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1、UNIT 2 MediaWarm up-Th inking about t h e TopicLook at the three images.101 Where would you find creatures like these? Have you seen any of these creatures or similar creatures before?1 Talk about them with your part ner:a. Do any of them look like real people?b. How were these creatures made?c. Thi

2、 nk of some words to describe each picture.2 Now, work together with a part ner to make some senten ces about the images. Speak, do not write.They all have .They look .Beginning to ReadSk inning to Ide ntify the Writer PurposeIt is very important to gain an overall idea of the reading passage struct

3、ure and the writers purpose BEFORE you try to complete the IELTS read ing exercises.Computer Gen erati on of Ani mated CharactersAAsk any young person to tell you the names of some famous movies and the chances are that many of those mentioned will be popular because of computer-generatedspecial eff

4、ects. Movies such as Star Wars , the Matrix and; Harry Potter rely heavily on computers to create special fantasy and space effects. Others, such as the famous Lord of the Rings movies, created surprisingly lifelike humanoid characters using sophisticated computer-generated techniques. The creative

5、effort that lies behind these creatures is amazing. However, genuinely human characters, indistinguishable from real actors, are still not quite possible, although we are getting very close to this elusive goal.BThe process of imagining and developing a computer-generatedcharacter is complex, involv

6、ing many stages. The first stage is to design the look of the character, and to create a three-dimensional model on the computer. The model must be able to move in a realistic manner and, most importantly, its face must mirror human faces when it laughs, frowns or talks. One way to achieve this is b

7、y building a real skeleton of the model. After using lasers to scan the real model into the computer, controls are added that allow the bones and muscles to be moved around.CThis is where computer animation comes in. Because people are so conscious of how real faces look, many detailed controls are

8、needed on the computer to move the different features of the face. Up to a hundred may be needed to move the muscles of the face, so that the characters eyes, skin, mouth and other features all look natural to our eyes.D After designing all of the components of the face and body, and the computer co

9、ntrols, the character is ready to move, or be animated. One way of achieving this is called motion capture, where a person acts out the character, and his movements are captured by video camera and uploaded into the computer. Another way is key-frame animation, where, instead of modeling actions fro

10、m a real person, the animators use the controls to move all of the parts of the body and face to create movement on the screen. These methods are often used together in creating an animated character; both of them are slow and painstaking, requiring hours of effort and planning.EEnormous computer po

11、wer is needed to make animation look real. For the Lord of the Rings, thousands of processors and numerous workstations were used to create all of the characters and special effects. There were up to 160 people working on computer graphics for these three movies, which took approximately 4 million p

12、rocessing hours. It is estimated that the same processwould have taken up to 200 years on a 4-gigahertz PC!FHowever, despite all of this extremely sophisticated and expensive technology, creating a real human face is still a challenge for our animators. People are very sensitive to facial expression

13、s. We can immediately pick if a face is not human,and we often have a strong reaction to this. The closer the face is to looking truly huma n, the more n egative this react ion can be; this effect has bee n christe ned the uncanny valley by Japaneseroboticist*Masahiro Mori. However, he also suggests

14、 that once the ani mati on gets close eno ugh to the real thing, we beg in to feel positive about it once more. So, maybe future Tom Cruises or Lin dsay Loa ns will be computer gen erated, and we will n ever know the differe nee.* an expert on desig n, con structi on and use of robots4 Read the firs

15、t sentence ONLY of each paragraph in the readi ng passage and an swer the question below. Take NO MORE THAN FIVE min utes to do this.Does this readi ng passage:a. Give a history of somethi ng?b. Describe how someth ing is done?c. Compare and con trast two thi ngs?d. Discuss a problem and give a solu

16、tio n?Scanning for Specific FactsSometimes in IELTS read ings you n eed to look quickly over the readi ng passage to find facts, dates, numbers or names. It is important to practice focussing your eyes ONLY on the information you need.5 Look quickly at the passage and write down the letter of the pa

17、ragraph which contains the following information. Take no more than THREE minutes to do this!a. Masahiro Morib. Key frame ani mati onc. 160d. Star Warse. Three-dime nsionalf. A hun dred6 Now, match the information above to the following. Write the letter of the paragraph where you will find this inf

18、ormation beside each one.a. Movie n ameb. Name of a pers on who works with robotsc. Number of people worki ng on a projectd. Computer tech niquee. Number of computer con trolsf. Computer modelSkimmi ng to Summaries the Main Idea7 Now, work with a partner to complete a brief summary of this reading p

19、assage. Speak, do not write.This passage is about .It describes .It takes . (final two paragraphs)IELTS Type Questions: Reading for Details and for Main IdeasNow, you should be able to read this passage quickly to find details and an swer the follow ing questi ons.Locat ing In formati onThe passage

20、has 6 paragraphs, A-FWhich paragraph contains the followi ng in formati on? Write the correct letter, A - F, beside the stateme nts below.Note: You may use any letter more tha n on ce. You may not n eed to use all the letters.1)2)A descripti on of moti on captureLin dsay Loa n of the future3)4)Negat

21、ive resp onse to huma n-like expressi onsProcess ing hours n eededTIPYou will n eed to use your sca nning skills to answer this questi on.5) Special effects make films popular6) Creati ng a bone structure using lasers and addi ng con trols7) 100 muscle con trolsSentence Completio n - Type AComplete

22、the senten ces. choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS or a NUMBER from the passage for each an swer.8) The Lord of the Rin gs movies had a computer-ge neratedcharacter that was created usingtechniq ues9) A three-dime nsio nal model created on the computer n eeds t(move in.10) Once a real model has bee n s

23、ca nned into the computer byusing lasers, the animators add controls to move the around.11) Both motion capture and key-frame animation areTIPAlways read the in struct ions for this kind of questi on very carefully. This an swer may require no more tha n ONE or TWO words. Hyphenated words count as o

24、ne worddescribed as bei ngmethods.12) Not only thousa nds of processors, but alsowererequired to make the characters and special effects in The Lord of the Rings movies.13) The ani mati on for these movies required aboutprocess ing hours.14) Achieving a completely realistic human face is still a cha

25、llenge for animators, aspeople are very con scious of.15) In gen eral, people seem to have a more n egative reacti on to an ani mated face that is quite close to look ing huma n; this has bee n called theSentence Completio n - Type BComplete each sentence with the correct ending, A-L, from the box b

26、elow. There are more endings give n tha n begi nnin gs.16)Am ong rece nt movies, many of the most successful.17)There are many stages invo Ived in imagi ningand develop ing18)I n order to create a 3D model on the computer, some peopleTIPRead the beg inning of each sentence look for ending whichandan

27、effect.matches thegrammar and19) Once a laser has sca nned this model into the computer, con trols to.the mea ning.20) Moti on capture is a tech nique where an actors moveme nts are filmed and used to.21) Key-frame ani mati on is a tech nique where the ani mators use the con trols to.22) Whichever o

28、f these methods is used, it is n ecessary to.A put in hours of slow; careful pla nning and work.B get closer to this elusive goal.C move all parts of the body and face to create each moveme nt.D have used computers to create special fan tasy effects.E must mirror a huma n laugh, frown or smile.F mod

29、el the moveme nts of the character.G a complex computer-ge nerated character.H create all the characters and special effects.I first build a real skelet on of the model.J make the bones and muscles move can be added.K is still a challe nge for an imators.L have a strong reacti on to a face that is n

30、ot quite right.TIPIn a classification type of question, it is important to be very clear about the categories that are specified. Read them carefully , and try to highlight the part of the text that is related to each one.Classificati onAccord ing to the in formatio n in paragraphs B, C and D of the

31、 reading passage, classify the following actions as occurri ng.A in the desig n and creati on stageB in the animation stage - motion captureC in the animation stage - key frame animationWrite the correct letter, A, B or C in the gaps.23) to film some one moving24) to recreate moveme nt using compute

32、r con trols25) to make an actual modelGlobal Multi-ChoiceCircle the letter for the correct an swer.26) The writers main idea is that:a. Computer animation is the best way to make movies.b. Ani mators cannot quite yet make characters that truly seem to be huma n.c. Ani mati on requires too many compu

33、ters and processors to be econo mic.d. Robots are a form of ani mati on.TIPRemember the brief summary you made in the Beginning to Read” section of this un it. This summary will help you to an swer this questi on.After You ReadVocabulary - Adjectives8 An swer these questi ons.i. Which ending is com

34、mon to the adjectives below?ii. Consider indistinguishable. What does the -able endingmeanbe doneiii. What does the in- prefix mean?This sect ion of the readi ng un its will in elude some activities to help you to un dersta nd and practice read ing and Ian guage skills that you will n eed for the IE

35、LTS test.TIPNotice the variety of endings (suffixes) of these adjectives.Huma noid .sophisticatedcreativegenuinein disti nguishableelusivecomplexthree-dime nsio nalrealisticpain stak ingextremesen sitive9 Complete the sentences below using the adjectives in the list above.a. tech no logy is very com

36、plex.b. If someth ing is, it is difficult to find or achieve.c. Somethi ng that isis similar to the real thi ng.d. If someth ing is, they no tice or are affected by slight cha nges.e. means maki ng new thi ngs.f. If someth ing is, it is real rather tha n artificial.g. A cube is; it has height, width

37、 and depth.h. Someth ing that isis the opposite of simple.i. Acharacter is like a huma n.j. To do someth ing in away means that you take a lot of timeand trouble.k. Someth ingfrom some one else looks the same as thatother pers on.More Vocabularyto men tio n .fan tasytech niq uesskelet onlasersani ma

38、ti onfeaturesto require processorworkstati onsreact ionfacial expressi ons10 Match the words above to the meanings below.a. Ways of doi ng somethi ng b. Desks set up with computers, scree ns and other n ecessary equipme ntc. A cen tral computi ng unit d. The set of bon es, jo ined together, that mak

39、es up a huma n or ani male. The parts of a face, such as eyes, mouth and nosef. A magic or dream world g. To n eed (somethi ng)h. To talk about (somethi ng) I. Special light beamsJ.Ways of looki ng happy, sad etck.A resp onse to a stateme nt or acti onl. A film with characters that seem to be alive9 Complete the following sentences, using the same vocabulary. You will not n eed all of the words in the list above.a. Manyfilms now rely on computer-ge nerated effects.b. Computerrequires eno rmous comput