高中英语北师大版选择性必修二UNIT 6　Period 2　Lesson 1 From Page to Screen-Reading Comprehension

Period2Lesson1FromPagetoScreen—ReadingComprehensionUNIT6THEMEDIA读前清障精读课文读前清障1.pessimistic

A.booksaboutrealfactsorevents，notimagined ones2.non-fiction B.afilmortelevisionprogr-ammethatisbasedon

abookorplay3.adaptation

C.expectingthatbadthingswillhappeninthefuture4.definite D.easilyorclearlyseenorunderstood；obvious5.category

E.information，documents，etc.thatshowsthistrue6.proof F.agroupofpeopleorthingswithparticular

featuresincommonⅠ.匹配单词(请把单词和其对应的英语解释连线)1.Wheneveryousaysomething，never

others’feelings.2.Thedebatewascausedbythephenomenonthatpeoplewerenotwillingtohelptheoldwho

onthestreet.3.Iwasreadinganinterestingnovelwhenanidea

thatIcancreatemyownwork.Ⅱ.选词填空springtomind，leaveout，falldown，haveahugeimpacton，inapositionto(do)leaveoutfelldownsprangtomind4.Wecanseethatartificialintelligence

ourlivesinmanyways.5.Theleaderis

savethegroupfromcrisisatpresent.hasahugeimpactoninapositionto返回springtomind，leaveout，falldown，haveahugeimpacton，inapositionto(do)精读课文Bytheendofthisperiod,youwillbeableto:readandtalkaboutafilmthatisadaptedfromabook;readforgeneralunderstanding;readforspecificinformation;learnaboutandpractise“it”.CONTENTSPre-readingIWhile-readingIIPost-readingIIISentencesanalysisIVPre-readingLookatthetitleandthepictures.Canyoupredictwhatwillbetalkedaboutinthepassage？Thispassageistalkingabout__________________________.adaptingbooksintofilmsTheoriginalbook原著→Theadaptedfilm改编的电影Haveyoueverwatchedafilmthatisadaptedfromabook?Whichonedoyouthinkisbetter,theoriginalbookorthefilmmadefromit?Why?While-readingActivity1

Fast-readingformainideasParas.1－2Manyfilmadaptationsfrombooksfailedtosatisfytheaudience.Paras.3－6Thereasonsforthefailureofmanyadaptations.Para.7Therearesomehighlysuccessfulfilmsmadefrompopularbooksdespiteallkindsofchallenges.Activity2

Careful-readingfordetailsⅠ.Readparas.1－2carefullyanddothefollowingexercises.1．Whatcanweknowfromthefirstparagraph?A．It’sabnormaltohavehighexpectationswhenafilmofafavouritebookismade.B．Highlyregardedbooksalwaysmakegoodfilms.C．Readingabookisbetterthanwatchingafilm.D．The

Godfatherisagoodfilm.√2．Whatdoesthesourcematerialsoffilmsinclude?Ⅱ.Readparas.3－6carefullyanddothefollowingexercises.1．Readparas.3－6andcompletethetable.TheoriginalVSthefilmItbecomesaquestionforscreenwriterstodecidewhatisappropriatefor(1)__________andwhatto(2)_________.ThecastIt’sdifficulttofind(3)______acceptabletofilmaudiences.TechnicalreasonsSomebooksarejusttoo(4)_________tobeadaptedfortechnicalreasons.ThescreenwriterIfthewritersarethescreen-writers，theymaybetooclosetothematerialandfinditdifficulttoadapttoanewform；iftheyarenotthescreenwriters，theymaybevery(5)___________withthefilmversionsoftheirwork.thescreenleaveoutactors

difficultunsatisfied2.Whatdoes“falldown”inparagraph4(line5)mean?A．Dropfromthehighplace.

B．Fail.C．Tellagoodstory.

D．Makepeoplesad.3．WhyA

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the

Ryewasmentioned?A．Toshowhowpopularthenovelis.B．Toprovesomewritersarenotsatisfiedwiththefilmversionsoftheirwork.C．ToshowthatJ．D.Salingerisagoodfilmmaker.D．Toshowagoodexampleoffilmadaptations.√√Ⅲ.Readpara.7carefullyanddothefollowingexercise.Whatcanweknowfromthelastparagraph?A．The

Lord

of

the

RingsandtheJamesBondseriesaregoodexamplesofgreatadaptations.B．OneoftheactorsforJamesBondseriesisthemostpopular.C．ItisunacceptablethattheactorswhohaveplayedJamesBondhavechangedoften.D．ThemajorityofaudiencesthinkthatlanFlemingisagoodactorforJamesBond.√Activity3

Deepthinking1．Howisthepassagedeveloped?A．Byquotingresearchfindings.B．Bycomparison.C．Bylistingarguments.D．Bygivingexamples.2．What’sthepurposeofthepassage?A．Toarguethatgoodbooksshouldbeadaptedforfilms.B．Topersuadetheaudiencestoaccepttheadaptationsfrombookstofilms.C．Toexplainthereasonswhymanyadaptationsfrombookstofilmsfailed.D．Toinformthatadaptationsshouldbebasedonvariouskindsofbooks.√√Activity1

Discussion1.Whatfactorsshouldbetakenintoconsiderationwhenadaptingbooksintofilms?(Creativethinking）Theselectionofcasts,theuseoftechnologyandthescreenwritersshouldbeconsideredwhenadaptingbooksintofilms.2.Whatistheauthor’sopinionattheendaboutadaptedfilms?Highlighttheevidenceinthearticle.Doyouagreewiththeauthor’spointofview?Whyorwhynot?(Criticalthinking)Theauthorisnegativeaboutit,becausehesaysthat“itisalwaysabadideatowatchafilmofabookyoulove”.Post-readingActivity2

SummaryIt’snormaltohavehigh1.____________(expect)whenafilmofafavouritebookismade.Thesourcematerialforafilmmay2.________(take)fromclassicnovels，shortstories，etc.Allcanworkwell，butwhydosomeadaptationsget3._____(low)ratingsthanothers?Akeyquestionis4._________(obvious)howclosetotheoriginalthefilmis.Sinceatypicalfilmisonlyaroundtwohourslong，itbecomesaquestionforscreenwriterstodecide5.____isappropriateforthescreenandwhat6.________(leave)out.Anotherproblemareaisthecast.7._______(find)actorsacceptabletofilmaudiencescanmeanthedifferencebetweensuccessandfailure.Somebooksarejusttoodifficulttobeadaptedfortechnicalreasons.Onemaythinkthatitisthebookwriterwhoisinthebestpositiontodofilmadaptations,8._____canactuallybeadisadvantagebecausetheymaybetooclosetothematerialandfinditdifficulttoadapt9.__anewform.Despitethechallenges，therehavebeensomehighlysuccessfulfilms10.______(make)frompopularbooks.expectationsbetakenlowerobviouslywhattoleaveFindingwhichtomade1．Readingabookandwatchingafilmaretwoverydifferentexperiences，butit’snormaltohavehighexpectationswhenafilmofafavouritebookismade.[句式分析]

本句从整体上看是由but连接的____句，Readingabook和watchingafilm为现在分词短语作____。but前面是一个______结构的简单句，but后的分句是一个含有when引导的________从句的复合句，it充当形式主语，真正的主语为________________________。[自主翻译]

Sentencesanalysis:并列主语主系表时间状语tohavehighexpectations读书和看电影是两种截然不同的体验。如果人们最喜欢的书籍被翻拍成电影，他们对电影的期待值自然更高，这种现象很正常。2．Thesourcematerialforafilmmaybetakenfromclassicnovels，shortstories，comicbooksandstageplays，aswellasnon-fictionsuchasbiographiesandautobiographies，eventhosewrittenbyghostwriters.[句式分析]

本句是一个____句。主语是_____________________________，谓语是____________________，后面都是宾语。过去分词短语writtenbyghostwriters作____修饰those。[自主翻译]

简单Thesourcematerialforafilmmaybetakenfrom定语一部电影可以取材自经典小说、短篇小说、漫画书、舞台剧，也可以取自传记、自传等非小说作品，甚至是代笔人写的作品。3．Sinceatypicalfilmisonlyaroundtwohourslong，itbecomesaquestionforscreenwriterstodecidewhatisappropriateforthescreenandwhattoleaveout.[句式分析]

此句为____句。其中since引导的是________从句。主句中，it为________，真正的主语是todo不定式。decide之后第一个what引导____从句，what在从句中作____。whattoleaveout为特殊疑问词加todo不定式，相当于一个______从句。[自主翻译]

复合原因状语形式主语宾语主语名词性电影通常只有两小时左右，在有限的时间里，编剧要决定书中哪部分适合银幕，哪部分不适合。4．Thiscanactuallybeadisadvantagebecausetheymaybetoo