Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark
1.used to do 过去常常做
2.how.....deal with 怎样对付 /应付
3.from time to time 时常,有时
turn red 变红
5.get good scores/grades取得好成绩
6.take up doing sth. 开始做某事
7.dare to do sth敢于做某事
8.all the time一直,总是
9.not…anymore =no longer 不再
10. be careful about11.get tons of attention 得到很多关注
12. hand out with friends
13. be prepared to do sth. 准备做某事
14. a small number of...极少数的……
15. give a speech作演讲
16. in public公开地
17.on the soccer team 在足球队
18. do well in =be good at擅长于
19. It’s hard to beleive that很难相信
20.take care of = look after照顾
21.be absent from缺席
22.worry about 为……担忧
23.think about 考虑
24.be proud of 为……骄傲 ,感到自豪
25.take pride in 为……感到自豪
26.in person 亲身,亲自
27. advise sb.to do sth.建议某人做某事
28. even though=even if尽管
29.have communication with sb.
30.make a decision to do sth. =decide to do sth 决定做某事
31..in the last few years 在过去的几年里
32.give up 放弃
33.be interested in 对……感兴趣
34.change one’s life 改变某人的生活
35.. require sb. to do sth. 要求某人做某事
36. It has been + 一段时间 +since + 从句 自从……以来已经有很长的时间了
重点句型
1.I used to be afraid of the dark. 我过去常常前害怕黑暗.
2.I go to sleep with my bedroom light on. 我开着卧室的灯睡觉. 3. I used to spend a lot of time playing games with my friends.
以前我常常花很多时间和我的朋友们玩游戏.
I hardly ever have time for concerts. 我几乎没有时间去听音乐会. 5. My life has changed a lot in the last few years. 我的生活在过去几年里改变了很多.
It will make you stressed out. 那会使你紧张的.
7. It seems that Yu Mei has changed a lot. 玉梅似乎变化很大.
重点语法:
used to的用法和句式变化 "used to"是一个表示过去经常性活动、习惯、状态的表达方式。
1.表示过去的习惯:
I used to eat ice cream every day when I was a child. 当我还是个孩子的时候,我每天都吃冰淇淋。
表示过去的状态、情况: She used to live in Paris. 她过去住在巴黎。 解释:过去,她住在巴黎,但现在不再住在那里。
表示过去的行为、经历: He used to play soccer when he was in college. 他在大学时代曾经踢足球。
需要注意的是,"used to"在否定句和疑问句中要加上助动词"did"作为辅助动词。
Did you use to smoke 你过去抽烟吗?
I didn't use to like vegetables. 我过去不喜欢吃蔬菜。
Writing
本单元话题为“我们怎样变化的”,主要围绕人或事物从过去到现在所发生的变化展开描述。写作时首先要理清写作的逻辑顺序,注意过去与现在的对比。在句式的使用上,既可用used to do/be…,but now…,也可以直接用一般过去时描述过去的情况,用一般现在时描写现在的情况,各种句式交替使用,以免文章显得呆板。 写作此类话题作文的常用表达有:
…used to do/be (2) How/what about you (3) …has/have changed a lot in the last few years.
【典型例题】 请你以Changes in people’s life 为题描述最近几年人们生活上的变化。词数80词左右。 提示:1. 人们的联系方式、娱乐方式的改变 2. 人们的出行方式及居住环境的改变
【优秀范文】 Changes in people’s life
Great changes have taken place in people’s life in the last few years. In the past people kept in touch with relatives or friends mainly by sending letters. They would listen to the radio for news and other information. Children used to go to school by bike. Big families had to share small rooms.
Now people can talk to others by telephone or on the internet at home. When they are free, they watch the news and other programs on TV. Some families are rich enough to send their children to school in their own cars. More and more people live in big and bright apartment with several rooms.
In a word, people live better than before.