B2 Unit1 Lights, camera, action! Extended reading 课件 牛津译林版（2019）必修二

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B2 U1
Extended reading
Have you watched the film Forrest Gump before
introduction part
What can you know about Forrest Gump
Forrest Gump is a 1994 film starring Tom Hanks. It tells the story of Forrest Gump, a simple man with a warm personality. Despite an IQ of 75, he lives a truly amazing life. He sees, and sometimes influences, some of the major events of the United States in the second half of the 20th century.
Mrs Gump and Forrest wait for the school bus. The bus pulls up as Mrs Gump prepares Forrest for his first day of school.
MRS GUMP: You do your very best now, Forrest.
FORREST: I sure will, Momma.
FORREST(Voice—over): I remember the bus ride on the
first day of school very well.
Dialogue/Lines
Characters
Action/Stage direction
What is the script composed of
Read the script and fill in the table of part A on page 12.
Fast Reading
Setting
Characters
Plot Forrest takes the school bus on the first day of school. The children are _________ to him except _________, who offers him a seat. They sit together and have a conversation all the way to school. Soon they become ________________.
Mainly inside a school bus.
Forrest Gump, Jenny, Mrs Gump
mean
Jenny
great friends
scene 1
Mrs Gump and Forrest wait for the school bus. The bus pulls up as Mrs Gump prepares Forrest for his first day of school.
MRS GUMP: You do your very best now, Forrest.
FORREST: I sure will, Momma.
FORREST(Voice—over): I remember the bus ride on the first day of school very well.
What’s the mother’s
attitude towards Forrest
loving, encouraging
Careful Reading
scene 2
The bus driver opens the door and looks down. Forrest walks to the steps of the bus and looks at the bus driver.
BUS DRIVER: Are you coming along
FORREST: Momma said not to be taking rides froam strangers.
BUS DRIVER: This is the bus to school.
FORREST: I'm Forrest. Forrest Gump.
BUS DRIVER: I'm Dorothy Harris.
FORREST: Well, now we aren't strangers anymore.
The bus driver smiles as Forrest steps up into the bus.
What kind of person is Forrest
simple, pure, confident, innocent, sincere
scene 3
Two young boys look up from the seat.
BOY 1: This seat's taken.
BOY 2: It's taken.
Forrest looks around. A larger girl moves over so Forrest can't sit next to her. She shakes her head. Forrest looks to the other side where a boy sits alone on a larger seat. The boy looks angrily at Forrest.
BOY 3: You can't sit here.
Why were the kids unwilling to let Forrest sit next to them
Try to understand the kids' attitude towards Forrest and imitate their tones.
impolite, cold, rude, unfriendly, selfish
FORREST(Voice-over): You know, it's funny what a young man recollects. Because I don't remember being born. I, I ... don't recall what I got for my first Christmas and I don't know when I went on my first outdoor picnic. But, I do remember the first time I heard the sweetest voice in the wide world.
GIRL: You can sit here if you want.
Forrest looks back at Jenny Curran, a young girl about Forrest's age.
FORREST(Voice—over): I have never seen anything so beautiful in my life. She was like an angel.
JENNY: Well, are you going to sit down, or aren't you
Forrest sits down next to Jenny.
scene 4
Read the underlined words. Why does Forrest think so
JENNY: What's wrong with your legs
FORREST: Um, nothing at all, thank you. My legs are just fine and dandy.
FORREST(Voice—over): I just sat next to her on that bus and had a conversation all the way to school.
JENNY: Then why do you have those shoes on
FORREST: My momma said my back's crooked like a question mark. These are going to make me as straight as an arrow. They're my magic shoes.
FORREST(Voice—over): And next to Momma, no one ever talked to me or asked me questions.
JENNY: Are you stupid or something
FORREST: Momma says stupid is as stupid does.
Jenny puts her hand out toward Forrest. Forrest reaches over and shakes her hand.
JENNY: I'm Jenny.
FORREST: I'm Forrest. Forrest Gump.
FORREST(Voice—over): From that day on, we was always together. Jenny and me was like peas and carrots.
What kind of person is Jenny
scene 4
warm-hearted, direct, kind, easygoing, respectful, gentle
Onset
Development
Climax
Ending
Learn to analyze the film script.
Retell the story by filling in the blanks
The school bus _________ as Mrs Gump was preparing Forrest for his first day of school. Since Mrs Gump told Forrest not to take rides from strangers, Forrest introduced himself to the bus driver before ______________ the bus.
As Forrest walked down the bus, boys looked up from the seat, saying the seat's taken. A larger girl also moved over so that Forrest could’t sit next to her.
Luckily a girl called Jenny offers him a seat. This was the first time that Forrest _________________________ in the world. She was like an ________. Jenny thought there was something wrong with Forrest's legs on seeing his shoes. But Forrest thought his legs were _____________. He believed those shoes were magic shoes to make him ______________________because his back was _________________________. When asked whether he was stupid or something, Forrest only answered: “_____________________.” They introduced themselves to each other and from that day on, they were like _______________.
pulled up
stepping up into
had heard the sweetest voice
angel
as straight as an arrow
crooked like a question mark
stupid is as stupid does
peas and carrots
fine and dandy
Appreciation
L21. Forrest begins to walk down the bus.
(It means walking towards the back seats of the bus.)
L42.My legs are just fine and dandy.
(There’s nothing wrong with his legs.)
Appreciate through lines
Let's talk about our understanding of these lines.
Appreciate through lines
L53. Momma says stupid is as stupid does.
(Forrest may be stupid in others’ eyes, but his mom thinks he is no different and tries her best to protect and encourage him. She tells him that only those who do stupid things are stupid and he is not. This line shows his mom’s love and wisdom, which inspires and encourages Forrest a lot.)
Appreciation
Appreciate through lines
L57. From that day on, we was always together.
(The grammatical mistakes in lines 57 and 58 reflect Forrest’s low IQ, which makes the character true and vivid. )
Appreciation
Appreciate through lines
L58. Jenny and me was like peas and carrots.
(“Peas and carrots” is an American idiom, which means keeping each other’s company very often as peas and carrots are two ingredients the western people always mix to decorate dishes when cooking, which people think can’t be separated.
This phrase is used to indicate the friendship between Forrest and Jenny.)
Appreciation
The other students rejected him and did not want him to sit next to them.
Forrest Gump did not care about that. On the contrary, he focused on the positive response he got from Jenny. Although the other students did not treat him well, he remained optimistic and appreciated the beautiful moments in his life.
How did the other students treat Forrest Gump How did he react to this
Stay positive!
Role-play
1. Role play in groups;
2. Role play in front of the class
Characters:
Student 1: Mrs Gump;
Student 2: Forrest Gump;
Student 3: A bus driver;
Student 4: Boy 1;
Student 5: Boy 2;
Student 6: Boy 3;
Student 7: A larger girl;
Student 8: Jenny;
Student 9: Narrator(voice-over and introduction)
Role-play with your group members and act out
homework
Watch the film Forrest Gump and write a film review, which should include:
1. the main plot
2. your favourite scene or lines
3. what you learn from it