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

Unit4 I used to be afraid of the dark. Scetion A(3a-3c) 年 级:九年级 学 科:英语(人教版) 1 From Shy Girl to Pop Star 2 Learning objectives Language knowledge Emotional attitude Language skills Master new words: background, interview, Asian, shyness, dare, crowd, private, guard, require; Master new phrases: deal with, tons of, make it to the top; Master new sentences:① Candy told me that she used to be really shy and she took up singing to deal with her shyness. ② I didn’t use to be popular in school, but now I get tons of attention. Improve reading skills: skimming, scanning, careful reading Never give up. Just work hard to achieve our dreams. 3 Leading-in Use used to and now to describe the following pictures. She used to be thin, but now she is fat. 4 Leading-in Use used to and now to describe the following pictures. She used to have long straight hair, but now she has short curly hair. 5 Leading-in Use used to and now to describe the following pictures. He used to be shy, but now he is a little outgoing. Candy Wang 6 Skimming 3. What’s the passage about? 2. What is Candy Wang now? 1. What did Candy Wang use to be like? Reading tip 1: To skim an article, we should look at its introduction, title, sub-headings, photos or pictures, and the first and last sentence of each paragraph. She used to be shy. She is a pop star now. Read the title and answer the questions. A girl’s hobbies. A girl’s school life. A girl’s experience. √ 7 Skimming 1. Why is the girl in the picture holding a microphone(话筒)? 2. What’s she like now? Because she is singing. She is outgoing now. Look at the picture and answer the questions. 8 Skimming Read the first sentence of each paragraph and match the main ideas. Para.1 Para. 2 Para. 3 how Candy’s life has changed Candy’s background Candy’s advice to young people 9 Scanning Read paragraph 1 and fill in the form. Name Age Where she comes from Job Personality Reading tip 2: To scan an article, we should read it quickly but not very thoroughly, in search of particular information. Candy Wang 19 years old shy Asia a pop star shy anymore She used to be_, but now she is not _. 10 Scanning Read paragraph 2 and fill in the form about how Candy’s life has changed. . In the past Now 1. She didn’t use to be _in school. She gets tons of _. 2. She used to _ with friends. It’s almost _ . 3. She didn’t use to _ how she appeared to others. She has to _ _ what she says or does. popular attention hang out impossible worry about be very careful about 11 Careful reading Reading tip 3: Read sentence by sentence carefully. Read paragraph 2 and conclude what good and bad changes have happened in Candy’s life. There are many good things. First, she is able to travel and meet new people all the time. Second, she gets tons of attention everywhere she goes. However, some changes can also be bad things. First, She always has to worry about how she appears to others. Second, she has to be careful about what she says or does. Besides, she doesn’t have much private time with so many guards around her. 12 Careful reading Read paragraph 3 and complete the sentences about Candy's advice to young people. Advice to success: Young people have to be prepared to _. The road to success is so _. They really require Only a small number of people _ _. give up their normal life difficult a lot of talent and hard work. make it to the top 13 Discussion Read the whole passage again and discuss the questions. How did Candy deal with her shyness? Does she like her changes? What can we learn from Candy? She dealt with her shyness by taking up singing. She loves her change from a shy girl to a famous singer, but she doesn’t like the loss of normal life. We should make positive changes to improve ourselves better. We should be hard-working to succeed. Never give up, just fight on! 14 Interview Suppose you are the interviewer and your partner is Candy. Ask and answer questions. You can follow the example. A: Hello, Candy. I’m a reporter from CCTV, may I ask you some questions? B: Yes, of course. 1.Did you use to be shy? 2. How did you deal with your shyness? 3.Are you still shy now? 4.Do you often go shopping with your friends? 5.What are the good/bad things after you become famous? 6.What do you want to say to young people? … A: Thank you, Candy. B: You’re welcome. 15 Summary background used to be… dares to… loves… in the past now From Shy Girl to Pop Star by taking up singing changes good things be able to travel; meet new people; get tons of attention bad things worry about how she appears; be careful about what she says or does; doesn’t have much private time advice give up normal life talent & hard work We should make positive changes to improve ourselves better. Never give up, just fight on to achieve our dreams. 16 Free talk 1. Do you have a dream? What’s it? 2. How will you do to achieve your dream? 1. No matter how difficult the road to success is, never give up. Fight on! 2. Where there is a will, there is a way. 3. Success is not gained through dreams and hopes, but by hard work and practice. 4. Nothing is difficult if you put your heart into it. 17 Chinese Dream is made up of every ordinary people’s dream. We should do our best to make our dreams come true. Chinese Dream 18 Homework 1. Fill in the blanks. I _1 _(采访) a 19-year-old _2_(亚洲的) pop star Candy Wang yesterday. She used _3_(be) shy and took up _4_(sing) _5_(deal) _6_ her _7_(shy). As she got better, she dared _8_(sing) in front of her class then for the w_9_ school. There are many good things after she became famous, like _10_(be) able _11_(travel) around the world. She always gets tons of a_12_ everywhere she goes. She always has to worry _13_ how she appears _14_ others, and she has to be very careful _15_ what she says or does. And she doesn’t have much p_16_ time anymore. Even _17_(hang) out with friends is almost i_18_ for her now. She says to all those young people who want to become famous, “You have to be prepared _19_(give) up your normal life. You can never imagine how difficult the road _20_ success is. Many times I thought about _21_(give) up, but I fought _22_. You really n_23_ a lot of talent and hard work _24_(succeed). Only a small number of people make it _25_ the top.” 2. Write a passage about how you/your family members have changed. 19 $$