Movies Movies 电影 电影

Discussion

1. Can you tell the plot( 情节 ) of each film

in part 1?

2. How many types of films do you know?

3. Which sort of movies do you like?

Plot:Saving Private Ryan: Based on a World War II drama. US soldiers try to save

their comrade, paratrooper Private Ryan, who's stationed behind enemy lines.

Titanic: Fictional romantic tale of a rich girl and poor boy who meet on

the ill-fated voyage of the “unsinkable” ship.

Spiderman: When bitten by a genetically modified spider, a nerdy, shy, and

awkward high school student gains spider-like abilities that he eventually

must use to fight evil as a superhero after tragedy befalls his family.

In Death on the Nile, Poirot, on vacation in Africa, meets the rich, beautiful

Linnet Doyle and her new husband, Simon. As usual, all is not as it seems

between the newlyweds, and when Linnet is found murdered, Poirot must sort

through a boatload of suspects to find the killer before he strikes again.

Mr. & Mrs. Smith: A bored married couple is surprised to learn that they are

both assassins hired by competing agencies to kill each other. But on their

quest to kill each other, they learn a lot more about each other than they ever

did in five (or six) years of marriage.

The Prince of Egypt: An Egyptian prince learns of his identity as a Hebrew

and, later his destiny is to become the chosen deliverer of his people in Egypt.

Cultural Tips

美国的电影类型众多 , 包括 : 科幻片 (science-fiction),

恐怖片 (horror), 动作冒险片 (action-adventure), 悬疑惊悚片 (suspense-thriller), 爱情悲剧片 (romance-tragedy), 爱情喜剧片 (romance-comedy), 记录片 (documentary), 动画片 (animated cartoon), 战争片 (war films), 灾难片 (disaster films), 侦探片 (detective films), 伦理片 (ethical films), 音乐片 (musicals), 故事片 (feature films), 西部片 (westerns) 。

Part 2 tapescript---- What do you think of science-fiction films?---- Well, they are all right, but I can’t say I really like them.---- And you don’t like horror films, do you?---- No. They nearly frightened me to death.---- Then, what sort of movies do you like?---- Westerns, as a matter of fact.---- Westerns? You’re kidding!---- Well, you are obviously missing the point. You see, in this kind of movies you’ve got a conflict between the forces of good and evil.---- Then who’s your favorite actor?---- Clint Eastwood, of course. He’s the strong, silent type that I like.

询问对方对某事的看法：What do you think of…?

How do you feel about…?

What’s your opinion on / attitude towards…?

If you don’t share the view, what would you say?

Why do you think so?

Part 3 key

yearly Oscar Night deserves actors and actresses

表示意见相同或赞同的句型： You said it.

I couldn’t agree more!

That’s absolutely true!

I’m with you on that point.

That’s just what I was thinking.

That’s exactly my opinion.

fan

favorite

success

affection

nominated

won

Part 4 key

Cultural Tips

1. Brad Pitt 布莱德 · 皮特 , 主演《秋日传奇》 (Legends of the Fall) 后 , 布莱德 · 皮特被《人物》杂志评为“世界上有史以来最性感的男演员 (the Most Sexy Actor Alive)” ．

2. Dustin Hoffman 达斯汀 · 霍夫曼 , 成名作是 1967 年的《毕业生》 . 这是他演技的第一次突破 , 并因此获得了当年奥斯卡金像奖最佳男主角的提名 .

3. Katharine Hepburn 凯瑟琳 · 赫本 . 赫本获奖的四部影片分别是《牵牛花》 (1933) ﹑ 《猜猜谁来吃早餐》 (1967) ﹑ 《冬狮》 (1968) 和《金色池塘》 (1981). 无疑 , 凯瑟琳 · 赫本是美国 20 世纪电影的最有力见证者之一 .

Part 6 key1. a. the upcoming Academy Awards

b. Emil Jannings

society

get

respect

celebration

give

dinner

concern

communityreceive

honor

ceremonypresent

banquetattention

关于撰写海报的一些基本要求： 海报是人们日常生活中极为常见的一种招贴形式，多用于电影、戏曲、比赛、文艺演出等宣传活动。海报中通常要写清楚活动的性质、活动的主办单位、时间、地点等内容。海报的语言要求简明扼要，形式要做到新颖美观。 海报的格式，通常由三部分组成，即标题；正文：事项 (what) 、主办者 (who) 、时间 (when) 、地点(where) 、方法 (how) ；落款：位于海报正文左下角是

海报发出时间，右下角是海报发出单位（有时二者均可省略）。 正文是海报的核心部分，它是对海报标题的具体描述。语言要求形象生动，简明扼要。做到既有鼓动性，又不夸大其词。正文的 常见表现形式有：简介说明式、文学描述式、美术设计式。

PosterTopic: Women’s Liberation Movement on

U.S.

Campus

Speaker: Prof. Betty Smith

Professor of Sociology College

Author of The Other Half of the Sky

Date: Friday, May17,2005

Time: 9:00a.m.

Place: Room 101, Classroom Building

All are welcome!

Comics 漫画

Part 1 Reference AnswerIt’s raining hard. Mike and his father are wet

through. Suddenly they find there is a man with

an umbrella in front of them. The father wants

to put his head under that man’s umbrella.

However, it’s raining harder and harder and the

man puts his umbrella lower and lower. Finally,

the father simply lifts the man and puts him on

his shoulders. This way, both he and Mike can

be protected from the rain.

---- Look, Peter. Shrek, Steig’s masterpiece!---- Why, yes. But have you heard that William Steig has passed away?---- You’re kidding?---- No, no. He was 95.---- Oh, I’m so sorry to hear that. You know, I like his works so much.---- Yes. He’s a great cartoonist. Through his life time, he made more than 1,600 drawings, including 117 covers.---- I remember he sold his first cartoon to the New Yorker in 1930, and the magazine has been publishing his works for over 70 years.---- And he also wrote more than 30 children’s books.---- That’s the reason why Newsweek used to call him the “Ki

ng of Cartoon”.

Part 2 Tapecript

Part 3 key

giving

honor

world of comics

founded

Thanks

later

industry

event

to share

attention

Part 3: Language focus

a. thanks to sb / sth 由于或因为某人 / 某事例： The play succeeded thanks to the fine

acting by all the cast. 由于全体演员的出色表演，本剧演出很成功。

b. at present 此刻，现在 例： I am afraid I can’t help you just at pre

sent --- I’m too busy. 我太忙了，现在恐怕不能帮你。

Part 4 key

2. in person

targeted

carry on

venue

interview

a. It will be held at Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Center Hall from August6 to August 10.Ⅰ

b. It will attract children.

c. Best selling magazines and comic books, TV, radio, newspapers.

Part 4: Language focus

a. draw one’s attention 吸引……的注意力例： Her shouts drew the police’s attention.她的叫喊引起了警察的注意。

b. home and abroad 国内外例： news at home and abroad 国内外新闻c. carry on 继续，坚持例： We can carry on our discussion after lunch. 午饭

后我们可以继续讨论。d. in person 亲自例： I can’t attend the meeting in person, but I’m sendi

ng someone to speak for me. 我不能亲自去参加会议，但我会派人替我发言。

Part 5 Reference AnswerThen his father noticed it and decided to help him out.In the class, however, the teacher didn’t makeany comments on the composition, but justasked Mike who helped him write it. Mike toldthe truth.The teacher asked, “Is it you who wrote this composition?” “Eh…yes…” Hardly finishing his words, the poor father got a beating fromthe teacher.

Grammar - Text

Key to Grammar—Subjunctive Mood (3)

10. B were

1. B didn’t make 2. B didn’t take

3. B something was done4. D were ended5. A went 6. C had smelt / smelt7. D is going to 8. C were

9. C had seen