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Background Information. VS. ?. 12%. Simon. Direction: Watch the video about American Idol, and decide whether these statements are true or false. F. In this 4th season, the performance is better than the previous ones. For each episode, about 30 million people are watching it.

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  1. Background Information VS ? 12%

  2. Simon

  3. Direction: Watch the video about American Idol, and decide whether these statements are true or false. F In this 4th season, the performance is better than the previous ones. For each episode, about 30 million people are watching it. 30 million American were watching Bush's Address that night. About 22 million viewers of American idol are women aged 18 to 49. People love American idol because all the singers are great. Commander-in-Chief used to be very successful. Judge Simon is very kind and easy to deal with. The Winter Olympics is likely to beat American Idol. F F T F T F F

  4. Direction: Watch the three video clips from American Idol, and try to answer the questions.

  5. ① How many contestants are there in the hall? ② How do the judges decide who will be going home? ③ Before meeting the judges for the final results, where can the contestants collect themselves? 44. They look through their notes and review their performances to make their final decision. The elevator.

  6. ④ How old is Ayla Brown? ⑤ What are the two focuses in Ayla’s life? ⑥ What did Randy, the black judge, think of Ayla’s audition? How about Simon? ⑦ Who gave Ayla’s another chance? 17. Singing and basketball. Randy thought though not blown away, that was a good audition, and she had good voice, so he said “yes”; while Simon thought there was something empty about her audition, thus gave a “no”. Paula, the woman judge.

  7. ⑧ Why does Simon like the competition? Because it gives the underdog a shot (the ordinary people a chance to show themselves).

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