Unit 6 The Media Lesson 1 From Page to Screen 课件-2024-2025学年高中英语北师大版（2019）选择性必修第二册

What’s your favorite book? What’s your favorite film/TV series? Is the film adapted from a book? alter (a text) to make it suitable for filming, broadcasting, or the stage Jane Eyre 《简·爱》 Watch the extracts from different films and guess the names of them. Les Misérables 《悲惨世界》 Have you ever watched a film that is adapted from a book? Which one do you think is better, the original book or the film made from it? Why? Pair Work I prefer the original book to the film. The atmosphere and the setting created in the book are hard to depict on the screen. Some alternations of the story in the film make the story less logical and compact than it originally was. What are your opinions on the film adapted from the book? Look at the title and pictures and try to answer the questions. ∙ “From Page to Screen” means adapting books to make films or TV series. ∙ What does “page” refer to? ∙ What does “screen” refer to? ∙ What does the title “From Page to Screen” mean? the book the film A. the history of adapted films B. the development of adapted films C.the challenges of adapted films D. the benefits of adapted films Read the title “From Page to Screen” and predict what will be talked about in the passage. Read for Structure 1. What is the genre of the article? Why? A. Narrative B. Expository essay C. Argumentative essay D. Description √ 2.How many parts can the passage be divided into? What are they? Can you summarize the main idea of each part? Para.1-2 A film has many source materials, but many adaptations are not satisfactory. Para.3-6 The reasons for the failure of many adaptations. Para.7 There are some highly successful films made from popular books despite all kinds of challenges. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Introduce the problem Analyze the problem Give some exceptions Read paragraph 1. What is the writer's attitude towards it? What will the following paragraph be about? He has been pessimistic and disappointed many times by a film of a book. Read the article carefully and fill in the following blanks. Para.1 The writer’s opinion Although highly ________ books do not always make good films, great films may be made from not particularly good books. Para. 2 The sources for a film classic novels ____________ _______________ ___________ ________________________________ ________________________________ Questions to be asked ①Why do many adaptations and remakes ____ both ________________ and _____? ②________________________________ _________than others? regarded fail 评论家 等级，评分 Reading for details short stories comic books stage plays non-fiction, such as biographies and autobiographies cinema audiences critics Why do some adaptations get lower ratings Paras. 3-6 The answers to the questions above. Being not close to the original ① Screenwriters ________ something because of the length of a film ② Screenwriters change the ____ and _______ and work on ________ to please producers, directors and test audiences The cast ★ Readers use their imaginations to ________ characters ★ Readers have ______ ideas about how characters should look and sound Technical reasons ★ CGI technology ________________ the film industry. visualise leave out plot endings additions definite 设想，想象 明确的 has a huge impact on 有巨大的影响 Paras. 3-6 The answers to the questions above. The screenwriters ①If they are the screenwriter, they will find it________ to _______ a new form because they are too _____ to the material. ②If they are not the screenwriter, book writers being very ________ with the film versions of their works Para. 7 There are some highly ___________ films made from popular books. unsatisfied successful difficult adapt to close The original VS The film A typical movie is only around two hours long.It becomes a question for screenwriters to decide what is _________for the screen and what to _________ Wu Ershan deleted the character Tu Xingsun and created an image of independent woman. appropriate leave out The cast Readers of the book use their __________to visualize charaters and have very ______ ideas about how characters should look and sound. visualise definite Technical reasons a visual feast 视觉盛宴 Some films are_______________________ for technical reasons. ______technology allowed the previously __________to become a reality. too difficult to be adapted CIG unfirmable The screenwriters If the writers are the screenwriters, they may be__________ the material and find it difficult to adapt to a new form. If the writers are not, they may________________ the film versions of their work. too close to be unsatisfied with Talk about the reasons why many adaptations fail with both cinema audiences and critics based on the diagram. Possible answer: The restriction to the length of films caused parts of the book to be left out. Finding actors acceptable to film audiences is not easy. Some scenes can not be filmed with the present technology. The screen writer may not live up to the expectations from audiences. Decide whether the following statements are facts (F) or opinions (O). 1. Some books are not easy to be adapted for technical reasons. ( ) 2. Readers of the book have their own ideas about how characters should look and sound. ( ) 3. It is not a good idea for book writers to do film adaptations. ( ) F F O Discuss how the author develops his argument. Underline the related sentences in the article. How did he introduce the problem? From what aspects did he analyse the problem? How did the author conclude his argument? 1.How did he introduce the problem? raising the question directly referring to his personal experience The author introduced the problem by referring to his personal experience and raising the question directly. He analysed the problem from the followling four aspects: the original book vs the film; the cast; technical reasons and influences of book writers. What augumentative techniques did the author use? Example Comparison & contrast Explanations etc. 2. From what aspects did he analyse the problem? Read the last Paragraph and find out author’s opinion about adapted films and the evidence. The author admits that “there have been some highly successfully films made from popular books”. 3. How did the author conclude his argument? The author concluded his argument by stating his attitude and making a concession with the use of 'despite' and other words like ‘possibly’ ‘perhaps’ to make his stand less subjective and more reliable. Why? The original VS The film The cast Technical reasons The screenwriters Express yourself Share a film/TV series you have watched that is adapted from a book. 1. How does the film /TV series differ from the book? 2. Do you think it is as good as the book? Why or why not? You could use the following sentences to introduce: I have watched a film/ TV series called XXX. It differs from the book in the following aspects: First, …. Second,…. In my opinion, it is as good as the book/ it is not as good as the book because…… Grammar 原文中的CGI technology it是一个第三人称单数代词，指代谈到的人或事。 it是作为一个形式主语或形式宾语。 it引导强调句。 原文中的CGI technology 形式主语 指代前文，避免重复 强调句 形式宾语 形式主语 It took Simon two hours to finish his homework. It was unbelievable that they make such a film in one month. Jason found it interesting to read the new comic book. 形式主语 形式主语 形式宾语 The film is very interesting to read, and it is obvious that the viewers will not disappointed. I don’t find it easy to learn languages. It is only by studying very hard that I improve my English. 形式主语 引导强调句 形式主语 形式宾语 强调句及固定句式 It is adj./n.+ that+从句 不定式to do 动词ing It+动词+（宾语）+that从句 enjoy、hate、like、love之后 think、feel、find、take、make之后 形式主语 It is adj./n.+ that+从句 不定式to do 动词ing 例句 It is clear that all books ... It is important to learn a foreign language. It is no use buying books without reading them. 仿写： 很显然所有学生都很喜欢这个表演。________________________ 及时赶到那里是不可能的。________________________ 大声喊叫并没有用。________________________ 当从句、动词不定时或动词ing形式作主语时，可以用it做形式主语。 It is obvious that every student likes this show. It is impossible to get there in time. It is no use shouting aloud. 形式主语 It+动词+（宾语）+that从句 例句 It worried me that my mother's eyesight was declining. It appears that this girl fell in love with me. It occurs to me that I should pick up my kids. 仿写： 他经常改变主意，这使我很担忧。___________________________________________ 碰巧的是，他也来坐公交车了。(It happens that...) ___________________________________________ It worries me that he often changes his mind. It happens that he took the bus. 2. 形式宾语 it可以用作形式宾语。it指代后面的从句，特别是用在enjoy、hate、like、love等动词之后的从句。 例句 We always like it when you stay with us. I hate it when people talk with their mouths full of food. I just love it when you bring me presents! 仿写 要是你帮我解决这个难题我会很感激你的。 _______________________________________________ 我喜欢你像那样子大笑。 _______________________________________________________ I would appreciate it if you can slove this problem for me. I like it when you laugh like that. 2. 形式宾语 当从句、动词不定式或动词-ing作有宾语补足语的宾语时，it可以用作形式宾语，通常用在think、feel、find、take、make等动词之后 例句 I think it important that people should learn a foreign language. I found it important to learn a foreign language. I think it no use buying books without reading them. 仿写 我发现学英语非常有趣。 _______________________________________________ 我们认为做那事没有用。 _______________________________________________________ I found it interesting to learn English. We consider it useless to do such thing. 3. 强调句及固定句式： （1）强调句 It was a new pen that my mother gave me yesterday. It was yesterday that my mother gave me a new pen. It was my mother who gave me the new pen yesterday. (2)固定句式 It is 10 years since they got married. It is high time (that) she wrote a letter to her mother. It is the first time (that) these Europeans have visited the Great Wall. It is/was +被强调部分+ that/who +其他部分，表示“正是 ⋯才⋯⋯” It+be+时间+when/since/that/before引导的时间状语从句。 It+be+time+that引导的从句。表示是做...的时候了。 It+be+the first/second/third/...time+that引导的从句。表示这是某人第几次做某事。 仿写 他到这里已经三个月了。 _______________________________________________ 是时候吃晚饭了。 _______________________________________________________ 教好学生是老师的责任。 _______________________________________________________ 自从他爸爸去世已经三年了。 _______________________________________________________ 这是他第三次不完成作业了。 _______________________________________________________ It has been three months since he came here. It is timr to have dinner. It is the teacher’s duty to teach the student well. It is three years since his father passed away. It is the third time he doesn’t finish his homework. Exercises 1._________ adj.期待的→ __________ n.期待→ _____________adv.出乎意料地 2.___________adj.悲观的 →___________n.悲观主义→__________adj.乐观的 3. ___________n.非小说→ __________n.小说 4. ________ v. 适应、改编→ __________ n.适应→ __________ adj.可适应的 5._________ vt.批评→___________ n.评论家→________adj.评判的 6.____________adj.恰当的→ _____________ adv.恰当地→_____________→adj.不恰当的 7.___________n.金融 __________adj.金融的 8.__________ n.自由→__________vt.解放、使自由； 9.__________ vi.设想、想象→________ n.幻想、展望→________ adj.视力的 10.__________ n.定义→ _________vt.定义→ _________adj.清楚的、明确的 11.___________adj.技术上的→_________ n.技术 12.______________ n.生产→ __________ v.生产 13.________ vt.证明→____________ n.证明 expected expectation unexpectedly pessimistic pessimism optimistic non-fiction fiction adapt adaptation adaptable criticize critic critical appropriate appropriately inappropriate finance finacial liberty liberate visualize vision visual definition define definate technical technique generation generate prove proof 从书页到银幕 From Page to Screen 不同的体验 different experiences 高期望 high expectations 喜爱书籍的电影版 film of a favourite book 可能会制作出好电影 great films may be made 不是特别好的书 not particularly good books 《教父》立刻浮现在脑海中 The Godfather immediately springs to mind 电影的素材来源 source material for a film 经典小说、短篇小说 classic novels, short stories 漫画书和舞台剧 comic books and stage plays 传记和自传等非小说类作品 non-fiction such as biographies and autobiographies 代笔作家 ghost writers 许多改编作品既不受观众欢迎也不被评论家看好 many adaptations fail both cinema audiences and critics 关键问题显然是电影与原作的接近程度 key question is obviously how close to the original the film is 适合银幕 appropriate for the screen 创作自由 creative liberty 情节的改动、添加，甚至不同的结局 changes to the plot, additions, and even different endings 另一个问题是演员阵容 another problem area is the cast 找到观众能接受的演员 finding actors acceptable to film audiences 成功与失败之间的差异 differences between success and failure 书的读者运用他们的想象力 readers of the book use their imaginations 使以前无法拍摄的内容成为现实 allowed the previously unfilmable to become a reality 处于最佳位置进行电影改编的作家 book writer who is in the best position to do film adaptations 对他们作品的电影版本非常不满意 very unsatisfied with the film versions of their work 由畅销书改编的成功电影 successful films made from popular books 1.Reading a book and watching a film are two very different experiences, but it's normal to have high expectations when a film of a favourite book is made.从句类型：______________________________________________________ 主干:____________________________________________________________ 翻译：__________________________________________________________ 2. Since a typical film is only around two hours long, it becomes a question for screenwriters to decide what is appropriate for the screen and what to leave out. 从句类型：______________________________________________________ 主干:____________________________________________________________ 翻译：__________________________________________________________ 二、长难句 it作形式主语 when引导的时间状语从句 Reading a book and watching a film are two very different experiences, but it's normal to have high expectations 阅读一本书和看电影是两种非常不同的体验，但当一部喜欢的书被拍成电影时，有很高的期望是很正常的。 由于一部典型的电影只有两个小时左右，编剧们需要决定什么适合在银幕上呈现，什么应该被省略，这是一个问题。 since引导的状从 what引导的宾语从句 it becomes a question for screenwriters to decide... 3. This can actually be a disadvantage because they may be too close to the material and find it difficult to adapt to a new form. 从句类型：______________________________________________________ 主干:____________________________________________________________ 翻译：__________________________________________________________ 4. Perhaps unusually, audiences seem to accept that the actors who have played James Bond have changed so often, although everyone seems to have their favourite. 从句类型：______________________________________________________ 主干:____________________________________________________________ 翻译：__________________________________________________________ it作形式宾语 because引导的时间状语从句 This can actually be a disadvantage...and find it... 这实际上可能是一个缺点，因为他们可能离材料太近，很难适应新的形式。 也许不同寻常的是，观众似乎接受了扮演詹姆斯·邦德的演员经常更换，尽管每个人似乎都有自己的最爱 that引导的宾语从句 althought引导的状从 Perhaps unusually, audiences seem to accept... 三、.单词拼写 1. The findings of the study g___________some public concern. 2. Training is worthless unless there is p_________that it works. 3. Not everyone is so p_____________ about the future. 4. Contrary to general ___________(期待), he announced that all four had given their approval. 5. Can you give me a d____________answer by tomorrow? 6. Is now an a____________ time to make a speech? 7. He had to endure six months’ loss of ___________（自由）. 8. The judges could not decide which c_____________ it belonged to. 9. The biology of these diseases is terribly c_______________. 10. We must make the most efficient use of the ___________(可用的) financial resources. generated proof pessimistic expectations definite appropriate Liberty category complicated available 三、完成句子 1. Obviously, ____________________(这是一项困难的任务) for the rescue team to save the victims stuck in the ruins. 2. _____________________(我将不胜感激) if you could forgive Lucy and be friendly to her as you used to be. 3. The repairman is able to fix his car but ___________________________(这将花费他很长时间) to get the car to work well again. 4. ______________(……是一个事实) that China is stronger than before and will be more powerful in the future. 5. _____________________(我真的不能忍受) when people cut in before I have finished my speech.it will take him a long time it is a difficult job I would appreciate it It is a fact I really can't stand it it will take him a long time Lavf58.12.100 Lavf58.12.100 Bilibili VXCode Swarm Transcoder v0.2.30(gap_fixed:False) 2. 固定句式 It is a pity/shame that ... 真可惜…… It is no wonder that ... 难怪…… It is no use/good doing ... 做……没有用/好处。 It seems/appears that ... 似乎/看来…… It looks/seems as if/as though ... 看起来好像…… It happens that ... 碰巧…… It occurs to/comes to/strikes/hits sb．that ... 某人突然想起…… It is said/reported that ... 据说/据报道…… It is certain that ... ……是一定的。 It takes sb. some time to do ... 做……花费某人若干时间。 if it were not for .../if it had not been for ...要不是…… $$