Unit 4
I used to be afraid of the dark.
Section A 1a-3c
Language Goal
Talk about what you
used to be like
Objectives
To learn to understand and use used to + verb
To listen and speak about what one used to be like and what one used to do
Look at the pictures and describe
the people.
What does he/she look like?
short/ brown hair
短/黄头发
long /black hair
长/黑头发
curly hair
卷发
bald 光头的
What does he/she look like?
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
What does he/she look like?
How can we describe the personality?
funny
quiet
outgoing
shy
serious
friendly
我们学过许多描述人的词语,
看谁想的又快又多。
Appearance: tall, short, fat, thin, young, old, straight hair, curly hair, long hair, short hair, a medium body
Personality: outgoing, serious, funny, smart, friendly, shy, unfriendly
Guessing
Game
in the past
now
Kate Green
Kate is tall now. But she was
very short in the past.
Kate used to be short.
What does he look like?
Guess
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.
VS
He used to be ugly, but now he is really handsome.
He was ugly when he was a student, but he is really handsome now.
short/tall
young/old
heavy/thin
He/She used to be/have/wear…, but now he/she is/has/wears ….
Make sentences
VS
He used to be shy but now he is really smart.
He was shy when he was a child, but he is really smart now.
Change in personality
She used to be …, but now she is …
Make sentences
outgoing
quiet
friendly
funny
shy
smart
serious
active
…
1a Fill in the chart with words to describe people.
heavy
smart
young
unfriendly
What about you?
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 _______hair.
3. Tina used to have_____ and______ hair.
short
glasses
tall
short
red
curly
Watch and read
1c Look at the picture in 1a and make conversations.
A: Did Mario use to be short?
B: Yes, he did. He used to be really short.
A: What’s he like now?
B: He’s tall now.
A: Did Amy use to be straight hair?
B: Yes, she did. She used to have straight hair.
A: What’s she like now?
B: She has curly hair now.
A: Did Tina use to be heavy?
B: Yes, she did. He used to be really heavy.
A: What’s she like now?
B: She’s thin now.
____ 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 conversations about Paula using the information in 2b.
A: Paula used to be really quiet.
B: I know. She was always silent in class.
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
Who has changed most?
Survey
Alfred: This party is such a great idea!
Gina: I agree. It’s been three years since we
last saw our primary school classmates.
Alfred: It’s interesting to see how people have
changed.
Gina: Billy has changed so much! He used to
be so shy and quiet.
Alfred: Yeah, his face always turned red when
he talked to girls!
2d Role-play the conversation.
Gina: I used to see him reading in the library
every day.
Alfred: That’s because he was a really good
student. He studied hard and got
good scores on his exams.
Gina: Did he use to wear glasses?
Alfred: Yes, and he used to be thin, too. But
look how big and strong he is now!
Gina: He’s so popular now. Look at all the
girls around him!
Watch and read
1. Mario, you used to be short, didn’t you?
马里奥，你过去很矮，对吗？
本句是一个反义疑问句，反义疑问句的特点
是“前否后肯”或“前肯后否”，而且后半句在时
态、人称和数等方面必须与前半句保持一致。
► You are a doctor, aren’t you?
你是个医生，是吗？
► we can’t take books out, are we?
我们不能把书带出去，对吗？
Explanations
反义疑问句用法歌诀
反义问句要点三，前后谓语正相反；
附加问句not现，必须缩写是习惯；
最后一点应注意，问句主语代词填。
反义疑问句的回答：
1)回答反义疑问句和回答其他一般疑问句的
结构一样。
如果答语是肯定的，用“Yes +肯定结构”
如果答语是否定的，用“No +肯定结构”
►-- He enjoys dancing, doesn’t he?
他喜欢跳舞，对吗？
--Yes, he does. / No, he doesn’t.
是的，他喜欢。/不，他不喜欢。
2) 回答陈述部分为否定句的反义疑问句时，
Yes或是No的汉语意思与它们本身的词义相反。
►---You didn’t go to work, didn’t you?
你没有去上班，对吗？
►--- Yes, I did. / No, I didn’t.
不，我上班了。/是的，我没上班。
2. What’s he like now? 他现在什么样子？
What +be +主语+like? 用来询问某人的外
貌特征，意为“…长什么样？”，相当于what do /does +主语+like?
►---What’s your brother like?=What does your brother like? 你哥哥张什么样？
辨析：be like 和look like
be like: “像…一样”，常指品德、相貌等相像，
更侧重人的个性特征。
look like: “看起来像…”常指外貌上相像
► The twin sister are like their father.
► He looks like his mother.
3. She was always silent in class.
在课堂上她总是很沉默。
silent作形容词，意为“不说话的；沉默的”，其
名词形式为silence （沉默；寂静）
►She was silent when her mother asked
her questions. 她妈妈问她问题时她沉默不语。
Silent 的副词形式是silently (默默的；静静的)
► He went in to the classroom and sat down
silently. 他走进教室静静地坐下来。
2）keep silent意为“保持安静”
► Please keep silent in public places.
在公共场合下请保持安静。
4. She still play the piano from time to time.
她仍然时常弹钢琴。
（1）still 副词，意为“仍然”，用来说明某人或
某物没有变化。still 在句中通常放在实义动词
前，助动词、情态动词、连系动词后面。
► The woman still lives in shanghai.
► He is still in the classroom.
(2) From time to time 意为“时常；有时”相当于
sometimes /at times.
► She goes to the movies from time to time.
Use “used to” and “but now” to describe the following picture.
Review
She used to play soccer, but now she plays tennis.
She used to be short, but now she is tall.
She used to have long hair, but now
she has short hair.
I'm afraid of...
I used to be afraid of snakes. But now I’m not afraid of them. How about you?
What did they use to be afraid of?
speaking in
front of a group
big dogs
high places
Here is a list of things many people are afraid of. Which of these things did you use to be afraid of? Which ones are you still afraid of? (3a)
a. the dark
b. being alone
c. snakes
d. flying in an airplane
e. big dogs
f. high places
g. speaking in front of a group
______ how Candy’s life has changed
______ Candy’s advice to young people
______ Candy’s background
3a Skim the article and identify
the paragraphs in which the following
information appears. Number the
information [1–3].
3
2
1
For this month’s Young World magazine, I
interviewed 19-year-old Asian pop star Candy
Wang. Candy told me that she used to be really
shy and took up singing to deal with her shyness.
As she got better, she dared to sing in front of
her class, and then for the whole school. Now
she’s not shy anymore and loves singing in front
of crowds.
From Shy Girl to Pop Star
I asked Candy how life was different after she
became famous. She explained that there are
many good things, like being able to travel and
meet new people all the time. “I didn’t use to be
popular in school, but now I get tons of attention
everywhere I go.” However, too much attention
can also be a bad thing. “I always have to worry
about how I appear to others and I have to be
very careful about what I say or do. And I don’t
have much private time anymore. Hanging
out with friends is almost impossible for me now
because there are always guards around me.”
What does Candy have to say to all those young people who want to become famous? “Well,” she begins slowly, “you have to be prepared to give up your normal life. You can never imagine how difficult the road to success is.
Many times I thought about giving up, but I fought on. You really require a lot of talent and hard work to succeed. Only a
very small number of people
make it to the top.”
1. Candy told me that she used to be really shy
and took up singing to deal with her shyness.
坎迪告诉她过去真的很羞涩，开始唱歌是为了
克服自己的羞涩。
（1）take up 此处意为“开始从事”
► He dropped medicine and took up physics.
他放弃医学，开始学物理。
take up的其他用法：
1）“占用” The table takes up too much room.
2）“继续” We took up our journey the next day.
Language points
（2）deal with 相当于do with, 意为“对付；处理
► How did you deal with the milk?
你是怎么处理那些牛奶的？
► He has learnt to deal with all kinds of difficulties.
do with 与deal with 两者都可以用来表示“处
理”do 侧重于对象，deal 侧重于方式方法。在
特殊问句中，do with 与what 连用，deal with
则与How 连用。
► I don’t know how they deal with the problem.
= I don’t know what they do with the problem.
2) 动词不定式短语 to deal with 后必须带宾语。
► I don’t know how to deal with it.
我不知道如何处理这件事。
（3）shyness 名词，意为“害羞；腼腆”是形
容词shy 加后缀-ness 构成的名词。
► He can’t get over his shyness.
拓展：sad -------- sadness
happy-------- happiness
ill -------- illness
kind -------- kindness
2. As she got better, she dared to sing in front
of her class, and then for the whole school.
随着情况的好转，她敢在全班面前唱歌了，
后来敢为全校的人唱歌了。
( l )dare 此处用作及物动词，意为“敢于；胆
敢”。常构成短语dare to do sth.意为“敢于
做某事”。
► He didn't dare to look at her in the eye.
他不敢正眼看她。
►She dared to walk at night.
她敢走夜路
(2)in front of 意为 “在......的前面”。
►There is a little child in front of the house.
房前有一个小孩。
辨析 in front of 与 in the front of
in front of : 在……前面，强调在某一物体外
部的前面。
in the front of :“在…… 的前部”，强调在某一
物体内部的前面
(3)whole 形容词，意为“整个的；全部的”，常
用结构为“the+whole+单数名词”。all也有
此意，但语序不同：all用于冠词、所有格
或其他限定词之前；whole用于冠词、所有
格及其他限定词之后。
all the time 总是; 一直
the whole time 全部的时间
all my life 我的一生
my whole life 我的一生
注意
1）如果没有冠词或其他限定词，whole不能与
单数名词连用
► The whole city was burning.
整个城市都在燃烧。
2）whole一般不与不可数名词及物质名词连用。
（误）the whole money/bread
（正）all the the money/bread
3. Now she’s not shy anymore and loves
singing in front of crowds.
现在她再也不羞涩了，并且喜欢当众唱歌。
（1）not ... anymore = no more，意为“不再”。
► He doesn't come late anymore.
= He no more comes late. 他不再迟到了。
(2)crowd此处用作名词，意为“人群;观众；
一帮人”。
►He pushed his way through the croivd.
他在人群中往前挤。
►There were crowds of people at the theater.
剧院里挤满了人。
①用作及物动词，意为“挤;挤满；使挤满’。
► Shoppers crowded the street.
街上挤满了购物的人。
► They crowded the bus with passengers.
他们让乘客挤进公共汽车。
② 用作不及物动词，意为“挤;挨;聚集”。
► The young pigs crowed against one another
for warmth.
小猪挤在一起取暖。
crowd的其他用法
4. … like being able to travel and meet new
people all the time.
…像总是能旅行和结识新朋友。
be able to 与 can 都可以表示 能力,意为
“会；能（够）”。
be able to: 表示经过努力达到目的, 可用于
各种时态
can :表示有能力做某事，仅用于一般现在时
和一般过去时
► In the end, only 50 people were able to escape
from the big fire.
最后，只有50人从大火中逃生。
► They can sing the song in English.
他们能用英文唱这首歌。
(2)all the time 意为“一直;总是”，通常位于句末。
► Look! The monkeys jump up and down
all the time.
看! 猴子们一直在上蹿下跳。
5. I didn’t use to be popular in school, but now
I get tons of attention everywhere I go.”
过去我在学校里默默无闻，但是现在无论我
走到哪里，都得到太多的关注。
（1）tons of 意为“很多的;大量的”，是英语中
一种夸张的表达方式。ton的本义为“吨”。
► He has been late for school tons of times.
他上学屡次迟到。
（2）get…attention 意为“得到/引起......注意”
► He tried to get the attention of a passing
policeman.
他试图引起一位路过的警察的注意。
6. “Well,” she begins slowly, “you have to be
prepared to give up your normal life.
“嗯, ” 她缓缓道来, “你得准备放弃正常的生活。
⑴ prepare 在此处用作及物动词，意为“准备；
预备”。 常用搭配有：prepare sth. “准备某物”
► Our English teacher was preparing the lessons
when I came into the office.
当我进办公室时，我们的英语课老师在备课。
(2) prepare sb sth. 表示“给某人准备某物”
也可用prepare sth for sb. 表示。
► She prepared us a nice breakfast.
= She prepared a nice breakfast for us.
她给我们准备了可口的早餐。
(3) prepare sb. for sth 表不“使某人对所准备”。
►She said so because she wanted to prepare
her father for the bad news.
她这样说是因为她想使爸爸对那个坏消息有
所准备。
(4) prepare to do sth. 表示“准备做某事”
► They were preparing to cross the river when
it began to rain.
他们正准备过河，这时突然下雨了。
She used to be shy, but now she’s not
shy _________.
2. She didn’t use to be _______ in school, but now she gets lots of attention.
She used to _________ with friends, but it is
almost impossible now.
4.She didn’t use to ____________ how she
appears to others, but now she does.
3b Read the article again and complete
the sentences about Candy.
anymore
popular
hang out
worry about
3c Suppose you are the interviewer and
your partner is Candy. Ask and answer questions.
Pair work
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
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
1.
— Do you like playing computer games?
— No, but I _____.
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。
2.
— Why don’t you take the bike, Henry?
— It’s too expensive. I can’t ____it.
A. sell B. keep
C. borrow D. afford
[要点] afford常与can, could, be able to连用，意为“买得起，负担得起”，后常接名词、代词或动词不定式。选D。
3. 同义句转换，每空一词。
She seems to be worried now.
_______ seems that she ________ worried now.
[要点] sb seems to be / do …可与“It seems + that从句”句型互换，且要注意主句和从句的时态要保持一致。填写It; is。
4．
— My father has decided to _____smoking.
— That’s good news for us. I hope so.
A. give up B. take out
C. give in D. turn off
[要点] give up 意为“放弃”, 后常接名词、代词或动词的-ing形式。选A。
5．根据所给汉语提示翻译句子。
尽管我学习不好，但我从未放弃过。
_______ I didn’t do well in my lessons,
I _________ gave up.
[要点] though, although, even though都可表示“尽管”。填写Though / Although / Even though; never
Homework
Do you ever find our school or our city has
changed a lot? Try to find some changes
around you and make sentences with “used
to”.
Thank You!
Section A Grammar Focus
Unit 4
I used to be afraid of the dark.
There were times we used to share
There were times we used to walk around
All the joy that life would bring We could laugh at anything
But now I'm all alone ...
I wonder where you are
I wonder how you feel
So tell me what to do
To get back close to you
Now I need to find a way
Or just the word to say
I want you here with me
Back where we used to be ...
Venke Knutson - I Wonder
Can you sing?
What did Guo Donglin look like four years ago?
What does he look like now?
What did she look like
years ago?
What does she look like now?
Appearance
short
tall
fat
thin
straight hair
curly hair
long hair
short hair
Personality
shy
outgoing
funny
serious
friendly
quiet
More words (Appearance)
medium height 中等身材
heavy/overweight 胖
plump 丰满
skinny 太瘦的
slim 苗条
tubby 矮胖
muscular 强壮
good-looking 好看
plain 长得一般
smartly dressed 穿着得体
well dressed 穿得漂亮
neatly dressed 衣着干净整洁
blond/black hair 金发/黑发
beard 胡须
moustache 八字胡
wrinkled face 脸上有皱纹
wearing glasses 戴眼镜
big eyes 大眼睛
More words (Personality)
lazy 懒的
kind 善良的
efficient 办事效率高的
strict 严厉的
generous 慷慨的
patient 有耐心的
forgetful 健忘的
boring 令人乏味的
open-minded 思想开放的
traditional 思想保守的，传统的
humorous 幽默的
easygoing 容易相处的
intelligent 有才智的, 聪明的
clever/smart 聪明的
wise 有智慧的
brave 勇敢的
hard-working 勤奋的
beautiful/pretty 美丽的/漂亮的
cute 可爱的
foolish 傻的
selfish 自私的
Grammar Focus
过去(常常做某事)
Used to
1.王先生曾经是一位工人。
2.这儿曾经是一个工厂。
3.李平过去经常早早起床。
4.他过去经常骑自行车上学。
Pre-exercise
翻译下列句子
used to是一个固定结构，它的意思是“过去经常、以前常常”，它的后面用动词原形，它表示过去存在某种状态或者过去的某种经常性、习惯性的行为或者动作，并意味着这种动作目前已经不存在，所以它只能用一般过去时，不能用现在时态。
“used to”

used to + do sth.
“过去常常”表示过去习惯性的动作或状态，但如今已不存在。
I
You /We/They
He /She/It
used to
eat breakfast at
7 a.m. every day.

e.g. Scarf used to take a walk.
Mother used not to be so forgetful.
He used to work in the factory.
My father used to read newspapers
after breakfast.
主语＋ used to ＋动词原形...
例如：
I used to go to the cinema, but I never
have time now.
Sb used to do sth.
（一）肯定句式：
主语+used to+动词原形
I used to smoke a lot.
She used to work in a shop.
Tom used to be a policeman.
He used to watch a lot of TV.
She used to be married.
Used to do sth 过去(常常做某事)
A)主语＋did not use to ＋动词原形......
He did not use to swim in this river,
but he swims here now.
（二）否定句式：
B)主语＋used not to ＋动词原形......
第一种否定句型，就是把used当作实义动词来看，所以变否定句要用助动词did；第二种否定句是把used当作情态动词，变否定句直接在used后面加not即可，used not 可以缩写成usedn’t或usen’t。美式英语通常用A种形式，英式英语常用B种形式。例如：
You didn't use to drink.
Didn’t use to do sth
used not to do sth
I used to smoke a lot
I didn’t used to smoke a lot.
I used not to smoke a lot.
Used to 的否定形式
A) Did ＋主语 ＋use to ＋动词原形...？
B) Used ＋主语＋ to ＋动词原形...？美式英语通常用A种形式，英式英语用B种形式。例如：
Did you use to go swimming in the river when you were young?
(三）疑问句式：
She used to smoke a lot.
Did she use to smoke a lot?
Used she to smoke a lot?
Did your sister use to be quiet?
Used to 的一般疑问句形式
主语+used to do sth, didn’t +主语？
used not+主语？
I used to be a teacher, didn’t you?
used not you?
He used to watch a lot of TV, didn’t he?
used not he?
Used to 的反义疑问句
(四) used to 的状语可以用副词always，often，sometimes等，但是仍然是过去的习惯，不是指现在的习惯，所以不能用一般现在时。
例如：He always used to be late for class.
他过去常常上课迟到。
(五) used to可以用在there be结构中表示“过去经常有”的意思。
There used to be
There used to be a lot of teachers in the school.
100 years ago, there used to be a beautiful village
in the country
There used to be a clever old man in the village.
例如：
    —Used you to play basketball? ——你过去常打篮球吗？
    —Yes, I used to. (No, I usedn't.)
(六) used to 用于省略句时，肯定式保留
to，否定式不保留to。
拓展： “be used to”
/ju:st/
be used to + sth./doing sth.
对……已感到习惯，或“习惯于”，
to是介词，后需加名词或动名词。
I
You /We/They
He /She/It
are (not) used to
the hot weather.
drinking coffee.
am (not) used to
is (not) used to
句式：Sb be used to sth/doing sth.
e.g. I am used to eating lunch
at 11:30 p.m.
=I get used to eating lunch
at 11:30 p.m.
e.g. He is used to a vegetarian diet.　　  Scarf is used to taking a walk.
be used to =get used to
1.房子用来住。
2.刀子用来切东西。
3.纸用来写字。
House is used to live.
Knife is used to cut things.
Paper is used to writing words.
你能翻译吗？
注意：be used to do sth./for sth.
被用于做某事 ，表被动
e.g. Bamboo can be used to make
/for making chairs.
A knife is used to cut things
/for cutting things.
Sth be used to do sth.
Work out the rule!记住三个句式
would/used to相同点
would与used to都可用来表示过去经常性或习惯性的动作，常常可以换用。如：
   1. When we were boys we used to/would go swimming every summer.    小时候，每到夏天我们都要去游泳。   2. He used to/would spend every penny he 
earned on books.   过去，他通常把挣来的钱全花在买书上。
would与used to的区别主要有以下几点:  a. used to可指过去的状态或情况，would则不能。如:   School children used to know the story of how Abraham Lincoln walked five miles to return a penny he'd overcharged a customer.
(不能用would)    Yet, he cannot but remember as it used to be.
(不能用would).
b. would表示反复发生的动作。如果某一动
作没有反复性，就不能用 would，只能用
used to。例如:  
And from that day on, as soon as the table 
was cleared and the dishes were gone, Mother
would disappear into her sewing room to 
practice.   (具有反复性)   I used to live in Beijing.
(没有反复性)
c. used to表示过去经常性或习惯性的动作
或状态现在已经结束，would则表示有
可能再发生。如：  
People used to believe that the earth was flat. (现在已不再这样认为)  
He would go to the park as soon as he was free.
(现在有可能再去)
4a Write sentences about the past using
used to.
Grace / watch a lot of TV / watch a
lot of movies
Grace used to watch a lot of TV. She didn’t
use to watch a lot of movies.
2. my mom / have curly hair / have straight hair
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
My mom used to have curly hair. She didn’t
use to have straight hair.
3. Jerry / read books on European history /
read books on African culture
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
4. Sandy / teach British English / teach American English
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
Jerry used to read books on European history.
He didn’t use to read books on African culture.
Sandy used to teach British English. She didn’t
use to teach American English.
4b look at the information and write
sentences about Emily.
4c Which of these things did you use to be
afraid of? Which ones are you still afraid of?
Check the boxes and then ask your partner.
Explanation
-being alone 独处
Alone是形容词，意为“单独的；独自的”
e.g. Her parents were not at home, and she was alone. 她父母不在家，留下她一个人 。 
alone : adj./adv. 作表语和宾语补足语，表示
（客观上）独自，孤单，数量上就一个
lonely : adj. 作表语，表示 （主观上）孤寂
作定语，多修饰表示地点的名词，
意为“偏僻的、荒凉的”
She used to _____ (walk) to school, but
now she is used to ______ (ride) a bike.
2. He didn’t use ______ (like) tests.
3. It’s raining hard now. We have _______
(stay) inside.
4. Our school ____________ (change) a
lot in the past few years.
5. Excuse me, would you mind ______(tell)
me the way to the post office?
用所给动词的正确形式填空。
telling
walk
riding
to like
to stay
has changed
根据汉语提示完成句子，每空一词。
1. 琳达过去步行去上学。
Linda _____ ____ ____ ____ school.
2. 钥匙一直在我的包里。
My keys were in my bag ____ ____
_____.
3. 学生们整天呆在学校里。
The students stay in school ____ _____.
used to walk to
all the
time
all day
4. 在过去的几年中他的生活改变了许多。
His life has changed a lot in the _____
____ ______.
5. 过去我爸爸经常带我去听音乐会。
My father _____ ____ _____ ______
to concerts.
few years
last
used to take me
1. We ________ live in a small flat but Last year we bought a house.
2. He _______ be a general in command of the army, but now he is a doorkeeper.
3. My primary school teachers ___________
give us any homework but they
_______________________ teach us a lot in
class.
used to
used to
used to
wouldn’t / didn’t use to
Complete the sentences with used to/didn't use to or would/wouldn't. In some cases both used to and would are possible.
4. Harrison Ford ____________________ accept the most strange jobs before he became an actor.
5. Mr. Smith ___________________ watch TV all day before he lost his sight.
6. I _____________ like sea food but now I just love it.
7. Peter and John _________________ be best friends but then they fell in love with the same girl.
would / used to
used to / would
didn’t use to
used to
I _______ think that all doctors works in
hospitals. We __________ seeing them in
hospitals and on TV programmes, but not
on planes.
Dr Ma _______ work in a hospital, but now
he works for ORBIS. At first, he
____ not _______ travelling by plane.
used to
are used to
used to
was used to
Complete the the blanks with the correct forms of “used to” and “be used to”.
He ________ feel sick a lot. Now, he loves
his job and he ________ the lifestyle of a
flying doctor.
I ________ think doctors were boring.
But now, I want to be a volunteer doctor
too when I grow up.
used to
is used to
used to
1. My uncle ________ live in a
big city but he ________
living in a village now.
I _______ get up late when
I was in the middle school.
used to
is used to
used to
用 used to 和 be used to 的适当
形式填空。
3. My sister loves her job very much
and she __________ the lifestyle of
an air hostess.
4. The child _________ watch too much
TV at night. So he has poor eyesight
now.
5. We students ___________ doing
morning exercises every day.
is used to
used to
are used to
6. Her father is a teacher now. But he ________ be a worker.
7. I never go to school by bike. I __________ taking a bus to school.
8. We _______ play badminton twice
a week. But we are so busy that we
haven’t enough time to play it now.
used to
am used to
used to
9. — Are you a teacher now?
— No. But I ________ be.
10. Tina often works till nearly midnight.
She _________ working at night now.
11. There ________ be a school here but
now we can’t find it.
used to
is used to
used to
12. — ____ you _______ getting up
early every morning?
— Yes, I am.
13.the pen write with.
Are
Used to
is used to
语法专练
1.Mary, you _____ be short, but now you are tall.
A. were 　B. are 　C. use to 　D. used to
2 My mother _____ us stories when we were children.
A. was used to tell 　　B. is used to telling 　　C. used to tell 　　 D. used to telling
D
C
3 _______ used to______ an old bookshelf in my room.
A. There; be 　　　B. There; have 　　　C. It; be　　　 D. There; having
4 There used to be a river here,______?
A. used there 　　　B. didn’t there　　　 C. wasn’t it 　　 　D. did it
A
B
Homework
List the things you used to do when you
were a child using the structure “ I used
to…, while, now…
Thank You!
Section B
Unit 4
I used to be afraid of the dark.
Jenny used to play the piano.
用used to句型说出与图片情景相符的句子。
Jenny
Mike used to wear glasses.
Mike, glasses
Peter used to play soccer.
Peter, soccer
Amy, long hair
Amy used to have long hair.
Mark used to be on the swim team.
Mark, swim team
Objectives
To learn to use used to + verb to write and speak about what you used to like
To learn the new words: insect, influence, absent, fail
My father/My mother/My parents used to …
How about your childhood?
Did you use to have the same experience as the following?
play pijin
(皮筋)
play toys with parents
1a Check (✔) the things you used to like
when you were a child.
✔
_____music class
_____P.E. class
_____painting pictures
_____ants and other insects
✔
✔
✔
1b What other things did you used to
like when you were a child? Write
sentences in the box above. Then
discuss them with a partner.
What other things did you use to like to do when you were a child?
Group work
A: What did you use to like to do?
B: I used to like…
A: Do you have colorful childhood?
B: Yes/No,…
read comics
play with dolls
play with balloons
play pijin(皮筋)
play with toy cars
chat with my parents
play with the insects
play alone
1. __ I didn’t use to like tests.
2. __ We used to walk to school.
3. __ I used to hate P.E. class.
4. __ I used to be on the soccer team.
1c Listen and check (✔) the sentences
you hear.
✔
✔
1d. Listen again. What do the girl and the boy say about things in the past and now? Fill in the chart.
tests
P.E.
tests
class
the school uniform
whatever we like
just study
love
play
A: I used to be nervous about tests
all the time. What about you?
B: Yes, me too. And I used to …
Pairwork
Compare yourself with your partner.
You must lead a happy life when you were a child, please tell us what other things you used to like doing. Write at least 3 sentences.
I used to like ___________________.
_______________________________.
_______________________________.
_______________________________.
_______________________________.
Change in life
In the past, did you use to do something not very good? And do you do it better now? Think about some changes in your life and write down your own sentences.
2a Li Wen is a 15-year-old boy from the
countryside. His parents are working in
the city. Look at the title of the passage
and the picture below. What problems
do you think he might have?
2b Read the passage and put the sentence
(A-D) in the correct places and underline
the problems that Li Wen used to have .
USING CONTEXT
Using the sentence context
may help you guess and learn
the meanings of new words
and phrases.
Li Wen is a normal 15-year-old boy from the countryside. He works very hard and does well in school. It is hard to believe that he used to have difficulties in school. When he was a little boy, he seldom caused any problems, and his family spent a lot of time together. __________
His parents moved to the city to look for jobs, and his grandparents came to take care of him.
But he missed his parents so much and he often felt lonely and unhappy.
He Used to Cause a Lot of Trouble
C
Li Wen’s unhappiness began to influence his schoolwork. He began less interested in studying. He was absent from classes and failed his examinations. Finally, Li Wen’s parents made the decision to send him to a boarding school. however, Li Wen was shy and was not able to make friends quickly in school. He found life there difficult. One day he told his teacher that he wanted to leave the school. _____and she
D
called his parents. She advised them to talk
with their son in person. So his parents took a
24-hour train and a 5-hour bus ride to
get to their Li Wen’s school.

______ “It was exactly what I needed,” he said. “Now I understand that even though they all busy, they are always thinking of me.
They take pride in everything good that I do.”
A
After that, Li Wen’s parents had much more
attention with their son than they used to.____
He became more outgoing and made some good
friends in school. He even joined the school basketball team and became active in many other activities. “I’m much happier now, and I
work even harder than I used to. I know my parents love me and they are always proud of me,” says Li Wen. “It’s very important for parents to be there for their children.”
B
be nervous about
意为“对…..感到紧张”，about 为介词，后接名
词、代词或动词的-ing形式作宾语。
► There is nothing to be nervous about.
没什么可紧张的。
► I’ll be nervous about speaking in your
presence. 有你在场我说话就紧张了。
Language points
辨析： nervous 和 anxious
nervous：在事情发展的过程中有一种怕的感
觉（=rather afraid)
anxious: 由于害怕某种事情会发生而感到焦
急、担心（=worried)
► I’m always nervous when I have to make a
speech. 在必须演讲时我总感到紧张。
► Your mother will be anxious until she hears
you’re safe. 你妈妈只有在听到你安然无恙
时才会放下心来。
2 It is hard to believe that he used to have difficulties in school.
(l) It is hard to believe that …是一个含有宾
语从句的复合句。主句中it作形式主语，真
正的主语是that引导的从句。
► It is hard to believe that they finished so
much work during such a short time.
在这么短的一段时间内他们完成了如此多
的工作, 这令人难以相信。
3. When he was a little boy, he seldom caused
any problems, and his family spent a lot of
time together.
seldom 作副词，意为“不常；很少”相当
于hardly ever, 其反义词为often（经常）通常
置于实义动词之前，助动词、系动词或情态动
词之后。
► She seldom goes out by herself.
她很少独自外出。
► He is seldom late for school.
他上学很少迟到。
注意：
1） seldom 具有否定意义，用于句首表示强
调时，主谓要部分倒装
► Seldom do I go shopping by tax, unless it’s
raining.
除非下雨，我很少打车去购物。
2） seldom 用于反意疑问句时，附加问句不
用否定词not。
► They seldom come late, do they?
他们很少迟到，对吗?
4. He was absent from classes and failed his
examinations. 他翘课，并且考试不及格。
(l) be absent from …意为“缺席.....此处用作形容词，意为“缺席;不在”。
► A good student would not be absent from
school. 好学生是不会逃课的
拓展：absent 用作动词, 意为“缺席;不参加”。
► He absent himself from the meeting
yesterday. 他昨天没有出席会议。
5. Finally, Li Wen’s parents made the decision
to send him to a boarding school.
Finally 用作副词，意为 “最后; 终于”，其同
义词组是 in the end, at last。在句中作状语通
常位于句首、句末或实义动词之前，be动 词、
助动词或情态动词之后。
► Finally they got to the village.
最后他们到达了那个村庄。
► He worked out the math problem finally.
他终于解出了那道数学题。
辨析： finally, at last 与 in the end
Finally: “最后”，只指一系列事物或论点的
顺序，一般不带感情色彩
at last : 有时可与finally互换，但往往用于一
番拖延和曲折之后，因 而带有较浓
厚的感情色彩，如“不耐烦、不放心、
不如愿等
in the end: “终于” 可用于预测未来， finally
和 at last 则不能
► He tried many times, and finally succeeded.
他试验了很多次，最后成功。
► At last I have obtained my wish.
我的愿望终于实现了。
(2) send…to…意为“把…送到…”
► His parents sent him to Shanghai to study.
他的父母送他到上海学习。
拓展：send 的固定搭配
1）send up “发射；发出”
► Man-made satellites have been sent up into
space by many countries.
2）send away “解雇；开除”
► The boss sent away Tom.
► His mother was ill and he sent for the doctor.
6. She advised them to talk with their son in person.
班主任建议李文的父母亲自和她们的儿子谈谈。
（1）advise 用作及物动词，其宾语可以是名词、代词、动词-ing 形式，也可以是that从句。advise也可以接双宾语，其直接宾语可由名词、带疑问词的动词不定式或that/wh-从句充当。advise还可由动词不定式充当宾补的复合宾语。advise的常用句型：
1）advise doing sth. 意为“建议做某事”
► He advised leaving early.
2) Advise sb. to do sth.意为“建议某人做某事”
► The doctor advised me to take a complete
rest. 医生建议我彻底休息一下。
注意：advise后不能直接跟不定式作宾语。
3) advise sb. against doing sth. 意为“劝告某
人不要做某事”，有时可与 advise sb. not to
do sth.互换。
► He advised her against going out at night.
=He advised her not to no out at night.
他劝她晚上不要出去。
4) advise sb. of sth.意为“通知或告知某人有
某情况”。
► Please advise us oj the arrival of the goods.
货物到达时请通知我们。
(2) in person意为“亲身；亲自”。
► You should come here in person tomorrow.
明天你应该亲自来这儿。
7. “…, they are always thinking of me. They take
pride in everything good that I do.”
他们一直牵挂我，并为我所做的每一件好事感
到自豪。
(l) be always doing sth.意为“总是做某事，
一直做某事”，always常用在一般现在时态里，
表示经常的行为习惯。当与进行时连用，构
成句型“be always doing sth.”时，常表达说话
人的某种情绪，如赞扬、不满、责 备等。
► He always asking his parents for money.
他总是向他的父母要钱。
► She is always thinking of her work.
她总是想着自己的工作。
( 2 ) take pride in “为…感到自豪/骄傲“，与
be proud of 同义。后接让人引以为荣的对象，
其中pride为抽象名词，意为 “自豪；骄傲”，
in 为介词，后接名词、代词或动名词作宾语。
► The young mother took pride in her son.=
The young mother was proud of her son.
这个年轻的妈妈为她的儿子感到自豪。
A. They had a long talk
B. Now Li Wen has really changed
C. However, things began to change a few
years ago
D. His teacher was worried about him
Missing language
2d Use clues from the passage to help you
guess the meanings of the words in the box.
influence absent boarding school in person
2e Complete the passage with the proper
forms of the words and phrases in the box.
be proud of / take pride in
make a decision / decide
miss / be absent from
change / influence
look after / take care of
Li Wen is a 15-year-old boy. He works very hard
and does well in school. It is hard to believe that
he used to have difficulties in school. When his
parents moved to the city to work, they could
not be at home to ______________________him.
So he became less interested in studying and
_____________________classes. Then his parents
____________________to send him to a boarding
school. He found life there difficult. One day he
look after / take care of
missed/was absent from
made a decision/decided
told his teacher he wanted to leave the school. His advised his parents to talk with their son in person. This conversation _________________
his life. He realized that his parents would always love him, and they would ___________ ____________ everything good that he did. Now he is much happier and more outgoing than he used to be.
changed / influenced
be proud of /
take pride in
2f What do you think Li Wen and his parents talked about in their conversation? Write a conversation and role-play it with your group. Think of the following things:
Possible questions Li Wen might ask his
parents
Questions his parents might ask Li Wen
Possible answers from Li Wen and his parents
3a Talk with a partner about the changes that have happened to you. Write notes about how you have changed for these three things.
Appearance
2. personality
3. hobbies
3b Write about how you have changed. What did you use to be like? Which
change is the most important one and why?
Try to write two paragraphs:
General introduction about the changes in
your life.
The most important change and how it
happened.
My life has changed a lot in the last few
years. I used to __________________________.
Now I’m _______________________________.
The biggest change in my life was___________.
This is the most important change because ___
________________________________________.
How I’ve changed!
How I’ve changed!
My life has changed a lot in the last few years. My daily life is different and I used to like different things when I was a child. For example, I ___________ like tests. Now, I don’t mind them. I ____________________. Now, it’s my
favorite class. I used to play __________. Now, I __________. I___________ to school. Now, _____________________.
didn’t use to
used to hate P.E. class
basketball
play soccer
used to walk
we have to take the bus
Write a passage in about 100 words with the help of the following points about Zhanghua’s life change. The first sentence has been given.
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Zhuanghua's life has changed a lot in the last few years.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
One possible version:
Zhuanghua's life has changed a lot in the last
few years. In the past, he used to have much
time to play after school. He spent a lot of time
playing games with his friends. When he
finished his homework, he often watched TV
or chatted with his grandma. On Saturday, he
often went to concerts with his father.
But now his school life has changed a lot. He
is very busy every day. He has to get up
early and stays in school all day. Because he
has to study hard. He hasn’t any more time
to play games with his friends. He has to do
his homework and goes to bed late every
night. He hardly has any time for concerts.
He misses the old days very much.
I. 根据句意及首字母提示，填写单词。
The cold weather c______the plants to
die last winter.
2. He’s a good teacher, and he is very p_____ with the slower students.
3. As students, we should pay much
a_______ to our studies.
4. Don’t w____too much time on computer games, Jack.
5. They walked because they couldn’t a_____ to take a taxi.
aused
atient
ttention
aste
fford
II. 用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
He always talks much about ______ (he).
Most of us don’t like him.
2. My aunt used to look after me as _____　　　　
(good) as she could.
3. ______ (lucky), the museum was not
destroyed by the earthquake.
4. The young man’s _____ (die) made
all the people in the town very sad.
5. I cannot stand listening to that song any
　_______ (long).
himself
well
Luckily
death
longer
I think Mr Jones works very _____
(hard, hardly).
2. He used to ______ (take, spend) lots of
time playing games.
3. Bill used to have _______ (many, much)
time to play with his friends.
4. Wow! You have ____ (so, such) many
story books.
III 从括号中选择适当的词汇完成句子。
hard
spend
much
so
Ⅳ完成句子，每空词数不限。
It's late now. I'm afraid I_______ (不得不)
go now.
2. It's not good to complain _________ (一直).
3. ____________ (嚼口香糖) is very popular among young people.
4. The _____ (去世) of her mother was sudden.
5. Would you _____ (介意) my opening the window?
have to
all the time
Chewing gum
death
mind
6. He________(几乎不) eats any
vegetables, so he is unhealthy.
_________________ (在过去的几年里),
we have built many tall buildings.
8. Don't ___________ (担心) him. He will be OK soon.
9. Jim______ (花费) some time in reading _________ (每天).
10. There was _______ (这么多的) food on my birthday party dinner.
hardly
In the last few years
worry about
spend
every day
so much
Ⅴ句型转换，根据括号内的要求完成下面各题，每空一词。
1. Mrs. Green used to have long curly hair.
(改为一般疑问句)
_____Mrs. Green ______ have long
curly hair?
2. Dave used to play soccer with his
classmates. (对划线部分提问)
_____ did Dave ___ to do with his
classmates?
Did
use to
What
use
3. My partner used to be really quiet.
(改为否定句)
My partner ___________________to be
really quiet.
4. His son has changed a lot since he came
to this school. (对划线部分提问)
_________has his son changed since he
came to this school?
5. Mary used to like Beijing Opera.
(改为反意疑问句)
Mary used to like Beijing Opera,
________________?
didn’t use / used not
How much
didn’t / usedn’t she
Ⅵ. 根据句意及汉语提示，填写适当的短语完成句子。
Have you ever heard of the saying,
“It’s impossible to defeat (打败) a
person who never _______ (放弃)”?
2. My uncle ____________ (对……感到
自豪) my cousin because of his great
progress in all subjects.
gives up
takes pride in
3. — Will you go to Shanghai for your
vacation?
— Oh, I haven’t ______________ (做决
定) by now.
4. _________ (最后), they got over all kinds
of difficulties and finished that task.
5. — You always do some reading in your
free time.
— Yeah. It is my hobby. I always do it
__________ (尽管) I am very busy.
In the end
even though
made a decision
VII. 根据汉语意思，补全下列英语句子。
每空词数不限。
1. 詹妮是一个十六岁的女孩。
Jenny is _______________ girl.
2. 让老师惊奇的是，今天早晨杰克是第
一个到校的。
_____________________, Jack was the
first to get to school this morning.
a sixteen-year-old
To the teacher’s surprise
3. 她大学毕业后就一直在一家银行工作。
She’s ____________ in a bank _____　　　　　　　
she graduated from university.
4. 这本词典正是我在找的。
This dictionary is exactly _________ 　　　　　
　__________.
5. 在你阅读英语文章的时候没有必要记
住每一个单词。
_______________ to remember every
word when you read English articles.
been working
since
what I am
It’s not necessary
looking for
VIII. Translation.
造成很多麻烦
一个十五岁的男孩

3. 一个问题孩子
4. 和他妈妈最近的一次对话

5. 他爸爸去世后
6. 几年前
7. 变得艰难得多
cause a lot of trouble
a fifteen-year-old boy
a problem child
a recent conversation with his mother
after his father’s death
a few years ago
become much more difficult
8. 他妈妈支付不了他孩子的学费。
9.尽她所能照顾好他

10.惹事落到警方手里

11.放弃做某事
12.最后,最终
13.作了一个艰难的决定
His mother couldn’t afford to pay for
her child’s education.
look after him as well as she can/could
get into trouble with the police
give up doing something
in the end/ at last/ finally
make a difficult decision
14. 送他去一间男孩寄宿学校

15. 令某人惊奇的是…
16. 这正是我所需要的。

17. 帮助我明白她给了我多少

18. 即使
19. 不再
20. 对……感到自豪
send him to a boy’s boarding school
help me to understand how much she has given me
to one’s surprise
even though
no longer
take pride in …/be proud of
It was exactly what I needed.
21. 我做的每一件好事

22. 使我妈妈更留心我，更注意我
23.最好的学生之一
24. 能够
25. 帮助他找到自信
26. 父母的存在对孩子是很重要的
everything good I do
make my mother pay more attention to me
one of the best students
be able to
help him to feel good
It’s very important for parents to be there for their children.
试着比较你和你朋友现在和过去的变化:
Homework
Thank You!
Self Check
Unit 4
I used to be afraid of the dark.
1. “used to+不定式”表示过去常常干某事, 现在不再干了。
eg.
I used to go to work by bus. Now I take a taxi.
She used to be very shy.
Revision
2. used to 可用于存在句。例如：
There used to be a cinema here before the war.战前这儿有一家电影院。
3. 在否定句和附加疑问句中，可以用usedn’t (used not)，也可以用didn’t。例如：
He usedn’t / didn’t use / used not to smoke. 他过去不抽烟。
He used to live here, didn’t / usedn’t he? 他过去住在这里，不是吗？
be (get) used tobe used to中的to是个介词，和used to不同。该词组的含义是“习惯于……”。所以to后面不能接动词原形，而要接名词或v-ing形式。
例如：They are used to the hard work here now. 他们现在习惯于这里的艰苦工作了。I’m used to dealing with matters of this kind. 我习惯于处理这类事情了。
The mother traveled for many hours to return
home to talk to her child_____________.
He used to be a very quiet teenager. He
remained _________most of the time and _________talked to other people.
1 Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of
the words in the box.
silent require absent fail interview
take pride in be proud of in person influence humorous seldom
in person
silent
seldom
If you are always _______from class, you
will _______ the examinations.
4. The teacher _____________ helping his
students win the English competition.
Kate’s grandparents have had a great
____________ on her.
absent
fail
took pride of
influence
6. That British teacher is very__________. He always tells us interesting jokes.
People are usually _________ to give a
general self-introduction in a job_________.
8. Tina played basketball game and her parents
______________ her.
humorous
required
interview
were proud of
I used to wear _____________________ .
My hair used to be__________________.
I used to watch _____________________.
I used to play _______________________.
I used to be_________________________.
2. What did you use to be like when you were
in primary school? Complete these statements.
Fill in the blanks
他们过去和我们住在同一条街道，所以我们
经常能看见他们，但现在我们不能经常见到
他们了。
They__________ in the same street as us, so
we often________________. But we
__________________________ these days.
当我还是个孩子时，我不喜欢西红柿。
When I was a child, I __________________
tomatoes.
used to live
used to see them
don’t see them very often
didn’t use to like
当你来这儿之前你住哪儿？
Where ____________live before you came here?

你过去是游泳队成员吗？
__________________ the swim team?
Did you use to be on
did you use to
Homework
Make six sentences with “used to”.
Describe your past.
Thank You!