show your talents
show your talents
show your talents
Unit 4
What's the best movie theater?
show your talents
In our life, everyone is good at something
But……
I am good at growing flowers.
I am good at playing the piano.
I am good at playing chess.
I am good at cooking.
Let’s talk!
Who is the most talented person you know? What can he/she do? Tell your partner about this person.
What can she/he do?
I think…is the most
talented person.
He/ She can...
But some people are truly talented.
I am good at dancing.
I am good at singing.
I am good at magic.
I am good at talk show.
If you are talented, you can join ____________.
Talent shows
America’s Got Talent
China’s Got Talent
American Idol
These shows try to find …
The best singer
张碧晨
The most talented dancer
叶音
The most exciting magician
刘谦
The funniest actor
岳云鹏
The most professional TV host
邹韵
So, how to get a good prize?Who decides the winner?
That’s up to ____________ and_____________ ___________________
We play a role in deciding the winner.
judges
people who watch the show
在…方面发挥作用
What do you think of this kind of show?
Look at the picture and the title of the passage
Pre-reading
What’s the passage mainly about?
It’s mainly about _____________
Talent shows
Let’s guess
Match each paragraph with the main ideas
Pre-reading
Talent shows are getting more and more popular.
All these shows have one thing in common.
Different ideas about talents shows.
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 2
They try to look for
the best singers
the most talented dancers
the most exciting magicians
the funniest actors.
the most talented people.
Q1. What do the shows have in common?
(具有相同特征)
Scanning and answering
Why do some people not like these shows?
How is the winner ?
what
who
why
how
What do the talent shows have in common?
They try to look for the best singers, the most talented dancers,the most exciting magicians,the funniest actors and so on.
Who decides the winner?
People who watch the shows.
Because they think the lives of the performs are made up.
The winner always gets a very good prize.
Para.2&3
While-reading
Everyone is good at something, but some people are truly talented. It’s always interesting to watch people show their talents. Talent shows are getting more and more popular. First, there were shows like American Idol and American’s Got Talent. Now, there are similar shows around the world, such as China’s Got Talent.
Paragraph 1
be good at 擅长于
talent n. 天赋
Talented adj. 有天赋的
such as 例如
around the 世界各地
有针对性地,带着明确目的寻找问题的答案,并在关键词句下加下划线。
1.Which three talent shows are mentioned(提到)?
2. How are talent shows getting now?
While-reading
Read paragraph 1 and answer the questions below.
3. What other talent shows do you know?
Street Dance of China
The Voice of China
The coming one
and so on…
While-reading
Paragraph 2
Underline all the superlatives in the para.
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.
have…in common
有…共同点
Look for
寻找
all kinds of
各种各样的
play a role in…
在…方面
发挥作用
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.
the most talented people.
What do the shows have in common?
(具有相同特征)
While-reading
Try your best to translate the sentence in Chinese.
When people watch the show, they usually play a role in deciding the winner.
_______________________________________________
当人们看节目时,他们通常对于决定胜者起着很大作用。
While-reading
Paragraph 3
However, not everybody enjoys watching these shows. Some think that the lives of the performers are made up. For example, some people say they are poor farmers, but in fact they are just actors. However, 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.
enjoy doing sth
享受做某事
life - lives
make up
编造
for example, +句子
例如…
take…seriously
严肃对待…
in fact
事实上
While-reading
Read Paragraph 3 carefully, then write T for True F for false.
( ) 1. Everybody enjoys watch talent shows.
( ) 2. The writer thinks talent shows are not true completely(完全地).
( ) 3. If you don’t take the shows seriously, you will find it fun .
F
F
T
While-reading
Q2. Why do some people like these shows?
Because they think that the lives of the performers are made up.
Q1. Why do some people not like these shows?
Because they think the shows are fun to watch.
Q3. What does the writer think of the talent shows?
They give people a way to make their dreams come true.
Post-reading
Some people are talented
Who decides
the winner?
That’s up to
However, there are two different ideas…
It’s fun to watch!
I like it!
They made up the stories ,I dislike it!
They have a dream
you!
So what? Their dreams come true!
Retell the passage according to the Mind Map
Post-reading
Why do some people make up their life in the stage?
Because …
Post-reading
a lot of money
+
Fame(名望)
Because they thinks they do nothing, just smile/sing/dance/act
then…
Post-reading
However, they are wrong…
In fact, stars are just a normal persons(普通人),
Liu Qinyun
Zhou Runfa
Post-reading
In fact, stars just work hard on their favorite things,
Post-reading
Stars are not heroes of anyone.
They are just themselves.
他们不是任何人的英雄,他们只是自己,为理想拼搏的普通人
They just want to make their dream come true.
So, If you have a dream, try hard ,and be the hero of yourself!
如果你也有梦想,努力尝试,成为自己的英雄
We are on the way…
我们在路上
2e
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.
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Classmates’ names
How many students agree?
the best chess player
the most talented dancer
the most interesting writer
the fastest runner
2d
Now, find out the hero in your class
Underline all the superlatives in the passage, then write sentences using at least four of them.
Best singer.
Most talented dancer.
Funniest actor.
Most exciting magician
Sing most beautifully
Play the piano the best
best singer: In my class, Tom is the best singer because he can sing fast songs very well.
_________________________________
__________________________________
__________________________________
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Language points
Talent shows are getting more and more popular.
达人秀正变得越来越流行
E.g.
Our parents become older and older, when we grow up day by day.
She is more and more beautiful.
more and more popular 比较级and 比较级, 指越来越…
Language points
2. Now, there are similar shows around the world, such as China’s Got Talent.
现在,全世界有很多相似的节目,比如中国达人秀
He can speak many languages, such as Chinese, English and German.
For example, some people say they are poor farmers, but in fact they are just actors.
such as + n./V-ing/ 短语
“比如…” ,一般不全部列出
for example, +句子
Language points
3. That’s up to you to decide.
e.g.
You can join the club once or twice a week, it’s up to you.
That’s up to him to decide!
be up to sb. “取决于某人”,句子的主语通常为it ,有时也用this或that.
Language points
4. However, if you don’t take these shows too seriously, they are fun to watch.
但是如果你不把这些节目太当回事,它们看着还是有趣的。
He was joking, but you took him seriously.
他是在开玩笑,但你却当真了。
Some parents take exams too seriously.
有的父母们把考试看得太重
take someone/something seriously
“认真对待某人或某事;把某人或者某事当真”