Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark. SectionA 3a-3c 课件 -2024-2025学年人教版英语九年级全册

Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.  Period 3 3a-3c It’s interesting to see how …has changed. … has changed a lot. Billy Now shy and quiet wear glasses and be thin His face…turn red when…girls a good student read in the library study hard get good scores In the past big and strong Review Alfred and Gina are at a classmate party. popular Talk about your changes. I used to ________, but now I ____________. Appearances Personalities Hobbies How we have changed tall, short, thin, heavy, short hair… funny, outgoing, serious, quiet, kind, shy… read, sing, dance, play… When time goes by, we all have changed. 时光流逝，我们都在改变！ Warming-up Look at the title of the passage, discuss the following questions. Prediction What is in her hand? What is she doing? Is she shy or outgoing now? What was she like in the past? A microphone(话筒). She is singing. She is outgoing now. She used to be shy. 5. Can you guess what this passage is about? A girl’s hobbies. A girl’s school life. A girl’s experience（经历）. 3a: Read the article and identify the paragraphs [1-3] in which the information appears. 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. Who am “I”? What do “I” do? What did Candy use to be? How did she deal with her shyness? Is she still shy now? n. 人群；群众 Who is Candy? (age/ job) Let’s read para1. Careful reading Read Para.1 and finish. now in the past She ____________ really shy. She is not shy _________. She ___________ in front of the class. She loves singing ______________. How did Candy deal with her shyness? By taking up singing. used to be anymore dares to sing in front of crowds personality changes 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. “I always have to worry about how I appear to others, and I have to be very careful about what I say or do. And I don't have much private time anymore. Hanging out with friends is almost impossible for me because there are always guards around me. ” Being a pop star, are there any good things ? How about bad things? Changes Let’s read para2. 1 2 1 2 3 4 Good things Bad things 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. Don’t have much private time anymore. 4. Hanging out with friends is almost impossible. Read again and fill in the chart. She used to be shy, but now she’s not shy _________. 2. She didn’t use to be ___________ in school, but now she gets lots of attention. She used to _________ with friends, but it is almost impossible now. 4.She didn’t use to ____________ how she appears to others, but now she does. anymore popular hang out worry about 3b Read paragraph 2 and fill in a chart about how Candy’s life has changed. She used to be ____, but now __________. Does Candy think it’s easy to be a pop star? Does Candy succeed in being a star? What does Candy have to say to all those young people who wants 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. Only a very small number of people make it to the top.” What are the difficulties on the road to success? What's her advice for young people? Advice Let’s read para3. Candy’s advice to young people: How many pieces of advice？What are they? Let’s answer. Candy’s 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. 3. You really require a lot of ______ and __________ to succeed. 4. Only a very small ____ ___ of people make it to the _____ . up give prepared normal imagine talent hard work number top success 1.People who are famous can have a normal life all the time. 2.Young people have to be prepared to give up their normal life if they are famous. 3.The road to success may be difficult. 4.Young peole who want to become famous really require a lot of talent and hard work to succeed. 5.A large number of people can make it to the top. Decide True or False. 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. take up sth./take up doing sth. 开始做某事 dare to do sth. 敢于做某事 间接宾语 that 引导的宾语从句，作told的直接宾语 动词不定式短语作目的状语，说明took up singing 的目的 Read para1 carefully and finish the tasks. Careful reading not…any more不再 人群 “I always have to worry about how I appear to others, and I have to be very careful about what I say or do. And I don’t have much private time anymore. Hanging out with friends is almost impossible for me now because there are always guards around me.” 单个动名词短语作主语 谓语动词用单数 because 引导的原因状语从句 Careful reading Read para2 carefully and finish the tasks. be prepared to do sth. = be ready to do sth.准备好做某事 sth. require(s) doing 某事需要被做 require sth. 需要某物 require sb. to do sth.需要某人做某事 require + that 从句 需要…… What does Candy have to say to all those 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 give up sth./give up doing sth.放弃做某事 hard work to succeed. Only a very small number of people make it to the top.” Read para3 carefully and finish the tasks. Careful reading a very small number of很少数 make it to the top成功 Listen!!! background life has changed advice to young people Asian pop star/ used to be.../ took up singing/dare to... good things: travel and meet ... /get tons of attention... bad things: worry about... be careful about… don't have private time... be prepared to .../ the road to success... /require... /make it to the top Candy Wang From Shy Girl to Pop Star Summary Believe in yourself and keep on doing it . Nothing is difficult if you are brave or careful enough. 21 ★ Finish the Exercise Book. ★ ★ Read and try to remember 3a. ★ ★ ★ Write a short passage about How I've Changed. Homework 132080.17 $$nullnullnullnull