英语 （人教新目标版） English 八 年级 上册 Unit 4 What’s the best movie theater? Section B (2a-2e) 1 课堂导入 Words game 水果切切乐 点击水果，大声地读出每个水果后面的单词 美好地；漂亮地 天资；天赋 实例；范例 奖品；奖金 获胜者；优胜者 严重地， 严肃地 贫穷 的;清 贫的 是的职责； 每人；人人 编造　 发挥作用 例如 各种类型的 有相同特征 ； ( 想法、 兴趣等方 面 ) 相同 Make a conversation with your partner. A: Who is the … student in our class? B: I think XX is the … student in …. Name the thinnest the smartest the friendliest the most outgoing Discuss in group. Talent shows are becoming more and more popular. Why? Look at the pictures below. Why do people want to take part in the shows? Do they just want to become famous? China’s Got Talent Sisters Riding the Winds America’s Got Talent and Breaking the Waves 课堂活动 2 2a Who is the most talented person you know? What can he/she do? Tell your partner about this person. A: I think ... is the most talented person. B: What can he/she do? A: He/She ... 2b Read the passage. Which three talent shows are mentioned? American Idol America’s Got Talent China’s Got Talent 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. 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. Read the text and write T for true or F for false. 1. It’s always boring to watch other people show their talents. interesting 2. Talent shows are getting more and more popular. 3. There are talent shows only in America. around the world 4. Only actors join these shows. F All kinds of people F T F F 5. The singers themselves usually play a role in deciding the winner. People who watch the shows 6. All these shows try to look for the best singers, the most talented T dancers, the most exciting magicians, the funniest actors and so on. F 7. The winner always gets nothing at last. gets a very good prize 2c Read the passage again and answer the questions. 1. What do 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. Talented people compete in these shows. _________________________________________________________ 2. Who decides the winner? The people who watch the show decide the winner. _________________________________________________________ 3. Why do some people not like these shows? They think that the lives of the performers are made up. _________________________________________________________ 4. Why do some people like these shows? They are fun to watch. And they give people a way to make __________________________________________________ their dreams come true. __________________________________________________ 5. What do you think of these shows? 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. __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ 2d 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. ________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________