Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark. Section A 3a-3c 课件(共17张PPT，内嵌音频)

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Unit 4
I used to be afraid of
the dark.
Section A 3a-3c
Use “used to” and “but now” to describe the following pictures.
Li Xian used to be fat, but now he is thin and healthy.
fat
thin and healthy
Think and talk
Warming-up
Sun Li used to have long hair, but now she has short hair.
long hair
short hair
Warming-up
Look at the picture and talk about the following questions.
Think and say
From Shy Girl to Pop Star
What do you think the girl in the picture is doing
What kind of music does she like
What was the girl like in the past
What’s she like now Is she outgoing or is she shy
Pre-reading
3a Listen and read the article. Then identify the paragraphs
[1-3]in which the information appears.
______ how Candy’s life has changed
______ Candy’s advice to young people
______ Candy’s background
2
3
1
While-reading
1. 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.
3b Read the article again and complete the sentences
about Cindy.
anymore
popular
hang out
worry about
While-reading
Read the first paragraph and answer the questions.
1. How old is Candy Wang
She’s 19 years old.
2. What was she like
She used to be really shy.
3. What’s she like now
She’s not shy anymore and loves singing in front
of crowds.
While-reading
Good things Bad things
Read the second paragraph and fill in the chart.
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.
While-reading
1. Be able to travel and meet
new people all the time.
2. Get tons of attention everywhere
she goes.
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.
3. You really require a lot of ______ and__________ to
succeed.
prepared
give
up
normal
success
imagine
talent
hard work
While-reading
Fill in the blanks and retell the passage.
dared to sing
not shy anymore
Post-reading
travel, meet new people, get tons of attention
require a lot of talent and hard work
Post-reading
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.
Post-listening
…
…
3c Suppose you are the interviewer and your partner is Candy. Ask
and answer questions.
Language points
1. Candy told me that she used to be really shy and took up singing to deal
with her shyness.
坎迪告诉我她过去很害羞，然后开始唱歌来应对她的害羞。
take up 意为“开始；从事”。
e.g. When did you take up Japanese as a second foreign language
2. As she got better, she dared to sing in front of her class, and then for the
whole school.
当她变得不那么羞涩时，她敢在她的同学们面前唱歌，然后在全校师
生面前唱歌。
dare 意为“敢于；胆敢”； dare to do sth. 意为“敢于做某事”。
e.g. I dare to swim across the river.
Post-reading
3. “Well,” she begins slowly, “you have to be prepared to give up your normal life.”
“嗯，”她开始慢慢地说，“你不得不准备放弃你正常的生活。”
be prepared to do sth. 意为“准备做某事 ”；be prepared for sth. 意为
“为……做好准备”。
give up sth./doing sth. 意为“放弃某事/做某事”。
e.g. Are you prepared to deal with the challenges
e.g. We would never give up hope.
Post-reading
Summary
Key words and phrases:
background, interview, Asian, deal, dare, ton, private, guard, require, deal with, take up, dare to, give up
Key sentences:
Candy told me that she used to be really shy and took up singing to deal with her shyness.
As she got better, she dared to sing in front of her class, and then for the whole school.
“Well,” she begins slowly, “you have to be prepared to give up your normal life.”
She used to be shy, but now she’s not shy anymore.
She didn’t use to be popular in school, but now she gets lots of attention.
1. Read the passage several times after school
and try to recite it.
2. Make a conversation between Candy and
the interviewer.
Homework
Goodbye！