1、M8U4 Project,Harry Potter and the Philosophers.mp4,Are you a Harry Potter fan?,Can you say something about Harry Potter?,Harry Potter is a series(系列) of seven fantasy novels written by the British author J. K. Rowling. The books tell the adventures of Harry Potter who possesses a wizards power and h

2、is best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, all of whom are students at Hogwarts(霍格沃茨) School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The main story is about Harrys battle with the evil wizard Lord Voldemort, who killed Harrys parents in his desire to conquer the wizard world and subjugate(降服，征服) non-magi

3、cal people. Since the June 30, 1997 release of the first novel Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone, the books have gained great popularity and commercial success worldwide There are seven films adapted from the books written by J.K.Rowling.,Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone,Harry Potter an

4、d the Chamber of Secrets,Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban,Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix,Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone .mp4,Review on,the film “Harry Potter and th

5、e Philosophers Stone”,First reading:,How is this reading passage organized? Part 1: Part 2: Part 3: Part 4:,Para.13 brief introduction of the films plot,Para.45 the writers commentary on the special effects and acting in the film,Para.67 problems of the film,Para.8 recommendation by the writer,Detai

6、ls: listen to the tape and complete the following table.,(A sensitive boy whose parents were a wizard and a witch and were killed by an evil wizard when Harry was a baby. living with his relatives, the Dursleys, and abused, ignored and hated by them. having the magic powers of wizard and a reputatio

7、n in the world of witches and wizards because of his parents.),a very large person who works at Hogwarts and rescues Harry from the Dursleys and takes him to the school,Daniel Radcliffe,Robbie Coltrane,Details: listen to the tape and complete the following table.,Harrys friend and schoolmate,Harrys

8、friend and schoolmate,Robbie Coltrane,Rupert Grint,the schools evil wizard, who killed Harrys parent,Advantages: 1. The film is full of _ 2. The best part of the film is the acting. Why? Although the three young actors are not very _ in acting, they are very _, which is one of the main attractions o

9、f this film. They can even _ with the adult actors in their acting skills.,special effects,experienced,skilful,compete,Drawbacks: 1. It is too _ 2. Too much time is _ on showing the sport of Quidditch, which is intended to _ the special effects instead of _the plot. 3. The film_ to spend too much ti

10、me showing Harrys life with the Dursleys. This shows that the film-maker failed to _ about who the audience would be. 4. Please translate the following sentence: Much of this early part of the film could have been skipped, and more time could have been spent at Hogwarts.,long,spent,show off,helping,

11、tend,think,1.Which of the following is NOT true about Harry Potter? A. Harry has a good reputation in the world of witches and wizards because of his parents. B. Harry learns about the truth behind his parents death from Hagrid . C. Harry has contradictory feelings about his new life. D. Harry Porte

12、r and his friends have a fierce battle with Voldemort in order to save the magic world as well as themselves .,More exercise,2. The sentence “I think this is more to show off the special effects than to help the films plot .” (Line 43) means _. A. it is not right to spend so much time just for the s

13、pecial effects B. the film-makers gave enough thought to the films plot C. the special effects are the best part of the film and its main attractions D. the films plot is less important than the special effects,3. In which section of a newspaper can we most probably find this passage? A. Hobbies . B

14、. Arts & Entertainment. C. Explorations . D. Business Opportunities. 4. Whats the article intended to do? A. Inform B. Argue C. Debate D. Educate,Discussion,What does a film review always contain? Background information the writer, director A brief introduction of the plot Actors The authors comment

15、 on this film .,Finish the exercise on your handout( language points),Key phrases Translate the following phrases into Chinese and try to recite the phrases . have a reputation (Line 10) come to ones rescue 營(yíng)救某人 parallel to sth (Line 17 ) be aware of 意識(shí)到 have a fierce battle with sb.(Line 23) one of

16、 the films main attractions (Line 34) compared with 和做比較 more to show off the special effects than to help the films plot(Line 43) give enough thought to sth (Line 48),有名，有聲譽(yù),類似于，平行于,與展開(kāi)激烈的斗爭(zhēng),這部電影的主要亮點(diǎn)之一,與其說(shuō)是有助于電影的情節(jié)，不如說(shuō)是在炫耀特技,充分考慮到,1.Harry discovers that he possesses a wizards powers too, and that

17、he already has a reputation in the world of witches and wizards because of his parents. 哈利發(fā)現(xiàn)自己也擁有巫師的神奇魔力，而且由于他父母的緣故，他在魔法界已經(jīng)很有名。,2.The world of ordinary people exists parallel to the world of magic, but the ordinary people are not aware of it. 普通人生活的世界與魔法世界并存，但是普通人卻沒(méi)有意識(shí)到魔法世界的存在。 3. Watching Harry zoo

18、m around on a flying broom could make you feel dizzy, and the school sport of Quidditch is fantastic. 看著哈利騎在飛天掃帚上疾馳會(huì)讓你覺(jué)得眩暈，而魔法學(xué)校的“魁地奇”運(yùn)動(dòng)則荒誕不經(jīng)。,4. While the sport of Quidditch is an vital part of the book.I feel that too much time is devoted in the film to showing it. (Line 42) 雖然魁地奇運(yùn)動(dòng)是書(shū)中很重要的一部分，也是哈利在魔法學(xué)校經(jīng)歷中很重要的一部分，但我還是覺(jué)得影片用了太長(zhǎng)的時(shí)間來(lái)表現(xiàn)它。 while : 盡管,雖然. 引導(dǎo)讓步狀語(yǔ)從句,相當(dāng)于 though, although. 盡管我愿意幫忙, 但卻沒(méi)有多少時(shí)間. While/Though/ Although I am willing to help, I do not have much time availa