ExtendedreadingUnit1

Lights,camera,action!Doyouknowwhichfilmthelinescomefrom?ForrestGumpLead-inForrestGumpisa1994filmstarringTomHanks.IttellsthestoryofForrestGump,asimplemanwithawarmpersonality.DespiteanIQof75,helivesatrulyamazinglife.Hesees,andsometimesinfluences,someofthemajoreventsoftheUnitedStatesinthesecondhalfofthe20thcentury.ForrestGump(Excerpt)excerptn.摘錄；摘引；選錄；節(jié)選

vt. 摘錄；節(jié)選ForrestGumpTypeYearDirectorActorActressStorylineIttellsthestoryofForrestGump,asimplemanwithawarmpersonality.DespiteanIQof75,helivesatrulyamazinglife.Hesees,andsometimesinfluences,someofthemajoreventsoftheUnitedStatesinthesecondhalfofthe20thcentury.

AnAmericancomedy-dramafilmRobertZemeckis(羅伯特.澤梅斯基）TomHanks（湯姆.漢克斯）RobinWright（羅賓.懷特）1994Nowlet’sreadtheexcerptfromthescriptofthefilm.Pre-readingInstructionsandtipsCharactersDialogueVoice-overItreferstothelinesinafilmthatarespokenbyapersonnotseenonthescreen.Inthisscenethegrown-upForrestisrememberingastoryfromhischildhood.Activity1Fast-readingWatchthevideoandthenthinkaboutthefollowingthreequestions：Whendoesthestoryhappen?Wheredoesithappen?Howmanycharactersarethereinthestory?ReadthescriptandfillinthetableofpartAonpage12.SettingCharactersPlotForresttakestheschoolbusonthefirstdayofschool.Thechildrenare_________tohimexcept_________,whooffershimaseat.Theysittogetherandhaveaconversationallthewaytoschool.Soontheybecome________________.MainlyinsideaschoolbusonthefirstdayofschoolMrsGump;ForrestGump;busdriver;twoyoungboys;alargergirl;aboysitsonalargerseat;JennymeanJenny

greatfriendsTask1ONETWOMrsGumpForrestJennybusdriverboys...ForrestGumpCharacterPersonalitiesSupportingdetailsMrsGumploving,kindcarefulwiseYoudoyourverybestnow.Mommasaidnottobetakingridesfromstrangers.Mommasaysstupidisasstupiddoes.Careful-readingReadthescriptagainandfillinthechart.ForrestGumpCharacterPersonalitiesSupportingdetailsBusdriverkind,patient,responsibleShepushesthebusdooropenforForrest.ShegivesasmilewhenForrestsays“Wearen’tstrangersanymore.”ForrestGumpCharacterPersonalitiesSupportingdetailsBoys1,2,3Alargegirlunfriendly,indifferent，arrogant,rude,prejudicedBoy1andBoy2say,“Thisseat’staken”.ThegirlmovesoversoForrestcan’tsitnexttoherandsheshakesherhead.Boy3looksangrilyatForrest.

ForrestGumpCharacterPersonalitiesSupportingdetailsJennygentle,friendly,warm-hearted,innocent,puretheonlyonetoofferForrestaseat;Areyoustupidorsomething?putsherhandouttowardsForresttoshakehandswithhim.ForrestsimplebutwarmHisconversationwiththebusdriver.Heiswillingtosharehisnamewithstrangers.Herememberedthesweetvoice.Hecanalwaysrepeatmother'swords.Mybackiscrookedlikeanarrow.Stupidisasstupiddoes.simplesinceregratefulobedienthumorous/positivecleverAppreciationL21.Forrestbeginstowalkdownthebus.(Itmeanswalkingtowardsthebackseatsofthebus.)L42.Mylegsarejustfineanddandy.(There’snothingwrongwithhislegs.)AppreciatethroughlinesLet'stalkaboutourunderstandingoftheselines.AppreciatethroughlinesL53.

Mommasaysstupidisasstupiddoes.(Forrestmaybestupidinothers’eyes,buthismomthinksheisnodifferentandtriesherbesttoprotectandencouragehim.Shetellshimthatonlythosewhodostupidthingsarestupidandheisnot.Thislineshowshismom’sloveandwisdom,whichinspiresandencouragesForrestalot.)AppreciationAppreciatethroughlinesL57.

Fromthatdayon,wewasalwaystogether.(Thegrammaticalmistakesinlines57and58reflectForrest’slowIQ,whichmakesthecharactertrueandvivid.)AppreciationAppreciatethroughlinesL58.Jennyandmewaslikepeasandcarrots.(“Peasandcarrots”isanAmericanidiom,whichmeanskeepingeachother’scompanyveryoftenaspeasandcarrotsaretwoingredientsthewesternpeoplealwaysmixtodecoratedisheswhencooking,whichpeoplethinkcan’tbeseparated.ThisphraseisusedtoindicatethefriendshipbetweenForrestandJenny.)AppreciationCharactersPersonalitiesForrestGumpMrsGumpJennysimple,warm,positive,confidentloving,wise,carefulkind,warm-heartedanddirect.SheistheonlyonetoofferForrestaseat,andintroducesherselfandasksForrestquestions.Summaryofthepersonalitiesforeachmaincharacter.Staypositive!Onthefirstdayofschool,ForrestGump1._______(take)thebusrideassoonasthebuspulled2._____atthebusstopaftersayinggoodbyetohismother.

3.________(get)onthebus,hewastoldthattheseats4._________(take)

byseveralboys,oneof5._______evenlooked6.________(angry)

athimwhenForrestlookedattheothersidewhereaboysataloneona7._______(large)seat.

Atthattime,agirl8._______(name)

JennyCurranaboutForrest’sageaskedhimtositdownnexttoher.

Theyhadaconversationallthewaytoschool.

On9.____________