Unit2Iusedtobeafraidofthedark.SelfCheckmissbeafraidofusedtohavetoworryabout1.Ithesea.Idon’tknowhowtoswim.2.Don’tthingssomuch.Itwillmakeyoustressedout.3.Sorry,Ican’tjoinyou.Istudyforatest.4.IreallymyfriendTina.Shemovedtoanothertown.5IhaveshorthairbutnowIgrowitamafraidofworryabouthavetomissusedtoFillineachblankwiththewordgiven.1Nowsheistall.Sheusedtobeshort.LookatthefollowingpicturesofYuMeiandtellusthechangesofYuMei.2Nowshehasshorthair.Sheusedtohavelonghair.Nowshelikesplayingtennis.Sheusedtoplayfootball.Nowshehasmanyfriends.Sheusedtobealone.•NowusethesentencesyoudescribedYuMeitocomposeashortpassageaboutYuMei.Tellyourpartneraboutatimeyourparentshelpedyouwithaproblem.Makenotes.PAIRWORKExample:didn’tusetostudyhardatschool–gotbadgrades–fatherhelpedhimtounderstandthatitwasimportanttodowellatschoolSection1BeforeYouReadSection2WhileYouReadHeusedtocausealotoftrouble•MartinMurrayisafifteen-year-oldboy.Heusedtobea“problemchild”,butarecentconversationwithhismotherchangedhislife.•Hedidn’tusetogivehismothermanyproblems.•However,(1),•Martin’slifebecamemuchmoredifficult.Hismothercouldn’taffordtopayforherchild’seducation.Todothis,shehadtowork,andsowasoftennotathome.deathn.死;死亡affordv.买得起;负担得起(常与can或beableto连用)afterhisfather’sdeathafewyearsagoanddidn’tgiveuptryingtohelphimEventheteacheragreedthatMartinwaswastinghistime.•Hismotherlookedafterhimaswellasshecould.Unfortunately,Martinstillcausedproblemsforhimselfandhisfamily.Hewasnotinterestedinstudying,andheoftengotintotroublewiththepolice.Luckily,hismotherwasverypatient(2).Intheend,shemadeadifficultdecision:tosendhimtoaboys’boardingschool.Martinhateditandusedtocausealotoftrouble.Oneday,hetoldhisteacherhewantedtoleavetheschool.(3).causev.造成；使发生patientadj.有耐心的；忍耐的intheend最后；终于decisionn.决定；决心makeadecision做决定；下决心TheheadteachersaiditwasnecessaryforMartintotalkwithhismother.Martincalledhismother,buttohissurprise,thisphonecallchangedhislife.“ItwasexactlywhatIneeded.”hesaid....
