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Unit 4
I used to be afraid of the dark.
Section A (1a-2d)
初中英语 人教版 九年级上册
New words: humorous，silent，helpful，score
New phrases: used to，from time to time，get good grades
Grammar： Talk about people’s changes.
Learn to care about others.
Practice the structure “used to＋verb” to talk about the past appearance.
Learning Goals
New sentences: 1.—You used to be short，didn't you
—Yes，I did. / No，I didn't.
2.—Did Mario use to be short
—Yes，he did. / No，he didn't.
3.Tina used to have long and straight hair.
Learning Goals
Guessing Game：
This is a popular star
in China.
Can you guess
Who he is
Warm Up
Guessing Game：
This is a popular star
in China.
He is Daxun Wei.(魏大勋)
Warm Up
Compare :
He was heavy before.
But now he is thin and handsome.
Warm Up
Guessing Game：
This is a popular star
in China.
Can you guess
Who she is
Warm Up
Guessing Game：
This is a popular star
in China.
She is Zhiling Lin .(林志玲)
Warm Up
Compare：
She had short hair before.
But now she has very long hair .
Warm Up
Guessing Game：
This is a classmate
in our class.
Can you guess
Who he is
Warm Up
tall / short
medium height
straight / curly hair
long / short hair
heavy/ thin
young/ old
Fill in the chart with words to describe people.
1a
Appearance
Personality
outgoing
funny
helpful
cute
kind
friendly
confident
Quick Sort
Compare this year and last year. How much have you changed
True or False
and Why
Quiz Time
1.Your face or body looks different
2.You gained or lost weight.
3.You have different views on yourself.
4.You like to eat or drink new things now.
5.You look different clothing-taste.
6.You have a different views on friendship.
Bob is seeing some friends for the first time in four years. What did his friends use to look like
1b
1. Mario used to be ______. He used to wear _______.
2. Amy used to be _____. She used to have _______ hair.
3. Tina used to have _____ and _____ hair.
short
glasses
tall
short
red
curly
Let’s listen
1c
Did Mario use to be short
Yes, he did. He used to be really short.
What’s he like now
He’s tall now.
Let’s talk
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.
Let’s talk
1c
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.
Let’s talk
1c
Did Tina use to have red hair
What’s she like now
Listen and check the words you hear.
___ friendly ___ outgoing
___ serious ___ humorous
___ silent ___ active
___ brave ___ quiet
___ helpful
2a
Let’s listen
2a
___ friendly ___ outgoing
___ serious ___ humorous
___ silent ___ active
___ brave ___ quiet
___ helpful
Let’s listen
1. humorous adj.
有幽默感的；滑稽有趣的
e.g. Cartoons are humorous pictures
with words.
漫画是附带文字的幽默图片。
记忆：humor (幽默) + ous(形容词后缀)
→ 有幽默感的
Words Expressions
e.g. Peter seems silent today. What’s the matter 彼特今天似乎很沉默，怎么了？
【拓展】
silent night 圣诞前夜
2. silent adj. 不说话的；沉默的
silent adj. → silence n. 沉默
Words Expressions
记忆：help n. (帮助) + ful(形容词后缀)
→ helpful adj. 有帮助的→ helpfully adv.
3. helpful adj. 有帮助的
e.g. Our teacher gave us a lot of helpful books in maths.
我们老师给了我们许多数学上有帮助的书。
Words Expressions
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
Listen & Complete the chart
2b
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
Listen & Complete the chart
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.
Think & Answer
3. What subjects were Paula good at
______________________________
4. What is Paula interested in now
______________________________
______________________________
Science and music.
Paula is more interested in sports now.
Think & Answer
Paula used to be really quiet.
Make conversations about Paula using the information in 2b.
2c
I know. She was always silent in class.
Let’s talk！
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.
Let’s talk！
But now she is more interest in sports. She plays soccer almost every day. She still plays the piano from time to time.
I know, She’s so active now.
Let’s talk！
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
Practice
This party is such a great idea!
2d
I agree. It’s been three years since we last saw our primary school classmates.
Role Play
2d
Role Play
It’s interesting to see how people have changed.
Bill has changed so much! He used to be so shy and quiet.
Role Play
Yeah, his face always turned red when he talked to girls!
I used to see him reading in the library every day.
Role Play
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
Role Play
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!
Role Play
1. I used to be afraid of the dark.
结构： 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：
didn’t use to 过去不做某事
Language Points
★ used to...
e.g. 1.They used to be good friends.
他们过去是好朋友。 (暗示现在不是了)
2. Mrs Brown didn’t use to / usedn’t to travel in summer. 布朗夫人过去夏天不旅游。
3.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。
Language Points
【拓展】几个易混结构的比较：
结构 意义 to的作用
used to do sth. 过去常常做某事 不定式
use ... to do sth. 用……做……
be used to do sth. 被用来做……
be used to doing sth. 习惯于做某事 介词
Language Points
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
Language Points
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。
Language Points
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
Practice
from time to time是一个固定短语，意为“间或；有时”，常在句中作状语。
e.g. Tom goes to visit his grandmother in
the countryside from time to time.
汤姆时常去看望住在农村的奶奶。
2. She still plays the piano from time to time.
Language Points
e.g. He got high scores in the examination.
考试中他得了高分。
【拓展】
Credit Score 信用评分
3. He studied hard and got good scores on his exams.
score n. 得分(=grade)；进球
Language Points
such为形容词，“这（那）样的；主要修饰名词；
so是副词，“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
Language Points
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。
Language Points
注意：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。
Language Points
“such + a / an +形容词+可数名词单数形式”
=“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。
Language Points
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
Practice
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
Practice
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.
Practice
Target language：
Talked about people’s changes.
Learned the phrase “used to do …”.
Learned to care about others.
Summary
Practice the conversation on Page 26, 2d.
Preview the passage in 3a.
Talk with a friend that you didn’t see him/her for a long time and find if there’s any changes about him/her.
Homework
If nothing ever changed, we wouldn’t have butterflies!
Thank you
