Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark. 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 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 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. *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