Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.
Period 3 Section A (3a-3c)
English Proverb: Every cloud has a silver lining. 黑暗中总有一线光明。
学习目标:
1.阅读名人的今昔变化,学会更好地改变自己(难点)
语法总结(重点)
学习过程:
【课前练】 1.译下列单词短语。
get good grades in be good in
be interested in from time to time
play the piano a primary school classmate
get good scores on the exams
2.用used to 和 now 描述自己,然后看图造句。
【自主探究】(预习P27单词及课文并完成任务)
1. 预习P27课文, 划译下列单词短语。
⑴ 背景 ⑵ 采访 ⑶亚洲的
⑷对付 ⑸羞怯 ⑹敢于
⑺太多 ⑻私人的 ⑼警卫
⑽需要 ⑾开始从事 ⑿放弃
⒀继续战斗 ⒁不再
2. 阅读文章,完成3a文章前任务,匹配段落大意。并完成3b.
二.合作探究: 阅读回答问题
1、How old is Candy Wang ——
2、Why did she begin to sing ——
3、What does Candy think about being famous ——
4、What does she think you require to succeed ——
【交流展示】
1.Let’s learn
⑴ 朗读3a部分的短文,跟磁带朗读等 ⑵ 根据3a完成3b。
【重点解析】:
interview v.采访,面试 interview sb. about sth. 就某事采访某人
interview n.采访,面试,访谈 give an interview 接受采访
take up 开始从事,开始做 take up doing sth. 开始做某事
take up 还可以表示“占去(时间、空间等)”
deal with= do with“对付、应付、处理”
在特殊疑问句中,deal with与how连用,do with与what连用
在动词不定式to deal with中,必须带宾语
e.g: I don’t know how to deal with it.我不知道如何处理这件事。
As she got better, she dared to sing in front of her class, and then for
the whole school.当她变得好一点的时候,她敢在全班同学面前唱
歌,后来敢为全校同学唱歌。
dare to do sth. “敢于做某事”,其中to 有时可以省略。
not.....anymore(any more)= no more “不再”一般表示次数和动作不
再重复,多与短暂性动词连用。
e.g: Peter buys a car. He won’t go to work by bike anymore.
not......any longer= no longer 表示时间不再延续,多与延续性动词连用e.g: Her father died, and after that she didn’t go to school any longer.
crowd n.人群,群众 v. 拥挤 crowded adj.拥挤的
...... but now I get tons of attention everywhere I go. ……但是现在我去哪里都受到极大的关注。
tons of 大量的,许多的= a lot of = lots of
worry about=be worried about 为……担心,为……烦恼
hang out 闲逛,闲荡 hang--hang--hang
hang作动词,还可表示“悬挂”,其过去式和过去分词均为hung.
hang up 把……悬挂/挂起
you have to be prepared to give up your normal life.你必须准备放弃
你的正常生活。
prepare v.准备,预备 prepared adj.事先准备好的 preparation n.准备
be prepared to do sth. 准备做某事
You can never imagine how difficult the road to success is.
你想象不到成功的路有多难。
the rode to success 成功之路
You really require a lot of talent and hard work to succeed.
你真的需要很多的才艺和努力工作才能取得成功。
require v.“需要,需求”后可接名词、动词不定式、动名词或that
从句作宾语。e.g: How much money do you require
Only a very small number of people make it to the top.
只有少数人能出人头地。 a small number of... 一小部分
a number of(+复数名词) “许多……”,谓语动词用复数
the number of(+复数名词) “……的数量”,谓语动词用单数
【巩固提升】:
一、 单项选择
1.He used to _______ to bed late, but now he goes to bed early.
A. goes B. went C. going D. go
2. Some people like to sleep with the window _______.
A. open B. opens C. opened D. Close
3. The old man lives _______, but he doesn’t feel _______.
A. alone; alone B. lonely; lonely C. alone; lonely D. lonely; alone
4. Don’t leave the room _______ the light on.
A. for B. with C. at D. about
5. She used to watch TV every evening, _______
A. does she B. doesn’t she C. did she D. didn’t she
二、按照要求完成下列句子,每空一词。
1. Amy has big eyes, a small nose and a small mouth. (对画线部分进行提问)
_____ does Amy _____ _____
2. My brother used to play the violin when he was a child. (同上)
______ ______ your brother ______ ______ ______ when he was a child
3. You used to be very strong. (完成反意疑问句) You used to be very strong, ___________
4. I always go to sleep with my bedroom light on. (改为同义句)
When I go to sleep, I always _____ my bedroom light ______.