Bring sign language to BGT stage手语登上《英国达人秀》舞台

管君茹

在《英国达人秀》节目中，一个小女孩和一个使用手语的合唱团赢得了晋级的机会。

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1 A little girl honored by Simon Cowell at thePride of Britain Awards and a choir that used signlanguage have won a place in the live shows ofBritains Got Talent after David Walliams pressedhis golden buzzer.

2 Ella Chadwick was 11 when she received theChild of Courage prize from the reality show judge at the star?studded ceremony afterraising ?3，000 for the hospital where she has been treated for nephrotic syndrome （肾病综合征）， a kidney disorder which led to her undergoing 40 operations including a life?savingkidney transplant operation.

3 Cowell and Ella reunited on stage as she auditioned （试镜） with the signing choirSign Along With Us on the first episode of the new series of the talent show. Ella and thechoir members， who are aged between 4 and 58， sang and signed along to The GreatestShowman hit This Is Me.

4 After the performance， Cowell said，“ I have to admit I have a friend of mine in thischoice， Ella. His fellow judge Alesha Dixon was left in tears by the audition and said，“ Igenuinely cannot find the words.” Amanda Holden told the choir，“ That song is such ananthem for people who maybe don't feel part of the world or part of anything and I just found it really， really moving， and absolutely brilliant.”

5 Walliams said，“ Every single one of you gave everything to this performance. Anamazing and powerful message is put out there and all I can say is...” before hitting thegolden buzzer， which allows the choir to skip the next stages of the show and get a place inthe live shows later this year.

6 Also impressing the judges was the XIX Crew dance troupe， who travelled fromMumbai in India to show off their acrobatic routine （雜技动作）， which culminated （到达顶点） in seven people sitting on each other's shoulders. The judge was also moved byfather?and?son magic duo James and Dylan Piper， from South Wales， who incorporatedCowell's son Eric into their act.

Reading Check

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1. Who won a place in the live shows of Britain's Got Talent？

A. Ella Chadwick and the choir.

B. The XIX Crew dance troupe.

C. The father?and?son magic duo.

D. Ella Chadwick and David Walliams.

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2. What award did Ella Chadwick received when she was 11？

A. ?3，000 for a hospital.

B. The Pride of Britain Awards.

C. The Child of Courage prize.

D. Britain's Got Talent's winner.

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3. Who was moved to tears by the audition？

A. Simon Cowell.

B. Ella Chadwick.

C. David Walliams.

D. Alesha Dixon.

Language Study

Ⅰ. Difficult sentence in the text

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Ⅱ. Fill in the blanks with the words and phrases in the box in proper forms.

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