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UNIT 6 UNIT 6 THE MEDIATHE MEDIALesson 1 FROM PAGE TO SCREENTo read and talk about a film that is adapted from a book.To read for general understanding.To read for specific information.Whats your favorite book?Whats your favorite film/TV series?Is the film adapted from a book?Jane EyreLes MisrablesPair Work Have you ever watched a film that is adapted from a book? Which one do you think is better, the original book or the film made from it? Why?What are your opinions on the film adapted from book? I prefer the original book to the film. The atmosphere and the setting created in the book are hard to depict on the screen. Some alternations of the story in the film make the story less logical and compact than it originally was.Read the title “From Page to Screen” and predict what will be talked about in the passage. the history of adapted films? the development of adapted films? the challenges of adapted films? the benefits of adapted films? how people adapt the books into films?alter(atext)tomakeitsuitableforfilming,broadcasting,orthestageRead paragraph 1. What is the writers attitude towards it?I has been pessimisticmany times.He has been even disappointed by a film of a book.seeingorhavingatendencytoseetheworstaspectofthingsorbelievethattheworstwillhappen;lackinginhopeandconfidenceinthefutureRead the whole article. Complete the diagram on page 53, focusing on the source materials for adapted films and the main challenges faced by filmmakers. Discuss the diagram first. Read the text. Underline the topic sentence in each paragraph and the supporting details.The Source MaterialsPage_booksScreen_filmsTheMainChallengesforFilmmakersclassic novelsshort storiescomic booksstage playsbiographiesautobiographiesTheMainChallengesforFilmmakers TheoriginalVSFilm It becomes a question for screen writers to decide what is appropriate for the screen and what to leave out. TheCastIts difficult to find actors acceptable to film audiences. TechnicalReasons Some films are difficult to be adapted for technical reasons. TheScreenwriterIf the writers are the screen writers, they may be too close to the material and find it difficult to adapt to a new form; if the writers are not, they may be very unsatisfied with the film versions of the book.Talk about the reasons why many adaptations fail with both cinema audiences and critics based on the diagram.criticisapersonwhowritesandexpressesopinionsaboutthingssuchasbooks,movies,music,orart.Many adaptations fail because:Films have to be a specific length causing parts of the book to be left out.Finding actors acceptable to film audiences is the key to readers imagination of characters.Read the article carefully and fill in the following blanks.Para.1The writersopinionAlthough highly 1. _ books do not always make good films, great films may be made from not particularly good books.Para. 2The sourcesfor a filmclassic novels short stories comic books stage playsnon-fiction, such as biographies and autobiographiesQuestions tobe askedWhy do many adaptations and remakes fail with both cinema audiences and critics?Why do some adaptations get lower 4. _ than others?regardedratingsParas.3-6The answers to the questionsabove.Being not close tothe original Screenwriters leaving out something because of the length of a film Screenwriters changing the plot and endings, working on additions to please producers, directors and test audiencesThe cast Readers using their imaginations to5. _ characters Readers definite ideas about howcharacters should look and soundThe disadvantagesfor book writers to do film adaptations. Book writers being too close to thematerial Book writers being very 6. _ with the film versions of their worksPara. 7There are some highly 7. _ films made from popular books.visualiseunsatisfiedsuccessfulChoose the right answers.1. In what situation adaptations from books to films possibly satisfy the audiences? A. Adaptations of lower expectation from audiences. B. Adaptations of popular books. C. Adaptations of good books. D. Adaptations of books that audiences love.A2. Novelist J. D. Salinger is mentioned in the last paragraph in order to _. A. tell us how disappointed the audiences are B. show that many authors are involved in the process of making film C. prove that authors may not neccesarily be good screenwriters D. show some writers are against the idea of making books into filmsD3. What is the purpose of the passage? A. To argue that good books should be adapted to films. B. To persuade the audience to accept the adaptations from books to films. C. To explain the reasons why many adaptations from books to films failed. D. To inform that adaptations should be based on various kinds of books.C1. Why do audiences always have the feeling of “the film is not like the book”? Because the films length is about two hours, some plots are left out or changed. Even the endings may be changed.2. What factors should be taken into consideration when adapting books into films? The selection of casts, the use of technology and the screenwriters should be considered when adapting books into films.3. What is the authors opinion at the end about adapted films? Highlight the evidence in the article. Do you agree with the authors point of view? Why or why not? The author is negative about it, because he says that “it is always a bad idea to watch a film of a book you love”.Read the article and discuss how the author develops his argument. Underline the related sentences in the article.1. How did he introduce the problem?2. From what aspects did he analyze the problem?3. How did the author conclude his argument?Use the correct form of the words below to complete the sentences.pessimistic, journalist, generate, rating, adaptation, liberty, appropriate, screenwriter, cast, version, critic, visualize1. Some film _ get lower _ than the original books because they often fail with both cinema audiences and _.2. Arts _ James Hope has often been _ about a film of a book he loves.adaptationscriticsratingspessimistic, journalist, generate, rating, adaptation, liberty, appropriate, screenwriter, cast, version, critic, visualizejournalistpessimistic3. _ have difficulty deciding what is _ for the screen and take creative _ by changing the plot and making additions.4. The _ may be the problem. Readers _ characters and have definite ideas about how they should look and sound.Screenwritersappropriatelibertycastvisualisepessimistic, journalist, generate, rating, adaptation, liberty, appropriate, screenwriter, cast, version, critic, visualise5. CGI (Computer _ Image) technology has made it possible for the previously unfilmable to become a reality.6. Writers have sometimes been very unsatisfied with the film _ of their books.Generatedversionspessimistic, journalist, generate, rating, adaptation, liberty, appropriate, screenwriter, cast, version, critic, visualizeDiscuss a film/TV series you have watched that is adapted from a book. How does the film/TV series differ frim the book? Do you think it is as good as the book? Why or why not?non-fiction, pessimistic, adaptation, expectation what you think or hope will happen expecting that bad things will happen in the future books about real facts or events, not imagined ones a film or television program that is based on a book or playMatch the words with the correct meanings.pessimisticnon-fictionexpectationadaptationcategory, biography, version, cast, liberty a book that tells what has happened in someones life the freedom and the right to do whatever you want without asking permission all the people who perform in a film a group of people or things that are all of the same type a copy of something that has been changed so that it is slightly differentlibertycastbiographycategoryversionvisualize, critic, generate, appropriate, classic someone whose job is to make judgments about the qualities of art correct or suitable for a particular time, situation, or purpose to produce or cause something to form a picture of someone or something in your mind admired by many people, and having a value that has continued for a long timeappropriategeneratecriticvisualizeclassicChoose one of the following three movies, watch it and then read the original book from which the film was adapted. Compare what you read and what you watch and thendecide which one is better.