Lesson 12 China’s Got Talent

Do you know this TV program?

Can you guess the meaning of “talent”? What abilities do you have? Which things can you do?

act cook dance draw paint sing swim play the guitar/piano play volleyball take photos write songs I can draw and play volleyball. I can’t write songs.

Do you have any talent to show on TV?

Which abilities do you share with Liu Wei?

He canI can swim sing write play the piano He can play the piano very well with his feet.

Read the article again and answer these questions: 1 Why is Liu Wei famous? 2 What is he good at? 3 How does he play the piano?

1 Why is Liu Wei famous? Because he is the winner of “China’s Got Talent 2010”. He is famous all over the world now. He’s the winner of “China’s Got Talent 2010”.

2 What is he good at? He is good at music. He is good at music and he can play the piano very well.

1 How does he play the piano? He plays with his feet. … he can play the piano. He can’t play with his hands. He has no arms. He plays with his feet.

It’s amazing that Liu Wei can play the piano so well with his feet. Can he play every song? No, he can’t. … but he can’t play every song, of course. The notes must be near each other.

The notes must be near each other. Which picture matches the underlined word notes?

It’s true that Liu Wei can play the piano very well. But many people can play the piano very well, too.

What else helps Liu Wei win “China’s Got Talent 2010”? He doesn’t have arms, but he can still do lots of things. His spirit of keeping fighting for his dreams no matter how hard it is.

Now listen and read aloud.

You are deeply moved by Liu Wei’s story. You want to share this story with your foreign friend. Practice telling the story in pairs.

Homework 1. 听录音并跟读课文； 2. 用英语讲述 Liu Wei 的事迹。