The Silver Screen

Warming up Look at the pictures that are taken from different films.

Questions 1.What is happening in the scene? 2. What do you think happens before the scene? 3. What kind of film do you think it is?

Video--- Bicentennial Man

Talk about pictures Do you know him/ her? Jackie Chan 成龙 Harry Potter 哈利波特 Maggie Zhang 张曼玉 Arnold Schwarzenegger 阿诺斯瓦辛格

Tony Leung Chiu Wei Keanu Reeves Demi Moore Catherine Zeta-Jones Li Jet

Talk about films Finding Memo 海底总动员 Harry Potter 哈利波特 Rush Hour 尖锋时刻 Lion King 狮子王

The spider man 蜘蛛人 The Medallion 飞龙再生 Terminator 终结者 Tarzan 人猿泰山

Video--- Terminator ( 终结者 )

Listening Listen to the interview with Mr. Malcolm Langland and answer the following questions. 1.What do we know about the city where Malcolm grew up? It was _____________________________ 2. What did he want to be when he was a student? ________________________________________ ______ a small town far from the big city. When Malcolm was young, he wanted to be a teacher.

3. What was the reason why Malcolm studied law? __________________________________ 4. When did Malcolm really start his career in the theatre? When ______________________________ ————————————————— 5. Why was the film called The Dream Machine important to Malcolm? ____________________________________ His father wanted him to study law. Malcolm met Fiona, he started his career in the theatre. It was important because he did not have any experience.

Speaking Read the short biography of Mery1 Streep and Keanu Reeves.

Video---The Matrics ( 黑客帝国 )

Useful expressions Interview each other by using the information in the short biographies. You studied/ worked/ acted at different… First…, and then… What did you do next? Finally you found a job as… Later on… What made you decide to …? What roles did you act? How long have you been working as…?

Sample dialogue R(report): In our show today we will be talking to Mr … / Mrs. ….. Welcome, Mr …./ Mrs …. A(Actor/ Actress): It ’ s my pleasure. R: Mr../ Mrs …, I think many people are interested to hear something about you. Well, where you grew up? A: Sure, I was born in …. I live in … when I was ….. R: What made you decide to become an actor/ actress? And how? A:I …

R: So what made you stay in the film world? A: … R: oh, time is up, thank you for this interview, and good luck with your career. A: Thank you very much.

Group work Work in pairs, and talk about an actor/ actress who you like with your partner.

Exercises 根据单词首字母或汉语注释，写出以下单词以及它们的 正确形式。 1. Mery1 was a famous actress. When she was still a student, she played r____ in many plays. 2. This film is for a ____ only. Children mustn’t watch it. 3. Zhang Yimou is a famous d_____ in China. 4. He really could not marry her----- it world mean the end of his ____( 事业 ) 。 5. She wants to study _____( 戏剧 ) and become an actress. Answer: roles, adults, director, career, drama,

6. Zhao Benshan wrote the ______( 脚本 )for the TV play Liu Laogen himself. 7. A ______( 生物 )is anything that is alive. 8. Little children to go the ______( 初级的 ) school. Answers: script,creature, primary