The 78th Annual Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, CA on Sunday, March 5, 2006.

Keira Knightley (19 of 91) The 78th Annual Academy Awards® Keira Knightley in a one- shouldered gown by Vera Wang, with jewelry by Bulgari. Red Carpet

Fifty-one students of the Inner-City Filmmakers Program in Santa Monica, California, marched fifty-one Oscar statuettes from the Meet the Oscars exhibit at Hollywood & Highlands Center to the Kodak Theatre in preparation for the the 78th Academy Awards®.

Best Actress Academy Award winner Reese Witherspoon at the 2006 Governors Best actress

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Best Director Ang Lee (center) with producer James Schamus (right) and Schamus' wife Nancy Kricorian at the 2006 Governors Ball. Best director

How many film festival representatives appeared on the show? six Which film festivals are mentioned in the transcript? the Cannes Film Festival, the Berlin International Film Festival, the Sundance Film Festival, the Venice Film Festival, the Toronto International Film Festival and Shanghai International Film Festival. Welcome, At which festival are you not likely to find Hollywood film? The Sundance film festival

Reading strategy: identifying objective views In formal situations, and especially when people do not know each other very well, they often speak objectively— they use ‘we’ and ‘our’ instead of ‘I’ and ‘my’. For example, ‘our festival is part of a larger festival which celebrates contemporary art. We view film as a type of contemporary art.’ If someone disagrees with something someone else says, it may be seen as rude to explicitly say so. To avoid doing this, people will speak objectively. Instead of putting forward a personal opinion, people tend to present their personal opinion as if it were a collective group’s opinion. For example, ‘many of them are American, but we reject the idea that we have lose our international angle.’

C1 read the transcript again carefully and answer these questions. 1 which film festival’s representative views film as a type of contemporary art? The representative from the Venice Film Festival 2 How did the Sundance film festival come to be well known? In 1981, Robert Redford, who has acted in and directed many big hollywood films, took over the festival and changed the focus to saluting independent films. Since then it has been well known.

C1 read the transcript again carefully and answer these questions. 3 why was the Cannes film festival started? Because many people felt the Venice film festival was giving awards to only German and Italian films. 4 what is the difference between the Cannes film festival and the Berlin film festival? Films from smaller countries that would be overlooked at Cannes, for example, have a real chance of winning in Berlin. 5 what is the golden cup award? It is the highlight of the Shanghai International Film Festival. C1 read the transcript again carefully and answer these questions.

C2 Fill in the table below with the correct information from the transcript. Film festival started in feature Venice film festival 1932Oldest film festival; Part of a large festival Sundance film festival 1978 Include small independent films, many of which are made by amateur directors and star amateur actors Boycott all hollywood film

Film festival started in feature Cannes film festival Berlin internation al film festival Can make films famous; give awards to mostly American films; films shown are often made with large budgets and have well- known actors and directors One of the most international of all the film festivals ;give awards to films from all over the globe. C2 Fill in the table below with the correct information from the transcript.

Film festival started in feature Toronto internationa l film festival Shanghai internationa l film festival One of the main film festivals around the world; the second largest festival in the world ;Gives some bonus awards to Canadian films The youngest film festival ;has a good reputation worldwide;the only international film festival in china. C2 Fill in the table below with the correct information from the transcript.

D Match each word with the correct definition. 1 amateur 2 interrupt 3 distinguish 4 boycotts 5 saluting 6 contradict 7 resemble 8 reject a interfere in someone else’s activity b appreciating c resist, say or do things against d look like e not professional, part-time f refuses to do business with g mark as different, tell apart h tell another person that the opposite of what they said is true

E Lu Peng attended a lecture about the academy awards. Use the worlds in the box below to help him complete his notes. award reputation festival contemporary Focus countries director minority The most famous (1) __________a film, an actor or a (2)__________can win is an Oscar. Yet, Oscars, or the academy awards, are often overlooked when people discuss film festivals. award director

The academy awards have a (3) ___________that is very different from other film festivals. In fact, some people say that the academy awards should not even be called a film festival. One reason for this is that most traditional film festivals show films from a variety of (4) ____________. At the academy awards, the (5) _____________is on rewarding American films of the top rank. While there is no restriction on foreign entries, those that win are in the (6) ____________ and they rarely win the best picture award, regardless of popularity. Award reputation festival contemporary Focus countries director minority reputation countries focus minority

Another reason it might not be appropriate to call the academy awards a film (7) ___________is that awards are given for more than just the film. Oscars are awarded for acting, directing, script writing, designing garments worn by the actors, and things normally kept in the shadows, such as lighting, sound and editing, which are done by the crew. Award reputation festival contemporary Focus countries director minority festival

Whether you think the academy awards a film festival or not, everyone agrees that the Oscar is the best-known award a (8) _________________ film can receive. After winning at the Oscars, a film has no difficulty in selling admission tickets because everyone will want to see it! Award reputation festival contemporary Focus countries director minority contemporary

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Important film events around the world Host: Welcome to our weekly programme, Movie Magic. Our gusts today are representatives from six of the major international film festivals. These spokeswomen and spokesmen will tell us about the festivals they represent. Joining us in the studio are Isabel Rose from the Cannes Film Festival, Hanz Muller from the Berlin International Film Festival, Kathy Barnes from the Sundance Film Festival, Maria Bella from the Venice Film Festival, Mike Taylor from the Toronto International Film Festival and Xu Li from the Shanghai International Film Festival. Welcome, everyone! Maria, do tell us a little about the Venice Film Festival. represent : 在这里是 ‘ 代表 ’ 的意思 The union represents over 200,000 teachers. 工会代表着 20 余万教师的利益。 represent 还表示：维护 … 的利益；体现； 象征等意思。 Those comments do not represent the views of us all. 这些言论不足以体现我们所有人 的看法。 Each color on the chart represents a different department. 图表中的每一种颜色 都代表一个不同的部门 。

Maria: well, I think it is rather appropriate for me to begin our discussion. The Venice Film Festival is the oldest film festival in the world. It began in Our festival is part of a larger festival which celebrates contemporary art. We view film as a type of contemporary. Host: Kathy, please tell us about the Sundance Film Festival. Kathy: unlike the Venice film festival, the Sundance film festival only includes small, independent films. That is, it only includes those not financed by Hollywood studios. Many are made by amateur doctors and star amateur actors. Rather adv 稍微；有点；颇；相当 rather cold weather 相当冷的天气 She was rather hurt by his unkind words. " 他出言不逊, 使她相当伤心。 " （常与 than 连用）宁可，宁愿 I'd rather play tennis than swim. 我宁愿打网球，不愿游泳。 （常与 than 连用）更 These shoes are comfortable rather than pretty. 这双鞋不好看，但是舒服。 We would rather receive money than the usual gifts. 我们宁可接受钱而不希望受到通常的礼物。 Important film events around the world

Maria: well, I think it is rather appropriate for me to begin our discussion. The Venice Film Festival is the oldest film festival in the world. It began in Our festival is part of a larger festival which celebrates contemporary art. We view film as a type of contemporary. Host: Kathy, please tell us about the Sundance Film Festival. Kathy: unlike the Venice film festival, the Sundance film festival only includes small, independent films. That is, it only includes those not financed by Hollywood studios. Many are made by amateur doctors and star amateur actors. 认为；把 … 看作是 The plan was viewed favorably. 这项计划是受到称赞的。 doesn't view herself as a success; viewed their efforts unfavorably. 不认为她自己成功了；对他们的努力无好感 Important film events around the world

Maria: well, I think it is rather appropriate for me to begin our discussion. The Venice Film Festival is the oldest film festival in the world. It began in Our festival is part of a larger festival which celebrates contemporary art. We view film as a type of contemporary. Host: Kathy, please tell us about the Sundance Film Festival. Kathy: unlike the Venice film festival, the Sundance film festival only includes small, independent films. That is, it only includes those not financed by Hollywood studios. Many are made by amateur doctors and star amateur actors. Include vt included, including 包括；包含 Price $14.90, postage included. 价格 美元，邮资包括在内。 He had included a large number of funny stories in the speech. 他在讲话中加进了许多引人发笑的故事。 The United kingdom includes Northern Ireland and Wales. 联合王国包括北爱尔兰和威尔士。 Important film events around the world

Maria: Kathy, I hate to interrupt you, but in defense of the Venice film festival, I have to point out that we don’t just feature Hollywood films. Our policy is to include high-quality films, regardless of who makes them. We don’t distinguish between Hollywood film and independent ones. As long as the film’s quality meets our standards, we include it. Distinguish vt, vi 辨别；辨认 I can distinguish them at a distance. 从远处我能认出他们。 （常与 from, between 连用）区别； Can you distinguish the different musical instruments playing now? 你能区分正在演奏的各种乐器吗？ （常与 from 连用）使别于；有 … 特点 Speeches distinguishes man from the animals. 言语使人区别于动物。 Elephants are distinguished by their long noses / trunks. 象因为有长鼻子而有别于其他动物。 Important film events around the world

Kathy: the Sundance film festival boycotts all Hollywood films, and we don’t foresee ever including them. The idea for our festival was hatched back in 1978, when it was known as the Utah/us film festival. However, it was not well known until it was then that Robert Redford took over and changed the focus to saluting independent films. It was renamed the Sundance film festival in Redford has acted in and directed many big Hollywood films, and so he knew how many actors and directors were making good films unknown to the public. Now, if a film wins an award at Sundance, there is a good chance it will become famous! Boycott vt 联合抵制；经济抵制 They're boycotting the shop. 他们联合抵制那家商店。 拒绝出席；拒绝参加 to boycott a meeting 拒绝出席会议 They're boycotting the shop because the people who work there are on strike to boycott a meeting. 他们拒绝购买那家商店的货物, 因为店里的工作人 员为了联合抵制一个会议而罢工。 Important film events around the world

Kathy: the Sundance film festival boycotts all Hollywood films, and we don’t foresee ever including them. The idea for our festival was hatched back in 1978, when it was known as the Utah/us film festival. However, it was not well known until it was then that Robert Redford took over and changed the focus to saluting independent films. It was renamed the Sundance film festival in Redford has acted in and directed many big Hollywood films, and so he knew how many actors and directors were making good films unknown to the public. Now, if a film wins an award at Sundance, there is a good chance it will become famous! Hatch vi. 孵化 ; ( 小鸡 ) 出壳 When will the eggs hatch? 鸡蛋什么时候孵化 ? 阴谋 ; 炮制, 制定 hatch a plot 暗中搞阴谋 Don't count the chickens before they are hatched. [ 谚 ] 鸡蛋还未孵, 别忙数鸡雏。 Important film events around the world

Isabel: Cannes is another festival that can make films famous. If a film wins a victory at the cannes film festival, everyone will hear about it. I think it is fair to say that Cannes is the most famous and exciting festival. Hanz: I hate to contradict you, but in recent years, the Cannes film festival has given awards mostly to American films. Some critics say that it has taken a step backwards, and is beginning to resemble the academy awards in Hollywood too much. Contradict vt 反驳；否认；顶嘴 It's difficult to contradict someone politely. 彬彬有礼地驳斥别人是难以做到的。 Don't contradict! 不要反驳 ! 同 … 矛盾；同 … 抵触 Your actions contradict your principles. 你的行为与你的道义相矛盾。 Important film events around the world

Isabel: Cannes is another festival that can make films famous. If a film wins a victory at the cannes film festival, everyone will hear about it. I think it is fair to say that Cannes is the most famous and exciting festival. Hanz: I hate to contradict you, but in recent years, the Cannes film festival has given awards mostly to American films. Some critics say that it has taken a step backwards, and is beginning to resemble the academy awards in Hollywood too much. Resemble vt 相似 She resembles her mother in the way she moves her hands when she talks. 她说话时打手势的动作像她妈妈。 He strongly resembles his father. 他酷似他的父亲。 Important film events around the world

Isabel: well, yes, films shown at Cannes are often made with large budgets, and have well-known actors and directors. Many of them are American, but we reject the idea that we have lost our international angle. Considering the history of our festival, we feel it is important not to favor films from any one country. The Cannes film festival was started in 1939 because many people felt the Venice film festival was giving awards to only German and Italian films. Hanz: Well, in my opinion, most people agree that the Berlin film festival is one of the most international of all the film festivals. Since it began in 1951, we have given awards to films from all around the globe. Hollywood films are in the minority at our festival, and films from smaller countries that would be overlooked at Cannes, for example, have a real chance of winning in Berlin. Reject vt 拒绝；不接受 He rejected their invitation point-blank. 他直截了当地拒绝了他们 的邀请。 We rejected his idea for a music club, and decided to have an art club instead. 我们没有采纳他关于成立音乐俱乐部 的想法，而是决定成立艺术俱乐部。 Important film events around the world

Isabel: well, yes, films shown at Cannes are often made with large budgets, and have well-known actors and directors. Many of them are American, but we reject the idea that we have lost our international angle. Considering the history of our festival, we feel it is important not to favor films from any one country. The Cannes film festival was started in 1939 because many people felt the Venice film festival was giving awards to only German and Italian films. Hanz: Well, in my opinion, most people agree that the Berlin film festival is one of the most international of all the film festivals. Since it began in 1951, we have given awards to films from all around the globe. Hollywood films are in the minority at our festival, and films from smaller countries that would be overlooked at Cannes, for example, have a real chance of winning in Berlin. Overlook vt 俯瞰，俯视 The house on the hill overlooks the village. 从小山上的房子可以俯视村庄。 忽略；没注意；漏看 You have overlooked several of the mistakes in this work. 你忽略了这个工作中的几个错误。 The secretary is very careful and never overlooks any little points. 秘书是个很细心的人她从不忽视细节。 Important film events around the world

Mike: I’m the spokesman for the Toronto international film festival, which began in 1975 and very quickly became one of the main film festivals around the world. Each year, famous actors and directors come to Toronto, and the whole film world pays attention to who wins. It is the second largest festival in the world----only Cannes is bigger. Our festival tries to show films from many countries, but gives some bonus awards to Canadian films. Xu Li: I represent the shanghai international film festival. Our festival was founded in 1993 so we are perhaps the youngest festival. Even though we have only existed a short time, our festival has a good reputation worldwide. We are the only international film festival in china. We show films from many different countries and the highlight of the festival each year is the ‘Jinjue’ or golden cup award. Reputation n 名誉；声望 a man of good reputation 名誉很好的人 a man of no reputation 默默无闻的人 ; 没有声望的人 a person of reputation 有信誉的人, 体面的人 build up a reputation 博得名声 Important film events around the world