Ryan has long curly blonde hair, he has

a round face, two big eyes. He’s a little

heavy. His hair is soft and beautiful. His

mother thinks it’s really wonderful. So

she can’t stand cutting his beautiful hair.

But some of Ryan’s friends say that

Ryan can’t play with them because he

looks like a girl.

tall/ shortmedium heightstraight / curly hairlong / short hairheavy/ thinyoung/ old

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

Appearance Personality

outgoingfunny helpfulcute kindfriendlyconfident

Jiang Wen used to wear glasses, but

now he doesn’t wear glasses.

He used to be short, but he is tall now.

Listen. Bob is seeing some

friends for the first time in

four years. What did his

friends use to look like?1b

1. 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.

shortglasses

tallshort

red curly

Look at the picture in 1a and

make conversations.

Look at the picture in 1a and

make conversations.

1c

Did Mario use to be short?

Yes, he did. He used to be really short.

What’s he like now?

He’s tall now.

Did Amy use to have short hair?

Yes, she did. She used to have short hair.

What’s she like now?

She has long hair now.

Did Tina use to have red hair? Yes, she did. She

used to have red and curly hair.

What’s she like now?

She has straight and blonde hair now.

Look at these words

and remember them.

___ friendly ___ outgoing

___ serious ___ humorous

___ silent ___ active

___ brave ___ quiet

___ helpful

adj. 有幽默感的；滑稽有趣的

2a

adj. 不说话的；沉默的

adj. 有帮助的

1. humorous adj.

有幽默感的；滑稽有趣的

e.g. Cartoons are humorous pictures

with words.

漫画是附有文字的幽默图片。

humor ( 幽默 ) + ous → 有幽默感的

e.g. Peter seems silent today. What’s

the matter?

彼特今天似乎很沉默，怎么了？

2. silent adj. 不说话的；沉默的silent adj. → silence n. 沉默

help n. ( 帮助 ) + ful →

helpful adj. 有帮助的

3. helpful adj. 有帮助的

e.g. His explanation was more or less

helpful.

他的解释多少是有帮助的。

Listen and check (√)

the words you hear.2a

___ friendly ___ outgoing

___ serious ___ humorous

___ silent ___ active

___ brave ___ quiet

___ helpful

Listen again and complete the

chart about how Paula has

changed.

2b

In the past

1. Paula used to be really _____. She was

always silent in class. She wasn’t very

________. She was never brave enough

to ask questions.

2. She got good grade in ______. She was

also good in ______. She used to play

the ______.

outgoing

quiet

science

musicpiano

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.

soccer

sports

swim

piano

Now

1. What class were they?

________________________________

2. What was Paula never brave to do in

class?

________________________________

________________________________

Listen again and answer the questions.

They were in science class.

She was never brave to ask questions

to teachers.

3. What subjects were Paula good at?

______________________________

4. What is Paula interested in now?

______________________________

______________________________

Science and music.

Paula is more interested in sports

now.

Paula used to

be really quiet.

Make conversations about Paula

using the information in 2b.

2c

I know. She was

always silent in

class.

She wasn’t very outgoing. She was never brave enough to ask questions.

But she was always friendly. She got good grades in exams. And she was really good in music class, too. She used to play the piano.

But now she is more interest in sports. She plays soccer almost every day. She still plays the piano from time to time.

I know, She’s so active now.

Read the conversation and

complete the blanks.2d

Bill has changed so much! He used to be

____ and _____. His face always ______

___ when he talked to girls! He studied

hard and got good ______ on his exams.

He used to be ____, but now he is ___

and _______.

shy quiet turned

red

scores

thin big

strong

Role-play the conversation.

This party is such a great idea!

2d

I agree. It’s been three years since we last saw our primary school classmates.

It’s interesting to see how people have changed.

Bill has changed so much! He used to be so shy and quiet.

Yeah, his face always turned red when he talked to girls!

I used to see him reading in the library every day.

That’s because he was a really good student. He studied hard and got good scores on his exams.

Did he use to wear glasses?

Yes, and he used to be thin, too. But look how big and strong he is now!

He’s so popular now. Look at all the girls around him!

1. I used to be afraid of the dark.

used to do sth. 过去常常做某事表示过去经常性或习惯性的动作或状态，暗指现在已经不存了，强调过去与现在的对比。

used to 的否定形式有两种：didn’t use to 或 usedn’t to 。

e.g. They used to be good friends.

他们过去是好朋友。 ( 暗示现在不是了 )

Mrs Brown didn’t use to / usedn’t to

travel in summer.

布朗夫人过去夏天不旅游。 Did you use to / Used you to play the

guitar? 他过去弹吉他吗？

used to 用于疑问句时，可借助助动词did ，也可以将 used 提到主语前。

【拓展】几个易混结构的比较：

结构 意义 to 的作用used to do sth. 过去常常做

某事不定式符号

use ... to do sth. 用……做……

be used to do sth.

被用来做……

be used to doing sth.

习惯于做某事

介词

use ... to do sth.

用……做……

e.g. They use the knife to cut meat.

他们用刀切肉。

e.g. This kind of wood is used to make

paper.

这种木头是被用来做纸的。

be used to do sth. 被用来做某事

be / get used to sth. / doing sth.

习惯于某事 / 做某事

e.g. Lucy has been used to (eating)

Chinese food.

Lucy 已经习惯 ( 吃 ) 中餐了。 I think you’ll get used to the climate

soon.

我想不久你就会习惯这种气候的。

根据所给汉语提示完成英语句子。1. My uncle __________________ ( 以前是个

司机 ), but now he is an actor.

2. Tom’s father ___________________ ( 过去常常看书 ) after lunch.

3. Mary __________________ ( 以前常常骑自行车 ) to work, but now she

_________________ ( 习惯步行 ) to work.

4. The pencil ______________ ( 被用来书写 ).

used to be a driver 

used to read (books)

used to ride a bike

is used to walking 

is used to write

from time to time 是一个固定短语，意为“间或；有时”，常在句中作状语。e.g. Tom goes to visit his grandmother in

the countryside from time to time.

汤姆时常去看望住在农村的奶奶。

2. She still plays the piano from time to

time.

e.g. He got high scores in the

examination.

考试中他得了高分。

3. He studied hard and got good scores on

his exams.

score n. 得分；进球

such 为形容词，意为“这（那）样的；主要修饰名词；so 是副词，意为“这（那）么；如此地”，主要修饰形容词、副词和分词。

4. This party is such a great idea!

He used to be so shy and quiet.

such 与 so 辨析

e.g. Do you like such weather?

你喜欢这样的天气吗？ I’m so glad to see you.

很高兴见到你。 He can draw so well.

他画得那么好。

当名词前有 many ， much ， few 或 little

等词修饰时，要用 so 而不用 such 。e.g. There are so many / few people in

the hall.

大厅有这么多 / 这么少的人。 You have so much / little

homework today.

你今天有这么多 / 这么少的作业。

“such + a / an + 形容词 + 可数名词单数 形式”相当于“ so + 形容词 +a / an + 可数名词单数形式”，表示“如此……的一个……”。e.g. She is such a lovely girl. =

She is so lovely a girl.

她是这个如此可爱的女孩。

选用 such 或 so 填空。1. The man told us ____ funny a story.

2. She has _____ a beautiful dress.

3. How can you get ____ much money to

buy the car?

4. Don’t go out in ______ cold weather.

5. Don’t eat _____ quickly.

so 

suchso 

such

so

I. 根据汉语提示填空，完成句子。1. He has plenty of _________ ( 幽默的 ) stories to tell us. 2. You’d better keep _______ ( 沉默 )

about what happened. 3. The lazy cat isn’t very ________ ( 有

用的 ) in catching mice. 4. Tom got the highest ______ ( 得分 ) in

the exam.

humorous

silent

helpful

score

II. 用 used to 将下列汉语句子翻译成英语。1. 他过去常常在卧室抽烟。

2. 汤姆过去常常去那儿看电影，但现在他 不去了。

He used to smoke in the bedroom. 

Tom used to go to the movies there, but

now he doesn’t go there.

Recite the conversation in 2d.