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初中英语人教版九年级全一册
Unit 4
I used to be afraid of the dark.
Section A (1a-1c)
学习目标
1、识记下列单词和词组:straight curly black
blonde short tall shy outgoing quiet
funny friendly serious used to
2、熟记并能运用句型:I used to be ...; I used to do...;
谈论过去的事情。
tall
short
How do we describe people?
3
long / black hair
长 / 黑色头发
short hair
短头发
strong / heavy 强壮的/重的
thin
瘦的
Jiang Wen weared glasses, but now he doesn’t wear glasses.
in the past
now
Jiang Wen used to wear glasses.
Jiang Wen
in the past
now
Kate Green
Kate is tall now. But she was
very short in the past.
Kate used to be short.
tall/ short
medium height
Fill in the chart with words to describe people.
Appearance
Personality
outgoing
funny
Presentation
1a
straight / curly hair
long / short hair
heavy/ thin
young/ old
Appearance
Personality
helpful
cute
kind
friendly
confident
Let's watch a video
short/tall
young/old
thin/heavy
She used to be…, but now she is….
Talk about them
Listening
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 _______ hair.
3. Tina used to have _____ and _____ hair.
short
glasses
tall
short
red
curly
1b
Look at the picture in 1a and make conversations.
Did Mario use to be short?
Yes, he did. He used to be really short.
What’s he like now?
He’s tall now.
Practice
1c
Did Amy use to have short hair?
Yes, she did. She used to have short hair.
What’s she like now?
She has long hair now.
Did Tina use to have red hair?
Yes, she did. She used to have red and curly hair.
What’s she like now?
She has straight and blonde hair now.
1. I used to be afraid of the dark.
used to do sth. 过去常常做某事
*表示过去经常性或习惯性的动作或状态,暗指现在已经不存在了,强调过去与现在的对比。
*used to的否定形式有两种:
didn’t use to或usedn’t to
Language Points
e.g. They used to be good friends.
他们过去是好朋友。 (暗示现在不是了)
Mrs. Brown didn’t use