Chapter4 Fascinating films （课件）-2024-2025学年新版香港朗文六年级上册

6A Chapter 4 Writing a film review Introduction Examples Writing Task Introduction Today you’re going to write a film review about a film you choose. Examples Writing Task Introduction Do you remember what a film review is? Examples Writing Task A film review tells us what a viewer thinks about a film. Before you start writing, you can use a table to brainstorm your ideas. Let’s take a look at an example. This reviewer is writing about ‘Toy Story 3’. There are three parts to the film review. 1 2 3 Examples Introduction Writing Task Paragraph 1 is about the plot of the film. Woody, Buzz Lightyear, Jessie, Lotso, Andy Andy: 17, leaves home to go to college, wants to take Woody with him, leaves the other toys at home the other toys go to a daycare centre toys meet terrible children & Lotso (a wicked teddy bear) Lotso makes up a story to trap the toys Woody tries to find & save his friends Woody faces a lot of difficulties Examples Introduction Writing Task Paragraph 2 is about the reviewer’s comments on the film. moved, amused (burst into laughter when Buzz Lightyear spoke Spanish, danced with Jessie) the ending  touching Woody  brave, fought against Lotso to help his friends Examples Introduction Writing Task Paragraph 3 is about the message of the film. friends should always help each other it is a good thing to share what we have Examples Introduction Writing Task This is the review for ‘Toy Story 3’. Before we complete it, let’s review the features of a film review. Use the past tense. Use the present tense. Write who you recommend the film to. Use the present tense. Summary of the plot Comments on the film Message of the film Recommendations Examples Introduction Writing Task Put a linking word or a relative pronoun in the boxes. Linking words such as and, too, so, because and but, connect ideas. Relative pronouns such as who and which, add information about people or things to a noun clause. Now let’s complete the film review using the notes from the table. Examples Introduction Writing Task Woody, Buzz Lightyear, Jessie, Lotso, Andy Andy: 17, leaves home to go to college, wants to take Woody with him, leaves the other toys at home the other toys go to a daycare centre toys meet terrible children & Lotso (a wicked teddy bear) Lotso makes up a story to trap the toys Woody tries to find & save his friends Woody faces a lot of difficulties leave home to go to college and so go to a daycare centre makes up a story to trap the toys who Use a linking word to join two ideas. Which relative pronoun can we use here? Which linking word shows results? Examples Introduction Writing Task Woody, Buzz Lightyear, Jessie, Lotso, Andy Andy: 17, leaves home to go to college, wants to take Woody with him, leaves the other toys at home the other toys go to a daycare centre toys meet terrible children & Lotso (a wicked teddy bear) Lotso makes up a story to trap the toys Woody tries to find & save his friends Woody faces a lot of difficulties out off for Although up and What linking words can we use here? What phrasal verbs can we use here? Examples Introduction Writing Task moved, amused (burst into laughter when Buzz Lightyear spoke Spanish, danced with Jessie) the ending  touching Woody  brave, fought against Lotso to help his friends and moved amused Buzz Lightyear funny spoke Spanish danced with Jessie and which was touching and fought against Lotso to help his friends What does the writer think of Buzz Lightyear and the toys? Use a relative pronoun here. Examples Introduction Writing Task friends should always help each other it is a good thing to share what we have friends should always help each other it is a good thing to share what we have who and Which relative pronoun add information about people? Use a linking word here. Examples Introduction Writing Task Review of ‘Toy Story 3’ Andy is seventeen now. He will soon leave home to go to college. He wants to take Woody with him and leaves the other toys at home. However, the other toys think Andy wants to thrown them away so they decide to go to a daycare centre. The toys meet some terrible children there. They also meet Lotso. He is a wicked teddy bear who makes up a story to trap the toys. Meanwhile, Woody finds out about the evil plans of Lotso. He sets off to look for his friends and to save them. Although Woody faces a lot of difficulties, he does not give up. Can the toys get away and go back home? I was both moved and amused by the film. The toys, especially Buzz Lightyear, were very funny. When Buzz spoke Spanish and danced with Jessie, I burst into laughter! My favourite part of the film was the ending which was touching. I used up a whole pack of tissues. Andy loved Woody so much. I loved Woody too. He was brave and he fought against Lotso to help his friends. This film teaches us that friends should always help each other. We also learn that it is a good thing to share what we have with other people. I recommend it to everybody who likes amazing and touching cartoons. Here’s the completed film review. Summary of the plot Comments on the film Message of the film Recommending the film Examples Introduction Writing Task Now write your own film review. But first brainstorm your ideas in a table. Writing Task Introduction Examples Write down the name of the film. Now write down your ideas for Paragraph 1. Writing Task Introduction Examples once upon a time in the future in the year XXXX When and where does the story take place? What happens in the film? What do the characters do? faraway kingdom village space / planet set off turn into break down find out give up look for get away blow up Writing Task Introduction Examples battle against rescue destroy escape magical / fantasy world in modern times (now) When and where does the story take place? What happens in the film? What do the characters do? win lose Writing Task Introduction Examples Write down your ideas for Paragraph 2. Writing Task Introduction Examples disappointing boring frightening What did you think of the film? amusing / funny exciting interesting amused / burst out laughing touched / moved to tears bored / fell asleep How did you feel? scared / frightened amazed surprised What were the characters like? cheerful wicked cruel silly kind intelligent amazing touching greedy selfish ugly beautiful proud Writing Task Introduction Examples entertaining / hilarious (= very funny) fascinating (= very interesting) heartwarming (making you feel happy) What did you think of the film? horrifying (making you feel scared) heartbreaking (making you feel sad) laughed my head off fascinated / impressed surprised / shocked courageous (= brave) timid mean / nasty cold-hearted caring selfless (≠ selfish) humorous (= funny) What were the characters like? How did you feel? Writing Task Introduction Examples Write down your ideas for Paragraph 3. We should not be greedy / selfish. Stay strong when things are difficult. Value your family and friends. We should not judge people by their appearance. Always have hope. Never give up. If you work hard, you’ll succeed. Writing Task Introduction Examples Now you can use your ideas to write your film review. Writing Task Introduction Examples The toys meet some terrible children there. They also meet Lotso. He is a wicked teddy bear who makes up a story to trap the toys. Remember you can use relative pronouns like ‘who’ and ‘which’ to add more information. My favourite part of the film was the ending which was touching. I recommend it to everybody who likes amazing and touching cartoons. Writing Task Introduction Examples He wants to take Woody with him and leaves the other toys at home. However, the other toys think Andy wants to thrown them away so they decide to go to a daycare centre. Although Woody faces a lot of difficulties, he does not give up. You can also use linking words to link your ideas. I was both moved and amused by the film. The toys, especially Buzz Lightyear, were very funny. When Buzz spoke Spanish and danced with Jessie, I burst into laughter! My favourite part of the film was the ending which was touching. I used up a whole pack of tissues. Andy loved Woody so much. I loved Woody too. He was brave and he fought against Lotso to help his friends. Writing Task Introduction Examples Don’t forget to use the correct verb tense. Use the present tense to write the plot summary. Use the past tense to write your comments. Use the present tense to write the message of the film. Writing Task Introduction Examples Check your writing using the checklist below. 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