内容正文:
Who’s Got Talent?
Unit 4 What’s the best movie theater?
Section B (2a-2e)Reading
Learning goals
知识目标
词汇:talent, magician, beautifully, rule, winner, prize, example, poor, seriously, give
句型:Talent shows are getting more and more popular.
All these shows have one thing in common.
If you don’t take these shows seriously, they are fun to watch.
语法:To learn to use the superlatives to describe people.
技能目标
学会在阅读课文时,采用快速阅读了解文章大意和中心;采用慢速扫读获取文章细节信息,掌握阅读策略,提高阅读能力。
大声并有感情地朗读课文,划出文中形容词副词最高级形式,并用它们来描述班级内最有才能的人,并陈述理由。
情感目标
了解中外流行的“达人秀(talent show)”和选秀节目,能正确认识这种流行文化。
Who’s got talent in our class?
the best dancer
the best singer
the best piano player
the highest jumper
the fastest runner
the most outgoing student
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班级同学之“最”
Everyone is good at something, but some people are
truly talented.
_____ is talented in playing basketball.
_____ is talented in playing the guitar.
_____ is/are talented in singing.
_____ is talented in dancing.
In our class, everyone is talented in something.
But some people are truly talented.
There are many talent shows in the world.
All kinds of people can join these shows.
(young or old, rich or poor and so on)
For example:
=such as 例如
各种各样的
贫穷的
All the shows have one thing in common.
Talent shows are getting more and more popular.
They try to look for the best singers, dancers, magicians, actors and so on.
有相同特征
What do talent shows have in common?
Topic(主题): talent shows
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American Idol《美国偶像》
America’s Got Talent
《美国达人秀》
China’s Got Talent
《中国达人秀》
Talent shows are getting more and more popular.
Skim and match the main idea with each paragraph.
Different opinions about talent shows
The popularity(普及) of the shows
The features(特点) and rules of the shows
Read the passage quickly. You don’t need read words by words.
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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 for facts(事实)
Talent Show Fact Sheet
Purpose(目的) They try to look for
the _________ singers,
the _______ _________ dancers,
the _______ ________ magicians,
the _________ actors and so on.
Performers ____ ______ ____ people join these shows.
Judges(评委) It’s up to ______to decide.
Prize The ________ always gets a big prize.
best
most talented
funniest
most exciting
you
winner
be up to 取决于
All kinds of
Read the passage and fill in the fact sheet.
读文章,完成信息表。
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Task 1
阅读技巧:默读有助于快速捕捉信息。
Read the passage and underline different opinions.
读文章,划出不同的观点。
Read for opinions(观点)
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Task 2
阅读技巧:关注过渡词(however, for example…) 有助于梳理文本的逻辑。
facts(事实)
opinions(观点)
topic(主题)
Structure(结构)
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1
2
3
Read Paragraph 1 and finish the “True or False”.
( ) 1.It’s always boring to watch other people show their talents.
( ) 2. Talent shows are getting more and more popular.
( ) 3. There are talent shows only in America.
F
T
F
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.
Careful reading
How is it to watch people show their talents?
2. How are talent shows getting now?
Read Para1 carefully and answer the questions.
It’s always interesting to watch other people show their talents.
Talent shows are getting more and more popular.
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.
Careful reading
Read Para.2, and answer the questions.
What do talent shows have in common?
2 Who can join the shows?
3 Who decides the winner?
4 What does the winner get?
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.
People who watch the show and the judgers(评委) decide the winner.
The winner always gets a very good prize.
( ) 1. Only actors join these shows.
( ) 2. The singers themselves usually play a role in deciding the winner.
( ) 3. All these shows try to look for the best singers, the most talented
dancers, the most exciting magicians, the funniest actors and so on.
( ) 4. The winner always gets nothing at last.
Read paragraph 2 and write T for true or F for false.
F
F
F
T
Read paragraph 3 carefully to finish the chart and form your own ideas.
Not everyone ______ ________these shows.
enjoys
watching
Like
Dislike
The _____of the performers ____ _____ __.
If you don’t ____ these shows ___ __________,
they are fun to watch.
They give people a way to make their dreams
_____ ______.
are made up
lives
take
too seriously
come true
/laɪvz/
Read and add more reasons. 阅读表格内容, 补充更多理由。
Task 5
What do No. 5 High School students think about talent shows?
Here are some of our ideas.
For(赞成) Against(反对)
1.We can learn from talent shows. 1.Talent shows are bad for study.
2. People can make lots of money. 2. It’s difficult to be popular.
3. People can have an easy life. 3. People will have a hard life.
4. Talent shows can make people laugh. 4. Talent shows take people too much time.
5. People can make more friends and be more outgoing. 5. Students don’t have enough time to study.
…
…
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
America's Got Talent. Now, there are similar shows around the world, such as
China's Got Talent.
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 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.
Listen and underline all the superlatives in the passage.
Read the passage again and answer the questions.
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1. What do talent shows have in common?
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
2. Who decides the winner?
_________________________________________________________
They try to look for the best singers, the most talented dancers,
the most exciting magicians, the funniest actors and so on.
The people who watch the show decide the winner.
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?
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
They think that the lives of the performers are made up.
They are fun to watch. And they give people a way to make their
dreams come true.
I think these shows are interesting. These shows can give some
ordinary people a chance to make their dreams come true, so I like
them very much.
Topic(辩题): Can talent shows make people’s dreams come true?
Requirements(要求): Speak more and speak clearly.
Debate(辩论赛)
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Let’s debate!
Chairman(辩论主席):
the class monitor(班长)
无需举手,
主动起立。
Summary
I need to spend more time on_________(1/2/3).
Good!
Not bad!
Self-assessment (自我评价)
I have learned to… Assessment
(评价)
1. find out facts and opinions(事实和观点) about
talent shows;
2. use key words(关键词) to better understand a passage;
3. give reasons to support(支撑) opinions and debate in English.
Assessment
(评价):
Perfect!
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.
2e
Talents
Classmates’ names
How many students agree?
the best chess player
the most talented dancer
the most interesting writer
the fastest runner
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 America's Got Talent. Now, there are similar shows around the world, such as China's Got Talent.
talent n. 才能, 天赋
talented adj. 有天资的,有才能的 be talented in
世界各地
= all over the world
watch sb. do sth. 看某人做了某事(强调看全过程/经常做)
watch sb. doing sth. 看某人正在做某事(强调动作正在进行)
Language points
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 在某方面有共同点
try to do sth. 努力做某事 try doing sth. 尝试做某事
look for 寻找
魔术师 magic魔术
等等
各种各样的
be up to sb (to do sth.) 由某人决定(做某事)
play a role in (doing sth.) 在某事方面发挥作用
奖品
play an important role in ... 在...中起到重要作用
play a role of ... 扮演...的角色
Language points
be good at/ do well in
get more and more popular
such as
have… in common
look for
be up to
all kinds of
play a role in
make up
for example
in fact
take sth. seriously
come true
1.擅长做某事
2.变得越来越受欢迎
3.例如
4.有相同特征
5.寻找
6.由…..决定
7.各种类型的,各种各样的
8.在 …中发挥作用/扮演角色
9.编造
10.例如
11.事实上/实际上
12.认真对待某事
13.(梦想,希望等)实现,到达
Summary
1. Reread the passage “Who’s Got Talent?”;
2. Read the passage “China’s Got Talent”.
Homework
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