Unit 1 Period 1 Welcome to the unit & Reading（课件）英语译林版必修第二册

Unit 1 Lights, camera, action! 高中英语译林版必修第二册 Welcome to the unit & Reading Learning objectives know some aspects of film-making; master the writing techniques of giving examples and using metaphor; evaluate different aspects of a film and make comments on their own favourite films. Contents 1. Lead in 2. Pre-reading 3. While reading 4. Post reading 5. Language points 6. Summary 7. Assessment 8. Homework 01. Lead in Lead in Class mini film festival Documentary What type of film is shown on each poster? Fantasy Romance War Lead in Class mini film festival Cartoon Action Comedy Science fiction What type of film is shown on each poster? Lead in Free talk Which film type do you like best? Why? Documentary Fantasy Romance War Science fiction Comedy Action Cartoon Film Lead in We often focus on the exciting plots on screen and the actors’ performances, but the birth of a great movie can‘t happen without a lot of behind-the-scenes work. Today, let’s follow a film critic’s lecture to uncover the behind-the-scenes world of movie making. 02. Pre-reading Pre-reading Many different elements go into making a film. The lecture below was given by a film critic at the school Film Festival. Before you read the lecture transcript, think about the following questions: What elements of a film can you think of? screenplay directing acting lighting dubbing recording Pre-reading I think the music is the most important element. It can tell us how the people in the film feel and create a certain kind of atmosphere. The film would be boring without it. Which element do you think is the most important in making a successful film? Free talk 03. While-reading Skimming Introduction Main body Conclusion Read for structure Para.1 Para.2-Para4 Para.5 Behind the scene Aspect 1 (Para. 2) Aspect 2 (Para. 3) Aspect 3 (Para. 4) lead Read the lecture and find the topic sentence for each paragraph. Para. 1 Some aspects of film-making behind the scenes require a lot of hard work. Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 4 Para. 5 Another aspect I attach great importance to is visual special effects. I’d like to draw your attention to an important factor of a film—sound effects. Props also contribute to a film’s success. Skimming My lecture today may not be able to do justice to all the work people have done behind the scenes. lead Read para. 1 carefully and identify the characteristics of the lecture transcript. Greetings Questions to lead in Main ideas of the lecture Detailed Reading lead Read paras. 2 -4 carefully and complete the table. Detailed Reading Main points Examples Many sound effects might not be made in the way you would expect. (1) ____________________________ ____________________________ (2) __________________________ __________________________ 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. (3) ____________________________ ____________________________ (4) ____________________________ Props contribute to a film’s success. lead Read paragraphs 2 -4 carefully and complete the table. Detailed Reading Main points Examples Many sound effects might not be made in the way you would expect. (1) ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ The sounds of a baby elephant, a tiger and other animals were mixed by a computer to make a dinosaur roar in Jurassic Park. lead Read paragraphs 2 -4 carefully and complete the table. Detailed Reading Main points Examples (2) ____________________________ ____________________________ The Quidditch scenes in the Harry Potter films were made with the actors jumping in front of a green screen. Scenes requiring CGI are filmed in front of a green screen. lead Read paragraphs 2 -4 carefully and complete the table. Detailed Reading Main points Examples The aid of computers isn’t always preferred. (3) ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ The director of The Lord of the Rings films used clever camera angles to make characters seem bigger or smaller than they really were. lead Read paragraphs 2 -4 carefully and complete the table. Detailed Reading Main points Examples Props contribute to a film’s success. (4) ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ Director James Cameron spent six months looking at and revising plans of the Titanic in order to build a full-sized model for his 1997 film. It took 500 workers 100 days to build the fine model. lead Read para. 5 carefully and answer the following question. What rhetorical devices are used in the last paragraph? Metaphor. Detailed Reading “Just as the poor passengers on the real Titanic saw the tip of the iceberg, what we see on the cinema screen is just the tip of the huge iceberg of film-making.” (Lines 33-35) The author compares people’s hard work on and behind the scenes to __________. the iceberg lead Detailed Reading A metaphor compares one thing to another without using “as”or “like”. It draws the reader’s attention to the similarities between two things. This way, unfamiliar things can be explained with something people are more familiar with. Examples He is the apple of my eye. There is, of course, no apple in someone’s eye. The apple is someone held dear. lead Detailed Reading You light up my life. Of course, no one can provide physical light. This expression is simply saying that someone brings them joy. I’m drowning in a sea of grief. Here grief is so overwhelming that the person feels helpless, like they’re being pulled underwater. lead Critical thinking Why do you think the film critic asks a question at the beginning of his lecture? Detailed Reading To attract the audience’s attention, to make the audience think and to connect the lecture’s topic with their background knowledge. 04. Post-reading lead Post Reading 1. What conclusion can you draw from the lecture? 2. Do you support the use of CGI in films? Why or why not? In pairs, discuss the following questions. Film-making involves a lot of hard work behind the scenes. No. I don’t really like to see too much CGI in films. I think having a good storyline is the most important thing for a film, and sometimes technology can get in the way. lead Post Reading There are many people working in the film industry. Fill in the flow chart below with different film-related jobs from the box. Then add more film-related jobs to the flow chart. actor cameraman costume designer director film critic make-up artist production designer set designer sound engineer special effects engineer stuntman voice actor lead Post Reading Preparation Shooting Post-production Release scriptwriter casting director art designer costume designer property master ... director actor/actress cameraman lighting engineer make-up artist stuntman film cutter special effects engineer sound effects artist composer dubber ... distributor film critic ... production What film-related jobs do you know? Post Reading The author gives us 1. brief introduction some aspects of film-making we might not be familiar with. To begin with, he’d like to draw our attention 2. a film’s sound effects. Often these 3. (add) after a scene has been shot and might not be made in the way 4. we would expect. Another aspect he 5. (attach)great importance to is visual special effects. CGI has been 6. (frequent) used in film-making. Generally, scenes 7. (require) CGI are filmed in front of a green screen in the studio. Props also contribute to a film’s success. 8. (make) a film look real, great effort must sometimes be made to research, find and build objects. a attaches are added that to requiring After reading the lecture, please fill in the following blanks. frequently To make Post Reading Just as the poor passengers on the real Titanic saw the tip of the iceberg, what we see on the cinema screen is just the tip of the huge iceberg of film-making. Hopefully, next time we go to the cinema, we’ll spare a thought for all those 9. (talent) people behind the scenes. They have worked for months and even years so that we can have two hours of 10. (enjoy)! talented After reading the passage, please fill in the following blanks. enjoyment 05. Language points lead 1. Today, I’ll give you a brief introduction to some aspects of film-making you might not be familiar with. 【词汇拓展】 (sb.) be/get familiar with sth. (某人)熟悉某物 (sth.) be familiar to sb. (某物)为某人所熟悉 【即学即练】 1. The theme park you are most familiar is probably Disneyland. 2. The smell is very familiar everyone who lives near a bakery. with familiar adj.熟悉的，常见的；通晓 Language points to lead 2. Another aspect I attach great importance to is visual special effects. 【词汇拓展】 attach importance/significance to... 重视……；认为……重要 attach...to... 把……附到……上 attach oneself to sb. 和某人在一起；缠着某人 attached adj. 爱慕的，依恋的；附属于 be attached to 喜欢；附属于 【即学即练】 1. We should attach great significance to (learn) history because it can serve as a mirror. with attach vt.认为有重要性，重视；把……固定，附上 Language points learning lead 3. This enables CGI effects to be added later. 【词汇拓展】 enable...to do...　使……能够做…… enable sth. 使……成为可能 able adj. 能够；有才能得 unable adj. 未能 disable vt. 使丧失能力 ability n. 能力 enable vt.使能够，使可行 Language points lead 4. However, the aid of computers isn’t always preferred. 【词汇拓展】 in aid of... 为了帮助…… come/go to one's aid 来/去帮助某人 first aid 急救 aid sb.in (doing) sth. 帮助某人(做)某事 aid sb. with sth. 在某方面帮助某人 with the aid of...＝with one’s aid 在……的帮助下 economic/medical/emergency aid 经济/医疗/紧急援助 aid n.帮助；援助；救援物资；援助款项vi.&vt.帮助；援助 Language points lead Language points 【即学即练】 1. They collected money ___ aid of the people who had lost their homes in the earthquake. 2. In 1984, _____ the aid of the President of the Seattle Kite Association, David Checkley, the first International Kite Festival was held in Weifang. 3. One of the station staff saw he was in difficulty and came ___ his aid. to with in lead 5. However, the aid of computers isn’t always preferred. 【词汇拓展】 prefer doing sth./to do sth. 更喜欢做某事 prefer sb. to do sth. 希望某人做某事 prefer A to B 与B相比更喜欢A(to为介词) prefer doing A to doing B 与做B相比更喜欢做A prefer to do A rather than do B(＝would rather do A than do B=would do A rather than do B) 宁愿做A而不愿做B (2)preference n. [C，U]喜爱；偏爱；优待 have a preference for 对……偏爱 prefer vt.较喜欢，更喜欢 Language points lead 6. Peter Jackson, director of The Lord of the Rings films, took a creative approach—he used clever camera angles to make characters seem bigger or smaller than they really were 【词汇拓展】 an approach to (doing) sth. (做)某事的方法/方式 with the approach of... 随着……的来临/临近 【即学即练】 1. The government should adopt a high-tech approach to (solve) the problem. solving approach n. 方法；接近，靠近vt.接近，靠近；处理 Language points lead 7. Props also contribute to a film’s success. 【词汇拓展】 导致，引起：cause, result in, bring about, lead to contribution n. 贡献 make a contribution to 为……做出贡献 【即学即练】 1. We (contribute) £5000 to the earthquake fund. 2. e encourage our employees contribute to the community. contributed contribute to 为……做出贡献；向……捐款；向……投稿； 导致，促成 Language points to lead 8. The Quidditch scenes in the Harry Potter films were made in this way with the actors jumping up and down in front of a green screen. 【固定搭配】 with＋宾语＋ with +宾语 +补足语 称为with的复合结构， 在句中常作状语， 表示伴随状况、原因、方式、条件等。 Language points to do表示未发生的动作 doing与宾语存在主谓关系 done与宾语存在动宾关系 prep.短语 adj.表示状态 adv.表示状态 lead Language points 【即学即练】 1. I have a room with it’s window ______(face) south. 2. With a lot of things _____(do), I have to stay at home. 3. With lots of things_______ (do), I can go out to play basketball. to do facing done 06. Summary Summary Behind the scene Introduction Conclusion Visual special effects Main body Sound effects Props 07. Assessment Assessment Learning Objectives Score(1-5) 1.After learning, I am able to know some aspects of film-making. 2.After learning, I am able to master the writing techniques of giving examples and using metaphor. 3.After learning, I am able to evaluate different aspects of a film and make comments on their own favourite films. 5-完全能；4-基本能；3-不确定；2不太能；1-完全不能 08. Homework Homework 1. Read the text carefully, then copy and memorize three sentences you like. 2. Write a short passage about film(at least 80 words). Homework 假如你是高一学生李华，请你为一部你最喜欢的电影写一篇英文影评，并向校英文报投稿。内容包括： 1. 电影的名称： 2. 主要故事情节； 3. 喜欢它的原因。 注意： 1. 字数80左右； 2. 为使行文连贯，可以适当增加细节。 My favourite film ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Homework My favourite film My favourite film is A Little Red Flower directed by Han Yan and starring Yi Yangqianxi and Liu Haocun. The film tells a warm and realistic story about two patients with cancer — Wei Yihang and Ma Xiaoyuan. Ma is optimistic but eventually dies. However, with her encouragement, Wei takes a more positive attitude towards life and completes his dream. Not only are there famous stars in the film, but its music is especially amazing. Moreover, it is an educational film, which teaches me to be optimistic and cherish life. Homework 二选一 假设你是高中生李华，刚看完一部电影《Harry Potter at Hogwarts》，对其中的特效印象深刻，向你的高中英文报《English Evening》投稿。 内容包括：1. 具体的特技及其效果。 2. 表扬电影背后默默工作的演职员。 注意： 1. 字数80左右； 2. 为使行文连贯，可以适当增加细节。 Behind the scenes of Harry Potter ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Homework Behind the scenes of Harry Potter I’m Li Hua, a senior high school student. Having watched Harry Potter at Hogwarts, I’m deeply impressed by its stunning special effects. The flying broom scenes feel so real that I almost believed the characters were truly soaring through the sky. The magical spells, with dazzling lights and vivid explosions, bring the wizarding world to life. These amazing effects wouldn’t exist without the hard work of the behind-the-scenes crew. Their dedication deserves our sincere praise. They turn imagination into visual wonders. Thank you for your listening $