Unit 6 The Media Writing Workshop 课件-2023-2024学年高中英语北师大版（2019）选择性必修第二册

UNIT 6 THE MEDIA To read and talk about a film review To read for writing To summarise information To write a film review What is your favourite movie? Can you write a film review? 1. What is the name of the film? 2. Who are the main characters in the film? 3. What is the film about? 4. What is your opinion about the film? You are going to write a film review. Discuss the questions with your partner. Sample: My favourite movie is Under the Hawthorn Tree (《山楂树之恋》). The movie is a sad story about two lovers who couldn’t be together. The characters are Jingqiu and Laosan. The story happened in the countryside in the 1970s. They fell in love with each other in that special time, but later something happened, making it a sad story. characters, setting, introduction and brief story line 5 1. What is the name of the film? 2. Who are the main characters in the film? 3. What is the film about? 4. What is your opinion about the film? Read the film review of Beauty and the Beast. Answer the questions. READ FOR WRITING 1. What is the name of the film? Beauty and the Beast. 2. Who are the main characters in the film? Belle and the beast. 3. What is the film about? It’s about the love story between a girl and a beast who turned out to be a handsome prince. 4. What is your opinion about the film? READ FOR WRITING a Brief summary of the plot b Comments and recommendations c Basic information about the film d Attractive scenes and /or drawbacks structure Film review of Beauty and the Beast (1946) directed by Jean Cocteau; based on the fairy tale; … Read the film review again. Identify its structure. Complete the “Film review of Beauty and the Beast” column of the table. FOCUS ON STUCTURE AND LANGUAGE Structure Film review of Beauty and the Beast (1946) directed by Jean Cocteau; based on the fairy tale; … a Brief summary of the plot b Comments and recommendations c Basic information about the film d Attractive scenes and / or drawbacks c a d b Beauty’s father is trapped in a castle by an abnormal creature. Beauty offers to replace him. Then she finds the Beast is a handsome prince. Although it is in black and write, the striking use of light makes it seem at times like a moving painting. Although it has neither cute characters nor wonderful songs in this version, it speaks to people of all ages. I recommend it to the whole family. Notes 1. His sisters, Felicie and Adelaide, treat Beauty as a servant. servant n. 仆人，佣人 e.g. They treat their mother like a servant. 同根词： serve vi./vt. (给某人)端上，供应(食物)；够吃；接待，服务； 适合作……用；对……有用，充当；供职；服役 serve sb sth/ serve sth to sb 用……招待某人 serve sth with sth 和……一起端上来 serve to do/serve as sth 用作…… service n. 服务 Notes e.g. She served us a delicious lunch. / She served a delicious lunch to us. 她招待了我们一顿可口的午餐。 Serve the soup with crusty bread. 用脆皮面包配这道汤。 This dish will serve four people. 这道菜够四个人吃。 She was serving behind the corner. 她在柜台服务。 The chairs serve to help the disabled. 这些椅子用来帮助残疾人士。 He served as ambassador to France. 他任驻法国大使。 Notes 2. The owner of the castle is an abnormal creature. abnormal adj. 不正常的，反常的，变态的，畸形的 同根词：normal adj. 正常的 abnormally adv. 异常地 normality n. 常态，正常的形式 e.g. They are hoping for a return to normality now that the war is over. 既然战争结束了，他们希望一切都恢复常态。 Notes 3. Beauty offers to replace her father and be trapped in the castle. trap v. 使陷入困境；诱捕，设圈套 e.g. She was trapped in an unhappy marriage. 她陷入不幸的婚姻中。 Raccoons used to be trapped for their fur. 人们过去常猎取小熊猫以获得其皮毛。 trap sb. into (doing) sth. 使中计，使上当 e.g. The fox trapped the crow into opening his mouth and losing his meat. 狐狸欺骗乌鸦张开了嘴,丢掉了肉。 Notes trap n. (捕捉动物的)陷阱；圈套，诡计 fall into a trap 落入圈套 lay/set a trap for 为……设下圈套 e.g. The fox was caught in the trap. 狐狸掉进了陷阱里。 It is here that most students fall into a subtle and deadly trap. 正是在这一点上，大多数学生落入了一个不易察觉但却 非常危险的陷阱。 Notes 4. The film deals with the theme of appearances in a very interesting and clever manner. appearance n. 外貌，外观；抵达，到来；起源，首次使用 e.g. She had never been greatly concerned about her appearance. 她从来不怎么注重外貌。 同根词： appear v. 显得，看来；出现，呈现；起源，首次使用 e.g. She didn’t appear surprised at all at the news. 她对这个消息一点也不感到惊讶。 A bus appeared around the corner. 一辆公共汽车出现在拐角处。 When did mammals appear on the earth? 地球上的哺乳动物起源于何时？ Notes 5. In one vivid scene, Beauty looks in the mirror and her face is transformed into the Beast’s. transform v. 使改变形态；使改变外观（或性质）；使改观 e.g. It was a event that would transform my life. 那是能够彻底改变我一生的一件事。 同根词：transformation n. （彻底的）变化，改观，改革 e.g. What a transformation! You look great! 真是判若两人，你看上去真神气。 Notes 6. For example, the whispering furniture is as frightening as anything in modern films. frightening adj. 引起恐惧的，使惊恐的，骇人的 frighten v. 使惊恐，使惊吓 frighten sb into doing sth 吓得某人做某事 frighten sb out of doing sth / from doing sth 吓得某人不敢做某事 e.g. The accident frightened me into staying silent. 那次事故吓得我保持沉默。 She frightened me out of telling the truth. 她吓得我不敢说实话。 Notes frightened adj. 害怕的 be frightened of 害怕 be frightened at/that … 对……感到害怕…… e.g. She was frightened of being left alone at home. 她害怕一个人待在家。 I am frightened at the fact that I didn’t pass the exam. 我没有通过考试，这让我很害怕。 Notes 7. The film does, however, have its faults. fault n. 缺陷，毛病，故障；责任,，过失；弱点 e.g. It was his fault that we were late. 我们迟到责任在他。 It’s your own fault for being careless. 你粗心大意是你自己的过失。 The book’s virtues far outweigh its faults. 这本书的优点远远大于缺点。 同根词：faulty adj. 有故障的，有缺陷的 e.g. Customers may ask for a refund if the goods are faulty. 商品有问题的话，顾客可以要求退货。 1. Basic information about the film the title of the film and the year it came out the director’s name the names of the main characters the genre 2. Create an original thesis Having a thesis will take your review beyond the plot summary stage and into the realm of film criticism, which is rightfully its own art form. Six steps for writing a film review 3. Give the plot summary Give a brief summary of the plot in which you identify the main characters, describe the setting, and give a sense of the central conflict or point of the movie. 4. Give your analysis Present both the facts and your opinions. Keep your writing clear and easy to understand. 5. Supporting examples If you make a statement about the film, back it up with descriptive examples. Describe the way scenes look, the way a certain person acted, camera angles and so on. 6. Conclusion Let your language and writing style reflect your unique perspective and personality - it’s much more entertaining for the reader. COMPOSE YOUR WIRTING Outlining Use what you have talked about in Activity 1 to complete “My film review” column in Activity 3. Drafting Use the outline and the Writing Help to write your first draft. Editing Edit your film review in pairs. Then share what you have written in class. Use what you have talked about in Activity 1 to complete “My film review” column in Structure Film review of Beauty and the Beast (1946) My film review of ________ Directed by Jean Cocteau; based on the fairy tale; ... C A Beauty’s father was trapped in a castle by an abnormal creature. Beauty offers to replace him. Then she found the beast is a handsome prince. Jaws Directed by Steven Spielberg; based on the book Jaws A series of attacks on swimmers by a great white shark, finally, the epic attempt by three men to track the shark and kill it. D Although it is in black and white, the striking use of light make it seem at times like a moving painting. Probably the most inspired piece of casting in the movie is the use of Richard Dreyfuss as the oceanographer. B Although it has neither cute characters nor wonderful songs in this version, it speaks to people of all ages. I recommand it to the whole family. Jaws is a great adventure movie of the kind we don’t get very often any more. It’s clean-cut adventure without the gratuitous violence of so many action pictures. Writing Help Writing a Film Review It’s important to: write your review in the present tense; give some basic information about the film; give a brief summary of the plot; analyse the attractive scenes and / or the drawbacks with examples. You can also write about the actors’ and actresses’ performance; give overcall comments and recommendations. 介绍该影片的故事来源、类型及导演等 普通表达 ★... is an exciting ... film. Its director is ... ★The film is based on ... 高级表达 ★... is a thrilling ... film which is directed by ... ★Inspired by ..., the director shows ... 表达自己的感受 普通表达 ★I was deeply moved by the characters’... ★It is a good film that people of all ages will enjoy.  高级表达 ★The characters’... touched my heart deeply. ★The film will appeal to people of all ages. Finish your own film review. $$