Unit 5 The Silver Screen


Teaching aims and demands
Topics: 1. Talk about films: famous actors and directors
2. Make comments and give opinions on films
Functional patterns:
1.Giving opinions & Making comments
2.Sequence
Vocabulary:
1. Words: silver hero scene law career drama role actress award prize choice degree director speed script actor academystudio creature outer adult follow-up cruelty peace industry owe happiness accept icy primary leader determine live (adj.) boss comment action
2. Phrases: silver screen take off go wrong owe sth to sb in all stay away primary school lock sb up run after bring sb back on the air think highly of
Grammar: the Attributive Clause (2)
由关系副词when, where 与why引导的定语从句
Skills of the four essential abilities: listening, speaking, reading and writing
A.Listening: How to grasp the main idea of a relatively longer conversation
B.Speaking: How to talk about a person according to his / her biography
C.Reading: How to guess the meaning of an unknown word through the context of the compound relationship
D.Writing: How to make comments on a movie according to given tips
C. Reading:

D. Writing: How to make comments on a movie according to given tips

The first Period
Contents: Warming Up & Listening & Listening in the Workbook
Procedures:
Step One: Warming up
1.Introduction
Today we’re going to discuss “ the silver screen”. Can you say out some words about the topic?

2.Instruction
Now look at the pictures on Page 29. They are from four films.
①What is happening in each scene?
Scene from Bicentennial Man: A girl with a tall man is walking along the beach. The man looks like a robot. He is carrying a piece of wood.
Scene from Jurassic Park: A large meat-eating dinosaur appears. The two people are very frightened and try to escape.
Scene from Mulan: Three Chinese ancient men are sitting and discussing about something over a map and an oil lamp.
Scene from Hero: A Chinese ancient young lady is running towards a man with a sword in hand. In the background there is an army.
②What kind of films do you think they are?

Step Two: Listening
1.Introduction
Mr. Malcolm Langland is an actor. You are going to listen to a radio interview between him and a program maker. They are talking about Mr. Langland’s life and career.
2.Instruction
1)Listen to the dialogue for the first time. Don’t write anything.
2)Read the questions on the book (Page 29 and Page 30)
3)Listen to the dialogue for the second time. Write down the key words to answer the questions.
4)Formulate the answers in full sentences.
5)Check the answers with the whole class.
Step Three: Listening in Workbook
Turn to Page 109
1.Introduction
We are going to listen to three interviews. They are talking about their favorite films and directors.
2.Instruction:
1) Listen to the dialogues for the first time. Don’t write anything.
2) Go over the first exercise and make sure what you should note down.
3) Listen to the dialogues for the second time. Write down the answer s into the table or your notebook.
4)Listen to the dialogues for the third time. Check the answers in pairs.
5)Check the answers with the whole class.
6)Have you seen any one of the three films? What do you think of the film?

The Second Period
Contents: Speaking & Talking in the Workbook
Procedures:
Step One: Speaking
1.Introduction:
We are given two short biographies to read. You will read them and make up interviews based on the information in the reading pieces.
2.Instruction
1)Read the biography of Meryl Streep while listening to the tape.
2)Work in pairs and make up an interview with the help of the word
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