Unit 2 Family Life About a boy

By Zhang Qiaoxia

English Movies AppreciationEnglish Movies Appreciation

Part 1 Movie Exploration• Section A Movie Story

Useful Expressions

• thought-provoking adj. 令人深思的• comedy n. 喜剧• stylish adj. 时髦的 , 流行的 , 潇洒的 • royalties n. 王族• derive from 得到； 获得• designer clothes 名牌服装• bestir himself 发奋；振作精神• inadvertently 无意地

• get tied with sb. 与某人联系密切• weird 古怪的• bully v. 欺负• attributable adj.

• hippie-chick 嬉皮少妇• inclination 倾向； 意向• confide in 信任• idler n. 游手好闲的人

• resistance n. 抵抗；反对• affection n. 感情• go out to 给予；倾注• spree n. 作乐 ; 狂欢• make a fool of himself 使自己出丑• self-obsessed adj. 自恋

Section B Character Analysis

• Task 2

• Will Freeman(A Bachelor 单身汉 in His Thirties)

• a. be the godfather

• b. they break up

• c. a pair of new cool trainers( 软底运动鞋）• d. accompanying on the guitar and singing

with Marcus

• Marcus(A 12-Year-Old Boy)

• a. he sings out unknowingly in the math class

• b. his mother’s home-made bread

• c. his mother lying on the sofa

• d. try to insert himself into Will’s life

• Fiona(Marcus’ Mother)

• a. commit suicide

• b. kind of yeti costume( 服装 )

Match each character with the following letters

• A: a hippie （嬉皮士） , depressed （沮丧的） , near-hysterical （几乎歇斯底里的）

• B: a misfit ( 不能适应社会或工作环境的人 ), weird( 古怪的） , gloomy （忧闷的）

• C: a loner （喜欢孤独的人） , a slacker（懒惰的人） , selfishself-centered, shallow, cool, trendy （时髦的）

Task 3

1. According to Will, with the right supplies such as TV, CDs, DVDs, videos, home espresso makers( 咖啡机） and more importantly,everyone in the modrn society can be an attractive island.

2. He thinks he is a careless man and he will drop Imogen on her head at her christening （洗礼仪式） and forget all her birthdays. What’s worse, he may try

and shag her when she grows up. But deep down, he refuses to be Imogen’s godfather because he does’t want to take any responsibility.

3. They will think Will is a wonderful guy （家伙） simply by comparison to the “bastard （私生的） father” of their children. What’s more, Will can have brief affairs （不正当的恋爱） with them without a commitment. They are easy to dump （抛弃） .

4. He feels worried about his mother and afraid that she will commit suicide again. He realizes that two in a family is not enough and he needs a backup （支持的） person.

5. Because his mother once tells him that when he sings he brings sunshine to her and he wants to make his mother feel better by singing.

Section C An Interview on the Movie

Task 4 New Words

fuel v. 加燃料；刺激cynical adj. 愤世嫉俗的all the way 自始至终；从头自尾womanizer n. 与许多女子发生性关系的男子dedicated to 致力于proposition n. 主张

(1) a funny, touching movie

(2) all men are islands

(3) Happy and depression-free life

(4) because emotionally connected to each other

(5) which he is completely unaccustomed to

(6) growing up has nothing to do with age

(7) take the role of responsible adult

(8) far beyond his twelve years experience

(9) get to know the real meaning of life

(10) life can be more than just depressing

Thanks for Your Attention!