北师大版（2019）选择性必修第二册Unit 6 The Media Writing workshop 课件（30张PPT）

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UNIT 6 The Media
Lesson 4 Writing Workshop
A Film Review
How to write a film review
Read and discuss.
Read the following film reviews and discuss the questions
1. What is a film review
2. What are the important parts in a film review
name
main characters
plot
影评是对电影的情节构思、演员技巧、摄影技巧、蕴含的道理及影片的时代意义等进行分析和评论。写作可分为三部分：
(1)整体介绍：可给出所评论电影的基本信息，如电影名、电影类型、导演和主演等；
(2)正文部分：从背景、情节、演技、音乐、特效及主题等方面进行评论；
(3)结尾：给出自己或观众对该电影的评价，也可向读者推荐该电影作品。
name
main characters
plot
1.Pair Work. You are going to write a film review to share with the class. Discuss with your partner.
1. What is the name of the film
2. Who are the main characters in the film
3. What is the film about？
4. What is your opinion about the film
Beauty and the Beast
P1.Beauty and the Beast (1946), directed by Jean Cocteau, is based on the fairy tale by Madame Le Prince de Beaumont. Jean Marais is the Beast and Josette Day is Beauty.
《美女与野兽》(1946)，由让·科克多执导，根据童话故事博蒙特王子夫人改编。Jean Marais是野兽，Josette Day是美女。
2.Read the film review of Beauty and the Beast. Answer the questions in Activity 1.
1. What is the name of the film
be based on以……为基础
P2.Beauty is one of the three daughters of a French trader. Her sisters, Felicie and Adelaide, treat Beauty as a servant. One day, Beauty's father gets lost in the forest, but finds a strange castle, which he enters,looking for help.
Beauty是一个法国商人的三个女儿之一。她的姐妹，费利西和阿德莱德，把Beauty当作仆人。一天，Beauty的父亲在森林里迷路了，但发现了一个奇怪的城堡，他进入，寻求帮助。
2. Who are the main characters in the film
get lost迷路
The owner of the castle is an abnormal creature, half-man, half-beast, who tells the trader — either one of his daughters replaces him as a prisoner in the castle, or he will die. Beauty offers to replace her father and be trapped in the castle. In the end, she discovers
the Beast is not as awful and cruel as he seems. In fact, he is a handsome prince.
城堡的主人是一个不正常的生物，半人半兽，他告诉商人，要么让他的女儿代替他成为城堡里的囚犯，要么他就会死。Beauty主动提出代替她的父亲，被困在城堡里。最后，她发现野兽并不像他看起来那么可怕和残忍。事实上，他是一个英俊的王子。
2. Who are the main characters in the film
be trapped in被困在……
in the end 最终
P3.The film deals with the theme of appearances in a very interesting and clever manner. In one vivid scene, Beauty looks in the mirror and her face is transformed into the Beast's.
这部电影以一种非常有趣和巧妙的方式处理了外表的主题。在一个生动的场景中，美女照镜子，她的脸变成了野兽的脸。
deal with处理，涉及
The film also uses some clever special effects. For example, the whispering furniture is as frightening as anything in modern films. The film does, however, have its faults. The voice of the Beast is rather strange, and the lovers flying at the end is a bit silly.
这部电影还使用了一些巧妙的特效。举个例子，那些低声说话的家具就像现代电影中的东西一样可怕。然而，这部电影也有它的缺点。野兽的声音相当奇怪，而这对恋人在结尾又飞了过来了，结尾有点傻。
All things considered, though, it must be one of the most beautiful and splendid films ever made. Although it is in black and white, the striking use of light makes it seem at times like a moving painting.
但综合考虑，然而这是必须的成为有史以来最美丽、最精彩的电影之一。虽然它是黑白的，但光线的惊人的运用，使它有时看起来像一幅移动的画。
in black and white 黑白分明;白纸黑字
All things considered是独立主格结构
P4.Beauty and the Beast conveys a message that should be clear to all of us — you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. Although it has neither cute characters nor wonderful songs in this version, it speaks to people of all ages. I recommend it for the whole family.
《美女与野兽》传达了一个理应如此的信息我们都很清楚，你不应该以貌取人。虽然在这个版本里，的它既没有可爱的角色也没有很棒的歌曲，它可以与所有年龄的人对话。我向全家人推荐了它。
recommend sth for sb给某人推荐某物
【词汇拓展】
recommend sb to do sth建议某人做某事
recommend doing sth 建议做某事
recommend that... 建议……(从句谓语用“should+动词原形”,should可以省略)
It is recommended that...建议……(从句谓语用“should+动词原形”,should可以省略)
3. What is the film about？
It is about the love story between a girl and a beast who turned out to be a handsome prince.
4. What is your opinion about the film
？
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Read the film review again. Identity its plete the “Film review of Beauty and the Beast” column of the table.
a. Brief summary of the plot
b. Comments and recommendations
c. Basic information about the film
d. Attractive scenes and / or drawbacks
剧情简介
意见和建议
影片基本信息
吸引人的场景或缺点
Structure Film review of Beauty and the Beast (1946) My film review of ____________
Directed by Jean Cocteau; based on the fairy tale; ...
C
A
Beauty’s father was trapped in a castle by an abnormal creature. Beauty offers to replace him. Then she found the beast is a handsome prince.
Structure Film review of Beauty and the Beast (1946) My film review of _____________
Although it is in black and white, the striking use of light make it seem at times like a moving painting.
Although it has neither cute characters nor wonderful songs in this version, it speaks to people of all ages. I recommand it to the whole family.
D
B
Read the film review again. Underline the linking words that describe two alternatives. Write 2-3 sentences that may be used in your film review. Use the Sentence Builder to help you.
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Sentence Builder
Describing Two Alternatives
either ... or ...
The owner of the castle ... tells the trader — either one of his daughters ..., or he will die.
neither ... nor ...
It has neither cute characters nor wonderful songs ...
The film has neither good special effects nor good music.
1. Basic information about the film
the title of the film and the year it came out
the director’s name
the names of the main characters
the genre（题材，类型）
Six steps for writing a film review
2. Create an original thesis（论文，主题）
Having a thesis will take your review beyond the plot summary stage and into the realm of film criticism, which is rightfully its own art form.
3. Give the plot summary（剧情简介）
Give a brief summary of the plot in which you identify the main characters, describe the setting, and give a sense of the central conflict or point of the movie.
4. Give your analysis
Present both the facts and your opinions. Keep your writing clear and easy to understand.
5. Supporting examples
If you make a statement about the film, back it up with descriptive examples. Describe the way scenes look, the way a certain person acted, camera angles and so on.
6. Conclusion
Let your language and writing style reflect your unique perspective and personality - it’s much more entertaining for the reader.
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Outlining. Use what you have talked about in Activity 1 to complete “My film review” column in
Activity 3.
Structure Film review of Beauty and the Beast (1946) My film review of ____________
Directed by Jean Cocteau; based on the fairy tale; ...
C
A
Beauty’s father was trapped in a castle by an abnormal creature. Beauty offers to replace him. Then she found the beast is a handsome prince.
Jaws
Directed by Steven Spielberg; based on the book Jaws
A series of attacks on swimmers by a great white shark, finally, the epic attempt by three men to track the shark and kill it.
Structure Film review of Beauty and the Beast (1946) My film review of _____________
D
B
Although it is in black and white, the striking use of light make it seem at times like a moving painting.
Although it has neither cute characters nor wonderful songs in this version, it speaks to people of all ages. I recommand it to the whole family.
Jaws
Probably the most inspired piece of casting in the movie is the use of Richard Dreyfuss as the oceanographer.
Jaws is a great adventure movie of the kind we don’t get very often any more. It’s clean-cut adventure without the gratuitous violence of so many action pictures.
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Drafting. Use your outline and the Writing Help to write your first draft.
Writing Help
Writing a Film Review
It's important to:
write your review in the present tense;
give some basic information about the film;
give a brief summary of the plot;
analyse the attractive scenes and / or the drawbacks with examples. You can also write about the actors’ and actresses’ performance;
give overall comments and recommendations.
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Editing. Edit your film review in pairs. Then share what you have written in class.
Editing Sheet
Does the writer’s review written in present tenses
Does the writer give enough basic information about the film
Does the writer give a brief summary of the plot
Does the writer analyse the attractive scenes and / or the drawbacks with examples
Does the writer give his / her overrall comments and recommendations
Thank you !