material/unit4.txt

Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.

<word>
humorous
silent
helpful
from time to time
score
background
interview
Asian
deal with
dare
private
guard
require
British
speech
ant
insect
influence
seldom
proud
be proud of
absent
fail
examination
boarding school
in person
exactly
pride
take pride in
grandson
general
introduction
Paula
Alfred
Billy
Candy
Jerry
Emily

<phrase>
have straight hair
have curly hair
be silent in class 
be interested in ... 
on a basketball team 
from time to time 
turn red 
get good scores on the exams 
wear glasses 
take up singing 
deal with her shyness 
dare to do sth. 
not ... anymore 
in front of crowds 
all the time 
get tons of attention 
worry about ... 
be worried about ...
be careful about ... 
private time 
hang out with friends 
give up your normal life 
the road to success 
fight on 
require a lot of talent and hard work 
make it to the top 
give a speech 
in public 
be nervous about tests 
do well in school 
cause problems 
move to the city 
look for jobs 
take care of sb. 
miss his parents 
feel lonely and unhappy 
influence his schoolwork 
be absent from classes 
fail his examinations 
make the decision to do sth. 
make friends 
leave the school 
advise sb. to do sth. 
in person 
take a 24-hour train ride 24
even though 
think of sb. 
take pride in / be proud of 
become active in many other activities 
have a long talk 
send sb. to a boarding school 

<sentence>
He gave a humorous account [ kaunt] of their trip to Spain [spein] .
She was always silent in class.
Role-play is helpful in developing communication skills.
She still plays the piano from time to time.
He studied hard and got good scores on his exams.
Girls usually score highly in language exams.
Huo’s background
For this month’s Young World magazine, I interviewed 19-year-old Asian pop star Candy Wang.
I have a job interview tomorrow.
In many respects， Asian women see themselves as equal [i:k l] to their men.
An Asian is a person born or living in Asia.
Candy told me that she used to be really shy and took up singing to deal with her shyness.
She tries to overcome her shyness.
As she got better, she dared to sing in front of her class, and then for the whole school.
Now she’s not shy anymore and loves singing in front of crowds.
I didn’t use to be popular in school, but now I get tons of attention everywhere I go.
And I don’t have much private time anymore.
Hanging out with friends is almost impossible for me now because there are always guards around me.
The dog was guarding its owner's luggage [ l gid ].
You really require a lot of talent and hard work to succeed.
read books on European history
read books on African culture.
I know nothing about Africans.
teach British English
I used to be afraid of giving a speech in public.
Levels of waste from the factory may be a danger to public health.
The palace is now open to the public.
It’s not allowed to smoke in public.
The ant is a social insect.
The insect's wings are almost transparent [tr ns pe r nt].
It is hard to believe that he used to be a “problem child” until a conversation with his parents influenced his way of thinking.
What other people say has no influence on him.

<grammar>
*used to 的用法
**用于肯定句结构
**用于否定句结构
**用于一般疑问句结构
*if 引导条件状语从句（虚拟语气）
*few 与 little区别