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Unit4
What’s the best movie theater
SectionB 2a-2e
PART ONE Lead-in
PART THREE Language points
PART TWO Present
PART FOUR Exercises
Lead-in
Let’s read
Rules:
The boys read the words in blue.The girls red the words in red.
for example
make up
in fact
take...seriously
make their dreams come true
talent
Do you watch these talent show
American Idol
Have a discussion
Do you know these talent shows
Do you these performances
Which show do you like best
I think…is the most
talented person.
What can he / she do
He/She…
Free talk
He/she has a talent for...
dance
sing
play the guitar
What can he/she do
Present
Who is the most talented person you know What can he/she do Tell your partner about this person.
2a
A: I think … is the most talented
person.
B: What can he /she do
A: He / she …
Read the passage below. Which three talented shows are mentioned
Who’s Got Talent
Everyone is good at something, but some people are truly talented. It’s always interesting to watch other people show their talents. Talent shows are getting more and more popular. First, there were shows like American Idol and American’s Got Talent.
2b
All these shows have one thing in common: They try to look for the best singers, the most talented dancers, the most exciting magicians, the funniest actors and so on. All kinds of people join these shows. But who can play the piano the best or sing the most beautifully That’s up to you to decide. When people watch the show, they usually play a role in deciding the winner. And the winner always gets a very good prize.
However, not everybody enjoys watching these shows. Some think that the lives of the performers are made up. For example, some people who say they are poor farmers are in fact just actors. But if you don’t take these shows too seriously, they are fun to watch. And one great thing about them is that they give people a way to make their dreams come true.
three talent
shows
Which three talent shows are mentioned
China’s Got Talent
Britain’s Got Talent
American Got Talent
Skim the article and match each paragraph with the main ideas.
Task 1 skimming and matching
Para .1
Para. 2
Para. 3
b. Talent shows are getting more and
more popular.
c. All kinds of shows’ winners are up to you to decide.
a. These talent shows can give people a way to make their dreams come true.
Task 2 scanning and answering
Para .1
1.Which three talent shows are mentioned
American Idol
American's Got Talent
China's Got talent
2. How are talent shows getting now
More and more popular.
Para. 2
1. What do the shows have in common?
They try to
look for
the best singers
the most talented dancers
the most exciting magicians
the funniest actors
2.Who decides the winner
People who watch the shows decide the winner.
the most
talented people.
Para. 3
reasons
People like talent shows.
People don’t like talent shows.
1.They are ____________ .
2. They give people a way____________________________.
to make their dreams come true
fun to watch
some people think that the lives of the performers ___________.
are made up
What do talent shows have in common
_________________________________
_________________________________
_________________________________
2. Who decides the winner
_____________
Read the passage again and answer the questions.
They try to look for the best singers, the most talented dancers, the most exciting magicians, the funniest actors and so on.
The audiences.
2c
3. Why do some people not like these shows
_______________________________
_____________________
4. Why do some people like these shows
_________________________________
________________________________
5. What do you think of these shows
_________________________________
Because they think that the lives of the performers are made up.
Because they give people a way to make their dreams come true.
They are fun to watch.
Task 3 mind-mapping
How
Why
Why not
Who
What
Talent shows are becoming
(1)____________________.
They try to (2)_______
____________________.
(3)__________________________
decide the winner.
more and more popular
the most talented people
The people who watch the shows
the lives of some
performers are made up
fun to watch
make their dreams come true
Some people don't like talents shows because they think (4)___________________
_____________________.
Some people like talents shows
because they are(5) _________
and they give people a way to
(6)_______________________ .
talent shows
look for
Underline all the superlatives in the passage. Then write sentences using at least four of them.
best singer: In my class, Tom is the best singer because he can sing fast songs very well.
2d
A: Who (do you think) is the funniest person you know
B: I think … is the funniest person I know.
A: Why do you think so
B: Because ….
funniest most creative
best quietest
smartest tallest
heaviest friendliest
thinnest busiest
most popular
班级之最
Who’s got talent in your class Add more talents and write a classmate’s name for each talent. Find out how many students in your group agree with you.
Talents Classmates’ names How many students agree
the best chess player
the most talented dancer
the most interesting writer
the fastest runner
2e
Language points
Who’s Got Talents 谁是达人?
此句中who’s为who has的缩写。have got表示“具有;具备
之意,相当于have。此句字面上的意思是“谁有才华?”如:
Have you got time I’ve got something important to tell you.
你现在有空吗?我有重要的事要告诉你。
We’ve got a lot of work to do, you see, to make our town
more beautiful. 你们瞧,我们要把我们的城市变得更加美丽
的话,是有很多工作要做的。
Language points
2. All these shows have one thing in common.
所有这些节目有一个共同点。
common是名词,意为“与……相同”。
常用句型:in common with sb/sth有两个意思:
①与某人(某事物)一起。
②像某人(某事物)一样。
In common with many others, she applied for a training
place.
You are in common with me.
(2)have …in common意为有相同特征;想法、兴趣等方面相同。
Their views have much in common with mine.
他们的观点和我的相同。
—The more I get to know Nancy, the more I can realize
that we have a lot______.
—No wonder she is your best friend.
A. in style B. in common C.in need
3. That’s up to you to decide. 那由你自己来决定。
在英语中,be up to somebody是一个习惯用语,用来表“由某人做出抉择”,句子的主语通常为it,有时也用this或that。如:
You can join the club once or twice a week — it’s up to you.
你可以一周参加一次或两次俱乐部的活动—这由你定。
How much should he pay That’s up to him to decide!
他应该付多少钱?那完全由他来决定。
It will be up to you to decide which one you want to use.
这取决于你想用哪个。
I can tell you that the question will come up, but the
outcome will be up to you.
我只能够告诉你这个问题将出现,而结果如何取决于你。
4. When people watch the show, they usually play a role in deciding the winner.
play a role是一种固定表达, 意为“扮演某一角色;起到某种作用”。若要进一步引出具体的内容,后面应该用介词in,表示“在某事或某个方面起到作用或承担某种角色”。
John is playing the leading role in this year’s play.
今年的演出中约翰是主角。
Schools play the most important role in education.
学校在教育中起着最为重要的作用。
5. However, if you don’t take these shows too seriously, they are fun to watch.
take在此处有consider (认为;觉得)的意思。take someone/something seriously就相当于汉语“认真对待某人或某事;把某人或某事当真”的意思。如:
He was joking, but your sister took him seriously.
他是在开玩笑,但你姐姐却当真了。
辨析:for example与 such as
讲解来自《点拨》
6.For example, some people who say they are poor
farmers are in fact just actors.
for example 作插入语,后面的举例常为句子。并用逗号隔开,可位于句首、句中或句尾。
eg.Noise,for example,is a kind of pollution.
such as 用来列举同类人或事物中的几个,其后只能是单词或短语且不用逗号。
eg.I like drinks such as tea and soda.
此处be made up为被动语态,意为“被编造”。
eg:He often makes up stories.
The teacher asked the students to make up a sentence using the word creative.
7.Some think that the lives of the performers are
made up.
Exercises
Exercises
一、单项选择
1.—Another person was hurt by the tiger in the zoo.
—What a pity! That is a lesson to us, we must take rules ______.
A. quickly B. clearly C. carefully D. seriously
2.The teacher asked the students to ______ a story about a trip to
the moon.
A. give up B. turn up C. cut up D. make up
3. She works ____ than the other students in our class.
A. hardest B. the harder C. harder
4. It was not ___ yesterday than today.
A. much cold B. colder C. the coldest
5. Wangjiang Park is one of the ___ parks in Chengdu.
A. much beautiful B. most beautiful C. more beautiful
二、用括号里单词的适当形式填空。
1.I want to be a famous ___________ (magic). Performing magic tricks is good fun.
2.The _________ (win) of this year's Young Star Award is...Daniel! Well done!
3.We shouldn't take these game shows too ________ (serious) while watching them.
4.I think Joe's song was the _______ (bad) of all. I don't like it at all.
5.Everybody _______ (like) this talent show. It's really wonderful.
magician
winner
seriously
worst
likes
Homework
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Discuss all kinds of talent shows you know with your partner. Think about the role they play in our daily life.
Preview the next part.
Thank you