Unit 5 The Silver Screen

I.Teaching aims and demands

1.Topics

1>.Talk about films:famous actors and directors

2>.Make comments and give opinions on film

2.Function:

1>提出看法或作出評價(Giving oipinions and making comments)

I think...

The actors/actress are...

How do you like...?/what do you think of...?

Wahat do you feel about...?

We think highly of...

2>時序(Sequence)

First...,and then...

What did you do next?

Finally...

Later on...

How long have you been working as...?

3.Vocabulary

silver;hero;scene;law;career;drama;role;actress;award;prize;choice;degree;

director;speed;script;actor;academy;studio;creature;outer;adult;follow-up;

crulty;peace;industry;owe;happiness;accept;icy;primary;leader;determine;

live(a.);boss;comment;action

silver screen;take off;go wrong;owe sth to sb;in all;stay away;primary school;

lock sb up;run after;bring sb back;on the air;think highly of

4.Grammar:the Attributive Clause(2)

1>描述特定的時間特征---由when或介詞+which引導

2>描述特定的地點特征---由where或介詞+which引導

3>描述特定的原因或理由的內容---由why或介詞+which引導

II.Key points

1.listening and speaking

1>Practise making comments and giving opinions.

practise

[注意]also practice,后接非謂語動詞用-ing形式.

[舉例]He practises speaking English every day.

他每天練習說英語.

comment

[用法]n.1. 注釋,評注(+on/about) 2. 批評,意見,評論(+on/about)

vi.1. 做注解,做評注(+on/upon) 2. 發表意見,評論(+on/upon)

vt. 注釋,解釋;評論[+(that)]

[舉例]He made no comments on our proposal.

他對我們的建議沒有作評論。

He did not comment on what I said.

他對我的話未作評論。

2>Interview each other using the information in the short biographies.

interview

[解析]n.[C]1. 接見,會見 2. (記者的)采訪,訪談; 3. 面談,面試

vt.1. 接見,會見;訪問,采訪 2. 對...進行面談,面試

[舉例]We are now going to interview the Minister of Education.

我們現在就去采訪教育部長。

She has interviewed most of the applicants for the job.

她已和大部分申請這份工作的人面談過。

3>While still a student,she played roles in many plays.

While still a student

[解釋]在英語中有些表示時間,方式,條件,讓步的從句有時可以省略一些成分:

如果主從句主語一致或從句主語為it,而且從句謂語含有be動詞,那么,

從句得主語和be動詞可以省略.

4>After graduating,she started working as an actress and won the Theatre World Award.

graduate

[用法]vt.1. 準予...畢業;授予...學位 vi.1. 大學畢業;畢業(+from)

[舉例]Mary was graduated from Oxford.

瑪麗畢業于牛津大學。

[聯想]graduation (from...)

award

[用法]vt. 授予,給予(+to)

n.[C] 獎,獎品;獎狀

[舉例]Phil was awarded the top prize.

菲爾獲得頭獎。

The novel earned him a literary award.

這部長篇小說為他贏得文學獎。

5>She won many prizes while acting in some famous films.

while acting

[解釋]現在分詞前加上while或when,強調動作同時發生.前提是,分詞的邏輯主語和句子主語一致.

6>He left high school without a degree when he was 17.

degree

[用法]n.1. 度,度數[C] 2. 程度;等級[C][U] 3. 學位;學銜[C](+in)

[舉例]Water freezes at zero degrees Centigrade.

水在攝氏零度結冰。

Our teacher has a high degree of responsibility.

我們老師有高度的責任感。

7>He took many small jobs to make money.

take many jobs

[解釋]此處take意為"就職"

2.reading

1>The reason why he could not go there was that his grades were too low.

The reason why...is that...

[用法]這是特定句型,why引導定語從句,is后的用詞為that,一般不用because.

[舉例]The reason why she did it is that she wouldn t let her parents feel disappointed.

她為什么做那件事是因為她不想讓父母失望。

2>Here he worked on a short film.

work on

[用法]從事某工作

[舉例]She has been working on her novel since she came to the city.

自從來到這個城市,她一直在寫小說.

3>This was the moment when Spielberg s career really took off.

take off

[用法]1. 脫下; 2. 起飛 3. 休假 4.(此處)成名

[舉例]The plane will take off soon.

飛機馬上就要起飛了。

He took two weeks off in August.

他在八月份休假了兩個星期。

4>When the park is hit by a storm,things started going wrong.

go wrong

[用法]弄錯;出問題了

[舉例]The sum is wrong, but I can t see where I went wrong.

總數錯了,可是我看不出哪里算錯了。

5>Spielberg is one of the top directors in the film industry.

top

[用法]最高的;最優良的;最重要的;居首位的

[舉例]We pay top prices for used cars.

我們出最高價收購舊汽車。

They agreed to give the matter top priority.

他們同意優先考慮這件事

6>When asked about the secret of his success,Spielberg said that he owes much of his success to his wife and children.

When asked about...

[用法]連詞加過去分詞結構,注意,這是分詞和句子主語有邏輯上的動賓關系.

[舉例]Even if invited,I won t go to her party.

即使受到邀請,我也不會參加她的聚會.

owe

[用法]vt.1. 欠(債等)(+to/for) 2. (應)感激(+to) 3. 應該把...歸功于(+to)

[舉例]I owe the landlord one hundred dollars./I owe one hundred dollars to the landlord.

我欠房東一百美元。

We owe a great deal to our parents.

我們深受父母之恩。

We owe to Newton the principle of gravitation.

我們全靠牛頓才知道引力的原理。

7>While watching Titanic,most people couldn t help crying when it came to the scene.

couldn t help doing

[用法]情不自禁做...;忍不住做...

[舉例]On hearing the news,she couldn t help bursting into tears.

聽到這個消息,她忍不住放聲大哭.

3.integrating skills

1>Mr Gao has to stay away for a month to take care of his sick mother.

stay away (from)

[用法]1. 離開 2. 缺席 3. 不在家

2>The village leader asks Minzhi to take his place until he comes back.

take one s place

[注意]準備好;各就各位;取代某人

[舉例]Take your place for the next dance.

各就各位,準備跳下一只舞。

3>She tries to keep the students in the classroom by locking them up and running after those who escape.

run after

[用法]追趕,追蹤;追逐(對象等)

[舉例]The dog is always running after children.

這條狗總是在追小孩.

escape

[用法]vi.1. 逃跑;逃脫(+from) 2. 避免(+from/out of) 3. 漏出;流出(+from/out of)

vt.1. 逃避;逃脫;避免[+v-ing] 2. 沒有被...注意到;被...忘掉

[舉例]The soldier escaped from the enemy s prison.

這個士兵從敵人的監獄里逃了出來。

He escaped the trials after the war.

戰后他逃過了審判。

Her name escapes me.

我記不起她的名字了。

4>She becomes worried and determines to bring him back safely.

determine

[用法]vt.1. 決定[+to-v][+(that)] 2. 使決定,使下決心

[舉例]She determined to go that very afternoon.

她決定就在那天下午走。

My mom s encouragement determined me to go on with my study.

我母親的鼓勵使我決心繼續學業。

They have determined where the new school will be built.

他們已確定這所新的學校將建造在什么地方。

5>Minzhi wants to go to town,but she can t afford to buy a bus ticket.

afford

[用法]vt.1. (常與can,could,be able to連用)買得起;有足夠的...(去做...)[+to-v]

[舉例]They did not consider whether they could afford the time or not.

他們沒有考慮是否抽得出時間。

We can t afford to pay such a price.

我們付不起這個價錢。

6>She wants them to let her appear live on the air.

live

[用法]此處意為 實況播送的 (a./adv.)

[舉例]We watched a live television show.

我們觀看了一場電視現場直播的表演。

The football game was televised live.

足球比賽由電視現場直播。

7>If you think highly of the film you may enourage other people to go and see it.

think highly of

[用法]高度贊揚;高度評價

[聯想]類似意思的短語還有think well of;sing high praise of等等.

4>workbook

1>Fast Internet connections and computers lead to people downloading and watching films on line.

lead to

[用法]1. 通到 2. 導致

[舉例]This road leads to the hotel.

這條路通到旅館。

Smoking can lead to lung cancer.

抽煙可能導致肺癌。

2>Those people forget that in that way pop singers,films stars and directors cannot make a living.

make a living

[用法]謀生,同earn one s living

3>Things were not the same when it became known that she was a princess.

[注意]這里,the same后不接as,因為這里不存在定語從句問題.千萬不要"過敏"啊.

4>Before coming to America,Chan made his career in Hong Kong..

career

[解釋]n.1. (終身的)職業[C] 2. 經歷;生涯;歷程[C]

[舉例]He wasn t interested in her stage career.

他對她的演戲職業不感興趣。

He found it both interesting and instructive to learn about the careers of great men.

他覺得了解偉人的生平既很有趣又有教益。

5>Chan prefer his Hong Kong films.

prefer

[用法]vt.1. 寧可,寧愿(選擇);更喜歡[+v-ing][+to-v][+(that)]

[舉例]I prefer the quiet countryside to the noisy cities.

我喜歡安靜的鄉村勝過喧鬧的城市。

So you prefer living abroad?

那么你是寧愿旅居海外啦?