2. Unit 5 The Silver Screen

3. Goals: Talk about films. Talk about famous actors. Talk about famous director--- Steven Spielberg. Practise making comments and giving opinions.

4. Hero Mulan

5. Jackie chan Keanu Reeves

6. Steven Spielberg

7. Jaws Jurassic Park E.T. Saving Private Ryan

8. NameSteven Spielberg Year of birth Place of birth OccupationProducer, screenwriter and Education FatherElectrical engineer Mother Name of his wife occupation Information about Steven Spielberg 1946 Cincinnati Ohio USA director California State University Music teacher Cate Capshaw Actress

9. Steven Spielberg’s career 1946 1958 1959 1962 1975 1982 1993 He was born He made his first film He won a prize for a short film He made a film called Firelight He made a film called Jaws He made a film called ET He made a film called Jurassic Park

10. What are some of his most famous films about? Jaws (1975) ET(1982) Jurassic Park (1993) Schindler ’ s List(1993) Saving Private Ryan (1998) It’s about a big shark that attacks and eats swimmers. It’s about a little creature that comes from outer space and wants to go home. It’s about an island where a very rich man keeps all kinds of dinosaurs. It’s about the cruelty of war. A German who saved thousands of Jewish people from being killed in the war. It’s also about the cruelty of war. An American captain who led his team to search for a soldier named Ryan.

11. The grammar pattern: ……is about a person who…… ……is about a thing that / which……

12. Make comment about Spielberg’s other films: Spiderman It ’ s about a boy who is bitten by a spider and then becomes very strong and can do all the things that spiders can do. The Lost World It ’ s about a scientist and three men who discover a mountain in South America where dinosaurs died out.

13. Read passage and answer the following questions: 1 How old is Steven Spielberg? A 57 B 12 C 16 D 49 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 Which of the follow are Steven’s war films? A Firelight & Jaws B Jaws & Jurassic Park C Jurassic Park & Schindler’s List. D Schindler’s List & Saving Private Ryan. A C D

14. Homework: Talk about other famous directors you know,and talk about their famous films. Go through the text,note the language points you do not understand.