Unit 4 Films and film events Reading

THE 78TH ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS

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

Parade of the Oscar

Best actress Reese Witherspoon Best Actress Academy Award winner

Best actor Philip Seymour Hoffman Date of birth: 23 July 1967 Film and stage actor and theater director

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

What are the two pictures about?

How many kinds of award does the Oscar Award have?  best film award ( 最佳影片奖 )  best performance award ( 最佳表演奖 )  best director award ( 最佳导演奖 )  best screenplay award ( 最佳剧本奖 )  best cinematography award ( 最佳摄影奖 )  best sound award ( 最佳音响奖 )  best score award ( 最佳音乐奖 )  best art direction-set decoration award ( 最佳美工奖 )

Cannes Film Festival Berlin International Festival Sundance Film Festival Venice Film Festival France Germany the USA Italy Do you know these film festivals?

Toronto International Film Festival Shanghai International Film Festival Edinburgh International Film Festival Tokyo International Film Festival Canada China England Japan

1. How many film festival representatives appeared on the show? Six. 2. Which film festivals are mentioned in the transcript? The Cannes Film Festival, the Berlin International Film Festival, A Read the text quickly and answer these questions.

the Sundance Film Festival, the Venice Film Festival, the Toronto International Film Festival and the Shanghai International Film Festival. 3. At which festival are you not likely to find Hollywood film? The Sundance Film Festival.

1 Which film festival’s representative views film as a type of contemporary art? The Venice Film Festival views film as a type of contemporary art. C1. Read the transcript again carefully and answer these questions.

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, became the sponsor of the festival and changed the focus to independent films made on very modest budgets. Since then it has become well-known.

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 International Film Festival? Films shown at the Cannes Films Festival are often made with large budgets and have well- known actors and directors, while films that are likely to be overlooked at Cannes have a real chance of winning at the Berlin Film Festival.

5 Which film festival gives out the golden Cup Award? Shanghai International Film Festival gives out the Golden Cup Award.

Film festival Started in Feature Venice Film Festival 1932Oldest film festival; Part of a larger festival C2. Fill in the table below with the correct information from the transcript.

Film festival Started in Feature Sundance Film Festival 1978 only includes small independent films, made on very modest budgets; boycotts all Hollywood films

Film festival Started in Feature Cannes Film Festival 1939 The largest festival in the world; films shown are often made with large budgets and have well- known actors and directors; shows a broad range of films from many different countries

Film festival Started in Feature Berlin Internatio nal Film Festival 1951 give awards to films from all over the globe

Film festival Started in Feature Toronto Internati onal Film Festival 1976 the second largest film festival in the world; gives some special awards to Canadian films

Film festival Started in Feature Shanghai Internatio nal Film Festival 1993 the youngest film festival; has a good reputation worldwide

E. Yu Peng attended a lecture about the Academy awards. Use the worlds below to help him complete his notes. deliberately overlooked restriction Resemble entries edge

The most famous award a film, an actor or a director can win is an Academy Award, or an Oscar, as these annual awards are often called. Yet, Oscars are often __________ when people discuss film festivals. The Academy Awards have a focus that is very different from other film festivals. In fact, some people argue that the Academy Awards should not even be called a film overlooked

festival. One reason for this is that most traditional film festivals have ________ from a variety of countries. At the Academy Awards, the preference is to reward top-ranking American films. While there is no ___________ on foreign films, those that win are in the minority. American films always have an _________ on foreign films at the Oscars, regardless of how popular a foreign film might be. entries restrictions edge

Another reason why it might not be appropriate to call the Academy Awards a film festival is that most film festivals ___________ give out only a small number of awards, but the Oscars give out many awards –not just to actors and directors, but to many people in the film- making crew as well. deliberately

Whether you think the Academy Awards really _________ a film festival or not, everyone agrees that the Oscar is the best-known award a film can receive. After winning at the Oscars, a film is swift to sell tickets because everyone will want to see it! resemble

Language points

1. Joining us in the studio are Isabel Rose from the Cannes Film Festival, … and Xu Li from the Shanghai International Film Festival. 这是一个倒装句，正常语序应该是 : Isabel Rose … and Xu Li from the Shanghai International Film Festival are joining us in the studio.

当句子的主语太长时，为了保持句子结 构平衡，往往使用倒装语序，将主语放 在句子的后半部分。如： Nearby was the house in which they had lived for more than twenty years.

2. Our festival is part of a larger festival which applauds contemporary art. We view film as a type of contemporary art. contemporary: 当代的，现代的 (1) contemporary music/ literature/art/ fashion (2) Although it was written hundreds of years ago, it still has a contemporary (= modern) feel to it.

view verb [T] 认为，看作 view … as … 把 …… 看作；把 …… 视为 (1) The journalist asked the minister how he viewed recent events. (2) She is viewed as a strong candidate for the job. (3) If we view the problem from a different angle, a solution may become more obvious. 同义词： regard … as consider … as

相关短语 a point of view 观点；着眼点 at first view 初看；一见 in view 在视野中 in view of 鉴于；由于 on view 展览中，上映中 view sb./ sth. as sth. 把 …… 视为

即学活练 Our school is more beautiful when ____ from the top of the hill. A. view B. viewing C. to view D. viewed D

3. That is, the main criterion for being included is that the film mustn't be financed by Hollywood studios. that is: that is to say, in other words finance verb [T] 为 …… 提供资金 The local authority has refused to finance the program. finance noun [U] (the management of) a supply of money: 金融，财政 personal/public finance the minister of finance/the finance minister

4. Our policy is to include high-quality films, regardless of who makes them. regardless adverb despite; not being affected by something: 不管， 不顾 (1) She knew it was dangerous to visit him, but she set out ( 动身，出发 ） regardless of the risk. (2) This job is open to all, regardless of previous experience.

(1) __________ the heavy rain, they continued working in the field. A. Although B. Regardless of C. Despite of D. In case of (2) They decorated the house __________ costs. A. in spite B. regardless of C. though D. although B B

______ the extremely hot weather, we continued having classes ． A ． Thanks to B ． In addition to C ． In defense of D ． Regardless of D 。考查短语的用法。句意：不管天气多热，我 们仍继续上课。 即学活练

Kang Jie, a girl who was saved at Wenchuan Earthquake, was still concerned about others ______ her own injury. A. on account ofB. regardless of C. in case of D. in the name of B

5. As long as the film’s quality meets our standards, we include it. as long as 只要 ; 如果 ; 既然 (1) You may use the room as you like, as long as you clean it afterward. (2) As long as you are going to the post office anyway, you can do something for me.

meet verb [T] (met, met) to fulfill, satisfy, or achieve 满足, 实现 (1) The workers’ demands for higher pay were not met by the manager. (2) We haven’t yet been able to find a house that meets our needs/ requirements.

6. Kathy, I don’t like to argue, but in defence of the Venice Film Festival, I have to... in defence of 捍卫 … ； 为 … 辩护 I must say in her defence/in defence of her that she works very hard. defence n. 防御；答辩；防务 defend v. 防守；防护；辩护

7. The Sundance Film Festival deliberately boycotts all Hollywood films, and we don’t foresee ever including them. deliberately adv. 故意地，不慌不忙地 You have deliberately acted against my wishes. She continued deliberately to toss ( 扔） the books upon the floor. deliberate adj. 故意的 ; 从容不迫的 ; 深思熟 虑的

Tom thought that I did that ______, just to annoy him. A.normally B. legally C. immediately D. deliberately D

8. Redford has acted in and directed many big Hollywood films, but wanted to expose the public to films made outside of … expose vt. 揭露, 使曝光, 使面临, 使暴露 The reporter was killed because he tried to expose a plot. Keep indoors and don't expose your skin to the sun.

expose the secret 揭穿了秘密 expose sb.’s true colours 揭露某人的真面 目 expose oneself in public 抛头露面 expose to 使暴露于, 使遭受 expose sb. to danger 使某人可能遇到危险

Is it advisable to ________ our body to the sunlight? A. reveal B. display C. expose D. show C

9. … ordinary people might have no access to otherwise. access n. 接近； 有权使用 Citizens may have free access to the library.

A The system has been designed to give students quick and easy ______ to the digital resources of the library. (2009 浙江 ) A. access B. passage C. way D. approach give access to 给使用 … 的机会 / 权利

He did not find a job yet because he had no _____ to men who could help him. A. approach B. application C. access D. approval 答案： C 解析： have access to 进入的路；能接近， 进入，了解或使用 ( 不可数名词 ) 。

10. At our festival, Hollywood films are in the minority, while films that are likely to be … in the minority 占少数 While the army takes both men and women, women are in the minority. minority n. 少数；少数民族 in the majority 占多数

It’s believed that children with single parent at my school were ______. (2008 南 昌市高三第一次调研测试 ) A. a few B. few C. in the minority D. for the minority 答案： C