Unit 3 Actors and Actresses

Unit 3 Actors and Actresses

Skill Training

Practice 1

1.catalyst:accelerator 2.adept:skilled

3.loquacious:talkative 4.polyglot:a person who speaks more than one language

5.mop up:take in

Practice 2

1.A 2.C 3.A 4.C 5.B

Practice 3

1—a;2—c;3—e;4—b;5—d.

Reading in Depth

Pre-reading

Exercise 1

Most Trustworthy Celebrity in Hollywood

Exercise 2

1.Tom Hanks 2.Carol Burnett 3.Morgan Freeman 4.Michael J.Fox 5.Betty White

Re-reading

Exercise 1

1.T 2.F 3.T 4.F 5.F 6.T 7.T

Exercise 2

1.trick:cheat,deceive 2.triumph: success

3.perceive:consider,regard 4.credible:trustworthy,believable

5.shill:popularize 6.sandwich:sit or be between two persons or things

Reading the News

Exercise 1

1.T 2.F 3.F 4.F

Exercise 2

1.A 2.B 3.A

Exercise 3

1.remake means:recreation that is created again or anew

2.animated film means:cartoon movie

3.titular role means:leading actor

4.release means:show,

5.initial means:first