初中英语山东版八年级下--Unit 3 B

UNIT¹ 3 I used² to be afraid of the dark³.
[00:09.65]SECTION B
[00:12.03]1a Check(√)the things you used to like
[00:16.13]when you were a child.
[00:18.10]gym⁴ class
[00:20.00]painting pictures
[00:22.27]music class
[00:24.51]spiders and other insects⁵
[00:28.20]1b  PAIRWORK
[00:30.73]What other things did⁶ you use to like to do
[00:33.68]when you were a child?
[00:36.32]Write sentences⁷ in the box above.
[00:39.48]Then discuss⁸ them with a partner⁹.
[00:42.86]2a  Listen and check(√)the sentences you hear.
[00:48.55]My six-year-old brother started school this week
[00:51.22]He's really lucky¹⁰.
[00:52.73]Life¹¹ was¹² great when I was six.Really?Why?
[00:56.58]Oh,schoolwork was really easy.
[00:58.98]Not for me.I didn't use to like tests.
[01:02.14]Now I don't worry about tests.
[01:04.00]And we used to play every day after school.
[01:06.89]Now we just study all the time.
[01:09.19]Yeah,but we used to walk to school.
[01:11.44]Now we have to take the bus.
[01:13.25]I remember one bad thing.I used to hate¹⁴ gym.
[01:17.60]Now I love gym class.Me,too.
[01:21.74]2b Listen again.What do the girl and the boy say
[01:26.72]about things in the past and now?
[01:29.74]Fill¹⁵ in the chart¹⁶.
[01:31.76]2c  PAIRWORK
[01:34.42]Compare yourself¹⁷ with your partner.
[01:37.68]I used to eat candy¹⁸ all the time.Did you?
[01:41.94]Yes,I did.And I used to chew¹⁹ gum²⁰ a lot.
[01:47.52]3a Read the story about Rose²¹ Tang's problems²³
[01:52.92]and then complete²⁴ the chart.
[01:55.34]My biggest problem²²
[01:58.17]My biggest problem is that I'm too busy.
[02:02.30]When I was young,I used to have so much time,
[02:06.73]but these days I get up early and stay in school
[02:09.63]all day.
[02:11.24]Then I go right home and eat dinner.
[02:14.88]Before I started high school,I used to spend a
[02:17.84]lot of time playing games with my friends,
[02:20.60]but I just don't have the time anymore²⁵.
[02:24.15]In the evening,I used to watch TV or chat²⁶ with
[02:27.68]my grandmother,but now I have to study.
[02:31.43]I love music,
[02:32.81]and my father used to take me to concerts²⁷.
[02:36.09]These days,I hardly²⁸ ever¹³ have time for concerts.
[02:39.70]I do my homework and go to bed.
[02:42.36]I really miss the old days.
[02:44.93]3b  Complete this letter.Use the information²⁹
[02:50.25]from the chart in 2b.
[02:53.60]3c Use the language³⁰ in this unit to write about
[02:58.20]how your life has changed since³¹ primary³² school.
[03:03.26]4a  What did your parents use to do
[03:07.57]when they were children?
[03:09.85]How is it different from what you do?
[03:13.67]Talk to your parents and fill in the chart.
[03:18.30]4b  GROUPWORK
[03:21.02]Now talk about you and your parents with your
[03:24.02]classmates.
[03:25.01]

1 unit   

n.单位，单元，部件，元件，装置

参考例句：

• This unit is very hard.这个单元很难。
• This textbook has twenty units.这本课本有二十单元。

2 used   

adj.用旧了的，旧的；习惯于…；过去惯/经常

参考例句：

• I used to work until nearly 6:00 o'clock each day.我过去常常工作到6:00左右。
• He used to walk anywhere from two to five miles an hour.他过去经常一小时走二至五英里。

3 dark   

adj.黑色的；暗的；黑暗的

参考例句：

• The night is too dark for us to see.夜间太暗，我们看不见。
• The sky was dark blue and clear when the moon came up.月亮出来时，天空是深蓝色的，非常晴朗。

4 gym   

abbr.(gymnasium)体操馆；(gymnastics)体育

参考例句：

• We played basketball in the gym.我们在体育馆里打篮球。
• We did an hour of gym.我们做了一小时的体操。

5 insects   

n.昆虫( insect的名词复数 )；虫类

参考例句：

• She has an illogical fear of insects. 她毫无道理地害怕昆虫。
• The insects were examined under magnification. 这些昆虫是放大后加以观察的。

6 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

7 sentences   

n.[律]判决，宣判，课刑；句子( sentence的名词复数 )；宣判，判决v.宣判，判决( sentence的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Long prison sentences can be a very effective deterrent for offenders. 判处长期徒刑可对违法者起到强有力的威慑作用。
• The example sentences in this dictionary are printed in italic type. 本词典中的例句都是用斜体排印的。

8 discuss   

v.讨论，议论

参考例句：

• Let's discuss it another day.咱们改日再议吧！
• College students always discuss the news.大学生经常讨论新闻。

9 partner   

n.合作者，搭档；v.同...合作，做...的搭档

参考例句：

• I have got to meet my partner every Friday.每周五我必须和我的合伙人碰头。
• Are you sure you want him as your partner for life?你决定要他做你的终生伴侣吗？

10 lucky   

adj.幸运的，侥幸的，碰巧的，吉祥的

参考例句：

• Three is my lucky number.三是我的幸运数字。
• You are a lucky dog.你真是个幸运儿。

11 life   

n.生活；生命

参考例句：

• The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。
• At last he knew the meaning of life.终于，他知道了生命的意义。

12 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

13 ever   

adv.曾经；永远；不断地；在任何时候；究竟

参考例句：

• Have you ever been to hangzhou?你曾经去过杭州吗？
• I will be young and strong and beautiful for ever.我将永远年轻、强壮，永远漂亮。

14 hate   

n.憎恨，厌恶，厌恶的人或事；vt.憎恨，不愿；vi.表示憎恨

参考例句：

• We hate our enemy.我们憎恨敌人。
• Snakes are my special hate.蛇是我最憎恶的东西。

15 fill   

vt.填充，弥漫，供给，满足，供应；vi. 充满，装满；n.满足，装满，充分，填方

参考例句：

• Fill the tank with water.把水槽灌满水。
• Many people find it difficult to fill in a form.许多人发现表格填写困难。

16 chart   

n.图表，图解，海图；vt.制成图表

参考例句：

• The chart shows an up trend of meat prices.图表显示肉价呈上升趋势。
• He copied the chart from a book.他从一本书上复印了那个图表。

17 yourself   

pron.你自己

参考例句：

• I need you to do it yourself.我要你亲自做。
• Late again,Tom?I hope you can explain yourself.汤姆，又迟到了？我希望你能说明理由。

18 candy   

n.糖果；vt.用糖煮，使结晶为砂糖；vi.结晶为砂糖

参考例句：

• I'd like a box of candy.我要一盒糖果。
• What shall I buy at the candy shop?我该买什么在水果糖店里？

19 chew   

vt.咀嚼，嚼碎；vi.咀嚼，细想；n.咀嚼，咀嚼物

参考例句：

• This candy is so hard that no one can chew it.这种糖太硬，没人嚼得动。
• You should chew over this thing.你应当好好思量这件事。

20 gum   

n.牙龈；口香糖；树胶

参考例句：

• We can stick these pictures into the book with gum.我们可用胶水把这几张画粘贴在书里。
• Americans like to chew gum.美国人喜欢嚼口香糖。

21 rose   

n.玫瑰，蔷薇；v.(rise的过去式)起立，上升，升起

参考例句：

• This is a red rose.这是一朵红色玫瑰花。
• The river suddenly rose.河水暴涨。

22 problem   

n.问题；难题

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• This problem is too hard for me to solve.这个问题太难，我解决不了。

23 problems   

n.问题( problem的名词复数 )；疑难问题；习题；思考题

参考例句：

• It was an action replay of the problems of his first marriage. 这是他第一次婚姻问题的重演。
• a few admin problems 一些行政问题

24 complete   

adj.彻底的，完整的，已完成的；v.完成，使完整

参考例句：

• They help him complete his work.他们帮助他完成工作。
• Please complete the following information.请您完整填写以下信息。

25 anymore   

adv.不再， 再也不

参考例句：

• She doesn't live here anymore.她已不在这里住了。
• He doesn't come here anymore.他再也不到这儿来。

26 chat   

n.闲谈；vi.闲谈，聊天

参考例句：

• They like to chat over tea.他们喜欢一边喝茶一边聊天。
• They're having a chat.他们在聊天。

27 concerts   

n.音乐会；演唱会；（音）协奏曲(concert的复数)；合奏（曲）；音乐会( concert的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• He kept a scrapbook containing press cuttings of his concerts. 他有一本剪贴簿，面有他的一些音乐会的剪报。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I have no time for concerts, cinemas and suchlike. 我没有时间去欣赏音乐会，看电影以及诸如此类的消遣。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

28 hardly   

adv.几乎没有，刚刚，几乎不，勉强是

参考例句：

• I could hardly believe my eyes.我简直不相信自己的眼睛。
• The hens hardly laid any eggs in summer.母鸡夏天几乎不下蛋。

29 information   

n.起诉；信息，消息；知识；报告，通知，情报

参考例句：

• I hope the information I gave you was helpful.我希望我给你的消息对你有所帮助。
• We must get further information.我们必须获得更多的消息。

30 language   

n.语言

参考例句：

• Is English a hard language to learn?英语是一种难学的语言吗？
• Language is a wonderful thing.语言是极好的东西。

31 since   

adv.后来；conj.既然，因为，自从；prep.自从

参考例句：

• He's been working in a bank since leaving school.自从毕业后，他就一直在一家银行工作。
• I have known him ever since I was a child.我自孩提时代起就已经认识他了。

32 primary   

n.最主要者；adj.主要的，初期的，根本的

参考例句：

• How long have you studied in primary school?你们在小学学习多长时间？
• The primary reason for advertising is to sell more goods.做广告的根本目的是要多出售货物。