新应用大学英语第一册新版课件Unit-2-Idol.pptxVIP

;Objectives;;;;;;PartA_1;In-depth Reading;;1 Behind the steel barriers, I anxiously awaited the cast to come out. I had just seen Newsies, a skillfully choreographed and executed Broadway show based on the movie of the same name. However, I wasn’t just waiting for an autograph. I wasn’t just waiting for a picture—no, I was waiting to meet my idol, Alex Wong.;;4 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 passionate he was about dancing, I couldn’t 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.;6 Behind those steel barriers, I tried my best to 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 couldn’t help but say “You did an amazing job!” After he thanked me for something he’d already heard probably a thousand times I said, “Thank you so much, Alex. You inspired me to dance again!” (which was all I could really say, I’m such a crybaby and I was so close to crying). By the way his eyes lit up and the corners of his lips turned up into a genuine smile, you could tell he hadn’t heard that before. He replied with a simple “Thank you, you’re so sweet!” and after saying goodbye, moved onto the next group.;7 Meeting my idol was an amazing experience—it’s one thing to see a performance on television, but another thing entirely to see it on stage, right in front of you. Seeing all of this positive energy personified is like nothing else. Ever since meeting Alex Wong, I can’t say I’ve danced the same. I put more of myself into it, making