1、 Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.Section A 1a-2dTask 1 What is he/she like?strong/heavythin/long hair He/She isFree talkWarming-uptall/thinshort/short hairWarming-upshort/brown hair long/black hair Warming-up1a Fill in the chart with words to describe people.AppearancePersonalityoutgoingfunny
2、 tallstraight hairshort fatthinshort hairglasseshelpfulcute kindfriendlylazyPre-listening Look and compareShe used to be short,but now she is tall.beforenowPre-listening She used to be shy but now she is outgoing.beforenowPre-listening 1b Listen.Bob is seeing some friends for the first time in four
3、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 _hair.3.Tina used to have _ and _ hair.shortglassestallshortredcurlyWhile-listening 1c Look at the picture in 1a and make up conversations.Did Mario use to be short?Yes,he did.He us
4、ed to be really short.Whats he like now?Hes tall now.Post-listening Task 2Look and thinkComplete the sentences according to the words.friendly outgoing serious humoroussilent active brave quiet helpful 1.Jim s a very _ guy and he often helps his neighbors.2.Mr.Johnson is a very _ teacher.I think Ive
5、 never seen him smile.3.My Chinese teacher is very _.He always makes his classes lively.4.The girl is a _ student.She seldom speaks to others.Pre-listening helpfulserioushumoroussilentRead 2b and try to find out what we know about Paul in the past and Paula now.Pre-listening _ friendly _outgoing _se
6、rious _ humorous _silent _active_ brave _quiet _helpful2a Listen and check()the words you hear.While-listening In the past Now 1.Paula used to be really_.She was always silent in class.She wasnt very_.She was never brave enough to ask questions.2.She got good grades in _.She was also good in_.She us
7、ed to play the _.1.Now shes more interested in_.She plays_ almost every day.Shes also on a _team.2.She still plays the _ from time to time.quietoutgoingsportssoccerswim2b Listen again and complete the chart about how Paula has changed.While-listening sciencemusicpianopiano2c Make conversations about
8、 Paula using the information in 2b.Paula used to be really quiet.I know.She was always silent in class.Post-listening Listen and finish the tasks.1.Choose the correct answer.Whats the relationship between Alfred and Gina?A.Friends.B.Primary school classmates.C.Neighbors.2.Fill in the blanks.Billy ha
9、s changed so much!He used to be so _ and _.His face always turned _ when he talked to girls!He studied hard and got good _ on his exams.He used to be _,but now he is _ and _.shyquietredscoresthinbigstrongPost-listening 1.I used to be afraid of the dark.used to do sth.意为“过去常常做某事”。used to的否定形式有两种：didn
10、t use to或usednt to。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。【拓展】use.to do sth.意为“用做”；be used to do sth.意为“被用来做某 事”；be/get used to sth./doing sth.意为“习惯于某事/做某事”。e.g.He used to go to school on foot.Post-listeningLanguage points2.Whats he like now?What is sb.like?意为“某人怎么样？”提问人的外貌，性格，品质。e.g.Whats Mike like?
11、He is direct.【拓展】What does sb.look like?意为“某人长得怎么样？”用于提问 人的外貌。e.g.What dose Mike look like?He has long hair.Post-listening3.Paula used to be really quiet.This party is such a great idea!such 为形容词，意为“这（那）样的”；主要修饰名词；so 是副词，意为“这（那）么；如此地”，主要修饰形容词、副词和分词。e.g.Do you like such weather?Im so glad to see you.
12、【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.I have so much/little homework today.Post-listening4.Its been three years since we last saw our primary school classmates.(1)Its been+一段时间+since+从句 意为“从以来已经有多长时间了”，还可表示为“It is+一段时间+since+从句”。e.g.Its been 3 years since I began to learn English.(2)sin
13、ce 意为“从以后”，since后面接从句，该从句用一般过去时态，主句用完成时。e.g.He has learnt English since 3 years ago.Post-listeningKey words and phrases:humorous,silent,helpful,score,from time to time,used toKey sentences:Did Mario use to be short?Yes,he did.He used to be really short.Whats he like now?Hes tall now.Paula used to be really quiet.I know.She was always silent in class.Summary1.Recite the conversation in 2d after school and try to role-play it.2.Write a short passage about your own changes.HomeworkGoodbye！
