Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark第三课时 Section A (3a-3c)学习目标: 1. 语言知识目标：1) 掌握下列词汇： background, interview, Asian, deal with, dare, private, guard, require2） 阅读短文，能按要求获取相关的信息。3） 能运用used to来表达“过去常常”存在的状态或的发生的动作。2. 情感态度价值观目标：能明白事物是在不断发展的道理，培养学生积极向上的心态。一复习预热：1. Translate the sentences into English.1). 马里奥以前很矮，他戴着眼镜。_ 2). 他现在长什么样子？_ 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。 _2. 展示一张Candy Wang的照片，并询问学生们如下问题。1). Whos beautiful and outgoing girl? Shes the famous singer Candy Wang. 2). Can you guess what she was like? Yeah, she used to be very shy. 3). Do you want to know her story? She took up singing to deal with her shyness. As she got better, she was not shy anymore and loved singing in front of crows. Now shes the Asian pop star.二. 课堂活动1. Reading: 1) Fast reading. Work on 3a.Read the article and identify the paragraphs in which the following information appears. Number the information 1-3. Ss read the article quickly and try to number the information. (1). 方法指导：先读懂所给的三个句子的意思，明确段落大意。然后快速阅读短文，争取在较短的时间内，确定每个段落的大意。(2). 学生们，按老师指导的方法进行阅读，确定每个段落的大意。 (3). 最后，教师让部分说出自己的答案，并校对答案。2). Careful Reading (1). Read the first passage again and answer these questions: A. How old is Candy Wang? B. What was she like?C. Why did she take up singing? D. Whats she like now?Ss try to read and find the answers to these questions. Then check the answers with the Ss.(2). Read the second passage and fill in the chart.Good thingsBad things1.Being able to travel and meet new people all the time1._2. _2. _3. _4. _3). Post-reading: 学生们再次阅读短文内容，并完成3b中的内容。五、对本堂课的评价：1. 自评： 小组评 ：2. A saying: It is by acts and not by ideas that people live.3. 存在的问题和困惑：