Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark. Period 2Section A 2d-3c

Step one: check the answers Let’s translate! Paula 过去很害羞。她上课总是沉默。 _____________________________________________________2. 我以前周末常去登山。 _____________________________________________________ 3. 她过去很矮吗？不, 她不矮。 4. Gina 习惯于早上早起_____________________________________________________ 5. 他过去在学校不受欢迎。 Paula used to be really shy. She was always silent in class. I used to climb mountains on weekends. Did she use to be short? No, she didn’t. Gina is used to getting up early in the morning. He didn’t use to be popular in school.

Step two: Read and answer! Read 2d and fill in the chart. What was Billy like in the past? What is Billy like now?   He used to be shy and quiet and thin. He is big and strong. He used to study hard and get good score. He is popular. He used to wear glasses.

Step two: Before read Candy Wang （王心恬）is a model and pop singer from Taiwan, China.

Step three: Read and answer! Read 3a and finish. 1. Please number the information 【1-3】 ____________ how Candy’s life has changed. ____________ Candy’s advice to young people ____________ Candy’s background 2 3 1

2 While you read singing take up ________ Read Paragraph 1 and fill in the blanks. take up ________ singing how In the past Now not shy anymore and loves singing in front of the class really shy

Candy’s life was quite different after she Read the second part and fill in the blanks. Candy’s life was quite different after she became famous. She didn’t ___________ popular in school, but now she ________ ___________. At present, she has to be ________________ what she does or says. And she doesn’t have much __________ any more. use to be gets tons of attention very careful about private time

According to Candy, what are Read the last part and answer following questions. 1. The one who wants to be a pop star has to be prepared to give up his/ her normal life. And one must have great talent and work harder. According to Candy, what are difficulties on the road to be a successful pop star? 2. After reading Candy’s story, what do you learn from her? Do you think it’s easy to be a successor? What should you do when you face difficulties? 2. It is not easy to success. We should fight on when we think about giving up. God help those who help themselves!

and loves singing in front of the class popular Read the article again and complete the sentences about Candy. 3b P27 She used to be shy, but now she’s not shy __________________________________. She didn’t used to be __________ in school, but now she gets lots of attention. She used to ____________ with friends, but now it is almost impossible. She didn’t use to ____________ how she appears to others, but now she does. and loves singing in front of the class popular hang out worry about

Step four: Read and retell! Young World magazine __________ an Asian pop Candy Wang. She used to be ________ and took up ________ to deal with her _________. When she got ________, she _______ to sing in class. Now she is ________ and she gets ___________attention everywhere she goes. Every coin has two sides. After she became famous, she doesn’t have much _________ time anymore. __________ with friends is almost ___________ for her because there are always _________ around her. Candy advises young people who want to become famous that they have to be ________ to give up their ______life, because the road to ________ is _________. It __________ a lot of talent and hard work. interviewed shy singing shyness better dared tons of popular Hanging out private impossible guards prepared normal difficult success requires

Step five: Read and find out! 高分____________ 2. 应对_____________ 3. 敢于做某事_______________4.得到很多关注_______________ 5. 私人时间________________ 6. 外出闲逛_____________ 7. 准备好做某事_______________ 8.放弃______________ 9. 成功之路______________ 10. 奋力坚持____________ 11. 极少数的______________ 12.普通人的生活_________________ good scores deal with dare to do private time get tons of attention hang out prepare to do sth. give up fight on road to success a small number of normal life