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Unit 4
Stage and screen
Developing ideas and Presenting ideas
Contents
1. Lead in
2. Pre-reading
3. While-reading
4. Post-reading
5.Language points
01. Lead in
Lead in
Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
《红楼梦》,也叫《石头记》。曹雪芹著。One of China’s Four Great Classical Novels.
《了不起的盖茨比》,F•司各特•菲茨杰拉德著,美国中篇小说。
《福尔摩斯探案全集》英国亚瑟•柯南•道尔著。
《京华烟云》,中国台湾 林语堂著。
《伊利亚特》,希腊史诗作家荷马著。
《骆驼祥子》老舍著,中国现代文学作家。
Lead in
Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
1. Have you ever read any of these books?
2.Have you ever seen the movies or TV plays based on these books?
3.What do you think of these screen adaptations?
Now let’s read the passage to find out the author’s opinion.
02. Pre-reading
Pre-reading
1. Which version is the most popular?
VS
There is no doubt that this is a good book.
This is a _____ movie?
?
Pre-reading
2. Prediction
1. What is the genre of the text according to the title? Why?
2. What is author’s attitude to Good Book, Bad Movie?
03. While-reading
Fast reading
1. Read and check your prediction.
① What is the type of this passage?
② What is author’s attitude to Good Book, Bad Movie?
A. Narration
B. Exposition
C. Argumentation
Movies adapted from good books may not be well-received, but the author believes we should judge the movie in its own right instead of against its original source.
C
Match the author’s opinions about the movie adaptations to the examples from the 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 visualised while reading the book.
□ 5 The characters do not stand out.
a
d
c
e
b
While-reading
Ⅰ.Read for the main idea
What is the main idea of the passage?
A.Some wonderful movies are adapted from great books.
B.People are inspired to watch the movies adapted from books.
C.The key reasons why good books end up being bad movies are analysed.
D.A movie should be judged by its own feature not by its original sourse.
√
Read for the structure
Read the passage again and fill in the blanks.
being turned into
stories
characters
images
plot details
characters
imagined
its own right
original source
different rules
Read for details
Read the passage carefully and choose the best answers.
1.What does “a picture is worth a thousand words” mean?
A.A picture is very expensive.
B.A picture is rich in contents.
C.A picture is hard to describe in words.
D.There are a thousand words in a picture.
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2.What is the function of paragraph 2?
A.To show that movies should have impressive images.
B.To raise the readers’ cultural awareness.
C.To prove good movies need good stories.
D.To cite three misunderstandings about good movies.
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3.Why are people not satisfied with the movies based on some great works?
A.Because the movies are too short.
B.Because the movie tickets are too expensive.
C.Because some plot details and characters are lost.
D.Because the movies don’t have beautiful images.
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4.What does the word “this” in “With this in mind” refer to in the last paragraph?
A.Books and movies have different rules.
B.We should evaluate (评价) a movie wisely.
C.Different people have different opinions about Hamlet.
D.Good movies consist of good stories,strong characters and impressive images.
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5.How is the passage mainly developed?
A.By giving figures.
B.By following the order of time.
C.By following the order of importance.
D.By providing examples and analyzing reasons.
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Language points
p.44 Have you ever seen the movies or TV plays based on these books?
base...on... 以……为基础/ 根据
What are you basing this theory on?你把这种理论建立在什么基础上?
an economy based on farming以农业为基础的经济
【归纳拓展】be based on 以……为基础/ 根据
at the base of... 在……底部 the air base 空军基地
Judgments should be based on facts, not on hearsay.
判断应该以事实为根据,而不是道听途说。
【单词积累】 basic adj. 基本的,基础的;初级的;必需的
basically adv. 基本上;从根本上说
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p.44 ...but the briefest look at books and the movies based on them would have anyone questioning this common saying.
2 brief adj. 短暂的;简短的,简洁的 n. 摘要,概要
搭配: to be brief 简言之 in brief 简言之;简要地
a brief visit/conversation 短暂的访问 / 交谈
a brief description/summary/account简明扼要的描述 /总结/叙述
In brief, it's a love story with a happy ending.
简而言之,这是一个大团圆结局的爱情故事。
Now the rest of the news in brief.
现在简要报道其他新闻。
【归纳拓展】 in short 总之,简言之 in a word 总之,简言之
in summary 总之 in general 总的来说
all in all 总的说来 on the whole 总的来说
【单词积累】briefly adv. 短暂地;简要地
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p.44 ...so why has Alice in Wonderland only resulted in movies best described as “interesting”?
result in 导致,造成
His laziness resulted in his failure;that is to say,his failure resulted from his laziness.
他的懒惰导致了他的失败;也就是说,他的失败是因为他的懒惰。
【归纳拓展】 result from 起因于
as a result 因此,结果 as a result of 作为……的结果,由于
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p.45 This is something that even the highly successful Harry Potter movies can’t escape from...
escape v. & n.
(1)v.(从危险或糟糕的处境中)逃离,逃避,摆脱;逃走;避开
搭配: escape from 从……逃离/ 逃跑
escape(doing) sth. 逃脱(做)某事
escape death 死里逃生
escape one’s attention/notice 逃过某人的注意
A lion has escaped from its cage.
一头狮子逃出了兽笼。
They went to the hills to escape the summer heat.
他们到山中避暑去了。
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p.45 This is something that even the highly successful Harry Potter movies can’t escape from...
escape v. & n.
(2)n. 逃跑;逃避
搭配: have a narrow escape 死里逃生 make one’s escape 逃跑
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p.45 Many people thought she didn’t live up to Helen’s title of“the most beautiful woman in the world”, influencing opinions of the movie to some extent.
live up to 符合(标准),不负(盛名)
搭配: live up to its reputation 名副其实
live up to(one’s)expectations 不辜负(某人的)期望
The weather in England is living up to its reputation.
英格兰的天气真是名副其实。
The boy got good grades and lived up to his parents’ expectations.
这个男孩取得了好成绩,没有辜负父母的期望。
【归纳拓展】live for 为……而活
live on 以……为主食;依靠……生活;继续活着
live with 与……一起生活;忍受,容忍(不快的事)
live through 经历(艰难或险境)
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7 extent n. 程度
搭配:to some extent 在某种程度上 to a certain extent 在一定程度上
to a great/large extent 在很大程度上
To a certain extent,we are all responsible for this situation.
在一定程度上,我们都对这一局面负有责任。
To what extent is this true of all schools?
这在多大程度上符合所有学校的实际情况?
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p.45 Interestingly,audiences have in recent years turned to television series such as Sherlock or Mad Men ...
turn to 转向;求助于;翻到
搭配:turn to sb. for help/advice 向某人求助/ 寻求建议
Go straight,then turn to the left and you’ll find the bank.
直走,然后向左转,你会找到银行的。
Turn to your teacher for help when you are in trouble.
你有困难时向老师求助。
Turn to Page 80,please.
请翻到第 80 页。
【归纳拓展】
turn on/off 打开/ 关掉 turn down 调低(音量等);拒绝
turn into(使)变成 turn up 调高(音量等);出现;被找到
turn over 翻转;移交 turn out 证明是,结果是
It turns out that... 证明是……,结果是……
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p.47 On top of this,she must make a choice between continuing the normal life of a San Francisco teen and stepping up to the throne.
normal adj. 正常的,平常的 n. 正常
搭配:
It is normal(for sb.)to do sth.
(对某人来说)做某事是正常的。
be back to normal/return to normal
恢复正常
above/below normal
高于/ 低于正常水平
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p.45 Perhaps,one day,readers of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s most admired work will find themselves glued to their screens by episodes of The Great Gatsby .
【句式分析】句中find themselves glued 为“find + 宾语+宾补”结构, 表示“发现……处于某种状态”。
2 find+ 宾语 + 宾补 发现……处于某种状态/ 在做某事 该结构主要有以下几种形式:
(1)find+ 名词 / 代词 + 形容词/ 副词/ 名词(短语)
I find my knowledge of the business limited. 我发现自己对这一行了解有限。
When we got home,we found all the lights on. 我们到家时发现所有的灯都亮着。
The two brothers found Henry a penniless man. 这兄弟俩发现亨利身无分文。
(2)find+ 名词 / 代词 + 介词短语
He found his father in heavy debt. 他发现他的父亲负债累累。
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(3)find+ 名词 / 代词 + 现在分词(表示主动或正在进行)
She turned around and found a man staring at her.
她转过身,发现一个男人在盯着她看。
(4)find+ 名词 / 代词 + 过去分词(表示被动或已经完成)
I found my wallet stolen on the bus. 我发现我的钱包在公交车上被偷了。
【误区警示】 不定式作find 的宾语时,常用it 作形式宾语,而把不定式放在宾补之后。结构:find+it(形式宾语)+ 宾补+ 不定式(真正宾语)
He found it difficult to win his customers back.
他发现很难赢回他的顾客。
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p.44 If so...
if so 结构是省略结构,意为“如果是这样的话”,if 用作连词,so 代替上文的肯定内容,以避免重复。而if not 意为“如果不是这样的话;不然,否则”。
Have you ever heard of the Beatles? If so,what do you know about them?
你听说过甲壳虫乐队吗?如果听说过,关于他们你都知道些什么?
【归纳拓展】
(1)if possible 如果可能的话 if necessary 如果有必要的话
if any 如果有的话 if ever 如果曾经有的话
(2)What if...? 如果……怎么办? Why not? 为什么不呢?
What for? 为什么? How come? 怎么会呢?
(3)when/where necessary 必要的时候/ 地方
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p.44 If so...
if so 结构是省略结构,意为“如果是这样的话”,if 用作连词,so 代替上文的肯定内容,以避免重复。而if not 意为“如果不是这样的话;不然,否则”。
【学法点拨】 在 when,while,if,as if,though,unless 等引导的状语从句中,如果谓语部分含有be 动词,而主语又与主句的主语一致或为it 时,可以把从句的主语和 be 动词一起省略。
He hurt himself while (he was) playing basketball. 他打篮球时弄伤了自己。
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Homework
1. What does the passage talk about?
2. How does the author develop this text?
2. Writing a movie review
Choose a Chinese movie that you have seen recently and complete the table.
General introduction
_________________________
Main plot
_________________________
The most memorable scene
_________________________
Comments
_________________________
1. What does the passage talk about?
2. How does the author develop this text?
2. Writing a movie review
Now write your movie review. Use the expressions following to help you.
hoose a Chinese movie that you have seen recently and complete the table.
General introduction:
Background information: X is a movie about a … named … ; the main character(s) is / are…, it’s definitely a movie you can’t miss.
Main plot (conflict and climax):
… However, …
1. What does the passage talk about?
2. How does the author develop this text?
2. Writing a movie review
Now write your movie review. Use the expressions following to help you.
hoose a Chinese movie that you have seen recently and complete the table.
The most memorable scene (theme + time, space, actor, action):
The movie explores theme of XX in a ... way. The most memorable scene is…
Comments and conclusion:
I (don’t) like the movie. I think it’s…
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