Unit 2 I used to be afraid of the dark.

Section A

What does he look like?

Lead in

height

tall

medium height

short

build

heavy

medium build

thin

have/has (big) eyes …

wear(s) glasses/clothes …

long hairshort hairstraight haircurly hair blonde hair brown hair…

hair

Brainstorming: Appearance

He was short when he was a child, but he is tall now.

He used to be short, but now he is tall.

Guess

Appearance Personality

tall, short serious, funny

long straight hair,

short curly hair

shy, outgoing

noisy, calm

heavy, slim, thin quiet

1a Fill in the chart with words to describe people.

Presentation

short/tall young/old fat/thin

He/She used to be/have/wear…, but now he/she

is/has/wears ….

Make sentences.

1b Listen. Bob is seeing some friends for the first time in four years. What did his friends use to look like?

1. 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

really tall short hair

red curly

When I was young Now

shy

short

funny

be interested in drawing

like cartoons

curly hair

outgoing

tall

serious

be interested in thinking

like movies

straight hair

1c PAIRWORK

She used to be …, but now she is … . .

quiet

…

outgoing

…

Make sentences

He _____________________ in the free time, but

now he is interested in ______________.

used to play basketball

playing football

Change in hobby.

_____shy ______ serious

_____friendly ______ funny

_____ outgoing _____ quiet

2a Listen and check ( ) the words you hear.√

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Paula: Hey, Steve! Over here! Don’t you remember me?

Steve: Oh, wow! You’re Paula, aren’t you?

Paula: That’s right.

Steve: But you used to be really__________, didn’t you?

Paula: Yeah. I wasn’t very __________.

Steve: No, you weren’t. But you were always __________. Wait a minute! Did you use to play the piano?

Paula: Yes, I did. But now I’m more interested in _______. I play soccer and I’m on the swim team.

Steve: Wow! People sure change.

2b Listen again. Fill in the blanks with the words you hear.

quiet

outgoing

friendly

sports

2c PAIRWORK

Practice the conversation in 2b.Then make conversa

tions about yourselves.

For example:

A: You used to be really quiet, didn’t you?

B: Yeah.But I’m now outgoing.

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3b PAIRWORK

Now ask your partner. Put checks ( ) in the las

t two columns.

A: Did you use to be afraid of the dark?

B: Yes, I did.

A: Are you still afraid of the dark?

B: No, I’m not. How about you?

A: Me? Oh, yes! I’m terrified of the dark.

B: So, what do you do about it?

A: I go to sleep with my bedroom light on.

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4 GROUPWORKWhat did you use to do when you were younger? What do you do now? Fill in the chart. Then talk with your classmates about how you have changed .

Activity Past Now

cat…

read…

watch… on TV

do… at school

Language Points

1.used to 的用法

used to do sth. 表示“过去常常做某事”，指过去

常常发生的动作或存在的状态。例如：

He used to walk to school.

他过去常步行去上学。

She used to be afraid of the dark.

她过去怕黑。

2.be afraid of 害怕…… , 后面可接名词、代词和动词 -in

g 形式。例如： Are you afraid of dogs?

你害怕狗吗？He is afraid of going out alone at night.

他害怕在夜里独自外出。 be afraid 后面还可接动词不定式和宾语从句。例如 ： Don’t be afraid to ask others for help if you need.

　如果你需要，不要害怕向别人求助。

3. Are you still afraid of the dark?

I’m terrified of the dark. （ Section A 3b) be afraid of sth. 

害怕某物例如： She’s afraid of dogs. 她害怕狗。    

He’s afraid of seeing strangers. 他害怕见陌生人。在口语中也说： I’m afraid he’s out at the moment.

我恐怕他现在出去了。

be terrified of sth./doing sth.  非常害怕某物 / 做某事例如： I’m terrified of being alone.

我害怕独自一人待着。

4. 注意区分 alone 和 lonely

alone 的意义是“单独的、独自的”，而 lonely

则指“孤独的、寂寞的”。试看下面这个句子： The old man’s wife died a year ago. He lives alo

ne now, and he feels really lonely.

这位老人的妻子一年前去世了。现在他独自生活，感到很孤独。

5.still

  我们用 still 来说明某人或某物没有变化。     ① still 应放在行为动词前面。   He still lives in New Zealand. 他仍然住在新西兰。     ②still 应放在 be 动词后面。     He is still crazy after all these years.

这么多年过去了他仍然很疯狂。     ③still  应放在助动词或情态动词之后。 She can still play the piano.

她仍然能弹钢琴。

6. on

I go to sleep with my bedroom light on. (Section A 3b)

我开着卧室的灯睡觉。

on 是形容词，意为“ ” 开着的 ， 接通的

The lights in the classroom were on.

Who was on duty yesterday?

教室的灯是开着的。昨天谁值日？

Sentence structures:

You used to be short, didn’t you?

Yes,I did./No,I didn’t.

Did you use to play the piano?

Yes,I did./No,I didn’t.

I used to be really quiet.I didn’t use to like tests.

You used to have long hair.She used to have curly hair.

下面每个句子都有一处错误，请指出并改正。

1. Liu Mei used to being a good girl._______

2. She is used to stay up late. ___________

3.The boy is interesting in that story. ____________

4.Though the old man lives there by himself, but he doesn’t

feel lonely. ____________

be

interested

Though/ but

is /staying

Practice

1. 和同伴谈论你们过去喜欢做的事情，编写对话。

A: I used to like going shopping with my mother.

B: I used to like playing games with friends.

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2. 写一篇短文介绍一下你自己在外貌、性格、爱好等方面的变化。

Homework

After all, tomorrow is another day!

不管怎样，明天又是新的一天！