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

UNIT 6 THE MEDIA Page 52 Vocabulary expectation n.期待 pessimistic adj.悲观的 novel n.小说 biography n.传记 adaptation n.改编 rating n.收视率；等级 appropriate adj.恰当的 visualise vt.想象 definite adj.明确的 technical adj. 技术上的 generate vt. 生产 proof n. 证据 autobiography n.自传 rate n.比率；v.评估 inappropriate adj.不恰当的 novelist n.小说家 visual adj.视觉的 definitely adv.明确地 technique n.技巧，技术 prove v. 证明 expect v. optimistic adj.乐观的 adapt v.适应；改编 generation n.一代人；生产 Vocabulary live up to one’s expectations adapt to the new school clothes appropriate for a job interview cast a long shadow on the lawn generate electricity the original version 不辜负某人的期望 适应新学校 适合工作面试的衣服 在草坪上投下长长的影子 发电 原版 What’s your favorite book? Journey to the West Pride and Prejudice Harry Potter What’s your favorite film/TV series? are these films adapted from certain books? Journey to the West Pride and Prejudice Harry Potter Pair Work Which one do you think is better, the original book or the film made from it? What are your opinions on the film adapted from book? 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. Read the title “From Page to Screen” and predict what will be talked about in the passage. the history of adapted films? the development of adapted films? the challenges of adapted films? the benefits of adapted films? how people adapt the books into films? alter (a text) to make it suitable for filming, broadcasting, or the stage What does the title “From Page to Screen” mean? “From Page to Screen” means adapting books to make films or TV serious. Read paragraph 1. What is the writer’s attitude towards it? He has been disappointed many times by a film of a book. Read the whole article. Complete the diagram 图表 on page 53, focusing on the source materials 源材料for adapted films and the main challenges faced by filmmakers. Discuss the diagram first. Read the text. Underline the topic sentence in each paragraph and the supporting details. The Source Materials 源材料（改编电影来源） Page ______ books Screen ______ films The Main Challenges for Filmmakers classic novels short stories comic books stage plays biographies autobiographies paragraph 2 The Main Challenges for Filmmakers The original VS Film (para 3) It becomes a question for screen writers to decide what is appropriate for the screen and what to leave out. The Cast (para 4) It’s difficult to find actors acceptable to film audiences. Technical Reasons (para 5) Some films are difficult to be adapted for technical reasons. The Screenwriter 编剧 (para 6) If the writers are the screen writers, they may be too close to the material and find it difficult to adapt to a new form; if the writers are not, they may be very unsatisfied with the film versions of the book. Read the article carefully and fill in the following blanks. Para.1 The writer’s opinion Although highly 1. ________ 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 ★short stories ★comic books ★stage plays ★non-fiction, such as biographies and autobiographies Questions to be asked ★Why do many adaptations and remakes fail with both cinema audiences and critics? ★Why do some adaptations get lower 4. ________ than others? regarded ratings Paras. 3-6 The answers to the questions above. Being not close to the original ★ Screenwriters leaving out something because of the length of a film ★ Screenwriters changing the plot and endings, working on additions to please producers, directors and test audiences The cast ★ Readers using their imaginations to 5. __________ characters （Para4） ★ Readers’ definite ideas about how characters should look and sound The disadvantages for book writers to do film adaptations. ★ Book writers being too close to the material ★ Book writers being very 6. __________ with the film versions of their works （Para 6） Para.7 There are some highly 7. __________ films made from popular books. visualise unsatisfied successful Discuss how the author develops his argument. Underline the related sentences in the article. How did he introduce the problem? By presenting different experiences in reading a book and watching a film. 2. From what aspects did he analyze the problem? 3. How did the author conclude his argument? He analysed the problem in the following four aspects: the original VS film, the cast, the book and the author VS the screenwriter. By listening successful films. Tick the suitable comprehension of the underlined content based on the article (pp.52-53). Screenwriters take creative liberty and sometimes there may be changes to the plot ... to please producers, directors and test audiences. A. have to think creatively B. can make choices freely C. need to choose creative actors 2. Some books are just too difficult to be adapted for technical reasons, although films like The Life of Pi are changing this idea. A. The Life of Pi was successfully adapted B. The Life of Pi was too difficult to be filmed C. The Life of Pi ’s plot was changed because of technical reasons Decide which are facts (F) and which are opinions (O). ( )1. The source material for a film may come from a stage play. ( )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. ( )4. It is always a bad idea to watch a film of a book you love. F F O O 1. Why do audiences always have the feeling of “the film is not like the book”? (para 3) Because the film’s length is about two hours, some plots are left out or changed. Even the endings may be changed. Think and share. 2. What factors should be taken into consideration when adapting books into films? (para4、5 & 6) The selection of casts, the use of technology and the screenwriters should be considered when adapting books into films. 3. What is the author’s opinion at the end about adapted films? Highlight the evidence in the article. The author is negative about it, because he says that “it is always a bad idea to watch a film of a book you love”. Do you agree with the author’s point of view? Why or why not? Use the correct form of the words below to complete the sentences. pessimistic, journalist, generate, rating, adaptation, liberty, appropriate, screenwriter, cast, version, critic, visualise 1. Some film ____________ get lower ____________ than the original books because they often fail with both cinema audiences and ____________. adaptations critics ratings 2. Arts ____________ James Hope has often been ____________ about a film of a book he loves. 3. ____________ have difficulty deciding what is ____________ for the screen and take creative ____________ by changing the plot and making additions. 4. The ____________ may be the problem. Readers ____________ characters and have definite ideas about how they should look and sound. journalist pessimistic pessimistic, journalist, generate, rating, adaptation, liberty, appropriate, screenwriter, cast, version, critic, visualise Screenwriters appropriate liberty cast visualise 5. CGI (Computer __________ Image) technology has made it possible for the previously unfilmable to become a reality. 6. Writers have sometimes been very unsatisfied with the film __________ of their books. Generated versions pessimistic, journalist, generate, rating, adaptation, liberty, appropriate, screenwriter, cast, version, critic, visualise Discuss a film/TV series you have watched that is adapted from a book. How does the film/TV series differ from the book? Do you think it is as good as the book? Why or why not? non-fiction, pessimistic, adaptation, expectation what you think or hope will happen expecting that bad things will happen in the future books about real facts or events, not imagined ones a film or television program that is based on a book or play Match the words with the correct meanings. pessimistic non-fiction expectation adaptation category, biography, version, cast, liberty a book that tells what has happened in someone’s life the freedom and the right to do whatever you want without asking permission all the people who perform in a film a group of people or things that are all of the same type a copy of something that has been changed so that it is slightly different liberty cast biography category version visualize, critic, generate, appropriate, classic someone whose job is to make judgments about the qualities of art correct or suitable for a particular time, situation, or purpose to produce or cause something to form a picture of someone or something in your mind admired by many people, and having a value that has continued for a long time appropriate generate critic visualise classic Focus on language 2. Work out the function of “it” in each sentence. a. a third-person singular pronoun that refer to an object or an idea b. a pronoun that works as a formal subject/object c. a pronoun that leads an emphasized part in a sentence. 代词 形式主语/宾语 强调句 Focus on language 1. … it’s normal to have high expectations when a film…(line 2-3) 2. … it is safe to say that great films may be made from not particularly good books.(line 5-6) 3. … it becomes a question for the screenwriters to decide what is appropriate for the screen and what to leave out. (line 13-14) 4. It allowed the previously unfilmable to become a reality.(line 28-29) 5. … it is the book writer who is in the best position to do film adaptation.(line 30-31) 6. … find it difficult to adapt to a new form.(line 33-34) 7. … it is clear that viewers will not be disappointed!(line 38) 8. … it is always a bad idea to watch a film of a book you love. (line 39) 代词=CGI technology 形主 形主 形主 形宾 形主 强调句 形主 Focus on language 1. It takes Simon two hours to finish his homework. 2. It is unbelievable that they make such a film in one month. 3. Jason found it so interesting to read the new comic book. 4. The film is very interesting and it is obvious that the viewer will not be disappointed. 5. I don’t find it easy to learn languages. It is only by studying very hard that I improve my English. 3 Use “it” to rewrite the sentences. Choose one of the following three movies, watch it and then read the original book from which the film was adapted. Compare what you read and what you watch and then decide which one is better. $$