(共30张PPT)
Unit 4
I used to be afraid of the dark
(SectionA 3a-3c)
Learning Objectives
By the end of the class, you will be able to:
Talk about your personal changes and feel confident about the future.
Use skimming skills to get the main idea of each part and collect detailed information through careful reading.
1 Knowledge Objectives
2 Ability Objectives
3 Emotional objectives
Know the usage of key words and “used to” structure.
public
dare
European
deal with
guard
private
interview
Asian
ton
African
speech
require
result
Word Test
New words
background/ b kɡra nd/ n.背景
interview/ nt vju / v.&n.采访
Asian/ e n/ n.亚洲人;adj.亚洲的
deal/di l/ v.对付n.交易
shyness/ a n s/ n.害羞
crowd/kra d/n.人群
dare/de /v.胆敢
ton/t n/n.吨
private/ pra v t/adj.私人的;私密的
guard/ɡɑ d/n.看守员
require/r kwa /n.&v. 请求
自主学习
Billy has changed so much.
Billy used to___________,
but now_______________.
In the past Now
Billy
2.a good student
3. wear glasses
1.shy and quiet
4. thin
1. big and strong
2. popular
Discuss: What made Billy change so much
From a shy boy to a popular boy
He studied hard and became a top student.
So he might be more confident.
He became more interested in sports. So he might be more outgoing and active.
Predicting
From Shy Girl to Pop Star
A girl’s hobbies.
A girl’s school life.
A girl’s experience(经历).
Tips: We can get some information from the title(题目)and the picture.
Task1-Prediction
1.What is the passage about
2.What was she like in the past
3.What does she do now
It's about a girl's changes.
She used to be shy.
She is a pop singer now.
shyness
Task 2-skimming
Read the article and 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
3a
Task 2-skimming
Read the article and 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
3a
/ b kɡra nd/ n.背景
n.建议
Go
Read the passage and find the main idea of each paragraph.
Candy’s background.
Candy’s advice to young people.
How Candy’s life has changed.
background
changes
advice
Tips:
“Topic sentence” is often at the beginning or the end of each paragraph.
Paragraph 1
What did the writer do this month
He interviewed 19-year-old Asian Pop star Candy Wang.
/ nt vju / v.&n.采访
Read para1& complete Candy's background.
Name
Age
From
Job
Personality She used to be ,and she________singing to__________her shyness.Now,she is not shy anymore.
Candy Wang
19 years old
Asia
singer/pop star
shy
took up
deal with
Careful reading
She took up singing.
Paragraph 1
take up doing sth学着做…
敢于做某事
She dared to sing and loved singing in front of crowds.
How did she deal with her shyness
What does her change bring her
在大众面前
In public公共场合
Read Para.1 and finish.
now
in the past
She ____________
really shy.
She is not shy _________.
She ___________ in front of the class.
She loves singing ______________.
How did Candy deal with her shyness
By taking up singing.
used to be
anymore
dares to sing
in front of crowds
personality changes
Does she enjoy being famous, why
No, she doesn’t. Because there are both advantages and disadvantages.
Paragraph 2
优点 与缺点
2. She has to________________ what she says or does.
Task 2: Read Para. 2 and fill in the chart.
bad things
good things
life changes
2. Be popular at school and get __________________
everywhere she goes.
Be able to travel and ______________________ all the time.
meet new people
tons of attention
She always _____________
how she appears to others.
worries about
3. She doesn’t have much
______________ anymore.
private time
4. _________________________ is almost impossible for her.
Hanging out with friends
be careful about
参见导学案
Paragraph 2
Advantages优点 Disadvantages缺点
1.She is able to travel and meet new people.
2.She gets tons of attention
everywhere she goes.
1.She has to worry about how she appears to others.
2.She has to be careful about what she say and what she does.
3.She has no private time and can't hang out with friends.
大量 lots of
worry about
tons of
担心…
appear
private time
私人时间
hang out with
和…一起
What does Candy have to say to those who wants to become famous
1.You have to be prepared to give up your ________ life.
2.The road to success is difficult, you have to________.
3.You ________a lot of talent and hard work to _________.
require
normal
succeed
fight on
坚持奋斗
Only a very small number of people who can make it to the top.
can be successful
Candy says that the road to success is difficult. Do you think so
Task 3: Read Para.3 and fill in the blanks.
Advice to young people:
1.Young people have to be prepared to
__________________________.
2.The road to success is so ___________.
3.They really require __________________________.
4.Only a small number of people ________________.
give up their normal life
difficult
a lot of talent and hard work
make it to the top
=be ready to 准备好做某事
What about you Can you share your personal changes with me
Past Now
Appearance (外貌)
personality (性格)
hobby
...
short and thin
tall and strong
shy and unconfident
brave and confident
singing
playing sports
Post reading
Let’s draw a mind map and introduce Candy.
Candy Wang
Background
who
in the past
19-year-old Asian pop star
shy; took up singing; deal with shyness; dare to sing
now
not shy anymore; loves singing; in front of crowds
good things
bad things
travel & meet new people; get tons of attention
worry about; be careful about; don’t have private time; guards
give up normal life; talent; hard work
Changes
Advice
1.used to be
2. not shy anymore
3. deal with
4. dare to
5. in public
6. in front of crowds
7. tons of
8. worry about
9. private time
10. hang out with
11.require a lot of talents
12. a number of
13. make it top
14.fight on
过去是
再也不害羞
对付
敢做某事
在公共场合
在大众面前
大量的…
担心…
私人时间
和某人一起
需要很多天资
许多
达到顶峰
坚持奋斗
Language points
I interviewed 19-year-old Asian pop star ...
interview在此处作动词,意为“采访;面试”。interview也可作名词,意为“面试;访谈”。
Asian 在此处作形容词,意为“亚洲的”。除此之外,Asian作形容词还可意为“亚洲人的”。Asian还可作可数名词,意为“亚洲人”。
【活学活用】1) 我们正在采访艺术节的学生。 ______________________________________
2) 有多少个亚洲国家参加了运动会?
______________________________________
We are interviewing some students for the coming art festival.
How many Asian countries have taken part in the sports meeting
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
take up doing sth. 开始干某事
deal with 意为“对付;处理, 常与how连用, 强调处理问题的方式、方法。do with常与 what 连用, 侧重于对某事物的利用。
【活学活用】1) 他辞去城里的工作,开始务农。 ______________________________________
2) 我不知道他们如何处理这个问题。
______________________________________
He left the job in the city to take up farming.
I don’t know how they deal with the problem.
= I don’t know what they do with the problem.
1.He’s already playing in a band, and he only ____ playing the guitar a year ago!
A.took up
B.set up C.put up D.gave up
2.— Alex,your grandpa can use the computer very well. When did he ________?
— At the age of 60. He thinks the computer is very useful.
A.take it up B.turn it up C.make it up D.give it up
练一练
A
A
give up意为“放弃”, 后面可以接名词或动词-ing形式作宾语。
give up是动副短语, 如果宾语是名词, 既可以将其放在give与up的中间, 也可以放在give up的后面。如果宾语是代词, 则必须将其放在give与up之间。
I wish I could give up drinking. 我真希望自己能戒酒。
We won’t give up this project. = We won’t give this project up.
我们不会放弃这项工程。
Don’t give him up.不要放弃他。
【活学活用】
You should really ______ smoking. It's a terrible habit.
A. grow up B. pick up
C. give up D. set up
C
1.— Do you like playing computer games — No, but I _____.
A. used to B. didn’t C. do D. don’t
2. — Why don’t you take the bike — It’s expensive. I can’t ____it.
A. sell B. keep C. borrow D. afford
3.— My father has decided to _____smoking.
— That’s good news for us. I hope so.
A. give up B. take out C. give in D. turn off
4. —I don't know how to____the old books.
—Why not give them away to poor children
A. hand out B. give up C. deal with D. take up
5. — She is leaving to take part in the final poem competition.
— I’m proud of her. I wish her a great ________.
A. speed B. method C. pressure D. success
A
D
A
C
D
从方框中选择适当的单词完成句子。
quiet, shy, funny, outgoing, friendly
My uncle is very _______. He often tells jokes.
2. His cousin is very _____. He is afraid to speak in public.
3. Please be _____ in the library.
4. Mike’s mother is very ________ to us. We all get on well with her.
5. Bill’s sister is very ________. She’s good at singing and dancing.
funny
shy
quiet
friendly
outgoing
thank you