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Unit 4 Stage and Screen
Good Book, Bad Movie
1. To understand the main idea and the structure of the text
2. To analyse the reasons for bad movies adapted from good novels and develop critical thinking
3. To learn to analyse argumentative essays
Pre-reading
《骆驼祥子》
《京华烟云》
《伊利亚特》
《夏洛克·福尔摩斯》
《了不起的盖茨比》
《红楼梦》
Have you ever read any of these books
What are they about
Also called The Story of the Stone, it is one of China’s Four Great Classical Novels.
Holmes is a fictional consulting detective in London created by Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Written by Lao She, it describes the difficult life of a rickshaw(n.
黄包车) puller during the years of warlord turmoil.(军阀混战)
Originally written in English, it covers the turbulent(动荡的) events in China from 1900 to 1938, and it focuses on the lives of several families and people.
Set in the Jazz Age of the 1920s, it’s regarded as one of the greatest American novels.
The Iliad and The Odyssey are two epic poems (史诗) from Ancient Greece. They have had an enormous effect on Western culture.
Good Book, Bad Movie
adaptations (movies based on books)
Have you ever seen the movies or TV plays based on the books above
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Prediction
Pre-reading
What topic will be talked about
Movie < Book
Movie ≥ Book
movie adaptations
While -reading
Read this passage and check your prediction.
All too often, great words end up being turned into cinematic “turkeys”
Movie < Book
A. The author’s attitude about movie adaptations.
B. Movie adaptations don’t look the way we imagined.
C. Movie adaptations lose plot details and characters.
D. Most people’s opinion about movies adaptations.
E. Movie adaptation meets the standard of a good movie,but it still be criticize
Activity 1: Skim the text and match the main idea to each paragraph.
D
E
C
B
A
Activity 2:Match the author’s opinions about the movie adaptations to the examples from the passage.
While -reading
□1 Some parts of the story and some characters are missing in the movie.
□ 2 The visual images are not as striking as the descriptions in the book.
□ 3 The movie is not as great as the book.
□ 4 The movie doesn’t look the way we visualised while reading the book.
□ 5 The characters do not stand out.
a
d
c
e
b
Match the author’s opinions about the movie adaptations to the examples from the passage.
While -reading
Detailed reading
What does “turkeys” mean
Are movie adaptations good or bad in most people’s opinion
A. Successes B. failures C. large birds D. highlights
failures
They think movie adaptations are bad.
Read Para.1 and answer the questions
Read Para.2 and answer the question
good movies
good stories
What’s the common belief of the standards of good movies
strong characters
If so, why has…never had an equally great movie based on it
So why have… never been praised as “great”
So why has… only resulted in…
agree
disagree
impressive images
Detailed reading
Tip 1:
Rhetorical questions(反问句) make the arguments more powerful and persuasive.
2. What’s the function of Paragraph 2
A. To raise the reader’s cultural awareness.
B. To prove good movies need good stories.
C. To further confirm that good books always end up being
turned into bad movies.
D. To show that movies need impressive images.
Detailed reading
Read Para.3-4 and fill in the chart.
Reasons examples details
Fans of books didn’t see some of their favorite characters
Actress who played Helen didn’t live up to the book
Things don’t look the way we imagined them in the books
It loses plot details and characters.
Tip 2:
Examples can be used to support arguments.
Purpose
Detailed reading
Read Para. 5 and answer the questions.
What is the author’s attitude
Why does the author mention TV series What can you infer
In the future, television series based on books may be popular for book fans.
We should judge a movie in its own right, and not against its original source.
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Detailed reading
What is the type of the text
Narration
Exposition
Argumentation
Argumentation
Detailed reading
Post-reading
The structure of this passage
Introduction
Reasons + evidence
Conclusion
Most people's opinion about movies adaptations.
Movie adaptations meet the criteria of a good movie, yet they are still criticized.
Rhetorical questions....
Rhetorical questions....
Reason 1 Lose plot details and characters.
Example: Missing their favorite characters in Harry Potter movies.
Reason 2 Things don't look the way we imagined them in the books.
Example: Didn't live up to the title of the most beautiful woman in Troy movie.
Different forms of media have different roles..
Judge a movie in its own right and not against its original source.
Para1-2
Para3-4
Para 5
1
2
3
Takes a few days to read
Has more plot _______ and characters
Can_______ the things in your own way
1
2
3
4
A picture is worth ________________.
Lasts under ___________ typically
May _______ more _________ ______________ when they move to the big screen
Movies adapted from books may be better or worse than your imagination.
Book
Movie
Two forms of media
details
a thousand words
two hours
lose
Good Book, Bad Movie
Books and movies have different _____. So perhaps we should judge a movie ______________.
in its own right
rules
imagine
plot details and characters
Post-reading
Work in groups. Give a talk about a movie adapted from a book
Rickshaw
Dream of the Red Chamber
The Journey to the West
Post-reading
Requirements:
Student A: Introduce your opinion about the adaptations (successful/ disappointing)
Student B & C: Analyze the reasons (use the rhetorical questions or examples)
Students D: State the conclusion
Language points
They say that “a picture is worth a thousand words”, but the briefest look at books and the movies based on them would have anyone questioning this common saying. All too often, great words end up being turned into cinematic “turkeys”.
人们常说“一图胜千词”,但是简单对照一下书籍和由之改编的电影,就会让人开始质疑这种说法。很多时候,优秀的文字作品最终却变成了失败的电影。
that 引导的宾语从句
but引导的并列句
过去分词短语作后置定语
They say that “a picture is worth a thousand words”, but the briefest look at books and the movies based on them would have anyone questioning this common saying. All too often, great words end up being turned into cinematic “turkeys”.
1.be worth + 名词(金钱或抽象价值)
The new bike is worth 350 yuan.
2.be worth doing(值得做某事,主动形式表被动意义)
The book is worth reading.
The car isn't worth repairing.
Worth adj.有…价值,值得 n. 价值
They say that “a picture is worth a thousand words”, but the briefest look at books and the movies based on them would have anyone questioning this common saying. All too often, great words end up being turned into cinematic “turkeys”.
brief adj. 简明的; 短暂的; 简洁的
n. 任务简介; 指示
vt. 给(某人)指示; 向(某人)介绍情况
They say that “a picture is worth a thousand words”, but the briefest look at books and the movies based on them would have anyone questioning this common saying. All too often, great words end up being turned into cinematic “turkeys”.
base vt.以...为根据 n.基部;基地;基础
base ...on... 把...建立在...基础上
be based on 以...为基础/依据
basis n.基础;根据
on the basis of 以...为基础
basic adj.基本的,基础的
They say that “a picture is worth a thousand words”, but the briefest look at books and the movies based on them would have anyone questioning this common saying. All too often, great words end up being turned into cinematic “turkeys”.
have sb. do sth. 让某人做某事
have sb. doing sth. 让某人一直做某事
have +宾语+过去分词 让别人被做某事
他让我们在午饭期间一直笑个不停。
He had us laughing during the lunchtime.
They say that “a picture is worth a thousand words”, but the briefest look at books and the movies based on them would have anyone questioning this common saying. All too often, great words end up being turned into cinematic “turkeys”.
question v.质疑 questionnaire n.
All too often :通常
End up: 以…结束
Turn into :变成
cinematic “turkeys”. 失败之作
Good movies need good stories. If so, why has one of the earliest and greatest works in Western storytelling, Homer’s The Odyssey, never had an equally great movie based on it Movies need strong characters. So why have the movies based on The Great Gatsby never been praised as “great” Movies of course need impressive images, so why has Alice in Wonderland only resulted in movies best described as “interesting”
好电影需要好故事。若是这样,那为什么西方最早也是最优秀的叙事文本之一—荷马的《奥德赛》—从来没有产生过同样优秀的改编电影呢?电影中需要个性鲜明的人物。那为什么由《了不起的盖茨比》改编的电影从未被赞为“了不起”呢?电影当然需要令人印象深刻的画面,那为什么由《爱丽丝梦游仙境》改编的电影最多也只能称为“有点意思”呢?
同位语
Good movies need good stories. If so, why has one of the earliest and greatest works in Western storytelling, Homer’s The Odyssey, never had an equally great movie based on it Movies need strong characters. So why have the movies based on The Great Gatsby never been praised as “great” Movies of course need impressive images, so why has Alice in Wonderland only resulted in movies best described as “interesting”
If so:若是这样
Strong character: 个性鲜明的角色
be praised as : 被称赞为
impressive images:令人印象深刻的画面
result in :导致,造成=lead to
result from:由……造成
One of the key reasons behind this is that while a book usually takes a few days to read, a movie typically lasts under two hours. This means that great books can lose plot details and characters when they move to the big screen. This is something that even the highly successful Harry Potter movies can’t escape from, with fans of the books disappointed not to see some of their favorite characters in the movie versions.
这背后的一个重要原因就是,一本书通常需要花几天的时间来阅读,而一部电影一般不会超过两小时。这就意味着好书被搬上大银幕之后,会删减一些情节和人物。这是连大获成功的哈利波特系列电影也无法避免的事情,有的书迷因为在电影中看不到自己最喜欢的一些角色而大失所望。
宾语从语
表语从语
时间状语从语
定语从语
with复合结构:
with+O+OC(adj/ adv / -ing/ -ed/ to do/介词短语)
并列连词, “而,然而”(对比)
with的复合结构
The old man walked with a stick in his hand.
He just sat there with his mouth open.
He fell asleep with the light on.
With so many people watching her, she felt at a loss.
He stood for an instant with his hand raised.
With so much homework to do, the boy can't watch TV.
One of the key reasons behind this is that while a book usually takes a few days to read, a movie typically lasts under two hours. This means that great books can lose plot details and characters when they move to the big screen. This is something that even the highly successful Harry Potter movies can’t escape from, with fans of the books disappointed not to see some of their favorite characters in the movie versions.
并列连词, “而,然而”(对比)
escape v.(从危险或糟糕的处境中)逃脱,逃离
escape (doing) sth. 逃脱(做)某事
escape from/ out of ... 从...中逃脱/逃走
No one can escape being punished if he breaks the law.
如果违法,谁也逃不过惩罚.
One of the key reasons behind this is that while a book usually takes a few days to read, a movie typically lasts under two hours. This means that great books can lose plot details and characters when they move to the big screen. This is something that even the highly successful Harry Potter movies can’t escape from, with fans of the books disappointed not to see some of their favorite characters in the movie versions.
disappointed adj. 失望的,沮丧的
be disappointed at / about / with sth. 对某事/某方面感到失望
be disappointed in / with sb. 对某人感到失望
be disappointed that / to do sth. 因做某事而感到失望
disappoint v. disappointing adj. disappointment n.
to one’s disappointment
Movies also disappoint us when things don’t look the way we imagined them in the books. Take, for example, the epic movie Troy, which is in part based on Homer’s The Iliad and was met with mixed reviews from the audience. The most questionable issue was the actress chosen to play the part of Helen. Many people thought she didn’t live up to Helen’s title of “the most beautiful woman in the world”, influencing opinions of the movie to some extent.
当电影呈现出的事物与我们读书时的想象有落差时,我们也会备感失望。以史诗电影《特洛伊》为例,它部分改编自荷马的《伊利亚特》,观众对它的评价毁誉参半。其中最受争议的问题在于扮演海伦的女演员。许多人认为她配不上海伦“世上最美的女人”这一称号,这一定程度上影响到人们对这部电影的看法。
时间状语从语
定语从句
定语从句
现在分词作状语
Movies also disappoint us when things don’t look the way we imagined them in the books. Take, for example, the epic movie Troy, which is in part based on Homer’s The Iliad and was met with mixed reviews from the audience. The most questionable issue was the actress chosen to play the part of Helen. Many people thought she didn’t live up to Helen’s title of “the most beautiful woman in the world”, influencing opinions of the movie to some extent.
定语从句
当“way”表示“方式、方法”,the way在句中作先行词,后被一个定语从句修饰时,引导定语从句可用that,也可用in which,或什么都不用。即:
1) the way+that
2)the way+ in which
3)the way + 从句(省略了that或in which)
【例句】
I don't like the way that he laughed at me.
=I don't like the way in which he laughed at me.
=I don't like the way he laughed at me.
我不喜欢他用那种方式来嘲笑我。
Movies also disappoint us when things don’t look the way we imagined them in the books. Take, for example, the epic movie Troy, which is in part based on Homer’s The Iliad and was met with mixed reviews from the audience. The most questionable issue was the actress chosen to play the part of Helen. Many people thought she didn’t live up to Helen’s title of “the most beautiful woman in the world”, influencing opinions of the movie to some extent.
in part =partly 部分地,某种程度上
be met with: 遇到,以…作为回应
mixed reviews :褒贬不一
The most questionable issue :最受争议的问题 adj.有争议的
live up to one’s title 符合(标准),不负(盛名) 配得上..称号
to some extent =在某种程度上=in a way/to some degree
There are a thousand Hamlet in a thousand people’s eyes. Furthermore, books and movies are two different forms of media and therefore have different rules. With this in mind, perhaps we should judge a movie in its own right, and not against its original source. Interestingly, audiences have in recent years turned to television series such as Sherlock or Mad Men, which can have many characters and gradual plot development. Perhaps, one day, readers of F.Scott Fitzgeralds’s most admired work will find themselves glued to their screens by episodes of The Great Gatsby.
一千个读者就有一千个哈姆雷特。而且书籍和电影是两种不同的媒体形式,因此也遵循不同的原则。知道了这一点,也许我们应该从电影本身来评价它,而不是将其与原始版本进行对比。值得注意的是,观众已经逐渐将兴趣转向了《神探夏洛特》或《广告狂人》这样的电视连续剧,因为电视剧能展现更多人物,情节也得以逐步展开。也许有一天,F.斯科特.菲茨杰拉德最杰出作品的读者们,会发现自己已被《了不起的盖茨比》的剧集深深吸引。
定语从句
There are a thousand Hamlet in a thousand people’s eyes. Furthermore, books and movies are two different forms of media and therefore have different rules. With this in mind, perhaps we should judge a movie in its own right, and not against its original source. Interestingly, audiences have in recent years turned to television series such as Sherlock or Mad Men, which can have many characters and gradual plot development. Perhaps, one day, readers of F.Scott Fitzgeralds’s most admired work will find themselves glued to their screens by episodes of The Great Gatsby.
There are a thousand Hamlet in a thousand people’s eyes.一千个人眼中有一千个哈姆雷特。
Furthermore:adv. 此外,而且
With… in mind: 把…放在心上
in its own right :凭借自身,凭本身的条件,凭自己的能力
turn to :向(某人)求助;求助于,转向
be glued to :全神贯注着某物
There are a thousand Hamlet in a thousand people’s eyes. Furthermore, books and movies are two different forms of media and therefore have different rules. With this in mind, perhaps we should judge a movie in its own right, and not against its original source. Interestingly, audiences have in recent years turned to television series such as Sherlock or Mad Men, which can have many characters and gradual plot development. Perhaps, one day, readers of F.Scott Fitzgeralds’s most admired work will find themselves glued to their screens by episodes of The Great Gatsby.
I found him crying in the corner.
(我发现他正在角落里哭。)
He found his wallet stolen on the bus.
(他发现钱包在公交车上被偷了。)
She found the book on the shelf.
(她在书架上找到了那本书。)
He found it a challenge to finish the project on time.
(他发现按时完成这个项目是个挑战。)