The Second Period—Section A(3a－4c)
Teaching Important Points 【教学重点】
Key words & phrases：
background，interview，Asian，deal，dare，ton，private，guard，require，European，African，British，speech，public
deal with，in public，dare to，tons of，be prepared to give up…，make it to the top，care about
Key sentences：
1.I didn't use to be popular in school，but now I get tons of attention everywhere I go.
2.Candy told me that she used to be really shy and took up singing to deal with her shyness.
3.Many times I thought about giving up，but I fought on.
4.Only a very small number of people make it to the top.
5.Emily didn't use to eat a lot of vegetables，but now she loves carrots and tomatoes.
Key structure：
used to＋be/do/have/…
eg：—Did he use to wear glasses?
—Yes，he did./No，he didn't.
Emily didn't use to eat a lot of vegetables，but now she loves carrots and tomatoes.
Teaching Difficult Points 【教学难点】
★Practice the structure “used to” in reading comprehension.
Teaching Aids 【教学工具】
A tape recorder，pictures，CAI or multimedia courseware.
Teaching Steps 【教学过程】
★Step 1 Leading in 【新课导入】
1．Greeting
2．Review
Quickly ask questions about their appearance in the primary school and get individuals to describe themselves by using “used to”．
3．Read aloud the conversation in 2d.
★Step 2 Cooperative inquiry 【合作探究】
1．Finish the task in 3a
①Help the students to understand the demand in 3a.Talk about the girl in the picture and discuss the title “From Shy Girl to Pop Star”．
②Scan the information in the box and learn the new words “article，paragraph and background”．Quickly read the passage about Candy and finish the task.Do not mention the new words and expressions at this time.
2．Finish the task in 3b
①Read the instructions.
