(共24张PPT)
Unit 4
I used to be afraid of the dark.
Section A
3a~3c
I used to…
But now I…
put toys all over the ground
keep toys in order
I used to…
But now I…
sleep in math classes
listen to the teacher carefully
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
1
Read the article and identify the paragraphs [1-3] in which the following information appears.
2
3a
3
Reading
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.
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.
3. Read the second paragraph and fill in the chart.
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.
give up
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
After Candy becomes successful, she has a lot of differences in her life.
1. Candy used to be _________, but now she’s not shy ____________.
2. She didn’t use to be ___________ in school, but now she gets tons 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.
shy
anymore
popular
hang out
worry about
3b
Read the article again and complete the sentences about Candy.
1. Did you use to be …
2. How do you deal with …
3. Are you still shy now
4. Was your life different after …
5. What are … of being famous
6. What do you want to say to …
…
I am a reporter,you are Candy:
Pairwork
Retelling
Candy
An Asian pop star
used to be...
now,she dares to...
not ...anymore
good things:
travel and meet ...
get tons of attention...
bad things:
worry about...
don't have private time...
guards around ...
Life was different after she became famous.
advice:
be prepared to ...
the road to success...
require...
make it to the top
1.interview (1)vt.面试;采访。(2)n.面试,访谈。【拓展】interviewer采访者,主持面试者;interviewee被采访者,面试者。
2.dare v.敢于;胆敢。dare在文中作实义动词,有时态、人称和数的变化。用于肯定句中时,dare 后面通常接带to的不定式;用于否定句和疑问句中时,dare后可接带to或省略to的不定式。
3.require v.需要;要求。常用短语:①require doing sth某事需要被做。它相当于need doing sth。 ②require sb to do sth要求某人做某事。
4.shyness n.害羞;腼腆。它由形容词shy加名词后缀-ness构成。
5.private adj.私人的;私密的。其同义词是personal。
6.be prepared to do sth准备好做某事。其同义短语为be ready to do sth。
7.deal with应对;处理。它相当于do with,但是do with常与what搭配,而deal with则常与how搭配。
8.take up开始从事;拿起;占据(空间)
9.in front of在……(外部的)前面。【拓展】in the front of在……(内部的)前面。
10.tons of大量;许多
11.give up放弃。其后可接名词、代词或动名词作宾语。
12.in public公开;当众
13.a number of大量的。它修饰可数名词复数,作主语时,谓语动词用复数形式。【拓展】the number of……的数量。作主语时,谓语动词用单数形式。
14.hang out闲逛;闲荡
15.give a speech作演讲,相当于give a talk。
1. Finish the sentences by using the words in the box.
Exercises
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