Unit 4 Section B 2a-2e.pptx

Unit 4 What’s the best movie theater? 人教版八年级英语上册 Section B 2a-2e talent have…in common magician all kinds of beautifully be up to n. 天资；天赋 有相同特征； ( 想法、兴趣等方面 ) 相同 n. 魔术师 各种类型的；各种各样的 adv. 美好地；漂亮地 是 …… 的职责；由 …… 决定 Words review role play a role winner prize everybody make up example n. 作用；职能；角色 发挥作用；有影响 n. 获胜者；优胜者 n. 奖；奖品；奖金 pron. 每人；人人；所有人　 编造 ( 故事、谎言等 ) n. 实例；范例 for example poor seriously take…seriously agree agree with crowded 例如 adj. 贫穷的；清贫的 adv. 严重地；严肃地；认真地 认真对待 …… v. 同意，赞成；应允 同意，赞成 adj. 人多的；拥挤的；挤满的 The Voice of China Have you watched the talent shows? What do you think of them? Lead-in 状元成才路 I think…is the most talented person. What can he / she do? He/She… American Idol Have you watched the talent shows? What do you think of them? China’s Got Talent Have you watched the talent shows? What do you think of them? Have you watched the talent shows? What do you think of them? Britain’s Got Talent Who’s the most talented person you know? What can he/she do? Tell your partner about this person. 2 a A: I think … is the most talented person. B: What can he /she do ? A: He / she … three talent shows Which three talent shows are mentioned? China’s Got Talent Britain’s Got Talent American Got Talent Read the passage below. Which three talented shows are mentioned? Who’s Got Talent? Everyone is good at something, but some people are truly talented. It’s always interesting to watch other people show their talents. Talent shows are getting more and more popular. First, there were shows like American Idol and American’s Got Talent . 2b 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. However, not everybody enjoys watching these shows. Some think that the lives of the performers are made up. For example, some people who say they are poor farmers are in fact just actors. But if you don’t take these shows too seriously, they are fun to watch. And one great thing about them is that they give people a way to make their dreams come true. Task 1 Read the first paragraph and finish the “true or false”. Read and finish the Tasks below. It’s boring to watch other people show their talents. Talent shows are more and more popular. 3. There are talent shows only in America . Task 2 Read the second paragraph and find out all the superlatives in this paragraph. Best singers, the most talented dancers, the most exciting magicians, the funnies actors. What do talent shows have in common? _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ 2. Who decides the winner? _____________ Read the passage again and answer the questions. They try to look for the best singers, the most talented dancers, the most exciting magicians, the funniest actors and so on. The audiences. 2c 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? _________________________________ Because they think that the lives of the performers are made up. Because they give people a way to make their dreams come true. 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. 2d A: Who ( do you think ) is the funniest person you know ? B: I think … is the funniest person I know . A: Why do you think so? B: Because … . funn iest most creative best quiet est smart est tall est heav iest friendl iest thinn est bus iest most popular 班级之最 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 2e Who’s Got Talents? 谁是达人？ 此句中 who’s 为 who has 的缩写。 have got 表示“具有；具备 之意，相当于 have 。此句字面上的意思是“谁有才华？” 如： ► Have you got time? I’ve got something important to tell you. 你现在有空吗？我有重要的事要告诉你。 ► We ’ve got a lot of work to do, you see, to make our town more beautiful. 你们瞧，我们要把我们的城市变得更加美丽 的话，是有很多工作要做的。 Language points 2. All these shows have one thing in common. 所有这些节目有一个共同点。 common 是名词，意为“ 与 …… 相同 ”。 常用句型： in common with sb/sth 有两个意思： ①与某人（某事物 ）一起 。 ② 像 某人（某事物） 一样 。 ► In common with many others, she applied for a training place . ► You are in common with me. (2)have … in common 意为有相同特征 ； 想法 、兴趣等 方面相同 。 ► Their views have much in common with mine. 他们的观点和我的相同。 —The more I get to know Nancy, the more I can realize that we have a lot______. —No wonder she is your best friend. A. in style B. in common C.in need 3. That’s up to you to decide. 那由你自己来决定。 在英语中， be up to somebody 是一个习惯用语，用来表“由某人做出抉择”，句子的主语通常为 it ，有时也用 this 或 that 。 如： ► You can join the club once or twice a week — it’s up to you . 你可以一周参加一次或两次俱乐部的活动 — 这由你定。 ► How much should he pay? That ’s up to him to decide! 他应该付多少钱？那完全由他来决定。 ► It will be up to you to decide which one you want to use. 这取决于你想用哪个。 ► I can tell you that the question will come up, but the outcome will be up to you . 我只能够告诉你这个问题将出现，而结果如何取决于你。 4. When people watch the show, they usually play a role in deciding the winner. play a role 是一种固定表达， 意为“扮演某一角色；起到某种作用”。若要进一步引出具体的内容，后面应该用介词 in ，表示“在某事或某个方面起到作用或承担某种角色”。 ► John is playing the leading role in this year’s play. 今年的演出中约翰是主角。 ► Schools play the most important role in education. 学校在教育中起着最为重要的作用。 5. However, if you don’t take these shows too seriously, they are fun to watch. take 在此处有 consider ( 认为；觉得 ) 的意思。 take someone/something seriously 就相当于汉语“认真对待某人或某事；把某人或某事当真”的意思。 如： ► He was joking, but your sister took him seriously . 他是在开玩笑，但你姐姐却当真了。 有时老师们把学生作业看得太重。 Sometimes teachers take students’ homework too seriously . 人家托你的事，你别不在意。 When people ask you to do something, you should take it seriously . 1. She works ____ than the other students in our class. A. hardest B. the harder C. harder 2. It was not ___ yesterday than today. A. much cold B. colder C. the coldest 3. Wangjiang Park is one of the ___ parks in Chengdu. A. much beautiful B. most beautiful C. more beautiful I. 单项选择。 Exercises 4. It’s summer now. The weather is getting ___. A. hotter and hotter B. hot and hot C. hottest and hottest 5. Don’t worry. The girl can do it ___. A. very good B. very well C. very wonderful II. 完成句子。 1. 当今互联网在我们的生活中扮演着重要的角色。 Nowadays Internet ______ ___ __________ ____ in our life. 2. 森林 里有各种各样的树。 There are ___ _____ ___ trees in the forest. plays an important role all kinds of 3. 去哪儿度假由你决定。 It’s 　　 　　 　　 to decide where to go for vacation. 4. 我们必须认真对待这次学校才艺表演。 We must 　　　　　 the school talent show 　　　　　 . 5. 并非人人都喜欢肥皂剧。 　　 　　　　 likes soap operas. up to you take seriously Not everyone/everybody （ 2017· 湖北随州） The teacher asked the students to _________ a story about a trip to the moon. A. give up B. turn up C. cut up D. make up 【 解析 】 句意：老师请学生们编写一个关于月球旅游的故事。 give up 放弃； turn up 调大音量等； cut up 切碎； make up 编写。结合空后的 a story 可知只能是编写故事，故选 D 。 中考链接 （ 2017 ·江苏宿迁）陆毅在《人民的名义》这部电视剧中扮演主角。 Lu Yi in the TV series called In the Name of People . 【解析】“扮演”用 play 表达， 构成固定短语 play the/a role 。 答案 : plays the leading role Homework Discuss all kinds of talent shows you know with your partner. Think about the role they play in our daily life. Preview the next part.