1、Unit 4 Stage and ScreenDeveloping Ideas骆驼祥子骆驼祥子红楼梦红楼梦京华烟云京华烟云Have you read any of these books?What are they about?Activity 1 Activity 1 骆驼祥子骆驼祥子红楼梦红楼梦京华烟云京华烟云Have you ever seen the movies or TV plays based on these books?What do you think of them?Which version wins your preference?the title of the p
2、assage and the authors opinion on movies adapted from books.PredictionScan the passage.1.Find out which of the books in Activity 1 are mentioned.Activity 2 Activity 2 2.What does“a picture is worth a thousand words”mean?3.Whats the authors opinion on movies adapted from books?The Great Gatsby and Th
3、e IliadThe picture is rich in contents.3.Whats the authors opinion on movies adapted from books?Activity 2 Activity 2 All too often,great words end up being turned into cinematic“turkeys”.turkey:C(informal)a failure5.Whats the function of Paragraph 2?To further confirm that good books always end up
4、being turned into bad movies.4.In what way does the second paragraph write?By asking questions/explanation/discussion/analysis.1.Why does the writer think so?What are the?2.How does the writer his opinion?3.Whats the writers?Read for detailed information.1.Why does the writer think so?What are the?G
5、reat 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 them in the books.Read for detailed information.What other reasons do you think make movie adaptations less satisfactory than the original books?2.How
6、does the writer his opinion?Read for detailed information.By giving examples.The OdysseyThe OdysseyThe Great GatsbyThe Great GatsbyAlice in WonderlandAlice in WonderlandHarry PotterHarry PotterTroyTroyWhich of the following movies was best described as“interesting”？Match the authors opinions about t
7、he 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 book.4.The movie doesnt look the way we visualized while reading the
8、 book.5.The characters do not stand out.abcdeadceb:3.Whats the writers?Read for detailed information.Movies should be judged in its own right.What does the saying“There are a thousand Hamlets in a thousand peoples eyes”mean?Do you know of any similar sayings in Chinese?The OdysseyThe OdysseyThe Grea
9、t GatsbyThe Great GatsbyAlice in Alice in WonderlandWonderlandAll too often,great works end up being turned into cinematic“turkeys”.OpinionOpinionGreat books can lose plot details and characters when they move to the big screen.Reason 1Reason 1Movies should be judged in its own right.ConclusionConcl
10、usionMovies also disappoint us when things dont look the way you imagined them in the books.Reason 2Reason 2“OREC”the structure of an argumentative essay Opinion Reasons Examples ConclusionWhat do you think of movies adapted from books?Think and ShareGroup work:Talk about a movie adapted from a book
11、.Introduce the book.Describe the movie adaptation.Give your opinion of the movie adaptation.Your point of view:Reasons:(plot/characters/images/)General introductionMain plotThe most memorable sceneCommentsWriting a movie reviewWhat does each paragraph talk about?Writing a movie reviewRead and answer
12、 the questions.1.What is the movie about?2.Who is the main character?3.What is the most memorable scene in the movie?4.What does the viewer think of the movie?General introductionWhat is the movie about?It is a movie about a teenager named Mia Thermopolis.We could also put it this way:It tells the s
13、tory of Mia Thermopolis,who finds that she is the princess of a fictional kingdom called Genovia before her sixteenth birthday.Read for information and language Main plotUse the simple Use the simple present tense present tense to tell a to tell a story.story.Rising ActionClimaxFalling ActionResolut
14、ion(ending)Beginning(characters,settings,)Mia,a socially awkward American girl,becomes princess of Genovia.taught to behave perfectlyin the spotlightconfusedthe letterRead for information and language CourageCourage is _ is _ ,but,but rather the judgement rather the judgement that _that _._.not then
15、ot theabsence of fearabsence of fearsomething else is something else is more important than fearmore important than fearThe most memorable scene towards the end of the movie during Mias darkest moment of self-doubtThe movie explores the theme of.Read for information and language Comments is an inter
16、esting movie.Its about an overall commentan overall commentfurther explanationfurther explanation+What does the viewer think of the movie?It is definitely a movie you should not miss!Read for information and language Sum upGeneral introductionMain plotThe most memorable sceneCommentsA brief introduc
17、tion to the movie&A brief commentUseful expressions:is a movie about tells the story of,who Present tenseMain characters/Setting(where)/Conflict(the main problem to overcome)/Main eventsAn overall comment&Further explanation is an interesting movie.Its about Present tenseThe movie explores The most
18、important scene is when WritingWrite a review about a Chinese movie you want to recommend.Criteria for a good movie review1.The is clear.2.The is clearly described.3.The is clearly stated.4.The in the movie review is accurate.5.It makes the readers in the movie.WritingShare your writings in groups.G
19、rade according to the criteria and see who gets the highest score.Not at all(0)Kind of(3)Very much(5)1.The 1.The is clear.is clear.2.The 2.The is clearly described.is clearly described.3.The 3.The is clearly stated.is clearly stated.4.The 4.The in the movie review is accurate.in the movie review is
20、accurate.5.It makes the readers 5.It makes the readers in the movie.in the movie.SharingUseful expressions1.最终变成了失败的电影作品2.一样棒的电影3.导致(result)4.事情和我们看书时想象的不一样5.观众评价褒贬不一6.名副其实7.某种程度上8.记住这一点(with)9.通过自己的技能或资质10.发现他们自己“粘”在屏幕上 end up being a cinematic“turkey”an equally great movie result in Things dont lo
21、ok the way we imagined them in the books.mixed views from the audience live up to to some extent/degree with this in mind in ones own right find themselves glued to their screens11.观众评价12.一个名叫Mia的少年13.安妮海瑟薇主演的电影14.一个改变人生的消息她是一个名叫吉诺维亚的虚构王国的公主15.失控16.抓住；得到17.将置于聚光灯下18.登上王位19.在米娅最黑暗的自我怀疑时刻20.完善自我 viewe
22、r review a teenager named Mia a movie starring Anne Hathaway a life-changing news that she is the princess of a fictional kingdom called Genovia get out of hand get hold of put in the spotlight step up to the throne during Mias darkest moment of self-doubt better onnself 1.rise to _(鼓掌)2.a _(感激的)smi
23、le 3._(克服)difficulties applaudgratefulovercome4.be _(专心致志的)in study 5.a very _(有吸引力的)idea6.travel _(安排)7.a _(短暂的)meeting 8._(逃离)from prisonabsorbedappealingarrangementsbriefescape9._(原先的,最初的)plans10.an _(紧张的,不舒适的)silence11._(表现)properly12.social _(责任)13._(缺乏,没有)of mindoriginalawkwardbehaveresponsibilityabsence14.mixed _(强烈的情感)15.the growing _(愤怒,怒火)16._(使)组合)all the ingredients17.a _(诗,诗歌)reading 18.an _(爆炸(式)的,爆发的)deviceemotionsangercombinepoetryexplosive
