1a Fill in the chart below with words to describe people.

Appearance Personality

tall outgoing

straight hair funny

1b 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 .

3. Tina used to have and hair.

short

glasses

tall

short hair

red curly

1c PAIRWORK Look at the picture above and make conversations. A: Mario used to be short.

B: Yes, he did. Now he’s tall!

过去经常 ; 以前常常 ( 后接不定式 . 表示过去的习惯 )

2a Listen and check () the words you hear.

shy serious

friendly funny

outgoing quiet

2b Listen again and fill in the blanks with the words you hear.

Girl: Hey, Steve! Over here! Don’t you remember me?

Boy: Oh, wow! You’re Paula, aren’t you?

Girl: That’s right.

Boy: But you used to be really , didn’t you?

quiet

• Girl: Yeah. I wasn’t very .

• Boy: No, You weren’t. But you were always . Wait a minute! Did you use to play the piano?

• Girl: Yes, I did. But now I’m more interested in . I play soccer and I’m on the swim team.

• Boy: Wow! People sure change.

outgoing

friendly

sports

对…感兴趣

游泳队成员

2c PAIRWORK Practice the conversation in activity 2b. Then make conversations about yourselves.

A: I used to be really quiet.

B: I know. Now you’re very outgoing.

I used to be rally quiet. You used to have long hair.

Did you use to have straight hair? Yes,. I did.

Did you use to play the piano? No, I didn’t.

在英语中 ,“used to + 动词原形”这一结构表示过去的习惯 ( 过去经常反复发生的动作 ) 或状态 ( 现在已不复存在 ), 只有一种形式 , 即过去式 , 用于所有的人称 . 否定形式 :didn’t use to/used not to. 疑问句形式 :Did…use to…?

I used to play football after school.He didn’t use to smoke. (He used not to smoke.)Did you use to go there?

3a Here is a list of things many people are afraid of. Which of these things did you use to be afraid of? Which ones are you still afraid of? Put checks () in the first two columns.

I My partner

I used to be afraid of…

I’m still afraid of…

My partner used to be afraid of…

My partner is still afraid of…

a. the dark

b. being alone

c. snakes

d. flying in an airplane

e. big dogs

f. high places

g. speaking in front of a group

n. 飞机

3b PAIRWORK Now ask your partner. Put checks () in the last two columns.

A: Did you use to be afraid of the dark?

B: Yes, I did.

A: Are you still afraid of the dark?

B: No, I’m not. How about you?

A: Me? Oh, yes! I’m terrified of the dark.

B: So, what do you do about it?

A: I go to sleep with my bedroom light on.

terrify v. 使害怕 ;使恐惧 be terrified of 害怕… ; 恐惧…

入睡 adj. 开着的 ; 接通的 ; 工作着的

4 GROUPWORK What did you use to do when you were younger? What do you do now? Fill in the chart. Then talk about how you have changed with your classmates.

Activity Past Now

eat…

read…

watch…on TV

do…at school