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Developing ideas & Presenting ideas
Unit 4
Stage and screen
CONTENTS
01
Lead-in
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03
Language points
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Learning Objectives
Reading
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Exercise
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Summary
04
Writing
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Homework
Learning Objectives
PART. 01
Learning Objectives
Identify the reasons why movies adapted from books often fall short and form students’ own viewpoints.
Learn to use examples to explain ideas, support arguments and provide extra information.
Reflect on the relationship between books and movies and cultivate respect for cultural diversity in this regard.
Express opinions on movies adapted from literary works, giving reasons and making examples.
Teaching Focuses and Anticipated Difficulties
Understand the text, master key language, and analyze why book-adapted movies often fail using examples.
Help students critically discuss book-movie relationships and express unique views on adaptations.
PART. 02
Lead-in
Some books and their corresponding film or TV works.
Free talk.
There are some good books but bad film/TV adaptations. Why do you think this is the case
Can movies always show what the book describes
Do books and movies have the same amount of time to tell a story
Does the director’s understanding of the book affect the adaptation
PART. 03
Reading
Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
1. Have you ever read any of these books What are they about
2. Have you ever seen the movies or TV plays based on these books What do you think of them
Look at the title and answer the question.
What is the genre of the text according to the title Why
It could be a discussion - type or opinion - sharing text, because the title “Good Book, Bad Movie ” presents a contrast and a question, which usually indicates that the text will explore the phenomenon of good books being adapted into bad movies, analyze the reasons, and invite readers to think and discuss.
Scan the passage. Find out which of the books in Activity 1 are mentioned.
The Great Gatsby and The Iliad.
Try to divide the passage into parts and match the main ideas.
Part 1: Reasons: Why do adapted movies disappoint us
Part 2: Conclusion: Different media, different judgement.
Part 3: Introduction: Good books, bad movies.
Para. 1-2
Para. 3-4
Para. 5
What’s the function of the examples
support arguments
explain ideas and concepts
provide additional information
Match the author’s opinions about the movie adaptations to the examples from the passage.
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b
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c
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Read the passage and answer the question.
1. According to para.1, the saying “a picture is worth a thousand words” is questioned because ______.
A. pictures are always more attractive than words
B. movies adapted from books often disappoint readers
C. books are much better than any pictures or movies
D. people prefer reading books to watching movies
一图胜千言
Read the passage and answer the question.
2. Read para 2 and complete the table.
What good movies need Movies Comments
good stories
strong characters
impressive images
The Odyssey
The Great Gatsby
Alice in Wonderland
not as equally great
never be praised as “great”
just “interesting”
Read the passage and answer the question.
3. Read Para. 3-4 and complete the table.
Reasons for bad movies Example Supporting Details
Great books can lose plot details and characters when they move to the screen.
a book: a few days
a movie: under 2 hours
Things don’t look the way we imagined them in the books.
Harry Potter
Troy
Fans of books didn’t see some of their favorite characters.
Actress who played Helen didn’t live up to the book
Read the passage and answer the question.
4. What does the author suggest about judging movies adapted from books
A. We should compare them strictly with the original books.
B. We should judge them based on their own merits as movies.
C. We should only watch TV series instead of such movies.
D. We should expect all adapted movies to be as good as books.
Think & share
1 What does the saying “There are a thousand Hamlets in a thousand people’s eyes” mean Do you know of any similar sayings in Chinese
2 What books would you like to see made into movies Why
3 What other reasons do you think make movie adaptations less satisfactory than the original books
It means readers usually have different ideas about how the characters from a certain novel should look like.
Work in groups. Give a talk about a movie adapted from a book.
1 Use the notes to help plan your talk.
2. Organise your talk following the steps below.
Introduce the book.
Describe the movie adaptation.
Give your opinion of the movie adaptation.
3. Give your talk to the class.
Work in groups. Give a talk about a movie adapted from a book.
PART. 04
Writing
Have you seen The Princess Diaries Enjoy one of its clips.
Read the movie review and answer the questions.
1. What is the movie about
2. Who is the main character
3. What is the most memorable scene in the movie
4. What does the viewer think of the movie
It’s about the story of a teenage girl called Mia Thermopolis who learnt she is the princess of Genovia shortly before her sixteenth birthday.
Mia Thermopolis.
The most memorable scene is towards the end of the movie when, during Mia’s darkest moment of self-doubt, she is touched by a letter her father left her.
It is an interesting movie which is about being and bettering yourself and about knowing who your real friends are.
Read again, and pay attention to the structure of the movie review.
Choose a Chinese movie that you have seen recently and complete the table.
Now write your movie review. Use the expressions in the box to help you.
Share your review with the class.
The Wandering Earth, directed by Frant Gwo, has proved to be a great success. Described as China’s first-ever sci-fi blockbuster, it is already a hit in China and around the world. It is based on the novella of the same name by Hugo Award-winning author Liu Cixin.
The Wandering Earth centres on three generations of a Chinese family: the grandfather, the father Liu Peiqiang, and his son Liu Qi. In the setting of the movie, the Sun is dying out, and people all around the world have built giant planet thrusters to move the earth out of its orbit and to sail the earth to a new star system. Leading the journey will be a massive space station that will ensure a safe journey. It’s Liu Peiqiang who’s volunteered to be part of the space station staff, a job that will keep him in space for almost twenty years. Yet the 2500-year journey comes with unexpected dangers, and in order to save humanity, Liu Qi joins a group of young people who boldly fight for everyone’s survival.
Sample
The movie presents a traditional tale of nations and people pulling together to save the planet, with large measures of love, sacrifice, and redemption. The most memorable scene is towards the end when rescue workers fleeing to their homeland turn back and help Liu Qi to save the Earth. With global conflict and division so prevalent today, these messages of hope and unity have undoubtedly struck an emotional chord in many viewers and made the film much more accessible for international audiences.
With all of that said, The Wandering Earth is a massive, exciting concept and a solid tension-building story that will keep you on the edge of your seat. I suggest everyone go to see it and enjoy a wholly different science fiction epic that marks a milestone in Chinese film.
Sample
Think about a performance that you want to recommend to the class and complete the notes.
Work in groups. Talk about your recommendation following the steps below.
1 Say what performance you would like to recommend.
2 Give a description of it.
3 State why you would like to recommend it.
Now discuss and decide on a winning performance.
Present your recommendation to the class. Use the expressions in the box to help you.
PART. 05
Language points
Movies of course need impressive images, so why has Alice in Wonderland only resulted in movies best described as “interesting”
句意:电影当然需要令人印象深刻的画面,那么为什么由《爱丽丝梦游仙境》改编的电影顶多被描述为 “有趣的” 呢?
原因 + result in + 结果
结果 + result from + 原因
as a result 结果(在句中做状语)
as a result of 因为,由于(=because of)
without result 毫无结果,徒劳
例题:
The heavy rain resulted ____ severe flooding in the area.
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in
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Many people thought she didn’t live up to Helen’s title of “the most beautiful woman in the world” ...
句意:很多人认为她配不上海伦 “世界上最美丽的女人” 的称号……
例题:
They gave up city jobs to ______ a quiet life in the countryside.
live
live by doing sth. 靠做某事赚钱为生
live for 为…… 而活着
live on 靠…… 生活;继续活着,继续存在
live through 经历(灾难或其他困境)而幸存
live with 忍受,容忍(不快的事)
live a (n)...life 过着…… 的生活
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With this in mind, perhaps we should judge a movie in its own
right, and not against its original source.
句意:考虑到这一点,也许我们应该根据电影本身来评价一部电影,而不是根据它的原始来源。
judge sb./sth. (by/from/on...)(根据……)判断某人 / 某物
judge + that 从句 /wh - 从句 判断……,认为……
judge sb./sth. to be... 认为某人 / 某物是……
judging from/by... 根据…… 来判断(用在句首做状语时,为一个独立成分,不受句子主语和时态影响,只用现在分词形式)
例题:
We shouldn't _________ a person by their appearance.
judge
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Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear.
句意:勇气并非无所畏惧,而是明白有些事比恐惧更为重要。
absence n. [U,C] 缺席,不在;[U] 不存在,缺乏
in/during sb.’s absence 某人不在时
absence of mind 心不在焉
absence from school/work 缺课 / 缺勤
in the absence of 缺乏
absent adj. 缺席的 v. 缺席,不在;缺乏
例题:
Her _________ from work was due to a bad cold.
absence
PART. 06
Exercise
The team’s failure was partly due to the a________ of their star player.
You shouldn’t j______ a book by its cover—this novel is much more interesting than it looks.
The heavy snowfall r________ in the closure of several highways last month.
She was d____________ when she didn’t get the scholarship she’d worked so hard for.
bsence
esulted
udge
isappointed
Exercise: 单词拼写
Exercise: 用所给词的适当形式填空
__________ (normal), I wake up at 7 a.m., but today I overslept
The child’s rude _________ (behave) at the dinner table made his parents feel embarrassed.
She spent years practicing, with the goal of _______ (live) up to the legacy of her mentor.
Good ___________ (judge) is essential for making important decisions in life.
Three students were ________ (absence) from class today due to illness.
Normally
behaviour
judgement
absent
living
PART. 07
Summary
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Developing ideas & Presenting ideas
Reading
Vocabulary
Reflect on the relationship between literary works and their film/TV adaptations.
Gain a preliminary grasp of the stylistic features and writing methods of film reviews.
Writing
PART. 08
Homework
1.Choose a movie you like. In class, share its title and explain in 2 sentences why it’s worth watching.
2.Write a 50-word review: Name it, say if you liked it, and explain one reason.
Thanks