Unit 4 Stage and screen Developing Ideas Writing 课件-2023-2024学年高中英语外研版（2019）必修第二册

Developing ideas — Writing Unit 4 Stage and screen 【版本：外研　册别：必修二】 General introduction Main plot The most memorable scene Comments Writing a movie review What does each paragraph talk about? What does she think of the movie? 2 Read the movie review and answer 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? Check your answers 1. What is the movie about? It’s about the story of a teenage girl called Mia Thermopolis who learnt she is the princess of Genovia shortly before her sixteenth birthday. 4 Check your answers 2. Who is the main character? Mia Thermopolis played by Ann Hathaway 5 Mia Thermopolis 3. What is the most memorable scene in the movie? The most memorable scene is towards the end of the movie when, during Mia’s darkest moment of self-doubt, she is touched by a letter her father left her. Check your answers 7 The most memorable scene Check your answers 4. What does the viewer think of the movie? It is an interesting movie which is about being and bettering yourself and about knowing who your real friends are. 9 Main plot Use the simple present tense to tell a story. Rising Action Climax Falling Action Resolution (ending) Beginning (characters, settings, …) a series of main events Mia, a socially awkward American girl, becomes princess of Genovia. taught to behave perfectly in the spotlight make a choice Read for information and language 10 Writing a movie review Specific aspects included in each part. Structure Aspects Language General introduction Main plot The most memorable scene Comments …is a movie about…named… It tells the story of…, who… The main character(s) is/are… Starring…, it is definitely a movie you should not miss! main idea of the story character/hero/cast However,… On top of this,… beginning - climax - ending The movie explores the theme of … in an intelligent and humorous way. The m