Unit1Lights,camera,action!

ExtendedreadingWarmingupWatchaclipfromForrestGumpanddiscussthequestionsbelowwithyourpartner.Warmingup1.excellentactingskills;2.goodplayscript;3.accurateunderstandingofplayscript:plot,character,personality,emotions;4.actout:lines,intonation,emotions…DoyoulikeForrestGump?Ifyouwereanactor/actress,whatisimportantforyoutogivegoodperformance?Pre-readingHowisForrestGump’sfirstdayofschoollike?Why?Readtheintroductiontothefilmandanswerthequestion.While-readingScanthescriptandanswer:whatisthescriptcomposedof?Thescriptiscomposedofthe“narration”(theitalicizedwordswhichareadescriptionofevents,settings,etc.)the“dialogue”andthe“voice-over”.While-readingExtendedreadingSettingCharacters(relationshipsbetween

them,their

personalities,etc.)ForrestGump:Heisclosetohismumashetalksaboutherandwhatshesaysalot.Heisabitsimple,whichcanbeseenfromhisreactiontothebusdriverandtoJenny.Thesettingismainlyinsideaschoolbus.Inpairs,findinformationabouteachofthefollowingaspectsofthefilmexcerptandcompletethetable.While-readingCharacters(relationshipsbetween

them,theirpersonalities,etc.)Jenny:Kindanddirect.SheistheonlyonetoofferForrestaseat,andthenintroducesherselfandasksForrestquestions.MrsGump:ShelovesandcaresaboutForrest.ShehasagreatinfluenceonForrest,whoalwaysmentionswhatshesaysordoes.While-readingPlotForresttakestheschoolbusonthefirstdayofschool.ThechildrenaremeantohimexceptJenny,whooffershimaseat.Theysittogetherandhaveaconversationallthewaytoschool.Soontheybecomegreatfriends.While-readingExtendedreadingReadtheintroductiontothefilmForrestGumpandanswerthequestions.1.WhatkindofpersonisForrestGump?HehasalowIQ,butheisasimplemanwithawarmpersonality.While-reading2.CanyoufindevidencefromthescriptdemonstratingForrestGump’spersonality?“Simple”:whenMrsGump,hismum,seeshimoffatthebusstopandencourageshim,hesimplyreplies,“Isurewill,Momma”,withnoconsiderationofwhatdifficultiesmightbewaitingforhim.Whenthebusarrivesandthedooropens,hesimplywalkstothestepsofthebusandlooksatthebusdriverinsteadofgettingonthebusimmediately.While-readingHe

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bus.“Warm”:throughthereflectioninthevoice-over,wefindthatForrestGumpisreallyawarmperson.Hisrecollectionsaretender.Forexample,WhenhereferringtoJennywhomheWhile-readingbelieveswaslikeanangel.HewaswarmfeelingsforJennysimplybecausesheofferedhimtheseatnexttoherandtheyhadaconversationallthewaytoschool.While-reading3.HowdidtheotherstudentstreatForrestGump?Howdidhereacttothis?Theotherstudentsrejectedhimastheydidnotwanthimtositnexttothem.ForrestGumpdidnotcareaboutthat.Onthecontrary,hefocusedonthepositiveresponsehegotfromJenny.Althoughtheotherstudentsdidnottreathimwell,heremainedoptimisticandappreciatedthebeautifulmomentsinhislife.While-reading4.Explainsomedifficultexpressionsinthescript.walkdownthebusItmeanswalkingtowardsthebackseatsofthebus.MylegsarejustfineanddandyThereisnothingwrongwithhislegs.While-readingInthescript,ForrestGumpsaid“Wewasalwaystogether.Jennyandmewaslike…,why“was”isusedhereinsteadof“were”?Maybeit’sbecauseForrestGumpusesitmistakenlyduetohislowIQ.OrmaybeitissaidsobecauseForrestGumpthinksheandJennyarelikeoneperson.While-readingpeasandcarrotsPeasandcarrotsaretowingredientsthatwesternpeoplealwaysmixwhencooking,whichpeoplethinkcan’tbeseparated.ThisphraseisusedtoindicatetheintimaterelationshipbetweenForrestGumpandJenny.Post-readingMyfavoritelinesareasfollows:Reason:InForrestGump’smind,strangersarethosewhodon’tknoweachother’sname.Hissimpleanddirectthoughtswarmmyheartbecausetheyaresoinnocent.Whatareyourfavoritelinesfromthescript?Shareyourreasons.Post-readingMyfavoritelinesareasfollows:Reason:WhenJenny,aswellasothers,questionshisstupidity,healwaysrespondswithouthesitation,withthesameanswer.HisIQislowerthanmostpeople,sotheyperceivehimtobestupid,buthenevertakesnoticeofthis.Anditdoesnotaffecthisbeliefinhimself.Helivesinhisownworld,comfortableinhisownreality,butatthesametimeheimpressesthosehemeetsinverysurprisingways.Iadmirehisdeterminationandconfidence.Post-readingWhatareyourfavoritelinesfromotherfilms?Explainwhyyoulikethem.MyfavoritelinesarefromGoneWiththeWind:“Afterall,tomorrowisanotherday!”Ilovethissayingbecauseitgivesmecourageandhopeintimesofdifficultyandfailure.Bytellingmyselfthattomorrowisanotherdayandthateverythingwillturnoutjustfine,Iwillcheerupandworkhardtorealizemygoal.AssignmentEnjoythewholefilmandfindyourfavouritelines.Notes1.Despite

anIQof75,helivesatrulyamazinglife.

只有75的智商，但他過著真正令人驚嘆的生活。

despiteprep.即使，盡管

withoutbeingaffectedby;inspiteof【歸納】despite(=inspiteof)

，后接名詞、代詞或動(dòng)名詞，不接從句（what從句除外）；而though,although或as是從屬連詞，引導(dǎo)從句。despitethefactthat=inspiteofthefactthat盡管事實(shí)是……Notes【語境應(yīng)用】填空1)ItisunbelievablethatMr.Lucasleadsasimplelife_______hisgreatwealth.2)__________________heleftschoolat16,hestillmanagedtobecomeprimeminister.

【辨析】despiteAlthough/Thoughdespite/inspiteof側(cè)重客觀原因，意為：盡管。regardlessof強(qiáng)調(diào)主觀因素，常意為：不顧，不管。Notes2.Hesees,andsometimesinfluences,someofthemajor

eventsoftheUnitedStatesinthesecondhalfofthe20thcentury.

他目睹了，有時(shí)甚至是影響了一些20世紀(jì)下半葉發(fā)生的美國(guó)的重大事件。

majoradj.主要的，重要的；重大的

moreimportant,biggerormoreseriousthanothersofthesametypee.g.Allofhermajor

playshavebeentranslatedintoEnglish.Notesmajorn.主修課程，專業(yè)課；某專業(yè)的學(xué)生e.g.Whatisyourmajor,EnglishorFrench?Phoebeisahistory

major.【拓展】majorityn.大多數(shù)；大部分；多數(shù)票【辨析】majority表示大多數(shù)時(shí)，具有復(fù)數(shù)意義。themajority作主語時(shí)，謂語動(dòng)詞可用單數(shù)形式（側(cè)重整體）或復(fù)數(shù)形式（側(cè)重個(gè)體）。Notese.g.The

majority

of

theemployeeshaveuniversitydegrees.

Themajoritywas/wereinfavouroftheproposal.

“amajorityof+可數(shù)名詞復(fù)數(shù)”作主語時(shí)，謂語動(dòng)詞用復(fù)數(shù)形式。e.g.Amajorityofworkersnowwork

fivedaysaweek.Notes3