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Extended reading
Unit 1
Lights, camera, action!
Lead-in
Do you know which film the lines come from?
Introduction:
When:
who:
Where:
What:
in 1994
Forrest Gump
in the United States
influence the major events of the United States
Pre-reading
What is the script composed of?
narration
dialogue
voice-over
1. Who are the characters?
2. Where is the story set?
3. When does the story happen?
Watch the video with 3 questions:
1. Who are the main characters?
2. Where is the story set?
3. When does the story happen?
Watch the video with 3 questions:
Forrest Gump, Jenny, Mrs Gump
Mainly inside a school bus.
On Forrest Gump's first day of school.
Read the script and fill in the table of part A on page 12.
Fast Reading
Setting
Characters
Plot Forrest takes the school bus on the first day of school. The children are _________ to him except _________, who offers him a seat. They sit together and have a conversation all the way to school. Soon they become ________________.
Mainly inside a school bus.
Mrs Gump; Forrest Gump; bus driver; two young boys; a larger girl; a boy sits on a larger seat; Jenny
mean
Jenny
great friends
Forrest Gump
Character
Personalities
Supporting details
Mrs Gump
Forrest
Jenny
(1)
(3)
(5)
(2)
(4)
(6)
Careful Reading
Read the script again and fill in the chart.
Forrest Gump
Character
Personalities
Supporting details
Mrs Gump
loving,
kind, encouraging, thoughtful
She bends down to speak gently to Forrest, holding his face and kissing him, and lets Forrest get on the school bus by himself. She waves to Forrest as the bus drives away.
Forrest Gump
Character
Personalities
Supporting details
Bus driver
kind,
patient,
responsible
She pushes the bus door open for Forrest, peering at him while smoking a cigarette. She gives a smile when Forrest says “We aren’t strangers any more.”
Forrest Gump
Character
Personalities
Supporting details
Boys 1, 2, 3
A large girl
unfriendly,
indifferent,
arrogant, rude, prejudiced
The girl glances at Forres