Unit 2 I used to be afraid of the dark
Section AStudy Task• 1
Revise how to describe people
Learn the new words and phrases
Complete Section A—1a, 1b, 1c, 2a, 2b, 2c
Grasp the usage of “used to”
Practice your listening
Warm-upWarm-upLook at the pictures and describe the people
short, tall, fat, straight hair, curly hair, long hairHow can we describe the personality
PersonalityPersonalityfunnyquietoutgoingshyseriousfriendlyin the pastnowKate is tall now
But she was very short in the past
Kate used to be short
• I used to be afraid of the dark
• 我过去怕黑
• “used to + 动词原形” 表示过去的习惯或过去经常反复发生的动作或状态 ( 现在已经不再存在 )
• 有一种形式,即过去式,用于所有人称
否定形式为 used not to do ,疑问形式为 Used you to…
Used he to…
• 例如 : I used to be short
• He used to like playing games
Notes:但日常口语中常用助动词 did ,例如 :