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课件网) Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark. Section A 3a-4c R·九年级全一册 New Words Ⅰ. 单词填写 1. interview(v./n.) _____ 2. dare(v. ) _____ 3. private(adj. ) _____ 4. guard(n./v.) _____ 5. require(v. ) _____ 6. public(n./adj.) _____ 采访;面试;访谈 敢于;胆敢 私人的;私密的 警卫;看守;守卫;保卫 需要;要求 民众;公开的;公众的 7. Asia(n. ) →_____ (adj. )亚洲(人)的 8. shy(adj. ) →_____ (n. )害羞;腼腆 9. Europe(n. ) →_____ (adj. )欧洲的 10. Africa(n. ) →_____ (adj. )非洲的 11. speak(v. ) →_____ (n. )讲话;发言 Asian shyness European African speech Ⅱ. 短语互译 1. 对付;应付 _____ 2. 公开地 _____ 3. take up singing _____ 4. tons of _____ 5. fight on _____ 6. give a speech _____ deal with in public 从事歌唱事业 许 多 继续奋斗 做演讲 What did you use to be afraid of the dog being alone getting bad grades talking in front of people What did she use to be afraid of Let’s read the article together. From shy girl to Pop Star 3a Read the article and identify the paragraphs [1–3] in which the information appears. _____ how Candy’s life has changed _____ Candy’s advice to young people _____ Candy’s background 3 2 1 Read carefully and judge True(T) or False(F) . ( ) 1. The writer interviewed 19-year-old Asian rock star Candy Wang. ( ) 2. Candy told the writer that she used to be really shy and took up singing to deal with her fear. ( ) 3. Now Candy is not shy anymore and loves singing in front of the whole school. F F F ( ) 4. Candy didn’t use to be popular in school, but now she gets too much attention everywhere she goes. ( ) 5. Hanging out with friends is almost impossible for Candy now because there are few guards around her. ( ) 6. You have to be prepared to give up your normal life if you want to be successful. T F T From Shy Girl to Pop Star For this month’s Young World magazine, I interviewed 19-year-old Asian pop star Candy Wang. Candy told me that she used to be really shy and took up singing to deal with her shyness.① As she got better, she dared to sing in front of her class, and then for the whole school.② Now she’s not shy anymore and loves singing in front of crowds.③ In the past Now really shy not shy anymore and loves singing in front of the crowds take up _____ singing Read Paragraph 1 and fill in the blanks. I asked Candy how life was different after she became famous. She explained that there are many good things, like being able to travel and meet new people all the time.④ “I didn’t use to be popular in school, but now I get tons of attention everywhere I go.”⑤ However, too much attention can also be a bad thing. “I always have to worry about how I appear to others, and 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 for me now because there are always guards around me.” What does Candy have to say to all those young people who want to become famous “ ... ...