内容正文:
Developing ideas
Book 2 Unit 4
Stage and screen
Words and Expressions
brief
cinematic
turkey
storytelling
wonderland
escape
adj. 短暂的
adj. 电影的
n. (电影或戏剧的)失败之作
n. 讲故事,说书
n. (故事中的)仙境,奇境
v. (从危险或糟糕的处境中)逃离,逃避,摆脱
disappointed
epic
live up to
extent
to some extent
in one's own right
original
Words and Expressions
adj. 失望的,沮丧的
adj. 史诗般的,壮丽的,宏大的
符合(标准),不负(盛名)
n. 程度
凭借自身,靠自己
adj. 原先的,最初的
在某种程度上
fictional
awkward
behave
normal
responsibility
absence
Words and Expressions
adj. 虚构的,编造的,小说(中)的
adj. 紧张的,不舒适的
v. 表现
adj. 正常的,平常的
n. 责任
n. 缺乏,没有
Learning objectives:
① acquire the main idea of this passage
② analyze the structure of argumentative essays
③ criticize different artistic manifestations
④ argue why some litetrature fail to be changed into movies.
Before reading
Have you ever read any of these books?
Good Book, Bad Movie?
Before reading
adaptations (movies based on books)
Now let’s read the passage to find out the author's opinion.
Good Book, Bad Movie?
Fast reading
Match the main idea with each paragraph.
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4
Para. 5
A. We should judge a movie in its own right.
C. Another reason is that things in the movie don't look the way we imagined them in the books.
B. One of the reasons is that plot details and characters can be lost.
D. Author's opinion: great words often end up being turned into
cinematic "turkey".
E. Do good movies need good stories, strong characters and
impressive images?
Learn to analyze the structure
Good Book, Bad Movie?
Introduction
Author's
statement
Supporting sentences
Body
Conclusion
Author's
attitude
1. Choose the genre(体裁)
A. Narrative writing
B. Expository essay
C. Argumentative essay
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2.How does the author make his arguments(论据/reasons) persuasive?
By using examples
1 Some parts of the story and some characters are missing in the movie.
2 The visual images are not as striking as the descriptions in the book.
3 The movie is not as great as the book.
4 The movie doesn’t look the way we visualized while