1、Unit 4 Stage and screenDeveloping ideas:Good Book, Bad Movie?【大观念大观念】- - 艺术无界、文化共通艺术无界、文化共通了解中外不同的舞台和荧屏艺术形式中国：川剧、春晚、相声外国：芭蕾、外国歌手演 唱会、法国荒诞剧Lesson 1 Starting out &vocabulary感受中外艺术完美融合的舞台艺术形式京剧哈姆雷特观后感Lesson 2 Understanding ideas芭蕾舞剧牡丹亭观后感Lesson 3 Using language包容不同风格的舞台艺术形式了解世界著名的露天音乐会Lesson 4Listening
2、客观评判不同的艺术表现形式论说文学作品转换成影视艺术形式不成功的原因Lesson 5Developing ideas写关于公主日记的影评Lesson 6Writing传播美好艺术作品，形成跨文化意识。了解欣赏包容传播Lesson 7Presenting ideas电视节目类型：卡通、新闻、才艺秀、喜剧短片、记录片、脱口秀学会安排如何参加音乐会After this period of learning, you are expected to:(1)acquire and state the main idea of this passage and the authors attitude a
3、nd opinion through scanning;(2)present the structure of argumentative essays and retell the argumentative based on the mind-map;(3)accurately express your views of adaptation movies, explain your reasons, and support them with examples.Learning objectives:Good Book, Bad Movie?Have you ever read any
4、of these books?Before readingAlso called The Story of the Stone, it is one of Chinas Four Great Classical Novels.Holmes is a fictional consulting detective in London created by Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.Written by Lao She, it describes the difficult life of a rickshaw pull
5、er during the years of warlord turmoil.Originally written in English, it covers the turbulent events in China from 1900 to 1938, and it focuses on the lives of several families and people. Set in the Jazz Age of the 1920s, its regarded as one of the greatest American novels. The Iliad and The Odysse
6、y are two epic poems from Ancient Greece. They have had an enormous effect on Western culture.Good Book, Bad Movie?Before readingadaptations (movies based on books)Now lets read the passage to find out the authors opinion.Good Book, Bad Movie?While readingScan the passage and answer the question.Whi
7、ch of the books are mentioned in the passage?para.2 & para.4The Great Gatsby and The Iliad.While reading1 Some parts of the story and some characters are missing in the movie. 2 The visual images are not as striking as the descriptions in the book. 3 The movie is not as great as the book. 4 The movi
8、e doesnt look the way we visualised while reading the book. 5 The characters do not stand out.adcebMatch the authors opinions about the movie adaptations to the examples from the passage.Whats the authors central idea on movie adaptations? How does the author support it? The author thinks movie adap
9、tations fail to be equally great as the book. The author supports the idea by analyzing the reasons and giving some examples. While readingThe title is often the thesis statement and the question you are trying to answer.IntroductionBodyConclusionAuthors statement Supporting sentencesAuthors attitud
10、e After reading1. They say that “a picture is worth a thousand words”, but the briefest look at books and the movies based on them would have anyone questioning this common saying. (para. 1)be worth sth/doing sth used to recommend the action mentioned because you think it may be useful, enjoyable, e
11、tc This art collection is worth a large amount of money.这件艺术收藏品这件艺术收藏品值一大笔钱值一大笔钱。This idea is well worth considering.这个想法很这个想法很值得考虑值得考虑。What he said is based on fact.他所说的话是他所说的话是以以事实事实为根据为根据的。的。The story is based on real life.那故事是那故事是根据根据现实生活现实生活( (而写的而写的) )。The director had the trainees delivering
12、water all day. 主管主管让这个实习生整天送让这个实习生整天送水。水。He had us laughing during the lunchtime.他让我们在午饭期间他让我们在午饭期间一直笑个不停一直笑个不停。be based on: be founded onhave sb. doing: to make sb to do sth consistently After readingAfter reading1. They say that “a picture is worth a thousand words”, but the briefest look at books
13、 and the movies based on them would have anyone questioning this common saying. (para. 1)人们常说人们常说“一图一图胜胜千词千词”，但是简单对照一下书籍和，但是简单对照一下书籍和依据依据它它改编的电影，就会改编的电影，就会让人质疑让人质疑这种说法。这种说法。After reading2. All too often, great words end up being turned into cinematic “turkeys”. (para. 1)all too often: used for sayin
14、g that sth makes you sad or upset because it happens more often than you think it shouldend up (doing.): finally be or do sth很多时候，优秀的文字作品最终却变成了失败的电影。很多时候，优秀的文字作品最终却变成了失败的电影。turkey: (informal) movies or plays that are very unsuccessfulend up + doing/ adj. / as / with / in 3. This is something that ev
15、en the highly successful Harry Potter movies cant escape from, with fans of the books disappointed not to see some of their favourite characters in the movie versions. (para. 3)attibutive clause这是连大获成功的这是连大获成功的“哈利哈利 波特波特”系列电影也无法避免的事情，系列电影也无法避免的事情，有的书迷因为在电影中看不到自己最喜欢的一些角色而大失所望。有的书迷因为在电影中看不到自己最喜欢的一些角色而
16、大失所望。After readingwith复合结构：with+O+OC(adj/ adv / -ing/ -ed/ to do/介词短语)4. Many people thought she didnt live up to Helens title of “the most beautiful woman in the world”, influencing opinions of the movie to some extent. (para. 4)许多人认为她许多人认为她配不上配不上海伦海伦“世界上最美的女人世界上最美的女人”这一称号，这这一称号，这一定程度上一定程度上影响到了人们对这
17、部电影的评价。影响到了人们对这部电影的评价。live up to: fulfil the requirements or expectations of e.g. The film has certainly lived up to my expectations.to some extent: used to show how far sth is true or how great an effect it hase.g. To some extent this was the truth.After reading5. With this in mind, perhaps we shou
18、ld judge a movie in its own right, and not against its original source. (para. 5)知道了这一点知道了这一点，也许我们应该，也许我们应该从电影本身从电影本身来评价它，而不来评价它，而不是将它与原始版本进行对比。是将它与原始版本进行对比。with . in mind: while thinking about sb or sthe.g. With that in mind, lets turn to Page 77.in ones own right: by reason of ones own ability or
19、ownership etce.g. Her father is a famous author, but she is an excellent writer in her own right.After reading6. Perhaps, one day, readers of F. Scott Fitzgeralds most admired work will find themselves glued to their screens by episodes of The Great Gatsby. (para. 5)也许有一天，也许有一天，F.F.斯科特斯科特 菲茨杰拉德最杰出作品
20、的读者们，菲茨杰拉德最杰出作品的读者们，会会发现自己已被发现自己已被了不起的盖茨比的剧集了不起的盖茨比的剧集深深吸引深深吸引。After readingbe glued to: stare at find sb/sth done 发现某人发现某人/物处于某状态物处于某状态1. 我要告诉你一件事。(something定语从句) Here is something that I will tell you.2. 学生们眼睛盯着黑板在听老师讲课。(with复合结构) The students are listening to the teacher with their eyes fixed on
21、the blackboard.3. 我发现他对那个故事感兴趣。(find sb done) I find him interested in the story. C-E TranslationAfter reading123Takes a few days to readHas more plot _ and charactersCan_ the things in your own way1234A picture is worth _.Lasts under _ typicallyMay _ more _ _ when they move to the big screenMovies
22、adapted from books may be better or worse than your imagination.BookMovieTwo forms of mediadetailsa thousand wordstwo hoursloseBooks and movies have different _. So perhaps we should judge a movie _.in its own rightrulesimagineplot details and characters After readingAfter readingThink 1.What does t
23、he saying “There are a thousand Hamlets in a thousand peoples eyes” mean? Do you know of any similar sayings in Chinese? 2.What books would you like to see made into movies? Why?3.What other reasons do you think make movie adaptations less satisfactory than the original books?After readingSelf-evalu
24、ationAfter this lesson, I can rate my performance:3(excellent)2(not bad)1 (needs improving)1. I can acquire information quickly through scanning.2. I can explain the reasons of “Good book, bad movie”, give my own ideas and support them with examples.3. I can talk about a movie adaptation and comment
25、 on it.HomeworkPrepare a talk about a movie adapted from a book. Use the notes to help plan your talk.Introduce the book.Describe the movie adaptation.Give your opinion of the movie adaptation and your reasons.Organise your talk following the steps below.ReferenceThe best book-to-film adaptations ever, rankedhttps:/ films, Adaptations from Classic Literaturehttps:/ 10 Best Literary Film Adaptations of the Decadehttps:/
