(共23张PPT)
Unit 7 Reading (1)
Kitty’s favourite film star
Part B. While-reading
Task1:Watch the video and fill in the blanks as quickly as possible.
Profile
Name: Audrey Hepburn
Birth date:
Birth place:
Death date:
Death cause:
Task1:Watch the video and fill in the blanks as quickly as possible.
Profile
Name: Audrey Hepburn
Birth date:
Birth place:
Death date:
Death cause:
4th, May, 1929
Belgium
20 January, 1993
Cancer
Paragraph 3-5:
Paragraph 6-7:
Paragraph 2:
Hepburn’s early life
Hepburn’s acting life
Hepburn’s late life
Task 2: Skim(快速阅读) the whole passage and find out main ideas(段落大意):
Paragraph 1:Introduction
Read and answer
1. What was her dream before she entered the film industry
Her dream was to become a successful ballet dancer.
2. What had she been before she became a Hollywood superstar
She had been a model.
Task3:Her early life (Paragraph 2)
Who did Hepburn meet while acting in France
Which event marked the beginning of Hepburn’s successful career
A French writer Colette.
To play the lead role in the play called Giji.
Task4:Her acting life (Paragraph3-5)
Audrey won an Oscar for Best Actress.
What role did she play
What happened to her
after the film
She played the lead role of a young princess.
She soon became world-famous .
In 1989, she made her final appearance in her last film, Always.
She played the role of an angel .
What role did she play
Time
In 1951
Role
Award/Meaning
Two years
later
In 1989
during her lifetime
Gigi
Film/TV series
Roman Holiday
Always
the lead role of
a young princess
the role of an angel
won an Oscar for Best Actress
four more Oscar nominations
make her final appearance
the lead role
mark the beginning of her successful career
About her acting life: (Paragraph3-5)
Task5:Her late life (Paragraph6-7)
A great humanitarian
She spent her last few years ______ _______ _____ UNICEF.
Her achievements________
________ the film industry.
working closely with
went
beyond
Task 6: Read the whole text and put them in the
correct order.(B2)
a
b
c
d
e
f
Hepburn met Colette in France.
Hepburn had four more Oscar nominations.
Roman Holiday was a big success.
Hepburn won the Oscar for Best Actress.
Always-Audrey Hepburn’s last appearance
in a film.
Hepburn played the lead role in the play Gigi.
1
2
3
4
5
6
one of Hollywood's greatest actresses
feel very sad about...
the loss of...
a great beauty/ actress/ humanitarian
be born in Belgium
as a child
love dancing
dream of ...
become a successful ballet dancer
after World War Ⅱ
move to London with her mother
work as a model
before becoming an actress
Task7 : Read the following phrases and finish B3.
while acting in France
meet the French writer Collete
beauty and charm
catch the writer's attention
insist that...
the perfect girl for...
the lead role in Gigi
a play based upon her novel
play major roles
mark the beginning of ...
her successful career
be chosen to play the lead role of ...
a young princess in the Hollywood film
Roman Holiday
a big success
become world-famous
win the Oscar for Best Actress for ...
her role in this film
during her lifetime
have four more Oscar nominations
make her final appearance
in the film Always
play the role of an angel
Hepburn's achievements
go beyond the film industry
begin to work for UNICEF
in the 1950s
spend... doing sth.
her last few years
work closely with UNICEF
so that...
help poor children in different parts of the world
win many awards
because of her efforts in this area
discover that...
have cancer
pass away peacefully
in her sleep
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 ________.
actress
career
attention
insisted
role
Oscar
lifetime
angel
Part 3. Post-reading
Task8: Make an interview about Hepburn's life.
Task9: Retell the story of Audrey Hepburn.
Early life:
be born, on 4 May,1929;
as a child;
after World War Ⅱ
before becoming an actress
Acting life:
in 1951;
catch one's attention;
insist
mark the beginning of...
two years later;
a young princess;
a big success
Oscar;
during her life time
four more...
final appearance
Late life:
go beyond the film industry
UNICEF
win many awards
cancer;
pass away
a great beauty
a great actress
a great humanitarian
Audrey Hepburn is
What makes her so great
She’s successful!
How can we be successful
Knowledge is always important.
Always work hard.
Understand the meaning of difficulty.
Always use your head.
Always have some helpful friends.
Try to be different.
Stand high and see far.
What can make a person great
若要优美的嘴唇,就要讲亲切的话;
若要可爱的眼睛,就要看见别人的好处;
若要苗条的身材,就要把你的食物分享给饥饿的人。
-奥黛丽. 赫本
For beautiful lips, speak words of kindness.
If you want a loving eye, see the benefits of others.
If you want a slim figure, share your food with the hungry.
-Audrey Hepburn