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Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.
人教版 英语 九年级上册
Warming up— Grammar focus — Presentation— Exercises— Summary — Homework
Section A 3a-4c
Learning goals
1.Curriculum words: background, interview, Asian, deal, dare, ton,
private, guard, require, European, African,
British, speech, public
4. Sentences:① I used to be short.
② I didn’t use to be popular in school.
③ Did he use to wear glasses?
3. Grammar:How to use “used to” to describe or ask about the past
2. Useful expressions:deal with, in public, tons of
Warming up
Revision
Talk about the picture in pairs, use “used to”.
Presentation
Look at the picture, discuss the following questions.
1. What do you think the girl in the picture
is doing?
2. What’s in her hand?
3. What’s she like?
4. Is she outgoing or is she shy?
Presentation
What was the girl like in the past?
What kind of music does she like?
What do you think the reading passage is about?
3a
Look at the title of the passage, discuss the following questions.
From Shy Girl to Pop Star
Presentation
____ how Candy’s life has changed
____ Candy’s advice to young people
____ Candy’s background
3a
Read the article and identify the paragraphs [1–3] in which the information appears.
1
2
3
n.背景
n.文章
n.段落
v.确认;找到
Changes In the past Now
Personality
Behavior
Troubles and worries
Presentation
She used to be shy.
She is not shy anymore.
She didn’t use to be popular in school.
She gets tons of attention everywhere she goes.
She didn’t use to be able to travel or meet new people everywhere she went.
She doesn’t have much private time anymore.
Read the article carefully and fill in the chart.
A comparison of how Candy has changed
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Presentation
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 __________ in school, but now she gets lo