Unit 5 On the Road Developing ideas课件-2024-2025学年高一英语外研版（2019）必修第二册

B2U4 Developing ideas Good Book, Bad Movie? What do the two films have in common? They both are adapted from popular books. ①Have you read any of these books? ②What are they about? 《骆驼祥子》 《红楼梦》 《京华烟云》 《了不起的盖茨比》 《夏洛克福尔摩斯》 《伊利亚特》 《骆驼祥子》 《红楼梦》 《京华烟云》 《了不起的盖茨比》 《夏洛克福尔摩斯》 《伊利亚特》 ①Have you ever seen the movies or TV plays based on these books? ②What do you think of them? Do these good books always end up being turned into good movies? What makes these two screen adaptations have the different ratings? Read the title of the passage and predict the problem the author discusses on movies adapted from books. Activity 1 Read Paragraph 1 and check your prediction. (underline the key words while reading) All too often, great words end up being turned into cinematic “turkeys”. turkey: [C] (informal) a failure All too often, great books end up being turned into bad movies. But what is needed in a good movie anyway? Activity 2 Read Paragraph 2 (underline the key words while reading) Good movies good stories strong characters impressive images Even with good stories, strong characters, and impressive images in the original books, their adaptations are not always good movies. Activity 3 Group work： Discuss possible reasons with partners Why? Activity 3 Paragraph 3 & 4 (underline the topic sentences while reading) Reasons Limited time Fail to live up to audience imagination loss of plot and characters How does the writer support his opinions? By giving examples. The Odyssey The Great Gatsby Alice in Wonderland Harry Potter The Iliad 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 visualised while reading the book. 5. The characters do not stand out. a d c e b Activity 4 Match the author’s opinions about the movie adaptations to the examples. Q : 1. Can these problems be solved? 2. Should we judge a movie by its original book? Activity 5 Paragraph 5 and find out the author's opinion (underline the topic sentence while reading) Perhaps we should judge a movie in its own right. a. There are a thousand Hamlets in a thousand people's eyes . b. They are different forms of media, and therefore have different rules. To provide a possible solution, which is _______________________. to make television series Why did the author mention Sherlock and Mad Men? Q：What is the function of these examples? A. explaining ideas & concepts B. supporting arguments C. providing additional information Activity 6 Figure out the structure of the passage. The Odyssey The Great Gatsby Alice in Wonderland All too often, great works end up being turned into cinematic “turkeys”. Great books can lose plot details and characters when they move to the big screen. Reason 1 Movies should be judged in its own right. Conclusion Movies also disappoint us when things don’t look the way we imagined them in the books. Reason 2 Examples Harry Potter The Iliad Examples Issue “IREC” — the structure of an argumentative essay Issue Reasons Examples Conclusion Functions of examples “IREC” — the structure of an argumentative essay Issue Reasons Examples Conclusion Functions of examples: to explain ideas and concepts to support arguments to provide additional information $$