1. Unit 4 What's the best movie theater?
The Fourth Period
Section B(2a-2e)

2. Aims and language points:
Teaching aims（教学目标）
1．能够在阅读中理解形容词与副词的比较级与的含义。
2. 能够使用阅读策略理解文章。
Language points（语言点）
要求掌握以下句式：Who’s got talent?
All these shows have one thing in common.
That’s up to you to decide.
要求掌握以下词汇：
（1）动词：give
（2）名词：talent, magician, role, winner, prize, example
(3) 形容词：poor, crowded
（3）副词：beautifully, seriously
( 4 ) 词组：have ... in common, all kinds of, be up to, play a role, make up, for example, take seriously

3. They have talent. They are talented. magician 魔术师
be talented
They have one thing in common.
有相同特征
They are hard-working.

4. Who is the most talented person you know? What can he/she do?
2a. Who is the most talented person you know? What can he/she do? Tell your partner about this person.
Who is the most talented person you know? What can he/she do?
A: I think ... is the most talented person.
B: What can he/she do?
A: He/She ...

5. Who's Got Talent?
Predict the kind of people who will be mentioned in the passage.

6. Read the passage. Which three talent shows are mentioned?
American Idol
China's Got Talent.
America’s Got Talent

7. 2c. Read the passage again and answer the questions.
1. What do talent shows have in common?
2. Who decides 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 try to look for the best singers, the most talented dancers, the most exciting magicians, the funniest actors and so on.
That's up to the people who watch the show to decide.
Because some 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.

8. 1. Everyone is _____ ___ something, but some people are truly _______.
Fill in the blanks after reading paragraph 1.
1. Everyone is _____ ___ something, but some people are truly _______.
2. It's always ________ to watch other people show their ______.
3.Talent shows are getting ______ and ______ popular.
good at
talented
be good at = be talented
interesting
talents
more more
more and more + adj: 越来越 ...
e.g. He found it more and more interesting to read history books.

9. ( ) 1. Only actors join these shows.
Scan paragraph 2 and write T for true or F for false.
all kinds of people
( ) 1. Only actors join these shows.
( ) 2. The singers themselves decide on the winner.
( ) 3. These shows look for the best and most talented people.
( ) 4. The winner gets nothing at last. F F
people who watch the shows T F
gets a very good prize

10. Does everyone enjoy watching talent shows? Why?
Read paragraph 3 and answer the question.
Does everyone enjoy watching talent shows? Why?

11. 2d. Underline all the superlatives in the passage
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.

12. 2e. Who's got talent in your class
2e. 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.
Talents
Classmates' names
How many students agree?
the best chess player
the most talented dancer
the most interesting writer
the fastest runner

13. Homework Oral: Read the passage in 2b aloud. Written:
Write a short summary of the passage
with no more than 100 words.