EnjoyasongReadingFromShyGirltoPopStar

Unit4SectionA3a-3cTodealwithher

shyness,shetookupsinging.Sheusedtobeshy.Nowsheisnotshyanymore.Shedarestosinginfrontof

hepastnowbenotafraid

afamouspopstarHowdidshedealwithhershyness?tonsofattention/?/

guardsaroundherShedoesn’thavemuch________time.private/a?//?/私人的/a:/muchFromShyGirltoPopStar（題目）Canyouguesswhatthispassageisabout?

Agirl’shobbies.Agirl’sschoollife.Agirl’sexperience(經歷).

Tip1:

Accordingtothepictureandthetitleofthearticle,wecanusuallyknowwhatthearticletellsus.Let’spredict(預測).Para.1

Para.2Para.3FromShyGirltoPopStarhowCandy’slifehaschangedCandy’sbackgroundCandy’sadvicetoyoungpeopleReadquicklyandmatchthemainideas.Wecanusuallygetthemainidea(大意)fromthebeginning(段首)

ortheend(段末).Tip2:3a背景FastreadingCandyWangHowdidshedealwithhershyness?ReadPara.1andfinishthemindmap.Wassheshybefore?Andnow?Candy’sbackgroundWhatdoesshedo?Howoldisshe?Whereisshefrom?19yearsold.Asia.Asinger/popstar.Yes,sheusedtobeshy.Shetookupsinging.Nowsheisn’tshyanymore.CarefulreadingPleasereadparagraph2andthenfillinachartabouthowCandy’slifehaschanged.GoodthingsBadthingsBeabletotraveland______________________allthetime.2.Bepopularatschoolandget__________________

everywhereshegoes.Shealways_____________

howsheappearstoothers.2.Shehasto_____________whatshesaysordoes.3.Shedoesn’thavemuch___________anymore.4._____________________isalmostimpossibleforhernowbecausetherearealways_________________.worriesaboutmeetnewpeopletonsofattentionHowCandy’slife

haschangedbecarefulabout

privatetime

Hangingoutwithfriends

guardsaroundherCarefulreadingPleasereadparagraph3andcompletethesentences.Adviceonsuccess:1.Youngpeoplehavetobepreparedto______________________________.2.Theroadtosuccessisso___________.3.Theyreally

require_______________________________.4.Onlyasmallnumberofpeople__________________.giveuptheirnormallifedifficultalotoftalentandhardworkWhatdoestheword“require”mean?A.makeB.needC.becomeD.appearmakeittothetopcanbesuccessfulWecangetthemeaningofthewordsaccordingtothecontext(根據上下文獲取意思).Tip3:CarefulreadingCompletethesentencesaboutCandy.1.Sheusedtobeshy,butnowshe’snotshy________.2.Shedidn’tusetobe_______inschool,butnowshegetslotsofattention.3.Sheusedto________withfriends,butitisalmostimpossiblenow.4.Shedidn’tuseto__________howsheappearstoothers,butnowshedoes.popularanymore3bworryabouthangout

Forthismonth’sYoungWorldmagazine,Iinterviewed19-year-oldAsianpopstarCandyWang.Candytoldmethatsheusedtobereallyshyandtookup

singingtodealwithhershyness.Asshegotbetter,shedaredtosinginfrontofherclass,andthenforthewholeschool.Nowshe’snotshyanymoreandlovessinginginfrontofcrowds.IaskedCandyhowlifewasdifferentaftershebecamefamous.Sheexplainedthattherearemanygoodthings,likebeingabletotravelandmeetnewpeopleallthetime.“Ididn’tusetobepopularinschool,butnowIgettonsofattentioneverywhereIgo.”However,toomuchattentioncanalsobeabadthing.“IalwayshavetoworryabouthowIappeartoothersandIhavetobeverycarefulaboutwhatIsayordo.AndIdon’thavemuchprivatetimeanymore.Hangingoutwithfriendsisalmostimpossibleformenowbecausetherearealwaysguardsaroundme.”WhatdoesCandyhavetosaytoallthoseyoungpeoplewhowanttobecomefamous?“Well,”shebeginsslowly,“youhavetobepreparedtogiveupyournormallife.Youcanneverimaginehowdifficulttheroadtosuccessis.ManytimesIthoughtaboutgivingup,butIfoughton.Youreallyrequirealotoftalentandhardworktosucceed.Onlyaverysmallnumberofpeoplemakeittothetop.”FromShyGirltoPopStarBackgroundChangesAdviceAmindmapCandyWangbackgroundLifehaschanged.Advicetoyoungpeople

Asianpopstarusedtobe...dareto...isn’tshy...goodthings:travelandmeet...gettonsofattention...badthings:worryabout...Don’thaveprivatetime...guardsaround...bepreparedto...theroadtosuccess...require...makeittothetop234