I used to be afraid of high places. I’m still afraid of high places.
Which things did you use to be afraid of? Which things are you still afraid of?
I used to be afraid of the dark. I’m still afraid of the dark.
I used to be afraid of giving a speech in public. I’m still afraid of giving a speech in public.
I used to be afraid of scary movies. I’m still afraid of scary movies.
problems, and his family spent a lot of time
C However, things began to change a few years ago.
together.
His parents moved to the city to look
for jobs, and his grandparents came take care of him.
D His teacher was worried about him.and she called his parents. She advised them to talk with their son in person. So his parents took a 24-hour train and a- 5 hour bus ride to Li Wen’s school.
______ P.E. class I used to like P.E. class.
____ painting pictures ____ music class
I used to like painting I used to like music
pictures.
n. 蚂蚁
class.
n. 昆虫
But he missed his parents so much and he often felt
lonely and unhappy.
Li Wen’s unhappiness began to influence his schoolwork. He became less interested in studying. Sometimes he was absent from classes and failed his examinations. Finally, Li Wen’s parents made the decision to send him to a boarding school. However, Li Wen was shy and was not able to make friends quickly in school. He found life there difficult. One day he told his teacher that he wanted to leave the school.
____ ants and other insects
I used to like ants and
other insects.
_____ swimming I used to like swimming with friends.
_____ dancing I used to like dancing.
1d Listen again. What do the girl
and the boy say about things in the past and now? Fill in the chart.
In the past
Now
Girl
I didn’t use to like t_e_s_ts_. We used to wear _t_h_e__sc_h_o_o_l_u_n__if_o_r_m__ to school.
A They had a long talk . “It was exactly what I needed,” he said. “Now I
教学目标
1. 学习P29-32生词: ant, insect, seldom, influence, absent, fail,
examination, boarding, in person, exactly, pride, take pride in, proud, be proud of, general, introduction. 2.继续学习used to 句型和掌握本课生词和短语； 阅读理解本课内容，完成2e和self check填空。
1c
Listen and check (√) the sentences you hear.
1. _√___ I didn’t use to like tests. 2. ____ We used to walk to school. 3. _√___ I used to hate P.E. class. 4. ____ I used to be on the soccer team.
the most popular in their school — .
A. So am I
B. So did I
C. So do I
D. So will I
He Studies Harder than He Used to
Read the passage and put the 2b sentences [A-D] in the correct places.
I used to be afraid of dogs. I’m still afraid of dogs now.
I used to like P.E. class when I was a child. I used to hate music class when I was a child.
New Words
pride take pride in proud be proud of general
introduction.
n. 自豪、骄傲 为......感到自豪 adj. 自豪的、骄傲的
为......骄傲、感到自豪
adj. 总的、普遍的 n. 将军 n. 介绍
I used to be afraid of flying. I’m still afraid of flying.
I used to ride my bike to school. What about you?
Well, I used to walk to school.
I used to hate P. E. class. What about you?
I used to hate P. E. class. But now I love it.
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
Li Wen is a normal 15-year-old boy from the
tired.
A. feel B. to feel C. feeling D. feels
8. Martin is interested in _______Chinese.
A. learn B. to learn C. learning D. learns
9. Although he is o seldom influence absent fail examination boarding school in person exactly
n.蚂蚁 n.昆虫 adv. 不常、很少 v./ n. 影响 adj. 缺席、不在 v. 不及格、失败 n. 考试、审查 寄宿学校 亲身、亲自 adv. 确切地、精确地
A. interesting, interesting B. interested,interested
C. interesting, interested D. interested, interesting
3. Xiao Ming plays _________ piano in his free time.
countryside. He works very hard and does well in school.
It is hard to believe that he used to have difficulties in
school. When he was a little boy, he seldom caused any
A. a B. an C. the
D. /
4. Tina will be used to ________ in Qujing.
A. live B. living C. lives D. lived
5 .Antonio spent two hours ____the job yesterday.
tests I don’t worry about _____. Wwehactaenvewreware like _________________ to school.
In the past
Now
Boy We used to _p_l_a_y_every day after school. I used to hate _P_. _E_._c_l_a_ss__. We _j_u_st__st_u_d_y__ all the time. I _l_o_v_e__ P. E. class.