1、Unit 1Unit 1Lights,camera,action!Lights,camera,action!Extended readingKnowtheplotandrelationshipsofthecharactersandtheirpersonalities;Role-playtheexcerpt;Explainwhytheylikecertainlinesfromfilms.DoyouwatchthefilmForrestGump?DoyoulikeForrestGump?Ifyouwereanactor/actress,whatisimportantforyoutogivegood
2、performance?1.excellentactingskills;2.goodplayscript;3.accurateunderstandingofplayscript:plot,character,personality,emotions;4.actout:lines,intonation,emotionsPredictionPredictionRead the introduction to the film and answer the question.HowisForrestGumpsfirstdayofschoollike?Why?SceneheadingOnelinede
3、scriptionofthelocationandtimeofdayDialogueThelinesofspeechyourcharactersaysActionThedescriptionoftheactionsinasceneCharacterIdentifiesthecharacterwhoisspeakingScan the script and answer what is the script composed of?Thescriptiscomposedofthe“narration”(theitalicizedwordswhichareadescriptionofevents,
4、setting,etc.),the“dialogue”andthe“voice-over”.DialogueNarrationVoice-overExtended readingSettingCharacters(relationshipsbetweenthem,theirpersonalities,etc.)ForrestGump:Heisclosetohismumashetalksaboutherandwhatshesaysalot.Heisabitsimple,whichcanbeseenfromhisreactiontothebusdriverandtoJenny.Thesetting
5、ismainlyinsideaschoolbus.In pairs,find information about each of the following aspects of the film excerpt and complete the table.Characters(relationshipsbetweenthem,theirpersonalities,etc.)Jenny:Kindanddirect.SheistheonlyonetoofferForrestaseat,andthenintroducesherselfandasksForrestquestions.MrsGump
6、:ShelovesandcaresaboutForrest.ShehasagreatinfluenceonForrest,whoalwaysmentionswhatshesaysordoes.n.性格,个性格,个性,气性,气质PlotForresttakestheschoolbusonthefirstdayofschool.ThechildrenaremeantohimexceptJenny,whooffershimaseat.Theysittogetherandhaveaconversationallthewaytoschool.Soontheybecomegreatfriends.Exte
7、nded readingRead the introduction to the film Forrest Gump and answer the questions.1.WhatkindofpersonisForrestGump?HehasalowIQ,butheisasimplemanwithawarmpersonality.2.CanyoufindevidencefromthescriptdemonstratingForrestGumpspersonality?“Simple”:whenMrsGump,hismum,seeshimoffatthebusstopandencouragesh
8、im,hesimplyreplies,“Isurewill,Momma”,withnoconsiderationofwhatdifficultiesmightbewaitingforhim.Whenthebusarrivesandthedooropens,hesimplywalkstothestepsofthebusandlooksatthebusdriverinsteadofgettingonthebusimmediately.Hedoesthisbecauseheremembershismumswordsofnottakingridesfromstrangers.Afterheandthe
9、driverknoweachothersname,Forrestthinkstheyarenotstrangersanymore,andhestepsupintothebus.“Warm”:throughthereflectioninthevoice-over,wefindthatForrestGumpisreallyawarmperson.Hisrecollectionsaretender.n.天使;善人天使;善人e.g.whenheremembersthefirsttimeheheardthesweetestvoiceinthewideworld,heisreferringtoJennyw
10、homhebelieveswaslikeanangel.HehaswarmfeelingsforJennysimplybecausesheofferedhimtheseatnexttoherandtheyhadaconversationallthewaytoschool.3.HowdidtheotherstudentstreatForrestGump?Howdidhereacttothis?Theotherstudentsrejectedhimastheydidnotwanthimtositnexttothem.ForrestGumpdidnotcareaboutthat.Onthecontr
11、ary,hefocusedonthepositiveresponsehegotfromJenny.Althoughtheotherstudentsdidnottreathimwell,heremainedoptimisticandappreciatedthebeautifulmomentsinhislife.4.explainsomedifficultexpressionsinthescript.walkdownthebus.Itmeanswalkingtowardsthebackseatsofthebus.Mylegsarejustfineanddandy.Thereisnothingwro
12、ngwithhislegs.adj.非常好非常好的,极佳的的,极佳的Inthescript,ForrestGumpsaid“Wewasalwaystogether.Jennyandmewaslike,why“was”isusedhereinsteadof“were”?MaybeitsbecauseForrestGumpusesitmistakenlyduetohislowIQ.OrmaybeitissaidsobecauseForrestGumpthinksheandJennyarelikeoneperson.peasandcarrots.Peasandcarrotsaretowingredi
13、entsthatwesternpeoplealwaysmixwhencooking,whichpeoplethinkcantbeseparated.ThisphraseisusedtoindicatetheintimaterelationshipbetweenForrestGumpandJenny.n.豌豆豌豆Myfavoritelinesareasfollows:Reason:InForrestGumpsmind,strangersarethosewhodontknoweachothersname.hissimpleanddirectthoughtswarmmyheartbecausethe
14、yaresoinnocent.What are your favorite lines from the script and share your reasons.Readingthoselinesmakesmesmile,ifonlymorepeoplecouldbelikeForrestGump.Myfavoritelinesareasfollows:Reason:WhenJenny,aswellasothers,questionshisstupidity,healwaysrespondswithouthesitation,withthesameanswer.HisIQislowerth
15、anmostpeople,sotheyperceivehimtobestupid,buthenevertakesnoticeofthis.Anditdoesnotaffecthisbeliefinhimself.Helivesinhisownworld,comfortableinhisownreality,butatthesametimeheimpressesthosehemeetsinverysurprisingways.Iadmirehisdeterminationandconfidence.What are your favorite lines from other films?Exp
16、lain why you like them.MyfavoritelinesarefromGoneWiththeWind:“afterall,tomorrowisanotherday!”Ilovethissayingbecauseitgivesmecourageandhopeintimesofdifficultyandfailure.Bytellingmyselfthattomorrowisanotherdayandthateverythingwillturnoutjustfine,Iwillcheerupandworkhardtorealizemygoal.1.DespiteanIOof75
17、,helivesatrulyamazinglife.只有只有75的智商,但他过着真正令人惊叹的的智商,但他过着真正令人惊叹的生活。生活。despiteprep.即使,尽管即使,尽管withoutbeingaffectedby;inspiteof【归纳归纳】despite(=inspiteof),后接名词、代词或动名,后接名词、代词或动名词,不接从句(词,不接从句(what从句除外);而从句除外);而though,although或或as是从属连词,引导从句。是从属连词,引导从句。despitethefactthat=inspiteofthefactthat尽管事实是尽管事实是【语境应用语境应用
18、】完成句子。完成句子。1)ItisunbelievablethatMr.Lucasleadsasimplelife_hisgreatwealth.2)_heleftschoolat16,hestillmanagedtobecomeprimeminister.despiteAlthough/Thoughdespite/inspiteof侧重客重客观原因,意原因,意为:尽:尽管。管。regardlessof强调主主观因素,常意因素,常意为:不不顾,不管。,不管。2.Hesees,andsometimesinfluences,someofthemajoreventsoftheUnitedStates
19、inthesecondhalfofthe20thcentury.他目睹了,有时甚至是影响了一些他目睹了,有时甚至是影响了一些20世纪下世纪下半叶发生的美国的重大事件。半叶发生的美国的重大事件。majoradj.主要的,重要的;重大的主要的,重要的;重大的moreimportant,biggerormoreseriousthanothersofthesametypee.g.AllofhermajorplayshavebeentranslatedintoEnglish.Therehasbeenamajorchangeinattitudesrecently.Themajorpartofalittle
20、babyslifeisspentinsleeping.majorn.主修主修课程,专业课课程,专业课;某;某专业的专业的学生学生themainsubjectthatastudentstudiesatcollegeoruniversity;someonestudyingaparticularsubjectastheirmainsubjectatcollegeoruniversitye.g.Whatisyourmajor,EnglishorFrench?Phoebeisahistorymajor.majorv.主修,主修,常常与与in连用连用tostudysomethingasyourmainsu
21、bjectatcollegeoruniversitye.g.Lauraismajoringinphysics.majorityn.大多数;大部分;多数票大多数;大部分;多数票thelargernumberorpartofsomething;inanelection,thedifferenceinthenumberofvotesbetweenthewinningpersonorgroupandtheonethatcomessecondmajority表示大多数时,具有复数意义。表示大多数时,具有复数意义。themajority作主语时,谓语动词可用单作主语时,谓语动词可用单数形式(侧重整体)或复
22、数形式(侧重数形式(侧重整体)或复数形式(侧重个体)。个体)。e.g.Themajorityoftheemployeeshaveuniversitydegrees.Themajoritywas/wereinfavouroftheproposal.“themajorityof+可数名词复数可数名词复数”作主语,作主语,其后谓语动词用复数形式。其后谓语动词用复数形式。“themajorityof+集体名词集体名词”作主语,其后谓作主语,其后谓语动词用单数形式或复数形式均可。语动词用单数形式或复数形式均可。e.g.Themajorityofstudentsareveryhard-working.Th
23、emajorityofthepopulationinthecountrylives/liveinthearea.“amajorityof+可数名词复数可数名词复数”作主语时,作主语时,谓语动词用复数形式。谓语动词用复数形式。e.g.Amajorityofworkersnowworkfivedaysaweek.3.ThebuspullsupasMrsGumppreparesForrestforhisfirstdayofschool.当冈普太太帮助福雷斯特为他上学第一当冈普太太帮助福雷斯特为他上学第一天做准备时,公共汽车停了下来。天做准备时,公共汽车停了下来。pullup停车,停止停车,停止(of
24、 a vehicle or its driver)tostope.g.Thecabpulledupandthedriverjumpedout.【归纳归纳】含含pull短语短语pullapart拆卸拆卸;拆散拆散pullaway(车辆等车辆等)开走开走pulldown拆毁拆毁;摧毁摧毁(建筑物建筑物)pullin(车辆车辆)进站进站;停靠停靠pullout拔出;拔出;驶出驶出;退出退出pullthrough康复康复,痊愈痊愈pullup停车停车pullover(机动车辆等机动车辆等)停靠停靠(在路边在路边)【助学巧记助学巧记】【语境应用语境应用】完成句子。完成句子。1)Larry_,setthe
25、brakeandgotholdofthefireextinguisher(灭火器灭火器)拉里停下车,将车设为制动状态并抓起灭拉里停下车,将车设为制动状态并抓起灭火器开始灭火。火器开始灭火。2)Inowregularly_myphonetocheckafact,watchavideo,readweibo.现在我会定期拿出手机核查事实,看录像现在我会定期拿出手机核查事实,看录像及读微博。及读微博。pulledoverpulledout3)Thepolicecarsignaledtousto_.警车发出信号,要我们驶向路边停靠。警车发出信号,要我们驶向路边停靠。4)Theyare_thosehous
26、estomakeroomforanewhotel.为了给新旅馆腾地,他们正在拆除那些房为了给新旅馆腾地,他们正在拆除那些房屋。屋。5)Everyonewasveryconcernedwhetherhewould_ornot.每个人都很关心他是否能痊愈。每个人都很关心他是否能痊愈。pullinpullingdownpullthrough4.Well,nowwearentstrangersanymore.好了,现在我们不再是陌生人了。好了,现在我们不再是陌生人了。notanymore不再,再也不不再,再也不表示表示某一动作或状态从某个时刻开始某一动作或状态从某个时刻开始不再不再继续继续,anymo
27、re通常位于句末通常位于句末。e.g.Idontridemymotorcyclemuchanymore.【语境应用语境应用】翻译句子。翻译句子。我做了错事,但我确信以后再也不会了。我做了错事,但我确信以后再也不会了。Imadeamistake,butImsureIwontdoitanymore.no more/not.anymore no longer/not.any longernomore(=notanymore),),主要用来主要用来表示数表示数量和程度量和程度,一般,一般常修饰短暂性动词,指某动作常修饰短暂性动词,指某动作不再重复发生不再重复发生,它所表达的是,它所表达的是nevera
28、gain或或“没有更多没有更多”的含义。的含义。【语境应用语境应用】一句多译。一句多译。他不再是学生了。他不再是学生了。Heisnomoreastudent.=Heisnotastudentanymore.nolonger(=notanylonger),),主要用来主要用来表表示时间或距离的示时间或距离的“不再不再”,意在,意在对现在的情况对现在的情况和过去的情况加以比较,所以多用于现在时和过去的情况加以比较,所以多用于现在时。它它一般修饰延续性动词一般修饰延续性动词,表示,表示某个动作或状态某个动作或状态不再延续下去不再延续下去。【语境应用语境应用】一句多译。一句多译。他不再住这里了。他不再
29、住这里了。Henolongerliveshere.=Hedoesntlivehereanylonger.notanymore和和notanylonger要放在要放在助动助动词和词和be动词后动词后,nomore和和nolonger则一般要放在则一般要放在行为动词前,行为动词前,be动词后动词后。5.I,IdontrecallwhatIgotformyfirstChristmasandIdontknowwhenIwentonmyfirstoutdoorpicnic.我、我我、我不记得我的第一个圣诞节得到不记得我的第一个圣诞节得到了什么,也不知道我第一次户外野餐是什了什么,也不知道我第一次户外野餐是什么时候去的。么时候去的。recallvt.&vi.回想,回忆起回想,回忆起torememberaparticularfact,event,orsituationfromthepaste.g.IseemtorecallIvemethimbeforesomewhere.Idontrecallseeinganycarsparkedoutside.Icantrecallwhogavemetheinformation.Writeyourfavouritemovielinesandexplainwhyyoulikethem.