人教版九年级上unit4 sectionA 3a-3c

1、握緊拳頭 好像抓住許多東西, 其實,連空氣都沒抓到!,張開雙臂 好像雙手空空, 但全世界都在你手心!,Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark,Section A 3a-3c,Qingtang Middle School by Mr. Zhou.,Here is a list of things many people are afraid of. Which of these things did you use to be afraid of? Which ones are you still afraid of?,a. the dark,b. bein

2、g alone,c. snakes,d. flying in an airplane,e. big dogs,f. high places,g. speaking in front of a group,background interview Asian deal deal with shyness,n. 背景 v. 采访；面试 adj. 亚洲（人）的 v. (dealt, dealt) 对付；对待 应付；处理 n. 害羞；腼腆,dare crowd ton private guard require,v. 敢于；勇敢 n. 人群；观众 n. 吨；(pl.) 大量；许多 adj. 私人的；私

3、密的 n. 警卫；守卫 v. 守卫；保卫 v. 需要；需求,Use “used to” and “but now” to describe the following picture.,Review,She used to play soccer, but now she plays tennis.,She used to be short, but now she is tall.,She used to have long hair, but now she has short hair.,tall, funny, heavy, more outgoing, smart.,used to

4、.,but now .,Look at the pictures, find the difference. And try to describe them !,Before you read,1,Look at the photo, the questions in 3a and the title to the story on page 27. Then answer the questions below.,Who is the young girl in the picture? What does the passage talk about? Does the writer t

5、hink its easy to be a pop star?,1. Candy Wang.,2. It talks about Candy Wang, a pop stars story.,3. No, she doesnt. She thinks it is difficult to be a pop star.,Read the article and identify the paragraphs in which the following information appears. Number the information(1-3).,3a,_ how Candys life h

6、as changed _ Candys advice to young people _ Candys background,2,3,1,For this months 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

7、her class, and then for the whole school. Now shes not shy anymore and loves singing in front of crowds.,From Shy Girl to Pop Star,really shy,not shy anymore and loves singing in front of the class,take up _,singing,While you read,2,Read Paragraph 1 and fill in the blanks.,I asked Candy how life was

8、 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 didnt 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 thing. “I always have t

9、o worry about how I appear to others and 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 for me now because there are always guards around me.”,From Shy Girl to Pop Star,Read the second part and fill in the bl

10、anks.,Candys life was quite different after she became famous. She didnt _ popular in school, but now she _ _. At present, she has to be _ what she does or says. And she doesnt have much _ any more.,use to be,gets tons,of attention,very careful about,private time,What does Candy have to say to all t

11、hose 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

12、. Only a very small number of people make it to the top.”,From Shy Girl to Pop Star,Read the last part and answer following questions.,According to Candy, what are difficulties on the road to be a successful pop star? 2. After reading Candys story, what do you learn from her? Do you think its easy t

13、o be a successor? What should you do when you face difficulties?,1. The one who wants to be a pop star has to be prepared to give up his/ her normal life. And one must have great talent and work harder.,2. It is not easy to success. We should fight on when we think about giving up. God help those wh

14、o help themselves!,Read the article again and complete the sentences about Candy.,3b,She used to be shy, but now shes not shy _. She didnt used to be _ in school, but now she gets lots of attention. She used to _ with friends, but now it is almost impossible. She didnt use to _ how she appears to ot

15、hers, but now she does.,anymore,popular,hang out,worry about,Suppose youre the interviewer and your partner is Candy. Ask and answer questions.,3c,Hi, Candy. Its a great pleasure to interview you.,Hi, Amy. Glad to see you!,You used to be shy, didnt you?,Yes, I did. I used to be shy and took up singi

16、ng to deal with my shyness.,Whats the difference after you become famous?,I didnt used to be Popular in school, but now I get lots of attention. I used to hang out with friends, but now it is Almost impossible. I didnt use to worry about how I Appear to others, But now I do.,Is it difficult for you

17、to be a pop star?,Yes, it is. You can never imagine how difficult the road to success is.,What did you use to do when you were younger? What do you do now? Fill in the chart. Then talk with your classmates about how you have changed.,3,After you read,选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 1. Wow! You look different! You _ wear glasses. Yes, I did. But now I am wearing contact lenses (隐形眼镜). (2010湖北咸宁) A. could B. must C. used to D. would,实战中考,2. Unlike the Chinese, the Americans _ their meals with knives and forks. (2010江苏无锡) A. used to taking