Unit 5 the silver screen Unit 5 the silver screen

Finding Nemo

• Cartoon film

• Children’s film

Cartoon film/ Children’s film

Affectional film /Romance

Spiderman

Science Fiction

• HARRY POTTER

appreciateTHE SOUND OF MUSIC

ReadingReading

Getting to know Getting to know

Steven SpielbergSteven Spielberg

Steven Spielberg

STEVEN SPIELBERG

Born: 18 December 1946Where: Cincinnati, Ohio, USAOccupation: famous directorAwards: Won 3 Oscars, 2 BAFTAs(英国电影电视艺术学院奖 ),2 Golden Globes Father: electrical engineer involved in the development of computersMother: pianist

Details for paragraph 1&2

Childhood 1946

1958

(12)

1959

1962

(16)

youth

born in a small town in American

made his first real film

won a prize for a short film

Made the film named FIRELIGHT

Got a job at a film studio and began his career

The Attributive ClauseWhere 当先行词是地点或场景时 ,用 where引导从句，作地点状语。

e.g. The hotel where we stayed wasn’t very clean.

When 当先行词是时间时 ,用 when引导从句 ,作时间状语

e.g. Do you remember the day when we first met?

Why 当先行词是 reason时 ,用 why引导从句 ,作原因状语

e.g. Do you know the reason why he was late?

exercise• Hangzhou is the place ______I went last summ

er.

• The reason _____ Peter is so happy is that he passed the exam.

• I will go back to the place ______I grew up and live there forever.

• He was born in the year ______the Second World War broke out.

where

where

why

when

Jaws is about a big Shark that attacks and eats swimmers.(1975)

E.T. is about a little creature that comes from outer space and wants to go home.(1982)

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

(1993)

Schindler’s list is about the cruelty of war. It talks about a German who saved thousands of Jewish people.

(1993)

Saving Private Ryan is about the cruelty of the war. It talks about a American captain who led his team to search for a soldier named Ryan.(1998)

QUESTION How many films are mentioned in the

Passage ? What are the names of the

films?

The five films are Jaws, ET, Jurassic

Park, Schindler’s list, and Saving

Private Ryan.

QUESTION How many films are mentioned in the

Passage ? What are the names of the

films?

The five films are Jaws, ET, Jurassic

Park, Schindler’s list, and Saving

Private Ryan.

Explanation1.Many people who saw the film were

afraid to swim in the sea…

afraid 的用法如下： 1） be afraid of sb. / sth.害怕某人 /某物 2） be afraid to do sth.不敢做某事 3） be afraid of doing sth. / be afraid

+that clause担心会发生某事 4） I’m afraid…不赞同某人或有不愉快信息时用“我恐怕……”

Explanation1.Many people who saw the film were

afraid to swim in the sea…

afraid 的用法如下： 1） be afraid of sb. / sth.害怕某人 /某物 2） be afraid to do sth.不敢做某事 3） be afraid of doing sth. / be afraid

+that clause担心会发生某事 4） I’m afraid…不赞同某人或有不愉快信息时用“我恐怕……”

e.g.

1).她不敢在河边走，因为她害怕掉进河里。

2). He seldom stands on the river bank

because he is afraid that he might fall

into the river.

3). I’m afraid I can’t agree with you.

e.g.

1).她不敢在河边走，因为她害怕掉进河里。

2). He seldom stands on the river bank

because he is afraid that he might fall

into the river.

3). I’m afraid I can’t agree with you.

She is afraid to walk along the river because she is afraid of falling into the river.

2. Steven Spielberg said that he owes

much of his success and happiness to his

wife and children.

The meaning of “owe... to...” is: be indebted to pe

rson, thing, etc. (归功于 )

e.g.1)她把成功归功于工作努力 She owns her success to hard work.

2)年轻作家把他的成功归功于他老师的鼓励 The young writer owed his success to his tea

cher’s encouragement.

2. Steven Spielberg said that he owes

much of his success and happiness to his

wife and children.

The meaning of “owe... to...” is: be indebted to pe

rson, thing, etc. (归功于 )

e.g.1)她把成功归功于工作努力 She owns her success to hard work.

2)年轻作家把他的成功归功于他老师的鼓励 The young writer owed his success to his tea

cher’s encouragement.

3. After that it still took seven years before they fin

ally got married.

Before conj.在……之前e.g.

1) 他在会议还没结束之前就离开了会场 .

He left before the meeting ended.

2) 就要离开伦敦时，我给他发了一封电子邮件。

Just before I left London， I sent him an

E-mail.

3. After that it still took seven years before they fin

ally got married.

Before conj.在……之前e.g.

1) 他在会议还没结束之前就离开了会场 .

He left before the meeting ended.

2) 就要离开伦敦时，我给他发了一封电子邮件。

Just before I left London， I sent him an

E-mail.

Post-reading

1. What was Spielberg’s dream?

When Steven Spielberg was young,

his dream was to go to the Film

Academy.2. Why were people who saw the film Jaws afraid to swim in the sea?

1. What was Spielberg’s dream?

When Steven Spielberg was young,

his dream was to go to the Film

Academy.2. Why were people who saw the film Jaws afraid to swim in the sea?

People who saw Jaws were afraid to

swim when they remembered the scenes

in which swimmers were attacked or

eaten by the shark.

3. How important is his family to

Spielberg’s career?

Spielberg says that he owes much of

his career to his family.

People who saw Jaws were afraid to

swim when they remembered the scenes

in which swimmers were attacked or

eaten by the shark.

3. How important is his family to

Spielberg’s career?

Spielberg says that he owes much of

his career to his family.

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.