1. Unit 9 Have you ever been to an amusement park? an amusement park?

2. 1 Fill in the blanks with the words given. Then make words given. Then make your own sentences with your own sentences with the words: the words:

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

4. 2 Use the information in Unit 9 to make your own Then survey 3 students in the class. in the class. questionnaire

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

6. 3 Use the information in your survey to write a short report.

7. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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. 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.

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

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

11. my favorite pop star: my favorite movie star: star:

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

13. 2a: Look at the title and then look at the words and look at the words and expressions below. expressions below. Circle those you think will be in the reading. be in the reading. Kung Fu, Internet, Coco Lee, tradition Hollywood, Africa Hollywood, Africa

14. 2b: Now go through the reading and see if you were correct. and see if you were correct.

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

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

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

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

19. 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

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

21. “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.

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

23. 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

24. Hong Kong’s Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

25. South Korea’s Chunhyang

26. India’s Lagaan

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

28. 3: Match the words and expressions with their meanings. Then make sentences with the words and sentences with the words and expressions. expressions.

29. onlineheartthrobLatinOscars modern life a. a good-looking star b. on the Internet c. Spanish, Italian and Portuguese culture d. the times we are living in now living in now e. awards for the best movies movies

30. 4: Read the article and find the answers to these questions. answers to these questions. 1 How does Coco Lee attract fans? fans? She uses Latin music.

31. 2 How do we know that Hollywood likes Jackie Chan? Hollywood likes Jackie Chan? He can ask for $15 million to do a movie. do a movie.

32. 3 Why are Zhang Ziyi and Yang ziqiong famous in Yang ziqiong famous in Hollywood? Hollywood? Because westerners like talented stars from different talented stars from different cultures. cultures.

33. 4 How do fans choose their favorite MTV stars? favorite MTV stars? They vote on-line. 5 What do Asian films show that western films don’t? that western films don’t? A common theme in Asian films is how families and friendships films is how families and friendships are changed by modern life. are changed by modern life.

34. 5 GROUPWORK Think of movies you have seen this year. List your choices this year. List your choices for each item in the chart. for each item in the chart. Then vote to see which one gets an Oscar. gets an Oscar. homework