Extended reading
Unit 1
Lights, camera, action!
Lead-in
Do you know which film the lines come from?
Introduction:
When:
who:
Where:
What:
in 1994
Forrest Gump
in the United States
influence the major events of the United States
Pre-reading
What is the script composed of?
narration
dialogue
voice-over
1. Who are the characters?
2. Where is the story set?
3. When does the story happen?
Watch the video with 3 questions:
1. Who are the main characters?
2. Where is the story set?
3. When does the story happen?
Watch the video with 3 questions:
Forrest Gump, Jenny, Mrs Gump
Mainly inside a school bus.
On Forrest Gump's first day of school.
Read the script and fill in the table of part A on page 12.
Fast Reading
{5940675A-B579-460E-94D1-54222C63F5DA}Setting
Characters
Plot
Forrest takes the school bus on the first day of school. The children are _________ to him except _________, who offers him a seat. They sit together and have a conversation all the way to school. Soon they become ________________.
Mainly inside a school bus.
Mrs Gump; Forrest Gump; bus driver; two young boys; a larger girl; a boy sits on a larger seat; Jenny
mean
Jenny
great friends
Forrest Gump
Character
Personalities
Supporting details
Mrs Gump
Forrest
Jenny
(1)
(3)
(5)
(2)
(4)
(6)
Careful Reading
Read the script again and fill in the chart.
Forrest Gump
Character
Personalities
Supporting details
Mrs Gump
loving,
kind, encouraging, thoughtful
She encourages Forrest, “You do your very best now”.
She waves to Forrest as the bus drives away.
Forrest Gump
Character
Personalities
Supporting details
Bus driver
kind,
patient,
responsible
She pushes the bus door open for Forrest.
She gives a smile when Forrest says “We aren’t strangers any more.”
Forrest Gump
Character
Personalities
Supporting details
Boys 1, 2, 3
A large girl
unfriendly,
indifferent,
arrogant, rude, prejudiced
Boy 1 and Boy 2 say, “This seat’s taken”.
The girl moves over so Forrest can’t sit next to her and she shakes her head.
Boy 3 looks angrily at Forrest.
Forrest Gump
Character
Personalities
Supporting details
Jenny
gentle,friendly,
warm-hearted
innocent,
pure
She is the only one to offer Forrest a seat; she asks questions that may not be polite, like “Are you stupid or something?”.
At last she puts her hand out towards Forrest to shake hands with him.
Forrest Gump
Character
Personalities
Supporting details
Forrest
grateful,
polite, confident,
simple,pure
He sits down next to Jenny, and answer Jenny’s questions confidently.
simple
sincere
grateful
obedient
humorous
positive
clever
His conversation with the bus driver.
He is willing to share his name with strangers.
He remembered the sweet voice.
He can always repeat mother's words.
My back is crooked like an arrow.
Stupid is as stupid does.
simple but warm
Appreciation
L21. Forrest begins to walk down the bus.
(It means walking towards the back seats of the bus.)
L42.My legs are just fine and dandy.
(There’s nothing wrong with his legs.)
Appreciate through lines
Let's talk about our understanding of these lines.
Appreciate through lines
L53. Momma says stupid is as stupid does.
(Forrest may be stupid in others’ eyes, but his mom thinks he is no different and tries her best to protect and encourage him. She tells him that only those who do stupid things are stupid and he is not. This line shows his mom’s love and wisdom, which inspires and encourages Forrest a lot.)
Appreciation
Appreciate through lines
L57. From that day on, we was always together.
(The grammatical mistakes in lines 57 and 58 reflect Forrest’s low IQ, which makes the character true and vivid. )
Appreciation
Appreciate through lines
L58. Jenny and me was like peas and carrots.
(“Peas and carrots” is an American idiom, which means keeping each other’s company very often as peas and carrots are two ingredients the western people always mix to decorate dishes when cooking, which people think can’t be separated.
This phrase is used to indicate the friendship between Forrest and Jenny.)
Appreciation
The other students rejected him and did not want him to sit next to them.
Forrest Gump did not care about that. On the contrary, he focused on the positive response he got from Jenny. Although the other students did not treat him well, he remained optimistic and appreciated the beautiful moments in his life.
How did the other students treat Forrest Gump? How did he react to this?
Forrest Gump
What have we learned from him?
Critical thinking
Classic Lines
Life was like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get.
You are no different than anybody else is.
Stupid is as stupid does.
Miracles happen everyday.
Death is just part of life.
You got to put the past behind you before you can move on.
Language Points
1. Forrest Gump is a 1994 film starring Tom Hanks. (Line 1)
star v. (-rr-)
1. mark or decorate (sth) with a star or stars [usually passive]
The __________ dishes on the menu are suitable for vegetarians.
(菜单上标有星号的菜)
2. ~ (in sth): be the main part (in a play, film, etc) 担任主角, 主演:
take many _________ roles 多次担任主角
She is to _________ in a new film. 她将主演一部新影片.
(b) ~ sb: present sb as a star; feature sb 使某人担主角/主演:
a film ________ Meryl Streep
starred
starring
star
starring
Despite an IQ of 75, he lives a truly amazing life. (lines 2-3)
despite prep 尽管; 不管; 不顾
They had a wonderful holiday, despite the bad weather.
Despite wanting to see him again, she refused to reply to his letters. Despite what others say, I think he's a very nice chap.
同义短语
in spite of
regardless of
He sees,and sometimes influences,some of the major events of the United States in the second half of the 20th century.
major in 主修……(专业)
majority n. 大部分;大多数
the majority of 大多数
注意:“a/the majority of+名词”作主语时,谓语动词的数与of后面的名词保持一致
I wanted to major ______ English literature at first,but later I changed my mind and now I am a poet.
in
adj.主要的,重要的
vi.主修,专攻
n.专业;主修科目
The bus pulls up as Mrs Gump prepares Forrest for his first day of school.
pull down
pull in
pull through
pull together
pull away
pull away from
pull out
Some buildings we were once familiar with have been _______________.
Don’t worry;your father is going to ________________.
The train ____________ and all the passengers got off.
pulled down
pull through
pulled in
停车,停止
拆毁;摧毁
(火车等)到站,进站;驶向路边(或某处)停靠
康复,痊愈;渡过难关
齐心协力
(汽车等)开走;
挣脱;脱离;脱身
驶出;拉出;拔出
Forrest reaches over and shake her hand. (line 54)
reach over 伸手过来,伸过去
All I need to do is (to) reach over and put it in my mouth.
I just sat next to her on that bus and had a conversation all the way to school.
by way of 经由;途径
in this way 以这种方法
in no way 决不;无论如何都不
on one’s way to... 在某人去……的途中
give way (to) 让步;屈服 in the way 挡路;碍事
一路,全程;一直
我会一直支持你。 I’ll support you _______________.
我们拒绝对他们的要求让步 We refused to ______________ their demands.
我在去纽约的途中在东京停了两天。
____________________________, I stopped over in Tokyo for two days.
We can allow such a dangerous thing to continue ______________.
Only _______________ can you solve this problem.
Please take them away; they are ______________.
Plastics may get into our body ______________ the mouth.
all the way
give way to
On my way to New York
in no way
in this way
in the way
by way of
All in all,I highly recommend this film.
recommend sb. sth. =recommend sth. to sb. 向某人推荐某物
recommend doing... 建议做某事
recommend sb. to do sth. 建议某人做某事
recommend that... 建议……(从句用虚拟语气,
即从句谓语动词用“should+动词原形”,should可省略)
vt.推荐,介绍;建议,劝告
He recommended __________ (read) the novel before seeing the movie.
The doctor recommended him ________________ (not work) too hard.
The teacher recommended him to read and recite more to learn English well.
→The teacher recommended that _________________________________ more to learn English well.
reading
not to work
he (should) read and recite
be crooked like... (line 47)
as straight as an arrow (line 48)
Have a try
1. as busy as _________ 忙忙碌碌
2. as white as _________ 苍白如纸
4. as hungry as _________ 饥肠辘辘
5. as poor as _____________ 一贫如洗,一文不名
6. as proud as ____________ 傲如?
6. as sweet as ___________ 甜如?
7. as brave as _____________ 勇猛如?
8. as strong as ____________ 强壮如牛
9. as welcome as _______________ 久旱逢甘露
a bee
a sheet
a wolf
a church mouse
a peacock
honey
a lion
an ox
a flower in May
Jenny and me was like peas and carrots. (line 59)
peas and carrots
cup and can
cats and dogs
the pros and cons
the ins and outs
dos and don'ts
back and forth
up and down
to and fro
亲密无间
亲密朋友
倾盆大雨
正反方,赞成者与反对者,利与弊
里里外外,来龙去脉
要做的和不要做的
前前后后
上上下下
来来回回
Mountains ________________(regard) as spiritual places by many culture.
________(fill) with curiosity, the artist packed his bags and left.
Amy, as well as her brothers, ______________(give) a warm welcome when returning to the village last week.
The publication of Great Expectations, which _______(be) both widely reviewed and high praised, strengthened Dickens’ status as a leading novelist.
高 考 重 现
are regarded
Filled
was given
was
Georgia decided to donate a large bag of toys to a little girl _________ mother was unable to pay for her holiday due to illness.
I highly recommend these tools ________ all of you, because the use of them makes the outline more easily readable and interesting than the blocks of text.
However, the _____________(major) of people are effective speakers because they train to be.
It was only when the car pulled up in front of our house _______ we saw Lily in the passenger seat.
______ is more likely that none of us start a conversation because it’s awkward and challenging.
高 考 重 现
whose
to
majority
that
It