英语必修 第二册Unit 4 Stage and screen教案

新外研社（19）高中英语必修二

Unit 4 Stage and Screen--Developing ideas公开课教案

Teaching objectives:

1.    Understand the thematic meaning of the text and complete relevant exercises.
2.    Understand the argumentative methods of argumentative discourses.
3.    Accurately express the views on films and television works adapted from literary works, and treat them dialectically.

Evaluation objectives:

1.    Understand the text and complete relevant exercises.
2.    Correctly understand the writing characteristics and argumentative writing methods.
3.    From students’ own thoughts on familiar adapted films and television works.

Teaching key and difficult points:

1.    To improve their reading skills--skimming and scanning.
2.    To help students express views on films and television works adapted from literary works.

Teaching methods:

Cooperative Teaching Method, Task-based Approach, Communicative Approach

Teaching procedures:

Step1:Lead-in

The teacher asks students to answer the questions whether they love watching movies and which one they like best.

Step2:Warm up

The teacher asks students to look at the pictures of six books in Activity 1 on Page 44 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?

Activity 2

Skim the passage to fill in the blanks so as to get a general understanding of the whole passage.

Suggested answers:

1.end up;2.Reasons;3.plot details;4.in its own right

Activity 3

1.Match the author’s opinions about the movie adaptations to the examples from the passage.

(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.

Suggested answers:

(1)   —a,(2)—d,(3)—c,(4)—e,(5)—b

2.The teacher asks students to read“Learning to learn”on Page 45 to understand the functions of examples in argumentative essay.

3.    Read the passage carefully on Pages44-45 and choose the best answer.

(1)What does the author want to talk about in this article?

A.We shouldn’t judge a movie by the rules of its book version.

B.Books are better than their movie versions.

C.Movies have more impressed characters than books.

D.Movies always make us disappointed.

(2)What does the word “turkeys” mean in Paragraph 1?

A.Success. B.Failures.

C.Screen. D.Chicken.

(3)What’s the function of Paragraph 2?

A.To raise the readers’ 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.

(4)From Paragraph 3,we can know that 　　　　. 

A.reading a book is a waste of time

B.producing a film results in something important lost compared with the book version

C.a film only needs less than two hours

D.Harry Potter is a great success

(5)Why do movies always disappoint us?

A.Because they didn’t choose a good theme.

B.Because they are often different from those in the books.

C.Because they are badly performed.

D.Because different audience have different views.

Suggested answers:

(1)—(5) ABCBD

Language points:

1.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.

[句子翻译]

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★这是一个并列复合句。并列连词 　　　　连接了两个转折关系的并列句:第一个分句中包含有that引导的 　　　　从句;第二个分句是一个简单句,其中有based on them 　　　　短语作the movies 的 　　　　和have anyone questioning this common saying复合结构。 

2.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 favourite characters in the movie versions.

[句子翻译]

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★这是一个主从复合句。that 引导的从句作something的　　　　。本句中还包含有一个with复合结构作全句的状语。 

3.Movies also disappoint us when things don’t look the way we imagined them in the books.

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★we imagined them in the books为　　　　,修饰先行词the way,其前省略了关系词that/in which。 

I don’t like the way she speaks to you.

=I don’t like the way 　　　　she speaks to you. 

=I don’t like the way 　　　　she speaks to you. 

我不喜欢她跟你讲话的方式。

4.Perhaps,one day,readers of F.Scott Fitzgerald’s most admired work will find themselves glued to their screens by episodes of The Great Gatsby.

[句子翻译]

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★find oneself...发现自己处于某种境地,而且含有“在不知不觉中……”的意思。此处为“find+宾语+宾补”结构。

(1)find+宾

语+宾补

(2)find+it+形容词/名词+to do(it是形式宾语,to do是真正的宾语)

①The old man found his hometown much 　　　　(change). 

这位老人发现自己的家乡有了很大的变化。

②A group of children were found 　　　　(play) on the playground. 

有人发现一群孩子正在操场上玩耍。

③Some students find it not easy 　　　　(understand) English grammar. 

一些学生发现理解英语语法不容易。

④Then I found myself 　　　　(surround) by half a dozen of boys. 

然后我就发现自己已被六个男孩围住了。

Suggested answers:

1.人们常说“百闻不如一见”,但是你稍稍看一下原作和根据它们拍制的影片,就会对这句俗语产生质疑。

★but;宾语;过去分词;后置定语

2.这是就连非常成功的“哈利·波特”系列电影都摆脱不了的事实,原著的粉丝们因为在电影版中没有看到他们最喜欢的角色而感到失望。

★定语

3.当电影中的事情没有按照我们在书中想象的那样进行的话,电影也会令我们失望。

★定语从句;in which;that

4.或许在将来的某一天,阅读F.司各特·菲茨杰拉德的最受赞赏的作品的读者们会发现他们也被一集集《了不起的盖茨比》所吸引。

(2)①changed;②playing;③to understand;④surrounded

Summary:

课文语法填空

It’s generally said that “a picture is worth a thousand words”,1.　　　　 all too often,great words end up 2. into cinematic “turkeys”.As a matter of fact,a good movie 3.　　　　(need) not only good stories,but also impressive images. 

One of the key reasons for 4.　　　　(fail) is that great books can lose plot details and 5.　　　　(character) when they move to the big screen.Another reason is 6. things don’t look the way people imagined them in the books.The most 7.　　　　(question) issue is the actor 8.　　　　(choose) to play the part,who doesn’t live up to the character.There are a thousand Hamlets in a thousand people’s eyes.Books and movies are two different forms of media 9.　　　　different rules.So we should judge a movie in its own right,not against its 10.　　　　(origin) source. 

Suggested answers:

1.but;2.being turned;3.needs;4.failure;

5.characters;6.that;7.questionable;8.chosen;9.with;10.original.

Step4 Brainstorm

1.    The teacher asks students to discuss the three questions.

（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?

2.    The teacher asks some students to share their opinions.

Suggested answers:

1.    （1）It means various life experiences and value will result in different understanding on the same project.

横看成岭侧成峰，远近高低各不同；每个人心中都有个林妹妹。

（2）The story of the Sahara written by Sanmao.

The story of the Sahara is a series of stories set in the desert.Because of the attraction of a geography magazine, Sanmao walked into the Sahara desert with her bags on her back, looking for the truth, goodness and beauty of life in the desert.Each story in the book is filled with a romantic, affectionate exotic tone, which reflects the unique terrain, landform and customs of the great desert.

（3）The description in the original books leave room for readers to imagine while the movie adapted from a book.

Step5: After reading

1.    The teacher asks students to work in groups to give a talk about a movie adapted from a book.
2.    Students prepare a talk about a movie adaptation in three steps.

①Use the notes to help plan your talk.

Title of the book:

Your point of view（successful/disappointing）

Reasons:

②Organize the talk following the suggested steps.

Introduce the book.

Describe the movie adaptation.

Give your opinions of the movie adaptation.

③Give the talk to the class.

备课资料：

Dream of the Red Chamber

Dream of the Red Chamber,also called The Story of the Stone,written by Cao Xueqin,is one of China’s Four Great Classical Novels.It was written during the Qing Dynasty.The novel is generally considered to be the greatest of all Chinese novels and among the greatest in world literature.

The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby is a novel written by the American author F.Scott Fitzgerald.First published in 1925,it is set on Long Island’s North Shore and in New York City from spring to autumn of 1922,which ranked second in the Modern Library’s lists of the 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century.

At first glance,the novel appears to be a simple love story,but further examination reveals Fitzgerald’s masterful scrutiny(审查) of American society during the 1920s and the corruption(腐败) of the American dream.

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes is a fictional consulting detective(一个虚构的顾问侦探) in London created by Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.Holmes is known for his proficiency with observation(精通观察),forensic science(司法科学),and logical reasoning.Together with his assistant,Dr.John H.Watson,he pursues criminals throughout London,the south of England,and continental Europe.

Rickshaw Boy

Written by Lao She,Rickshaw Boy is considered by many to be one of the masterpieces of modern Chinese literature.It describes the difficult life of a rickshaw puller(人力车夫)during the years of warlord turmoil(军阀动乱).This book is famous for its vivid descriptions of life in the city of Beijing at the beginning of the 20th century.

Moment in Peking

Moment in Peking is a novel originally written in English by Chinese author Lin Yutang.The novel covers the turbulent(紊乱的)events in China from 1900 to 1938,and it focuses on the lives of several different families and people,along with their interactions during that time.

The Iliad

The Iliad is said to be an epic poem(史诗) written by the blind poet Homer,which is not only an important ancient Greek literature,but also one of the classics in the West.The poem consists of 15,693 lines,divided into 24 volumes(卷),and tells the story of the Greek expedition to Troy(希腊远征特洛伊).

Share a movie review

The Wandering Earth,directed by Guo Fan,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(中篇小说) of the same name by the Hugo Award(雨果奖) 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(推进器) to move the earth out of it’s 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(工作人员),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(人类),Liu Qi joins a group of young people who boldly(大胆地) fight for everyone’s survival.

The movie presents a traditional tale of nations and people pulling together to save the planet,with large measures of love,sacrifice,and redemption(救赎).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(在全球冲突和分裂如此普遍的今天),these messages of hope and unity have undoubtedly struck an emotional chord(引起了情感上的共鸣) in many viewers and made the film much more accessible for international audiences.

With all of that said(尽管如此),The Wandering Earth is a massive,exciting concept and a solid tension story (一个充满张力的故事) 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.

Homework:

1.    Read the passage on Page44-45 and try to understand the passage better.
2.    Write down what you share about movie adaptations.
3.    Preview the movie review on Page 47.