Section One
Step 1. Warming-up
A free talk about the movies, movie stars and so on.
Step 2. Reading
Read the text quickly, and answer the following questions:
1. What did Mary talk about?
2. Did Mary often watch Chinese movies? Did she enjoy them?
3. Mary thinks Chinese movies have many advantages. (T or F)
4. Did Li Ming say anything about Chinese movies in the e-mail?
5. Are Li Ming and Mary pen friends?
Step 3. Listening
Play the tape to the students. Ask them to pay attention to the stress and pronunciation.
Step 4. Explanation
1. Sentences
(1) I was a little surprised, though, because it was different from a typical Western movie.
(2) And I get dizzy watching the people jump around so fast.
(3) The reason I liked the movie was that it was so funny!
2. Language points
(1) get bored with sb./sth.
get bored in doing sth.
bore…to death
She is bored with her job.
(2) The reason I liked the movie was that it was so funny!
reason 后面的定語從句有why引導,也可以省略關系詞。如:
That is the reason (why/that) she cried.
The reason he isn’t coming is that his mother won’t let him.
(3) lose/miss
lose, miss都有“遺失、錯過”的意思,但含義和用法有所不同,lose語氣較強,指由于大意,不幸事故等而失去人或物,也可能永久失去曾經(jīng)擁有過的東西,可與抽象名詞連用。
He lost his son in the war.
He lost his health.
miss語氣弱,指需要時發(fā)覺不在身邊或眼前,還有“遺漏”的含義。
When did you miss your wallet?
He missed the chance.
(4) It’s time for sb. to do sth.
It’s time for you to go to work.
(5) mind
在回答would you mind 問句時如表示不介意常說: oh, no, please/ certainly not/ of course not/ not at all/ no, go ahead
如表示反對常說:I’m sorry but I do/ I’m sorry, you’d better not/ Yes, I do.
Step 5. Homework
Write a short story to tell something about Chinese movie.
Section Two
]Step 1. Revision
Review some phrases and words.
Step 2. Exercise
Finish the exercise about Part B, and give some explanation if necessary.
Step 3. Listening
First go through the new words and phrases with the students together. Then play the tape to the students, and ask them to finish the exercise after finishing listening.
Step 4. Practice
Let the students practise the dialogue in groups. Then ask them to make up one of their own, and act it out.
Step 5. Writing
Write a composition according to the material given in the book.
Step 6. Homework
Make a preparation for the next section.
Section Three
疑問句、祈使句的間接引語
1. 疑問句的間接引語
疑問句邊為間接引語,除應注意動詞時體形式,人稱代詞、指示代詞、限定詞、時間狀語、地點狀語的變化外,還要注意詞序的變化,也就是說,要把疑問句的詞序變?yōu)殛愂鼍涞恼Z序。一般疑問句和附加疑問句等的間接引語通常以whether/if 引導,但在引述選擇疑問句時,通常只用whether引導。特殊疑問句轉換的間接引語通常以原來的特殊疑問詞作引導詞。如:
“Does she work downtown?”----He asked whether/if she worked downtown.
“Did you come here by car or by train?”----He asked me whether I had gone there by car or by train.
“Where are you going?”----He asked where I was going.
2. 祈使句的間接引語
絕大多數(shù)的祈使都是采用“說話動詞+賓語+不定式”結構變?yōu)殚g接引語。如:
“Please don’t disturb me.”-----He asked me not to disturb him.
“Stop speaking.”-----He told us to stop speaking.
Section Four
Step 1. Warming-up
Have a free talk about Charlie Chaplin.
Step 2. Reading
Read the texts and do the following work.
Responses to a Chinese movie
How do Western youth feel about Chinese films?
Charlie Chaplin (True or Fulse)
1. Chaplin was born in America.
2. Chaplin was the first, and to date the last, person to control every aspect of the filmmaking.
3. It was in films that he created the famous image of the lonely tramp that people love to this day.
4. Chaplin only starred in silent films.
Step 3. Explanation
1. Difficult sentences
(1) It showed me that the way of education in Canada is quite different from that in China.
(2) It was in films that he created the famous image of the lonely tramp that people love to this day.
(3) I stood there where Sennett could see me.
(4) But the moment Chaplin was dressed, the clothes and the make-up seemed to have turned him into the character Sennett was looking for.
2. Language points
give up
lead up to
stop…from doing
the moment
in the years to come
a number of
bring worldwide attention to
achieve international fame
Step 4. Homework
How do feel after seeing the film NOT ONE LESS?