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Unit 1 Lights, camera, action!
Welcome to the unit & Reading
PART
Lights, camera, action!
01
Welcome to the unit
Lights, camera, action!
What type of film is it
Welcome to the unit
Comedy
A film that is intended to make people laugh.
A film whose storyline involves conflicts, usually including violent fights.
Action
What type of film is it
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A film that is made by photographing a series of drawings.
Cartoon
What type of film is it
Welcome to the unit
A film is told about an actual historical war.
War
What type of film is it
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A film that is based on imagination and not facts.
Fantasy
What type of film is it
Welcome to the unit
A film in which very frightening or unnatural things happen.
Horror
What type of film is it
Welcome to the unit
A film that includes singing and dancing.
Musical
What type of film is it
Welcome to the unit
A film about the love between two people.
Romance
What type of film is it
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A film that gives information about a particular subject.
Documentary
What type of film is it
Welcome to the unit
Welcome to the unit
What type of film is shown on each poster
Documentary
Fantasy
Science fiction
Cartoon
Reading
PART
02
Lights, camera, action!
Lights, camera, action!
By combining sounds, visuals and performance, a successful films can bring stories alive.
A successful film is made through the joint efforts of many workers in front of the scenes and behind the scenes!
Films & Movies
Pre-reading
A. a film review
D. a diary entry
C. a lecture transcript
B. a news report
Pre-reading
P2
Reading
Some aspects of film-making behind the scenes require a lot of hard work.
Paras. 2-4:
Main body
Para. 1: Introduction
Behind the scenes
Para. 5 Conclusion
Aspect 1: Sound effects
Aspect 2: Visual special effects
Aspect 3: Props
Think of and appreciate the work done behind the scenes.
Hamburger
structure
While-reading
Main idea:
Greetings（打招呼）
A rhetorical question(设问)
First-person/second-person pronouns（第一/第二人称）
Elements（元素） of a lecture
transcript in Para 1
Some aspects of film-making require a lot of hard work _________ the scenes.
behind
While-reading
Why does the film critic begin his lecture with a question
A. To show off how much he knows about the industry of film.
B. To draw the readers' attention to the topic of film-making.
C. To show respect for the efforts of the people behind the scenes.
D. To collect answers to the question to make adaptations to the lecture
What’s the first thing you notice about a film The acting The music Maybe the amazing sets
a question
an interesting story
a quotation
…
an attractive introduction
Read the para.1 carefully and answer the following questions.
While-reading
A film’s
________
A film’s
_______
A film’s
_______
linking
words（衔接词）
Main body: Some aspects of film-making behind the scenes.
Para 2
Para 3
Para 4
sound effects
visual
special effects
props
To begin with
Another
Also
What are the two ways to create various sound effects
Examples
In Jurassic Park, the sounds of a baby elephant, a tiger and other animals were mixed by① ______________ to make a dinosaur roar.
a computer
While-reading
What are the two ways to create various sound effects
In the Star Trek, the sound of the doors opening was made by
②_________________________out of an envelope.
pulling a sheet of paper
While-reading
Main points Examples
bigger or smaller
clever camera angles
Scenes requiring CGI
are filmed in front of a green screen
Read para. 3 and answer:
What are the two ways to make visual special effects
The aid of computers is not always preferred.
The Quidditch scenes in the Harry Potter films were made with the actors jumping in front of .
The director of The Lord of the Rings films used to make characters seem
than they really were.
a green screen
While-reading
Main points Examples
Props contribute to a film’s success. Director James Cameron spent looking at and revising plans of the Titanic in order to build a full-sized model for his 1997 film.
It took workers days to build the fine model.
500
six months
Read Para. 4 carefully and fill the blanks.
100
What can you learn from the figures
Great effort must be made to research, find and build objects.
While-reading
Activity 4:Read the para.4 again carefully and answer the following questions.
James Cameron
What efforts did he do to make his film Titanic look real
He even___________ to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean to see what was left by for himself.
He talked to historians
_________ the details were correct.
He spent 6 months looking at and ___________ plans of Titanic in order to build_______________.
to ensure
revising
went down
a full-sized model
While-reading
Behind the scenes
Read Para. 5 carefully and answer:
How do you understand “the tip of the huge iceberg”
Tips — Read Para.1 and Para.5 to find your answer.
Para. 1: There is always a lot more to it than first meets the eye.
Para. 5: What we see on the cinema screen is just the tip of the huge iceberg of film-making.
What we see on the screen.
Sound effects
Visual effects
Props
metaphor (暗喻)
The author compares to
.
the tip of iceberg
what we can see on the cinema sceen
We should spare a thought for all those talented people behind the scenes.
While-reading
The lecture mainly talk abut__________________, including three aspects from the ________________, _________________________, and __________.
The author tells us what we see on the cinema is just “_____________”, which stresses that the film on the screen is just a product of a huge of amount of _______________. Many talented people worked ___________________ for a long time in order that we can have two hours of ____________.
film-making
sound effects
visual special effects
props
the tip of the iceberg
hard work
behind the scenes
enjoyment
Summary
directing
photography
acting
screenplay
(script)
What other elements of a film can you think of
Post-reading
A good lecture
An attractive introduction
A clear and convincing body
An impressive conclusion
Conclusion (Para 5)
Greetings/a statement or a rhetorical question
Main points/examples/ linking words
A strong concluding message / a metaphor
Overview
Simon is talking about his favourite film at the school Film plete what he says with the correct forms of the words and phrase in the box below.
prefer factor aid actually enable
approach frequently
be familiar with
Choose the correct words
To the (1) ____________ asked question, “What’s your favorite film ”, my answer is Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. It has won many awards, including an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. It has also (2) _________ Western audiences to have a better understanding of Chinese culture.
frequently
enabled
You must (3) ________________ the exciting fighting scene on top of a bamboo forest in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. With the (4) ________ of the computer, scenes like this could have been made in the studio. However, the film’s director, Ang Lee, (5) ___________ to have actors perform on location.
be familiar with
aid
preferred
prefer factor aid actually enable approach frequently
be familiar with
He believed this (6) ___________ to film-making would create a “human connection” which could not be achieved with special effects.
In addition to the amazing martial arts, the film also took advantage of China’s beautiful mountains, forests and deserts. (7) ________, it was shot in different locations all around the country. All these (8) _________ contributed to the film’s success.
approach
Actually
factors
prefer factor aid actually enable approach frequently
be familiar with
A. 明确主旨
1. What does the author mainly want to tell us in this passage？（　A　）
A. Some aspects of film-making behind the scenes.
B. Skills on how to make a film.
C. It’s easy to make a short film.
D. The acting and music are the most attractive parts in a film.
A
B. 了解框架
2. What’s the structure of this passage？（　B　）
（1 ＝ Paragraph 1）
A. B.
C. D.
B
C. 深度聚焦
3. What’s the function of Paragraph 1？（　B　）
A. To arouse our interest in making films.
B. To introduce the topic of the passage.
C. To tell us some aspects of making films.
D. To ask us some questions about making films.
4. How does the author support his idea in Paragraph 2？（　D　）
A. By analyzing causes.
B. By asking some questions.
C. By making comparisons.
D. By giving examples.
B
D
5. Why are the scenes requiring CGI filmed in front of a green screen？（　C　）
A. Green is beneficial for eyes.
B. The film only includes one green layer.
C. Actors can be easily separated from the background.
D. One can find the colour green on our body.
6. What did Peter Jackson use to make characters seem bigger or smaller？（　C　）
A. CGI.
B. A green screen.
C. Special camera angles.
D. Advanced computer apps.
C
C
7. What can be learnt from Paragraph 4？（　B　）
A. The model of the Titanic was built smaller.
B. Props also play an important part in making a successful film.
C. It took the director 100 days to find information about the Titanic.
D. It was not long before the director had the prop of the ship built.
B
Actually， the film you see on the screen is the product of a huge amount of hard
work， most
省略了关系代词① 　which/that　的定语从句
of which takes place behind the scenes.
“不定代词＋ of which”引导② 　非限制性定语从句　
③ 汉语翻译： 　事实上，你在银幕上看到的电影是大量努力的产物，其中大部分发生在幕后。 　
which/that　
非限制性定语从句　
事实上，你在银幕上看到的电影是大量努力的产物，其中
大部分发生在幕后。
2. He talked to historians to ensure that the details were correct
and even went down to the bottom
and连接并列的② 　谓语动词　
of the Atlantic Ocean to see what was left of the ship for himself.
what引导③ 　宾语从句　
④ 汉语翻译： 　他与历史学家进行了交谈，以确保细节是正确的，甚至还亲自去了大西洋海底，看看船上还剩下什么。 　
宾语从句　
谓语动词　
宾语从句　
他与历史学家进行了交谈，以确保细节是正确的，甚至还亲自去
了大西洋海底，看看船上还剩下什么。
that引导① 　宾语从句　
3. Just as the poor passengers on the real Titanic saw the tip of the iceberg， what we
see on the cinema screen is just the tip of the huge iceberg of film-making.
as引导① 　方式状语从句　　　　what引导② 　主语从句　
③ 汉语翻译： 　正如真正的“泰坦尼克号”上那些可怜的乘客们所看到的冰山一角一样，我们在影院银幕上看到的也只是电影制作这座巨大冰山的一角而已。 　
方式状语从句　
主语从句　
正如真正的“泰坦尼克号”上那些可怜的乘客们所看
到的冰山一角一样，我们在影院银幕上看到的也只是电影制作这座巨大冰山
的一角而已。
阅读课文缩写，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The first thing 1. 　that　 attracts you to a film may be the acting， the music or the amazing sets. But there’s always a lot more to it than first meets the eye. There are some aspects of film-making that you might be 2. 　unfamiliar　（familiar） with.
that　
unfamiliar　
Firstly， it’s a film’s sound effects， which are often added after a scene has been shot. And different sounds can 3. 　be mixed　（mix） by a computer to make a new one. Another aspect is visual special effects. CGI is one popular approach that has been 4. 　frequently　（frequent） used in film-making. As green doesn’t match any natural hair or skin colour， actors can be easily 5. 　separated　（separate） from the background， 6. 　enabling　（enable） CGI effects to be added later. There’s another creative approach—making use of clever camera angles to make characters seem bigger or smaller 7. 　than　 they actually are. The proper use of props is an important element of a 8. 　successful　（success） film. Great effort must be made to research， find and build objects. One typical example is James Cameron， the director of the Titanic， who once 9. 　devoted　（devote） huge amounts of time and energy to building a full-sized model for his 1997 film.
be mixed　
frequently　
separated　
enabling　
than　
successful　
devoted　
So next time you go to the cinema， please spare a thought for those talented people who have worked for months and even years behind the scenes， as a result of 10. 　which　 you can have a better understanding of the film.
1
which　
Thank you

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