Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.Section A 3a-3c课件(共27张PPT)

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Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.
Section A 3a-3c
Talk about your changes.
I used to ________, but now I ____________.
Appearances
Personalities
Hobbies
How we have changed
tall, short, thin, heavy,
short hair…
funny, outgoing, serious, quiet, kind, shy…
read, sing, dance,
play…
1. What do you think the girl in
the picture is doing
2. What’s in her hand What’s she
like
3. Is she outgoing or is she shy
Look at the picture and answer the questions.
Task 2: Read the article quickly and match the main idea with paragraphs [1-3].
___ how Candy’s life has
changed
___ Candy’s advice to
young people
___ Candy’s background
Fast-reading
2
3
1
Tips: “Topic sentence”(主题句) is often at the beginning or the end of each paragraph.
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
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
Read Paragraph 3 and fill in the chart.
Advice to success:
Young people have to be prepared to _____________________.
The road to success is so _________.
They really require _______________________.
Only a small number of people _______________.
give up their normal life
difficult
a lot of talent and hard work
make it to the top
can be successful
Post reading
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.
Read the passage again and fill in the chart.
Nothing is impossible
if you put your heart into it.
Go for it !
Just do it!
加油！做就好了！
Where is a will, there is a way.
有志者，事竟成
take up singing
deal with her shyness
dare to do sth.
not ... anymore
in front of crowds
all the time
get tons of attention
开始唱歌
应对她的羞怯
敢做某事
不再……
在众人面前
反复；一直
被众人所关注；吸引无数目光
Summary
worry about ... /
be worried about ...
be careful about ...
hang out with friends
give up your normal life
fight on
require a lot of talent and hard work
担心……；担忧……
对……小心
和朋友们闲逛
放弃你正常的生活
奋力坚持；继续战斗
需要很大的天赋和勤奋
3b
Read the article again and complete the sentences about Candy.
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.
anymore
popular
hang out
worry about
Suppose you are the reporter and your partner is Candy. Role play the conversation.
A: Hello, Candy. I’m a reporter from CCTV. May I ask you some
questions
1.Did you use to be shy
2.How did you deal with your shyness
3.Are you still shy now
4.Do you often go shopping with your friends
5.What are the good things after you become famous
6.What are the bad things after you become famous
7.What do you want to say to young people
…
A: Thank you, Candy.
Let’s talk
B: Yes, of course.
B: You’re welcome.
Is Candy living a successful life now
Yes. She is very popular. She has changed a lot. She has lots of money. She can travel around the world.
No. She’s not living a successful life. She doesn’t have much private time. She can’t hang out with friends. She will feel lonely.
What do you think
Critical thinking
Every coin has two sides.
1.Candy told me that she used to be really shy and took up singing to deal with her shyness.
坎迪告诉她过去真的很羞涩，开始唱歌是为了克服自
己的羞涩。
（1）take up 此处意为“开始从事”
He dropped medicine and took up physics.
他放弃医学，开始学物理。
Language points
take up的其他用法：
“占用”The table takes up too much room.
“继续”We took up our journey the next day.
（2）deal with 相当于do with, 意为“对付；处理”
How did you deal with the milk
你是怎么处理那些牛奶的？
He has learnt to deal with all kinds of difficulties.
他学习如何处理各种困难。
deal with 相当于do with, 意为“对付；处理”
deal with与do with的异同
I don’t know how they deal with the problem.
= I don’t know what they do with the problem.
我不知道他们如何处理这个问题。
deal with 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
2. ...her class, and then for the whole school.
随着情况的好转，她敢在全班面前唱歌了，后来敢为
全校的人唱歌了。
( l )dare 此处用作及物动词，意为“敢于；胆敢”。常构成短语dare to do sth. 意为“敢于做某事”。
He didn't dare to look at her in the eye. 他不敢正眼看她。
She dared to walk at night. 她敢走夜路。
(2)in front of 意为 “在……的前面”。
There is a little child in front of the house. 房前有一个小孩。
辨析 in front of 与 in the front of
in front of :“在……前面”，强调在某一物体外部的前面。
in the front of :“在……的前部”，强调在某一物体内部
的前面。
3. in front of crowds.
现在她再也不羞涩了，并且喜欢当众唱歌。
(1) not ... anymore = no more，意为“不再”。
He doesn’t come late anymore.= He no more comes late.
他不再迟到了。
(2)crowd此处用作名词，意为“人群；观众；一帮人”。
He pushed his way through the croivd. 他在人群中往前挤。
There were crowds of people at the theater. 剧院里挤满了人。
①用作及物动词，意为“挤；挤满；使挤满”。
Shoppers crowded the street.
街上挤满了购物的人。
They crowded the bus with passengers.
他们让乘客挤进公共汽车。
② 用作不及物动词，意为“挤；挨；聚集”。
The young pigs crowed against one another for warmth. 小猪挤在一起取暖。
crowd的其他用法
4.… like being able to travel and meet new people all the time. ……像总是能旅行和结识新朋友。
1)be able to 与 can 都可表示能力，意为“会；能（够）”。
be able to: 表示经过努力达到目的，可用于各种时态。
can :表示有能力做某事，仅用于一般现在时和一般过去时。
In the end, only 50 people were able to escape from the big fire.
最后，只有50人从大火中逃生。
They can sing the song in English.
他们能用英文唱这首歌。
(2)all the time 意为“一直；总是”，通常位于句末。
Look! The monkeys jump up and down all the time.
看! 猴子们一直在上蹿下跳。
5. I didn’t use to be popular in school, but now I
get tons of attention everywhere I go.
过去我在学校里默默无闻，但是现在无论我走到哪里，
都得到太多的关注。
（1）tons of 意为“很多的；大量的”，是英语中一种夸
张的表达方式。ton的本义为“吨”。
He has been late for school tons of times.他上学屡次迟到。
（2）get…attention 意为“得到/引起……注意”。
He tried to get the attention of a passing policeman.
他试图引起一位路过的警察的注意。
6. prepared to give up your normal life.
“嗯”她缓缓道来，“你得准备放弃正常的生活”。
(1) prepare 在此处用作及物动词，意为“准备；预备”。 常用搭配有：prepare sth. “准备某物”。
Our English teacher was preparing the lessons when I came into the office.
当我进办公室时，我们的英语课老师在备课。
(2) prepare sb sth. 表示“给某人准备某物”也可用
prepare sth for sb.
She prepared us a nice breakfast.
= She prepared a nice breakfast for us.
她给我们准备了可口的早餐。
(3) prepare sb. for sth 表示“使某人对所准备”
She said so because she wanted to prepare her father for the bad news.
她这样说是因为她想使爸爸对那个坏消息有所准备。
(4) prepare to do sth. 表示“准备做某事”。
They were preparing to cross the river when it began to rain.
他们正准备过河，这时突然下雨了。