Unit 5 The Silver Screen

Talk about several films LLook at some pictures GGive some information about the pictures DDiscuss the questions in student’s book

How do you make a film?Think of one scene in your film. Then work in group of four to discuss the following questions: 1. What would the scene be like? 2.What happens in your film? 3.Who are the main actors in that scene? 4.What do they do? 5.Write a short dialogue and act it out.

The pictures of dinosaurs

Look at the three pictures in student’s book: Try to answer the following questions: 1.Which film does it come from? 2.What kind of film is it? 3.Who directed the film? Talk about the director: Steven Spielberg is a famous director in America.He made several films before he was 16.In the beginning he created scenes with toys,but later he wrote scripts and worked with actors.

Answer the following questions: 1.Why did Spielberg study English instead of film? 2.Why were people who saw the film Jaws afraid to swim in the sea? 3.How important is his family to Spielberg’s career? 4.What was Spielberg’s dream? 5.What have you learnt from reading about Spielberg?

Answers to the questions: 1.Because his grades were not good enough to go to the Film Academy. And he studies English in order to get the small job at a film studio. 2.They remembered the scene in which people were eaten by the shark. 3.He owes much of his success and happiness to his wife and children. 4.Going to the Film Academy. 5.After reading the passage about Spielberg we have learnt that we can succeed as long as we make up our minds to do something and try hard to do it well.There is a saying:Where there is a will,there is a way.

1.Jaws(1975) 2.ET(1982) 3.Jurassic Park(1993) 4.Schindler’s list(1993) 5.Saving Private Ryan(1998) Jaws(1975): It’s about a big white shark that attacks swimmers. ET(1982): It’s a young boy who makes friends with a small creature from outer space and help him to find a way to go home. Jurassic Park(1993): It’s about a park where a very rich man keeps different kinds of dinosaurs. Schindler’s list(1993): It’s about the cruelty of war/a German who saved thousands of Jewish people from being killing in the war. Saving Private Ryan(1998): It’s also about the the cruelty of war/an American captain who led his team to search for a soldier named Ryan.

 1946:  12:  1959:  16:  1975:  1982:  1993:  7: 1946: He was born. 12: He made his first real film. 1959: He won a prize for a short film. 16: He made a film called Firelight. 1975: He made his film Jaws. 1982: He made his film E.T. 1993: He made his film Jurassic Park. 7:He has seven children in all.

Fill the gaps: The first letter has been given. 1.To most actors and actress,the Oscar is the most important a____. 2.The s____ was so well-written that the famous actress accepted the r___ at once. 3.A film s___ is the place where films are made. 4.Film companies often make f___ to films that have been very successful,such as Speed ,Jurassic Park .

1)be victorious in (a battle,contest,race etc.) eg:a)Which team won? b)She was determined to win the race. 2)win sth.(for sb./sth.):cause sb. To obtain or achieve sth. eg:Her performance won her much critical acclaim. 3)win sb. over/ around(to sth.):gain sb.’s support or favor. I’m sure I can win her over.

Take off 用法小结 1.(of an aero plane, a helicopter,etc.) Leave the ground and begin to fly. eg:The plane took off despite the fog. 2.(of an idea, a product,etc.)suddenly become successful or popular;(of sales of a product)rise very quickly. eg:The new dictionary has really taken off. 3.remove(an item of clothing)from one’s body.

Owe 用法归类 1.owe sth.(to sb.)(for sth.):be in debt to(sb.)(for goods) eg:He owes his father ¥50. =He owes ¥50 to his father. 2.owe sth. To sb./sth.:recognize sb./sth. as the cause or source of sth.;be indebted to sb./sth. for sth. eg:a)He owes his success more to luck than to ability. b)We owe this discovery to Newton. 3.owe sth. To sb.:be under an obligation to sb.;give sth. as a duty to sb. eg:owe loyalty to a political party,one’s union/the company. 4.feel gratitude(to sb.) in return for a service,favor,etc. eg:a) I owe my teachers and parents a great. b)I owe a lot to my wife and children.

Cut 用法小结 1.cut sth. Into sth. （用刀等）把某物切割成小块。 eg: cut apples into halves,thirds 2.cut in(on sb./sth.);cut into sth. 打断，打扰某人 （物） eg: She kept cutting into our conversation.

Afraid 用法小结 1.be afraid 意为 “ 担心，害怕 ” ，多用于口语，常用来表示一种歉意或遗憾，可 接 so 或 that, 也可接 that 从句。 I ’ m afraid (that) 其意相当于 I ’ m Sorry,but …… eg: a)___Are we late? ___I ’ m afraid so. b)I,m afraid I can ’ t help you. 2.be afraid to do sth. 常表示 “ 由于胆小而不敢做某事 ” 。 eg: She is afraid to go out alone at night. 3.be afraid of(doing)sth. 常表示 “ 担心或害怕某事发生 ” 。 eg: Don ’ t be afraid of making mistakes when you speak English.

几个短语用法举例 1.work on: begin;make a start eg: He began working on the book in go wrong:become bad eg: Has anything gone wrong with the computer?

The relative pronouns 1.The relative pronouns are used as objects either after verbs or after prepositions.When they are used as the objects of prepositions,the preposition of the preposition must be paid attention to.The preposition usually follows the verb in spoken English. 2.When “ who”, “ that”, “whom”or “which” are used as objects they are usually omitted in spoken English. 3.If the preposition is used before the relative pronouns “which”or “ whom”can only be used.Besides,they can’t be omitted.That is “preposition+whom/which”

Examples for relative pronouns 1.The person(who/that/whom)you should write to is Mr. Ball. The person to whom you should write is Mr. Ball. 2.The games(which/that)he competed in were swimming and shooting. The games in which he competed were swimming and shooting.

General ideas on attributive clause 1.relative pronouns:who,whom,whose, which and that. 2.relative adverbs:where,why,when. 3.prepositions+which/whom:at,in,for, during,about+which/whom.

Examples for relative adverbs 1.Where can be used to talk about place. eg: The hotel where we stayed wasn’t very clean. 2.When can be used to talk about time. eg: Do you remember the day when we meet? 3.Why is used when we talk about the reason sth. happens. eg: The reason why I’m phoning you is to invite you.

Examples for preposition+which/whom 1.The hotel at which we stayed was near the station. 2.The friendly old man to whom I talked was Chinese. (In English placing the preposition before the relative pronoun is more formal.Usually the preposition comes after the relative pronoun and the verb.)

关系词的选择注意事项 : 1* 先行项的所指意义：指人或指物 2* 关系代词的句法功能：作分句主语，宾 语，补语 3* 关系分句用语何种场合：正式 / 非正式 4* 引导的分句：限定 / 非限定性

The choice of preposition We can choose the proper prepositions in three ways: 1.We can find out which verb the preposition is used with in the clause. 2.We can find out which noun or pronoun the clause modifies. 3.We can find out the meaning of the clause.

Examples for proper preposition 1.Have you net the person about whom he was speaking? 2.He is the man to whom you can turn for help. 3.The farm on which we worked ten years ago isn’t what it used to be. 4.This the tree under which we used to play games. 5.The pen with which he is writing now was bought yesterday. 6.The gas without which we cannot live is called oxygen.

定语从句注意事项 1. v.+prep. 组成的短语动词不能被分开，即介词不能放在 关系代词的前面。 如： The girl whom/that they are looking for is Tom’s sister. 2. 关系副词不能被介词 +which 代替的场合： a) 当 since,until,after,before+which 时不能被 when 代替。 如： He went to school at 8,before which he read English. b) 当 on,behind,in front of,through,from,beside, around +which 时。 如： This is the window through which the thief came in.

对定语从句的一些补充 1. 常常用 that 作关系代词的场合 : a. 当先行词既有人又有事物时 They talked about the teachers and the school that they had visited. b. 先行词是最高级形容词或者它的前面有最高级形容词 时. This is the best film (that) I have never seen. c. 当先行词是序数词或被序数词修饰时 This is the first letter that I have received from her since she left. d. 先行词被 only, any, few, little, no, all, one of, the same, the very 等修饰时. This is the only pen that I have.

e. 当先行词是 anything, something, nothing, none, the one, all, much, little 等不定代词时 I ’ ll tell you everything (that) I know about it. China is not the country that is used to be. f. 为了避免重复, 在由 who 或 which 引导的特殊疑 问句中. g. 当关系代词在定语从句中作表语时 Which is the car that hit the boy? Who was the man that she danced with? h. 当先行词是疑问代词 who 时 Who that has such a house does not love it?

2. 指人时, 下列情况下宜用 who, 而不用 that: 1. 先行词是 one, ones, anyone 时. Anyone who breaks the law will be punished. 2. 先行词是 those 时. She tries to keep the students in the classroom by running after those who escape. 3. 当先行词有较长的后置定语时. I met a foreigner in the street yesterday who could ask me questions in Chinese. 4. 一个句子带有两个定语从句, 其中一个定语从句的关系代词是 that, 另一个宜用 who. The boy that you met last night is the group leader who Studies very hard. 5. 在 there be 开头的句子中. There is an old man who wants to see you. There are many young men who are against him.

3. 只能用 which 的情况 : 1. 先行词在从句中作介词的宾语时. The game in which he competed were swimming and Shooting. 2. 如有两个定语从句, 其中一句的关系词是 that, 另一句宜用 which. Let me show you the novel that I borrowed from the library which was newly open to us. 3. 引导非限制性定语从句修饰某物或整个句子时. The weather turned out to be very good, which was more than we could expected. Carol said the work would be done by October, which personally I doubt very much. Dorothy was always speaking highly of her role in the play, which, of course, made the others unhappy.

Exercises  1. Is this the shop sells children’s clothing. A. which B.where C. in which D. what  2. His parents wouldn’t let him marry anyone family was poor. A. of which B. whom C. of whose D. whose  3. All glitters is not gold. A. that B. which C. / D. what

Fill the following sentences: 1.The woman _____you saw just now is my aunt. 2.Is this factory_______ we visited last year? 3.Is this the factory _____ your father works? 4.These are the tools _________ we work. 5.The teacher ________ you should talk is at the desk over there. 6.I want to but the house ______has a garden. 7.The woman _____ is talking to my teacher is my mother. 8.The woman, _____is talking with my teacher, is my mother. the one in which to whom whom which who with which whom

Language Points: 1. Afford 用法小结 1 ）担负的起（ …… 的费用、时间） ‘ 常与 can,could,be able to 连用，表示 “ 有足够的时间或金钱等做某事。 a)afford +n./pronoun. eg:I can’t afford the time for it. b)afford to do sth. eg:We can’t afford to buy this new house. 2) 提供、给予（正式用语）。 afford sth./sb. sth./sth. to sb. eg:Reading affords us pleasure.

几个重要短语： 1.not just…but also…=not only…but also… 2.take one’s place=take the place of sb. 3.on the air 广播 eg:We will be on the air in five minutes.

Tips for writing: 1.First, tell the story in your own words. 2.Next make comments on different things about the film,for example:How do you feel about the story?Why?Are the actors/actresses very good or not?Why do you think so?Is there a lot of action in the film? 3.Finally, you have to give your opinion about the whole of the film.If you think highly of the film you may encourage other people to go and see it.