Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark Section A-2

Class Type Reading Objectives 1. To learn the changes of Candy Wang. 2. To know more about Candy Wang. Key structure 1. She used to be shy, but now she’s not shy anymore. 2. Only a very small number of people make it to the top. Difficulties How to better understand the “used to” sentences and the signs of Candy Wang’s changes gave. Vocabulary background, interview, Asian, dare, ton, private, guard, require, European, African, British, speech, public, deal with, in private, in public, be afraid of Period 1 Procedure Lead-in Revision. Show Ss some pictures and ask Ss to use “used to” and “now” to describe the pictures. Step 1 Free talk. Show Ss some pictures about problems and ask them to think and talk about what is their problem. Step 2 Activity 3a. Read the article and number the information in the chart. Step 3 Read again and answer the questions. Step 4 Activity 3b. Let Ss read the article again and complete the sentences about Candy. Step 5 Free talk. What can we learn from Candy to deal with our problem? Step 6 Enjoy a song: I have a dream. Step 7 Language points: explain the key words and phrases in section A-2. Step 8 More exercises about language points. 1