1、Unit 4I used to be afraid of the dark.Section A3a4cFree talkWhats your problem?No communication with family members.Free talkWhats your problem?Being too shy to talk with others.Free talkWhats your problem?Being afraid of speaking in front of crowds.Free talkWhats your problem?Having too much homewo
2、rk.Free talkWhats your problem?Having no time to play.Free talkWhats your problem?I cant get well with others.3aRead the article and identify the paragraphs【1-3】in which the information appears._ how Candys life has changed_ Candys advice to young people_ Candys background123Read again and answer th
3、e questions.1.How old is Candy Wang?2.Why did she begin to sing?3.What does Candy think about being famous?4.What does she think you require to succeed?She is 19 years old.She took up singing to deal with her shyness.There are many good things,but also bad things.You require a lot of talent and hard
4、 work to succeed.3bRead the article again and complete the sentences about Candy.1.She used to be shy,but now shes not shy _.2.She didnt use to _ in school,but now she gets lots of attention.3.She used to _ with friends,but it is almost impossible now.4.She didnt use to _ how she appears to others,b
5、ut now she does.any morepopularhang outworry aboutFree talkWhat can we learn from Candy to deal with our problems?1.take up开始；从事He left a job in the city to take up farming.他辞去城里的工作，开始务农。When did you take up Japanese as a second foreign language?你什么时间开始选修日语作为第二语言?take up 还有“接受(提议)；占用”等意思【拓展】You shou
6、ld take up my suggestion and start saving money.你应该接受我的建议,开始存钱。I know how busy you are and I wouldnt take up too much of your time.我知道您忙，我不会占用您太多的时间。Jackys mother was surprised to see her son _ all the food on the table quickly.A.eat up B.look up C.take up D.give up练一练假如你想从事这项工作，你必须先接受三个月的训练。（take u
7、p）If you want to take up this job,you must first receive three months training.有关take的短语take off 脱掉；起飞 take away 拿走 take in 吸收，领会 take office 就职take down 记录；取下 take back 收回 take out 带出；清除take charge of 负责 take sth.for granted 认为是理所当然的 take hold of 抓住take pride in 以为自豪 take the place of 代替 take turns
8、 to do 轮流做练一练The plane will _ from Beijing Capital Airport and land in London.A.take up B.take out C.take away D.take off 2.deal with处理，对付I have a matter of importance to deal with.我有要事要处理。Have you got any good idea about how to deal with this difficulty?处理这种困难你有什么好想法吗？【拓展】do with 和 deal withdo with
9、常与连接代词what连用，而deal with常与连接副词how连用。I dont know how they deal with the problem.=I dont know what they do with the problem.我不知道他们如何处理这个问题。练一练你怎么处理那台旧电视的？(两种翻译)How did you deal with the old TV set?What did you do with the old TV set?_ did you _ your pocket money?I sent it to the children in Sichuan.A.W
10、hat;deal with B.How;do to C.What;deal to D.How;deal with3.daredare用作实义动词时,有时态和人称的变化,用do、does或did来构成否定句或疑问句。Go ahead and dive if you dare.如果你敢，尽管跳下水去。She did not dare to look at him.她不敢朝他看。【拓展】dare用作情态动词,一般用于疑问句、否定句或条件句,或与 hardly,never,no one,nobody 等连用。有时态变化,但没有人称形式的变化,其后接动词原形。构成疑问句和否定句时不用助动词do。How
11、dare you ask me such a question?你怎敢问我这样的问题?We dare not look at her eyes.我们不敢看她的眼睛。练一练I _ you because I thought I must be wrong.A.dare not ask B.dare not to ask C.dare not asking D.dare to not ask她晚上不敢一个人出去。(两种翻译)She dare not go out alone at night.She doesnt dare to go out alone at night.4.in front o
12、f在.的前面There is a little child in front of the house.房子前有一个小孩。【辨析】in front of 和 in the front of in front of:在前面，强调在某一物体外部的前面。in the front of:在 的前部，强调在某一物体内部的前面5.not anymore=no more 意为“不再”He doesnt come late anymore.=He no more comes late.他不再迟到了。6.tons of很多的，大量的tons of 是英语中一种夸张的表达方式，ton的本义为“吨”。He has
13、been late for school tons of times.他上学屡次迟到。7.getattention得到/引起注意He tried to get the attention of a passing policeman.他试图引起一位路过的警察的注意。8.preparedadj.准备好的，愿意的He was prepared to leave the country.他打算离开这个国家。Hope for the best but be prepared for the worst.抱乐观的希望，作最坏的准备。【拓展】be prepared,be ready 区别1.be read
14、y表示具备做某事的条件、处于可以做某事的状态,或有思想准备,乐于做某事。He was always ready to help his friends.2.be prepared除强调为做某事而进行了积极的努力外,还常常用来强调精神上有应付意想不到的事件的能力。The student was thoroughly prepared for the examination.9.give up放弃give up 后面可以接名词或动词-ing形式作宾语。I wish I could give up drinking.我真希望自己能戒酒。give up是动副短语,如果宾语是名词,既可以将其放在give
15、与up的中间,也可以放在give up的后面。We wont give up this project.=We wont give this project up.我们不会放弃这项工程。如果宾语是代词,则必须将其放在give与up之间。Dont give him up.不要放弃他。有关give的短语give out 分发,散发 give way 撤退,让路 give over 交出，移交give away 赠送，送出 give in 屈服，投降give back 归还，送回 give off 散发(光、气味等)-I find it difficult to learn English well
16、.I want to drop it.-English is very important in our daily life.Never _.A.give up it B.give it up C.give away it D.give it away练一练10.require v.需要；需求The teacher requires us that we must read English every morning.老师要求我们每天早晨读英语。The house requires painting.这房子需要刷漆。This question requires a good deal of
17、special study.这个问题需要作大量的专门研究。requirement n.要求；必要条件【拓展】ask,beg,demand,require,request 均有“要求，请求”之意。ask最普通用词，指向对方提出要求或请求，长、晚辈，上下级之间都可使用。beg指恳切地或再三地请求或要求，常含低三下四意味，也多用于应酬场合。require强调根据事业、需要或纪律、法律等而提出的要求。request正式用词,指非常正式、有礼貌的请求或恳求,多含担心因种种原因对方不能答应的意味。练一练-Mr.Li,I cant understand everything in class.-Dont w
18、orry!Ill _ the main points at the end.A.record B.review C.require D.remember 11.make itmake it 在口语当中相当于 succeed，表示“成功、做到、说定、赶上、及时到达”。I will never make it to a morning class.早上的课程我总是来不及去上。I wondered if I would make it to the other side.我怀疑自己是否能跑到对面。Grammar focusI used to be short.I didnt use to be po
19、pular in school.Paula used to be really quiet.You used to be short,didnt you?Did you use to wear glasses?She didnt use to like tests.Yes,I did./No,I didnt.Yes,he did./No,he didnt.4aWrite sentences about the past using used to.1.Grace/watch a lot of TV/watch a lot of movies2.my mom/have curly hair/ha
20、ve straight hair3.Jerry/read books on European history/read books on African culture4.Sandy/teach British English/teach American EnglishGrace used to watch a lot of TV.She didnt use to watch a lot of movies.My mom used to have curly hair.She didnt use to have straight hair.Jerry used to read books o
21、n European history.He didnt use to read books on African cultureSandy used to teach British English.She didnt use to teach American English.4bLook at the information and write sentences about Emily.4cWhich 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.
