学练优九年级英语(
RJ
)
教学课件
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.
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 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 background
1
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
give
prepared
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.
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.
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 star Candy Wang.
Language Points
2. Candy told me that she used to be
really shy and took up singing to deal
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 front of her class, and then for the 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.
And I don’t have much private time
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
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
Grammar
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
Learn how to express one’s differences between the past and now.
To catch the keys information during reading.
The usage of “
used to
…
”
Summary
Read the passage on Page 27, 3a.
Recite the important points.
Do the exercises in students’ book.
Homework
Thank you!
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