Unit4What’sthebestmovietheater?SectionB2a-2cCONTENTSFreeTalksuperstarsReadandanalysethearticleWatchthevideoHomework1234SuperStar2.Whatisshe/hegoodat?1.Lookatsomepicturesandtellmewhotheyare.3.Howtobecomeasuperstarandmoreandmorepopular?

"America'sGotTalent"isatalentshowfeaturingsingers,dancers,magicians,comediansandotherartistsofallages.Intheend,theprizeforthechampionshipwillreach1millionUSdollars."America'sGotTalent"hasbeenthehighest-paidshowintheUnitedStatessinceitspremiereinthesummerof2006.Itcontestantsregardlessofclass,age,skincolor,aslongasyouhave"bigskills,"or"smallskills",aslongasyoushow,ormakepeopleadmire,orsimplymakepeoplelaugh,youarelikelytowinthefavorofthejudgesandmorethan10millionviewersaweek,advanceallthewaytothefinal$1millionprize.Theprimariesof"America'sGotTalent"like"AmericanIdol"and"Danceforhegemony"adoptasimplejurysystem,andthethreejudgeseliminatethecontestantsinaccordancewiththeprincipleofobediencetothemajority.

America'sGotTalentCONTENTSFreeTalkReadandanalysethearticleWatchthevideoHomework1234PassageWho'sGotTalent

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That'suptoyoutodecide.Whenpeoplewatchtheshow,theyusuallyplayaroleindecidingthewinnerAndthewinneralwaysgetsaverygoodprize.Para3PassageWho'sGotTalentHowever,noteverybodyenjoyswatchingtheseshows.Somethinkthatthelivesoftheperformersaremadeup.Forexample,somepeoplesaytheyarepoorfarmers,butinfacttheyarejustactors.However,ifyoudon'ttaketheseshowstooseriously,theyarefuntowatch.Andonegreatthingaboutthe

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themisthattheygivepeopleawaytomaketheirdreamscometrue.Para41Whatdotalentshowshaveincommon?Answerpassage132Whodecidesthewinner?3Whydosomepeoplenotliketheseshows?4Whydosomepeopleliketheseshows?5Whatdoyouthinkoftheseshows?6Whoisyourfavoritesuperstar?passage2cReasthepassageandanswerthequestioins.Answerpassage15Answerpassage18Keywordsandexpressions1.begoodatdoingsth.2.It’s+adj.+todosth.3.watchsb.dosth./doing

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