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Unit 6 Lesson 1
FROM PAGE TO SCREEN
Listen and guess: What does the music come from?
Journey to the West
Voting
Which one do you think is better, the original book or the film made from it?
Which one do you think is better, the original book or the film made from it? Why?
I prefer the... (original book) to ...(the film).
The atmosphere and the setting ...
The film is much shorter ...
It’s more convenient ...
The sound effects and special effects ...
“Page” refers to .
“Screen” refers to .
Read the title “From Page to Screen”. What does “page” refer to? What does “screen” refer to?
can be adapted to
the book
the film
the book
the film
Predict what will be talked about in the passage according to the title.
1. the history of adapted films?
2. the development of adapted films?
3. the challenges of adapted films?
4. the benefits of adapted films?
Part 1 (para.1)
Part 2 (para.2)
Part 3 (para.3-6)
Part 4 (para.7)
The sources for a film
The writer’s opinion
Some highly sucessful films made from popular books
The main challenges for filmmakers
While-reading
Fast reading
Look through the text and do the match task.
Read part 1(para. 1): What is the writer’s attitude towards the film adapted from the book?
He has been pessimistic or even disappointed by a film of a book.
While-reading(Para 1)
Careful reading
Read part 2 (para. 2) and complete the top part of the diagram on P53.
While-reading (Para 2)
Careful reading
books
films
1
2
3
4
5
6
classic
novels
short stories
comic books
stage plays
those written by ghost writers
non-fiction
The Source Materials
books
films
While-reading
Careful reading
A key question is obviously how close to the original the film is.
While-reading (Para 3-6)
Careful reading
Read part3(para.3-6) and find the main challenges for the filmmakers.
hint: underline the Topic Sentence of each para.
Another problem area is the cast.
Some books are just too difficult to be adapted for technical reasons.
One may think that it is the book writer who is the best position
to do film adaptations.
para3:
para4:
para5:
para6:
The main challenges for
filmmakers
What are the main challenges faced by filmmakers?
The original VS The film
The cast
Technical reasons
The screenwriters
While-reading
Careful reading
The original VS the film
________________________________________________________________________________________________
The cast
________________________________________________
Technical reasons
________________________________________________________________________________
The screenwriter
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
books
films
It becomes a question for screenwriters to decide what is appropriate for the screen and what to leave out.
It’s difficult to find actors acceptable to film audiences.
Some books are just too difficult to be adapted for technical reasons.
If the writers are the screenwriters, they may be too close to the material and find it difficult to adapt to a new form; if they are not, they may be very unsatisfied with the film versions of the book.
While-reading
Careful reading
Read part 4(para 7 )and choose the right answer.
Which of the following is not one of the highly successful films made from popular books according to the author? ( )
A. Harry Potter
B. The Lord of the Rings
C. Jaws
D. The Life of Pi
While-reading(Para 7)
D
What is talked about in the passage ?
1. the history of adapted films
2. the development of adapted films
3. the challenges of adapted films
4. the benefits of adapted films
While-reading
Task:
Suppose you are the docents(讲解员) in “the Museum of Films”, trying to introduce the films adapted from books.
Student A: Introduce the source materials.
Student B: Introduce the challenges faced by filmmakers. (The original VS the film and the cast) Student C:Introduce the challenges faced by filmmakers. (Technical reasons and the screenwriters)
Student D: Introduce a film adapted from a book and whether it is as good as the original book.
Language help:
Welcome to the Museum of Films…
The source materials may be taken from ...
Some of the adaptations are different from the original books...
The cast...
The use of under-developed technologies might make ...
If the writers are the screenwriters,
Personnally, I am the fan of film adaptations...
That’s all about…Thanks for listening.
While you are doing group work, please refer to your table. and here are some language help.
welcome to...
Of course! you can add some of your words, phrase or ideas into it.
Now, Let's begin.
Filling in the blanks. (根据课文内容和语法规则完成短文)
Reading a book and 1_______(watch)a film are two very different experiences. The films can 2______
(adapt) from classics but why do many adaptations fail with both cinema audiences and 3_______(critic)?
A key question is 4_______(obvious)how close to the original the film is. 5 _______a typical film is only around two hours long, there may be changes to the plot, additions,and even different endings. Another problem is the cast. Finding actors 6_______(accept)to film audiences can mean the difference between success and failure. Readers have their imaginations about how characters look and sound. This is 7_____I think many film adaptations fall down.
Some books are just too difficult 8______(film) for technical reasons. The book writer may be too close to the material, 9______can actually be a bad thing and they will find it difficult to adapt. Also, some writers have been very unsatisfied with the film10_______(version) of their work.
1.
2. Translation.
① 通常人们会对由他们喜欢的书改编的电影有很高的期待。
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② 书的读者用他们的想象来形象化角色。
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③ 由于技术的原因,很多书很难被改编。
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④ 尽管挑战重重,仍然有许多改编自畅销书的电影取得了巨大成功。
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云宫迅音
许镜清
西游记 电视剧配乐原声, track 1
1986
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