Unit 2 I used to be afraid of the dark

陶聲甫

【單元重點(diǎn)話題分析】

隨著年齡的增長、時(shí)間的推移， 人們的相貌、性格、興趣愛好可能會發(fā)生變化，人們的行為習(xí)慣、生活環(huán)境也會發(fā)生些許變化。本單元的話題就是談?wù)撟兓?，進(jìn)行今昔對比。

本單元話題所談?wù)摰膬?nèi)容就是要學(xué)生根據(jù)自己不同年齡階段的生活體驗(yàn)，運(yùn)用目標(biāo)語言（如used to等 ）描述自己生活中的一些變化。

該話題常見的命題方式是要求學(xué)生根據(jù)文字提示、表格提示和圖片提示等歸納、整理，寫出條理清晰的短文，描述人物或事物的今昔變化。寫作時(shí)要注意順序得當(dāng)，主次分明。由于本話題涉及到了過去和現(xiàn)在的情況，因此，要注意恰當(dāng)?shù)厥褂眠^去時(shí)和現(xiàn)在時(shí)，寫作時(shí)盡量做到句式多樣。

【寫作指導(dǎo)】

1.單元話題的特征是通過今昔比較發(fā)現(xiàn)變化。寫作時(shí)要注意對作為描寫對象的人或事物進(jìn)行仔細(xì)的思考和觀察，根據(jù)思考和觀察的結(jié)果客觀地將對比情況告訴他人。在完成試題時(shí)，要仔細(xì)理解文字、表格和圖片等提示，答題時(shí)不要遺漏內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)。

2.注意寫作的順序，做到順序得當(dāng)，主次分明。按事件的先后順序或各要點(diǎn)之間的內(nèi)在聯(lián)系排序，分出層次。如果是看圖作文，則要按圖構(gòu)思，這樣做既可避免要點(diǎn)遺漏，又可使表達(dá)內(nèi)容條理清楚。

3.可能在作文中使用多種句式，不可一種句式從頭用到尾，篇幅不宜過長。

【佳篇欣賞】

A

My Life Has Changed

Dear Robby，

I havent seen you for ages. How are you？ Do you play the piano every day now？

I study in a junior middle school now， I am always busy with my lessons. I used to play the piano every evening， but now I cant. I have to do my homework. As you know， I used to have lots of hobbies， but now I just have no time for them. I gave up collecting model cars， sent away my dog and stopped painting. I used to enjoy myself with my friends at weekend， while I spend most of my time doing my lessons now. My life has changed a lot， I feel frustrated.

What about the life of middle school students in your country？ I hope you can enjoy yourself.

I am looking forward to your reply.

Yours，

Jay

B

My Mother Has Changed

My mother is 42 years old. She is a good mother. Recently， my father and I found that my mother has changed a little.

She used to be very kind and gentle， smiles were always on her face. But now she gets angry easily and seldom smiles， she even gets upset if I speak too loud. In the past， she would smile and say “It doesnt matter” if I made mistakes. Now， if I do something wrong， even it is a minor mistake， she will shout at me and will tell me a lot of “You should...” In the next few days， she will talk about my mistakes angrily.

I am really worried about my mother， is she ill？I really miss my kind and gentle mother.

C

My Childhood

I spent my childhood in a small city.

There was a small river in the south of the city. My father used to take me there to catch fish on weekends. When we were tired， we always slept for a while under the big tree. At that time， weekends were a happy time for children. My little friends and I used to climb up the trees to play even it was dangerous.

When I was very young， I was afraid to sleep alone because I used to be afraid of the mouse， I thought they would bite me and take away my toys. I was really a little fool then.

I have a happy and colorful childhood. It is the best part of my memory.

【重點(diǎn)結(jié)構(gòu)和句型展示】

A.原汁原味（課文重點(diǎn)結(jié)構(gòu)和句型）

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

2. He used to cause a lot of trouble. 他過去常惹很多麻煩。

3.I dont worry about tests. 我不為考試擔(dān)憂。

4. My biggest problem is that Im too busy. 我最大的問題是我現(xiàn)在太忙了。

5. Before I started high school，I used to spend a lot of times playing games with my friends. 在我上中學(xué)之前， 我常?；ê芏鄷r(shí)間和朋友們一起做游戲。

6. She also told me that though my father was no longer with us， he was watching me， and would take pride in everything good I do. 她還告訴我說， 即使爸爸不再和我們一起生活， 他還在注視著我， 并且為我所做的每件好事而自豪。

B. 精彩例句拓展

1. I am terrified of being alone in the house. 我害怕一個(gè)人待在屋里。

2. I didnt used to like Beijing opera. / I used not to like Beijing opera.過去我不喜歡京劇。

3. Did you use to like documentary？ 你以前喜歡紀(jì)錄片嗎？

4. I am not used to getting up so early. 我不習(xí)慣這么早起床。

5. She is worried about her sons health. 她為兒子的健康狀況感到擔(dān)心。

6. The fact is that he didnt help us at all. 事實(shí)上他根本沒有幫助我們。

7. He is busy writing. 他在忙于寫作。

My mother is always busy with housework. 我媽媽經(jīng)常忙于干家務(wù)活。

8. He is no longer young. He is over fifty. 他不再年輕。 他已經(jīng)50多歲了。

9. Chinese people are proud of Shenzhou VI. 中國人為“神州六號”感到自豪。

【原創(chuàng)習(xí)作點(diǎn)評】

（改自江蘇省南通市中考題）請你按照下面表格的提示，寫一篇題為“Changes in My Hometown”的英語短文，開頭已給出。

要求：

1. 以今昔整體對比的方式寫一篇短文；

2. 或者以單項(xiàng)對比的方式寫一篇短文；

3. 詞數(shù)：80詞左右（包括已經(jīng)寫出的單詞）。

Changes in My Hometown

Over the past 10 years， great changes have taken place in my hometown. In the past，

分析：本篇作文的題目和要點(diǎn)已經(jīng)給出，有兩種寫法，一是今昔整體對比，也就是先說明過去的總體情況，再說明現(xiàn)在的總體情況；二是單項(xiàng)對比，也就是先說明過去的房子是什么樣子的，而現(xiàn)在的房子是什么樣子的……按照不同的比較項(xiàng)目逐一列舉。最后也可通過對比，表達(dá)自己對家鄉(xiāng)變化的喜悅之情或?qū)亦l(xiāng)的熱愛。

在選詞方面，同學(xué)們可靈活運(yùn)用本單元重點(diǎn)結(jié)構(gòu)used to do/be 或there used to be/do，注意正確使用一般過去時(shí)。

【拓展練筆】

1. Jack以前在學(xué)習(xí)上不愿下功夫，學(xué)習(xí)成績也不好。在朋友John的幫助下，Jack的學(xué)習(xí)有了明顯進(jìn)步。請根據(jù)下表的內(nèi)容提示，寫一篇短文。

要求：

1. 短文應(yīng)包括表中所有要點(diǎn)，不要逐字翻譯，可適當(dāng)發(fā)揮。

2. 簡單表述自己對這一問題的看法。

One possible version：

Jack is a student at No.2 School. He lives with his uncle because his parents work in another city. He does really well in his subjects. But he used to be a “problem student”. He was always late for school. What was worse， he didnt listen to the teachers carefully in class and he never finished his homework on time. His teachers and classmates were very worried about him. John，a top student in the class， decided to do something to help him. He used to talk with Jack every afternoon after school. He did his homework at Jacks home so that he can help his with his problems and help him review his lessons. At the end of the school year， Jack did better in the exams， he made great progress. Now， with the help of John， Jack is careful about his lessons， he is trying his best to do it well. John is Jacks best friend now. I think Jack is really lucky， he got two things — true friendship and good grades.

2. 馬上就要初中畢業(yè)進(jìn)入高中了，你是否還記得豐富多彩的小學(xué)生活，小學(xué)生活與你現(xiàn)在的學(xué)習(xí)生活有什么區(qū)別嗎？請以此為主題寫一篇80詞左右的短文。

One possible version：

My life has changed since I became a middle school student. When I was in primary school，I used to study fewer subjects，but now I have nine. I used to spend some time playing games with my little friends after school，but now I have to go home and do my homework. I used to like tests，but now I feel stressed out，I dont like them so much. Now I get up early and stay in school all day， I am tired of the school life now.

3. 假如你叫李海，是光明學(xué)校的學(xué)生，請根據(jù)下面的提示向你的筆友Tina寫封信，簡單介紹學(xué)校近年來的變化。

內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)：1. 3年前，學(xué)校只有一座教學(xué)樓、一個(gè)室外操場，沒有圖書館；

2.現(xiàn)在，學(xué)校有兩座教學(xué)樓、一座圖書館、一座辦公樓。今年還新建了室內(nèi)體育館。

要求：

1. 注意書信格式；

2. 詞數(shù)在100左右。

One possible version：

Dear Tina，

How is it going？Last time you asked about the changes in my school in your letter. Yes， great changes have taken place in my school.

My school is an old school. Three years ago，there was only one teaching building and one playground. There used to be no library. Now we have two teaching buildings，a library and an office building. This year，an indoor gym was built.

Now our school is bigger and more beautiful. All the teachers and students are very happy to work and study here.

If you have a chance to come， I will show you around. Best wishes！

Yours，

Li Hai

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