1. I used to be afraid of the dark.
Unit 4
I used to be afraid of the dark.
Period2 SectionA3a-4c

2. Free talk What did you use to be？ Are you still now？
How do you deal with
the problem？

3. From Shy Girl to Pop Star
Candy Wang
Can you guess what this passage is about?

4. paragraph 1 paragraph 2 paragraph 3
Read quickly and find out what each paragraph tells us .
paragraph 1
How Candy's life has changed
paragraph 2
Candy's advice to young people
paragraph 3
Candy's background

5. Careful reading 1. What does Candy do? She is an Asian pop star.
Please read paragraph 1 and then answer some questions about Candy Wang’s background.
1. What does Candy do?
2. What did she use to be like?
3. How did she deal with her shyness?
4. Is she shy now?
She is an Asian pop star.
She used to be really shy.
She took up singing to deal with her shyness.
No, she isn’t shy anymore.

6. meet new people meet new people tons of attention tons of attention
Careful reading
Careful reading
Please read paragraph 2 and then fill in a chart about how Candy’s life has changed.
Please read paragraph 2 and then fill in a chart about how Candy’s life has changed.
how Candy’s life has changed
how Candy’s life has changed
Good things
Bad things
Good things
Bad things
Be able to travel and ______________________ all the time.
Be able to travel and ______________________ all the time.
worry about
1.She always has to _______ how she appears to others.
meet new people
worry about
1.She always has to _______ how she appears to others.
meet new people
2. She has to what she says or does.
be careful about
2. She has to what she says or does.
be careful about
2. Be popular at school and get __________________ everywhere she goes.
2. Be popular at school and get __________________ everywhere she goes.
3. She doesn’t have much
anymore.
tons of attention
3. She doesn’t have much
anymore.
tons of attention
private time
private time 4
is almost impossible for her now because there are always
Hanging out with friends 4
is almost impossible for her now because there are always
Hanging out with friends
guards around her.
guards around her. 警卫 警卫

7. Careful reading can be successful
Please read paragraph 3 and complete the sentences.
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
can be successful
What does the word "require" mean?
A. make B. need C. become D. appear

8. Read with the tape

9. After Candy becomes successful, she has a lot of differences in her life.
shy
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.
5. She used to sing to ___________ her shyness, but now she loves singing ___________________.
6. She didn’t use to _______________ about what she says or does, but she is now.
She used to be _______________________, but now _______________________.
anymore
popular
tons of attention
hang out
impossible
worry about
deal with
in front of crowds
be careful

10. Groupwork
a mind map
good things:
travel and meet ...
get tons of attention... 2 1
background
life has changed
Candy Wang
Asian pop star used to be...
took up singing
love singing... 3
bad things:
has to worry about...
has to be careful about
doesn't have private time...
hanging out ... 4
advice to young people
be prepared to ...
the road to success...
require...
make it to the top
Candy Wang is an Asian pop star, she used to be …

11. News conference 发布会 1. Did you use to be shy?
2. How do you deal with your shyness?
3. Are you still shy now?
4. Was your life different after being famous?
5. What are the secret of being famous?
6. What do you want to say to young people? ……

12. After Candy becomes successful, she has a lot of differences in her life.
She used to be _______________________, but now _______________________.
Where there is a will , there is a way .
有志者事竟成。

13. Please finish 4b on page 28 and then show us your answers!
Look at the information and write sentences about Emily.
Emily didn’t use to eat a lot of vegetables,but now she loves carrots and tomatoes.
Emily used to listen to pop music, but now she enjoys country music.
Emily used to watch scary movies, but now she hates scary movies.
Emily didn’t use to read a lot of books, but now she reads at least six books a year.
Please finish 4b on page 28 and then show us your answers!

14. 单选（说明理由） A B A C 1.He used to _____to school late,but now he doesn’t.
A.go B.going C.went D.goes
2.He _____practicing speaking English in the morning.
A.used to B.is used to C.uses to
3.Lucy used to go to bed late,_____she?
A.didn’t B.doesn’t C.hadn’t
4.Her son ____Coke,but now he ____milk.
A.used to drinking;drinks
B.is used to drinking;used to drink
C.used to drink;is used to drinking B A C

15. Homework Level A:Read and try to remember the new words and phrases.
Level B:Finish the exercise in activity 4c.
Level C:Write a short passage about How I've changed.

16. The key language points
1.从事做…
2.处理…
3.敢做…
4.不再..
5.在观众面前…
6.能够做…
7.在…受欢迎
8.得到很多关注
9.对…担心
10.小心…
11.和…闲逛
12.放弃…
13.奋力坚持
14.一小部分
15.到达顶峰
take up doing
The key language points
deal with
dare to do
not …any more
in front of crowds
be able to do
be popular in..
get tons of attentions
worry about
be careful about..
hang out with…
give up doing
fight on
a small number of ..
make it to the top