Unit 1 Lights, camera, action! Welcome to the unit & Reading 课件-2025-2026学年高中英语译林版必修第二册

B2U1 Lights, camera, action! Reading: Behind the Scenes Learning objectives: By the end of this section, students will be able to: 1. describe the three aspects of film-making mentioned in the text with specific examples; 2. conduct jigsaw reading in groups with clear instructions given by the teacher; 3. tell the difference between simile and metaphor as well as make simple metaphors; 4. show respect to all the routine hard work in all walks of life. Learning procedure: Step 1. Lead-in · Appreciate a short video and answer the questions. 1. What other elements of a film can you think of? / What does a film consist of? 2. Which element do you think is the most important in making a successful film? Step 2. Read for structure · Skim the whole passage and fill in the following blanks. Introduction Para. 1 Some aspects of ______________ require a lot of hard work. Main body (3 aspects of film-making) Para. 2 Aspect 1: Para. 3 Aspect 2: Para. 4 Aspect 3: Conclusion Para. 5 Try to ______________ the work done behind the scene. Step 3. Read for understanding (detailed reading) Instructions: 1) During the detailed reading, you shall study in groups of 3 or 4, and each one of you is responsible for different tasks. You may freely pick one of the 4 characters (Student A, B, C and D) and discuss with each other. 2) If there are only 3 members in your group, then all members need to work together to finish the tasks belonging to the remaining character. When the reading time is up, you might be invited to share your answers with the whole class. 3) The following chart which is also Exercise A2 on Page 4 shows the focus and overall task of each character. You are expected to finish the chart with your own words rather than simply pick out the relevant sentences from the text. Other tasks for different characters follow the chart. Main points Examples Many sound effects might not be made in the way you would expect. E.g. 1: (Student A) E.g. 2: (Student B) (Student B) The Quidditch scenes in the Harry Potter films were made with the actors jumping in front of a green screen. The aid of computers isn’t always preferred. (Student C) Props contribute to a film’s success. (Student D) Task for Student A: Read para. 1 and para. 2 and answer the following question: The author begins his lecture with several questions for the purpose of ____. A. testing the audience for what they really care about when seeing a movie B. showing the hard work behind the scenes is easy to notice C. attracting the audience’s attention to some of the aspects of film-making except the common ones D. keeping the audience informed of (知晓) the hard work behind the scenes Task for Student B: Read para. 2 and para. 3 and answer the following question: The example of Quidditch is used here to demonstrate (证明) ____. A. that a movie cannot be made without the help of a green screen B. that visual special effects can only be made with the help of computers C. that it is important for actors to jump up and down during acting D. how visual special effects are made with the help of a green screen Task for Student C: Read para. 3 and para. 4 and answer the following question: By reading the different methods used by Peter Jackson and James Cameron, what qualities do you think a good director should have? (answer with examples) Task for Student D: Read para. 4 and para. 5 and answer the following questions: What does the phrase in bold (粗体) mean in the following sentence? Why should we do so? Hopefully, next time you go to the cinema, you’ll spare a thought for all talented people behind the scenes. Step 4. Discover the language point – simile and metaphor 1. Read the following sentences that show the two types of comparison between the two similar things/people. · The moon is like a banana. / Chinese people stood up like a giant. · Time is money. / Knowledge is power. 2. Compare the following two sentences: · Habit may be likened to a cable; every day we weave a thread, and soon we cannot break it. 习惯像缆绳，每天编上一条线，不久便扯不断了。(simile 明喻) · Habit is a cable; every day we weave a thread, and soon we cannot break it. 习惯是缆绳，每天编上一条线，不久便扯不断了。(metaphor 暗喻，隐喻) · Definition: A metaphor __________ one thing to another without using “____” or “_____”. 3. Read the following two famous sayings with metaphor. · All reactionaries are paper-tigers! (by Chairman Mao) 一切反动派都是纸老虎！ · All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players. (by William Shakespeare) 整个世界是座舞台，男男女女，演员而已。 4. Find the metaphor in the lecture and write a metaphor of your own. Step 5. Critical thinking · Appreciate a short video and make a discussion on the following topic. It is common to see lots of people leaving the cinema without paying enough attention to the credits (演职人员表). Do you think this is proper behavior? Why or why not? Step 6. Summary What have you learned in this lesson? Homework: 1. Preview the “Integrated skills”. 2. Write a passage of no less than 100 words to show your opinion on the following topic. It is common to see lots of people leaving the cinema without paying enough attention to the credits (演职人员表). Do you think this is proper behavior? Why or why not? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ Behind the Scenes Unit 1 Lights, camera, action! Reading - Eon - 2 Lead-in What elements of a film can you think of? / What does a film consist of? Which element do you think is the most important in making a successful film? Read for structure Skim the whole passage and fill in the following blanks. Introduction Para. 1 Some aspects of ______________ require a lot of hard work. Main body (3 aspects of film-making) Para. 2 Aspect 1: Para. 3 Aspect 2: Para. 4 Aspect 3: Conclusion Para. 5 Try to ______________ the work done behind the scene. film-making do justice to Props Visual special effects Sound effects 5 Read for understanding Student B Student A Student C Student D Read for understanding Student A Main Points Examples Many sound effects might not be made in the way you would expect. Example 1: The sounds of some animals were mixed by a computer to make a dinosaur roar in Jurassic Park. Read for understanding Student A The author begins his lecture with several questions for the purpose of ____. testing the audience for what they really care about when seeing a movie showing the hard work behind the scenes is easy to notice attracting the audience’s attention to some of the unfamiliar aspects of film-making keeping the audience informed of (知晓) the hard work behind the scenes C Today, I’ll give you a brief introduction to some aspects of film-making you might not be familiar with. Read for understanding Student B Main Points Examples Many sound effects might not be made in the way you would expect. Example 2: The sound of the doors opening were made by pulling a sheet of paper out of an envelope in the Star Trek films. Read for understanding Student B Main Points Examples The Quidditch scenes in the Harry Potter films were made with the actors jumping in front of a green screen. Scenes requiring CGI (computer-generated image) are filmed in front of a green screen. Read for understanding Student B The example of Quidditch is used here to demonstrate (证明) ____. that a movie cannot be made without the help of a green screen that visual special effects can only be made with the help of computers that it is important for actors to jump up and down during acting how visual special effects are made with the help of a green screen D Read for understanding Student C Main Points Examples The aid of computers isn’t always preferred. The director of The Lord of the Rings films used clever camara angles to make characters seem bigger/smaller than they really were. Read for understanding Student C By reading the different methods used by Peter Jackson and James Cameron, what qualities do you think a good director should have? Creative Dedicated/ Devoted/ Committed Peter came up with new ways (clever camera angles) of shooting special effects. James spent a lot of time researching the real Titanic to get precise details before building the model. Read for understanding Student D Main Points Examples Props contribute to film’s success. It took 6 months for James Cameron to look at and revise plans of the Titanic in order to build a full-sized model for the film. Read for understanding Student D What does the phrase in bold (粗体) mean in the following sentence? Why should we do so? Hopefully, next time you go to the cinema, you’ll spare a thought for all those talented people behind the scenes. spare a thought for They have worked for such a long time for your 2 hours of enjoyment. / A film is the product of a huge amount of work. think of, give a thought to, consider… Language point A B be like/as The moon is like a banana. Chinese people stood up like a giant. Time money. is like Knowledge is like power. (by Francis Bacon) is is Language point Habit may be likened to a cable; every day we weave a thread, and soon we cannot break it. Compare the following two sentences. Habit is a cable, every day we weave a thread; and soon we cannot break it. 习惯像缆绳，每天编上一条线，不久便扯不断了。 习惯是缆绳，每天编上一条线，不久便扯不断了。 simile 明喻 metaphor 暗喻，隐喻 A metaphor ____________ one thing to another without using “_____” or “_______”. compares as like Language point All reactionaries are paper-tigers! (by Chairman Mao) All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players. (by William Shakespeare) 一切反动派都是纸老虎！ 整个世界是座舞台，男男女女，演员而已。 Language point Find the metaphor in the lecture and write a metaphor of your own. Just as the poor passengers on the real Titanic saw the top of the iceberg, what we see on the cinema screen is just the tip of the huge iceberg of film-making. Possible answer: A good film-making team is a sophisticated machine. There are many different parts and they all need to work smoothly for the film to be a success. Critical thinking It is common to see lots of people leaving the cinema without paying enough attention to the credits (演职人员表). Do you think this is proper behavior? Why or why not? Critical thinking Require of a lot of hard work & team work Show our respect Simile & Metaphor Show respect to all the routine hard work The three of the aspects of film-making Read in groups like jigsaws (拼图） What have you learned? Homework Preview the “Integrated skills”. Write a passage of no less than 100 words to show your opinion on the following topic. It is common to see lots of people leaving the cinema without paying enough attention to the credits. Do you think this is proper behavior? Why or why not? THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION - Eon - Lavf58.45.100 Lavf58.45.100 $