Unit 5 The Silver Screen the 2nd Period Getting to know Steven Spielberg 阳 彦 ( 苍溪中学 )

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Brainstrom Brainstrom Silver Screen studio scene script actor/actress Hollywood director award

Which film is this scene taken from?

Hero: the actor? the actress? the director?

Fast Reading 1. The text is mainly about. A. Steven Spielberg's family life A. Steven Spielberg's family life B. Steven Spielberg's as an actor B. Steven Spielberg's as an actor C. Steven Spielberg's as a film director C. Steven Spielberg's as a film director D. Steven Spielberg's successful films D. Steven Spielberg's successful films 2. How many of Steven Spielberg's movies are mentioned in the passage? And what are they? A. 5 B. 6 C. 7 D. 8 A. 5 B. 6 C. 7 D. 8

Steven Spielberg's movies Firelight Firelight Jaws(1975) Jaws(1975) ET(1982) ET(1982) Schindler’s List Schindler’s List Jurassic Park Jurassic Park Saving Private Ryan Saving Private Ryan

What happened to Steven Spielberg in the following years? He was born. He made his first film. He won a prize for a short film. (when he was 13 years old.) He made the film Firelight. (when he was 16).

What do you know about Steven Spielberg? Name: Steven Speilberg Name: Steven Speilberg Gender: Gender: Year of Birth: Year of Birth: Place of Birth: Place of Birth: Occupation: producer, screenwriter Occupation: producer, screenwriter Education: California State University at Long Beach Education: California State University at Long Beach Mother: Mother: Name of his wife: Name of his wife: Her occupation: Her occupation: male 1946 A small town in America director, a music teacher Cate Capshaw an actress

What are Spielberg's films about? Jaws(1975) ET(1982) Jurassic Park (1993) Schindler's List(1993) Saving Private Ryan(1998) about a big shark that attacks and eats swimmers about a creature from outer space wanting to go home about a park with different kinds of dinosaurs about a German who saved Jewish people in the war about an American captain who led his team to search for a soldier named Ryan

Detailed Reading 1. What was Spielberg's dream when he was young? 2. Why did Spielberg study English instead of film? 3. When did Speilberg's career really take off? 4. Why were people who saw the film Jaws afraid to swim in the sea? 5. How important is his family to Spielberg's career ?

What can be inferred from the passage? A. All of Spielberg's films are real blockbusters. B. Learning English well plays a very important role in one's success. C. Spielberg has a gift for directing films. D. Behind every successful man there must be a great woman.

Discussion It is easy for Steven Spielberg to be a successful director. Right or Wrong? And Why? Right or Wrong? And Why?

Word study 1. The phrase "take off" in Paragraph 2 has the same meaning as the one in. A. The plane crashed soon after it took off. A. The plane crashed soon after it took off. B. He took off his hat and said hello to me. B. He took off his hat and said hello to me. C. After Streep won her first Oscar as Best Actress, her career took off. C. After Streep won her first Oscar as Best Actress, her career took off. D. When his wife was sick in hospital, he took off from work. D. When his wife was sick in hospital, he took off from work. 2. It must have come from outer space. I have never seen such a strange in my life. A. animal B. human A. animal B. human C. creature D. people C. creature D. people

Word study 3. Having been at war for eight years, the people of that country want nothing but. A. cruelty B. kindness C. friendship D. peace A. cruelty B. kindness C. friendship D. peace 4. Work and taking care of the family are the two most important things in life. A. man B. kid C. teenage D. adult A. man B. kid C. teenage D. adult 5. The young man his success to many people, his parents in particular. A. gives B. owes C. shares D. devotes A. gives B. owes C. shares D. devotes 6. There are forty-eight students in our class. A. at all B. after all C. in all D. of all A. at all B. after all C. in all D. of all

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