资料简介
Unit 4
I used to be afraid of the
dark.
Section A (3a-4c)
学习目标
Key words & phrases:
background, interview, Asian, deal with, dare,
private, guard, require, European, African, British,
speech, public, in public
Key sentences:
1. I used to be short. I didn’t used to be popular in
school.
2.—You used to be short, didn’t you?
—Yes, I did/ No, I didn’t.
Translate the sentences into English.Translate the sentences into English.
1. 马里奥过去很矮,且戴眼镜。
___________________________________
2. 他现在长什么样子?
_________________
Mario used to be short and wear glasses.
What’s he like now?
Lead in: Review
3. 保拉以前很安静,她在班上总是很沉默。
_________________________________
________________________
4. 她总是不够勇敢去问问题。
_______________________________
_________
Paula used to be really quiet. She was
always silent in class.
She was never brave enough to ask
questions.
Can you guess what she was
like in the past?
Do you know the beautiful
and outgoing girl?
She used to be a shy girl.
Yeah. She’s the famous Yeah. She’s the famous
singer Candy Wang.singer Candy Wang.
Pre-reading
She took up singing to
deal with her shyness.
As she got better, she was
not shy anymore and loved
singing in front of crowds.
Now she’s the Asian pop
star.
Do you want to know her story?
____ how Candy’s life has changed
____ Candy’s advice to young people
____ Candy’s background1
Read the article and identify the para-
graphs in which the following informa-
tion appears. Number the information
[1-3].
2
3
While-reading
3a
Read the first paragraph and answer
the questions.
(1) How old is Candy Wang?
(2) What was she
like?She used to be really shy.
She’s 19 years old.
(3) Why did she take up singing?
(4) What’s she like now?
She’s not shy anymore and loves
singing in front of crowds.
To deal with her shyness.
Read the second paragraph and fill in
the chart.
Good things Bad things
1. Being able to
travel and meet
new people all
the time.
2. Get tons of
attention
everywhere she
goes.
1. Always have to worry about
how she appears to others.
2. Have to be careful about
what she says or does.
3. Don’t have much private
time anymore.
4. There are always guards
around her.
Read the third paragraph and fill in the
blanks.
Candy’s advice to young people who
want to become famous:
1. People have to be _________ to ____
____ your ______ life. up
giveprepared
normal
2. You can never _______ how difficult
the road to _______ is.
3. You really require a lot of ______ and
__________ to succeed.
4. Only a very small _______ of people
make it to the _____ .
number
hard work
talent
top
success
imagine
Read the article again and complete
the sentences about Candy.
1. She used to be shy, but now she’s not
shy ________.anymore
Post-reading
3b
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.
popular
worry about
hang out
Suppose you are the interviewer and
your partner is Candy. Ask and answer
questions.
1. What were you like? Were you good at
singing when you were very young?
__________________________________
__________________________________
__________________________________
__________________________________
No. I used to be really shy. I took up
singing to deal with my shyness. As I
got better, I dared to sing in front of the
class, and then for the whole school.
3c
2. How your life was different after you became
famous?
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
_____________________________________
There are many good things. I am able to
travel and meet new people all the time. I
get tons of attention everywhere I go. Too
much attention can also be a bad thing. I
have to be very careful about what I say or
do. And I don’t have much private time
anymore. Hanging out with friends is almost
impossible.
3. What’s your advice to all those young
people who want to become famous?
_________________________________
_________________________________
_________________________________
_________________________________
_________________________________
_________________________________
You have to be prepared to give up your
normal life. You can never imagine how
difficult the road to success is. You
really require a lot of talent and hard
work to succeed. Only a very small
number of people make it to the top.
interview v. 采访
e.g. We are going to interview the
Minister of Education.
我们打算去采访教育部长。
1. I interviewed 19-year-old Asian pop 1. I interviewed 19-year-old Asian pop
star Candy Wang. star Candy Wang.
Language Points
2. Candy told me that she used to be 2. Candy told me that she used to be
really shy and took up singing to deal really shy and took up singing to deal
with her shyness. with her shyness.
① take up 开始;从事;接纳;占据;
继续做
e.g. The table takes up too much room.
这桌子太占地方了。
They have taken up golf.
他们开始学起打高尔夫球了。
拓展:take相关词组
take off 起飞;脱下;动身 take on 承担;呈现
take over 接受;接管;借用;接办
take down 记下;取下
take place 发生;进行;举行 take a look 看一下
take a walk 散步 take away 带走,拿走,取走
take care of 照顾;注意;抚养
take charge 掌管,负责
② deal v. 对待;处理 (dealt, dealt)
deal with 应对;处理
e.g. Have you dealt with these letters
yet?
这些信件你处理了吗?
③ shyness n. 害羞
shy + -ness
dare v. 敢于;胆敢
dare to do sth. 敢于做某事
e.g. He doesn’t dare to jump from
the top of the wall.
他不敢从墙上跳下来。
3. As she got better, she dared to sing in 3. As she got better, she dared to sing in
front of her class, and then for the front of her class, and then for the
whole school.whole school.
4. Now she’s not shy anymore and loves
singing in front of crowds.
not … anymore 不再……
e.g. People are not interested in movies
anymore.
人们不再对电影感兴趣了。
5. … but now I get tons of attention
everywhere I go.
get tons of attention 被众人所关注
tons of sth. 很多;极多
e.g. They have tons of work every day.
他们每天都有大量的工作要做。
private adj. 私人的;私密的
e.g. Mr. Smith is rather secret about
his private life.
史密斯先生对自己的私生活相当
保密。
6.6. And I don’t have much private time And I don’t have much private time
anymore. anymore.
7. Many times I thought about giving up,
but I fought on.
fight (fought, fought) 努力去做,尝试
战斗,搏斗;争取
fight on 奋力坚持
e.g. We must fight on until the end of the
battle.
我们必须坚持到战斗结束。
require v. 需要;要求
e.g. Fishing requires a lot of
patience.
钓鱼需要很大的耐心。
8. You really require a lot of talent and 8. You really require a lot of talent and
hard work to succeed. hard work to succeed.
1. Finish the sentences by using the
words in the box.
1. Playing the piano well _______ a lot of
practice.
2. The ______ won’t let anyone through
the gate without a pass.
guard
requires
require, guard, deal with, background, private
Exercises
3. It’s a _______ garden, not a public
one.
4. We know nothing about his
___________.
5. I have a lot of letters to ________
today.
private
background
deal with
require, guard, deal with, background, private
2. Complete the following sentences.
1. Rice is the main food in many
_____ (Asia) countries.
2. Young people must dare ________
(think), speak up, and act.
to think
Asian
3. Mike tried his best to overcome his
_________ (shy).
4. Mr. Li took up ____________
(engineer) ten years ago.
5. It’s ____________ (possible) for us to
climb up such a high mountain.
shyness
engineering
impossible
3. Finish the following sentences.
1. 我采访二十四岁的亚洲流行歌手茜拉。
I __________ __________ Asian pop
star Shila.
2. 她从事歌唱来解决她的害羞问题。
She ____ ____ singing to _____ ____
her shyness.
interviewed
took up deal with
24-year-old
3. 我不再有许多个人时间。
I don’t have _____ _______ time ____
_____.
4. 她过去常和朋友一起闲逛。
She ____ ___ _____ ____ with friends.
much private any
more
used to hang out
used to意为“过去常常”,用于表示过
去习惯性的动作或存在的状态(强调与
现在的对比,暗示现在不做了)。其中
一、used to的用法
e.g. Tom used to be very thin, but now
he’s big and strong.
汤姆以前很瘦,但现在他又高又
壮。
to为不定式符号,后跟动词原形。used
to只用于一般过去时态,没有人称和数
的变化。
二、used to的句式变化
1. 否定句
used not
主语 + to do sth.
didn’t use
e.g. Mike used not to study hard.
= Mike didn’t use to study hard.
迈克过去不努力学习。
2. 一般疑问句
Did+ 主语 + use + to do…?
答语:Yes, sb. did. / No, sb. didn’t.
e.g. —Did you use to go to museums?
你以前常去博物馆吗?
—Yes, I did. / No, I didn’t.
是的。/ 不是。
3. 反义疑问句
主句+ didn’t+人称代词?
e.g. Your brother used to have noodles
for breakfast, didn’t he?
你哥哥过去早餐常吃面条,不是
吗?
辨析used to do sth.,be used to + n./pron./doing,
get/become used to sth./doing sth.,be used to do
和be used for doing sth.
used to do sth.
表示过去习惯性的动作或存在的状
态。to后跟动词原形,只用于一般
过去时态。
be used to + n.
/pron./doing
意为“习惯于……”,to是介词,
后接名词、代词或动名词。可用于
各种时态。
get/become
used to
sth./doing sth.
意为“逐渐习惯于……”,强调这
一习惯的过程,to是介词。
be used to do
意为“被用来做……”,被动语态
结构,to后跟动词原形。
be used for
doing sth.
意为“被用来……”,介词for表示
功能、用途。
根据汉语提示完成句子。
1. 我以前害怕在公众前演讲。
I _____ ______ be afraid of ______ a
speech in _______.
2. 这种狗是用来帮助盲人的吗?
Are those dogs _____ _____ _____ the
blind?
used to giving
public
used to help
Practice
3. 你表妹以前害怕独自一人,不是吗?
Your cousin _______ ____ be afraid
of ______ alone, _______ she?
4. 珍妮以前在学校里并不受欢迎。
Jenny ______ _____ ___ be popular in
school.
5. 我不习惯午饭吃这么多。
I’m _______ used to _________ so much
at lunch time.
used to
being didn’t
didn’t use to
not eating
Write sentences about the past using
used to.
1. Grace/watch a lot of TV/watch a lot of
movies
___________________________________
___________________________________
【点拨】将第一个动作用肯定句来描述过去
常进行的活动;将第二个动作用否定句来描
述过去不常进行的活动。
Grace used to watch a lot of TV. She
didn’t use to watch a lot of movies.
4a
2. my mom/have curly hair/have straight hair
______________________________________
______________________________________
3. Jerry/read books on European history/
read books on African culture
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
Jerry used to read books on European
history. She didn’t use to read books on
African culture.
adj. 欧洲 (人)的
n. 欧洲人adj. 非洲 (人)的
n. 非洲人
My mom used to have curly hair. She
didn’t use to have straight hair.
4. Sandy /teach British English / teach
American English
__________________________________
__________________________________
Sandy used to teach British English.
She didn’t use to teach American English.
adj. 英国(人)的
Five years ago Now
didn’t eat a lot of
vegetables
loves carrots and
tomatoes
Look at the information and write
sentences about Emily.4b
Five years ago Now
listened to pop music enjoys country music
watched scary movies hates scary movies
didn’t read a lot of
books
reads at least six books
a year
e.g. Emily didn’t use to eat a lot of vege-
tables, but now she loves carrots and to-
matoes.
1. Emily used to listen to pop music,
but now she enjoys country music.
2. Emily used to watch scary movies,
but now she hates scary movies.
3. Emily didn’t use to read a lot of books,
but now she reads at least six books a
year.
Which of these things did you use to be afraid
of? Which ones are you still afraid of? Check the
boxes and then ask your partner.
4c
Me I used to be
afraid of…
I’m still
afraid of…
the dark
being alone
flying
high places
giving a speech in public
My partner
My partner
used to be
afraid of…
My partner is
still afraid
of…
the dark
being alone
flying
high places
giving a speech in
public
I used to be afraid of
being alone.
I’m still afraid of being
alone.
Did you use to be afraid of
the dark?
Yes, I used to be afraid of the
dark. I’m still afraid of the dark.
Did you use to be
afraid of being
alone?
No, I didn’t. But I
used to be afraid of
giving a speech in
public. n. 讲话,发声
give a speech 演讲
in public 公开地
Did you use to be
afraid of flying?
No, I didn’t. But I
used to be afraid of
high places.
Ⅰ. 根据括号内的汉语提示,完成下列
英语句子,每空词数不限。
1. Mr. Black _________________ (以前
是一位医生), but now he is a singer.
used to be a doctor
Exercises
2. Did your father ______________ (过去常
常看电视) after supper?
3. You used to have long curly hair,
___________ (不是吗)?
4. I _______________________ (以前常常骑
自行车去上学), but now I
_________________________ (习惯走着去).
use to watch TV
didn’t you
used to go to school by bike
am used to walking to school
Ⅱ. 根据括号内的要求完成下列句子,每空词
数不限。
1. Mother used to grow flowers in her garden.
(改为否定句)
Mother _____________ grow flowers in her
garden.
2. Bill used to collect stamps when he was in
middle school. (改为一般疑问句)
_____________ collect stamps when he was in
middle school?
didn’t use to
Did Bill use to
1. Learn how to express one’s
differences between the past and
now.
2. To catch the keys information
during reading.
3. The usage of “used to…”
Summary
1. Read the passage on Page 27, 3a.
2. Recite the important points.
3. Do the exercises in students’ book.
Homework
Thank
you!
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