Unit 4,Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.,Section A 2 3a3c,Teaching aims. 1.Students can read the passage and finish the exercise themselves. 2.Students can master the new words and important phrases of the passage.,Important and difficult points 1.The new words and phrases of the Passage . 2.The understanding of the reading. 3.The exercise of the reading.,Review,Translate the sentences into English.,1. 马里奥过去很矮，他戴着眼镜。 _ 2. 他现在长什么样子？ _,Mario used to be short and wear glasses.,Whats he like now?,3. 保拉以前很安静，她在班上总是很沉默。 _ _ 4. 她总是不够勇敢去问问题。 _ _,Paula used to be really quiet. She was always silent in class.,She was never brave enough to ask questions.,Can you guess what she was like in the past?,Do you know the beautiful and outgoing girl?,She used to be a shy girl.,Yeah. Shes the famous singer Candy Wang.,She took up singing to deal with her shyness.,As she got better, she was not shy anymore and loved singing in front of crowds. Now shes the Asian pop star.,Do you want to know her story?,_ how Candys life has changed _ Candys advice to young people _ Candys background,1,1. Read the article and identify the paragraphs in which the following information appears. Number the information 1-3.,2,3a,3,2. Read the first paragraph and answer the questions.,(1) How old is Candy Wang?,(2) What was she like?,She used to be really shy.,Shes 19 years old.,(3) Why did she take up singing?,To deal with her shyness.,(4) Whats she like now?,Shes not shy anymore and loves singing in front of crowds.,3. Read the second paragraph and fill in the chart.,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. Dont have much private time anymore.,4. There are always guards around her.,4. Read the third paragraph and fill in the blanks.,Candys 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.,up,give,prepared,normal,success,imagine,3. You really require a lot of _ and _ to succeed. 4. Only a very small _ of people make it to the _ .,number,hard work,talent,top,Read the article again and complete the sentences about Candy.,She used to be shy, but now shes not shy _. She didnt use to be _ in school, but now she gets lots of attention. She used to _ with friends, but it is almost impossible now. She didnt use to _ how she appears to others, but now she does.,popular,anymore,3b,worry about,hang out,Suppose you are the interviewer and your partner is Candy. Ask and answer questions.,What were you like? Were you good at singing when you were very young? _ _ _ _,3c,No. I used to be really shy. I took up singing to deal with my shyness. As I got better, I dared to sing in front of the class, and then for the whole school.,2. How your life was different after you became famous? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _,There are many good things. I am able to travel and meet new people all the time. I get tons of attention everywhere I go. Too much attention can also be a bad thing. I have to be very careful about what I say or do. And I dont have much private time anymore. Hanging out with friends is almost impossible.,3. Whats your advice to all those young people who want to become famous? _ _ _ _ _ _ _,You have to be prepared to give up your normal life. You can never imagine how difficult the road to success is. You really require a lot of talent and hard work to succeed. Only a very small number of people make it to the top.,interview v. 采访,e.g. We are going to interview the Minister of Education. 我们打算去采访教育部长。,1. I interviewed 19-year-old Asian pop star Candy Wang.,2. 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,e.g. The table takes up too much room. 这桌子太占地方了。 They have taken up golf. 他们开始学起打高尔夫球了。,拓展：take相关词组 take off 起飞；脱下；动身 take on 承担；呈现 take over 接受；接管；借用；接办 take down 记下；取下 take place 发生；进行；举行 take a look 看一下 take a walk 散步 take aw