Unit4 SectionA 3a-3c 课件2025-2026学年人教版（2012）英语九年级全册

Section A 3a-3c Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark. Let’s talk. Who is he? 2. Is he famous? He is ______________, a soccer star. He is ________(知名) around the world. He got tons of _________(关注) . There are _________(保镖) around him. Cris. Ronaldo famous attention guards attention /əˈtenʃ(ə)n/ n.注意；注意力（不可数） guard /ɡɑːd/ n.警卫 Why is he successful? 2 Let’s predict. The girl used to be very ______. After she took up ________, she became very very ________ and she’s _________ now. shy singing popular outgoing take up (doing) sth.开始（做）某事 Read the title and picture. 3 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 Reading tip: When you read for the main idea, the first or last sentence of each paragraph is helpful. 4 Paragraph1 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. 19岁的 adj. 亚洲的 流行歌手 take up (doing) sth 开始（做）某事 处理 n. 害羞 dare to do sth. 敢于做某事 在……前面 not… any more 不再…… n. 人群 5 Let’s read Para.1 and fill in the information card of Candy. Name: _______________ Age: ________________ Place: ________________ Job: ___________________ Personality Used to be: _________. Now: not ______ anymore and loves singing in front of ________. Candy Wang 19 years old Asia pop singer shy shy crowds 6 Paragraph2 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 things. “ I always have to worry about how I appear to others and I have to be be able to do sth. 能够做某事 许多，无数的 = lots of n. 注意，注意力（不可数） 担心，忧虑 7 Language points 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. 私人时间 hang out with sb. 和某人闲逛 n. 警卫 8 Let’s read Para.2 and complete the chart. ________________ of Candy’s life Good things Bad things She is able to ___________ and meet new people all the time. She _______________ how she appears to others. She has to be very __________ about what she says or ________. She gets __________________ everywhere she goes. She doesn’t have much ___________________ anymore. _______________ with friends is almost ______________ for her because there're always ___________ around her. Changes travel tons of attention worries about careful does private time Hanging out impossible guards 9 Let’s read Para.2 and choose the right answer. What does Candy think of the attention she got? It’s a good thing. It’s a bad thing. It has two sides. She doesn’t care about it. Reading tip: Pay attention to some signal words like however and but. 10 Paragraph3 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.” 普通生活 fight on 继续坚持，继续战斗 be prepared to do sth. 准备做某事 放弃 v. 需要 a small number of… 少量的 成功达到目标或取得成功 11 Let’s read Para.3 and fill the blanks. __________ to young people You have to _______________ to give up your _____________. The ________ to __________ is difficult. You really _________ a lot of _________ and ____________ to succeed. Only a very small number of people ___________________. Advice be prepared normal life road success require talent hard work make it to the top 12 Let’s read Para.3 and choose the right answer. 1. What is the meaning of “require”? make B. need C. become D. appear 2. Which one is less likely to be the writer’s opinion? Success comes from continuous effort. Talent plays a more important role in success than hard work. The road to success is difficult. Not so many people can be really successful. 13 3b Read the article again and complete the sentences about Candy. 1. Candy used to be _________, but now she’s not shy ____________. 2. She didn’t use to be __________ in school, but now she gets ___________________. 3. She used to _____________ with friends, but it is almost ____________ now. 4. She didn’t use to _____________ how she appears to others, but now she does. shy anymore popular tons of attention hang out impossible worry about 14 Complete the mind map according to the conversation. Candy is a 19-year-old ________ girl and she is a ___________. ____________ changes ____________ changes ___________ to young people She Used to be really _________. Now she’s not shy ____________ and loves singing in front of _________. Good things: Is able to _________ and meet new people. Gets ___________________ everywhere she goes. _______________: Worries about how she _____________ to others. Has to be very careful about what she ______ and _____. Doesn’t have much ___________________ anymore. __________________________ is almost impossible. To be _______________ to give up your ________________. The road to _____________ is difficult. ___________ and hard work are ____________ to succeed. Only a small number of people _____________________. Asian pop star Personality Life Advice shy anymore crowds travel tons of attention appears says does private time Hanging out with friends prepared normal life success Talent required make it to the top Bad things 15 Interviewer: Did you used to be as ____________ as now? Candy: No, I __________ shy and I took up singing to deal with my _________. Interviewer: Really? So, how did you get better? Candy: I first _______to sing in front of my class, and then for the _______ school. Now, I’m not _____ anymore and I _______ singing in front of crowds. Interviewer: You’re so great! So, what do you think of being __________? Is it good or bad? Candy: There are ______ things. I’m able to travel and meet new people. I get a lot of _________ everywhere I go. 3c Suppose you are the interviewer and your partner is Candy. Ask and answer questions. outgoing used to be shyness dared whole shy love famous good attention 16 However, there are also some ________ things. I have to _____________ how I appear to others, and I have to be _________ about my behavior. Besides, I don’t have much ______________ and I almost can’t ___________ with my friends. Interviewer: Everything has two ______, right? Candy, can you give some ___________ to the young people who want to be _________? Candy: When you decide to be famous, you should prepare to __________ your normal life. The road to success is not _________. It _________ both talent and hard work. Just keep fighting! 3c Suppose you are the interviewer and your partner is Candy. Ask and answer questions. bad worry about careful private time hang out sides suggestions famous give up easy requires 17 Exercises: 用括号内词语的正确形式填空。 People in _________ (Asia) countries like fair skin better. I’m going to take up _________ (play) the guitar. Dare ___________ (dream) and work hard to achieve it. Teachers should pay attention to the_________ (shy)of the students. We are all prepared __________ (make)the change. The king urged his people to prepare _______ war. He required all the students ________ (learn) a new skill every year. How do you deal______the problem? Asian playing to dream shyness to make for to learn with 18 Exercises: 单项选择。 1. — Are you busy? — Yes, I have an important _____for a job next week. A. interview B. crowd C. top D. guard 2. — Why do you like Shawn? — He is very____ and always makes me laugh. A. excited B. silent C. serious D. humorous 3. — My father has decided to _____ smoking. — That’s good news for us. I hope so. A. give up B. take out C. give in D. turn off 4. — I don’t know how to ____ the old books. — Why not give them away to poor children? A. hand out B. give up C. deal with D. take up 5. — She is leaving to take part in the final poem competition(竞赛). — I’m proud of her. I wish her a great ________. A. speed B. method C. pressure D. success 19 $