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1、New Applied College English Book 1外语教学与研究出版社桂林理工大学大学英语1ObjectivesAfter studying this unit, you will be able to: earn how to take inspiration from your idol;learn why you should stop comparing yourself to others;write compound sentences and complex sentences;use infinitives correctly;know how to cond
2、uct an interview with your idol.ContentWriting & GrammarWriting & Grammar 1234In-depth ReadingIn-depth ReadingApplied Listening and Speaking Applied Listening and Speaking 5Team Project & GlimpseTeam Project & GlimpseWarm up6Further ReadingFurther ReadingTask 1 Underline the words and expressions th
3、at can be used to describe your idol, and you may add more words and expressions on the line if necessary.Task 1Task 2About My IdolOf his / her nationality Chinese, German, Japanese, American, British, FrenchOf his / her career a singer, a writer, a farmer, an engineer, an actor, a teacher, a (n) ar
4、tistOf his / her interest singing, dancing, reading, traveling, cooking, hikingNext Task 1Task 2About My IdolOf his / her hairblond, black, gray, brown, braided, straight, curly, baldOf his / her face round, thin, heart-shaped, square, fleshy, longOf his / her clothesfashionable, casually dressed, w
5、ell dressed, smart, tidyOf his / her heighttall, short, medium-height, 1.72 meters highOf his / her buildstrong, stout, slim, bony, broad-shouldered, well-builtOf his / her qualitiessociable, quiet, bad-tempered, easy-going, open-minded, active,confident, helpful, friendly, intelligent, thoughtful,
6、fun, brave, kind,loving, strict, aspiring, ambitious, diligentText StudyComprehensionExercisesD De et ta ai il le ed d S St tu ud dy yT Te ex xt t A An na al ly ys si is s 1 Behind the steel barriers, I anxiously awaited the cast to come out. I had just seen Newsies, a skillfully choreographed and e
7、xecuted Broadway show based on the movie of the same name. However, I wasnt just waiting for an autograph. I wasnt just waiting for a pictureno, I was waiting to meet my idol, Alex Wong.2 For as long as I can remember, Ive been dancing. I took an Irish step dancing class at the age of three, and hav
8、e fallen in love with every kind of dance ever since. I took inspiration from all of the successes I sawMichael Jackson in his Thriller music video (and every other Ive seen after that), Britney Spearsyou name it, I danced to it. There was something so empowering about dancingI love the way that I c
9、ould express my thoughts and feelings without saying a word.TranslationText StudyComprehensionExercisesD De et ta ai il le ed d S St tu ud dy yT Te ex xt t A An na al ly ys si is s3 But as any parent can tell you, dance is very expensive. Apart from classes, private lessons (if classes werent enough
10、), shoes (that wore out easily and needed to be constantly replaced), recital outfits, and everything else in between add to a small fortune. I was lucky enough to be put through a combined Jazz-Ballet class when I was eleven years old. I was absolutely crushed when I realized I wouldnt be able to r
11、eturn for a second year, but never understood why. For the absolute longest time I thought that I simply wasnt good enough to continue dancingthat I wasnt worth the investment. From that point on, my once passionate love for dance slowly drifted away.TranslationText StudyComprehensionExercisesD De e
12、t ta ai il le ed d S St tu ud dy yT Te ex xt t A An na al ly ys si is s4 Until one day, when I happened to be flipping channels I found the television show So You Think You Can Dance, and watched the audition of Alex Wong. While I was watching him explain his story of how hard he worked and how pass
13、ionate he was about dancing, I couldnt help but want to embody that spirit too. Week after week I would watch him brilliantly perform a perfect piece, and I just became more and more inspired.TranslationText StudyComprehensionExercisesD De et ta ai il le ed d S St tu ud dy yT Te ex xt t A An na al l
14、y ys si is s5 It was then that I realized that I didnt need classes to learn how to danceI started mimicking what I saw on the show, going on YouTube, trying to find routines to learn in any kind of style I could. Thats when I started becoming involvedI volunteered as a dance teacher at my local mid
15、dle school, signing up to teach after-school dance workshops, doing anything that I could to dance and to teach others how to dance.TranslationText StudyComprehensionExercisesD De et ta ai il le ed d S St tu ud dy yT Te ex xt t A An na al ly ys si is s6 Behind those steel barriers, I tried my best t
16、o keep calm as he walked out to greet everyone, taking pictures and signing autographs. I was shocked when I actually came face to face with Alex. I had no idea what to say, so my friend asked him if she could get a picture of him and me (thankfully). After the picture, while he was signing my playbill, I couldnt help but say “You did an amazing job!” After he thanked me for something hed already heard probably a thousand times I said, “Thank you so much, Alex. You inspired me to dance again!” (
