1、B2U1Extended readingHave you watched the film before?What do you think of the film?INTRODUCTION PARTWhat can you know about Forrest Gump?Forrest Gump is a 1994 film starring Tom Hanks.It tells the story of Forrest Gump,a simple man with a warm personality.Despite an IQ of 75,he lives a truly amazing
2、 life.He sees,and sometimes influences,some of the major events of the United States in the second half of the 20th century.Mrs Gump and Forrest wait for the school bus.The bus pulls up as Mrs Gump prepares Forrest for his first day of school.MRS GUMP:You do your very best now,Forrest.FORREST:I sure
3、 will,Momma.FORREST(Voiceover):I remember the bus ride on the first day of school very well.FILM SCRIPTDialogueCharactersActionSCENE 1 Mrs Gump and Forrest wait for the school bus.The bus pulls up as Mrs Gump prepares Forrest for his first day of school.MRS GUMP:You do your very best now,Forrest.FOR
4、REST:I sure will,Momma.FORREST(Voiceover):I remember the bus ride on the first day of school very well.Whats the mothers attitude towards Forrest?What personality does Forrest have?loving,encouragingSCENE 2 The bus driver opens the door and looks down.Forrest walks to the steps of the bus and looks
5、at the bus driver.BUS DRIVER:Are you coming along?FORREST:Momma said not to be taking rides froam strangers.BUS DRIVER:This is the bus to school.FORREST:Im Forrest.Forrest Gump.BUS DRIVER:Im Dorothy Harris.FORREST:Well,now we arent strangers anymore.The bus driver smiles as Forrest steps up into the
6、 bus.What kind of person is Forrest?simple,innocent,sincereSCENE 3 Two young boys look up from the seat.BOY 1:This seats taken.BOY 2:Its taken.Forrest looks around.A larger girl moves over so Forrest cant sit next to her.She shakes her head.Forrest looks to the other side where a boy sits alone on a
7、 larger seat.The boy looks angrily at Forrest.BOY 3:You cant sit here.Why were the kids unwilling to let Forrest sit next to them?Try to understand the kids attitude towards Forrest and imitate their tones.FORREST(Voice-over):You know,its funny what a young man recollects.Because I dont remember bei
8、ng born.I,I.dont recall what I got for my first Christmas and I dont know when I went on my first outdoor picnic.But,I do remember the first time I heard the sweetest voice in the wide world.GIRL:You can sit here if you want.Forrest looks back at Jenny Curran,a young girl about Forrests age.FORREST(
9、Voiceover):I have never seen anything so beautiful in my life.She was like an angel.JENNY:Well,are you going to sit down,or arent you?Forrest sits down next to Jenny.SCENE 4Read the underlined words.Why does Forrest think so?JENNY:Whats wrong with your legs?FORREST:Um,nothing at all,thank you.My leg
10、s are just fine and dandy.FORREST(Voiceover):I just sat next to her on that bus and had a conversation all the way to school.JENNY:Then why do you have those shoes on?FORREST:My momma said my backs crooked like a question mark.These are going to make me as straight as an arrow.Theyre my magic shoes.
11、FORREST(Voiceover):And next to Momma,no one ever talked to me or asked me questions.JENNY:Are you stupid or something?FORREST:Momma says stupid is as stupid does.Jenny puts her hand out toward Forrest.Forrest reaches over and shakes her hand.JENNY:Im Jenny.FORREST:Im Forrest.Forrest Gump.FORREST(Voi
12、ceover):From that day on,we was always together.Jenny and me was like peas and carrots.What kind of person is Jenny?SCENE 4warm-hearted,directRetell the story by filling in the blanks The school bus _ as Mrs Gump was preparing Forrest for his first day of school.Since Mrs Gump told Forrest not to ta
13、ke rides from strangers,Forrest introduced himself to the bus driver before _ the bus.As Forrest walked down the bus,boys looked up from the seat,saying the seat taken.A larger girl also moved over so that Forrest couldt sit next to her.Luckily a girl called Jenny offers him a seat.This was the firs
14、t time that Forrest _ in the world.She was like an _.Jenny thought there was something wrong with Forrests legs on seeing his shoes.But Forrest thought his legs were _.He believed those shoes were magic shoes to make him _because his back was _.When asked whether he was stupid or something,Forrest o
15、nly answered:“_.”They introduced themselves to each other and from that day on,they were like _.pulled upstepping up intohad heard the sweetest voiceangelas straight as an arrowcrooked like a question markstupid is as stupid doespeas and carrotsfine and dandy HOMEWORKWatch the film Forrest Gump and write a film review,which should include:1.the main plot2.your favourite scene or lines3.what you learn from it
