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。

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。

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？use ... to do sth. 用……做……e.g. They use the knife to cut meat. 他们用刀切肉。

be used to do sth. 被用来做某事e.g. This kind of wood is used to make paper. 这种木头是被用来做纸的。

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).Keys: used to be a driver used to read (books)used to ride a bike is used to walking is used to write一、used to 的用法used to 意为“过去常常”，用于表示过去习惯性的动作或存在的状态（强调与现在的对比，暗示现在不做了）。

其中to为不定式符号，后跟动词原形。

used to只用于一般过去时态，没有人称和数的变化。

例如：Tom used to be very thin, but now he’s big and strong. 汤姆以前很瘦，但现在他又高又壮。

例如：—Did you use to go to museums? 你过去常去博物馆吗？—Yes, I did. / No, I didn’t. 是的。

/ 不是。

Your brother used to have noodles for breakfast, didn’t he? 你哥哥过去早餐常吃面条，不是吗？练一练：三、根据汉语提示完成句子。

1. 我以前害怕在公众前演讲。

I _______ ______ be afraid of ________ a speech in ________. 2. 这种狗是用来帮助盲人的吗？Are those dogs _______ _______ _________ the blind? 3. 你表妹以前害怕独自一人，不是吗？Your cousin _______ ________ be afraid of ________ alone, _______ she? 4. 珍妮以前在学校里并不受欢迎。

Jenny ________ ________ ________ be popular in school. 5. 我不习惯午饭吃这么多。

I’m _______ used to _________ so much at lunch time.Keys: 1. used to, giving, public2. used to help3. used to , being, didn’t4. didn’t use to5. not, eating2. She still plays the piano from time to time.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。

3. He studied hard and got good scores on his exams.score n. 得分；进球e.g. He got high scores in the examination. 考试中他得了高分。

4. This party is such a great idea! He used to be so shy and quiet.such与so 辨析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。

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.Keys: so such so such soLanguage points1.I interviewed 19-year-old Asian pop star Candy Wang.interview v. 采访e.g. We are going to interview the Minister of Education. 我们打算去采访教育部长。

2. Candy told me that she used to be really shy and took up singing to deal with her shyness. take up 开始；从事；接纳；占据；继续做e.g. The table takes up too much room. 这桌子太占地方了。

They have taken up golf. 他们开始学起打高尔夫球了。

拓展：take相关词组take off 起飞；脱下；动身take on 承担；呈现take over 接受；接管；借用；接办take down 记下；取下take place 发生；进行；举行take a look 看一下take a walk 散步take away 带走，拿走，取走take care of 照顾；注意；抚养take charge 掌管，负责deal v. 对待；处理(dealt, dealt) deal with 应对；处理e.g. Have you dealt with these letters yet? 这些信件你处理了吗？shyness n. 害羞3. As she got better, she dared to sing in front of her class, and then for the whole school.dare v. 敢于；胆敢dare to do sth. 敢于做某事e.g. He doesn’t dare to jump from the top of the wall. 他不敢从墙上跳下来。

4. Now she’s not shy anymore and loves singing in front of crowds.not …anymore 不再……e.g. People are not interested in movies anymore. 人们不再对电影感兴趣了。

5. …but now I get tons of attention everywhere I go.get tons of attention 被众人所关注tons of sth. 很多；极多e.g. They have tons of work every day. 他们每天都有大量的工作要做。

6. And I don’t have much private time anymore.private adj. 私人的；私密的e.g. Mr. Smith is rather secret about his private life.史密斯先生对自己的私生活相当保密。

7. Many times I thought about giving up, but I fought on.fight (fought, fought) 努力去做，尝试；战斗，搏斗；争取fight on 奋力坚持e.g. We must fight on until the end of the battle. 我们必须坚持到战斗结束。

8. You really require a lot of talent and hard work to succeed.require v. 需要；要求e.g. Fishing requires a lot of patience. 钓鱼需要很大的耐心。