(共40张PPT)
Unit 4
I used to be afraid of the dark.
Section A (3a-3c)
初中英语 人教版 九年级上册
New words background, interview, Asian, private, guard, require, European, African, British, speech, public
New phrases in public, dare to, tons of, be prepared to give up, make it to the top，care about,deal with
Grammar Learn how to express one’s differences
between the past and now.
To catch the key information during reading.
The usage of “used to…”
Learning Goals
New sentences 1.I didn't use to be popular in school，but now I get tons of attention everywhere I go.
2.Candy told me that she used to be really shy and took up singing to deal with her shyness.
3.Many times I thought about giving up，but I fought on.
4.Only a very small number of people make it to the top.
5.Emily didn't use to eat a lot of vegetables，but now she loves carrots and tomatoes.
Learning Goals
Warm Up
Find someone who used to...
...Used to... Name Questions
...used to have a pet dog ××× Did you... / When... / What... /Where... /How... /Why...
...used to live in the countryside Did you... / When... / What... /Where... /How... /Why...
...used to have a difficult time in learning English Did you... / When... / What... /Where... /How... /Why...
...used to walk to school every day Did you... / When... / What... /Where... /How... /Why...
...used to have really long hair Did you... / When... / What... /Where... /How... /Why...
Lead in:Embrace Changes
Lead in:The movie
The character used to be very shy.She’s afraid to speak in front of others.
Lead in:The movie
But finally She made it by singing and it’s a great success.
Question2:
Can you guess what she was like in the past
Question1:
Do you know the beautiful and outgoing girl
Pre-reading
What can we know from the title and the picture
Question2:
How did she change herself
Answer 2:
She used to be a shy girl.
Answer 1:
Yeah. She’s the famous singer Candy Wang.
Pre-reading
What can we know from the title and the picture
Answer 3:
By taking up singing to deal with her shyness.
____ how Candy’s life has changed
____ Candy’s advice to young people
____ Candy’s background
1
Listen and get the main idea of each paragraph, then number the information.
2
3
3a
While-reading
Read the first paragraph and answer
the questions.
(1) How old is Candy Wang
(2) What was she like
She used to be really shy.
She’s 19 years old.
Read for details
(3) Why did she take up singing
(4) What’s she like now
She’s not shy anymore and loves singing in front of crowds.
To deal with her shyness.
Read for details
Good things Bad things
1. She always has to worry
about how she appears
to others.
2. She has to be careful about
what she says or does.
3. She doesn’t have much
private time anymore.
1. She is able to travel and meet new people all the time.
2. She gets tons of attention everywhere she goes.
While-reading
Do you want to be a star and why
Read the third paragraph and fill in the blanks.
★★★
Candy’s advice to young people who want to become famous:
1. People have to be _________ to ____
____ your ______ life.
up
give
prepared
normal
While-reading
2. You can never _______ how difficult
the road to _______ is.
3. You really require a lot of ______ and __________ to succeed.
4. Only a very small _______ of people make it to the _____ .
number
hard work
talent
top
success
imagine
While-reading
Complete the sentences.
She used to be shy, but now she’s not shy ________.
2. She didn’t use to be _______ in school, but now she gets lots of attention.
3. She used to ________ with friends, but it is almost impossible now.
4. She didn’t use to ___________ how she appears to others, but now she does.
anymore
3b
Post-reading
popular
worry about
hang out
Suppose you are the interviewer and your partner is Candy.
What were you like Were you good at singing when you were very young
__________________________________
__________________________________
__________________________________
__________________________________
No. I used to be really shy. I took up singing to deal with my shyness. As I got better, I dared to sing in front of the class, and then for the whole school.
3c
Role Play
3c
Role Play
2. How your life was different after you became famous
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
_____________________________________
There are many good things. I am able to travel and meet new people all the time.
I get tons of attention everywhere I go.
Too much attention can also be a bad thing. I have to be very careful about what I say or do. And I don’t have much private time anymore. Hanging out with friends is almost impossible.
3c
Role Play
3. What’s your advice to all those young people who want to become famous
_________________________________
_________________________________
_________________________________
_________________________________
_________________________________
_________________________________
You have to be prepared to give up your normal life. You can never imagine how difficult the road to success is. You really require a lot of talent and hard work to succeed. Only a very small number of people make it to the top.
3c
Role Play
interview v. 采访
e.g. We are going to interview the
Minister of Education.
我们打算去采访教育部长。
1. I interviewed 19-year-old Asian pop star Candy Wang.
Language Points
interviewer v. 采访者
2. Candy told me that she used to be
really shy and took up singing to deal
with her shyness.
① take up 开始；从事；接纳；占据；
（一词多义）
e.g. The table takes up too much room.
这桌子太占地方了。
They have taken up golf.
他们已经开始打高尔夫球了。
Language Points
拓展：take相关词组
take off 起飞；脱下；动身 take on 承担；呈现
take over 接受；接管；借用；接办
take down 记下；取下
take place 发生；进行；举行 take a look 看一下
take a walk 散步 take away 带走，拿走，取走
take care of 照顾；注意；抚养
take charge 掌管，负责
Language Points
② deal v. 对待；处理 (dealt, dealt)
deal with 应对；处理
e.g. Have you dealt with these letters
yet
这些信件你处理了吗？
③ shyness n. 害羞
shy + -ness
Language Points
dare v. 敢于；胆敢
dare to do sth. 敢于做某事
e.g. He doesn’t dare to jump from the top of the wall.
他不敢从墙上跳下来。
3. As she got better, she dared to sing in front of her class, and then for the whole school.
Language Points
4. Now she’s not shy anymore and loves singing in front of crowds.
词组搭配： not … anymore 不再……
e.g. People are not interested in movies
anymore.
人们不再对电影感兴趣了。
Language Points
5. … but now I get tons of attention everywhere I go.
get tons of attention 被众人所关注
tons of sth. 很多...；极多...
e.g. They have tons of work every day.
他们每天都有大量的工作要做。
Language Points
private adj. 私人的；私密的
e.g. Mr. Smith is rather secret about
his private life.
史密斯先生对自己的私生活相当保密。
6. And I don’t have much private time
anymore.
Language Points
7. Many times I thought about giving up, but I fought on.
fight (fought, fought) 努力去做，尝试
战斗，搏斗；争取
短语：fight on 奋力坚持
e.g.
We must try our best to
fight against Covid.
我们必须尽最大努力抵抗新冠肺炎。
Language Points
require v. 需要；要求
e.g. Fishing requires a lot of patience.
钓鱼需要很大的耐心。
8. You really require a lot of talent and
hard work to succeed.
Language Points
Finish the sentences by using the words in the box.
1. Playing the piano well _______ a lot of practice.
2. The ______ won’t let anyone through the gate without a pass.
guard
requires
require, guard, deal with, background, private
Exercises
3. It’s a _______ garden, not a public one.
4. We know nothing about his ___________.
5. I have a lot of letters to ________ today.
private
background
deal with
require, guard, deal with, background, private
Exercises
Complete the following sentences.
1. Rice is the main food in many _____ (Asia) countries.
2. Young people must dare ________ (think), speak up and act.
to think
Asian
Exercises
3. Mike tried his best to overcome his _________ (shy).
4. Mr. Li took up ____________ (engineer) ten years ago.
5. It’s ____________ (possible) for us to climb up such a high mountain.
shyness
engineering
impossible
Exercises
Finish the following sentences.
1. 我采访二十四岁的亚洲流行歌手茜拉。
I __________ __________ Asian pop star Shila.
2. 她从事歌唱来解决她的害羞问题。
She ____ ____ singing to _____ ____ her shyness.
interviewed
took up
deal with
24-year-old
Exercises
3. 我不再有许多个人时间。
I don’t have _____ _______ time ____ _____.
4. 她过去常和朋友一起闲逛。
She ____ ___ _____ ____ with friends.
much private
any
more
used to hang out
Exercises
根据汉语提示完成句子。
1. 我以前害怕在公众前演讲。
I _____ ______ be afraid of ______ a
speech in _______.
2. 这种狗是用来帮助盲人的吗？
Are those dogs _____ _____ _____ the
blind
used to
giving
public
used to help
Exercises
Grammer：Used to...
3. 你表妹以前害怕独自一人，不是吗？
Your cousin _______ ____ be afraid
of ______ alone, _______ she
4. 珍妮以前在学校里并不受欢迎。
Jenny ______ _____ ___ be popular in
school.
5. 我不习惯午饭吃这么多。
I’m _______ used to _________ so much
at lunch time.
used to
being
didn’t
didn’t use to
not
eating
Exercises
Target language：
Learn how to express one’s differences between the past and now.
To catch the key information during reading.
The usage of “used to…”
Summary
1. Read the passage after school.
2. Make sentences with these words： interview; deal with; dare to …;
not …any more; require; used to
Homework
Thank you
