鲁教版五四制八年级下册英语Unit 7 I used to be afraid of the dark.课文音频

Unit 7 I used to be afraid of the dark. 翻译：第七单元 我过去常常怕黑。

Section A 翻译：A部分

Language Goal: Talk about what you used to be like 翻译：语言目标：谈论你过去是什么样的人

Fill in the chart with words to describe people. 翻译：用描述人的单词，填写表格。

Appearance 翻译：外貌

Personality 翻译：性格

tall 翻译：高的；高大的

straight hair 翻译：直发

outgoing 翻译：外向的；开朗的

funny 翻译：有趣的； 好笑的

Mario, you used to be short, didn't you? 翻译：马里奥，你过去很矮，是吗？

Yes, I did. 翻译：是的，我是。

Listen. 翻译：听录音。

Bob is seeing some friends for the first time in four years. 翻译：鲍勃在四年后第一次看到一些朋友。

What did his friends use to look like? 翻译：他的朋友过去是长什么样子的？

Mario used to be short. 翻译：马里奥以前很矮。

He used to wear glasses. 翻译：他过去常常戴眼镜。

Amy used to be tall. 翻译：艾米以前很高。

She used to have short hair. 翻译：她曾经留着短头发。

Tina used to have red and curly hair. 翻译：蒂娜以前留着红色的卷发。

Look at the picture in 1a and make conversations. 翻译：看看1a中的图片，并编对话。

Did Mario use to be short? 翻译：马里奥过去很矮吗？

Yes, he did. 翻译：是的，他是。

He used to be really short. 翻译：他过去确实很矮。

What's he like now? 翻译：他现在是什么样子的？

He's tall now. 翻译：他现在很高。

Listen and check (✓) the words you hear. 翻译：听录音，勾出你所听到的单词。

friendly 翻译：友好的

outgoing 翻译：外向的；开朗的

serious 翻译：严肃的；认真的

humorous 翻译：有幽默感的；滑稽有趣的

silent 翻译：不说话的；沉默的

active 翻译：活跃的；积极的

brave 翻译：勇敢的

quiet 翻译：安静的

helpful 翻译：有用的；有帮助的

Listen again and complete the chart about how Paula has changed. 翻译：再听一遍录音，完成这份关于葆拉如何改变了的表格。

In the past 翻译：过去

Now 翻译：现在

Paula used to be really quiet. 翻译：葆拉以前非常安静。

She was always silent in class. 翻译：她在课堂上总是沉默不语。

She wasn't very outgoing. 翻译：她不是很外向。

She was never brave enough to ask questions. 翻译：她从来都不敢问问题。

Now she's more interested in sports. 翻译：现在她对运动更感兴趣。

She plays soccer almost every day. 翻译：她几乎每天都在踢足球。

She's also on a swim team. 翻译：她还参加了游泳队。

She got good grades in science. 翻译：她在科学中取得了好成绩。

She was also good in music. 翻译：她在音乐中表现也很好。

She used to play the piano. 翻译：她过去常常弹钢琴。

She still plays the piano from time to time. 翻译：她仍然时不时弹钢琴。

Make conversations about Paula using the information in 2b. 翻译：使用2b中的信息，围绕葆拉编对话。

Paula used to be really quiet. 翻译：葆拉过去真的很安静。

I know. 翻译：我知道。

She was always silent in class. 翻译：她在课堂上总是很沉默。

Role-play the conversation. 翻译：分角色表演对话。

This party is such a great idea! 翻译：这次聚会是个很棒的主意！

It's been three years since we last saw our primary school classmates. 翻译：自从我们上次见到我们的小学同学以来，已经有三年了。

I agree. 翻译：我同意。

It's interesting to see how people have changed. 翻译：看到人是如何改变的，这真有趣。

Billy has changed so much! 翻译：比利改变了那么多！

He used to be so shy and quiet. 翻译：他过去那么害羞、那么安静。

Yeah, his face always turned red when he talked to girls! 翻译：是啊，当他和女孩子说话的时候，他的脸总是会变红！

I used to see him reading in the library every day. 翻译：我过去每天都看到他在图书馆看书。

That's because he was a really good student. 翻译：那是因为他过去确实是个好学生。

He studied hard and got good scores on his exams. 翻译：他努力学习，并在考试中取得好成绩。

Did he use to wear glasses? 翻译：他过去常常戴眼镜吗？

Yes, and he used to be thin, too. 翻译：戴，而且他过去也很瘦。

But look how big and strong he is now! 翻译：但是看看他现在是多么的高大强壮啊！

He's so popular now. 翻译：他现在太受欢迎了。

Read the article and identify the paragraphs in which the following information appears. 翻译：阅读文章，确定下面的信息在文中所出现的段落。

Number the information (1-3). 翻译：并给信息编号（1-3）。

how Candy's life has changed 翻译：坎迪的生活是如何改变的

Candy's advice to young people 翻译：坎迪给年轻人的建议

Candy's background 翻译：坎迪的背景

From Shy Girl to Pop Star 翻译：从害羞女孩到流行歌手

For this month's Young World magazine, I interviewed 19-year-old Asian pop star Candy Wang. 翻译：本月的《世界青年》杂志，我采访了19岁的亚洲流行歌手王坎迪。

Candy told me that she used to be really shy and took up singing to deal with her shyness. 翻译：坎迪告诉我，她过去真的很害羞，于是她开始从事唱歌事业以应对她的害羞。

As she got better, she dared to sing in front of her class, and then for the whole school. 翻译：当她转好的时候，她敢于在全班同学面前唱歌，然后又对着整个学校。

Now she's not shy anymore and loves singing in front of crowds. 翻译：现在，她一点也不害羞了，而且还喜欢在人群面前唱歌。

I asked Candy how life was different after she became famous. 翻译：我问坎迪在她成名之后，生活有何不同。

She explained that there are many good things, like being able to travel and meet new people all the time. 翻译：她解释说有许多的好事，比如能够去旅行以及总是能认识新朋友。

"I didn't use to be popular in school, but now I get tons of attention everywhere I go." 翻译：“我过去在学校并不受欢迎，但是现在无论我到哪里，总是被人关注。”

However, too much attention can also be a bad thing. 翻译：然而，过多的关注也可能是件坏事。

"I always have to worry about how I appear to others, and I have to be very careful about what I say or do. 翻译：“我总是得担心我是如何出现在别人面前的，我还得非常小心我说什么或做什么。

And I don't have much private time anymore. 翻译：我完全没有太多的私人时间。

Hanging out with friends is almost impossible for me now because there are always guards around me." 翻译：现在与朋友们外出对我来说几乎不再可能，因为老有保安守在我的周围。”

What does Candy have to say to all those young people who want to become famous? 翻译：坎迪必须对所有那些想成名的年轻人说点什么？

"Well," she begins slowly, "you have to be prepared to give up your normal life. 翻译：“嗯，”她慢慢地开始说道，“你必须准备好放弃你的正常生活。

You can never imagine how difficult the road to success is. 翻译：你可能无法想象成功的道路到底有多艰难。

Many times I thought about giving up, but I fought on. 翻译：许多次我都想放弃，但我奋力坚持了下来。

You really require a lot of talent and hard work to succeed. 翻译：你确实需要许多天分并且下苦工才可以成功。

Only a very small number of people make it to the top." 翻译：只有极少数人能够成就大事业。”

Read the article again and complete the sentences about Candy. 翻译：再读一遍文章，完成关于坎迪的句子。

She used to be shy, but now she's not shy anymore. 翻译：她过去很害羞，但是现在她一点也不害羞。

She didn't use to be popular in school, but now she gets lots of attention. 翻译：她过去在学校并不受欢迎，但是现在她受到许多的关注。

She used to hang out with friends, but it is almost impossible now. 翻译：她过去常常与朋友们外出，但是现在几乎不可能了。

She didn't use to worry about how she appears to others, but now she does. 翻译：她过去不用担心她是如何出现在别人面前的，但是现在她要。

Suppose you are the interviewer and your partner is Candy. 翻译：假设你是采访人，而你的搭档是坎迪。

Ask and answer questions. 翻译：提问并回答问题。

Grammar Focus 翻译：语法聚焦

I used to be short. 翻译：我过去很矮。

I didn't use to be popular in school. 翻译：我过去在学校并不受欢迎。

Paula used to be really quiet. 翻译：葆拉过去真的很安静。

She didn't use to like tests. 翻译：她过去不喜欢考试。

You used to be short, didn't you? 翻译：你过去很矮，是吗？

Yes, I did. 翻译：是的，我是。

No, I didn't. 翻译：不，我不是。

Did he use to wear glasses? 翻译：他过去常常戴眼镜吗？

Yes, he did. 翻译：是的，他戴。

No, he didn't. 翻译：不，他不戴。

Write sentences about the past using used to. 翻译：使用used to，写一些关于过去的句子。

Grace / watch a lot of TV / watch a lot of movies 翻译：格雷斯/看许多的电视/看许多的电影

Grace used to watch a lot of TV. 翻译：格雷斯过去常常看许多的电视。

She didn't use to watch a lot of movies. 翻译：她过去没有常常看许多的电影。

My mom used to have curly hair. She didn't use to have straight hair. 翻译：我妈妈过去常常留卷发。她过去没有常常留直发。

Jerry used to read books on European history. He didn't use to read books on African culture. 翻译：杰里过去常常阅读关于欧洲历史的书籍。他过去没有常常阅读关于非洲历史的书籍。

Sandy used to teach British English. She didn't use to teach American English. 翻译：桑迪过去常常教英式英语。她过去没有常常教美式英语。

Look at the information and write sentences about Emily. 翻译：看信息，写一写关于埃米莉的句子。

Five years ago 翻译：五年前

didn't eat a lot of vegetables 翻译：不吃许多的蔬菜

listened to pop music 翻译：听流行音乐

watched scary movies 翻译：看恐怖电影

didn't read a lot of books 翻译：没有阅读大量的书籍

Now 翻译：现在

loves carrots and tomatoes 翻译：爱吃胡萝卜和西红柿

enjoys country music 翻译：喜欢乡村音乐

hates scary movies 翻译：讨厌恐怖电影

reads at least six books a year 翻译：一年至少阅读六本书

e.g. Emily didn't use to eat a lot of vegetables, but now she loves carrots and tomatoes. 翻译：例如，埃米莉过去常常不吃许多的蔬菜，但是现在她爱吃胡萝卜和西红柿。

Which of these things did you use to be afraid of? 翻译：你过去常常害怕这些东西中的哪几样？

Which ones are you still afraid of? 翻译：你现在仍然害怕哪几样？

Check the boxes and then ask your partner. 翻译：在方框中打勾，然后问一问你的搭档。

Me 翻译：我

My partner 翻译：我的搭档

I used to be afraid of ... 翻译：我过去常常害怕……

I'm still afraid of ... 翻译：我现在仍然害怕……

My partner used to be afraid of ... 翻译：我的搭档过去常常害怕……

My partner is still afraid of ... 翻译：我的搭档现在仍然害怕……

the dark 翻译：黑暗

being alone 翻译：孤独

flying 翻译：飞行

high places 翻译：高的地方

giving a speech in public 翻译：在公共场合做演讲

Section B 翻译：B部分

Check (✓) the things you used to like when you were a child. 翻译：勾出你小时候常常喜欢的东西。

P.E. class 翻译：体育课

painting pictures 翻译：画画

music class 翻译：音乐课

ants and other insects 翻译：蚂蚁和其他的昆虫

What other things did you use to like when you were a child? 翻译：你小时候常常喜欢什么其他的东西吗？

Write sentences in the box above. 翻译：在上面的方框中写句子。

Then discuss them with a partner. 翻译：然后和一位搭档讨论一下它们。

Listen and check (✓) the sentences you hear. 翻译：听录音，勾出你所听到的句子。

I didn't use to like tests. 翻译：我过去常常不喜欢考试。

We used to walk to school. 翻译：我们过去常常步行去上学。

I used to hate P. E. class. 翻译：我过去常常讨厌体育课。

I used to be on the soccer team. 翻译：我过去在足球队。

Listen again. 翻译：再听一遍录音。

What do the girl and the boy say about things in the past and now? 翻译：这个男孩和这个女孩对于过去和现在的事情说了些什么？

Fill in the chart. 翻译：填写表格。

In the past 翻译：过去

Now 翻译：现在

Girl 翻译：女孩

I didn't use to like tests. 翻译：我以前不喜欢考试。

I don't worry about tests. 翻译：我不担心考试。

We used to wear the school uniform to school. 翻译：我们过去常常穿校服去上学。

We can wear whatever we like to school. 翻译：我们可以穿自己喜欢的衣服去上学。

Boy 翻译：男孩

We used to play every day after school. 翻译：我们过去每天放学后都玩耍。

We study all the time. 翻译：我们一直学习。

I used to hate P.E. class. 翻译：我以前很讨厌体育课。

I love P.E. class. 翻译：我爱体育课。

Compare yourself with your partner. 翻译：将你自己与你的搭档进行对比。

I used to be nervous about tests all the time. 翻译：我过去总是对考试很紧张。

What about you? 翻译：你呢？

Yes, me too. 翻译：是的，我也是。

And I used to ... 翻译：而且我过去常常……

Li Wen is a 15-year-old boy from the countryside. 翻译：李文是一个来自农村的15岁男孩。

His parents are working in the city. 翻译：他的父母都在城里工作。

Look at the title of the passage and the picture below. 翻译：看看下面短文的标题和图片。

What problems do you think he might have? 翻译：你认为他可能存在什么问题？

Read the passage and put the sentences [A-D] in the correct places. 翻译：阅读短文，将这些句子（A-D）放在正确的位置。

USING CONTEXT 翻译：使用语境

Using the sentence context may help you guess and learn the meanings of new words and phrases. 翻译：使用句子语境可以帮助你猜测并了解新单词和短语的意思。

He Studies Harder Than He Used to 翻译：他比过去学习更努力

Li Wen is a normal 15-year-old boy from the countryside. 翻译：李文是一个来自农村的15岁普通男孩。

He works very hard and does well in school. 翻译：他学习非常努力，在学校成绩也很好。

It is hard to believe that he used to have difficulties in school. 翻译：很难相信他过去在学校常常会遇到困难。

When he was a little boy, he seldom caused any problems, and his family spent a lot of time together. 翻译：当他还是个小男孩的时候，他很少会引起什么问题，而且和他的家人在一起度过了许多时光。

However, things began to change a few years ago. 翻译：然而，几年前事情开始改变了。

His parents moved to the city to look for jobs, and his grandparents came to take care of him. 翻译：他的父母搬到城里去找工作了，于是他的祖父母就来照顾他。

But he missed his parents so much and he often felt lonely and unhappy. 翻译：但是他非常想念他的父母，他经常会感到孤独和不快乐。

Li Wen's unhappiness began to influence his schoolwork. 翻译：李文的痛苦开始影响他的学业。

He became less interested in studying. 翻译：他开始对学习不那么感兴趣。

Sometimes he was absent from classes and failed his examinations. 翻译：有时他缺课，还考试不及格。

Finally, Li Wen's parents made the decision to send him to a boarding school. 翻译：最后，李文的父母决定送他去寄宿学校。

However, Li Wen was shy and was not able to make friends quickly in school. 翻译：然而，李文很害羞，在学校里也不能迅速交到朋友。

He found life there difficult. 翻译：他发现那里的生活很艰难。

One day he told his teacher that he wanted to leave the school. 翻译：有一天，他告诉他的老师他想离开学校。

His teacher was worried about him and she called his parents. 翻译：他的老师很担心他，于是她给他的父母打了电话。

She advised them to talk with their son in person. 翻译：她建议他们亲自与自己的儿子谈谈。

So his parents took a 24-hour train and a 5-hour bus ride to get to Li Wen's school. 翻译：因此，他的父母坐了24小时的火车和5小时的公共汽车来到李文的学校。

They had a long talk. 翻译：他们进行了一次长谈。

"It was exactly what I needed," he said, "Now I understand that even though they are busy, they are always thinking of me. 翻译：“那正是我所需要的，”他说，“现在我明白即使他们再忙，他们也一直想着我。

They take pride in everything good that I do." 翻译：他们因我所做的每件好事情而感到自豪。”

After that, Li Wen's parents had much more communication with their son than they used to. 翻译：在那之后，李文的父母与他们儿子之间的沟通比他们过去要多得多。

Now Li Wen has really changed. 翻译：现在，李文确实变了。

He became more outgoing and made some good friends in school. 翻译：他变得更开朗了，还在学校交了一些好朋友。

He even joined the school basketball team and became active in many other activities. 翻译：他甚至加入了学校篮球队，还对许多其他的活动变得很积极。

"I'm much happier now, and I work even harder than I used to. 翻译：“我现在快乐多了，而且我比过去学习更努力了。

I know my parents love me and they're always proud of me," says Li Wen. 翻译：我知道我的父母爱我，并且他们永远为我骄傲，”李文说。

"It's very important for parents to be there for their children." 翻译：“父母的存在对孩子来说是非常重要的。”

Missing language 翻译：所缺的句子

They had a long talk 翻译：他们进行了一次长谈

Now Li Wen has really changed 翻译：现在李文确实变了

However, things began to change a few years ago 翻译：然而，几年前事情开始改变了

His teacher was worried about him 翻译：他的老师很担心他

Read the passage again and underline the problems that Li Wen used to have. 翻译：再读一遍短文，在李文过去存在的问题下面划线。

Use clues from the passage to help you guess the meanings of the words in the box. 翻译：使用短文中的提示来帮你猜测方框中单词的意思。

influence 翻译：影响

absent 翻译：缺席；不在

boarding school 翻译：寄宿学校

in person 翻译：亲身；亲自

Complete the passage with the proper forms of the words and phrases in the box. 翻译：用方框中单词和短语的正确形式，完成短文。

be proud of / take pride in 翻译：为……骄傲/为……感到自豪

make a decision / decide 翻译：作出决定/决定

miss / be absent from 翻译：错过/缺席

change / influence 翻译：改变/影响

look after / take care of 翻译：照顾

Li Wen is a 15-year-old boy. 翻译：李文是一个15岁的男孩。

He works hard and does well in school. 翻译：他学习很努力，在学校成绩也很好。

It is hard to believe that he used to have difficulties in school. 翻译：很难相信，他过去在学校常常会有困难。

When his parents moved to the city to work, they could not be at home to look after / take care of him. 翻译：当他的父母搬到城里去工作时，他们不能在家照顾他。

So he became less interested in studying and missed / was absent from classes. 翻译：于是，他变得对学习不那么感兴趣，而且还缺课。

Then his parents made a decision / decided to send him to a boarding school. 翻译：然后他的父母决定送他去寄宿学校。

He found life there difficult. 翻译：他发现那里的生活很艰难。

One day he told his teacher he wanted to leave the school. 翻译：有一天，他告诉他的老师他想离开学校。

His teacher advised his parents to talk with their son in person. 翻译：他的老师建议他的父母亲自与自己的儿子谈谈。

This conversation changed / influenced his life. 翻译：这次谈话改变了他的生活。

He realized that his parents would always love him, and they would be proud of / take pride in everything good that he did. 翻译：他意识到他的父母将会永远爱他，他们也会因他所做的每件好事情而感到自豪。

Now he is much happier and more outgoing than he used to be. 翻译：现在，他快乐多了，也比过去更开朗了。

What do you think Li Wen and his parents talked about in their conversation? 翻译：你认为李文和他的父母在他们的谈话中谈论了些什么？

Write a conversation and role-play it with your group. 翻译：写一段对话，并与你的小组成员分角色表演这段对话。

Think of the following things: 翻译：再想想下面的事情：

Possible questions Li Wen might ask his parents 翻译：李文可能会问他父母的问题

Questions his parents might ask Li Wen 翻译：他的父母可能会问李文的问题

Possible answers from Li Wen and his parents 翻译：李文和他父母可能给出的答案

Write notes about how you have changed in your appearance, personality and hobbies. 翻译：写关于你在外貌、性格和爱好方面如何改变了的笔记。

Then talk with a partner about your changes. 翻译：然后和一位搭档谈论一下你的变化。

Write about how you have changed. 翻译：记述一下你是如何改变的。

What did you use to be like? 翻译：你过去是什么样的人？

Which change is the most important one, and why? 翻译：哪一点变化是最重要的一个，为什么？

Try to write two paragraphs. 翻译：试着写两段。

Paragraph 1: General introduction about the changes in your life 翻译：第一段：概述一下在你生活中的变化

Paragraph 2: The most important change and how it happened 翻译：第二段：最重要的变化以及它是如何发生的

How I've Changed! 翻译：我是如何改变的！

My life has changed a lot in the last few years. 翻译：在过去的几年里我的生活发生了很大的变化。

I used to ______. 翻译：我过去常常______。

Now I'm ______. 翻译：现在我是______。

The biggest change in my life was ______. 翻译：在我生活中最大的改变是______。

This is the most important change because ______. 翻译：这是最重要的改变，因为______。

Self Check 翻译：自我检测

Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the box. 翻译：用方框中单词的正确形式填空。

silent 翻译：不说话的；沉默的

require 翻译：需要；要求

absent 翻译：缺席；不在

fail 翻译：不及格；失败；未能（做到）

interview 翻译：采访；面试

take pride in 翻译：为……感到自豪

be proud of 翻译：为……骄傲

in person 翻译：亲身；亲自

influence 翻译：影响

humorous 翻译：有幽默感的；滑稽有趣的

seldom 翻译：很少

The mother traveled for many hours to return home to talk to her child in person. 翻译：这位母亲经过许多个小时的旅程，回家亲自和她的孩子交谈。

He used to be a very quiet teenager. 翻译：他过去是一个非常安静的青少年。

He remained silent most of the time and seldom talked to other people. 翻译：大多数时候他都保持沉默，很少和别人说话。

If you are always absent from class, you will fail the examinations. 翻译：如果你总是缺课，你就会考试不及格。

The teacher took pride in helping his students win the English competition. 翻译：老师为帮助他的学生赢得英语竞赛而感到自豪。

Kate's grandparents have had a great influence on her. 翻译：凯特的祖父母对她产生了很大的影响。

That British teacher is very humorous. 翻译：那位英国老师非常幽默。

He always tells us interesting jokes. 翻译：他总是给我们讲有趣的笑话。

People are usually required to give a general self-introduction in a job interview. 翻译：在求职面试中，人们总是被要求做一个大致的自我介绍。

Tina played very well in the basketball game and her parents were proud of her. 翻译：蒂娜在篮球比赛中打得非常好，她的父母为她感到骄傲。

What did you use to be like when you were in primary school? 翻译：你上小学的时候是什么样子的？

Complete these statements. 翻译：完成一下这些陈述。

I used to wear ______. 翻译：我曾经穿______。

My hair used to be ______. 翻译：我的头发曾经是______。

I used to watch ______. 翻译：我以前看______。

I used to play ______. 翻译：我以前玩______。

I used to be ______. 翻译：我曾经是______。