Unit 10
Hollywood
Superman Returns
PIRATES OF THE
CARIBBEAN,DEAD
MAN'S CHEST FACTS
Teaching Purposes
? To get students be familiar with some film
expressions,
? To understand the purpose of writing and
the main information the text conveys,
? To reinforce some basic linguistic
knowledge by doing various types of
exercises,
Questions for discussion,
1.Do you prefer domestic films or foreign films? Why?
2.Do you think cinemas are doing good business these days? Why or
why not?
3.Do you sometimes watch films in English? Are they very difficult
for you?
Some sentences and structures that might be useful in discussing,
1.There are different types of films,documentaries and feature films,
Feature films can be classified into romance,action,comedy,drama,
family,war,suspense,adventure,science fiction,horror,etc,
2,Films that involve too much violence are sickening/harmful to
young people,
3,Films that are set in beautiful countryside/are accompanied with
fine theme music appeal to me,
4,I have never been a big fan of any type of movie./I’,Am a great
fan of films./I cannot resist an Oscar winning film,
5,How often I go to the cinema depends on what film is showing,
6,Cinemas in the city usually offer a better and bigger choice of
movies but the tickets there are too much expensive for us students,
7,Sometimes I go with my friends to a downtown cinema for a
newly released film,
8.I don’t like eating or drinking anything while watching a film,
because I want to concentrate on the story,
9.Cinemas are not doing good business these days because a
lot of people prefer watching films at home,
10,The popularization of TVs,VCDS and DVDs has taken
away much of the business of cinemas,
11,Cinema owners often have to rely on the sale of sweets
and other things to keep up business,
12,Some cinemas also sell books and magazines about films
or portraits of film stars,
13,I like both domestic and foreign films as long as they are
good,
14,I would like to see films in English with Chinese subtitles,I
can listen to authentic English and the Chinese subtitles can
help me with difficult parts in the language,
15,Foreign films dubbed in Chinese have a larger audience
than those with Chinese subtitles,It’s distracting to have to
watch subtitles to understand what is going on in a film,
补充听力材料,大学英语听力全新版 3册 P191-192”From rags to
riches”
Structural analysis of the text
? Main idea of each part,
? Part One 1 --- a brief introduction to
Hollywood
? Part Two (2-8) --- some major facts or
important information about Hollywood
? Part Three 9 --- Hollywood,above all,
has the glamour of the past,
some difficult sentences,words or phrases
1,The young star-struck teenagers could,with a bit of luck,
fulfil their dream,
? Explain,The young teenagers who are preoccupied with a
dream of being movie stars could realize it if they are
lucky enough,
2,They were held on a tight rein by the studio chiefs who
could make or break all but the stars with really big
appeal,
? Explain,The stars were led by the nose by the studio
chiefs,They had an absolute power to mould or batter all
stars except those who are really attractive to the
audience,
3,Stars were often typecast,
? Explain,Stars were always cast with a fixed type of
character,
4,Hollywood is no longer the heart of the world’s motion
picture industry,
? Explain,Hollywood is not the centre of the world’s movie
producing industry any longer,
Words to study
appeal (outstanding)
? Creative work appeals to me wonderfully,
? He appealed against the judge’s decision,
? Films of that sort has lost their appeal for
me,
at all costs
? We must arrive there at all costs before
midnight,
? He finished the work at the cost of health,
? Their families get treatment at half cost,
Translation exercises
1.Towering above all the others,this mountain
peak commands a fine view,
2.I have asked my friends to recommend a doctor
who is good at treating children,
3.The children were swinging on a rope hanging
from a tree,
4,Direct contact with the patients suffering
from SARS must be avoided at all costs,
5,Being cruel,treacherous,and unscrupulous,
that terrorist committed murder,arson,and
every crime imaginable,
Translation exercises
6,That old woman is always interfering in other people’s
affairs,
7,After having several influential papers published,he
became quite distinguished in the academic world,
8,The huge outdoor amphitheatre is an attractive place,
where symphonies by great musicians are played every
summer,
9,He packed a briefcase with what might be required,while I
packed a suitcase with all the things that might be needed,
10,We Chinese usually associate the Spring Festival with
family reunion,
Dictation
? It’s that time of the year again,when the
entertainment world gets excited about the
Oscars and the madness that surrounds
Hollywood’s biggest night of the year,Everybody
has an opinion on which film should take home
the Best Picture prize and who should walk away
with the statuette for Best Actor and Best Actress,
But it’s only after the ceremony is over that the
real analysis begins,People commented on the
acceptance speeches,rate the host on his or her
performance,and examine each and every
attendee closely,from their hairstyle right down
to their socks,
Hollywood
Superman Returns
PIRATES OF THE
CARIBBEAN,DEAD
MAN'S CHEST FACTS
Teaching Purposes
? To get students be familiar with some film
expressions,
? To understand the purpose of writing and
the main information the text conveys,
? To reinforce some basic linguistic
knowledge by doing various types of
exercises,
Questions for discussion,
1.Do you prefer domestic films or foreign films? Why?
2.Do you think cinemas are doing good business these days? Why or
why not?
3.Do you sometimes watch films in English? Are they very difficult
for you?
Some sentences and structures that might be useful in discussing,
1.There are different types of films,documentaries and feature films,
Feature films can be classified into romance,action,comedy,drama,
family,war,suspense,adventure,science fiction,horror,etc,
2,Films that involve too much violence are sickening/harmful to
young people,
3,Films that are set in beautiful countryside/are accompanied with
fine theme music appeal to me,
4,I have never been a big fan of any type of movie./I’,Am a great
fan of films./I cannot resist an Oscar winning film,
5,How often I go to the cinema depends on what film is showing,
6,Cinemas in the city usually offer a better and bigger choice of
movies but the tickets there are too much expensive for us students,
7,Sometimes I go with my friends to a downtown cinema for a
newly released film,
8.I don’t like eating or drinking anything while watching a film,
because I want to concentrate on the story,
9.Cinemas are not doing good business these days because a
lot of people prefer watching films at home,
10,The popularization of TVs,VCDS and DVDs has taken
away much of the business of cinemas,
11,Cinema owners often have to rely on the sale of sweets
and other things to keep up business,
12,Some cinemas also sell books and magazines about films
or portraits of film stars,
13,I like both domestic and foreign films as long as they are
good,
14,I would like to see films in English with Chinese subtitles,I
can listen to authentic English and the Chinese subtitles can
help me with difficult parts in the language,
15,Foreign films dubbed in Chinese have a larger audience
than those with Chinese subtitles,It’s distracting to have to
watch subtitles to understand what is going on in a film,
补充听力材料,大学英语听力全新版 3册 P191-192”From rags to
riches”
Structural analysis of the text
? Main idea of each part,
? Part One 1 --- a brief introduction to
Hollywood
? Part Two (2-8) --- some major facts or
important information about Hollywood
? Part Three 9 --- Hollywood,above all,
has the glamour of the past,
some difficult sentences,words or phrases
1,The young star-struck teenagers could,with a bit of luck,
fulfil their dream,
? Explain,The young teenagers who are preoccupied with a
dream of being movie stars could realize it if they are
lucky enough,
2,They were held on a tight rein by the studio chiefs who
could make or break all but the stars with really big
appeal,
? Explain,The stars were led by the nose by the studio
chiefs,They had an absolute power to mould or batter all
stars except those who are really attractive to the
audience,
3,Stars were often typecast,
? Explain,Stars were always cast with a fixed type of
character,
4,Hollywood is no longer the heart of the world’s motion
picture industry,
? Explain,Hollywood is not the centre of the world’s movie
producing industry any longer,
Words to study
appeal (outstanding)
? Creative work appeals to me wonderfully,
? He appealed against the judge’s decision,
? Films of that sort has lost their appeal for
me,
at all costs
? We must arrive there at all costs before
midnight,
? He finished the work at the cost of health,
? Their families get treatment at half cost,
Translation exercises
1.Towering above all the others,this mountain
peak commands a fine view,
2.I have asked my friends to recommend a doctor
who is good at treating children,
3.The children were swinging on a rope hanging
from a tree,
4,Direct contact with the patients suffering
from SARS must be avoided at all costs,
5,Being cruel,treacherous,and unscrupulous,
that terrorist committed murder,arson,and
every crime imaginable,
Translation exercises
6,That old woman is always interfering in other people’s
affairs,
7,After having several influential papers published,he
became quite distinguished in the academic world,
8,The huge outdoor amphitheatre is an attractive place,
where symphonies by great musicians are played every
summer,
9,He packed a briefcase with what might be required,while I
packed a suitcase with all the things that might be needed,
10,We Chinese usually associate the Spring Festival with
family reunion,
Dictation
? It’s that time of the year again,when the
entertainment world gets excited about the
Oscars and the madness that surrounds
Hollywood’s biggest night of the year,Everybody
has an opinion on which film should take home
the Best Picture prize and who should walk away
with the statuette for Best Actor and Best Actress,
But it’s only after the ceremony is over that the
real analysis begins,People commented on the
acceptance speeches,rate the host on his or her
performance,and examine each and every
attendee closely,from their hairstyle right down
to their socks,
