l used to be afraid of the dark.

本单元话题为“我们怎样变化的”，主要围绕人或事物从过去到现在所发生的变化展开描述。写作时首先要理清写作的逻辑顺序，注意过去与现在的对比。在句式的使用上，既可用 used to do/be..,but now....,也可以直接用一般过去时描述过去的情况，用一般现在时描写现在的情况各种句式交替使用，以免文章显得呆板。

写作此类话题作文的常用表达有

(1)..used to do / be

(2) How / what about you?

(3).has / have changed a lot in the last few years.

【典型例题】

请你以 Changes in people's life 为题描述最近几年人们生活上的变化。

词数 80 词左右。

提示:

1.人们的联系方式、娱乐方式的改变

2.人们的出行方式及居住环境的改变

【优秀范文】

Changes in people's life

Great changes have taken place in people's life in the last few years.

In the past people kept in touch with relatives or friends mainly bysending letters. They would listen to the radio for news and otherinformation.Children used to go to school by bike. Big families hadto share small rooms.

Now people can talk to others by telephone or on the internet athome. When they are free, they watch the news and other programson TV.Some families are rich enough to send their children tcschool in their own cars. More and more people live in big anobright apartment with several rooms.

In a word, people live better than before.

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作文地带知识拓展:

• 变化[biàn huà]的释义：意思为事物被另外的事物取代，事物状态或形式的转换或差别，即事物从一种状态转变为另一种状态。变化指事物状态或形式的转换或差别,即事物从一种状态转变为另一种状态。近义词为变动。出自《易·乾》：“乾道变化，各正性命。”换模型讲：变化是事物性质的体现。

  1.名词事物在形态上或本质上产生的新状况。

  2.动词事物产生了新的状况。

  变化英文详细解释(English Detailed Explanation)：

  Change 英[tʃeɪndʒ] 美[tʃeɪndʒ]：

  the act of becoming different, or the result of something becoming different

  改变；改动；变化；变动

  Let me know if there's any change in the situation.

  要是情况有了什么变化请告诉我。

  something that is pleasant or interesting because it is unusual or new

  （令人愉快或有趣的）改进，改变

  It's nice to see her smile for a change.

  看到她笑了，真好。

  money in the form of coins rather than notes

  硬币；辅币

  She gave me €5 in change.

  她给了我5欧元的硬币。

  to exchange one thing for another thing, especially of a similar type

  换，交换

  She's just changed jobs.

  她刚换了工作。

  to make or become different

  改变，变化

  I almost didn't recognize her - she'd changed so much.

  我几乎认不出她了——她变化太大了。

  to take something you have bought back to a shop and exchange it for something else

  （将购买的东西拿回店里去）换，交换

  I had to change those trousers I bought for (= take them back to the shop in order to get) a bigger pair.

  我不得不把买来的裤子拿回去换了条大些的。

  to form a new opinion or make a new decision about something that is different from your old one:

  If you change your mind about coming tonight, just give me a call.

  要是你改变主意今晚不来了，给我打个电话就行。

  to get off a train, bus, etc. and catch another in order to continue a journey

  换乘，转乘（火车、公共汽车等）

  I had to change (trains) twice to get there.

  到那里我得换乘两次（火车）。

  to put a vehicle into a different gear, usually in order to change the speed at which it is moving

  （车辆）换挡，变速

  UK Change down to go round the corner.

  转弯要换到低挡。

  smaller units of money given in exchange for larger units of the same amount

  （换开的）零钱

  Do you have change for a 20-dollar bill?

  你能换开20美元的钞票吗？

  to get or give money in exchange for money, either because you want it in smaller units, or because you want the same value in foreign money

  把…换成零钱;兑换

  Could you change a £10 note (for two fives), please?

  请问你能把一张10英镑换开（换成两张5英镑）吗？

  the money that is returned to someone who has paid for something that costs less than the amount that they gave

  找头，找给的零钱

  I think you've given me the wrong change.

  我想你找错我钱了。

  to remove one set of clothes and put a different set on yourself or a young child, especially a baby, or to remove dirty sheets from a bed and put clean ones on it

  （给…）换衣服;（给…）换床单

  You don't need to change - you look great as you are.

  你不用换衣服——这样看上去就很好。

  When the wind or the tide (= the rise and fall of the sea) changes, it starts to move in a different direction.

  （风或潮水）改向

  The tide is starting to change.

  潮水开始改向了。

• 生活‌是一个汉语词汇，拼音为shēng huó，其基本含义包括生存、活着以及为生存和发展而进行各种活动。生活的广义概念涵盖了人的各种活动，如日常生活行为、学习、工作、休闲、社交和娱乐等。‌

  生活：live（英译）life（英译）