Unit 5 The Silver Screen
I.Teaching aims and demands
1.Topics
1>.Talk about films:famous actors and directors
2>.Make comments and give opinions on film
2.Function:
1>提出看法或作出评价(Giving oipinions and making comments)
I think...
The actors/actress are...
How do you like...?/what do you think of...?
Wahat do you feel about...?
We think highly of...
2>时序(Sequence)
First...,and then...
What did you do next?
Finally...
Later on...
How long have you been working as...?
3.Vocabulary
silver;hero;scene;law;career;drama;role;actress;award;prize;choice;degree;
director;speed;script;actor;academy;studio;creature;outer;adult;follow-up;
crulty;peace;industry;owe;happiness;accept;icy;primary;leader;determine;
live(a.);boss;comment;action
silver screen;take off;go wrong;owe sth to sb;in all;stay away;primary school;
lock sb up;run after;bring sb back;on the air;think highly of
4.Grammar:the Attributive Clause(2)
1>描述特定的时间特征---由when或介词+which引导
2>描述特定的地点特征---由where或介词+which引导
3>描述特定的原因或理由的内容---由why或介词+which引导
II.Key points
1.listening and speaking
1>Practise making comments and giving opinions.
practise
[注意]also practice,后接非谓语动词用-ing形式.
[举例]He practises speaking English every day.
他每天练习说英语.
comment
[用法]n.1. 注释,评注(+on/about) 2. 批评,意见,评论(+on/about)
vi.1. 做注解,做评注(+on/upon) 2. 发表意见,评论(+on/upon)
vt. 注释,解释;评论[+(that)]
[举例]He made no comments on our proposal.
他对我们的建议没有作评论。
He did not comment on what I said.
他对我的话未作评论。
2>Interview each other using the information in the short biographies.
interview
[解析]n.[C]1. 接见,会见 2. (记者的)采访,访谈; 3. 面谈,面试
vt.1. 接见,会见;访问,采访 2. 对...进行面谈,面试
[举例]We are now going to interview the Minister of Education.
我们现在就去采访教育部长。
She has interviewed most of the applicants for the job.
她已和大部分申请这份工作的人面谈过。
3>While still a student,she played roles in many plays.
While still a student
[解释]在英语中有些表示时间,方式,条件,让步的从句有时可以省略一些成分:
如果主从句主语一致或从句主语为it,而且从句谓语含有be动词,那么,
从句得主语和be动词可以省略.
4>After graduating,she started working as an actress and won the Theatre World Award.
graduate
[用法]vt.1. 准予...毕业;授予...学位 vi.1. 大学毕业;毕业(+from)
[举例]Mary was graduated from Oxford.
玛丽毕业于牛津大学。
[联想]graduation (from...)
award
[用法]vt. 授予,给予(+to)
n.[C] 奖,奖品;奖状
[举例]Phil was awarded the top prize.
菲尔获得头奖。
The novel earned him a literary award.
这部长篇小说为他赢得文学奖。
5>She won many prizes while acting in some famous films.
while acting
[解释]现在分词前加上while或when,强调动作同时发生.前提是,分词的逻辑主语和句子主语一致.
6>He left high school without a degree when he was 17.
degree
[用法]n.1. 度,度数[C] 2. 程度;等级[C][U] 3. 学位;学衔[C](+in)
[举例]Water freezes at zero degrees Centigrade.
水在摄氏零度结冰。
Our teacher has a high degree of responsibility.
我们老师有高度的责任感。
7>He took many small jobs to make money.
take many jobs
[解释]此处take意为"就职"
2.reading
1>The reason why he could not go there was that his grades were too low.
The reason why...is that...
[用法]这是特定句型,why引导定语从句,is后的用词为that,一般不用because.
[举例]The reason why she did it is that she wouldn t let her parents feel disappointed.
她为什么做那件事是因为她不想让父母失望。
2>Here he worked on a short film.
work on
[用法]从事某工作
[举例]She has been working on her novel since she came to the city.
自从来到这个城市,她一直在写小说.
3>This was the moment when Spielberg s career really took off.
take off
[用法]1. 脱下; 2. 起飞 3. 休假 4.(此处)成名
[举例]The plane will take off soon.
飞机马上就要起飞了。
He took two weeks off in August.
他在八月份休假了两个星期。
4>When the park is hit by a storm,things started going wrong.
go wrong
[用法]弄错;出问题了
[举例]The sum is wrong, but I can t see where I went wrong.
总数错了,可是我看不出哪里算错了。
5>Spielberg is one of the top directors in the film industry.
top
[用法]最高的;最优良的;最重要的;居首位的
[举例]We pay top prices for used cars.
我们出最高价收购旧汽车。
They agreed to give the matter top priority.
他们同意优先考虑这件事
6>When asked about the secret of his success,Spielberg said that he owes much of his success to his wife and children.
When asked about...
[用法]连词加过去分词结构,注意,这是分词和句子主语有逻辑上的动宾关系.
[举例]Even if invited,I won t go to her party.
即使受到邀请,我也不会参加她的聚会.
owe
[用法]vt.1. 欠(债等)(+to/for) 2. (应)感激(+to) 3. 应该把...归功于(+to)
[举例]I owe the landlord one hundred dollars./I owe one hundred dollars to the landlord.
我欠房东一百美元。
We owe a great deal to our parents.
我们深受父母之恩。
We owe to Newton the principle of gravitation.
我们全靠牛顿才知道引力的原理。
7>While watching Titanic,most people couldn t help crying when it came to the scene.
couldn t help doing
[用法]情不自禁做...;忍不住做...
[举例]On hearing the news,she couldn t help bursting into tears.
听到这个消息,她忍不住放声大哭.
3.integrating skills
1>Mr Gao has to stay away for a month to take care of his sick mother.
stay away (from)
[用法]1. 离开 2. 缺席 3. 不在家
2>The village leader asks Minzhi to take his place until he comes back.
take one s place
[注意]准备好;各就各位;取代某人
[举例]Take your place for the next dance.
各就各位,准备跳下一只舞。
3>She tries to keep the students in the classroom by locking them up and running after those who escape.
run after
[用法]追赶,追踪;追逐(对象等)
[举例]The dog is always running after children.
这条狗总是在追小孩.
escape
[用法]vi.1. 逃跑;逃脱(+from) 2. 避免(+from/out of) 3. 漏出;流出(+from/out of)
vt.1. 逃避;逃脱;避免[+v-ing] 2. 没有被...注意到;被...忘掉
[举例]The soldier escaped from the enemy s prison.
这个士兵从敌人的监狱里逃了出来。
He escaped the trials after the war.
战后他逃过了审判。
Her name escapes me.
我记不起她的名字了。
4>She becomes worried and determines to bring him back safely.
determine
[用法]vt.1. 决定[+to-v][+(that)] 2. 使决定,使下决心
[举例]She determined to go that very afternoon.
她决定就在那天下午走。
My mom s encouragement determined me to go on with my study.
我母亲的鼓励使我决心继续学业。
They have determined where the new school will be built.
他们已确定这所新的学校将建造在什么地方。
5>Minzhi wants to go to town,but she can t afford to buy a bus ticket.
afford
[用法]vt.1. (常与can,could,be able to连用)买得起;有足够的...(去做...)[+to-v]
[举例]They did not consider whether they could afford the time or not.
他们没有考虑是否抽得出时间。
We can t afford to pay such a price.
我们付不起这个价钱。
6>She wants them to let her appear live on the air.
live
[用法]此处意为 实况播送的 (a./adv.)
[举例]We watched a live television show.
我们观看了一场电视现场直播的表演。
The football game was televised live.
足球比赛由电视现场直播。
7>If you think highly of the film you may enourage other people to go and see it.
think highly of
[用法]高度赞扬;高度评价
[联想]类似意思的短语还有think well of;sing high praise of等等.
4>workbook
1>Fast Internet connections and computers lead to people downloading and watching films on line.
lead to
[用法]1. 通到 2. 导致
[举例]This road leads to the hotel.
这条路通到旅馆。
Smoking can lead to lung cancer.
抽烟可能导致肺癌。
2>Those people forget that in that way pop singers,films stars and directors cannot make a living.
make a living
[用法]谋生,同earn one s living
3>Things were not the same when it became known that she was a princess.
[注意]这里,the same后不接as,因为这里不存在定语从句问题.千万不要"过敏"啊.
4>Before coming to America,Chan made his career in Hong Kong..
career
[解释]n.1. (终身的)职业[C] 2. 经历;生涯;历程[C]
[举例]He wasn t interested in her stage career.
他对她的演戏职业不感兴趣。
He found it both interesting and instructive to learn about the careers of great men.
他觉得了解伟人的生平既很有趣又有教益。
5>Chan prefer his Hong Kong films.
prefer
[用法]vt.1. 宁可,宁愿(选择);更喜欢[+v-ing][+to-v][+(that)]
[举例]I prefer the quiet countryside to the noisy cities.
我喜欢安静的乡村胜过喧闹的城市。
So you prefer living abroad?
那么你是宁愿旅居海外啦?