单元写作小专题& Section B(3a～3b)

　　【单元写作目标】

　　能从外貌、性格、爱好等方面描述一个人的变化。

　　1．能用"used to"句型描述一个人过去的外貌、性格、爱好等；

　　2．能用"still，not...any more，no longer，always，really，quite，so，never，seldom"等单词或短语来表达变化(不变)程度；

　　3．写作微技能："1＋n(n≤3)"在写作中的运用。

　　一、语言积累

　　(一)Changes in appearances：请在空白处填上合适的动词，每空一词。

　　1．My brother used to be very short，but now he is pretty tall.

　　2．Meimei used to have long straight hair，but now she has short curly hair.

　　3．Peiling used to wear jeans，but now she wears skirts.

　　4．I used to be really thin，but now I am so fat.

　　5．Mike used to be weak，but now he is very strong because he plays/does sports every day.

　　6．Dapeng used to wear glasses，but now he wears contact lenses.

　　(二)Changes in personalities：根据句意及首字母或汉语提示，完成下列句子。请用"1＋n(n≤3)"策略，在空白处填写符合逻辑的句子，增加细节。

　　1．Chen Bin used to be really shy.He was always silent(沉默) in class.He wasn't active(积极) at all.He was never brave enough to ask questions.Now he has changed a lot. He becomes more outgoing．What's more，he becomes very humorous(幽默的)．He often makes people laugh and happy. Sometimes he gives(给予) a speech in public(公共场合)．He didn't use to be popular(受欢迎)，but now he gets lots of aattention everywhere he goes.

　　2．Emily used to be so shy and quiet．Her face turned__red__when__people__talked__to__her．But she always got good scores on her exams.That's because she worked__really__hard．Then she dealt with her shyness(害羞)by meeting new people.Now she isn't shy anymore．She becomes quite outgoing．She__gets__lots__of__attention__now．

　　3．Betty used to help others.She was really helpful. So she__was__very__popular__in__her__school．She still helps people now.Her__parents__are__proud__of__her/Her__parents__take__pride__in__what__she__does．

　　(三)Changes in hobbies：根据句意及首字母或汉语提示，完成下列句子。请用"1＋n(n≤3)" 策略，在空白处填写符合逻辑的句子，增加细节。

　　1．Ye Qian used to play basketball.He__was__on__the__school__basketball__team__and__he__was__really__fit．But now he is more interested in playing table tennis.

　　2．When Lily was a little girl，she used to hate(讨厌) playing the piano because it was too hard to play it well.But she didn't give up because of her mother's encouragement.Now she enjoys(喜欢)playing not only the piano but also the violin.She often plays them for the whole (整个) school.She dreams of being a famous musician.She knows only a very small number of people make it to the top.How difficult the road to success is！However，she believes her dream can come true one day.

　　(四)Changes in other facts：根据汉语意思完成句子，每空一词。

1．我朋友过去不敢独自待在家。但她现在却敢