1、第二册 第4单元 Developing ideas 阅读课高一年级 英语学习目标1.通过扫读快速获取信息。2.理解课文内容，思考“好书坏电影?”这一现象产生的原因，并能够形成自己的看法。3.掌握论说文的写作特点和论述方式。1.Have you ever read any of this books?What are they about?2.Have you ever seen the movies or TV plays based on these books?What do you think of them?红楼梦The Great Gatsby is a 1925 novel wri
2、tten by American author F.Scott Fitzgerald.Though now regarded as one of the greatest American novels,the book sold poorly to begin with and Fitzgerald died before it received acclaim in the Jazz Age of the 1920s,the story primarily really concerns the young and mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and
3、 his passion for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan.As the narrative progresses,it shows Gatsbys rise from humble origins to immense wealth,all in a quest to win back Daisy,his first love.了不起的盖茨比Activity 2Now please scan the passage.Find out which of the books in Activity 1 are mentioned.You can quickly g
4、et the answers by scanning the capitalized italics(大写斜体字).Introduction The body Conclusion GOOD BOOK,BAD MOVIE?Reading taskRead Para.1 and find out the authors opinion on the movie adaptations?They say that“a picture is worth a thousand words”,but the briefest look at books and the movies based on t
5、hem would have anyone questioning this common saying.All too often,great words end up being turned into cinematic“turkeys”.Para.1 What is the authors opinion?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 t
6、his common saying.All too often,great words end up being turned into cinematic“turkeys”.Ideas Introduction The body.Conclusion.GOOD BOOK,BAD MOVIE?Great words end up being turned into cinematic“turkeys”.Para.1Para.2 What factors is a good movie supposed to have?Good movies need good stories.If so,wh
7、y has one of the earliest and greatest works in Western storytelling,Homers The Odyssey,never had an equally great movie based on it?Movies need strong characters.So why have the movies based on The Great Gatsby never been praised as“great”?Movies of course need impressive images,so why has Alice in
8、 Wonderland only resulted in movies best described as“interesting”?Good movies need good stories.If so,why has one of the earliest and greatest works in Western storytelling,Homers The Odyssey,never had an equally great movie based on it?Movies need strong characters.So why have the movies based on
9、The Great Gatsby never been praised as“great”?Movies of course need impressive images,so why has Alice in Wonderland only resulted in movies best described as“interesting”?Standing in audiences position,the author tells us a good movie is supposed to have these qualities:1.good stories;2.strong char
10、acters;3.impressive images.Para.2 What factors is a good movie supposed to have?Para.3 What are the reasons for bad movies?One of the key reasons behind this is that while a book usually takes a few days to read,a movie typically lasts under two hours.This means that great books can lose plot detail
11、s and characters when they move to the big screen.This is something that even 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.天津市战天津市战“疫疫”精品微型课精品微型课Para.4 What are the reasons for bad m
12、ovies?Movies also disappoint us when things dont look the way we imagined them in the books.Take,for example,the epic movie Troy,which is in part based on Homers The Iliad and was met with mixed reviews from the audience.The most questionable issue was the actress chosen to play the part of Helen.Ma
13、ny 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.uStanding in readers position:Paras.3-4 What are the reasons for bad movies?uStanding in readers position:Reason1:Some movies lost plot details and character
14、s.Reason2:Some movies cant reach their imagination,so they arent satisfied with the movie.Paras.3-4 What are the reasons for bad movies?One of the key reasons behind this is that while a book usually takes a few days to read,a movie typically lasts under two hours.This means that great books can los
15、e plot details and characters when they move to the big screen.This is something that even 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)Paras.3-4 What are the reasons for bad
16、 movies?Movies also disappoint us when things dont look the way we imagined them in the books.Take,for example,the epic movie Troy,which is in part based on Homers The Iliad and was met with mixed reviews from the audience.The most questionable issue was the actress chosen to play the part of Helen.
17、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)Paras.3-4 What are the reasons for bad movies?Introduction The body l Conclusion Great words end up being turned into cinematic“turkeys”.Good movie
18、 needs:Para.2Para.3Para.4Para.1GOOD BOOK,BAD MOVIE?IdeasExamples Introduction The body lThe Great GatsbylThe OdysseylAlice in Wonderland Conclusion Great words end up being turned into cinematic“turkeys”.Good movie needs:Good stories Strong characters Impressive imagesPara.2Para.3Para.4Para.1GOOD BO
19、OK,BAD MOVIE?IdeasExamples Introduction The body lThe Great GatsbylThe OdysseylAlice in Wonderland Harry Potter Conclusion Great words end up being turned into cinematic“turkeys”.Good movie needs:Good stories Strong characters Impressive imageslGreat books can lose plot details and characters when t
20、hey move to the big screen.Para.2Para.3Para.4Para.1GOOD BOOK,BAD MOVIE?IdeasExamples Introduction The body lThe Great GatsbylThe OdysseylAlice in Wonderland Harry PotterThe Iliad Conclusion Great words end up being turned into cinematic“turkeys”.Good movie needs:Good stories Strong characters Impres
21、sive imageslGreat books can lose plot details and characters when they move to the big screen.Movies also disappoint us when things dont look the way we imagined.Para.2Para.3Para.4Para.1GOOD BOOK,BAD MOVIE?IdeasExamples Match the authors opinions about the movie adaptations to the examples from the
22、passage.p1.Some parts of the story and some characters are missing in the movie.p2.The visual images are not as striking as the descriptions in the book.p3.The movie is not as great as the book.p4.The movie doesnt look the way we visualized while reading the book.p5.The characters do not stand out.T
23、he OdysseyWonderlandAlice inThe ILIADabcdeMatch the authors opinions about the movie adaptations to the examples from the passage.1.Some parts of the story and some characters are missing in the movie.题干关键词 图片定位 同义匹配Match the authors opinions about the movie adaptations to the examples from the pass
24、age.1.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 movie doesnt look the way we visualised while reading the book.5.The characters do not stand out.The Odysse
25、yWonderlandAlice inThe ILIADabcdeMatch the authors opinions about the movie adaptations to the examples from the passage.1.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 b
26、ook.4.The movie doesnt look the way we visualised while reading the book.5.The characters do not stand out.The ILIADWonderlandAlice inThe OdysseyabcdePara.5 What is the authors conclusion?There are a thousand Hamlets in a thousand peoples eyes.Furthermore,books and movies are two different forms of
27、media and therefore have different rules.With this in mind,perhaps we should judge a movie in its own right,and not against its original source.Interestingly,audiences have in recent years turned to television series such as Sherlock or Mad Men,which can have many characters and gradual plot develop
28、ment.Perhaps,one day,readers of F.Scott Fitzgeralds most admired work will find themselves glued to their screens by episodes of The Great Gatsby.Introduction The body pThe Great GatsbypThe OdysseypAlice in Wonderland p p Harry Potterp The Iliad Conclusion Great words end up being turned into cinema
29、tic“turkeys”.lGood movie needs:Good stories Strong characters Impressive imageslGreat books can lose plot details and characters when they move to the big screen.lMovies also disappoint us when things dont look the way we imagined.Para.2Para.3Para.4Para.1Para.5GOOD BOOK,BAD MOVIE?IdeasExamples Intro
30、duction The body pThe Great GatsbypThe OdysseypAlice in Wonderland p Harry Potterp The Iliad Conclusion.Great words end up being turned into cinematic“turkeys”.lGood movie needs:Good stories Strong characters Impressive imageslGreat books can lose plot details and characters when they move to the bi
31、g screen.lMovies also disappoint us when things dont look the way we imagined.Sherlock,Mad Men The Great GatsbyPara.2Para.3Para.4Para.11.Books and movies have different rules.2.There are a thousand Hamlets in a thousand peoples eyes.We should judge a movie in its own right.Audiences turn to televisi
32、on series.Para.5GOOD BOOK,BAD MOVIE?IdeasExamples Introduction The body pThe Great GatsbypThe OdysseypAlice in Wonderland p p Harry Potterp The Iliad Conclusion Great words end up being turned into cinematic“turkeys”.lGood movie needs:Good stories Strong characters Impressive imageslGreat books can
33、lose plot details and characters when they move to the big screen.lMovies also disappoint us when things dont look the way we imagined.Sherlock,Mad Men The Great GatsbyPara.2Para.3Para.4Para.11.Books and movies have different rules.2.There are a thousand Hamlets in a thousand peoples eyes.We should
34、judge a movie in its own right.Audiences turn to television series.Para.5GOOD BOOK,BAD MOVIE?IdeasExamplesExamples in argumentative essays:To explain ideas and concepts;To support arguments;As a way of providing additional information.1.What books would you like to see made into movies?Why?2.What ot
35、her reasons do you think make movie adaptations less satisfactory than the original books?Think and shareWork individually.Give a talk about a movie adapted from a book.Title of the book:Yourpointofview(successful/disappointing)Reasons:Organise your talk following the steps below.Introduce the book.
36、Describe the movie adaptation.Give your opinion of the movie adaptation.Activity 4 Introduce the book_iswrittenby_,whichtells/recounts._isconsideredtobe.Describe the movie adaptation_isa_moviedirectedbyBasedon_,_is.Themovieshows/describes.Themoviewoncriticalacclaim/receivednegativereviewsfor.Activit
37、y 4 YourpointofviewI think it is successful/disappointing.Reasons:_isa_moviedirectedbyBasedon_,_is.Themovieshows/describes.Themoviewoncriticalacclaim/receivednegativereviewsfor.Background information Troy is a 2004 American movie directed by Wolfgang Petersen and loosely based on Homers epic The Ili
38、ad.The movie shows the assault（attack）on Troy by the Greek forces and described the fates of the man involved.In Greek mythology,Helen was known as the most beautiful woman in the world,and her abandonment of her Spartan husband Menelaus for Paris of Troy provided the pretext（reason）for the Trojan W
39、ar.伊利亚特 Sample Writing The Iliad is an epic poem,reputedly by the Ancient Greek poet Homer,which recounts the last weeks of the Trojan War.The Iliad is considered to be the earliest work in the Western literary tradition,and has featured in many other later Greek,Roman and Renaissance writings.Troy
40、is a 2004 American movie directed by Wolfgang Petersen and loosely based on Homers epic The Iliad.The movie shows the assault on Troy by the Greek forces and described the fates of the man involved.I think it is successful/disappointing.One of the key reasons is It also disappoints us when Take,for example,The most satisfying thing was The most questionable issue was伊利亚特Homework 假如你是李津，你的一名国外朋友想了解你对名著改编电影的看法。请你给他回一封Email，通过举例论证，推荐一部好的电影改编作品或评论一部你认为失败的电影改编作品。Please draw your own mind map about a movie adaptation and write an essay.Thank you and wish you all greater progress.
