人教版九年级全Unit4 I used to be afraid of the dark.Section A 课件(共37张PPT)

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Translate the sentences into
English.
1. 马里奥过去很矮，他戴着眼镜。
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2. 他现在长什么样子？
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Mario used to be short and wear glasses.
What’s he like now
3. 保拉以前很安静，她在班上总是很沉默。
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4. 她总是不够勇敢去问问题。
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Paula used to be really quiet. She was always silent in class.
She was never brave enough to ask
questions.
Can you guess what she was like in the past
Do you know the beautiful and outgoing girl
She used to be a shy girl.
Yeah. She’s the famous singer Candy Wang.
She took up singing to deal with her shyness.
As she got better, she was not shy anymore and loved singing in front of crowds. Now she’s the Asian pop star.
Do you want to know her story
____ how Candy’s life has changed
____ Candy’s advice to young people
____ Candy’s background
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1. Read the article and identify the paragraphs in which the following information appears. Number the information [1-3].
2
3a
3
2. 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.
(3) Why did she take up singing
To deal with her shyness.
(4) What’s she like now
She’s not shy anymore and loves singing in front of crowds.
3. Read the second paragraph and fill in the chart.
Good things Bad things
1. Being able to travel and meet new people all the time.
2. Get tons of attention everywhere she
goes.
1. Always have to worry about how she appears to others.
2. Have to be careful about what she says or does.
3. Don’t have much private time anymore.
4. There are always guards around her.
4. 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.
2. You can never _______ how difficult
the road to _______ is.
up
give
prepared
normal
success
imagine
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
Read the article again and complete the sentences about Candy.
She used to be shy, but now she’s not shy ________.
She didn’t use to be _______ in school, but now she gets lots of attention.
She used to ________ with friends, but it is almost impossible now.
She didn’t use to ___________ how she appears to others, but now she does.
popular
anymore
3b
worry about
hang out
Suppose you are the interviewer and your partner is Candy. Ask and answer questions.
What were you like Were you good at singing when you were very young
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3c
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.
2. How your life was different after you became famous
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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.
3. What’s your advice to all those young people who want to become famous
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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.
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.
2. Candy told me that she used to be
really shy and took up singing to deal
with her shyness.
take up 开始；从事；接纳；
占据；继续做
e.g. The table takes up too much room.
这桌子太占地方了。
They have taken up golf.
他们开始学起打高尔夫球了。
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
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？
shyness n. 害羞
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.
4. Now she’s not shy anymore and loves singing in front of crowds.
not … anymore 不再……
e.g. People are not interested in movies
anymore.
人们不再对电影感兴趣了。
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。
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.
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
fight on 奋力坚持
e.g. We must fight on until the end of the
battle.
我们必须坚持到战斗结束。
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.
1. 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
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
2. 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
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
3. 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
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
1. Read the passage several times after
school.
2. Make sentences with these words：
interview; deal with; dare to …;
not …any more; require; used to