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1、学英语报社 http:/www.e-l-金色教案全新课标理念，优质课程资源Task Writing a speech about the film industry General introductionThis secti on con sists of a series of activities which provide you with an opport un ity to practice your listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. The Task is divided into three steps and

2、each step is preceded with a skills building activity. Through the three steps, you will learn how to complete a quiz, how to listen for emphasis and how to use information from more than one source. You are expected to apply what you have learnt in the skills building parts to write a speech about

3、the film in dustry.Skills building 1: completing a quizIn a quiz, we are usually asked to an swer some questi ons. What should we do whe n we take a quizand what steps we should take to make sure that we a nswer the questions correctly? Let' s read theguideli nes and the three steps on our books

4、. After that you will have a cha nee to complete a quiz about the film in dustry.Step 1: completing a quiz about the film industryThis part is designed to help you develop your listening skills. You will listen to two radio programmes discussing the early days of film, and then read a web page about

5、 film facts. You are expected to use all of the information to complete a film quiz. Before listening, you can look through the questi ons first.1. Liste n to the tape.TapescriptHost: Today on History s Greatest Inventions , we are discussing films, which were once called moving pictures ' !Gues

6、t: Well, that isn ' t such a strange name. That' s 可11»1也吨£0倍.Woureyes see as movements are really just the small differences between thousands of still photographs.Host: Really?n film in dustryNew York inGuest: Yes, every film is made of frames, and each frame is just a photograph

7、. We first started viewing them as connected films back in the 1880s. William Friese-Green was the first man to record and then play back what we now think of as a film. He made his film in Hyde Park, London, and later watched it in his home. On the twen ty-eighth of December eightee n nin ety-five,

8、 two Fren chme n, the Lumi re brothers, made a film and prese nted it to paying audiences. They are often considered the fathers of the moderHost: These first films were n ot like the ones we see today, were they?Guest: No. One big differenee is the speed of the filming at first, cameras were operat

9、ed by hand, and it was hard to keep the film moving at the same speed all the time. When we see these old films today, the actors look like they are moving too fast. Another big differenee is that old films had no sound. We now refer to them as silent films. When people went to see them, there would

10、 be a pia no player, or even an orchestra in the theatre to provide music. The first talking film' or film with sound was shown innin etee n twen ty-seve n. It was called The Jazz Sin ger. The first words ever heard in a film were, wait a minute. Wait a minute. Youain ' t heard nothin yet.&#

11、39; ' Audiences were s excited they eve n stood up in the theatre and applauded!One other thing you will notice if you watch an older film is that they were all in black and white. One interesting fact is that while we know the first words spoken on film, and where the first film was made, we ha

12、ve no idea what the first color film was. Many people try to claim that one film or another was the first one made in color, but there is no way to prove who is right!2.1' ll play the recording again. Let' s check the answers.AnswersA 1. The Lumi reebrothers.3. Moving pictures.4. London.5. T

13、he speed, the sound and the color of the film.8. In the theatre.9. The Jazz Sin ger.10. No idea.3. Listen to another radio programme in Part B. This time you will listen to some information about Hollywood, and you can use the in formati on to an swer some of the rema ining questi ons on the quiz. I

14、 ' ll play the recording twice if it is necessary for you.Host:we veinvited a Hollywood expert to talk to us about how things work in Hollywood. Welcome, Alex.Alex:Than ks. Well, it all bega n in early nin etee n hun dred. The first studio that ope ned there was called Nestor Studios, and it was

15、 followed by many others, all around the same time.Host:Can you expla in what a studio actually is?Alex:Of course. We used the word studio ' to describe a company with sound stagerefers to both the company and the place where it makes its films. In the past, studios hired actors and then told th

16、em what films they could work on. Now, a studio will the idea for a film, and then hire the individuals who will make the film.Host:Oh, that makes it much clearer.Alex:Do you know that most of the films made throughout the world are made in Hollywood?Three quarters of the films seen around the world

17、 are made in the United States, and about nin ety-nine perce nt of them are made in Hollywood.Host:How long does it take to make a film?Alex:It can take up to a few years, if you in clude all the steps. At the begi nning is developme nt. Some one thinks of an idea and sells it to a studio, or some o

18、ne at a studio comes up with an idea. Then people have to decide if it will make mon ey, and who should write it., the n of course, some one writes a script. When those is done, and sometimes while the script is being writte n, pre-product ion starts. Actors must be hired and locatio ns found for fi

19、lming. The filming itself is called productions, and takes very little time, sometimes only a few weeks. After that is the post-product ion stage. This stage can take a very long time. It includes the editing and adding sounds and special effects. After that is done, the film is complete and prepara

20、ti ons are made to send it out. Some one has to decide where it will be show n first and what compa nies will be allowed to sell it. Fin ally, it is sent out and we get to see it!Tapescript.The word4. I ' ll check the answers as a class to swhich questions you have already found the answers toaf

21、ter listening to the recording in this part.Answers7 The company with sound stages and the place where the company makes its films.11 A few years.12 Pre-product ion stage and post-product ion stage.5. Read the web page in Part C to find the remaining information and finish the quiz. Make sure that y

22、ou have no difficulty in un dersta nding the passage.Answers2 said, Cinema has no commercial future,'6 $10,000,00013 20th Cen tury Fox, Uni versal Studios, Warner Bros and MGM.Skills building 2: listening for emphasisThis part is designed to help you pay attention to the words or information emp

23、hasized in a questio n to an swer it exactly. In the Grammar and usage sect ion of this un it, we lear nt how to emphasize some parts of sentences by add ing some words or using certa in sentence structures. Are there any other ways that we can emphasize some words or in formati on, especially whe n

24、 we are speaking? Sometimes we stress the words we want to emphasize. Now let 'go over Skills buildi ng 2.Step 2: asking and answering questions about Chinese filmsIn this part, you should work in pairs to con duct an in terview about Chin ese films. You are expected to practice the speaking ski

25、lls you have learnt in Skills building 2.1. Go over the in struct ions so that you know what to do in Step 2. Then read all the questi ons and an swers and make sure that you know what you are going to do.2. Work in pairs to do this role-play activity, asking and answering questions about Chinese fi

26、lms. When asking questions, you should emphasize the words in bold. The student who is answering questions should repeat the emphasized words. After you finish asking and answering these questio ns, you should switch roles. In this way, every one of you will have a cha nee to practice emphasiz ing.S

27、ample answersS=stude ntD=directorS: I have entered a speech competition about the film industry. I am doing research on the Chinese film industry and want to talk about it in my speech. I know you were a director before you retired. May I ask you some questions abut Chinese films?D: Certainly. I'

28、; m glad that I can help you. What do you want to know?S: When was it that film was introduced in China?D: It was in 1896 that it was introduced.S: Wow! That was more tha n one hun dred years ago. So, what was the first Chin ese film made?D: It was Conquering Jun Mountain and it was made in 1905.S:

29、Then, when was it that the film industry began to do well in China?D: It was in 1913 that it began to do well.S: Was it alone that the Chin ese made films at that time?D: No, we were not alone. We got help and trai ning from America ns.S: I see. What was the first film made only by Chin ese?D: The f

30、irst film made only by Chinese? It was The Difficult Couple by Zheng Zhengqiu and Zhang Shichuan in 1913.S: That film must be silent. When was it that the first talking film' made in China?D: It was in 1913 that the first talkingfilm was made. It was The Songstress Red Peony by Zhang Shichua n a

31、nd starri ng Hu Die.S: What was it that Chinese films from the 1930s to 1960s were about?D: They were mostly about war.S: That ' s interesting. What are sonfiamous films from that time?D: I think the ones that are the most famous are Dong Cunrui directed by Guo Wei in 1955, and The Red Detachme

32、nt of Wome n directed by Xie Jin in 1961. They were very popular and liked by people all over China the n.S: Were many films made in China during that time?D: Certainly there were many. From 1949 to 1966, 603 feature films and 8,342 reels of docume ntaries were made.S: What happe ned to Chin ese fil

33、ms in the 1980s?D: In the 1980s, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television was set up. From then on, films became eve n better.S: How is it that Chin ese films are thought of by the worldtoday?D: Many of them are well thought of today, many even world-famous. For example, Ju Dou by Zhan

34、g Yimou in 1990, Farewell, My Concubine by Chen Kaige in 1993 and Beijing Bicycle by Wang Xiaoshuai in 2001.S: I really have lear nt a lot from you. Thank you very much.D: If you have any more questi ons, please feel free to ask me.Skills building 3: using information from more than one sourceIn thi

35、s part, you will lear n what you n eed to do to prepare the in formati on for a speech or an essay competiti on.T: What will you do before you atte nd a speech or an essay competitio n? Give as many an swers as you can.S1: know what the subject of the competiti on isS2: fi nd out differe nt aspects

36、of the subject and write the draftS3: do research on the aspects that you do not knowT: Review what you have lear nt about the film in dustry in Steps 1 and 2. List the in formati on you have already obtained, and think about what else you will need in making the speech or writing the essay for the

37、competiti on. For example: The in formati on I have already got:the first film-maker/ fathers of moder n film;where the first film was made;the first studio in Hollywood;the title of the first talking film '；the title of the first film made in China;the differe nces betwee n old and moder n film

38、s The in formati on I n eed to do research on:the titles of the best films in some famous film festivals this year;some famous actors/ actresses in Hollywood/ Chi naStep 3: writing a speech about the film industryNow you are required to write a speech using information gathered in the previous steps

39、. First read the guidelines in Step 3 and find out what you are asked to do. Then work in groups todiscuss what you should write and how to write the speech.Possible example Ladies and Gen tleme n. What I want to talk about here is the history of the film in dustry.of it waswas made in CThere are many firsts in the history of the film industry. Do you know when and where the first film was made? It was in the 1880s, more than 120 years ago, that William Friese-Green recorded and th