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Unit 7 Films Reading (I)
What’s your favourite film
Who’s your favourite actor/actress
Why do you like him/her
Pre-reading
Roman Holiday
a romantic film about a young princess and a reporter
play the role of …
Audrey Hepburn
What do you think of her when you first see her
a great beauty
Does she only have beauty on her face
Predicting
Hollywood’s all-time best —Audrey Hepburn
What can you know from the title
Title:
the best level there has ever been
Audrey Hepburn
Predicting
When
Where
What
Who
How
Why
What do you want to know about her
Who
How
Predicting
“Audrey Hepburn is one of Hollywood’s all-time greatest
actresses. When she died in 1993, the world felt very sad
about the loss of a great beauty, a great actress and
a great humanitarian.”
Let’s read the first paragragh.
a great beauty
a great actress
a great humanitarian
Task One: Circle the words or phrases about time.
While-reading
4 May 1929→as a child →after World War II
→ in 1951→ two years later → in 1989 →
in the 1950s →→in 1991→20 January 1993
Let’s follow the order of time and try to know more about Hepburn’s life.
While-reading
Task Two : Read the text quickly and try to divide
the text into parts.
Before Hepburn entered the
film industry
Hepburn’s acting career
: Hepburn’s achievements beyond
the film industry and her death
Paragraphs 1-2:
Paragraphs 3-5:
Paragraphs 6-7
While-reading
Task 3: Read the text quickly and answer questions.
1. When and where was Audrey Hepburn born
2. What did she dream of when she was a child
3. What event marked the beginning of her
successful career
4. What film won her the Oscar for Best Actress
5. What charity did Hepburn work closely with in
the last few years of her life
6. When did Hepburn pass away
1. She was born in Belgium on 4 May 1929.
2. She dreamt of becoming a successful ballet dancer.
3. Playing the lead role in Gigi marked the beginning
of her successful career.
4. Roman Holiday won her the Oscar for Best Actress.
5. She worked closely with UNICEF in the last few
years of her life.
6. She passed away on 20 January 1993.
Task Four: Read Paragraphs 3-5 quickly and put these magazine titles in the correct order.
a
b
c
d
1
2
3
4
5
6
Always-Audrey Hepburn’s last appearance
in a film
Hepburn played the lead role in the play Gigi
Roman Holiday was a big success
Hepburn won the Oscar for Best Actress
Hepburn had four more Oscar nominations
f
e
Hepburn met Colette in France
While-reading
Task Five: Read the text carefully and find more details about Hepburn’s acting career.
1. What made Colette notice Hepburn
2. What did Colette insist
3. What awards did Hepburn get in her
acting career
4. In what film did Hepburn make her
final appearance
While-reading
Hepburn’s beauty and charm caught the
writer’s attention.”
Someone of great charm _______.
A. has lots of money
B. has an attractive quality
C. wears beautiful clothes
“catch one’s attention” means ________________________.
“make someone notice …”
B
Hepburn’s acting career
1. If someone insists on something, he or she_____.
A. speaks loudly B. cannot make a decision
C. is sure to say that something is true
2. If someone plays the lead role in a film or a play,
he or she is __________.
A. the director B. the main character
C. the leader of a group
3. “Major” means ___________________.
4. “Mark” means ____________________.
“main or important”
“to be a sign of, to show”
C
B
“Colette insisted that Hepburn was the perfect girl for the lead role in Gigi … although Hepburn had never played any major roles before. That event marked the beginning of her successful career.”
She won the Oscar for Best Actress
for her role in Roman Holiday.
Hepburn’s achievements in films
Hepburn had four more Oscar nominations.
If someone gets an Oscar nomination, he or she ________.
A. will have the chance to win an Oscar
B. will travel around the world
C. should be a singer
A
In 1989, Hepburn made her final appearance in the film Always and played the role of an angel.
Hepburn’s last appearance in a film
finally appeared
Hepburn’s acting career
actress
angel
attention
career
insisted
lifetime
Oscar
role
Audrey Hepburn was one of Hollywood’s greatest
actresses. She worked as a model before she became an
________. Her successful _______ lasted for about 40 years. In 1951, while acting in France, she met Colette, a famous French writer. Hepburn’s beauty and charm caught the writer’s _________. She _________ that Hepburn was the right person for the lead _____ in the play Gigi. Two years later, Hepburn was chosen to play the lead role in Roman Holiday, and won the ______ for Best Actress that year. During her _________, Hepburn had four more Oscar nominations. She made her final appearance in the film Always in 1989 and played the role of an ________.
Help Kitty fill in the missing words.
actress
career
attention
insisted
role
Oscar
lifetime
angel
Why is Hepburn called “a great humanitarian”
What does “humanitarian” mean here
If someone is a humanitarian, he or she ________.
A. loves animals B. protects the environment
C. cares a lot about people
Can you find any details to
show this
C
Hepburn’s achievements went beyond the film
industry.
more or greater than ...
A great humanitarian
“ She began to work for UNICEF in the 1950s. She spent her last few years working closely with UNICEF so that she could help poor children in different parts of the world.”
She won many awards for her efforts in this area.
What does “her efforts” refer to in this paragragh
Retell Hepburn’s life
in 1929
as a child
in 1951
in 1953
in the 1950s
in 1989
in 1993
born in Belgium
dream of becoming a
successful ballet dancer
meet Colette,
play the lead role in Gigi
play the lead role in Roman Holiday, win the Oscar for Best Actress
make her final appearance
in Always
begin to work for UNICEF
win many awards for …
pass away peacefully
The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mode, but the true beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It is the caring that she lovingly gives, the passion that she shows.
女人的美丽不是体现在脸上,真正的美丽体现在她的灵魂。真正的美是她的亲切关怀与满腔热情。