Reading—Who’s got talent?

重庆市杨家坪中学 石洋

Questions:（ 1 ） What do you think of the show?

( 2) How do you like the performer?

（ 3 ） Do you know any talent shows in China?

Reading-lead in

（ 1 ） What do you think of the show?

( 2) How do you like the performer?

（ 3 ） Do you know any talent shows in China?

Super girls Happy boys the Voice of China

What do these shows have in common?

They look for the best…

Who decides the winner?

be up toIt’s up to the people who watch the show.

play a role

People who watch the show play a role in deciding

the winner.

Guess( 猜测）

Who’s got talent?

Read and choose true(T) or false(F).Example: The passage is about talent show. T

The first reading—skim( 略读 ) (3 minutes)

1. Talent shows are getting less and less popular.

2. “Chinese Idol” is talked about in the first paragraph(段落 ).

3. All these shows have one thing in common.

4. People who watch the show play a role in deciding the winner.

5. Everyone likes these shows.F

F

T

T

F

The second reading—scan( 细读 ) Paragraph 1 (1minute)

1 Which talent show is NOT talked about in para.1 ?

A. China’s Got Talent B. Chinese Idol C. American’s Got talent D. America’s Got talent

B. Chinese Idol

The second reading—scan( 细读 )

1.All these shows _____ one thing __ ________.

2.They try to look for the best singers, the ______ talented dancers, the most exciting ___________, the funniest actors and so on.

3.But who can play the piano the best or sing the most beautifully? That’s ____ ____you to decide.

4. When people watch the show, they usually play a ______ in deciding the winner. And the winner always gets a very good ______.

have in common

most

magicians

up to

roleprize

Paragraph 2 (2 minutes)

1. have…in common “ 有相同特征”1) We have many things in common.

2)尽管她们是双胞胎，他们完全没有共同之处。 Although they are twins, they _____ _________

____ __________.

2. be up to“ 由…决定”1) It’s all up to him to decide if we go or not.

2) When will we have the class party?

It ____ ____ ____ you.

3. play a role 发挥作用；有影响1) Larry plays a role in this competition.

2 ） Jack plays a ____ __ cleaning the classroom.

(play a role in sth/doing)

in commonhave nothing

is up to

role in

1. What do people think of these shows?

2) Some people think that

1) Some people think thatthe lives of the performers are made up.

if you don’t take them seriously, they are fun to watch.

2.What does the author( 作者 ) think of these shows? He thinks that they give people a way to make their dream come true.

The second reading—scan( 细读 )Paragraph 3 (2 minutes)

4. make up 编造 be made up 被编造 1 ) Nelly makes up the story.

= The story is made up by Nelly.

5. take…seriously 认真对待 1) Students need to take their homework seriously.

2) 不必当真。

Don’t_____ it _________.

make up2) 你瞎编！ You ______that_____！

take seriously

Important Phraseshave…in common

be up to

play a role

make up

take…seriously

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

2b Para.2

Listen and read after the tape.

Nelly

Isabella

Jack

Class 9 Talent Show

Our group’s name is ______. They are talented in ________________. They ________________________in our class. They _____________ than any other student. Today they will _______________ for you.

Introduce( 介绍 )

talented people

What can you learn from them?

Rick

Where there is a will, there is a way.

Everyone can be talented as long as you work hard.