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Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.
Section A (3a-3c)
Revision
Use used to and now to talk about Tina's changes.
Tina used to be short, but now she is taller than before.
Tina used to have long curly hair and now she has short straight hair.
Tina used to play soccer and now she plays tennis.
Tina used to be shy but now she is more outgoing and she has more friends.
Young World
Now let’s welcome the first one.
Our topic is about “changes”. Now There are also two
people, they also have changed a lot.
Watch and say
What do you know about him
Yi Yangqianxi is
_________________now.
But he used to be
_______________.
tall and handsome
short and shy
To deal with his shyness, he took up singing in the street.
n.害羞
take up doing sth.
=start doing sth.
Young World
Now, he dares to sing in front of crowds.
dare to do sth.
敢于做某事
n. 人群；观众
He is popular and gets tons of attention.
=lots of / a lot of / a number of
But he still meet many problems.
Young World
But, he seldom has private time.
adj. 私人的；私密的
There are always guards around him.
n. 警卫
Do you think being famous is a good thing or a bad thing Why
What kind of problems does he meet
Look and say
Young World
The girl has the same experience as Yi Yangqianxi.
Look and predict
1. Who is the young girl in the picture
2.What’s the passage mainly about
3. The type of the passage is an ____.
Candy Wang.
A girl’s change/experience.
interview
“ I ” may be an ___________.
Candy Wang is a _________.
pop star
interviewer
Fast reading
Read the article and identify the paragraphs [1-3] in which the information appears.
Reading tip:“Topic sentence”(主题句) is often at the beginning or the ending of each paragraph.
_____ how Candy’s life has changed
_____ Candy’s advice to young people
_____ Candy’s background
Para 2
Para 3
Para 1
Careful reading
Read Para.1 and fill in the information card.
1. For this month’s Young World magazine, I interviewed 19-year-old Asian pop star Candy Wang. 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. Now she’s not shy anymore and loves singing in front of crowds.
Name: _______________
Age: ______ Place: ________
Job: ___________________
Personality Used to be: _________.
Now: not ______ anymore and loves singing in front of ________.
Candy Wang
19
Asia
pop singer
shy
shy
crowds
take up (doing) sth 开始（做）某事
dare to do sth. 敢于做某事
not… any more 不再……
How has her life changed
She ___________ singing to deal with her __________.
As she got __________, she ___________ sing in front of her class.
Then, she dared to sing for the __________________.
She’s not shy ____________ and loves singing _______________ crowds.
took up
shyness
better
dared to
whole school
anymore
in front of
Success comes from continuous ________________.
hard work
Para. 1: Candy’s background
I asked Candy how life was different after she became famous. She explained that there are many good things, like being able to travel and meet new people all the time. “ I didn’t use to be popular in school, but now I get tons of attention everywhere I go.” However, too much attention can also be a bad things. “ I always have to worry about how I appear to others and I have to be very careful about what I say or do. And I don’t have much private time anymore. Hanging out with friends is almost impossible for me now because there are always guards around me.
be able to do sth. 能够做某事
许多，无数的 = lots of
n. 注意，注意力（不可数）
担心，忧虑
私人时间
hang out with sb. 和某人闲逛
Read Para. 2 and complete the information.
Careful reading
Bad
Good
famous
travel
meet new people
get tons of attention
too much attention
worry about how...
be careful about...
no private time
can’t hang out ...
Each coin has two sides.
changes
Read Para. 3 and answer the questions.
Careful reading
What does Candy have to say to all those young people who want to become famous “Well,” she begins slowly, “you have to be prepared to give up your normal life. You can never imagine how difficult the road to success is. Many times I thought about giving up, but I fought on. You really require a lot of talent and hard work to succeed. Only a very small number of people make it to the top.”
1. How many pieces of advice does Candy give to us What are they
2. What does “it” refer to
You have to be prepared to give up your normal life.
The road to success is difficult.
You really require a lot of talent and hard work to succeed.
Only a very small number of people make it to the top.
普通生活
继续坚持;继续战斗
be prepared to do sth. 准备做某事
a small number of… 少量的
成功达到目标或取得成功
Candy says that the road to success is difficult, do you think so
Candy is a 19-year-old ________ girl and she is a ___________.
_________ changes
__________changes
________to young people
She Used to be really _________.
Now she’s not shy ____________ and loves singing in front of _________.
Good things:
Is able to _________ and meet new people.
Gets ___________________ everywhere she goes.
Bad things:
Worries about how she _____________ to others.
Has to be very careful about what she ____ and ___.
Doesn’t have much ___________________ anymore.
__________________________ is almost impossible.
To be _________ to give up your ____________.
The road to __________ is difficult.
_______ and hard work are ________ to succeed.
Only a small number of people _______________.
Asian
pop star
Personality
Life
Advice
shy
anymore
crowds
travel
tons of attention
appears
says
does
private time
Hanging out with friends
prepared
normal life
success
Talent
required
make it to the top
Mind-map
Careful reading
Read again and complete the sentences.
She used to be shy, but now she’s not shy ________.
She didn’t use to be _________ in school, but now she gets lots of attention.
She used to _________ with friends, but it is almost impossible now.
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.
Ask and answer questions.
I : Hello! Candy Wang！I’m from Young World
magazine. Nice to meet you！
C: Nice to meet you, too！
I : May I ask you some questions？
C: Sure！
I : … （such as the past，changes ， advice … at
least 5 questions )
C: …
I : Thanks for your answering.
C: You’re welcome.
Taylor Swift
Success is not gained through dreams and hopes,
never
underestimate(低估） your power to change yourself!
1. 从事做…
2. 处理…
3. 敢做…
4. 不再..
5. 在观众面前…
6. 能够做…
7. 在…受欢迎
8. 备受瞩目
9. 对…担心
10. 小心…
11. 和…闲逛
12. 放弃…
take up doing
deal with
dare to do
not …any more
in front of crowds
be able to do
be popular with/ among/ in...
get tons of attentions
worry about
be careful about..
hang out with…
give up doing
fight on
a small number of..
make it to the top
13. 奋力坚持
14. 一小部分
15. 到达顶峰
People in _________ (Asia) countries like fair skin better.
I’m going to take up _________ (play) the guitar.
Dare ___________ (dream) and work hard to achieve it.
If you go now you should miss the _________ (crowd).
My shoes caught all people’s __________ (attention) because they’re so big.
The king urged his people to prepare _______ war.
He required that every employee ________ (learn) a new skill every year.
Asian
playing
to dream
crowds
attention
for
learn
Exercise
1. — Do you like playing computer games — No, but I _____.
A. used to B. didn’t C. do D. don’t
2. — 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
3. — 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
Exercise
Homework
1. Write a passage about how you\your family members
have changed.
2. Preview the new words and expressions.
3.Preview Grammar Focus on page 28.

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