(共20张PPT)
Unit 1
Lights, camera, action!
Extended reading
Do you know which film the lines come from
What’s Forrest’s problem (Enjoy a film clip)
What’s the genre of the excerpt
Script is a written text of a play, film, broadcast, talk etc.
stage directions
characters
dialogues
voice-over
What’s the title
Forrest Gump
Is he stupid
* pun
the clever or humorous use of a word that
has more than one meaning
What’s are the main elements of the script
Setting
Characters
Plot Forrest takes the school bus on_____ first day of school.
The children are ______ to him except Jenny, _____ offers him a seat. They sit together and have a conversation all
the way______ school. Soon they become _____________.
Mainly inside a school bus.
Mrs Gump; Forrest Gump; bus driver; two young boys; a larger girl; a boy sits on a larger seat; Jenny
rude
who
the
to
close friends
What’s personalities of main characters
“You do your very best now, Forrest.”
“I sure will, Momma.”
caring, loving,
concerned, wise,
encouraging
calm, simple,
confident
What’s personalities of main characters
“Are you coming along ”
“This is the bus to school.”
“I’m Dorothy Harris.”
The bus driver smiles as
Forrest steps up into the bus.
“Momma said not to be taking
rides from strangers .”
“I’m Forrest. Forrest Gump.”
“Well, now we aren’t strangers
anymore.”
simple, lovely
polite, innocent
humorous, kind
resposible, patient
considerate
Dialogues, voiceover
and stage directions can help
understand the characters’
personality.
Tip1
What’s personalities of main characters
“You can’t sit here.”
moves over so Forrest can’t sit next her and shakes her head.
looks angrily at Forrest.
looks up from the seat
“The seat’s taken.
looks up from the seat
“It’s taken.”
looks around
looks to the other side
Show it !
good-tempered, well-qualified, generous, simple, innocent
unfriendly, rude
indifferent,
arrogant, prejudiced
Critical Thinking
school
bullying
Supposing(假如) there were school bullying in our school,
If I were the one who is bullied, I would ___________because __________.
If I were the passers-by(旁观者), I would ___________because _________.
All men are created equal.
Everyone is worth respecting.
Kindness makes our soul noble.
Critical Thinking
What’s personalities of main characters
“You can sit here if you want.”
“What’s wrong with your legs ”
“Then why are you have those shoes on ”
“Are you stupid or something ”
Jenny puts her hand out toward Forrest.
Forrest reaches over and shakes her hand.
“I’m Jenny.”
easy-going, direct,
respectful,pure, kind,
warm-hearted, active
“Momma says stupid is as stupid does.”
Is he stupid
What’s the features of language
(Voiceover) I had never seen anything so beautiful in my life.
She was like an angel.(L37-38)
(Voiceover) You know, it’s funny what a young man recollects. Because I don’t
remember…I…don’t recall…But I do remember the first time I heard the sweetest
voice in the wild world.(L31-34)
parallelism
simile
(A is like B; A is as +adj. as B)
Figures of speech(修辞) can make the language
more vivid and attractive.
“Momma said my back’s crooked like a question mark. These
are going to make me as straight as an arrow.”(L47-48)
Tip2
What’s the features of language
(Voiceover) From that day on, we was always together. Jenny and
me was like peas and carrots.(L57-58)
Understand English idioms can help understand
its culture.
It is an American idiom, which means keeping each other’s company very often because peas and carrots are commonly used together to decorate dishes in America.
Tip 3
Role-play
Critical Thinking
Do you think the intelligence or appearance
matters during your life
Retelling
Mrs Gump and Forrest _________the school bus. The bus _________ as Mrs Gump prepare Forrest for his first day of school. Forrest’s mom said not to be ___________ from strangers.
So before ______________ the bus, Forrest __________ himself to the bus driver.
As Forrest ____________ the bus, two young boys look up from the seat, both saying the
seat’s ______. A larger girl ___________ so Forrest can’t sit ______ to her. A boy sitting alone on a larger seat looks angrily at Forrest, saying that Forrest can’t sit there.
A girl _______ Jenny who is ________ Forrest’s age offers him a seat. This is the first time
that Forrest __________________________ in the world. She is like an ______. Jenny thinks
there is something wrong with his legs because of those shoes. In fact, those shoes are ______
shoes to make Forrest as ________ as an arrow because his back’s ______________________. When Jenny asks whether he is stupid or something, he only answers ____________________. They introduce themselves to each other and from that day on, they are like _______________.
wait for
pulls up
taking rides
stepping up into
introduces
walks down
taken
moves over
next
named
about
have heard the sweetest voice
angel
magic
straight
crooked like a question mark
stupid is as stupid does
peas and carrots
Retelling
Life was like a box of chocolates, you
never know what you’re going to get.
You are no different than anybody else is.
Stupid is as stupid does.
Miracles happen everyday.
Death is just part of life.
You got to put the past behind you before you can move on.
Forrest Gump
Thank you