Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark
Section A 2 (3a-3c)
一、教学目标：
1. 语言知识目标：
1) 学习掌握下列词汇：
background, interview, Asian, deal with, dare, private, guard, require
2) 阅读短文，能按要求获取相关的信息。
3) 通过阅读训练来提高学生们的阅读能力。
4) 学习运用used to来表达“过去常常”存在的状态或的发生的动作。
2. 情感态度价值观目标：
让学生明白事物是在不断发展、变化的道理，培养学生积极向上的心态。
二、教学重难点
1. 教学重点：
1) 掌握本部分出现的生词和词组，达到熟练运用的目标。
2) 阅读短文，获得相关的信息。通过阅读练习，来提高阅读能力。
2. 教学难点：
1) 阅读短文，获得相关的信息的能力。
2) 理解并运用所学的词汇及表达方式。
三、教学过程
Ⅰ. Revision
Translate the sentences into English.
1. 马里奥以前很矮，他戴着眼镜。
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2. 他现在长什么样子？
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3. 保拉以前很安静，她在班上总是很沉默。
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4. 她总是不够勇敢去问问题。
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Ⅱ.Warming up
Give the pictures of Candy Wang:
1. Who’s beautiful and outgoing girl? She’s the famous singer Candy Wang.
2. Can you guess what she was like?
Yeah, she used to be very shy.
3. Do you want to know her story?
She took up singing to deal with her shyness.
As she got better, she was not shy anymore and loved singing in front of crows. Now she’s the Asian pop star.
Ⅲ. Reading
1. Work on 3a.
Tell Ss to read the article and identify the paragraphs in which the following information appears. Number the information [1-3].
____ how Candy’s life has changed
____ Candy’s advice to young people
____ Candy’s background
Ss read the article quickly and try to number the information.
2. Read the first paragraph and answer the questions:
1) How old is Candy Wang?
2) What was she like?
3) Why did she take up singing?
4) What’s she like now?
Ss try to read and find the answers to these questions.
Then check the answers with the Ss
