• One of the famous film directors in China .

• One of the 20 top directors in the world.

• He has directed many well-known films .

Zhang Yimou

Getting to know Steven Spielberg

• Steven Spielberg is one of the most important filmmakers in the United States. Many of his films are know to people all over the world.

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Five .They are “Jaws” “ET” “Jurassic park”

“Schindler’s List”and “Saving Private Ryan”.

2.What are Spielberg’s later films about?

1.How many most famous films are mentioned in the text?

His later films are about the cruelty of war.

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Steven Spielberg was born.He made his first real film.He won a prize for a short film.

He made Firelight.

He made Jaws.

He made ET.He made Jurassic Park.

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thing

His dream was to go to the Film Academy.

Because his grades were too low.

2.What was Spielberg’s dream?

3.Why did he study English instead of film?

1.How old is Steven Spielberg now?

He is 57 now.

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Because they remembered the scenes in which

people were eaten by the shark..

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4.Why were people who saw the film”Jaws”

afraid to swim in the sea?

5.Which films of Steven’s are about war?

They are Schindler’s List and Saving private Ryan

He owes much of his success and happiness to

his wife and children .That’s the secret of his success.

6.How important is his family to Spielberg’s

career?

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1.Part 1 (the first para.)

——Steven Spielberg is a passionate about film from a very early age.

2. Part 2 (the second para.)——He could not go to the Film Academy but later his career began to take off.

Four parts of the text

3. Part 3 (the next four para.)

——It is about several of Steven Spielberg’s successful films.

4. Part 4 (the last para.)

——What Steven Spielberg has said and written.

Jaws is about a big Shark that attacks and eats swimmers.

E.T. is about a little creature that comes from outer space and wants to go home.

Schindler’s List is about the cruelty of war / a German who saves thousands of Jewish people from being killed in the war.

Jurassic Park is about an island where a rich man keeps all kinds of dinosaurs.

SAVING PRIVATE RYAN

Saving Private Ryan is about the cruelty of war / an American captain who led his teams to search for a soldier named Ryan.

Films Information of the film

Jaws

(1975)

ET (1982)

Jaws is about... (a big

shark that attacks and

eats swimmers)

Jaws is about... (a big

shark that attacks and

eats swimmers)

ET is about... （ a little creature that comes from outer space and wants to go home ）

ET is about... （ a little creature that comes from outer space and wants to go home ）

2 ）

Films Information of the film

Jurassic Park(1993)

Schindler’s List(1993)

Jurassic Park is about... (an island where a very rich man keeps all kinds of dinosaurs.)

Jurassic Park is about... (an island where a very rich man keeps all kinds of dinosaurs.)

Schindler’s List is about... (the cruelty of war / a German who saved Jewish people from being killed in the war.)

Schindler’s List is about... (the cruelty of war / a German who saved Jewish people from being killed in the war.)

Films Information of the film

Saving

Private

Ryan

(1998)

Saving Private Ryan is

about... (the cruelty of

war/an American captain

led his team to search for

a soldier named Ryan.)

Saving Private Ryan is

about... (the cruelty of

war/an American captain

led his team to search for

a soldier named Ryan.)

What can we learn from the text? Steven Spielberg is a great man. From this article we know that people should have their own dreams when they are young so that they can work hard accord-ing to their dreams. Because interest is the best teacher, and love makes one fit for any work (George Herbert).

What can we learn from the text? Steven Spielberg is a great man. From this article we know that people should have their own dreams when they are young so that they can work hard accord-ing to their dreams. Because interest is the best teacher, and love makes one fit for any work (George Herbert).

Language points:1.While still a student, she played roles.While still a student 相当于 while shewas still a student. 在英语中有些表示时间，条件，方式或让步等从句有时可省略一些成分：如果从句的主语和主句的主语一致（或者是从句的主语是 it ），而且从句谓语中又包含 be 　，那么这个主语和 be动词

都可省略。例如：1).Don’t talk while(you are) eating.2).They looked around the room as if (they were) looking for something.3).The boys will go out to play footballWherever(it is) possible.If necessary, I will come to help you.

2. The reason why he could not go there was that his grades were too low.

The reason why I was sad was that he didn’t understand me.

The reason why he didn’t come was that he was ill.

Language points

The reason why ……was that……… 的原因是……

3. work on: 从事（某项工作），做 ……工作

He is still working on the problem.

They worked on the old car late into the night.

Language points

4.afraid 的用法：1 ）害怕人或物 e.g be afraid of sb sth2 ）不敢做某事 be afraid to do/of doingHe is afraid to go out/of going out.3) 担心会 发生某事 be afraid thatI am afraid that he will not come.4 ）给人不愉快的信息或不赞同某人意见 e.g. I am afraid not.I ’ m afraid I can’t agree with you.

4.When asked about the ….

When asked, he gave good advice.

When working with the workers, we learned a lot from them.

Language points

5. Owe

a. 欠 , 欠债 owe sb. sth. He owes me five dollars.

b. 把 ... 归功于 ; 为 ...... 而应感谢 owe sth. to sb./sth.

He owes his success to his hard work.

The young writer owed his success to his teacher's encouragement.

Language points

I owe a great deal to my parents.

Owing to: 由于We had to stay at home owing to the rain.

Similar phrases:

thanks to; due to; as a result of; for the sake of; on account of

Language points

6. After that it still took seven years before they finally got married. （以后） ........才a. 不等 ....... 就 He went out before I had a chance to tellhim the truth.b. ( 不多久 .....) 就We hadn’t waited long before the bus came. c. （以后） ........ 才It will be two years before they meet again.It won’t be long before they meet again.

Language points

7. marry vt.a. marry sb. 娶；嫁 Helen is going to marry John.b. be/get married He got married last year.c. be married to sb.John has been married to Helen for a year.

vi. The scientist didn’t marry until forty.

Language points

9.This was the moment when Spielberg’s

career really took off.

这就是斯皮尔伯格的事业真正腾飞的时刻。This is an attributive clause, and the

word “when” refers to the phrase “the

moment”. “took off” here means

“became successful ”.

9.This was the moment when Spielberg’s

career really took off.

这就是斯皮尔伯格的事业真正腾飞的时刻。This is an attributive clause, and the

word “when” refers to the phrase “the

moment”. “took off” here means

“became successful ”.

Language points

HomeworkHomework1. Review the story and get more

information of the director on the

computer, try to write or digest some

information from the Internet.

2. Preview the next part—Word study,

and do the exercises on page 32.

1. Review the story and get more

information of the director on the

computer, try to write or digest some

information from the Internet.

2. Preview the next part—Word study,

and do the exercises on page 32.