I used to be a student. But now I’m a teacher. I used to have long hair, but now I have short hair. I used to work in Zhangzhou, but now I work in Xiamen.


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




Think about the words we have learned to describe people’s appearance and personality.AppearancePersonality


1a Fill in the chart with words to describe people.Appearance personalitytalloutgoingshortshy, quietwear glassesfat, thingood-looking, pretty,handsome friendlyseriousfunnystraight /long /curly hair


short/ brown hairlong /black haircurly hair What does he/she look like?bald


strong /heavyshort/ handsomeWhat does he look like?tall/ good-lookingthin


shyoutgoing quietWhat is he/she like?


friendlyseriousfunnyWhat is he/she like?


used to + do （表示过去常常干某事, 现在不再干了。) used to be + 形容词e.g. I used to go to work by bus. Now I take a taxi. She used to be very shy. Now she is outgoing.Talk about appearance in the past


I used to be …, but now I …I used to do…, but now I …tall, short, strong, fat, thin, long hair… shy, friendly, outgoing, serious, funny, quiet, open, lazy …


He/she used to be/do …, but now he/she …


wear glasses 戴眼镜wear contact lenses 戴隐型眼镜Before listening


1b Listen. What did Bob’s friends use to look like?1. Mario used to be ______. He used to wear _______.2. Amy used to be ______. She used to have __________.3. Tina used to have ____ and _____ hair.shortglassestallshort hairredcurly


2a Listen and complete the chart about how Paula has changed.


In the pastNowPaula used to be really _____ . She was always silent and in class. She wasn't very ______.She was never brave enough to ask questions .2.She got good grades in _____.She used to play the _______.1.Now she's more interested in _____.She plays _____ almost every day. She's also on a _____team.2.She still plays the _____ from time to time.


Notes “used to + 动词原形”表过去的习惯或过去常常反复发生的动作或状态，但现在已经不再存在了。可用于全部人称。


否定形式为： used not to + do 或：didn’t use to do 疑问形式为： Used … to …? 或：Did … use to …?回答形式为：Yes, …used. No, …usedn’t. 或：Yes,… did. No, …didn’t. I used to be afraid of the dark.


你以前很文静，是不是? You used to be quiet, didn’t you?反意疑问句: 陈述句部分,+ didn’t / usedn’t +主语?


2. used to 可用于存在句。 There used to be… e.g. 战前这儿有一家电影院。 There used to be a cinema here before the war.


Eg.他过去很矮。 He used to be short. He didn’t use to be short. / He used not to be short. Did he use to be short? / Used he to be short?


Lily used to have short hair.①变为一般疑问句:_____________________________._____________________________.②进行肯定回答:_____________________________.③变为否定句:_____________________________ ._____________________________.Did Lily use to have short hair? / Used Lily to have short hair? Yes, she did. / Yes, she used to.Lily didn’t use to have short hair. / Lily usedn’t to have short hair.


Describe a student’s appearance, personality and hobby in the past in groups, then the others guess who he/she is.


•There used to be a cinema here before the war,didn't there.


课堂达标一、用所给词的适当形式填空1. My friend Wang Lei is ________ (humor). He often makes me laugh. 2. Jack is such an honest and ________ (help) boy that all the neighbors like him. 3. No matter what I ask, he is ________ (silence) and doesn’t say anything. 4. John gets good ________ (score) in his tests every time. 5. After she watched the soccer match, now she is more ________ (interest) in playing soccer. （1. humorous 2. helpful 3. silent 4. scores 5. interested ）


1.越来越多的人对QQ农场感爱好。
More and more people ____ __________ ____QQ farm.
2.简以前打篮球，她现在踢足球。
3.Jane______ ____ ______ _______, now she plays soccer.
人们以前认为地球是平的，是吗？
People used to believe that the earth was flat,_____ _______.
4.他以前不住在这里。
He ______ _______ ________ _________ here.
5.我有时和妈妈晚饭后去漫步     。
I go for walks with my mother after dinner ______ ______ _______ _________.
（1. are interested in 2.used to play basketball 3.didn’t they/usedn’t they4.didn’t use to live 5.from time to time)


Describe a person who changed greatly around you.