Unit 4 Stage and Screen Developing ideas 课件-2024-2025学年高中英语外研版（2019）必修第二册

DEVELOPING IDEAS Dream of the Red Chamber The Great Gatsby Sherlock Holmes Rickshaw Boy Harry Potter Alice in Wonderland Have you ever seen the movies or TV plays based on the books above? Which version do you like more? The book itself or the movie? Have you ever read these great books? Activity 1 Activity 2 Look at the title and predict the writer’s opinion on movies adapted from books. Activity 2 Read the passage and check your prediction. All too often, great words end up being turned into cinematic “turkeys”. (informal) a failure There are a thousand Hamlets in a thousand people’s eyes. Furthermore, books and movies are two different forms of media and there fore have different rules. With this in mind, perhaps we should judge a movie in its own right, and not against its original source. Activity 3 Read the passage carefully and summarize the main idea of each paragraph. Para 1 Para 2 Para 3 Para 4 Para 5 All too often, great words end up being turned into cinematic “turkeys”. Three examples to show that great words end up being turned into cinematic “turkeys”. Great books can lose plot details and characters when they move to the big screen. Movie also disappoints us when things don’t look the way we imagined them in the books. We should judge a movie in its own right. Good books, bad movies. Why do adapted movies disappoint us? Different media, different judgement. Activity 4 Draw a mind map of the passage. Good Book, Bad Movie? Theme All too often, great words end up being turned into cinematic “turkeys”. Opinion (Para. 1) Reason 1（Para.3） Great books can lose plot details and characters when they move to the big screen. 3 Examples（Para.2） The Odyssey The Great Gatsby Alice in Wonderland Reason 2（Para.4） Movie also disappoints us when things don’t look the way we imagined them in the books. We should judge a movie in its own right. Conclusion (Para. 5) OREC OREO argumentation OREC OREO O R E O/C an article in which you show the process of reasoning in an logical organized way opinion reason(s) opinion/conclusion example/comparison/rhetoric/data/quote/etc. Activity 5 Read for details. 1. What does the saying “a picture is worth a thousand words” in Para. 1 mean? A. The picture is very expensive. B. There are 1000 words in the picture. C. The picture is hard to describe in words. D. The picture is rich in contents. 2. Does the writer agree with the saying? different/ opposite idea to have or express doubts about whether something is true, good, necessary etc. used to say sth. sad, disappointing, or annoying happens too much all too often/ only too often No, the writer disagree. what good movies need movies comments author’s opinion good stories strong characters impressive images The Odyssey The Great Gatsby Alice in Wonderland not as equally great never be praised as “great” just “interesting” The movie may have good stories. The movie may have strong characters. The movie may have impressive images. But they are still not favored! Why are these movies “bad”? Read Para. 2 carefully and complete the chart. Reasons for bad movies Example Supporting Details Great books can lose plot details and characters when they move to the screen. a book: a few days a movie: under 2 hours Harry Potter Things don’t look the way we imagined them in the books. Troy Read Para. 3-4 carefully and complete the chart. Fans of books didn’t see some of their favorite characters. Many people thought the actress of Helen didn’t live up to the title of her — “the most beautiful woman in the world”. Activity 5 Read for details. Different people reading the same work may form divided opinions. We should judge a book or a movie on its respective right. Recently, audiences have turned to television series as more characters in them help the plot develop gradually. Read Para. 5 carefully and figure out whether the statements are True & False. Activity2. Fast reading. Match the opinions to the examples mentioned in this passage. □ 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 visualized while reading the book. □ 5 The characters do not stand out. a b d c e Read and match. (P60) Activity 6 What are the functions of examples ? Part Examples Functions 1 2 3 Provide additional information Explain ideas and concepts Support arguments P61 4 Group work. Give a talk about a movie/ TV series adapted from a book. Activity 7 Smart expressions 一图胜千言。 让某人做/一直做… 时常；经常是 最终做某事 （使 ）变成 如果是这样的话 个性鲜明的人物 导致；致使 …背后的主要原因 逃脱、逃离 电影版本 以…为例（2） A picture is worth a thousand words. have sb. do/ doing… all too often end up (in) doing sth turn (…) into… if so a strong character result in / lead to / bring about /give rise to… the key reason behind … escape from a movie version take…for example/…as an example Smart expressions 遭到褒贬不一的评价 扮演……的角色（2） 符合（标准）；不负（盛名） 在某种程度上 记住……，把……放在心上 另外，还有（很多个 ） 不同类型的媒体 凭本身的条件（能力等） 转向… 电视连续剧 全神贯注于… be met with mixed reviews play/act the part / role of live up to to some extent with … in mind furthermore/besides/moreover/also/in addition/additionally… different forms of media in one's own right turn to sb.（for sth.) a television series be glued to Smart expressions 改编后的电影版本 视觉图像 惊人的adj. 可视化v. 引人注目；醒目, 显眼 原著 改编自…… movie adaptations visual images striking visualize stand / stick out the original book be adapted from $$