1、Unit 6 The MediaWriting Workshop Warming-up1.What is the name of the film?2.Who are the main characters in the film?3.What is the film about?4.What is your opinion about the film?You are going to write a film review.Discuss the questions with your partner.Warming-upSample:My favourite movie is Under
2、 the Hawthorn Tree(山楂树之恋).The movie is a sad story about two lovers who couldnt be together.The characters are Jingqiu and Laosan.The story happened in the countryside in the 1970s.They fell in love with each other in that special time,but later something happened,making it a sad story.Reading 1.Wha
3、t is the name of the film?2.Who are the main characters in the film?3.What is the film about?4.What is your opinion about the film?Read the film review of Beauty and the Beast.Answer the questions.1.What is the name of the film?Beauty and the Beast.2.Who are the main characters in the film?Belle and
4、 the beast.3.What is the film about?Its about the love story between a girl and a beast who turned out to be a handsome prince.4.What is your opinion about the film?Reading a Brief summary of the plotb Comments and recommendationsc Basic information about the filmd Attractive scenes and/or drawbacks
5、structureFilm review of Beauty and the Beast(1946)directed by Jean Cocteau;based on the fairy tale;Read the film review again.Identify its structure.Complete the“Film review of Beauty and the Beast”column of the table.Reading Structure Film review of Beauty and the Beast(1946)directed by Jean Coctea
6、u;based on the fairy tale;a Brief summary of the plotb Comments and recommendationsc Basic information about the filmd Attractive scenes and/or drawbackscadbBeautys father is trapped in a castle by an abnormal creature.Beauty offers to replace him.Then she finds the Beast is a handsome prince.Althou
7、gh it is in black and write,the striking use of light makes it seem at times like a moving painting.Although it has neither cute characters nor wonderful songs in this version,it speaks to people of all ages.I recommend it to the whole family.Reading Notes1.His sisters,Felicie and Adelaide,treat Bea
8、uty as a servant.servant n.仆人，佣人 e.g.They treat their mother like a servant.同根词：serve vi./vt.(给某人)端上，供应(食物)；够吃；接待，服务；适合作用；对有用，充当；供职；服役 serve sb sth/serve sth to sb 用招待某人 serve sth with sth 和一起端上来 serve to do/serve as sth 用作 service n.服务Notese.g.She served us a delicious lunch./She served a delicious
9、 lunch to us.她招待了我们一顿可口的午餐。Serve the soup with crusty bread.用脆皮面包配这道汤。This dish will serve four people.这道菜够四个人吃。She was serving behind the corner.她在柜台服务。The chairs serve to help the disabled.这些椅子用来帮助残疾人士。He served as ambassador to France.他任驻法国大使。Notes2.The owner of the castle is an abnormal creature
10、.abnormal adj.不正常的，反常的，变态的，畸形的 同根词：同根词：normal adj.正常的 abnormally adv.异常地 normality n.常态，正常的形式 e.g.They are hoping for a return to normality now that the war is over.既然战争结束了，他们希望一切都恢复常态。Notes3.Beauty offers to replace her father and be trapped in the castle.trap v.使陷入困境；诱捕，设圈套 e.g.She was trapped in
11、an unhappy marriage.她陷入不幸的婚姻中。Raccoons used to be trapped for their fur.人们过去常猎取小熊猫以获得其皮毛。trap sb.into(doing)sth.使中计，使上当 e.g.The fox trapped the crow into opening his mouth and losing his meat.狐狸欺骗乌鸦张开了嘴,丢掉了肉。Notestrap n.(捕捉动物的)陷阱；圈套，诡计 fall into a trap 落入圈套 lay/set a trap for 为设下圈套 e.g.The fox was c
12、aught in the trap.狐狸掉进了陷阱里。It is here that most students fall into a subtle and deadly trap.正是在这一点上，大多数学生落入了一个不易察觉但却 非常危险的陷阱。Notes4.The film deals with the theme of appearances in a very interesting and clever manner.appearance n.外貌，外观；抵达，到来；起源，首次使用 e.g.She had never been greatly concerned about her
13、 appearance.她从来不怎么注重外貌。同根词：appear v.显得，看来；出现，呈现；起源，首次使用 e.g.She didnt appear surprised at all at the news.她对这个消息一点也不感到惊讶。A bus appeared around the corner.一辆公共汽车出现在拐角处。When did mammals appear on the earth?地球上的哺乳动物起源于何时？Notes5.In one vivid scene,Beauty looks in the mirror and her face is transformed i
14、nto the Beasts.transform v.使改变形态；使改变外观（或性质）；使改观 e.g.It was a event that would transform my life.那是能够彻底改变我一生的一件事。同根词：transformation n.（彻底的）变化，改观，改革 e.g.What a transformation!You look great!真是判若两人，你看上去真神气。Notes6.For example,the whispering furniture is as frightening as anything in modern films.frighte
15、ning adj.引起恐惧的，使惊恐的，骇人的 frighten v.使惊恐，使惊吓 frighten sb into doing sth 吓得某人做某事 frighten sb out of doing sth/from doing sth 吓得某人不敢做某事 e.g.The accident frightened me into staying silent.那次事故吓得我保持沉默。She frightened me out of telling the truth.她吓得我不敢说实话。Notesfrightened adj.害怕的be frightened of 害怕 be fright
16、ened at/that 对感到害怕e.g.She was frightened of being left alone at home.她害怕一个人待在家。I am frightened at the fact that I didnt pass the exam.我没有通过考试，这让我很害怕。Notes7.The film does,however,have its faults.fault n.缺陷，毛病，故障；责任,，过失；弱点 e.g.It was his fault that we were late.我们迟到责任在他。Its your own fault for being careless.你粗心大意是你自己的过失。The books virtues far outweigh its faults.这本书的优点远远大于缺点。同根词：同根词：faulty adj.有故障的，有缺陷的 e.g.Customers may ask for a refund if the goods are faulty.商品有问题的话，顾客可以要求退货。Assignment Search for more information about the film Beauty and the Beast online,and then share it to class.Goodbye!
