Teaching goals 教学目标
1. Target language目标语言
a. 重点词汇和短语
director, successful, complete, studio, shark, reputation, kingdom, suffering, co-star, courage, justice, at the age of, of all time, win an Oscar, in the last fifteen years, bring ... to life , at war
b. 重点句式 P59
He has certainly made more successful films than any other director...
He showed that ... when he was very young, completing his first 15-minute home movie at the age of 13.
But it’s generally agreed, that he, more than ..., understands the meaning of...
2. Ability goals 能力目标
Enable the Ss to know about Steven Spielberg, other directors and the film — Hero.
3. Learning ability goals 学能目标
Let the Ss learn more about directors and films.
Teaching important points教学重点
Talk about Steven Spielberg, other directors and the film — Hero.
Teaching difficult points教学难点
Teach the Ss how to talk about directors and films.
Teaching methods教学方法
Discussion, skimming and scanning.
Teaching aids教具准备
A projector and a screen.
Teaching procedures & ways教学过程与方式
Step I Revision
Check the Ss’ homework. Ask two Ss to read their passages.
T: Please read your passages about watching TV to your class.
A sample version:
Each family has a television. I watch it every night for about two hours. And sometimes when my parents are out, I watch it non-stop all night long. My mum says it will affect my study and do harm to my health if I watch too much, but I disagree. I think I can learn a lot from TV programmes. It’s the way I relax myself when I’m tired or bored. My parents like serious programmes like the news, but I prefer comedies. I also enjoy advertisements. I think they can be very interesting. When I leave school, I want to work in advertising.
In conclusion, there are more advantages than disadvantages about watching TV.
Step II Lead-in
T: I know you have seen many films. Maybe you are only clear about the names of these films, now I want you to name both your favorite films and their directors.
Ss: Hero — Zhang Yimou; Cell Phone — Feng Xiaogang; Harry Potter — Alfonso Cuaron
T: Excellent. I know most of you have seen the film Jurassic Park. But do you know who is the director of it?
Ss: Steven Spielberg.
T: Right. Today we will learn the passage about Steven Spielberg.
Step III Cultural Corner
Ask the Ss to read the passage on page 59 quickly and say something about Steven Spielberg.
T: Now turn to page 59. Read the passage as quickly as you can and then get some information about Steven Spielberg.
A few minutes later.
T: I think you have finished reading. Who can tell us something about Steven Spielberg?
S: Spielberg was born in the state of Ohio, America, in 1946. He is the greatest and the most successful film director. He made his first home movie at the age of 13. Later, he made many wonderful films, such as Jaws, Jurassic Park and so on. He won an Oscar for his last film Schindler’ List.
T: Very good! Now make a list of the films he made at the following ages. Just scan the passage.
13: _______________ 16: ____________________
24: _______________ 28: _____________________
36: _______________
Ss: 13: a 15-minute home movie 16: Firelight
24: Amblin 28: Sugarland Express
36: E.T. — The Extra Terrestrial
T: Quite right! Thank you. Now the second question: Why is he as special as a film director? Just scan the passage and discuss with your partners.
Two minutes later.
S: Because people all agree that he best understands the meaning of the word “entertainment”.
T: That’s it. Because he knows how to entertain his audiences.
Step IV Reading (WORKBOOK on page 100)
By reading this passage, the Ss can understand the film review better. This is an excellent film directed by Zhang Yimou. After reading, finish off all the exercises connected with the passage. First, do Exercises 12 and 15.
T: Do Exercise 12. Read the film review and match the topic sentences with paragraphs.
The Ss do this Exercise individually, and then check with their partners.
T: Do Exercise 15. Read the passage again and decide which paragraphs present the following topics: characters, plot, reviewer’s opinion, setting.
The Ss read the passage again and choose the answers individually, then check with their partners.
T: Now, let’s come to Exercises 13 and 14. Read the passage once more and go into the details.
The Ss read it quickly for further details individually and then check with their partners.
T: We have finished reading and exercises. Do you have any questions?
Ss: Yes. “The story is set in ...” What does it mean? “To bring to life this great story ...” How can I understand it?
T: The word “set” here is often used in passive voice. It means to give a particular setting to a story, play, etc. “To bring to life this great story ...” means to make an exciting and attractive story. Are you clear?
Ss: Yes.
Step V Extra-reading
T: Here are two supplementary reading materials on the screen for you to read.
Ang Lee
Born in 1954 in Pingtung, Taiwan, Ang Lee has become one of the greatest contemporary(现代的)filmmakers. Ang graduated from the National Taiwan College of Arts in 1975 and then went to the U.S. to receive a B.F.A. Degree in Theatre Direction at the University of Illinois, and a Master’s Degree in Film Production at New York University. At NYU, he served as an Assistant Director on Spike Lee’s student film, Joe’s Bed-Study Barbershop: We Cut Heads (1983).
After Lee wrote a couple of screenplays, he eventually appeared on the film scene with Pushing Hands (1992), a dramatic-comedy reflecting on generational conflicts（分歧） and cultural adaptation（改造）. The Wedding Banquet (1993) as Lee’s next film, an exploration of cultural and generational conflicts through a homosexual（同性恋的）Chinese man who feigns（假装）a marriage in order to satisfy the traditional demands of his Taiwanese parents. It obtained him globe and Oscar nominations（提名）, and won a Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival. The third movie in his trilogy（三部曲）of Taiwanese-Culture / Generation films, was Eat Drink Man Woman (1994), which received a Best Foreign Film Oscar nomination. Lee followed this with Sense and Sensibility (1995), his first Hollywood-mainstream movie. It acquired a Best Picture Oscar nomination, and won Best Adapted Screenplay. The National Board of Review and the New York Film Critics Circle also voted the year’s Best Director Lee. Lee and frequent cooperator James Schamus next filmed The Ice Storm (1997), which acquired the 1997 Best Screenplay at Cannes(嘎纳). The Civil War drama Ride With The Devil (1999) soon followed and received critical praise, but it was Lee’s Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), which is considered one of his greatest works, a sprawling period film and martial arts epic that dealt with love, loyalty and loss. It swept the Oscar nominations, and became the highest grossing foreign-language film ever released in America. Lee then filmed the comic-book adaptation, Hulk (2003) — an elegant（优美的）and skillful film with nice action scenes. Lee has also shot a short film Hire, The Chosen (2001), and is currently working on Brokeback Mountain (2005), a film based on a short story by E. Annie Proulx.
Neil Jordan
Born in 1950 in Sligo, Ireland, Neil Jordan’s early career began as a writer. He wrote short stories Night in Tunisia in 1976. He also published three novels, The Past (1979), The Dream of A Beast (1983) and most recently Sunrise with Sea Monster (1994). Jordan’s published fiction has been translated into several anguages, including French, Spanish, Italian, German, Dutch, Swedish and Japanese.
In 1982 Neil Jordan wrote and directed his first feature film Angel. The Company of Wolves (1984) was his next film and was honored（给……以荣誉）with Best Film and Best Director Awards by the London Critics Circle.
Mona Lisa followed in 1986, and Mona Lisa was followed by two comedies. One, High Spirits (1988), was set in Ireland. The other, Were No Angels (1989), his first all-American production, starring Robert De Nitro and Sean Penn. He then returned to Ireland to make a much smaller film The Miracle in 1991, which starred Beverly D’Angelo.
In 1992 Jordan wrote and directed The Crying Game which was nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Stephen Rea), Best Supporting Actor (Jaye Davidson) and which won Jordan an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.
In 1994 Jordan returned to the United States to film an adaptation（改编）of Anne Rice’s popular novel Interview With the Vampire. Next came the film of the Irish revolutionary Michael Collins (1996), starring Liam Nelson, Aidan Quinn and Julia Roberts, which won a Golden Lion for best film at the Venice Film Festival. In 1999 Jordan made the psychological （心理学的）thriller In Dreams. In the same year he went on to direct his own adaptation of Graham Greene’s novel The End of the Affair. Jordan was honoured with the BAFTA for the Best Adapted Screenplay.
In February 2001 Neil Jordan was the recipient (领奖人) of the Ireland Fund of France Wild Geese Award. In December of the same year he was conferred（授予）with the degree of Doctor of Literature from the Queen’s University Belfast. Jordan set up the production company — Company of Wolves with Stephen Woolly. And now he lives in Dublin, Ireland.
Step VI Homework
1. Read more passages about film reviews in newspapers or magazines.
2. Prepare for Speaking practice.
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