1、Unit4 知识要点1. I used to be afraid of the dark. used to do sth. 过去常常,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。 其否定形式有两种：didnt use to 或 usednt 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. 1). They good friends. 他们过去是好朋友。 (暗示现在不是了)2). Mrs Brown to travel in summer.布朗夫人过去夏天不旅游。3). play the guitar? 他过去
2、弹吉他吗？1. used to do sth.表示过去习惯性的动作或存在的状态。 只用于一般过去时态。2. be used to + n. /pron./doing 意为“习惯于” ，to 是介词，后接名词、代词或动名词。可用于各种时态。3. get/become used to sth./doing sth.意为“逐渐习惯于” ，强调这一习惯的过程，to 是介词。4. use . to do sth.“用做”是主动语态结构; be used to do 意为“被用来做” ，是被动语态结构，to后跟动词原形“。5. be used for doing sth.意为“被用来” ，介词 for 表
3、示功能、用途。e.g. 1). They the knife meat.他们用刀切肉。2). This kind of wood paper. 这种木头是被用来做纸的。 3). Lucy Chinese food.Lucy 已经习惯( 吃)中餐了。4). I think the climate soon.我想不久你就会习惯这种气候的5). Knives things. 小刀可用来切割东西。2. She still plays the piano from time to time. from time to time 意为“间或；有时” ，常在句中作状语。e.g. Tom goes to vi
4、sit his grandmother in the countryside .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 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；修饰名词；so 是副词，意为“这（那）么；如此地” ，修饰形容词、副词和分词。e.
5、g. 1). Do you like weather? 你喜欢这样的天气吗？ 2). Im glad to see you.很高兴见到你。3). He can draw 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. 1). There are people in the hall.大厅有这么多/这么少的人。2). You have 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”
6、, 表示“如此的一个” 。e.g. She is such . = She is so .她是这个如此可爱的女孩。1. Candy told me that she used to be really shy and took up singing to deal with her shyness. take up 开始学; 从事于; 占据 e.g. 1). The table too much room.这桌子太占地方了。2). They have golf.他们开始学起打高尔夫球了。 take 相关词组：take off 起飞；脱下；动身 take on 承担；呈现 take over 接
7、受；接管；借用；接办take down 记下；取下 take place 发生；进行；举行 take a look at . 看一下 take a walk 散步 take away 带走，拿走，没收 take care of 照顾；注意；抚养take charge of. 掌管，负责deal v. 对待；处理 (dealt, dealt) deal with 应对；处理 e.g. Have you these letters yet? 这些信件你处理了吗？ shy adj. 害羞的shyness n. 害羞2. As she got better, she dared to sing in
8、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 from the top of the wall. 他不敢从墙上跳下来。3. Now shes not shy anymore and loves singing in front of crowds. not anymore 不再 =not. any longer e.g.People movies . 人们不再对电影感兴趣了。 4. but now I get tons of attention every
9、where I go. get tons of attention 被众人所关注tons of sth. = lots of/ a lot of/much 很多；极多 e.g. They have every day. 他们每天都有大量的工作要做。5. And I dont have much private time anymore. private adj. 私人的；私密的 e.g. Mr. Smith is rather secret about his . 史密斯先生对自己的私生活相当保密。6. Many times I thought about giving up, but I f
10、ought on. fight (fought, fought) 努力尝试，战斗，搏斗；争取； fight on 奋力坚持 e.g. We must until the end of the battle.我们必须坚持到战斗结束。7. You really require a lot of talent and hard work to succeed. require v. 需要；要求 e.g.Fishing a lot of . 钓鱼需要很大的耐心。1. he seldom caused any problems seldom adv. 频度副词 “不常；很少”通常放在 be动词、助动词或
11、情态动词之后，实义动词之前。e.g. 1).She after ten oclock. 十点后，她很少外出。2). He school.他很少迟到。2. his grandparents came to take care of him. take care of “照顾；照管” ，=look after 。e.g. My parents are not at home and I have to my sister. 我的父母不在家，我不得不照顾我小妹妹。 3. Li Wens unhappiness began to influence his schoolwork. influence
12、v. have an influence on .; 或 be an influence on .结构。e.g. 1). Lu Xuns works strongly (影响) millions of people.2). What Mike that decision? (影响.做出决定) 3). Cellphones (对我们的生活有重大影响) our life.4). Their mother their habits. (他们的习惯有好的影响)5). 他的成功影响了其他的工人。 His success .6). 受父母的影响，李梅成为了一名医生。Li Meis parents her
13、a doctor.4. Sometimes he was absent from classes and failed his examinations. absent adj. 缺席；不在；常构成短语be absent from.反义词： present adj. 到场的，出席的 e.g. 1).The boy because he was ill. (因病缺课) 2)Mr Smith , so we had to put off the meeting.(不在) fail v. 失败；未能(做到 )；不及格 fail in sth. 表示 “在某方面失败”fail to do sth 未能
14、做. e.g. 1). Many diets because theyre boring.许多节食失败了，因为太枯燥了。2). I I tried. 我所有的尝试都失败了。3). I (未能及时告知)you the news in time.4). He the exam. 他考试不及格。examination=exam n.考试；审查 e.g. He is feeling sad about his examination. 他为自己考试不好而忧伤。5. Li Wens parents made a decision to send him to a boarding school. mak
15、e a decision to do sth =decide to do sth 决定做. e.g. . 作一个决定是很难的。send sb to. 送.去.6. She advised them to talk with their son in person. in person 亲身；亲自 e.g. Most invitations are made or by telephone. 多数请客是亲自或通过电话邀请。7. “It was exactly what I needed,”exactly adv. 确切地；精确地 e.g. Please tell me . 请将他说的话准确地告诉
16、我。 8. They take pride in everything good that I do.theyre always proud of me,pride 和 proud 都有“骄傲，自豪”的意思。不同点：pride 为名词， 常用搭配为 take pride in； proud 为形容词，常用搭配为 be proud of e.g. 1). He looked at his garden with . 他骄傲地看着他的花园。2). I my work. 我为我的工作而自豪。3). She what youve done. 她为你所做的而骄傲。重点短语：used to do sth.
17、过去习惯. be used to + n./doing 习惯于 get/become used to sth./doing sth.逐渐习惯于 use . to do sth. 用做 be used to do 被用来做 be used for doing sth. 被用来 such a great idea 如此妙计 so great an idea 如此妙计 from time to time 间或；有时 so many / much 如此多 so little/few 如此少 take up 开始学; 从事于; 占据 take on 承担；呈现 take off 起飞；脱下；动身；腾飞
18、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 at .看一下 take a walk 散步 take away 带走，拿走，没收 take care of 照顾；注意；抚养take charge of. 掌管，负责 deal with 应对；处理 dare to do sth. 敢于做某事not anymore 不再 not. any longer 不再 all the time 一直 all the same 仍旧；同样 tons of sth. 很多；极多 worry about 担心be worr
19、ied about 担心 appear to. 出现在. be careful about 小心；留心 private time 私人时间 hang out with 泡在外面 be prepared to do sth 准备好做. make it 使成功；办到；做到 fight on 继续战斗；继续斗争 in the past 在过去take care of 照顾；照管 look after 照顾；照管 influence sb to do sth 影响.做.have an influence on .对. 有影响 be an influence on . 对.是影响 cause probl
20、ems for 制造麻烦 cause trouble for 肇事 be absent from. 缺席；不在 fail in sth.在某方面失败 fail to do sth 未能做. make a decision 做决定 decide to do sth 决定做. send sb to. 送.去. a boarding school 寄宿学校 live with 与.共住；容忍 waste ones time 浪费时间 move away 搬走 pay attention to 注意.in person 亲身；亲自 take pride in 以.为豪 be proud of 对.感到
21、自豪feel good about 对.感觉很好 be there for sb 随时在.左右；做.的坚强后盾；支持.课文再现一：Andy Wang used to be very shy and took up singing to deal with her shyness. Now shes not shy anymore and loves singing in front of crowds. After she becomes famous, she has to worry about how she appears to others and she has to be ver
22、y careful about what she says and does. Hanging out with friends is almost impossible for her now, because there are always guards around her. In Andy Wangs opinion, if you want to be famous, you have to be prepared to give up your normal life. And you really require a lot of talent and hard work to
23、 succeed. So only a small number of people make it to the top课文再现二：Li Wen used to be a problem boy. After his parents moved to Guangzhou to work, Li Wen began to cause problems for himself and his family. So they made a decision to send him to a boarding school. But He kept breaking the school rules
24、.The head teacher advised his parents to talk with Li Wen in person.This conversation change his life . They helped him to understand that they were always thinking of him and would take pride in everything good that he did. Now he has been working hard and is one of the best students in his class.四
25、单元作文模板How Ive ChangedMy life has changed a lot in the last few years. I used to be overweight but Im not anymore. I lost a lot of weight after I started playing tennis. Playing tennis three times a week is very good exercise. Now Im fitter and healthier.The biggest change in my life was becoming muc
26、h better in English. Thanks to my English teacher, Mrs. Wang, who gave me an interesting book to read. I enjoyed it so much that I started to read other books. This is the most important change because I am no longer afraid of English and I am doing better in my exams. This has made my parents even prouder of me.
