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Unit 1 Lights, camera, action!
Welcome to the unit & reading
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Welcome to the unit
What type of film is shown on each poster?
KEVIN
Action
A film whose storyline involves fast-paced activities and conflicts, usually including violent fights.
Cartoon
A film that is made by photographing a series of drawings.
Comedy
A film that is intended to make people laugh.
Horror
A film in which very frightening or unnatural things happen.
KEVIN
Documentary
A film that gives detailed information about a particular subject.
Fantasy
A film that is based on imagination and not facts.
KEVIN
Science fiction
A film that is based on imagined scientific discoveries, and often deals with space travel and life on other planets.
Musical
A film about the love between two people.
Romance
A film that includes singing and dancing.
War
A film in which a fictionalized(虚构的) or fact-based story is told about an actual historical war.
2
Pre-reading
Enjoy the movie trailer for Jurassic Park and think about the 2 questions.
What elements of a film can you think of?
Which element do you think is the most important in making a successful film?
Jurassic Park
What elements of a film can you think of?
special effects
character
acting
music
directing
screenplay
Which element do you think is the most important in making a successful film?
special effects
character
acting
music
directing
screenplay
3
Fast-reading
Read the lecture transcript and complete the chart below with the main idea of each paragraph.
Introduction (Para. 1): Some aspects of film-making behind the scenes require a lot of hard work.
Aspect 1 (Para. 2): (1)
Aspect 2 (Para. 3): (2)
Aspect 3 (Para. 4): (3)
Main body: There are some aspects of film- making behind the scenes.
Sound effects
Visual special effects
Props
Conclusion (Para. 5): (4)
Think of and appreciate the work done behind the scenes.
Structure of the lecture transcript
1
2
3
4
5
1
2
3
5
4
1
2
4
5
3
1
2
3
4
5
A
B
C
D
B
4
Careful-reading
To hook
readers.
To evoke