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Section Ⅰ TOPIC TALK & LESSON 1
Step One: Pre-reading
1.What’s your favorite book?
What’s your favorite film/TV series?
Is the film adapted from a book?
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(The answers may vary.)
2.What are your opinions on the film adapted from book?
I prefer the original book to the film.
The atmosphere and the setting created in the book are hard to depict on the screen.
Some alternations of the story in the film make the story less logical and compact than it originally was.
Step Two: While-reading
Ⅰ.Read for the main idea
What’s the main idea of this passage?
答案: Why film adaptations may disappoint us.
Ⅱ. Read for the structure
Read the passage quickly and match the paragraphs with their main ideas.
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Para.1 A.There are some highly successful films made from popular books despite all
kinds of challenges.
Para.2 B.The reasons for the failure of many adaptations.
Paras.3—6 C.A film has many source materials,but many adaptations are not satisfactory.
Para.7 D.Reading a book and watching a film are different,but we all have high
expectations to a film made from a book.
答案: Para.1 D Para.2 C Paras.3-6 B Para.7 A
Ⅲ.Read for details
Read the passage carefully and choose the best answers.
1.In what situation adaptations from books to films possibly satisfy the audiences?
A.Adaptations of lower expectation from audiences.
B.Adaptations of popular books.
C.Adaptations of good books.
D.Adaptations of books that audiences love.
2.Which adaptation is successful because of CGI technology according to the text?
A.Jaws. B.Harry Potter.
C.The Lord of the Rings. D.The Life of Pi.
3.Which of the following statement is NOT the reason that adaptations fail with cinema audiences?
A.The adaptations aren’t close to the original.
B.The cast can’t be accepted by the film audiences.
C.Some books are too difficult to be adapted for