Unit 9 Have you ever been to an amusement park? Self check

Fill in the blanks with the 1 Fill in the blanks with the words given. Then make your own sentences with the words:

1 My English writing is good, but I need to_______ my listening skills. 2 I don’t________. Could you explain that again, please? 3 That’s a special cinema. It only _______ foreign films. 4 Have you_____ what you want to do after school? 5 You can ______ bicycle at the amusement park. understand decided rent improve shows

Use the information in 2 Unit 9 to make your own Then survey 3 students in the class. questionnaire

Have you ever Mei fan never Lin de No, never. Daming Yes, many times been to an amusement park? Yes, many times Yes, only once Never. Yes, she has. Yes, he has. No, he hasn’t spoken to a native speaker of English? written to a Foreign friend? No, never. never Yes, he has. argued with your parents? Yes, she has. No, he hasn’t. Yes, he has.

3 Use the information in your survey to write a short report.

______________________ Mei Fang has been to an amusement Park in Guangzhou. She didn’t enjoy it because it is a little smaller than she thinks . It has few people there. Meifang has ever spoken to a native Speaker of English because she likes English very much. And she has written to an English friend for a long time.

Just for fun !!

Have you ever been to an amusement park? Let’s Isn’t it great? No, I haven’t. Let’s go tonight. Isn’t it great?

PAIRWORK Stars from Asia 1 Who is your favorite pop star? Who is your favorite movie star? Tell your partner who they are and why you like them

my favorite movie star: my favorite pop star:

I like S.H.E. because they are so lovely and sing well. I like Zhang Manyu because she is beautiful and mature.

2a: Look at the title and then Circle those you think will look at the words and expressions below. Circle those you think will be in the reading. Kung Fu, Internet, Coco Lee, tradition Hollywood, Africa

2b: Now go through the reading and see if you were correct. Stars from Asia

MTV is the most popular television channel that shows music videos. Fans from Asia choose their favorite MTV stars online. Among the popular choices from Hong Kong are singers Sammi Chen (Zheng Xiuwen), Kelly Chan (Chen Huilin), and handsome Heartthrob Andy Lau (Liu Dehua).

Online: on the internet. heartthrob: a good-looking star

Seventy million people visit the site every month. MTV has recorded 4 million votes in 2 weeks on its Asian website, http://www.mtvasia.com The website has news on pop music as well as on films. Seventy million people visit the site every month.

MTV predicts that Asians will soon be the most famous stars in the world. There are already many examples of big stars, such as singer Coco Lee (Li Wen) and actor Jackie Chan (Cheng Long).

Coco Lee uses Latin music and other western styles to attract fans from different countries. Jackie Chan can ask for $15 million to do a Hollywood film. Latin : Spanish, Italian and Portuguese culture

Frank Brown, President of MTV Asia, says that he sees in the west a growing interest in Asia and what Asian artists are doing. “You have Madonna singing about India,” Brown says.

“The singer’s new look even borrows from traditional Indian culture. ”The popularity of Asian stars is growing because westerners find talented stars from different cultures new and exciting.

This has already begun in the Movie world. Asian actors like Zhang ZiYi and Bond girl Michelle Yeoh (Yang Ziqiong) are big stars in Hollywood.

Oscars: awards for the best movies Asian films produced outside Hollywood are also doing well in North America. For example, Hong Kong’s Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, won 4 Oscars in 2001, the most ever for a film not in English. Other popular movies are South Korea’s Chunhyang and India’s Lagaan. Oscars: awards for the best movies

Hong Kong’s Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

South Korea’s Chunhyang

India’s Lagaan

These films have stories western audience enjoy and find interesting. But many of these stories aren’t shown in Hollywood movies. A common theme in Asian films, for example, is how families and friendships are changed by modern life. Modern life: the times we are living in now

3: Match the words and expressions with their meanings. Then make sentences with the words and expressions.

online heartthrob Latin Oscars modern life a good-looking star on the Internet Spanish, Italian and Portuguese culture d. the times we are living in now e. awards for the best movies online heartthrob Latin Oscars modern life

Read the article and find the 4: Read the article and find the answers to these questions. 1 How does Coco Lee attract fans? She uses Latin music.

He can ask for $15 million to 2 How do we know that Hollywood likes Jackie Chan? He can ask for $15 million to do a movie.

Because westerners like 3 Why are Zhang Ziyi and Yang ziqiong famous in Hollywood? Because westerners like talented stars from different cultures.

They vote on-line. 4 How do fans choose their favorite MTV stars? 5 What do Asian films show that western films don’t? A common theme in Asian films is how families and friendships are changed by modern life.

GROUPWORK homework 5 Think of movies you have seen this year. List your choices for each item in the chart. Then vote to see which one gets an Oscar.