1、Unit 4 stage and screen第四课时第四课时 Developing ideasDeveloping ideasDream of the Red ChamberDream of the Red Chamber,also called The Story of the Stone,written by Cao Xueqin,is one of Chinas Four Great Classical Novels.It was written during the Qing Dynasty.The novel is generally considered to be the gr
2、eatest of all Chinese novels and among the greatest in world literature.Dream of the Red Chamber The Great GatsbyThe Great Gatsby is a novel by the American author F.Scott Fitzgerald.First published in 1925,it is set on Long Islands North Shore and in New York City from spring to autumn of 1922,whic
3、h is ranked second in the Modern Librarys lists of the 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century.福尔摩斯福尔摩斯福尔摩斯福尔摩斯 Sherlock HolmesSherlock Holmes is a fictional consulting detective in London created by Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.Holmes is known for his proficiency with observatio
4、n,forensic science,and logical reasoning.Together with his assistant,Dr John H.Watson,he pursues criminals throughout London,the south of England,and continental Europe.Rickshaw Boy Rickshaw BoyWritten by Lao She,Rickshaw Boy is considered by many to be one of the masterpieces of modern Chinese lite
5、rature.It describes the difficult life of a rickshaw puller during the years of warlord turmoil.This book is famous for its vivid descriptions of life in the city of Beijing at the beginning of the 20th century.Moment in Peking Moment in Peking is a novel originally written in English by Chinese aut
6、hor Lin Yutang.The novel covers the turbulent events in China from 1900 to 1938,and it focuses on the lives of several different families and people,along with their interactions during that time.伊利亚特伊利亚特 The IliadThe Iliad is said to be an epic poem written by the blind poet Homer,which is not only
7、 an important ancient Greek literature,but also one of the classics in the West.The poem consists of 15,693 lines,divided into 24 volumes,and tells the story of the Greek expedition to Troy.1.Have you ever seen the movies or TV plays based on the books?2.Which is better in your opinion?Why?Now lets
8、read the passage to see the authors opinion.3.What do you think the movies or TV plays adapted from books?1.Understand the thematic meaning of the text and complete relevant exercises;2.Understand the argumentative methods of argumentative discourse;3.Form my own thoughts on familiar adapted film an
9、d television works;Learning aims:Read the passage and finish Ex.I and Ex.II(了解感知和深入学习了解感知和深入学习)on your learning paper.Please disscuss your confusions with your group members.Task1Scan the passage and answer the question.Which of the books are mentioned in the passage?The Great Gatsby and The Iliad.W
10、hats the authors central idea on movie adaptations?How does the author support it?The author thought movie adaptations fail to be equally great as the book.The author supported the idea by analyzing the reasons and giving some examples.Read the passage quickly and answer the questions.Task2Read the
11、passage carefully and answer the questions.1.How do you understand“All too often,great words end up being turned into cinematic turkeys”?Movie adaptations fail to convey the ideas of books.2.What are the qualities for a good movie according to the author?Good stories,strong characters and impressive
12、 images.3.Whats the authors attitude towards movies adapted from books?Optimistic.Task3Match the authors opinions about the movie adaptations to the examples from the passage.HARRY POTTER The Great Gastsby THE ODYSSEY Alice in Wonderland The ILIAD abcde Task4What does the author want to talk about i
13、n this article?AWe shouldnt judge a movie by the rules of its book version.BBooks are better than their movie versions.CMovies have more impressed characters than books.DMovies always make us disappointed.Whats the function of Paragraph 2?ATo raise the readers cultural awareness.BTo prove good movie
14、s need good stories.CTo further confirm that good books always end up being turned into bad movies.DTo show that movies need impressive images.Task5From Paragraph 3,we can know that_ Areading a book is a waste of time Bproducing a film results in something important lost compared with the book versi
15、on Ca film only needs less than two hours DHarry Potter is a great successWhy do movies always disappoint us?ABecause they didnt choose a good theme.BBecause they are often different from those in the books.CBecause they are badly performed.DBecause different audience have different views.Task5 Intr
16、oduction The body Conclusion GOOD BOOK,BAD MOVIE?Great words end up being turned into cinematic“turkeys”.Para.1IdeasPara.2Para.3Para.4l The Great Gatsbyl The Odysseyl Alice in Wonderland Harry PotterThe Iliad Examples Sherlock,Mad Men The Great GatsbyPara.51.Books and movies have different rules.2.T
17、here are a thousand Hamlets in a thousand peoples eyes.We should judge a movie in its own right.Audiences turn to television series.Great 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.Good stories Stron
18、g characters Impressive images1.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.定语从句something 做先行词时，关系代词只能用做先行词时，关系代词只能用that.withwith的复合的复合结构作状语结构作状语 宾语宾语 宾语
19、补足语宾语补足语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，有的书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。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。2.Perhaps,one day,readers of F.Scott Fitzgeralds most admired work will find themselves glued to their screens by episodes of The Great Gatsby.find sb/sth doneHe found himself cheat
20、ed.他他发现自己被骗了发现自己被骗了。After he entered his room,the man found his computer stolen.那男人进入他的房间后，那男人进入他的房间后，发现他的电脑被偷了发现他的电脑被偷了。发现某人或某物处在某状态发现某人或某物处在某状态be glued to.Why must you always be glued to the TV?你为何一定要你为何一定要一直一直盯着盯着电视电视看看呢呢？Dont be always glued to the phone,its bad for your eyes.不要总是不要总是盯着盯着手机手机，这对
21、你的眼睛不好。，这对你的眼睛不好。盯着盯着看看也许有一天，也许有一天，F.F.斯科特斯科特 菲茨杰拉德最杰出作品的读者菲茨杰拉德最杰出作品的读者们，会发现自己已被了不起的盖茨比的剧集深深吸们，会发现自己已被了不起的盖茨比的剧集深深吸引引。There is a saying that goes like“a picture is worth a thousand words.However,in my opinion,the 1_(brief)look at books and the movies based on them would lead to anyone questioning i
22、t.All too often,to our 2_(disappoint),great words end up being turned into cinematic turkeys.Of course,good movies need good stories,but one of the earliest and greatest works,Homers The Odyssey,never had an 3_(equal)great movie based on it.Movies need strong characters,but the movies based on The G
23、reat Gatsby have never been 4_(praise)as great.Why?One reason is 5_ when great books move to the big screen,some plot details and characters are lost.This is something that even Harry Potter movies cant escape from,with fans of the books disappointed not 6_(see)some of their favourite characters in
24、the movie versions.When 7_(thing)dont look the way people imagined them in the books,they also feel disappointed.There 8_(be)a thousand Hamlets in a thousand peoples eyes.What we should keep 9_ mind is that books and movies are two different forms of media and therefore have different rules.We shoul
25、d judge 10_ movie in its own right.briefestdisappointmentequallypraisedthatto seethingsareina1)Read the passages on page 44-45 and 47 again,understand these passages better.2)Complete the exercises of the guide plan.3)According to the characteristics of film review writing,complete the film review writing.Homework
