Unit 2 I used to be afraid of the dark
［语言目标］language goal:
Talk about what you used to be like.
谈论你过去的外表。

［学习目标］Functions:
1. 学会陈述自己过去常做的事情
2. 学会陈述自己过去的爱好等
3. 能够表达自己现在和过去在外表、性格、娱乐等方面的变化
4. 能够表达朋友、家人等现在和过去的变化

［语言结构］Target Language:
1. I used to be short when I was young.
我年轻时个子很矮。
2. —Did you use to have straight hair?
你过去是直发吗？
—Yes, I did. 是的。
3. —Did you use to play the piano?
你过去弹钢琴吗？
—No, I didn’t. 不，我不弹。
4. I used to be afraid of dark.
我过去害怕黑暗。
5. I’m terrified of the snakes.
我害怕蛇。
6. —Did you use to be afraid of being alone?
你过去害怕独自一人呆着吗？
—Yes, I did. 是的，我怕。
7. I used to walk to school.
我过去走着上学。

［主要词汇］Vocabulary:
dark 黑暗 sure 无疑，确实
terrify 使害怕，使恐惧 on 接通的，工作着的
spider 蜘蛛 insect 昆虫
chew 嚼，咀嚼 gum 口香糖
right 立即，马上 comic 连环漫画
hardly 不十分，简直没有 used to do sth. 过去经常…
be interested in 对…感兴趣 be on the swim team 是游泳队成员
be afraid of 害怕 be terrified of 害怕
with the light on worry about 担心 chew gum 嚼口香糖
these days 目前，如今 not…anymore 不再

［词汇复习］recycling:
short hair 短发 curly hair 卷发
long hair 长发 straight hair 直发
tall 高的 short 矮的
（be）medium height 中等身高 thin 瘦的
heavy 重的，沉的 (have/has) a medium build 中等胖瘦

［语法分析］
一、本单元语法重点内容是used to这个句型。
1. “主语+used to+动词原形+其它”。在这个句型结构中used to的含义为“过去常常”。表示过去的习
惯，暗示现在已无此习惯，请看图：

Dave在过去几年中一直在factory（工厂）中工作，但现在他在Supermarket（超市）中工作，所以Dave
used to work in a factory. 隐含的意思是：Dave worked in a factory before but he doesn’t
work
there now.
如果用时间轴表示的话，应该是这样的。
2. 我们可以说I used to work…/She used to have…/they used to be…等等，也就是说used这个词没
有人称的变化，to后面接动词原形。
used tobe
work
have
play etc.

请看例句：
·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现在梳短发，但以前她是长发。
·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.
他们过去和我们住在同一条街道，所以我们经常能看见他们，但现在我们不能经常见到他们了。
·Ann used to have a piano, but she sold it a few years ago.
Ann过去有一架钢琴，但几年前她把钢琴卖了。
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.
当我还是个孩子时，我不喜欢西红柿。
问句形式是did you use to…?
·Where did you use to live before you came here?
当你来这儿之前你住哪儿？
3. used to这个词组只用于讲述过去，我们不能用use to来讲述现在
·I used to play tennis. These days I play golf.
（不说 I use to play golf.）
·We usually get up early.
（不说We use to get up early）
二、anymore
我们用anymore来表示情况或活动的变化。（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.
如果动词（或动词短语）相同，则第二个动词可省略。（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可不与used to连用（You can use anymore without used to）
·She doesn’t live in NewYork anymore.
anymore只能和否定词连用
·We don’t go there anymore.
·They never talk to me anymore.
·No one likes him anymore.
三、still
我们用still来说明某人或某物没有变化。（Use still to show that something or someone has not
changed）
She still lives in Mexico.
still应放在主要动词前面（Use still before the main verb）
He still lives in New Zealand.
still应放在be动词后面。
He is still crazy after all these years.
still 应放在像can, may, should这样的助动词之后
She can still play the piano.
四、频率副词
频率副词（如always）在句中位置不同。（Adverbs of frequency can appear in different
positions i
生词表: