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Unit 4
I used to be afraid of the dark.
SectionA(3a-3c)
From Shy Girl to Pop Star
Unit 4
Section A
3a-3c
Candy Wang
Fast-reading
Read the article and identify the
paragraphs in which the following
information appears. Number the
information [1-3].
____ how Candy’s life has changed
____ Candy’s advice to young people
____ Candy’s background
1
3
2
n.背景
“Topic sentence”(主题句) is often at the beginning or the end of each paragraph.
Tips:
3a
Candy Wang
How did she deal with her shyness?
Read Para.1 and finish the mind map.
Was she shy before? And now?
Candy’s background
What does she do?
How old is she?
Where is she from?
19 years old.
Asia.
A singer/pop
star.
Yes, she used to be shy.
She took up singing.
Now she isn’t shy any more.
Careful-reading
Read Para.1 again .
From Shy Girl to Pop Star
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.
Good things Bad things
1. Be 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. Don’t have much private
time anymore.
4. There are always guards
around her.
adj.私人的;私密的 personal
Read Para. 2 and complete the chart.
n.警卫
备受瞩目
担心
小心
能够
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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 thing.
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