Unit4 I used to be afraid of the dark SectionA 1a～1c课件 2025-2026学年人教版（2012）九年级英语全册

Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark. Section A 1a-1c 1. To learn the words and expressions to describe the appearance and personality of people. tall, short, outgoing, handsome, funny, humorous… 2. 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. 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 Bob is seeing some friends for the first time in four years. 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 1a What does she look like ? What is she like ? Appearance Personality Taylor Swift friendly beautiful long hair outgoing short / long straight / curly black / brown / blonde hair build thin of medium build heavy, big, strong height tall of medium height short How to describe people’s appearance? Appearance Brainstorm face clothes shy 怕羞的 outgoing 外向的/好交际的 quiet 文静的 8 friendly友好的 serious 严肃的 funny 有趣的 9 1b Fill in the chart with words to describe people. Listen and fill in the blanks. 4' 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. glasses tall short red curly short Personality friendly outgoing active popular creative warmhearted romantic confident silent quiet serious hardworking humorous brave helpful funny Free Talk Talk about the things you used to like and things you didn’t use to like when you were a child. P.E. class ants and other insects music class painting pictures I used to like P.E. class, but I didn’t use to like music class. I used to like painting pictures, but I didn’t like singing songs. … funny/humorous shy Personality What is he/she like ? outgoing quiet/silent Personality 个性 humorous shy outgoing brave friendly silent / quiet serious active helpful funny How can we describe people’s personality? 勇敢的 认真的/严肃的 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 in the past Amy is tall now. But she was very short in the past. Amy short. used to be + adj. 过去是 used to do 过去常常做某事 used to be Amy In the past: Tina has curly hair. Tina straight hair. Now used to have Tina let's have a free talk! When I was a freshman(大一)in Xi'an International Studies University（西安外国语大学）, I felt really unconfident. My spoken English was very poor at that time and I have a clear northern accent（口音）. When I was a middle school student,I just thought if I could do the exercises correctly, I would be excellent. In fact I was totally wrong. I know clearly that English is just a tool for us to communicate with each other. if you can't speak it, it's useless. 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. Look at the picture in 1a and make conversations. 1c A:Did Maria 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. short/tall 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 When we face difficulties, we just need to overcome them instead of giving up. I hope you can have confidence in yourself and try to make changes to become a better “yourself”. 2020 2022 Tom thin, but now he fat. Tom blonde hair, but now he black hair. Tom glasses,but now he glasses. used to be is used to have has used to wear doesn't wear Check: 2' 24 Have you ever watched this program? Stay-at-home kid Parents move to another city for work, and their grandparents take care of them. They fail their examinations. They become less interested in studying. Stay-at-home kids often feel lonely and unhappy. [ɪɡˌzæmɪ'neɪʃn] used to be 过去是；曾经是 used to do 过去常常做某事 Summary “used to 以前，曾经 Don’t judge a person by his appearance. 不要以貌取人。 Homework Survey： Do a survey about group members’ changes. Name In the past now A: What did you used to be like? B: I used to … I … now. Thank you! 143731.92 88007.305 $$