Film as dream, film as music. No art passes our conscience in the way film does, and goes directly to our feelings,deep down into dark rooms of our souls…… 电影是梦，电影是音乐，没有别的艺术像 电影那样，经由我们的良知直达我们的情感， 并深刻地进入我们灵魂的黑暗处 ……

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Questionnaire: 1.Will you have a discussion with your friends when you have seen a film? □yes □no 2.If yes,what will you talk about? □the actor □the actress □the theme of the film □the director □music □pictures 3.Do you know the director called Steven Spielberg? □yes □no

Getting to know Steven Spielberg

Listen to the tape and fill the chart below: Name: Steven Spielberg Gender: □ male □ female Year of birth:_______ Place of birth:_______ Occupatio n: ______,producer and screen writer Educatio n: California State University at Long Beach Fathe r Electrical engineerMother________ his wife:Cate CapshawOccupatio n ________ Made first film at the age of__ Won first prize at the age of__

Name: Steven SpielbergGender: male Year of birth:1946 Place of birth:a small town in America Occupatio n: director,producer and screen writer Educatio n: California State University at Long Beach Fathe r electrical engineerMothermusic teacher His wifeCate CapshawOccupatio n actress Made first film at the age of12 Won first prize at the age of13

Jaws 1975 ET 1984 The Color of Purple1985 Empire of the Sun1987 Hook1991 Jurassic Park1993 Schindler’s List1993 The Lost World1997 Saving Private Ryan1998 Minority Report2002

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1.The passage mainly tells about____. A. Steven Spielberg’s life as a film director. B. Steven Spielberg’s life as an actor. C. Steven Spielberg’s successful films. D. Steven Spielberg’s family life. 2.Why couldn’t Steven Spielberg go to the Film Academy as he wished? A. Because his family was too poor. B. Because he was too young to be accepted. C. Because his grades were too poor. D. Because he hadn’t got enough experience. 3.What can be inferred from the passage? A.All of Steven Spielberg’s films are real blockbusters. B.Learning English well plays a important role in one’s success. C.Behind every successful man there must be a great woman. D.Spielberg has a gift for directing films. 4.which of the following are Steven’s war films? A.Firelight and Jaws B.Jaws and Jurassic Park C.Jurassic Park and Schindler’s List D.Schindler’s List and Saving Private Ryan

Jaws （ 1975 ） Jaws is about a big white shark attacks swimmers. ET （ 1982 ） A young boy makes friends with a creature from the space. Jurassic Park （ 1993 ） A dinosaur park is hit by a storm. Schindler’s List （ 1993 ） A German businessman saves Jews. Saving Private Ryan （ 1998 ） A group of eight soldiers try to save the solider “Ryan”

Three parts: Part 1. (1-2)Talking about Spielberg’s earlier works and his live. Part 2. (3-6)Talking about some of his films. Such as Jaws (1975), Jurassic Park (1993), Saving Private Ryan (1998) and so on. Part 3. (7)Talking about Spielberg’s career and happy family.

Name:Steven Spielberg Born:1946,America Fist film:at 12 Won his prize:at 13,in 1959 Study:English Job:film director Wife:actress Children:seven FilmTimeGeneral information Jaws1957A big white shark attacks swimmers. ET1982A young boy makes friends with a creature from space. Jurassic park1993A dinosaur park is hit by a storm. Schindler’s List1993A German businessman saves Jews. Saving Private Ryan 1998A group of eight soldiers try to save the solider “Ryan”.

Discussion: 1.Why were people who saw the film Jaws afraid to swim in the sea? 2.What is the theme of ET? 3.What has Steven Spielberg shown in the movie Schindler’s List? 4.How important is his family to Spielberg’s career? 5.What have you learnt from reading about Spielberg?