Unit 3 Bursting the Magic Bubble

Hale Waihona Puke 4. The Heist (rob) Brown recruited a number of participants in the show and trained them, then manipulated them into robbing a police car in broad daylight.
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The Last Leaf (2380words)
---O. Henry Summary and comment.


Unit 3 Bursting the Magic Bubble
Unit 3 Bursting the Magic Bubble

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ment on magic performance. Do you like LiuQian? 2.Which elements contribute to a successful magic performance? 3. According to the text, will magic lose its charm? Why?


Magicians

Harry Houdini Derren Brown Uri Geller
Harry Houdini (1874 –1926)

American magician (born in Hungary), famous for his ability to escape from chains, handcuffs straitjackets padlocked containers.
Uri Geller (1946---)


is an Israeli-born, self-proclaimed psychic (巫 师)living in England， known for his trademark television performances of spoon bending and other supposed psychic effects. Throughout the years, Geller has been accused of using simple conjuring tricks to achieve the effects of psychokinesis(心灵致 动) and telepathy .
Elements contribute to magic performance


Psychological participation of audience Magician’s skills:
Dexterity Misdirect attention:
looking the wrong way; verbal suggestions, facial clues

3. The Gathering


During the show, Brown performed in a room and convinced the audience after leaving the room they would have no memory of the events. Half an hour later, the audience left the room and they couldn’t remember what had happened in the room.
Derren Brown (1971-)
Brown’s Shows

1. Mind control: mind reading 2. Waking Dead He is supposed to be able to put people into a catatonic trance(精神恍惚), then have them fire gun at actors pretending to be zombies.