RainstormsAsia（P4-5）.ppt

Rain storms Asia ? (P4-5) 北京一零一中学 戴群 * * Curriculum focus Language skills: reading for details; writing profiles Character building: learning about the inspiring story of a successful pop star Pre-reading What sort of music do you like? Do you like pop music? Who is your favourite pop singer? What are his/her famous songs? Do you know “Rain”, the South Korean pop star? What is his real name? What are his popular songs? What other Korean pop stars do you know? While reading Read the passage for the first time and put the following statements in the right order. Rain released his first Chinese single “Shou Ji”. Rain danced at a school event and won applause for the first time. Park kept on giving Rain advice without knowing whether he was taking it in or not. Rain released his Japanese single “Free Way”. He became known for the song “Nappun Namja (Bad Guy)”. Rain didn’t talk much and wasn’t active. Park was deeply moved by Rain’s efforts. F B C G E D A 2. Read the passage again. Finish the following exercises: True or False “Free Way” was Rain’s first Japanese single. When “Shou Ji” was released, Rain was 24 years old. He had money problems when he was learning to dance. Popular as Rain is, he is still modest and hardworking. T T T F 5. He began to study dance in a studio after graduation from high school. 6. Rain has a powerful character no matter where he is. 7. Rain, as well as his friend Park, found it hard to express emotions. 8. Rain is very welcome all over the world. F F F F B. Fill in the blanks with the given words according to their meanings in the passage. release; volunteer; passion; struggle; emotion; attempt; modest Being a successful speaker, he always speaks in public with __________. The boys ___________ to go camping but were stopped by their parents. The movie “Da Vinci Code” has been _________ in China. passion attempted released 4) Shes very _________ about her success and never says much about it.