新目标九年级+Unit+4+I+used+to+be+afraid+of+the+dark+Section+

Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.

Section B

Lead in

Look at the following pictures, and make sentences. She used to be short. Now she is tall. She used to play football. Now she likes playing tennis.

She used to have long hair. Now she has short hair.

Presentation

1a Check(√) the things you used to like when you

were a child.

_____P.E. class

ants

1b PAIRWORK What other things did you use to like when you were a child? Write sentences in the box below. Then discuss them with a partner. I used to like playing games with friends. I used to like listening to the music. I used to like painting pictures. I used to enjoy swimming. I used to enjoy eating candy.

Make your own sentences with “used to...” I used to play with dolls.

I used to play with balloons.

I used to sing Chinese songs. I used to ride a tricycle（三轮车）. I used to play hide and seek (捉迷藏).

1c

√ √ 2.________We used to walk to school. √ used to hate P.E. class. 3.________I

1.________I didn't use to like tests. 4.________I used to be on the soccer team.

1e Compare yourself with your partner. A: I used to be nervous about tests all the time. What about you? B: Yes, me too. And I used to...

Reading

2a Li Wen is a 15-year-old boy from the countryside. His parents are working in the city. Look at the title of the passage and the picture below. What problems do you think he might have?

He Studies Harder Than He Used to

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Learning strategy: USING CONTEXT

Using the sentence context may help you guess and

learn the meanings of new words and phrases.

使用上下文的语境可能帮助你猜测新单词或词 组的意思。

2b Read the passage and put the sentences [A-D] in the correct places.

Missing language A. They had a long talk. B. Now Li Wen has really changed. C. However, things began to change a few years ago. D. His teacher was worried about him.

2c Read the passage and underline the problems

that Li Wen used to have.

1.He was no longer interested in studying. He was

often absent from classes, and he failed his

examinations.

2.There were so many rules, and he used to break

them all the time. One day he told his teacher he

wanted to leave the school.

2e Complete the passage with the proper forms of the words and phrases in the box.

be proud of/ take pride in, make a decision/ decide, miss/ be absent from change/influence, look after/ take care of

Writing:

Write about how you have changed. What did you use to be

like? Which change is the most important one, and why?

How I’ve changed! My life has changed a lot in the last few years. I

used to________________________________________

Now I’m

______________________________________

The biggest change in my life was_________________ This is the most important change because_________

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A sample version:

How I’ve changed!

My life has changed greatly since primary school.

I used to l