单元整体教案Unit5 The silver screen

1、Unit 5 The silver screen.Teaching Goals:1.Talk about films and famous actors and directors.2.Practise making comments and giving opinions.3.Use the Attributive Clause with prepositions,such as in which or relative adverbs where,when and why.4.Learn to write about a film.Teaching Time:Five periods.Ba

2、ckground Information.THE MAGIC OF MOVIESSince December 28,1895,there have been movie audiences.That day the Lumiere brothers showed short films in a cafe in Paris.The audience screamed when a train on the film came right toward them.Since then,filmmakers have used various techniques to amaze audienc

3、es.These techniques from the art of special effectsand create the magic of the movies.One of the first geniuses(天才)of special effects was also a FrenchmanGeorges Melies.In 1899,he made a movie called The Conjurer.In it,he disappeared,and then his female assistant disappeared.How was this possible?Ea

4、rly moviemakers stopped the camera and then started it again.In-between time,the person or object or scene in front of the camera changed.For example,in one of his early films,the inventor Thomas Edison substituted(代替)a dummy(人体模型)for the actress in a film about Mary,Queen of Scots.The dummys head w

5、as chopped(砍)off to show the queens death.When audiences saw the the scene,they gasped(深吸气)in horror.Since then,filmmakers have used techniques like this to make people see things that didnt happen in real life in front of the camera.Moviemakers today still use another old technique:small models for

6、 large objects.One of the most famous special effects in movie history was King Kong in a 1933 film.The huge gorilla scared audiences when he climbed the Empire State Building.But the real King Kong was a model and was actually only 18 inches high!The moviemakers used the stop-motion technique.Worke

7、rs put the model of the gorilla in one position and took a picture.Then they moved it a tiny bit and took another picture.For one second on the screen,there were twenty-four pictures of Kong!Recently,computers have become important in special effects.In 1996,the movie Toy Story was the first movie m

8、ade entirely of computer-generated images and characters.Over 800 000 hours of computer time went into the final film.The recent series of Star Wars films has made extensive use of digital computer images.In fact,in some scenes,95 percent of the screen contained images made by computers.And the dire

9、ctor George Lucas even took facial expressions of the actors on film and mixed them together in different ways with a computer.The art of filmmaking never stops.What magical effects will moviemakers use in the future?Youll see them at the movies!.Daniel Alan RadcliffeNickname:DanBirthday:23 July,198

10、9Place of Birth:Fulham,EnglandFather and mothers name:Alan Radcliffe and Marcia GreshamFavourites:Wolves 狼from “THE FACE”、World Wrestling Federation(世界摔跤组织)、Formula One Racing(一级方程式赛车)Favourite Harry Potter Book:Harry Potter and the Clamber of SecretsFavourite character:HagridFavourite scene to film

11、:The chess sceneDislike:Wearing glassesDaniel Alan Radcliffe wanted to be an actor since he was five years old,but his parents were apparently never too keen on the idea.However,Dan “wore them down with enthusiasm(热心)”and landed his first major role in “David Copperfield”(1999)where he played young

12、David.Dan can also be seen in the movie “The Tailor of Panama”(2000),a spy thriller that released(发行)in the spring of 2001.But Daniel zoomed into the international spotlight when he won the much-coveted role of Harry Potter in the highly anticipated film adaptation of the hugely successful “Harry Po

13、tter”book series.The first of the Harry Potter movies,“Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone”opened in theaters on November 16,2001.The premiere weekend broke box office records.The second Harry Potter movie “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets”has been finished.The First PeriodTeaching Aims:1.Tr

14、ain the students listening ability.2.Train the students speaking ability.Teaching Important Points:Talk about films and famous actors and directors.Teaching Difficult Points:How to improve the students speaking ability.Teaching Methods:1.Listening-and-answer activity to help the students go through

15、with the listening text.2.Pair work or group work to practise speaking.Teaching Aids:1.a VCD2.a TV set3.a tape recorder4.a projectorTeaching Procedures:FStep .GreetingsGreet the whole class as usual.FStep .Free TalkT:Do you like going to the cinema or watching TV at home?S1:I like going to the cinem

16、a with my friends.Its more interesting than watching TV at home with my parents.T:Then you must know some famous directors and film stars,I think.Can you tell the class who they are?S1：Certainly.Zhang Yimou,Chen Kaige and Feng Xiaogang are all famous directors in China.Among them,I think Zhang Yimou

17、 is the most famous.Several of his films have won the international awards.The famous actress Gong Li often plays the leading role in his films.T:Do you know any other film stars besides Gong Li?S1:Chen Daoming is a famous actor,who often plays the role of an emperor or an important person in the fi

18、lms.Zhou Xingchi,Zhang Manyu,Li Lianjie,Shi Xiaolong,Zhao Wei and so on are all famous actors or actresses.T:All the people you mentioned are from China.Do you know some famous directors,actors and actresses in other countries?S1:Sorry,I dont know.T:Perhaps we are not very familiar with the director

19、s,actors and actresses in foreign countries,but we know some of the foreign films.Please look at the pictures on Page 29.They are taken from four famous films.Can you guess their names?You can say them either in English or in Chinese.(Teacher writes the English names of these films on the blackboard

20、.)(Bb:Harry Potter,Together,Forrest Gump,Hero)FStep .Warming up(Teacher uses VCD to play a scene of a film.It appears on the screen of the TV set.)T:Do you know the name of the film?Have you seen it?S2:Harry Potter.It is an American film.Its very interesting and thrilling,but Im sorry I have only se

21、en the second part of it.T:What story do you think it is telling?S2:The story tells of a boy named Harry Potter who has a talent for magic and likes to take adventures.He attends a school for witches and wizards called Hogwarts,where there are two kinds of students.One is called “mixed descendants”,

22、whose parents are not both magicians and the other is called “pure descendants”,whose parents are both magicians.Harry Potter is a “mixed descendant”.The second part of the story is like this:There is a chamber of secrets which was opened by someone 50 years ago.Harry Potter makes up his mind to fin

23、d it though it is a hard and dangerous task for him.However,Harry Potter is very brave and clever.He is not afraid of the difficulties.T:How do you think the film will end?S2:After overcoming many difficulties,Harry Potter enters the chamber of secrets and finds out the secrets in the chamber.T:You

24、did very well.(Teacher uses VCD to play a scene of another film.)T:Please look at the screen.Now talk about it with your partner.(Teacher gives students three minutes to prepare,then asks a pair of students to talk about the film.)S3:Do you know the name of the film?Have you seen it?S4:Yes.I have se

25、en the film,whose name is “Hero”.S3:Is it a Chinese film or a foreign film?S4:Its a Chinese film.Its set in the Warring States.S3:What story do you think it is telling?S4:It tells about four murderers who want to kill Emperor Qin Shihuang.It is an exciting and moving story.The actions in the film ar

26、e wonderful.Chen Daoming plays the role of Emperor Qin Shihuang.Li Lianjie plays the part of Wu Mingone of the murderers.S3:How do you think the film will end?S4:The murderer gives up the chance to kill Emperor Qin Shihuang for the interest of all the people in the states.(Teacher uses VCD to show t

27、he scenes of the other two films and asks students to talk about them in the same way.)FStep .ListeningT:Now lets do some listening.First you should read the five questions in your textbooks.(Teacher gives students one or two minutes to read the questions and then plays the tape for students.)T:Now

28、lets listen to the tape from the beginning to the end to get a general idea.(Teacher plays the tape for the first time.Then teacher plays the tape for the second time.Teacher may pause for students to write down the information.Play some parts of the tape more times if necessary.Finally teacher chec

29、ks the answers with the whole class.)FStep .SpeakingT:Do you want to know something about the foreign actors and actresses?Ss:Yes.T:OK.New work in pairs.One reads the biography of Meryl Streep and the other reads the biography of Keanu Reeves.Then interview each other using the information in the sh

30、ort biographies.You can ask questions in these ways.Please look at the blackboard.(Bb:the place where they grew up,the time when they were young,the reasons why they chose their jobs,something about their career)T:Do you understand me?Ss:Yes.T:OK.You can begin your interview.Ill show on the screen s

31、ome sentences for you to use if you like.(Show the following on the screen.)1.Where were you born?Is it a small village or a town?2.What country were you born?Where did you grow up?3.Did you finish high school?What did you do after that?4.Do you like your jobs?5.How old were you when you made your f

32、irst film?Whats the name of the film?6.Do you think you are successful in your career?Why do you think so?(Teacher gives students enough time to prepare,then asks two pairs of students to act out the interview before the class.)T:Now Ill ask a pair of students to act out before the class.Li Mei,you

33、play the role of Meryl Streep.Wang Ping,you play the role of the reporter.Now you can begin.(R=reporter MS=Mergl Streep)R:How do you do,Miss Streep.Could I have an interview with you?MS:Of course.Go ahead.R:Where were you born?Is it a small village or a town?MS:I was born in a small village in Ameri

34、can.R:What did you do after you finished highschool?MS:I went to study at a famous drama school.R:When and where did you start working as an actress?Did you like your job?MS:I started working as an actress in New York after I graduated from the drama school.I liked my job very much.While I was still

35、 a student.I played roles in many plays and I once won the Theatre World Award for my role in a play.R:How old were you when you made your first film and whats the name of it?MS:I made my first film in 1977 when I was 28 years old.The film is called “Julia”.R:Do you think you are successful in your

36、career?Why do you think so?MS:Well.Im afraid I can say so.A few years after I made my first film,I won my first Oscar as Best Actress for the film Kramer VS Kramer in 1979.During the 1980s and 1990s I won many more prizes while playing in famous films such as Sophies Choice.Out of Africa and Music o

37、f the Heart.R:Do you mind if I want to know something about your personal life?MS:Of course not.I got married in 1978 and now I have a son and three daughters.R:I can say you are successful both in your career and your family.MS:Maybe thats true.R:Thank you for accepting my interview.Good-bye,Miss S

38、treep.MS:Good-bye.T:You did very well.FStep .Summary and HomeworkT:In this class weve done some listening and speaking.Weve also talked about some films and some famous directors,actors and actresses.After class,you can talk about other films that you are familiar with.Certainly you should talk abou

39、t them in English.Preview the reading material “Getting to know Steven Spielberg.”So much for this class.Good-bye,everyone!Ss:Good-bye,teacher.FStep .The Design of the Writing on the BlackboardUnit 5 The silver screenThe First PeriodWarming up:Harry Potter TogetherForrest GumpHeroSpeaking:the place

40、where they grew upthe time when they were youngthe reasons why they chose their jobssomething about their careerFStep .Record after Teaching_The Second PeriodTeaching Aims:1.Train the students reading ability.2.Learn the following words and phrases:creat,scene,script,popcorn,academy,studio,work on,t

41、ake off,blockbuster,cutin pieces,dinosaur,go wrong,follow-up,cruelty,win over,in the endTeaching Important Points:1.How to make the students understand the reading text better.2.Learn and master the following phrases:work on,take off,cutin pieces,hit,go wrong,win over,in the end,owetoTeaching Diffic

42、ult Points:1.The differences between the following pairs of words or phrases:be afraid of doing sth./be afraid to do sth.,high/highly2.Learn the following sentence pattern:love and friendship are the most important things in life.Teaching Methods:1.Fast reading to get a general idea of the text.2.Qu

43、estion-and-answer activity to get the detailed information in the text.3.Explanation for students to master some language points.Teaching Aids:1.a tape recorder2.a computerTeaching Procedures:FStep .Greetings and RevisionGreet the whole class as usual.T:First lets revise the new words we learnt in t

44、he last period.Please take out a piece of paper and lets have a dictation.(Teacher collects the papers after the dictation is over.)FStep .Pre-readingT:Do you like making a film?Suppose you are a director,how would you make a film?Can you think of one scene in your film?Please have a discussion in g

45、roups of four and discuss the two questions on the screen and then write a short dialogue and act it out.Do you understand?Ss:Yes.T:You can begin now.1.What would the scene be like and what happens in it?2.Who are the main actors in that scene and what do they do?FK)(Teacher gives students five minu

46、tes to prepare,then asks a group of students to act out the scene.)FStep .ReadingT:Please look at the three pictures on the screen.The first one is a picture of the big white shark.It is taken from the film “Jaws”.The second one is a picture of ET which is taken from the film called ET.Now look at t

47、he third picture.Its a picture of dinosaurs.Do you know what film it is taken from?S1:The film is called “Jurassic Park”.I have seen it.T:You are right.The three films are all made by the same director.Who is he?S1:Sorry,I dont know the name of the director,but I know he is American.S2:His name is S

48、teven Spielberg,I think.T:Quite right.Steven Spielberg is a famous director in America.He made several films before he was 16.In the beginning he created scenes with toys,but later he wrote scripts and worked with actors.He also showed them to people who had to buy tickets while his sister sold them

49、 popcorn.Now look at the reading text on Page 31.Please read the passage quickly to get a general idea and try to answer the questions on the screen.1.How many films are mentioned in the passage?What are the names of the films?2.What are Steven Spielbergs later films about?(Teacher gives students th

50、ree minutes to read the passage and then asks two students to answer the questions.)Suggested answers:1.Five.They are “Jaws”“ET”“Jurassic Park”,“Schindlers List”and “Saving Private Ryan”.2.His later films are about the cruelty of war.T:Now read the passage once again and then answer the questions on

51、 the screen.This time,you should read slowly and carefully.(Teacher shows the questions on the screen.)1.What was Spielbergs dream?2.Why did Spielberg study English instead of film?3.Why were people who saw the film “Jaws”afraid to swim in the sea?4.How important is his family to Spielbergs career?5

52、.What have you learnt from reading about Spielberg?(Teacher gives students five more minutes to read the passage and then asks some students to answer the questions.)Suggested answers:1.His dream was to go to the Film Academy.2.Because his grades were too low.3.Because they remembered the scenes in

53、which people were eaten by the shark.4.He owes much of his success and happiness to his wife and children.Thats the secret of his success.5.After reading the passage about Spielberg I have learnt that we can succeed so long as we make up our minds to do something and try hard to do it well.There is

54、a saying.“Where there is a will,there is a way.”FStep .Study for the Language PointsT:There are some words,phrases that are difficult to understand.Now find them out in the passage.(Teacher writes the words and phrases on the Bb:creat,work on,take off,cutinto/in pieces,hit,go wrong,win over,in the e

55、nd,oweto)T:There are pairs of words or phrases that are similar to each other.We should tell the differences between them.And theres also a sentence pattern that we should master.(Bb:be afraid to do sth./be afraid of(doing)sth.,high/highly;love and friendship are the most important things in life.)N

56、ow Ill explain them to you.Look at the examples on the screen,please.1.Dickens created(vt.) many wonderful characters in his novels.2.He began working on the book in 2002.He has been working on this painting for days.3.Take off your wet shoes.The plane took off from the airport and headed north towa

57、rds Guangzhou.His career in diplomacy began to take off in his early thirties.4.First cut the apples in/into small pieces.5.The ball hit him in the eye.The district was hit by a violent earthquake on November 30.6.Has anything gone wrong with the computer?Fish soon goes bad in hot weather.The old man has gone deaf.7.We have won him over to our side.8.The American Civil War lasted four years before the north won in the end.9.She owes her progress to her hard work.We owe all our achievements to the wise leadership of our party