Unit 7 Films.Period 2 Reading课件(共56张PPT)

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Unit 7 Films
Period 2 Reading
课文呈现
A. Kitty’s favourite film star A.凯蒂最喜欢的电影明星
Kitty’s favourite film star is Audrey Hepburn. She has found an article about this international superstar in a magazine. Here is the article.凯蒂最喜欢的电影明星是奥黛丽·赫本。她在一本杂志上找到了一篇关于这位国际巨星的文章。这是文章。
Reading
好莱坞史上最棒的奥黛丽·赫本
Hollywood’s all-time best—Audrey Hepburn 好莱坞史上最棒的奥黛丽·赫本
Audrey Hepburn is one of Hollywood’s all-time greatest actresses.奥黛丽·赫本是好莱坞有史以来最伟大的女演员之一。
When she died in 1993, the world felt very sad about the loss of a great beauty, a great actress and a great humanitarian. 当她于1993年去世时，全世界都为失去一位伟大的美女、一位伟大女演员和一位伟大人道主义者而感到非常难过。
Hepburn was born in Belgium on 4 May 1929.As a child, she loved dancing and dreamt of becoming a successful ballet dancer.赫本于1929年5月4日出生于比利时。小时候，她热爱舞蹈，梦想成为一名成功的芭蕾舞演员。
After World War Ⅱ, she moved to London with her mother. She worked as a model before becoming an actress.第二次世界大战后，她和母亲搬到了伦敦。在成为演员之前，她是一名模特。
In 1951, while acting in France, Hepburn met the French writer Colette. Hepburn’s beauty and charm caught the writer’s attention. 1951年，赫本在法国表演时遇到了法国作家科莱特。赫本的美丽和魅力吸引了这位作家的注意。
Colette insisted that Hepburn was the perfect girl for the lead role in Gigi, a play based upon her novel, although Hepburn had never played any major roles before.
科莱特坚持认为，赫本是根据她的小说改编的《吉吉》中主角的完美人选，尽管赫本以前从未扮演过任何重要角色。
That event marked the beginning of her successful career.
Two years later, Hepburn was chosen to play the lead role of a young princess in the Hollywood film Roman Holiday.那件事标志着她成功职业生涯的开始。两年后，赫本被选中在好莱坞电影《罗马假日》中扮演一位年轻公主的主角。
It was a big success and Hepburn soon became world-famous. She won the Oscar for Best Actress for her role in this film that year.
这是一个巨大的成功，赫本很快就闻名世界。那年，她凭借在这部电影中的角色获得了奥斯卡最佳女主角奖。
During her lifetime, Hepburn had four more Oscar nominations. In 1989, Hepburn made her final appearance in the film Always and played the role of an angel. 在她的一生中，赫本又获得了四项奥斯卡提名。1989年，赫本在电影《永远》中最后一次亮相，并扮演了一个天使。
Hepburn’s achievements went beyond the film industry. She began to work for UNICEF in the 1950s.
赫本的成就超越了电影业。她从20世纪50年代开始为联合国儿童基金会工作。
Hepburn 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 because of her efforts in this area. 赫本在最后几年里与联合国儿童基金会密切合作，以便帮助世界各地的贫困儿童。由于她在这方面的努力，她赢得了许多奖项。
In 1991, Hepburn discovered that she had cancer. 1991年，赫本发现自己患有癌症。 On 20 January 1993, she passed away peacefully in her sleep.
1993年1月20日，她在睡梦中平静地去世了。
B. About Audrey Hepburn 关于奥黛丽·赫本
B1. Kitty does not know the meanings of some words in the article. Help her work out their meanings. Circle the correct letters。Kitty不知道文章中某些单词的含义。帮她弄清楚它们的意思。圈出正确的字母。
1. If someone is a humanitarian, he or she ________.
a. loves animals
b. protects the environment
c. cares a lot about people
c
b
2. Someone of great charm _________.
a. has lots of money
b. has an attractive quality
c. wears beautiful clothes
3. 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
c
4. 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
b
a
5. 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
6. If someone passed away, he or she _______.
went away
b. died
c. went past
b
B2. Kitty wants to make sure that she knows about Audrey Hepburn. Look at the magazine headlines. Help Kitty put them in the correct order. Write the numbers 1—6 in the boxes.
□ a. Hepburn met Colette in France
□ b. Hepburn had four more Oscar nominations
1
5
□ c. Roman Holiday was a big success
□ d. Hepburn won the Oscar for Best Actress
□ e. Always—Audrey Hepburn’s last appearance in a film
□ f. Hepburn played the lead role in the play Gigi
3
4
6
2
B3. Kitty is reading an article about Audrey Hepburn’s career. She carelessly dropped some ink onto the paper. Help her fill in the missing words.
B3。凯蒂正在读一篇关于奥黛丽·赫本职业生涯的文章。她不小心在纸上掉了一些墨水。帮她填上缺失的单词。
Audrey Hepburn was one of Hollywood’s greatest actresses. She worked as a model before she became an (1)__________.
奥黛丽·赫本是好莱坞最伟大的女演员之一。在成为一名__________之前，她是一名模特。
actress
演员
actress angel attention career
insisted lifetime Oscar role
Her successful (2) __________ lasted for about 40 years. In 1951, while acting in France, she met Colette, a famous French writer.
actress
Hepburn’s beauty and charm caught the writer’s (3) __________. She (4) __________ that Hepburn was the right person for the lead(5) __________ in the play Gigi.
career
attention
insisted
Two years later, Hepburn was chosen to play the lead role in Roman Holiday, and won the (6) __________ for Best Actress that year. During her (7) __________ , Hepburn had four more Oscar nominations. She made her final appearance in the film Always in 1989 and played the role of an(8) __________.
Oscar
lifetime
angel
B4. Sandy wants to know something about Audrey Hepburn. She is asking Kitty some questions. Help Kitty answer Sandy’s questions. 桑迪想了解一些关于奥黛丽·赫本的事情。她在问凯蒂一些问题。帮凯蒂回答桑迪的问题。
1. Sandy: Why is Audrey Hepburn one of Hollywood’s all-time best
Kitty : __________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
Because she is not only a great beauty and a great actress, but also a great humanitarian.
2. Sandy: What was Hepburn’s dream when she was a child
Kitty: _______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
Her dream was to become a successful ballet dancer when she was a child.
3. Sandy: How did Hepburn become world-famous
Kitty: _______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
She became world-famous by playing the lead role of a young princess in the Hollywood film Roman Holiday.
4. Sandy: What did Hepburn do beyond the film industry
Kitty : ___________________________________________
___________________________________________
She worked with UNICEF to help poor children
in different parts of the world.
考点精讲
考点1
①Audrey Hepburn is one of Hollywood’s all-time greatest actresses. 其他限定词+ 形容词最高级+ 可数名词复数
one of the most lovely children 最可爱的孩子之一
one of the most beautiful countries 最美丽的国家之一
Susan is one of the youngest students in her class.
苏珊是她班上年纪最小的学生之一。
中考在线1：
My grandma is a really nice person—one of —________ people I know.
A. nice B. nicer C. nicest D. the nicest
D
【点拨】本题用语法判定法。考查形容词最高级的用法。句意：我奶奶是个真的很好的人，是我认识的最好的人之一。此题考查“one of+the+ 形容词最高级+ 可数名词复数”句型结构，意为“最……的之一”。故选D。
actress /' ktr s/ n. 女演员
actress 作可数名词，是由“act (v. 扮演)” +-（r）ess (名词后缀) 构成。
构词法记单词: -ess 为女性后缀，类似构成的词还有hostess（女主人），manageress（女经理）等。
考点2
中考在线2：
I think Zhou Xun is one of the best _________. I like her movies very much.
A. doctors B. players
C. actresses D. actors
C
【点拨】考查名词辨析。句意：我认为周迅是最好的女演员之一，我非常喜欢她的电影。doctor 医生；player 运动员；actress 女演员；actor 男演员。根据第二句句意：我非常喜欢她的电影，说明她是女演员。故选C。
考点3
②When she died in 1993, the world felt very sad about the loss of a great beauty, a great actress and a great humanitarian. n. 丧失，损失，失败
loss 常与of 连用构成the loss of..., 意为“… …的丧失”，the loss of sb. 表示“某人的逝世”。
The loss of her bike caused her much inconvenience.
丢失自行车给她带来了很多不便。
The loss of his money worried him.
丢钱这件事使他烦恼。
I lost my new bike yesterday.
昨天我丢了我的新自行车。
lose动词，意为“丧失；失败”，其过去式和过去分词均为lost；lost还可用作形容词，意为“迷路的，丢失的”。
状语从句
While listening to music, he fell asleep.
在听音乐时, 他睡着了。
Young people should go and work wherever needed.
年轻人应该去需要他们的地方工作。
在时间、条件、让步等状语从句中,如果从句谓语含有be动词，而且从句的主语与主句的主语一致,可将从句主语和be动词一起省略。
考点4
③Colette insisted that Hepburn was the perfect...
v. 坚持
insist 用作及物动词，后面可以跟that 引导的宾语从句。宾语从句部分指的是说话人的建议、要求或是一个事实。
考点5
I insist that he is correct. 我坚持认为他是正确的。
She insisted on doing the experiment in the laboratory although she was ill.
虽然她生病了，但仍然坚持在实验室里做实验。
insist on/upon(doing)
sth. 意为“坚持（做）某事”。
④Two years later, Hepburn was chosen to play the lead role of... v. 扮演
She played the role of a teacher in the film.
她在这部影片中扮演一位教师的角色。
This TV play is very interesting. 这部电视剧很有趣。
Telephones are playing an important role in our daily life.
电话在我们的日常生活中起着重要的作用。
play the role of...扮演……的角色
play a role/part in...在……中起作用
考点6
中考在线3：
Everything from how we cook meat to what we eat for dinner can _______ our brain health. [包头]
A. take pride in B. have an interest in
C. play a role in D. believe in
C
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【点拨】考查动词短语辨析。take pride in 以……为荣；have an interest in对……感兴趣；play a role in 在……中起作用，扮演角色；believe in 相信。联系空格前后推知句意为：从我们如何烹制肉类到我们晚餐吃什么，一切都对我们的大脑健康起作用。故选C。
⑤During her lifetime, Hepburn had four more Oscar nominations.
four more... 另外四次……
There are ten candles on the cake. He is twelve. We need two more candles.
蛋糕上有十支蜡烛。他十二岁。我们还需要两支。
“数词+more”意为“再/又几个”，相当于“another+ 数词”。
考点7
中考在线4：
—Would you like to have _________ apples
—No, thank you. I’ve had enough. [宜宾]
A. other two B. another two
C. more two D. two others
【点拨】数词+more=another+ 数词, 表示“再/ 又几个”。
B
⑥On 20 January 1993, she passed away peacefully in her sleep. 去世, 是委婉语。
The poor man passed away last night.
那个可怜的人昨晚去世了。
pass by 路过(……旁边)
pass through 经过, 路过
考点8
中考在线5：
—Do you know that Mr. Zhang passed ________ last week
—Yes. He died _______ illness.
A. away; of B. on; from
C. by; with D. off; as
A
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