Unit 2 I used to be afraid of the dark

[語言目標］language goal:

Talk about what you used to be like. 談論你過去的外表。

[學習目標］Functions:

1. 學會陳述自己過去常做的事情

2. 學會陳述自己過去的愛好等

3. 能夠表達自己現在和過去在外表、性格、娛樂等方面的變化

4. 能夠表達朋友、家人等現在和過去的變化

[語言結構］Target Language:

1. I used to be short when I was young. 我年輕時個子很矮。

2. -Did you use to have straight hair? 你過去是直發嗎？

-Yes, I did. 是的。

3. -Did you use to play the piano? 你過去彈鋼琴嗎？

-No, I didn’t. 不，我不彈。

4. I used to be afraid of dark. 我過去害怕黑暗。

5. I’m terrified of the snakes. 我害怕蛇。

6. -Did you use to be afraid of being alone? 你過去害怕獨自一人呆著嗎？

-Yes, I did. 是的，我怕。

7. I used to walk to school. 我過去走著上學。

[主要詞匯］Vocabulary:

dark 黑暗 sure 無疑，確實 terrify 使害怕，使恐懼

on 接通的，工作著的 spider 蜘蛛 insect 昆蟲

chew 嚼，咀嚼 gum 口香糖 right 立即，馬上

comic 連環漫畫 worry about 擔心 chew gum 嚼口香糖

not…anymore 不再 be afraid of 害怕 hardly 不十分，簡直沒有

used to do sth. 過去經常 be interested in 對…感興趣

be on the swim team 是游泳隊成員 with the light on 燈開著做…

be terrified of 害怕 these days 目前，如今

[詞匯復習］recycling:

short hair 短發 curly hair 卷發 thin 瘦的

long hair 長發 straight hair 直發 heavy 重的，沉的

tall 高的 short 矮的

（be）medium height 中等身高 (have/has) a medium build 中等胖瘦

[語法分析］

一、本單元語法重點內容是used to這個句型。

1. “主語+used to+動詞原形+其它”。在這個句型結構中used to的含義為“過去常常”。表示過去的習慣，暗示現在已無此習慣，請看圖：

Dave在過去幾年中一直在factory（工廠）中工作，但現在他在Supermarket（超市）中工作，所以Dave used to work in a factory. 隱含的意思是：Dave worked in a factory before but he doesn’t work there now.

如果用時間軸表示的話，應該是這樣的。

2. 我們可以說I used to work…/She used to have…/they used to be…等等，也就是說used這個詞沒

used to beworkhaveplay etc.

有人稱的變化，to后面接動詞原形。

請看例句：

When I was a child, I used to like chocolate

I used to read a lot of books but I don’t read much these days.

Liz has got short hair now but it used to be very long.

Liz現在梳短發，但以前她是長發。

They used to live in the same street as us, so we often used to see them. But we don’t

see them very often these days.

他們過去和我們住在同一條街道，所以我們經常能看見他們，但現在我們不能經常見到他們了。

Ann used to have a piano, but she sold it a few years ago.

Ann過去有一架鋼琴，但幾年前她把鋼琴賣了。

used to的否定形式是I didn’t use to….

When I was a child, I didn’t use to like tomatoes.

當我還是個孩子時，我不喜歡西紅柿。

問句形式是did you use to…?

Where did you use to live before you came here?

當你來這兒之前你住哪兒？

3. used to這個詞組只用于講述過去，我們不能用use to來講述現在

I used to play tennis. These days I play golf.

（不說 I use to play golf.）

We usually get up early.

（不說We use to get up early）

二、anymore

我們用anymore來表示情況或活動的變化。（We use anymore to show a change in a situation or

activity.）

She used to live in NewYork, but she doesn’t live there anymore.

如果動詞（或動詞短語）相同，則第二個動詞可省略。（If the Second Verb phrase has the same

verb, you can omit it.）

She used to live in London, but she doesn’t anymore.

anymore可不與used to連用（You can use anymore without used to）

She doesn’t live in NewYork anymore.

anymore只能和否定詞連用

We don’t go there anymore.

They never talk to me anymore.

No one likes him anymore.

三、still

我們用still來說明某人或某物沒有變化。（Use still to show that something or someone has not

changed）

She still lives in Mexico.

still應放在主要動詞前面（Use still before the main verb）

He still lives in New Zealand.

still應放在be動詞后面。

He is still crazy after all these years.

still 應放在像can, may, should這樣的助動詞之后

She can still play the piano.

四、頻率副詞

頻率副詞（如always）在句中位置不同。（Adverbs of frequency can appear in different

positions in a sentence.）

它們的位置應是：在主要動詞之前，在be動詞之后，在助動詞（will, can, have等）之后，在used to

之前。

I usually get up at six.

You were rarely happy. 你很少高興。

You will sometimes hear from them.

I have seldom spoken to her.

They never used to dance.

He always used to call her.

五、詞語辨析

1. used to和would

①used to和would都可表示過去的習慣或行為，常可換用。

When we were children we used to/would go skatingevery winter. 我們小時候每年冬天都去滑

冰。

②used to含有較強的“今昔對比”的含義，而would無此含義

I do not swim so often as I used to

我不像過去那樣常游泳了。（不能用would代替）

He would sometimes work into the night.

以前他常工作到深夜。（不表示現在他不工作到深夜）

③用would時，有時應有時間狀語來加以限制，而used to則可無時間狀語

He would go to see Mother every vacation.

（那時）他每個假期去看望媽媽

He isn’t what he used to be. 他不再是過去的他。

2. used to do和be used to doing.

①be used to 是“習慣于”某一客觀事實和狀態，不強調動作，to是介詞，后面接名詞或動名詞，

如：

I am used to the weather here.

我已經習慣于這里的天氣了。

He is used to hard work. 他習慣于艱苦的工作。

②get（或become）used to指的是從不習慣到習慣這一過程的轉變，另外，它往往包含著克服困難去適

應的意思。

如：You will soon get used to the weather here.

你會習慣于這里的天氣的。

In the end, I got used to doing the hard work.

最后，我終于習慣干苦活了。

[單元課文重點分析］

1. I’m on the swim team. (Section A 2b)

我是游泳隊成員。

類似的說法還有：I’m on the soccer team 或I play on the soccer team.

2. People sure change. (Section A 2b)

人們的確是要變的。

sure在這里為副詞。

如：It sure was cold. 天氣確實很冷。

3. Are you still afraid of the dark?

I’m terrified of the dark.

（Section A 3b）

afraid的詞組有be afraid of sth 害怕某物

如：She’s afraid of dogs.

He’s afraid of seeing strangers.

在口語中也說I’m afraid he’s out at the moment.

我想他現在出去了。

be terrified of doing sth 是個同義詞組。

如：I’m terrified of being alone.

我害怕獨自一人呆著。

4. I go to sleep with my bedroom light on. (Section A 3b)

我把臥室的燈開著睡覺。

with的短語表方式

5. 課文Section B 3a 難點

5. these days

“…but these days I get up early and stay in school all day.”

these days是個詞組，意思是“現在，這幾天”

Your son’s trouble is very common these days.

你兒子的毛病現在是極常見的。

6. right

Then I go right home and eat dinner.

right在這里是副詞，意為“直接地”。

如：The wind blew right in our faces.

風迎面吹來。

7. have to

but now. I have to study.

have to意為“必須”側重于客觀上的必要。

其句型為have (has) to+動詞原形

如：We have to leave now.

He has to work on Sunday.

I had to do my homework last Sunday.

8. hardly ever.

These days, I hardly ever have time for concerts.

hardly ever = very seldom.很少

He hardly ever goes to bed before midnight.

他很少在午夜以前就寢。

9. miss

I really miss the old days.

①miss在這里為“懷念”的意思。

How he misses his mother while she is away in London!

他媽媽在倫敦期間，他多么想念她啊！

②此外miss還有“缺”的意思。

I’m afraid that Jim will miss a lot of his lessons.

恐怕Jim會缺很多課。

③錯過

I missed catching the 2：15 train.

我未趕上2點15分的火車。

④missing 失去的，缺少的，不在的，失蹤的。

They are looking for the missing child.

他們在尋找失蹤的孩子。

10. It seems that…(Selfcheck)

It seems that YuMei has changed a lot.

It seems as if he would recover.

看來他好像會康復的。

It seemed that the day would never end.

那天好像沒有盡頭似的。

[模擬試題]

一、單詞分類。請將單詞或短語按要求分類，（只寫序號）

1 read comics 2 chew gum 3. short 4 get up early 5 medium build

6 play on the swim team 7 sleep with light on 8 play games

9 straight hair 10 heavy 11 watch TV 12 thin 13 paint pictures

14 attend gym class 15 eat candy

A 容貌外表__________ __________ __________ __________ __________

B 生活習慣__________ __________ __________ __________ __________

C 活動愛好__________ __________ __________ __________ __________

二、英英釋義。選出正確的英文解釋填入相應的括號內。

1. comic a. almost no

2. hardly b. fill with fear

3. insect c. books or magazines with stories in the form of drawings

4. terrify d. winged animals with 6 legs

5. dark e. having little or no light

三、單項選擇。

1. I ___________ frustrated when I wasn’t sure of the correct answer.

A. may be B. used to C. used to be D. use to be

2. When I was a child, I used to ___________ chocolate.

A. liking B. like C. liked D. likes

3. ___________ work in Microsoft?

A. Did you used to B. Did you use to

C. Do you used to D. Do you use to

4. Where ___________ live before you came here?

A. did you used to B. did you use to

C. use he to D. he used to

5. No one likes him ___________.

A. still B. never C. anymore D. too

6. I am ___________ of spiders.

A. terrify B. terror C. terrifying D. terrified

7. He is afraid of ___________ strangers.

A. see B. seeing C. saw D. seen

8. It ___________ that he has been ill for a long time.

A. seems B. looks C. looks as if D. seems as if

9. I always go to sleep ___________ the light on.

A. in B. with C. to D. and

10. Don’t ___________ about things so much. It will make you stressed out.

A. afraid B. terrify C. terrified D. worry

四、看圖，用used to完成句子。

五、用used to或一般現在時完成句子。

1. I used to play tennis. I stopped playing a few years ago.

2. Do you do any sport? Yes, I play basketball.

3. ‘Have you got a car?’‘No, I _______________ one but I sold it.’

4. George _______________ a waiter. Now he’s the manager of a hotel.

5. ‘Do you go to work by car?’‘Sometimes but most days I_______________ by train.’

6. When I was a child, I never _______________ meat, but I eat it now.

7. Mary loves watching TV. She _______________ TV every evening.

8. We _______________ near the airport but we moved to the city centre a few years ago.

9. Normally I start work at 7 o’clock, so I _______________ up very early.

10. What games __________ you _______________ when you were a child?

六、用used to或anymore的正確形式填空。

My grandmother complains about how things have changed, and she says that life 1 be

better.

Families aren’t families the way they 2 be. Everyone’s divorced.(離婚) If a husband

and wife are having problems with their marriage, they don’t stay together 3 . And

mothers 4 stay home and take care of their children, but not 5 . Everyone’s working.

No one has time for children 6 .

And the cars! No one walks 7 ; everybody drives. We 8 walk five miles to school

everyday, even in winter.

And people don’t talk to each other 9 . They are too busy to talk, too busy to eat,

too busy to think…

Life 10 be simple, but it isn’t 11 .

七、Holly和Greta自從高中以來就是朋友，Greta剛剛參加了他們的20年校慶，在下面的對話中，他們在談

論他們以前的同學，看圖片完成對話，請使用still和anymore的正確形式。（注意一些句子是否定的）

Holly: Did you see Jim Jensen? He used to be so wild!

Greta: Yes, but he 1 (be). He looks very conservative（保守） now.

Holly: Was he thin in high school? I don’t remember.

Greta: Yes, and he 2 (be).

Holly: 3 (he, wear) glasses?

Greta: Yes, he does.

Holly: 4 (he play) the guitar?

Greta: Yes, he does, but now he plays classical guitar. He 5 (play) rock and roll

6 .

Holly: Didn’t he used to have long hair?

Greta: Yes, he did, but now he’s bald. I also saw Jan Bissing at the reunion（校慶）.

Remember her? She used to be the most popular girl in school.

Holly: What does she look like now? 7 (she, look) the same?

Greta: Yes, except for her hair. She 8 (have) long, brown hair 9 . It’s short and

blonde. And she 10 (be) cute! She 11 (have) those big blue eyes and those thick

eyelashes（眼睫毛）.

Holly: There was something different about her…didn’t she always used to wear a hat?

Greta: Yes, and she 12 (do).

Holly: Didn’t she used to date（和…約會） George Weissler?

Greta: She 13 (do)! In fact, they’re going to get married （結婚）next month.

八、看下列表格，用still，anymore和頻率副詞寫一篇文章，注意動詞時態，Carol過去是單身。去年她和

George結婚了。George離過婚，并有兩個孩子。這個表格顯示了Carol生活的變化。請用6句以上的話描述。

always go dancing on weekends stay home on weekends

often/usually go out to eattravel cook dinnerclean the housedo the laundry every day

sometimes read novelsgo to the beach help kids with homeworkgo to the beachread novels

seldom/hardlyever cookclean go out to eat

never stay home on weekendsgo to baseball gameshave children go dancingtravel

【試題答案】

一、A. 容貌外表 3 5 9 10 12

B. 生活習慣 2 4 7 11 15

C. 活動愛好 1 6 8 13 14

二、1. c 2. a 3. d 4. b 5.e

三、1. C 2. B 3. B 4. B 5. C 6. D 7. B 8.A 9. B 10.D

四、2. He used to play football

3. She used to be a taxi driver.

4. They used to live in the country.

5. He used to wear glasses.

6. This building used to be new.

五、3. used to 4. used to 5. go to work

6. used to eat 7. watches