Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark. Section A(1a-1c)课件2025-2026学年人教版英语九年级全册

I used to be afraid of the dark. Unit 4 Section A (1a-1c) 授课老师：伍琴 To learn the words and expressions to describe the appearance and personality of people. tall, short, outgoing, handsome, funny, humorous… To listen and talk about how people have changed using used to+ verb . Mario used to be really short. He used to wear glasses. Paula used to be really quiet. Lead in Zhao Liying What does she look like? She is beautiful. She has long straight brown hair. She is of medium height/build. appearance 外貌 What is she like? personality 性格 She is outgoing and friendly. appearance 外貌 How can we describe people? appearance personality short, tall, of medium height; thin, heavy, of medium build; long/short/curly/straight hair, black/brown/blonde hair; big eyes, a small mouth, wear glasses Appearance Personality funny, outgoing, active, quiet, shy, serious, friendly, smart, brave, humorous（幽默的）, helpful（乐于助人的）, silent（沉默的） How to describe people’s appearance and personality? Revision 矮的和高的 胖的和瘦的 长发 直发 大鼻子 小眼睛 戴眼镜 中等身材 What does he/she look like? Game 6 滑稽的 友好的 幽默的 聪明的 外向的 安静的 严肃的 害羞的 乐于助人的 What’s she/he like? 7 Appearance Personality tall outgoing straight hair funny Fill in the chart with words to describe people. 1a Guessing Game 你能猜出他/她是哪位明星小时候的照片吗？ Zhang Jie Yao Ming Yi Yangqianxi Do you think they have changed a lot? Let’s compare and describe in the past 过去 now 现在 He was short in the past. But he is tall now. He _________short, but now he __ tall. short tall used to be is He was quiet in the past. But he is outgoing now. quiet outgoing He _________quiet, but now he __ outgoing. used to be is She had short hair in the past. But she has long hair now. She ___________short hair, but now she _____ long hair. short hair long hair used to have has He used to be heavy, but now he is thin. thin heavy She used to have long straight hair, but now she has long curly hair. long straight hair long curly hair He used to play tennis, but now he plays basketball. play tennis play basketball Introduce yourself to your partner Change in appearance/personality/hobby I used to … … but now I … … We all will grow up. We all will change in many ways. So do Bob's friends. Bob Mario used to be _____. He used to wear ______. 2. Amy used to be ____. She used to have __________. 3. Tina used to have ____ and ______ hair. glasses tall short hair red curly short Listen. Let's see what Bob's friends used to look like ! 1b 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. C: What’s he like now? D: He’s tall now. Pair work Let’s talk about Amy and Tina. Amy Tina A: Did ______ use to ______? B: Yes, ... / No, ...He/She used to ______. A: What’s he/she like now? B: ____________. 22 Group work Do a survey in your group about who has changed most. Then one student from the group gives a report. In our group, we found … has changed most. He/She used to… , but now he/she… . Past Now Height Build Hair Personality Hobby 23 Our parents have changed a lot. A photo of a young couple: Homework Make a dialogue with your partner to describe your friends’ changes in appearance and personality. For all （必做）： Optional （选做）： Write a passage to describe how your parents have changed. Thanks ! 26 73168.305 $$