, usedn’t / didn’t you?
你过去常到那儿去，是吗?
He _______ listen to pop music, but now he _______ dancing.
A. is used to; used to
B. use to; is used to
C. used to; is used to
D. used to; used to

【点拨】选C。句意：他过去常听流行音乐，但现在他习惯于跳舞。
He used to _______ in the sun, but now he is used to _______ at night. (2007兰州市)
A. read; read B. reading; read
C. read; reading D. reading; reading

【点拨】 used to do sth. 意为“过去常常做某事”，而be / get used to doing sth.意为“习惯于做某事”。根据本题句意“他过去常常在阳光下看书，但现在习惯在夜晚看书。”可知，正确答案为C。
2. What’s he like now?
What’s he like?相当于What does he look like?，意思是“他长什么样？”
--- What’s he like?
--- He is tall and thin.
What’s ... like ? 还可以用来询问“某事、某物或者某人怎么样?”
What’s Spring like in your hometown?
你们家乡的春天是怎样的？
What’s Tim like?
Tim 这个人怎么样？
What’s the weather like today?
今天天气怎样？
知识链接
3. silent adj. 不说话的；沉默的
She was a silent girl.
她是一个沉默寡言的女孩。
Do you know when to keep silent?
你知道什么时候该保持沉默吗?
Will you please keep silent about what I did?
请你别把我做的事说出去好吗?
【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
silent
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。
4. 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
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
since作“自...以来, 从...至今”的意思的时候， 主句用完成时态， 分句则用过去式。
It has been five years since we last met.
自从上次碰面至今已经有五年的时间了。
5. It’s been three years since we last saw our primary school classmates.
(2009·绵阳中考) My uncle has been taught in this school _______ he was twenty years old.
A. since B. for C. until D. after
【解析】考查since引导的时间状语从句。结合题意“我的叔叔自从二十岁以来就一直在这所学校教书”，可排除B、C、D三项，选A。
A
练一练
Ⅰ. 单项选择
1. ---How do you often go to school?
---I _______ walk but I take a bus now.
A. am used to B. used to
C. use to D. am used

2. Tina doesn’t like going out. She’s very
_______.
A. funny B. active C. quiet D. outgoing
B
C
3. --- Don’t you like playing basketball?
--- _______. I like playing soccer.
A. Yes，I do B. No，I don’t
C. Yes，I don’t D. No，I do

4. She used to _______ few friends, but now
she has many friends.
A. be B. having C. has D. have
B
D
5. He is _______ in playing the guitar because
he finds it _______.
A. interesting；interesting
B. interesting；interested
C. interested; interesting
D. interested；interested
C
Ⅱ. 句型转换
1. She used to be shy. (改为一般疑问句)
_______ she _______ _______ be shy?
2. He used to spend lots of time playing
computer games, _______ _______? (完成
反意疑问句)
Did
use
to
didn’t he
usedn’t he
3. She used to play the piano. (改为否定句)
She _______ _______ _______ play the piano.
4. The girl has a great interest in learning English. (改为同义句)
The girl is very _______ _______ learning English.
5. --- Don’t you believe what I said? (作肯定回答)
--- _______, _______ _______.
didn’t
use
to
interested
in
Yes
I
do