课件19张PPT。Unit 4Films and film eventsWriting a speech about the film industryTaskWhat should you do when you take a quiz?
What steps do you usually take to make sure that you answer the questions correctly?1. Before you fill in your answer, read the question a second time and be sure you understand what is being asked.
2. Write your answer in a clear and explicit way. You do not want the judge to misunderstand your answer!
3. Read both the question and the answer you have written again. Be sure that you have answered the whole question and that you have spelt everything right.Some steps to follow Listen to the radio programme and try to find as much information as you can. Film quiz 1. What are the Lumière brothers often considered?
They are considered the “fathers of the modern film industry”.
2. What did Auguste Lumière say about cinema?
3. When we watch a film, what are we actually seeing?
Moving pictures.
4. Which city was the first film made in?
London.5. What are the differences between old and modern films.
The speed, the sound and the colour of the film.
6. What is the largest amount of money ever made by a silent film?
7. What is a studio?
8. Where did the music come from during silent films?
A piano.
9. What was the title of the first full-length “talking film”?
The Jazz Singer.
10. What was the title of the first color film?
No idea.11. How long does it take to make a film?
12. Name four of the top Hollywood film studios.
Now let’s listen to another radio programme in Part B and try to use the information you hear to answer questions on the quiz.7. What is a studio?
The company that makes films and the place where films are made.
11. How long does it take to make a film?
It can take up to a few years.Some questions are still not answered, so you go to a website to find some information. Underline the information that will help you, and then complete the quiz.
2. What did Auguste Lumière say about cinema?
He said, ‘Cinema…has no commercial future.’
6. What is the largest amount of money ever made by a silent film?
$ 10,000,000.
12. Name four of the top Hollywood film studios.
20th Century Fox, Columbia Pictures, Paramount Pictures and Universal Studios.
Listening for emphasisIn the grammar and usage section, we learnt how to emphasize some parts of sentences by adding some words or using certain sentence structures. Are there any other ways that we can emphasize some words or information, especially when we are speaking?Repeat and emphasize some words.Work in pairs to conduct an interview about Chinese films. You can refer to the questions in the textbook and switch roles when you are finished.Sample answers
Student: I have entered a speech competition about the film industry. I’m doing research on the Chinese film industry and want to talk about it in my speech. May I ask you some questions about Chinese films?
Director: Certainly. I’m glad that I can help you. What do you want to know?
Student: When was film introduced in China?
Director: It was introduced in 1896.
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Student: I really have learnt a lot from you. Thank you very much.
Director: If you have any more questions, please feel free to ask me. What will you do before you attend a speech or an essay competition?
learn what the subject of the competition is
find out different aspects of the subject and write the draft
do research on the aspects that you do not knowReview what you have learnt about the film industry in Steps 1 and 2.
List the information you have already obtained.
Think about what else you will need in making the speech or writing the essay for the competition. Homework