Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.

1. Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.

2. Section B 2 3a-Self Check

3. Revision Fill in the blanks with the proper words or phrases. Li Wen is a good student, son and grandson. However, he ________ cause a lot of _______ for his parents. When his parents moved to another city to work, they could not be at home to ____________ him. So he was _____ interested in studying and even __________________. used to trouble less take care of absent from classes

4. Then his parents _________________ to send him to a boarding school, but he found life _________ there. In the end, his teacher ________ his parents to talk with him ________. This conversation _________ his life. He realized that his parents would always love him, and they would ____________ everything good that he did. Now he is one of the best students in his class. made the decision difficult advised in person changed take pride in

5. Taking notes Write notes about how you have changed in your appearance, personality and hobbies. Then talk with a partner about your changes. 3a

6. tall short and thin short straight hair long curly hair outgoing shy quiet active dance music

7. Talking Talk about the changes. A: Oh, Maria. You have changed so much. You used to be short, didn’t you? B: Yeah, I used to be short and thin. But now I’m tall.

8. A: Did you use to have short hair? B: Yes. I used to have short straight hair. Now I have long curly hair. A: Did you use to be shy? B: Yes. I used to be shy. But now I am outgoing.

9. Writing 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. Paragraph 1: General introduction about the changes in your life Paragraph 2: The most important change and how it happened

10. One possible version How I’ve Changed My life has changed a lot in the last few years. When I was a little child, I used to play with my friends all day long. We found that almost anything could bring fun to us. But now, I am growing up, things seem to change gradually that I don't realize.

11. I had a lot of time to play before, but now nearly all my time is spent on study and homework.I used to watch cartoons,but now I prefernews and English programs. Generally speaking, things turn better. Now, I am interested in reading and writing. I think that the more good books I read, the more knowledge I get.

12. The biggest change in my life was that I began to love sports at the age of ten. This is the most important change. Because I didn’t use to play sports after school. When I was ten years old, I often fell ill. So my parents encouraged me to play sports after school. Now I’m really interested in sports and I’m much healthier.

13. Self Check 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 1. The mother traveled for many hours to return home to talk to her child _________. in person

14. silent, require, absent, fail, interview, take pride in, be proud of, in person, influence, humorous, seldom 2. He used to be a very quiet teenager. He remained ______ most of the time and ______ talked to other people. 3. If you are always ________ from class, you will ____the examinations. 4. The teacher ____________ helping his students win the English competition. silent seldom absent fail take pride in

15. silent, require, absent, fail, interview, take pride in, be proud of, in person, influence, humorous, seldom 5. Kate’s grandparents have had a great _________ on her. 6. The British teacher is very ________. He always tells us interesting jokes. influence humorous

16. silent, require, absent, fail, interview, take pride in, be proud of, in person, influence, humorous, seldom 7. People are usually ________ to give a general self-introduction in a job ________. 8. Tina played very well in the basketball game and her parents ____________ her. required interview were proud of

17. 2 What did you use to be like when you were in primary school? Complete these statements. 1. I used to wear _______________________ ______________. 2. My hair used to be _______________. 3. I used to watch ____________________. 4. I used to play ______________________. 5. I used to be _______________________ _________. jackets, jeans and sports shoes black and short cartoons on weekends ping-pong after school afraid of speaking before strangers

18. Exercises 选择恰当的单词并用其适当形式填空。 Asia, silence, help, exact, self-introduction, proud, European, Africa 1. We can find pine-trees (松树) in most ___________ countries. 2. It might be very ________ if you get advice from a close friend. European helpful

19. Asia, silence, help, exact, self-introduction, proud, European, Africa 3. China is the host (主办国) of the Eleventh _______ Games. 4. She told me the whole story ______ as it happened. 5. Nile is an _______ river. It flows into the Indian Ocean. Asian exactly African

20. Asia, silence, help, exact, self-introduction, proud, European, Africa 6. The house was very _____ because everyone was asleep. 7. Thanks for your invitation. Allow me to make a ______________ now. 8. He was the ______ of the village after winning the championship. silent self-introduction pride

21. Homework 1. 复习本单元的全部内容。 2. 向父母亲了解你的家庭现在与十年前 在生活上所发生的变化，并用英语写 一篇小短文介绍给大家。