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Unit 4
I used to be afraid of the dark.
Section A 3a--3c
Lead-in
Hey,Gina.A concert about Taylor Swift will be held this Saturday.Would you like to go to the concert with me?
Hell,Mike.
Oh!Sure.She is my favorite pop star.
So,Why do you like her?
Hell,Mike.
Because her songs always encourge me to move forward when I am in trouble. How about you? Who is your favorite pop star?
My favorite pop star is Cindy Wang.
Hell,Mike.
Could you tell me more about her?
OK,here is an interview about her.
Pre-reading
Skim the passage and check.
What is the main idea of the passage? (练习册P59[5])
A.How Candy changed from a shy girl to a pop star.
B.What Candy thinks of being famous.
C.It’s a bad thing to be famous.
D.There are so many things of being famous.
This passage is probably from____.
A. a fashion review
B.a science book
C.a music report
D.an interview magazine
3a Read the article and identify the paragraphs [1–3] in which the information appears.
___ how Candy’s life
has changed
___ Candy’s advice to
young people
__ Candy’s background
2
3
1
Tips: “Topic sentence”(主题句) is often at the beginning or the end of each paragraph.
Fast-reading
v.确认;找到
While-reading Read Para.1 and make True or False.
( ) 1.The writer interviewed 19-year-old African pop star for this month’s Young World magazine.
( ) 2. Candy took up dancing to deal with her shyness.
( ) 3.Now Candy is no more shy and like singing in front of people.
F
F
T
Asian
singing
Read Para. 2 Choose and answer.
Which of the following is NOT true according to Paragraph 2 (练习册P58[2])?
A. Candy is able to travel and meet new people.
B. Candy gets tons of attention everywhere she goes.
C. Candy is not shy anymore and loves singing.
D. Candy can hang out with friends.
3.Did Candy Wang use to be popular in school?
No, she didn’t.
4.Is it possible for Candy Wang to hang out with friends? Why?
No, it isn’t. Because there are always guards around her.
(练习册P58/ 59)
Read Para. 3 Choose and answer.
( )3. When Candy thought about giving up on her way to success, she ____.
A. hung out B. asked for help C. did give up D. fought on
D
( )4. What does the phrase“make it”in the last paragraph mean?
A. achieve B. get C. succeed D. produce
C
5.What do people require to succeed in Candy’s opinion?
People require a lot of talent and hard work.
(练习册P59)
3b
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 be _________ in school, but now she gets lots of attention.
3.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
Post-reading
三、读后任务:根据课文内容,完成短文填空。
Today I interview a 19-year-old girl, Candy Wang. She used to be a shy girl and never dared to speak 1.________public. In order to 2.________with her shyness, she took up singing. Now she made it through 3.________work. She has become 4.________pop star. She has many fans and gets lots of 5.________wherever she goes. Many good things came to her life, like being able to travel and meet new people. However, too much attention can also be a bad thing, 6.________she has to worry about what to say or do. What’s more, she doesn’t have much private 7.________anymore.
in
deal
hard
a
attention
because
time
(练习册P59)
Candy has 8._________important to say to all those young people who want to become famous. “You can never 9._______how difficult the road to success is. Just fight 10._______and never give up. Maybe you will succeed some day.”
something
imagine
on
Success is not gained through dreams and hopes,never underestimate(低估) your power to change yourself!
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 doing sth.
开始做某事
在众人面前
how to deal with
what to do with
(v.)采访
(n.)采访:面试
=not ... any longer
=no more=no longer
Underline
I asked Candy how life was different after she become 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.
大量、许多=a lot of/ lots of/ plenty of +c.n./u.n.
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.”
私人的
动名词做主语,谓语动词用三单
guard (n.)警卫;看守
(v.)守卫;保卫
guard against sth. 防止/防范/提防某事
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 hard work to succeed. Only a very small number of people make it to the top.”
准备好, =prepare to do/be ready to do
成功之路
fight-fought-fought
fight for 为...而战
fight against 与...作斗争
很少一部分
a number of 许多 (谓复)
the number of ...的数量 (谓单)
继续战斗
成功
1.学着做,开始做某事
2.处理,解决
3.敢于做某事
4.大量
5.准备好做某事
6.成功之路
7.继续奋斗
8.大量,许多
1.take up doing sth.
2. deal with
3.dare to do
4.tons of
5.be prepared to do
6.the road to success
7.fight on
8.a number of
Phrases
1.学着做,开始做某事
2.处理,解决
3.敢于做某事
4.大量
5.准备好做某事
6.成功之路
7.继续奋斗
8.大量,许多
1.take up doing sth.
2. deal with
3.dare to do
4.tons of
5.be prepared to do
6.the road to success
7.fight on
8.a number of
Check
1. Candy told me that she used to be really shy and took up singing to deal with her shyness.
① take up 开始;从事;接纳; 占据;继续做
take up doing sth. 开始做某事
1.The table ___ ___ too much room.这桌子太占地方了。
2.They have ___ ___ golf. 他们开始学起打高尔夫球了。
3.He ___ ___ _______ the guitar when he was
5 years old.当他5岁时就开始弹吉他。
Language points
takes up
taken up
took up playing
拓展:英译中
1.take off
2.take down
3.take place
4.take a walk
5.take away
6.take care of
1.起飞;脱下;
2.记下;取下;
3.发生;进行;举行
4.散步
5.带走,拿走,取走
6.照顾;注意;抚养
Recite
( )2. —The flight from Shanghai to Xi’an has to be______because of the thick fog.
—Please take it easy. It will______in an hour.
A. put off; take up B. put down; take off
C. put off; take off D. put away; take up
( )3. The big desk_____too much room. Please take it away.
A. makes up B. dresses up
C. takes up D. puts up
C
C
(练习册P60)
dare v. 敢于;胆敢
dare to do sth. / dare do sth. 敢于做某事
not dare to do / dare not do 不敢做某事
e.g. He doesn’t dare ___ ______ from the top of the wall.
= He dare not ______ from the top of the wall.
他不敢从墙上跳下来。
2. As she got better, she dared to sing in front of her class, and then for the whole school.
to jump
jump
3. … but now I get tons of attention everywhere I go.
①attention (n.) 注意力;注意
注意/关注某事
引起某人的注意
We should pay attention to ______ carefully in
class.
A. listen B. listens C. listening D. listened
Language points
pay attention to doing
draw/catch one’s attention
C
Language points
4. You really require a lot of talent and hard work to succeed.
require sth.
require sb. to do sth.
require +that从句
需要某物.
要求某人做某事.
需要...
(v.)需要,需求
Have a try.
1.这些宠物需要悉心照顾。
These pets __________a lot of care and attention.
2.每个老师都要求我们在课堂上保持安静。
Every teacher requires us ________ quiet in class.
3.未来的工作要求我们的学生掌握多种语言.
The jobs of the future _______ that our students
know more than one language.
require
to keep
require
25
Summary
1. take up 开始;从事;接纳; 占据;继续做
take up doing sth. 开始做某事
2. dare to do sth. / dare do sth. 敢于做某事
not dare to do / dare not do 不敢做某事
3. pay attention to 注意/关注某事
draw/catch one’s attention 引起某人的注意
4.
require sth.
require sb. to do sth.
require +that从句
需要某物.
要求某人做某事.
需要...
当堂检测
1.--What do you think of the sofa?
--Not bad, but it may ___ too much space of our
living room.
A. take up B. put up
C. open up D. make up
2.____ the teachers in their school is about 200 and
____them are women teachers.
A. A number of; a number of
B. A number of; the number of
C. The number of; a number of
D. The number of; the number of
A
C
3. It took me almost a whole day to _____ so many emails.
A. deal with B. cut in C. cheer for D. run out
4. Is everyone ____ today’s speech competition? Focus on your topic and don’t talk _____.
A. ready to; too many B. prepared for; too much
C. willing to; much too D. prepared to; too much
5. She made ____ rapid progress that she soon began to write articles in English.
A. so B. such C. enough D. quite
A
B
B
二、根据提示完成句子。
1. Jane敢独自晚上外出。
Jane _____ ____ ___ ____ alone at night.
2. 成功之路并不容易。
____ ______ ___ _______ is not so easy.
3. 你不再年轻了。你应该学会如何照顾自己。
You are _____ young ________. You should learn
_____ ____ ______ ________ yourself.
4. 那只猴子被众人所关注。
That monkey ____ _____ _____ __________.
dares to go out
The road to success
not anymore
how to look after
got tons of attention
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