Book2 Unit 1 Lights,camera,action!Welcome —Reading ppt课件-（2020）新牛津译林版高中英语必修第二册.pptx

1、Unit 1 !Welcome Reading目录页contentsPre-reading1Language points5Fast reading2Homework6Intensive reading3Post-reading4Pre-readingWelcome to the unit (P1)A film poster is often used to advertise a film.What makes a film poster attractive?Welcome to the unit (P1)Look at the film posters below and discuss

2、 the following questions.1. What type of film is shown on each poster?2. Which film type do you like best? Why?斯坦利斯坦利库布里克库布里克：美国电影导演、编剧、制作人，毕业于哥伦比亚大学。1997年，获得第54届威尼斯国际电影节终身成就奖 。1999年3月7日，在英国逝世。2005年，被英国电影杂志Empire选为“史上百位伟大导演第四位”。“A film is or should be more like music than like fiction. It should be

3、a progression of moods and feelings.” 比起小说来，电影应该更像音乐。比起小说来，电影应该更像音乐。它应该是递增发展的情绪和情感。它应该是递增发展的情绪和情感。 Unlike a novel created by one person alone, a film is made by the joint efforts of many people. A novel presents a spiritual journey of the author alone. A film means a rough war filled with many peopl

4、es expectations, dreams as well as impossibilities in reality.Many different elements go into making a film.Welcome to the unit (P1)Reading (P2)Behind the ScenesThe lecture below was given by a film critic at the school Film Festival. Behind the ScenesFast readingFast reading: Read fast and answer q

5、uestions (P2-3)1. In the film critics idea, what is a film?2. What aspects of film-making does he introduce?3. What examples of films does the author give? A film we see on the screen is the product of a huge amount of hard work, most of which takes place behind the scenes.The author introduces a fi

6、lms sound effects, visual special effects and props.Jurassic Park; The Star Trek Films ; Harry Potter; The Lord of the Rings; TitanicFast reading: Complete the chart below. (P4)Para 1Para 2Para 3Para 4Para 5Sound effectsVisual special effectsPropsSpare a thought for all those talented people behind

7、the scenes.Intensive readingIntensive reading (P2-3)1. Why do you think the film critic asks a series of questions at the beginning of his lecture?He wants to arouse listeners interest, and to make his viewpoint clearer.Para 1Intensive reading (P2-3)He wants to arouse listeners interest and make his

8、 viewpoint clearer.Para 12. How do you understand this sentence “Whatever your answer is, theres always a lot more to it than first meets the eye.”? 词块：词块：There is more to sb /sth than meets the eye 某人某人 / / 某物比表面所看到的更加复杂或有趣某物比表面所看到的更加复杂或有趣There is more to this problem than meets the eye.e.g. 这个问题远比

9、看上去的更加复杂。这个问题远比看上去的更加复杂。Intensive reading (P2-3)Para 21. What is unexpected about a films sound effects?The sounds effects are often added after a scene has been shot and might not be made in the way you would expect.2. What is the function of sound effects?To stimulate reality.To add or create some

10、thing that is not really there.To create a mood or a specific environment.Intensive reading (P2-3)Para 23. Can you explain the sound effects in Jurassic Park and the Star Trek films ? The sounds of different animals were mixed by a computer to make a dinosaur roar. The sound of the doors opening was

11、 made simply by pulling a sheet of paper out of an envelope. Intensive reading (P2-3)Para 3Computer-generated imagery 电脑三维动画合成技术电脑三维动画合成技术CGI: Intensive reading (P2-3)Para 31. What colour is used in CGI?Green.2. Why is the colour used in CGI?As green doesnt match any natural hair or skin colour, act

12、ors can be easily separated from the background. This enables CGI effects to be added later.Intensive reading (P2-3)Para 33. When CGI is not preferred, what kind of ways can the director use?The director can use _. clever camera anglesauthentic / real setsminiaturized modelsartificial toolsIntensive

13、 reading (P2-3)Para 34. Why do some directors refuse to use CGI?Maybe they feel using CGI does not show respect to the audience. Maybe they feel it is a kind of cheating and loafing on the job. Maybe they feel a qualified director should have a sense of responsibility for his job. They are willing t

14、o face challenges and focus on the quality. Intensive reading (P2-3)Para 41. Guess what “props” mean in Chinese? 道具道具2. Why do some directors create fine props instead of turning to CGI?Props can stimulate reality and make a film look real.Intensive reading (P2-3)Para 43. In this paragraph, the film

15、 critic showed respect to James Cameron. When he directed Titanic, he did a lot of _, found and built a full-sized _ for his film in 1997. James Cameron even talked to _to _ that the details were correct and even went down to the _ of the Atlantic Ocean to see what was _of the ship for himself. Fina

16、lly, it _ 500 workers 100 days to build the fine props.research model historians ensure bottom left tookIntensive reading (P2-3)Para 51. In terms of this lecture, what does the film critic want to say?His lecture may not be able to do justice to all the work people have done behind the scenes. 2. Wh

17、at can we see on the cinema screen? Just as the poor passengers on the real Titanic saw the tip of the iceberg, what we see on the cinema screen is just the tip of the huge iceberg of film-making. Intensive reading (P2-3)Para 5A metaphor compares one thing to another without using “as” or “like”. It

18、 draws the readers attention to the similarities between two things. This way, unfamiliar things can be explained with something people are more familiar with.Learn this (P5)3. What does the film critic want to tell us by using the metaphor?We should spare a thought for all those talented people beh

19、ind the scenes. They have worked for months and even years so that we can have two hours of enjoyment.Complete the table below with what you have learnt. (P4)In Jurassic Park, the sounds of different animals were mixed by a computer to make a dinosaur roar. Actors can be easily separated from the ba

20、ckground, which enables CGI effects to be added later.Peter Jackson, director of The Lord of the Rings films, used clever camera angles tomake characters seem bigger or smaller than they really were. James Cameron spent six months looking at and revising plans of the Titanic in order to build a full

21、-sized model for his 1997 film.Intensive reading (P2-3)读后思考读后思考What conclusions can you draw from the lecture?There is always a lot more to a success than meets the eye. Success needs joint efforts as well as opportunities, and success is definitely worth waiting for. Respect all the talented people

22、, especially those who are working behind the scenes. Respect all the diligent people, especially those who stick to their posts and make continuous efforts. Respect all the ordinary people, especially those who make extraordinary contributions in their ordinary posts. Post-readingPost-reading: Prac

23、tice and consolidationFill in the blanks according to what you have learnt. Stanley Kubrick says, “A film is or should be more like music than like_. It should be a _ of moods and feelings.” Many different _ go into making a film. However, many of us just focus on a films actors, directors, music or

24、 amazing _. In fact, whatever we are interested in, there is always a lot more to it than _. fictionprogressionelementssetsmeets the eyePost-reading: Practice and consolidationActually, the film we see on the screen is the _ of a huge _ of hard work, most of _ takes place behind the scenes. Then we

25、will get to know some aspects of film-making that we might not be _ with. To _ with, we should d_ our attention to a films _ effects. These are often _ after a scene has been _ and might not be made in the way we _ expect. For example, in Jurassic Park, the sounds of different animals were _ by a co

26、mputer. In the Star Trek films, the sound of the door opening was made simply by pulling a _ of paper out of an _.productamountwhichfamiliarrawsoundaddedshotwouldmixedbegin / startsheetenvelopeAnother aspect that we _ great importance to is _ special effects. Because actors can be easily _ from the

27、green background, CGI has been _ used in film-making, thus e_ CGI effects to be added later. However, the _ of computers is not always p_. In The Lord of the Rings, the director took a creative _by using clever camera _ to make characters seem bigger or smaller than they really _.attachvisualseparat

28、edfrequentlynablingaiderferredapproachangleswerePost-reading: Practice and consolidationProps are another factor that _ to a films success. To make a film look _, great effort must often be made to _, find and build o_. In Titanic, Director James Cameron spent six months looking at and _ plans of th

29、e Titanic, in order to build a full-sized _ for his 1997 film. He even talked to _ to ensure the _ were correct. Finally, it took 500 workers 100 days to build the fine “ship”, not to _ the thousands of props inside.contributesrealresearchbjectsrevisingmodelmentionPost-reading: Practice and consolid

30、ationhistoriansdetailsThe lecture may not be able to do _ to all the work people have done behind the scenes. Just as the poor _ on the real Titanic saw the tip of the iceberg, what we see on the cinema screen is just the _ of the huge iceberg of film-making. Hopefully, next time we go to the cinema

31、, we had better _ a thought for all those _ people who have been working behind the scenes, so that we can have two hours of _. passengerssparetalentedenjoymentPost-reading: Practice and consolidationjusticetipPost-reading( P5)1. What did Ang Lee prefer to have actors do?Post-reading: Answer questio

32、ns (P5)He preferred to have actors perform on location.2. Why did Ang Lee choose to do so?Post-reading: Answer questions (P5)He believed this approach to film-making could create a “human connection” which could not be achieved with CGI special effects.Post-reading: Answer questions (P5)3. What fact

33、ors contributed to this films success?The amazing martial art;Chinas beautiful scenery / splendid culture;Actors perform on location.4. Give a summary of this passage in one sentence.The author shows preference for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and explains the reasons for the films success. Langu

34、age points1递增发展的情绪与情感2令人惊叹的布景3无论你的答案是什么4许多辛苦劳动的产物5对熟悉的6使某人关注某物7重视8从中分离出来9视觉特效10从信封中抽出一张纸Important words & phrases a progression of moods and feelingsthe amazing setswhatever your answer isthe product of a great amount of hard workbe familiar withdraw ones attention to sthattach importance tobe separ

35、ated fromvisual special effectspull a sheet of paper out of an envelope11使某人做某事12采取创造性的方法做某事13促进某人的成功14更不用说，且不说15下一次16想一想 / 关心一下某事17冰山一角18从不同的角度Important words & phrases enable sb to do sthtake a creative approach to doing sthcontribute to ones successnot to mentionnext timespare a thought for sthth

36、e tip of the icebergfrom different angles19与历史学家谈话与历史学家谈话20确保21潜到大洋底部22看船还剩下什么23给予公正的评价24幕后那些有天赋的人们25 更好地了解中国文化Important words & phrases talk to historiansensure that go down to the bottom of the oceanwhat was left of the ship.do justice tothe talented people behind the sceneshave a better understan

37、ding of Chinese culture26 赢得很多奖项27 在某物的帮助之下28 更喜欢做某事29 使某人做某事30 除此之外（还有）31 信不信由你32 在外景地，在外景表演Important words & phrases win many awardswith the aid of sthprefer to do sth have sb do sthin addition to sthbelieve it or notperform on locationImportant sentences1. A film is or should be more like music t

38、han like fiction. It is a progression of moods and feelings. 语法功能：_ 2. Whatever your answer is, theres always a lot more to it than meets the eye. 语法功能：_ 3. These might not be made in the way you would expect. 语法功能：_ 4. The Quidditch scenes in the Harry Potter films were made in this way with the ac

39、tors jumping up and down in front of a green screen.语法功能：_Important sentences语法功能：_ 5. The aid of computers is not always preferred. 6. What we see on the cinema screen is just the tip of the huge iceberg of film-making.语法功能：_Important sentences语法功能：_7. My lecture today may not be able to do justice

40、 to all the work people have done behind the scenes.Important sentences语法功能：_8. With the aid of the computer, scenes like this could have been made in the studio.Important sentences HomeworkWriting Give a brief introduction of your favorite film! 1. Tell its main idea.2. Talk about why you like it.3. Use what you have learnt in class.