Unit5SurprisesatthestudioreadingAgreatinventionwithpicturesandsounds:Itwasinventedin1920s.lives;Ithasgreatlychangedinformationcommunication;people’swaysofthinking.Wehaveone,two,orevenmoreofthemathome.Aguess-game:WhatkindofinformationcanwegetfromNEWS?NewsprogrammecankeepusinformedofwhatishappeningaroundusandintheworldSportsTrafficWeatherAccidentDisasterLocallifePolitics…entertainmentcartoonlaweconomy/businessdocumentary……EntertainmentATVquizprogrammecontestantsstudiodirectorcameramanWhatcanweknowfromthetitle---Surprisesatthestudio?SurprisesatthestudioSurprisesPrediction:Skimming:ReadLine5-14&Line24-36veryquicklyandtrytotick(√)thesurprisesatthestudio.Notetheremaybeextraones.surprisesatthestudio(Line5-14&Line24-36)Thedirectoralsofainted.Angelavolunteeredtotaketheplace.Angelabeattheothercontestants25minuteslater.Angelawonthegrandprizethatnight.√√√√Awomancontestantfainted5minutesbeforethefilming.Scanning:Readthetextagainandtrytofindthedetailedinformationofthetext.1.ReadLine1to14andanswerquestions:(1)Howsoonwouldthefilmingstart?(2)WhywasMandyglad?(3)Whathappenedtothewomancontestant?(4)WhatdidAngelado?Thefilmingwouldstartin5minutes.Becauseshewasnotoneofthecontestants.Shefainted.Sheraisedherhandandvolunteeredtoattendtheprogram.2.ReadLine15totheendanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsare“T”or“F”,If“F”,correctthem.MandywasterrificwhileAngelawastense.Angelawassoonaheadoftheothertwocontestants.Mandychewedherfingernailswhileshewatched.Angelahadbeatentheothercontestantstwentyminuteslater.Mandywasexcited,butshecouldkeepstill.Angelawonthegrandprize---atriptoParis.(F)(T)(T)(F)(F)(T)Sowhataboutyourprediction,wasitclosetothetext?1.Awomancontestantfainted5minutesbeforethefilming.2.Angelavolunteeredtotaketheplace.3.Angelabeattheothercontestants25minuteslater.4.Angelawonthegrandprizethatnight.Themainsurprisesatthestudio:winthegrandprize;25;aheadof;contestants;atripto;director;whispered;6;getting…rightstudio;terrific;volunteered;beaten;faintedstudiodirectorwhisperedcontestantsfaintedvolunteeredterrificaheadof25beaten6winthegrandprizegettingrightatriptoInthe______,the________wasbusygettingeverythingready.Mandy__________shewasgladnottobeoneofthe____________whileAngelawouldlovetobeoneofthem.Suddenly,onewomancontestant_______forshewastooworried.SoAngela____________toattendit.Angelawas______.Sinceshewassoon_________theother2contestants.____minuteslater,shehad________thecontestants.Shehadtoanswer___morequestionsto___________________.Angelakept________thequestions______andwontheprize------_________tothelovelycityofParis.Practice:Ifpossible,whodoyouwanttobe,MandyorAngela,why?FromAngela,couldyouhaveanyideaofhowtoachievesuccess?Assignment:1.Reviewthewordsandexpressionsinthetext.2.Sincethisisjustanexcerptfromthenovel,makeaguesswhatwillhappenafterAngelahaswontheprize.
