Unit 4 Stage and screen Developing ideas Reading （ppt课件） -2024新外研版（2019）《高中英语》必修第二册.pptx

1、Unit 4Period 4 Reading新 课 导 入1.Have you ever read any of these books?What are they about?2.Have you ever seen the movies or TV plays based on these books?What do you think of them?Look at the pictures and answer the questions.课 堂 学 习Introduction about the six books.Dream of the Red Chamber(红楼梦)Dream

2、 of the Red Chamber,also called The Story of the Stone,written by Cao Xueqin,is one of Chinas Four Great Classical Novels.It was written during the Qing Dynasty.The novel is generally considered to be the greatest of all Chinese novels and among the greatest in world literature.The Great Gatsby(了不起的

3、盖茨比)The Great Gatsby is a novel by the American author F.Scott Fitzgerald.First published in 1925,it is set on Long Islands North Shore and in New York City from spring to autumn of 1922,which is ranked second in the Modern Librarys lists of the 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century.Sherlock Holmes(福尔

4、摩斯)Sherlock Holmes is a fictional consulting detective in London created by Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.Holmes is known for his proficiency with observation,forensic science,and logical reasoning.Together with his assistant,Dr John H.Watson,he pursues criminals throughout Lo

5、ndon,the south of England,and continental Europe.Rickshaw Boy(骆驼祥子)Written by Lao She,Rickshaw Boy is considered by many to be one of the masterpieces of modern Chinese literature.It describes the difficult life of a rickshaw puller during the years of warlord turmoil.This book is famous for its viv

6、id descriptions of life in the city of Beijing at the beginning of the 20th century.Moment in Peking(京华烟云)Moment in Peking is a novel originally written in English by Chinese author Lin Yutang.The novel covers the turbulent events in China from 1900 to 1938,and it focuses on the lives of several dif

7、ferent families and people,along with their interactions during that time.The Iliad(伊利亚特)The Iliad is said to be an epic poem written by the blind poet Homer,which is not only an important ancient Greek literature,but also one of the classics in the West.The poem consists of 15,693 lines,divided int

8、o 24 volumes,and tells the story of the Greek expedition to Troy.2 Scan the passage.Find out which of the books in Activity 1 are mentioned.The Great Gatsby and The IliadFast-reading Part 1ProblemsPart 22._Part 3ConclusionMain ideaPara.1Para.2Para.3Para.4Para.5Do good movies need good stories?The au

9、thor puts forward a phenomenon that great words often 1._ being turned into cinematic“turkeys”.One of the reasons is that 3._ and characters can be lost.Another reason is that things we expected may disappear in the movies.Come to a conclusion that we should judge a movie 4._.3 Read the passage quic

10、kly and fill in the chart.end upReasonsplot detailsin its own rightGood Book,Bad Movie?1 They say that“a picture is worth a thousand words”,but the briefest look at books and the movies based on them would have anyone questioning this common saying.All too often,great words end up being turned into

11、cinematic“turkeys”.2 Good movies need good stories.If so,why has one of the earliest and greatest works in Western storytelling,Homers The Odyssey,never had an equally great movie based on it?Movies need strong characters.So why have the movies based on The Great Gatsby never been praised as“great”?

12、Movies of course need impressive images,so why has Alice in Wonderland only resulted in movies best described as“interesting”?3 One of the key reasons behind this is that while a book usually takes a few days to read,a movie typically lasts under two hours.This means that great books can lose plot d

13、etails and characters when they move to the big screen.This is something that even the highly successful Harry Potter movies cant escape from,with fans of the books disappointed not to see some of their favourite characters in the movie versions.4 Movies also disappoint us when things dont look the

14、way we imagined them in the books.Take,for example,the epic movie Troy,which is in part based on Homers The Iliad and was met with mixed reviews from the audience.The most questionable issue was the actress chosen to play the part of Helen.Many people thought she didnt live up to Helens title of“the

15、 most beautiful woman in the world”,influencing opinions of the movie to some extent.5 There are a thousand Hamlets in a thousand peoples eyes.Furthermore,books and movies are two different forms of media and therefore have different rules.With this in mind,perhaps we should judge a movie in its own

16、 right,and not against its original source.Interestingly,audiences have in recent years turned to television series such as Sherlock or Mad Men,which can have many characters and gradual plot development.Perhaps,one day,readers of F.Scott Fitzgeralds most admired work will find themselves glued to t

17、heir screens by episodes of The Great Gatsby.Learning to learnExamples in argumentative essays can serve several purposes.They can be used to explain ideas and concepts,to support arguments,and also as a way of providing additional information.1 Some parts of the story and some characters are missin

18、g in the movie.2 The visual images are not as striking as the descriptions in the book.3 The movie is not as great as the book.4 The movie doesnt look the way we visualized while reading the book.5 The characters do not stand out.4 Match the authors opinions about the movie adaptations to the exampl

19、es from the passage.adcebCareful reading5 Read the passage carefully and finish the following tasks.1.What does the sentence in paragraph 1“a picture is worth a thousand words”mean in Chinese?2.What does the word“turkeys”mean in paragraph 1?A.Success.B.Failures.C.Screen.D.Chicken.一图胜千词一图胜千词3.Whats t

20、he function of paragraph 2?A.To raise the readers cultural awareness.B.To prove good movies need good stories.C.To further confirm that good books always end up being turned into bad movies.D.To show that movies need impressive images.4.From paragraph 3,we can know that _.A.Reading a book is a waste

21、 of time.B.Producing a film results in something important lost compared with the book version.C.A film only needs less than two hours.D.Harry Potter is a great success.5.Why does Harry Potter movies disappoint fans of the books?6.Whats the most questionable issue of the epic movie Troy?Because they

22、 cant see some of their favourite characters in the movie versions.The actress chosen to play the part of Helen didnt live up to Helens title of“the most beautiful woman in the world.”7.What does the author want to talk about in this article?A.We shouldnt judge a movie by the rules of its book versi

23、on.B.Books are better than their movie versions.C.Movies have more impressed characters than books.D.Movies always make us disappointed.Post-reading1.What does the saying“There are a thousand Hamlets in a thousand peoples eyes”mean?Do you know of any similar sayings in Chinese?2.What books would you

24、 like to see made into movies?Why?3.What other reasons do you think make movie adaptations less satisfactory than the original books?Think ShareQ1:It means readers usually have different ideas about how the characters from a certain novel should look like.Similar saying in Chinese include“仁者见仁，智者见智”

25、，etc.Q2 suggested answer:The Story of the Sahara written by Sanmao.The Story of the Sahara is a series of stories set in the desert.Because of the attraction of a geography magazine,Sanmao walked into the Sahara desert with her bags on her back,looking for the truth,goodness and beauty of life in th

26、e desert.Each story in the book is filled with a romantic,affectionate exotic tone,which reflects the unique terrain,landform and customs of the great desert.Q3 suggested answer:The description in the original books leave room for readers to imagine while the movie cant.6 Work in groups.Give a talk

27、about a movie adapted from a book.1.Use the notes to help plan your talk.Your point of view(successful/disappointing):Reasons:Title of the book:2 Organise your talk following the steps below.Introduce the book.Describe the movie adaptation.Give your opinion of the movie adaptation.3 Give your talk t

28、o the class.Language points1.All too often,great words end up being turned into cinematic“turkeys”.很多时候，优秀的文字作品最终却变成电影中的失败之作。end up意为“（尤指经历一系列意外后）最终处于，到头来”。例如：+介词短语If you go on like this,youll end up in prison.如果你继续这样，早晚得进监狱。+现在分词短语I ended up doing all the work myself.结果所有的活儿都是我一个人干了。+形容词If he carri

29、es on driving like that,hell end up dead.如果他继续这样开车，总有一天会把命都丢掉。2.This is something that even the highly successful Harry Potter movies cant escape from,with fans of the books disappointed not to see some of their favourite characters in the movie versions.这一点即使是非常成功的哈利波特电影也无法避免，这些书的粉丝们因为没有看到他们最喜欢的一些角

30、色出现在电影版本中而失望。主干成分为this is something+that引导的定语从句+with的复合结构。注意：something作为先行词时，关系代词只能用that。此处with的复合结构为：with+宾语+形容词+not to do.escape v.(从危险或糟糕的处境中)逃离，逃避，摆脱n.逃离，逃脱eg:She managed to escape from the burning car.她设法从燃烧的汽车里逃了出来。【词汇拓展】escape+n./doing 避免，逃脱escape from从中逃脱have a narrow escape 死里逃生即学即练 单句语法填空(

31、1)Fortunately,he escaped _ the burning house without being injured.(2)The soldier managed to escape _(catch).frombeing caught3.Many people thought she didnt live up to Helens title of“the most beautiful woman in the world”,influencing opinions of the movie to some extent.很多人认为她不符合海伦的“世界上最美丽的女人”这一称号的

32、标准，这在一定程度上影响了人们对这部电影的看法。live up to 符合(标准)，不负(盛名)，不辜负live up to ones expectations 不辜负某人的期望live up to ones reputation 名副其实eg:You should live up to your parents expectations 你不要辜负父母的期望。The food in the restaurant doesnt live up to its reputation.这个饭店的食物名不副实。extent n.程度程度to some extentto a certain extent

33、 在某种程度上to a great/large extent 在很大程度上，非常to such an extent that/to the extent that 达到如此程度/达到程度eg:To some/a certain extent,raising wages means increasing purchasing power.在某种程度上，提高工资意味着增加购买力。eg:To a great/large extent,you will be on your own.在很大程度上，你要靠自己。eg:The car was damaged to such an extent that i

34、t could not be repaired.这辆车受损如此严重，已经到了无法修复的地步。即学即练 完成下列句子（1）在某种程度上，勤奋工作可以弥补智力的不足。_,hard work can make up for lack of intelligence.（2）这工厂的存亡很大程度上取决于它的产品质量。Whether this factory will survive depend _ on the quality of its products.To some/a certain extentto a great/large extent课堂总结课堂总结What are the reasons mentioned in the passage that make movie adaptations less satisfactory than the original book?One of the reasons is that plot details and characters can be lost.Another reason is that things we expected may disappear in the movies.