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

2. 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.

3. 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.

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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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!

9. and loves singing in front of the class popular
Read the article again and complete the sentences about Candy. 3b
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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

10. 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

11. 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