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Unit 1 Lights,camera,action!
Welcome to the unit & Reading
语篇探究
Task 1 整体理解
1. Skim the passage and fill in the blanks
2. What’s the main idea of this passage
The passage is mainly about ________________________________________.
some aspects of film-making behind the scenes
Task 2 细节探究
1. Choose the best answer.
(1)How many aspects of film-making are mainly introduced in the text
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.
(2)Why does the author ask a series of questions at the beginning of the text
A. To introduce the topic of his lecture.
B. To give an example of what he is discussing.
C. To explain the relation between these questions.
D. To compare and contrast these questions.
(3)How were the sounds of different animals produced in Jurassic Park
A. They were real animals’ sounds.
B. They were made by voice actors.
C. They were mixed by a computer.
D. They were recorded as soon as the film was made.
(4)Why did James Cameron go down to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean
A. To explore the ocean. B. To find the wreck.
C. To make the necessary props. D. To ensure the details were correct.
2. Long sentence analysis.
(1)The Quidditch scenes (主语)in the Harry Potter films were made(谓语) in this
way with the actors jumping up and down in front of a green screen(状语).
译文: 哈利·波特电影中的魁地奇场景就是这样拍摄的, _____________________
_______。
(2)Just as the poor passengers on the real Titanic saw the tip of the iceberg(状语从
句), what we see on the cinema screen(主语从句)is just the tip of the huge iceberg
of film-making.
译文: 正如真正的“泰坦尼克号”上的那些可怜的乘客们所看到的冰山一角一样,
_______________________也只是电影制作这座巨大冰山的一角而已。
演员们在绿色幕布前上
下跳跃
我们在影院银幕上看到的
Task 3 主题深化
Reread the passage and fill in the blanks.
Title: Behind the scenes Part 1 (Para. 1) Introduction The film on the screen is the product of a huge amount of hard work, most of which takes place (1) _______________. Part 2 (Paras. 2—4) Sound effects *Many sound effects might not be made in the way you
would expect.
*In Jurassic Park, the sounds of different animals were
mixed by
(2) __________.
behind the scenes
a computer
Title: Behind the scenes Part 2 (Paras. 2—4) Visual special effects *CGI has been frequently used in film-making.
*The Quidditch scenes in the Harry Potter films were
made with (3) _________________up and down in front
of a green screen.
*Peter Jackson(4) ______________________: he used
clever camera angles.
Props *Great effort must be made to
(5) ___________________________.
*James Cameron spent six months looking at and
revising plans to
(6) ____________________.
the actors jumping
took a creative approach
research, find and build objects
build a full-sized model
Title: Behind the scenes Part 3 (Para. 5) Conclusion What we see on the cinema screen is just
(7) _______________________of film-making.
the tip of the huge iceberg
Task 4 主题实践
1. What’s your opinion about the use of CGI in films (Critical Thinking批判性思维)
____________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
________________________
CGI can make the audience feel as if they were in the real fantasy world. It can
make the extinct animals appear in front of us again, bringing strong sensory
stimulation to the audience.
2. There are many factors in the success of a film. In the same way, there are many
factors in the success of students’ learning. How do you understand this (Creative
Thinking创造性思维)
__________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
The success of a student’s study depends not only on his own efforts, but also
on the patient guidance of teachers and the careful breeding of parents. We
must use our own achievements to repay our teachers and parents.
要点理解
1. type n. 类型, 种类 vt. &vi. 打字
(2021 全国乙卷)Due to the growing popularity of environmentally-related and adventure travel, various types of trips are now being classified as ecotourism.
由于与环境相关的探险旅行越来越受欢迎, 各种类型的旅行现在被归类为生态旅游。
【词块积累】
(1)type. . . into. . . 把……输入/敲入/插入……
(2)a type of 一种, 一类
(3)typist n. 打字员
①We do not ordinarily carry out __________work.
我们通常不会实际去做这类工作。
②This letter will need to ________again.
这封信需要再打一遍。
③She worked _________in a law firm.
她在一家律师事务所当打字员。
this type of
be typed
as a typist
2. behind the scenes 在后台, 在幕后
(2020·全国Ⅲ卷)If you do, you won’t be able to handle it and the whole thing develops into an unpleasant scene and that ruins everyone’s day.
如果你这样做了, 你将无法处理它, 整件事情发展成一个不愉快的场景, 破坏每个人的一天。
【词块积累】
scene n. 场面, 镜头; 现场; 景色
on the scene (of) (……的)现场; 在现场; 当场; 到场
come to the scene 来到现场
①Firefighters were ___________immediately.
消防队员立刻赶到现场。
②She _______________the moment she heard of the accident.
她一听说发生了事故, 就立刻赶到了现场。
③She witnessed some very distressing ______.
她目睹过一些令人非常痛苦的场面。
on the scene
came to the scene
scenes
“风景”不同
scene 指展现在眼前的情景, 也可以指scenery的一部分, 大多包括景物中的人及活动在内
scenery 指某地总的自然风景或景色, 尤指美丽的乡间景色
sight 既指场景、眼前看到的景观, 又指名胜、风景, 表示后者的含义时, 必须用复数
view 常指从远处或高处或某一特定的地点看到的景色
3. familiar adj. 熟悉的, 常见的
(2020·全国Ⅰ卷)The far side of the moon is of particular interest to scientists because it has a lot of deep craters, more so than the familiar near side.
科学家们对月球远端特别感兴趣, 因为它有很多环形山, 比我们熟悉的近端环形山要多。
【词块积累】
sb. be familiar with sth. 某人对某物熟悉
sth. be familiar to sb. 某物为某人所熟悉
get familiar with 熟悉; 与……熟悉起来(表示动作)
①Most employees had long service with the company and ________________our
products.
绝大部分雇员在公司供职多年, 熟悉我们的产品。
②The smell ________________everyone who lives near a bakery.
住在面包店附近的人都很熟悉这种气味。
③Try to _______________your environment instead of staying alone.
努力去熟悉你的环境而不是一个人待着。
were familiar with
is very familiar to
get familiar with
4. attach vt. 认为有重要性, 重视; 把……固定, 附上
(2020·全国Ⅰ卷)While I tend to buy a lot of books, these three were given to me as gifts, which might add to the meaning I attach to them.
虽然我常常买很多书, 但这三本书是作为礼物送给我的, 这可能会增加我赋予它们的意义。
【词块积累】
(1)attach importance/significance/value to 认为……重要/有意义/有价值
attach. . . to. . . 把……固定到/附/贴在……上
attach oneself to sb. 与某人在一起; 缠着某人
(2)attached adj. 依恋的; 附加的
(be)attached to 附属于; 依恋
①My parents always _______________________my getting a good education.
我的父母总是很重视我接受良好的教育。
②They have ________ a number of conditions __ the agreement.
他们在协议上附加了一些条件。
③When the case came to court, he assumed that he would _______________her
for assistance.
开庭的时候, 他臆断他会依赖她的帮助。
④I’ve never seen two people so __________each other.
我从未见过两个人如此形影不离。
attach great importance to
attached
to
attach himself to
attached to
【词源趣谈】
5. prefer vt. 较喜欢, 更喜欢
(2021 新高考Ⅰ卷)We prefer to describe emotional intelligence as a specific set of skills that can be used for either good or bad purposes.
我们更喜欢把情商描述为一套特定的技能, 既可以用于好的目的, 也可以用于坏的目的。
【词块积累】
(1)prefer (sb. ) to do sth. 更喜欢(某人)做某事
prefer (doing) sth. to (doing) sth. 宁愿(做)某事也不愿(做)某事
prefer to do sth. rather than do sth.
=would rather do sth. than do sth. 宁可做某事也不做某事
prefer that. . . (should) do sth. 宁愿……
(2)preference n. 喜爱, 偏爱
have a preference for. . . 偏爱……
① I much ______ jazz __ rock music.
我喜欢爵士乐远胜过摇滚乐。
②The donor _________remain anonymous.
捐赠者希望不披露姓名。
③I ______ coffee __________milk.
我宁愿喝咖啡而不愿喝牛奶。
④I ____________that you did not mention my name.
我希望你不要说出我的名字。
prefer
to
prefers to
prefer
rather than
would prefer
⑤People develop the _____________a particular style of learning at an early age and these preferences affect learning.
人们在很小的时候就形成了对某种学习方式的偏好, 这些偏好会影响学习。
preference for
prefer易错提醒
(1)prefer相当于like better, 因此不能与比较级连用。
(2)prefer的过去式和过去分词都是preferred, 现在分词是preferring。
prefer借自盎格鲁-诺曼语preferer和中世纪法语preferer; 前缀pre-表示“在前, 早于”; -fer表示“携带, 拿, 带”, 引申词义为“优先, 偏好”。
6. approach n. 方法; 接近, 靠近 vt. 接近, 靠近; 处理
(2021·浙江高考)With three registers, this method is much faster than the traditional approach.
由于有三台现金出纳机, 这种方法比传统方法快得多。
【词块积累】
an approach to (doing) sth. (做)某事的方法/途径
at the approach of 在……快到的时候
make approaches to sb. 想接近某人; 想与某人打交道
①She ____ the wrong _________ in her dealings with them.
她用错误的手段和他们打交道。
② _________________the evening the herdsman came to feed his cattle.
黄昏来临时, 牧民来喂他的牲口。
③Don’t __________________that fellow.
不要接近那个家伙。
took
approach
At the approach of
make approaches to
approach, way, means, method都可表示“方法”, 其搭配分别是:
①the approach to (doing) sth.
②the way to do/of (doing) sth.
③the means of (doing) sth.
④the method of (doing) sth.
(1)The best ____ to stay healthy is to have a positive attitude to life.
保持健康最好的方式是要有一种积极的人生态度。
(2)She tried to explain by ______ of sign language.
她试图通过手语来解释。
(3)We used different ________ of calculation, but we both got the same result.
我们用了不同的计算方式, 但是我们却得到了同样的结果。
way
means
methods
7. not to mention 更不用说, 且不说
(教材原句)It took 500 workers 100 days to build the fine model, not to mention the thousands of props inside. 500名工人花了100天的时间建立了精美的模型, 更不用说里面的数千个道具了。
【词块积累】
表示“更不用说”的其他短语:
not to speak of
to say nothing of
let alone
①They have three dogs to look after, ________________________________
_________________the cat and the bird.
他们有三只狗要照顾, 更别提那只猫和那只鸟了。
②His friends and colleagues will be very upset, ____________________________
____________________his parents.
他的朋友和同事都很难过, 更不用说他父母了。
③Even grown-ups can’t lift it, _______________________________________
__________children.
连大人都举不起它来, 更不用说孩子了。
not to mention/not to speak of/to say
nothing of/let alone
not to mention/not to speak of/to
say nothing of/let alone
not to mention/not to speak of/to say nothing
of/let alone
8. award n. 奖, 奖品, 奖金 vt. 授予, 给予
(教材原句)It has won many awards, including an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
它赢得了许多奖项, 包括奥斯卡最佳外语片奖。
【词块积累】
(1)the first award/prize/place 一等奖; 第一名
win/get/receive an award for. . . 因……赢得/获得/得到奖项
(2)award sb. sth. = award sth. to sb. 为某人颁发某物
①He was nominated __________________.
他获得最佳演员奖提名。
②He _______________bravery. 他因英勇获奖。
③She ____________the prize ___ both films.
她因这两部电影而获奖。
④The headmaster awarded the winner a gold medal.
=The headmaster ______________________the winner.
校长给获胜者颁发了一枚金牌。
the best actor award
got an award for
was awarded
for
awarded a gold medal to
【易混辨析】 award, prize, reward
award 指较为正式地或官方地颁发、授予、给予, 也可以指法庭裁决给予奖励
prize 多指在各类竞赛、竞争或抽奖中得奖
reward 多指对某人的工作或服务等的报答、酬谢。reward作名词, 常用give reward to sb. ; 作动词, 常用reward sb. with sth.
9. perform vi. 表演; 工作, 运转 vt. 表演; 做, 履行
(2020·全国Ⅱ卷)The children who played with puzzles performed better than those who did not.
玩拼图游戏的孩子比不玩的表现更好。
【词块积累】
(1)perform a(n). . . role in 在……中起……作用
perform an operation 进行手术
perform one’s duty/promise 尽责任/履行承诺
(2)performance n. 表演; 演奏
give performances/a performance (to. . . ) (给……)表演或演奏
put on performances/a performance 表演; 演出
(3)performer n. 执行者; 表演者
①The surgeon _____________________.
这位外科医师(给病人)做了一个手术。
②You are requested to _________________.
请你为大家表演。
③He was the _____________at the championships.
他是那届锦标赛上的最佳运动员。
performed an operation
give a performance
star performer
一语巧记perform家族
The unknown performer performed very well, and her performance was very popular with the audience.
这个不知名的表演者表演得非常好, 她的表演深受观众的欢迎。
10. in addition to除……以外(还)
(教材原句)In addition to the amazing martial arts, the film also took advantage of China’s beautiful mountains, forests and deserts. 除了惊人的武术, 影片还利用了中国美丽的山脉、森林和沙漠。
① ____________ English, he has to study a second foreign language.
除英语外, 他还要学第二外语。
② __________, he served as a visiting professor at several American universities.
除此之外, 他还是几所美国大学的客座教授。
③ _____________________, the village has a clinic, which was also built with
government support.
除了这所学校外, 这个村子还有一家诊所, 也是由政府支持建造的。
In addition to
In addition
In addition to the school
in addition与in addition to
in addition “另外”, 相当于副词
in addition to “除……以外(还)”, 用作介词短语
表示“除了……之外”的词语还有:
①besides/as well as除……之外(还有)
②except除……之外(不包括)
③except for除……之外(从某一细节方面纠正以前的概括性说法)
④apart/aside from除……之外(相当于except和besides)
(1)The museum is open daily ______ Monday(s).
博物馆除周一外每天都开放。
(2) _________a few grammatical mistakes, this composition of yours is well written.
除了几处语法错误之外, 你的这篇作文写得不错。
(3)They visited some factories, hospitals _______________the school.
他们参观了这所学校, 还参观了工厂和医院。
except
Except for
as well as/besides
11. Whatever your answer is, there’s always a lot more to it than first meets the eye. 不管你的答案是什么, 它(电影)都远比你最初表面看到的更为复杂。
【句式解构】
本句中whatever引导了一个让步状语从句, 意为“无论什么, 不管什么”, 相当于no matter what。
①You have our support, __________________.
不管你做什么决定, 你都会得到我们的支持。
②__________________________, we’ll never change our minds.
无论我们遇到什么困难, 我们永远都不会改变我们的主意。
whatever you decide
Whatever difficulties we meet
whatever也可引导名词性从句。
Whatever you do, don’t ask for a pay increase.
你不管做什么, 就是别要求涨工资。
College students are seen doing whatever work they can find.
我们可以看到, 只要有工作, 大学生们什么都做。
12. Hopefully, next time you go to the cinema, you’ll spare a thought for all those talented people behind the scenes. 希望下次你们走进电影院时, 能想一想所有幕后那些才华出众的人们。
【句式解构】
next time引导时间状语从句。这类连词主要有every time(每次), each time(每次), (the) next time(下次), any time(随时), (the) last time(上次), the first time(第一次), by the time(当……的时候)。
① _________you come in, please close the door.
下次你进来, 请关门。
②You can call me ________you want to.
你随时都可以给我打电话。
③ __________I see her I’ll think of that thing.
每次我看到她, 我就想起那件事。
④ ____________I heard about the firm closing down was when George told me.
我最初听到公司倒闭的消息是乔治告诉我的。
Next time
any time
Every time
The first time
⑤She acted the part more effectively _________she replayed it.
每重演一次, 她扮演角色的效果就更好一些。
⑥ ____________we met was in Wuhan.
我们最后一次见面是在武汉。
each time
The last time
every time, each time, any time前不用冠词, (the) next time, (the) last time中的冠词可以省略, 而the first time中的冠词通常不能省略, for the first time一般放在句尾。
13.aid n. , vt. &vi. 帮助; 援助
(教材原句)However, the aid of computers isn’t always preferred. 然而, 计算机的帮助并不总是首选。
【词块积累】
(1)first aid (对伤、患者的)急救
with the aid of sb. =with sb. ‘s aid 在某人的帮助下
come to one’s aid 来帮助某人
(2)aid sb. in/with (doing) sth. 在某方面帮助某人
aid sb. to do sth. 帮助某人做某事
①All members of the team have trained in ________
全队队员都接受过急救培训。
②The doctor was able to _____________ in the accident.
医生能在意外事件中援助我。
③Come here to ________ cleaning please.
请过来帮我打扫卫生。
first aid.
come to my aid
aid me in
Thank you