Unit 6 The Media Lesson 1 From Page to Screen 课件-2023-2024学年高二英语北师大版（2019）选择性必修第二册

Lesson 1 From Page to Screen UNIT 6 THE MEDIA By the end of this period, you will be able to: read and talk about a film that is adapted from a book; read for general understanding; read for specific information; learn about and practise “it”. CONTENTS Pre-reading I While-reading II Post-reading III Sentences analysis IV Pre-reading Look at the title and the pictures. Can you predict what will be talked about in the passage？ This passage is talking about __________________________. adapting books into films The original book 原著→The adapted film 改编的电影 Have you ever watched a film that is adapted from a book? Which one do you think is better, the original book or the film made from it? Why? While-reading Activity 1　Fast-reading for main ideas Paras.1－2 Many film adaptations from books failed to satisfy the audience. Paras.3－6 The reasons for the failure of many adaptations. Para. 7 There are some highly successful films made from popular books despite all kinds of challenges. Activity 2　Careful-reading for details Ⅰ.Read paras.1－2 carefully and do the following exercises. 1．What can we know from the first paragraph? A．It’s abnormal to have high expectations when a film of a favourite book is made. B．Highly regarded books always make good films. C．Reading a book is better than watching a film. D．The Godfather is a good film. √ 2．What does the source materials of films include? Ⅱ.Read paras.3－6 carefully and do the following exercises. 1．Read paras.3－6 and complete the table. The original VS the film It becomes a question for screenwriters to decide what is appropriate for (1)__________ and what to (2)_________. The cast It’s difficult to find (3)______ acceptable to film audiences. Technical reasons Some books are just too (4)_________ to be adapted for technical reasons. The screenwriter If the writers are the screen-writers，they may be too close to the material and find it difficult to adapt to a new form；if they are not the screenwriters，they may be ver