牛津译林版（2019）必修第二册Unit 1 Lights, camera, action! Reading Behind the scenes 课件(共16张PPT，内镶嵌视频)

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Behind
the
scenes
(Period 1)
1. What’s the latest film that you have watched What is it about
2. Do you think it is a successful film and why
Lead-in: free talk
Now let’s
Lecture transcript
Your school has invited a film critic to deliver a lecture at the school Film Festival. Read the lecture transcript to learn more about film-making.
Global reading
Some aspects of film-making behind the scenes require a lot of hard work.
Paras. 2-4:
Main body
Para. 1: Introduction
Behind the scenes
Para. 5 Conclusion
Aspect 1: Sound effects
Aspect 2: Visual special effects
Aspect 3: Props
Think of and appreciate the work done behind the scenes.
Hamburger
structure
Analysis of the structure
Today, I’ll give you a brief introduction to some aspects of film-making you might not be familiar with.
Sound effects
Visual special effects
Props
Hopefully, ... you’ll spare a thought for all those talented people behind the scenes.
(To begin with, …)
(Another aspect …)
(… also …)
restate
Para. 1:
Actually, the film you see on the screen is the product of a huge amount of hard work, most of which takes place behind the scenes.
Para. 5:
... what we see on the cinema screen is just the tip of the huge iceberg of film-making.
“Let me start by asking you a question: what’s the first thing you notice about a film The acting The music Maybe the amazing sets ”
Why do you think the film critic asks a question at the beginning of his lecture
Careful reading
Para. 1
To attract the audience’s attention, to make the audience think and connect the lecture’s topic with their background knowledge.
The sounds of a baby elephant, a tiger and other animals were mixed by a computer to make a dinosaur roar in Jurassic Park.
Why does the film critic mention Jurassic Park and Star Trek in his lecture
Writing technique
Para. 2
By giving examples of the sound making in these two films, the film critic wants to prove that many sound effects might not be made in the way you would expect.
The sound of the doors opening was made by pulling a sheet of paper out of an envelope in the Star Trek films.
Read the lecture transcript again carefully and complete the table below.
Writing technique
Paras. 3-4
Main points Examples
(1)__________________________________________________ The Quidditch scenes in the Harry Potter films were made with the actors jumping in front of a green screen.
The aid of computers isn’t always preferred. (2)_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Props contribute to a film’s success. (3)_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Scenes requiring CGI are filmed in front of a green screen.
The director of The Lord of the Rings films used clever camera angles to make characters seem bigger or smaller than they really were.
Director James Cameron spent six months looking at and revising plans of the Titanic in order to build a full-sized model for his 1997 film. It took 500 workers 100 days to build the fine model.
One way good writers explain their ideas is to include examples which make the thoughts much more ____________________
______________. Good examples can substitute for (代替) long e__________. Without them, the reader is left with just theories that are too difficult to understand and apply.
Learn this
The Function of Giving Examples
Discussion
concrete, practical, and
xplanations
comprehensible
Analysis of the qualities
Two directors, Peter Jackson and James Cameron, are mentioned as examples in the lecture. What qualities do they have respectively
Paras. 3-4
A. Considerate and devoted
B. Innovative and demanding
C. Creative and dedicated
D. Conservative and generous
1. Why is the lecture not able to do justice to all the work people have done behind the scenes
“Just as the poor passengers on the real Titanic saw the tip of the iceberg, what we see on the cinema screen is just the tip of the huge iceberg of film-making.” (Lines 33-35)
2. What is the writing technique used here
The writing technique metaphor is used here. “What we see on
the cinema screen” is compared to “the tip of the huge iceberg” to
indicate that huge amount of work lies unkown to the audience.
Para. 5
Writing technique
People behind the “scenes”
giving examples: for example, for instance, take ... for example, to illustrate, as an illustration, namely ...
transitional words: To begin with, also, moreover, in additional, finally ...
Describe the qualities of people behind the “scenes” of our society. Employ the writing techniques of giving examples and using metaphor in your writing. Use transitional words to make your writing more coherent.
Imitative writing
Imitative writing
To begin with, people from different walks of life are ________________, who make their respective contributions to ensure that the machine called “society” functions properly.
Moreover, there are people who choose to step out of their comfort zone and commit themselves to working for the benefit of others. For instance, ___________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Thanks to the __________ of these people behind the “scenes” of the film titled “society”, our society becomes more and more ___________ and __________!
prosperous
harmonious
hard work
Tu Youyou, who was dedicated to finding a cure for malaria, succeeded in making qinghao extract for the welfare of all mankind
People behind the “scenes”
gears in a machine
假设你是李华，你的外国友人David对中国电影很感兴趣，想请你推荐一部影片。请你就此写一封推荐信，内容包括：
1. 推荐的影片和内容；
2. 推荐的理由。
注意：词数80左右。
Assignment
Thank you!