1. Unit 5 What’s playing tonight

2. Warm-upReading Language in Use ProjectCulture Tips Homework Contents Warm-up Reading Language in Use Project Culture Tips What’s playing tonight ? Homework

3. Warm-upReading Language in Use ProjectCulture Tips Homework Contents Warm-up Task 1 Have you ever seen the following two films? What are the main events? Do you know the films’ director and have you ever seen other films by him? Which is your most favorite? Work in pairs, and exchange ideas with your partner. Video 1 Video 2

4. Warm-upReading Language in Use ProjectCulture Tips Homework Contents Warm-up Task 2 It is reported that Chinese folk story the tale of white serpent is planned to be re-presented by DreamWorks films production who has successfully produced the widely popular film Kongfu Panda. It becomes another American cartoon film originated from Chinese story after Mulan in 1999. Some people think home stories’ going abroad is shameful and they feel pained, even believe it’s a penetration to our culture, while others hold that it’s a good thing for it shows Chinese culture is exerting great influence on world culture. Question: Which position do you hold? Please state your reasons.

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6. Reading Language in Use ProjectCulture Tips Homework Contents Reading Task 1 Pre-reading Activity Add your title in here Task 2 Reading Comprehension Task 3 After-reading Activities

7. Warm-upReading Language in Use ProjectCulture Tips Homework Contents Task 1 Pre-reading Activity Before reading, discuss the following question: Do you know anything about the film director Steven Spielberg? What are the common features of his films? Before reading, discuss the following question: Do you know anything about the film director Steven Spielberg? What are the common features of his films?

8. Warm-upReading Language in Use ProjectCulture Tips Homework Contents Task 2 Reading Comprehension Steven Spielberg Steven Spielberg was born on December 18, 1947 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He began to develop an interest in film as a young boy, when he would cast family members and friends in short films which he directed. At the age of 10 he produced his first movie, an 8mm western lasting three minutes. At the age of 16 with a budget of $500 he produced Firelight, a two-hour, two-minute science fiction movie. In spite of his passion for film, he was a relatively poor student in the film department of California State College. Para 1 Translation

9. Warm-upReading Language in Use ProjectCulture Tips Homework Contents Reading Comprehension His first break came in 1969, when a Hollywood producer backed a 24-minute short called Amblin. Universal Films was so impressed by this short that they signed him to a 7-year contract when he was just 21. His first successful film was Jaws, which cost only $8.5 million to make and became the biggest money maker for its time. Jaws changed the way Hollywood viewed business.breakbackcontract Para 1 Translation

10. Warm-upReading Language in Use ProjectCulture Tips Homework Contents Reading Comprehension Together with George Lucas, Spielberg made the movie Raiders of the Lost Ark, which was inspired by the many exciting serials he had viewed as a child. His next movie E.T.The Extra-Terrestrial became the most successful film of all time until it was surpassed by yet another Spielberg movie, Jurassic Park (worldwide gross of $913.1 million). In 1984 Spielberg formed Amblin Entertainment, which quickly became one of the largest and most powerfulsurpass production companies in Hollywood. That same year he produced the sequel to Raiders, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, followed by The Colour Purple, which was based on Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about the life of a black girl in the South. In 1993 Spielberg released the science fiction movie Jurassic Park, which is full of innovations in computer graphics. Para 2 Translation

11. Warm-upReading Language in Use ProjectCulture Tips Homework Contents Reading Comprehension That same year saw the release of Schindler’s List, a historical drama based on Oscar Schindler, who saved hundreds of Jews from concentration camps. For this, Spielberg received the Academy Award as best director. One of the secrets of his success is that he entertains others the way he would want to be entertained. More than any other director, Spielberg can place the audience inside his movies. His mastery of storytelling, innovation, editing, camera movement, pacing, and special effects, combined with a willingness to take risks and bring different film genres to life, are sure to enrich film in the years to come.Awardentertainenrich Para 2 Translation

12. Warm-upReading Language in Use ProjectCulture Tips Homework Contents Language Points break n. (informal) a sudden or unexpected chance to do something that allows you to become successful in your job e.g. There are hundreds of young musicians out there looking for their first break. Wait for a break in the traffic to cross the street 1

13. Warm-upReading Language in Use ProjectCulture Tips Homework Contents Language Points back v. 1) to support somebody or something, especially by giving them money or using your influence e.g. The project has been backed by several major companies in the region. 2) (also back up) to support an idea by providing facts, proof, etc. e.g. His claims are not backed by any scientific evidence. 2

14. Warm-upReading Language in Use ProjectCulture Tips Homework Contents Language Points contract n. an official agreement between two or more people, stating what each will do 3 e.g. France has just signed a new contract with Japan. He has a four-year contract of employment with us. Can you guess the meanings of contract in the following sentences when it is used as a verb? A frightened hedgehog （刺猬） contracts its body into a ball. He contracted skin cancer last year. He’s contracted the habit of talking to himself.

15. Warm-upReading Language in Use ProjectCulture Tips Homework Contents Language Points 3 Common expressions are: enter into/make a contract (with somebody) sign a contract end/terminate a contract break a contract win/be awarded a contract renew somebody’s contract fulfill a contract

16. Warm-upReading Language in Use ProjectCulture Tips Homework Contents Language Points surpass v. to be even better or greater than someone or something else e.g. He had surpassed all our expectations. surpassed advanced world levels surpass yourself (= do something better than you have ever done before) e.g. With this painting he has surpassed himself. 4

17. Warm-upReading Language in Use ProjectCulture Tips Homework Contents Language Points award n. something such as a prize or money given to someone to reward them for something they have done 5 e.g. He presented the $1,000 award to the group’s chairman. Do you know the word’s meaning when it is used as a verb? The university awarded him an honorary degree.

18. Warm-upReading Language in Use ProjectCulture Tips Homework Contents Language Points 6 entertain v. to amuse or interest people in a way that gives them pleasure e.g. His son and daughter were entertaining themselves with their toys. A museum should aim to entertain as well as educate.

19. Warm-upReading Language in Use ProjectCulture Tips Homework Contents Language Points enrich v. 1) to improve the quality of something, especially by adding things to it e.g. Education can greatly enrich your life. 7 2) to make richer e.g. The supermarkets have enriched themselves at the expense of their customers.

20. Warm-upReading Language in Use ProjectCulture Tips Homework Contents Text Translation 史蒂文 · 斯皮尔伯格 1947 年 12 月 18 日出生于美国俄 亥俄州的辛辛那提。他自幼对电影有着浓厚的兴趣。小 时候他就安排家人和朋友在自己导演的短片里扮演角色。 10 岁那年，他拍摄了自己的第一部电影：一部用 8 毫米 摄影机拍摄的三分钟长的西部影片。 16 岁的时候，他花 500 美元拍摄了电影 —— 《火光》，这是一部长达两小 时两分钟的科幻电影。尽管斯皮尔伯格热衷于拍电影， 但他当时只是加利福尼亚州立大学电影系的一名穷学生。

21. Warm-upReading Language in Use ProjectCulture Tips Homework Contents Text Translation 1969 年，好运第一次光临斯皮尔伯格。当时好莱坞的一 位制作人请他任导演，拍一部 24 分钟的短片《安培林》。 这部短片给环球电影公司留下了极深的印象。该公司与 斯皮尔伯格签订了一份长达七年的合同，当时他才 21 岁。 斯皮尔伯格的成名影片是《大白鲨》。这部电影耗资仅 850 万美金，但是却成为了那个时代票房最好的电影。 《大白鲨》改变了整个好莱坞的行业态度。

22. Warm-upReading Language in Use ProjectCulture Tips Homework Contents Text Translation 斯皮尔伯格曾和乔治 · 卢卡斯合作，拍摄了电影 《夺宝奇兵》。这部电影的创作灵感源自他儿时看过 的很多令人兴奋的连续剧。斯皮尔伯格接下来的一部 电影《外星人》一度成为整个时代最为成功的电影， 直到它被斯皮尔伯格的另一部电影《侏罗纪公园》 （全球票房收入达 913,100,000 美元）所超越。 1984 年，斯皮尔伯格成立了安培林娱乐公司，该公司很快 跃居为好莱坞规模最大、影响力最强的制作公司。同 年，他推出了《夺宝奇兵 2 》 —— 《魔域骑兵》和随后 的《紫色》。《紫色》以作家爱丽丝 · 沃克获普利策奖 的小说为蓝本，描述了一个黑人女子在美国南方的生 活。 1993 年，斯皮尔伯格推出了科幻电影《侏罗纪公 园》，这是一部在电脑特技上充满了创新的作品。

23. Warm-upReading Language in Use ProjectCulture Tips Homework Contents Text Translation 同年，他推出了电影《辛德勒的名单》，这部历史剧以 曾经从集中营里拯救出几百个犹太人的奥斯卡 · 辛德勒的 故事为原型。因为这部影片，斯皮尔伯格获得了奥斯卡 最佳导演奖。他能够成功的秘密之一就在于他以自己希 望被娱乐的方式为他人提供娱乐。他比其他任何一个导 演更能把观众放入自己的影片中。他对故事讲述、创新、 剪辑、镜头移动、定速和特殊效果的把握，他的冒险精 神，他把不同的电影题材带入生活的做法，这一切结合 在一起，毫无疑问将会丰富未来的影片。

24. Warm-upReading Language in Use ProjectCulture Tips Homework Contents According to the text… How many films directed by Steven Spielberg are mentioned in the text? What information do you get about each film mentioned in the text? Task 3 After-reading Activities What are the factors that make Spielberg successful? Work in groups and discuss the question. Work in groups and discuss the questions.

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26. Warm-upReading Language in Use ProjectCulture Tips Homework Contents Task 1 Grammar Development The expressions must, should and have to are all used to say that it is necessary to do something. There are slight differences among them: Have to usually means the condition or authority requires you to do something, whereas must and should mean you yourself think it is necessary that something must be done. For example: I have to see the headmaster. (He asked me to see him.) I must/should see the headmaster. (I think it is very important for me to see him.) I have to go to school. (Maybe parents ask me to.) I must go to school. (I think it is necessary to go to school.)

27. Warm-upReading Language in Use ProjectCulture Tips Homework Contents Task 1 Grammar Development 情态动词 must 和 have to 都可以表示 “ 强烈的责任或义务 ” ，但有 差异。 must 常涉及说话人的个人观点，如： I must get my hair cut. You must do this work carefully. have to 表示根据某规定或法律人们必须要做的事，如： Children have to go to school until they are sixteen. ( 法律 ) I can’t see the film with you this afternoon. I have to go to the dentist. （有约定） 否定形式 mustn’t 和 don’t have to 表达的意思完全不同。前者表 示 “ 不允许 ” ，是否定意义的责任或义务；后者则表示 “ 没有必要去 做某事 ” ，是责任或义务的空缺。请比较： You mustn’t drive if you’ve been drinking. （决不许） When you go to a shop, you don’t have to buy anything. You can just look around. （你可以买，也可以不买）

28. Warm-upReading Language in Use ProjectCulture Tips Homework Contents Task 2 Word Building The prefix “en-” is added to both nouns and adjectives to form verbs with the meaning “to make someone or something be in a particular state or have a particular quality”. “em-” is the prefix used for “en-” before words beginning with b, m, or p. Guess the meanings of italic words in the following sentences, and then do the exercise in Page 69 in the text book.

29. Warm-upReading Language in Use ProjectCulture Tips Homework Contents Task 2 Word Building 1.Good reading enlarges the mind. 2.The polluted air in the city is badly endangering the health of the residents. 3.Modern science and technology empower human beings to control natural forces more effectively. 4.That terrible day will be embedded in the children’s memory. 5.The expanding economy enriched the peasants. 6.Her husband’s drunken behavior embarrassed her. 7.A check is enclosed herewith. 8.The stewardess is embarking the passengers orderly.

30. Warm-upReading Language in Use ProjectCulture Tips Homework Contents Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Introduce a film you like most to your classmates and design a poster for the film. Project In groups, think of a film you would like to introduce to the viewers. Plan the text. Make sure that it is informative as well as attractive. Make the film poster with your own features. Show your work and describe it to the whole class. Below are film posters for your design reference.

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33. Warm-upReading Language in Use ProjectCulture Tips Homework Contents Culture Tips Film Festivals Now we learn about the film festivals around the world. Some festivals have a set theme or subject matter, while others show a wide selection of movies. These many gatherings are important events for artists, the movie industry, the media and movie lovers.

34. Warm-upReading Language in Use ProjectCulture Tips Homework Contents Culture Tips One of the most well known film festivals in the world takes place in the French town of Cannes during twelve days in May. The Cannes Film Festival started in 1946 as a social gathering for showing movies. Later, the popular event developed into an important competition. The Venice International Film Festival starts in late August. Started in 1932, it is one of the oldest movie festivals in the world.

35. Warm-upReading Language in Use ProjectCulture Tips Homework Contents Culture Tips The International Federation of Film Producers Associations lists the two festivals as well as twelve others as “Competitive Feature Film Festivals.” Others on this list include festivals in Berlin, Germany; San Sebastian, Spain; Montreal, Canada; Tokyo, Japan; Moscow, Russia and Cairo, Egypt. The Toronto International Film Festival Group (TIFFG) is a charitable, not- for-profit, cultural organization whose mission is to transform the way people see the world. Its vision is to lead the world in creative and cultural discovery through the moving image. The Berlinale Film Festival is divided into six sections: Competition, Panorama, International Forum of New Cinema, Generation, Perspektive Deutsches Kino and Retrospective. Major international films are shown in the Competition. These are films made for attracting a broad audiences. In the Panorama the emphasis is on independent and art-house cinema, films which are made in a personal style and to attract a demanding, passionate audience. Generation presents lively films aimed at young audiences.

36. Warm-upReading Language in Use ProjectCulture Tips Homework Contents Culture Tips Other film festivals have very specialized subjects. For example, in Belgium you can go to the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival. For twenty-six years this festival has been showing science fiction and horror movies from around the world. If this event seems too frightening, you can attend the International Children’s Film Festival in Frankfurt, Germany. In Turkey, the International Istanbul Film Festival shows movies about art, music, dance or literature. If you like animation movies, you could explore the Hiroshima International Film Festival in Japan or the International Animated Film Festival in Annecy, France.

37. Warm-upReading Language in Use ProjectCulture Tips Homework Contents Culture Tips In the United States, two of the most well known film festivals for independent films are the Sundance and Telluride Film Festivals. Movies shown at these events are produced without the support of the major Hollywood studios. Filmmakers often show their movies for the first time to important people in the movie industry. Movie distributors can buy films that otherwise might be undiscovered and show them in theaters. The Sundance Film Festival is organized by the Sundance Institute. The actor Robert Redford helped start the Institute in the early 1980s. His aim was to create an environment to discover and support new and independent filmmakers. The festival takes place in and around Park City, Utah.

38. Warm-upReading Language in Use ProjectCulture Tips Homework Contents Culture Tips Listen to the VOA special English, which can helpyou review the knowledge about film festivals.Listen to part of it in class and then listen to thewhole report after class. scripts

39. Warm-upReading Language in Use ProjectCulture Tips Homework Contents Homework Do you know the following three film directors?Suppose you were going to make a talk show to one ofthem, what would you prepare yourself for theinterviewing questions of the talk? List your questionsas detailed as possible. Luc BessonPeter JacksonRidley Scott

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