加菲猫2看电影学英语.docx

1、加菲猫2看电影学英语加菲猫2-看电影学英语Garfield- A tail of two kitties 加菲猫-2（2006） Director: Tim HillScreenplays: Alec Sokolow Joel Cohen Jim DavisProducers: Michele Imperato-Stabile Brian D. Manis Awards: Nominated for two Golden Raspberry Awards in 2006Main Characters：Breckin Meyer Jon Arbuckle Bill Murray Voice of

2、 Garfield Lucy Davis Abby Westminster Billy Connolly Lord Dargis Ian Abercrombie SmitheeSection 1 Before watching the moviePre-viewing Questions:Before watching the movie , think about the following questions and talk about them in pairs for 5 to 10 minutes.1. People hold different attitudes towards

3、 life, some positive, some negative. What about yours?2. Have you come across any surprising change in life, and what is it?Synopsis /Plot SummaryWhen Garfield follows his owner, Jon Arbuckle, to England, the U.K. may never recover, as Garfield is mistaken for a look-alike, regal cat who has inherit

4、ed a castle. Garfield savors the royal treatment afforded by his loyal four-legged subjects, but his reign is in jeopardy. The nefarious Lord Dargis is determined to do away with Garfield, so he can turn the castle into a resort. Garfields bigger, better, more purr-fect world is soon turned upside d

5、own in this tale of two kitties.Section 2 After watching the movieOral PracticePart A Discuss with your classmates and give answers to the following questions:1.What does Jon go to London for?2. How does Garfield manage to arrive in London?3. Why does Garfield get a castle ?4. What is Garfelds life

6、like in the castle?5. What does Garfield like to do every day?6. Why does Lord Dargis want to kill Prince ?7. How do Odie and Garfield help each others?8.What do you think the friendship between Odie and Garfield ? Part B Post-viewing discussion questions1. How do you understand the following quotat

7、ions ? a. “Your future depends on your dreams. So go to sleep. .” b. “Oh,did I mention that Prince was a cat? ”2. How do you understand the relationship between Garfield and Jon ? What makes Jon tired of Garfield sometimes?3. Do you agree to the lazy and dozy life Garfield lives?4. Do you think whet

8、her Garfiels image have any change in the movie, and how?5. Odie represents quite a different personality from Garfiels. Which personality do you prefer to have, Odies or Garfiels? .Listening Drills A. Watch the segment on Princes speech after he is announced as the heir of the castle . Fill in the

9、blanks in the following passage with the words you hear . To (1) _ _ _, I pledge, from (2) _ _ forward, to (3) _ my kingdom (4) _ _ and valor.And (5) _ _ _ I reign, ou shall (6) _ _ have safe haven here on the bountiful (7) _ of Carlyle.Thank you. That is all.B.Watch the segment on the declaration o

10、f the last will of Lady Eleanor Carlyle. Fill in the missing words of the dialogue and then dub the voice for Characters while the video is played again without the sound . Rabbit: Keep (1)_. Theyre reading Lady Eleanors will.Goose: Ive got a bad (2) _ about this.Ducks: I cant watch. If Lord Dargis

11、gets the estate, were done for. Weredoomed!Rabbit: Shh! (3)_.Lawyer: To my devoted Smithee, I make thee caretaker of my estate. Care for mybeloved (4)_ _ as you have in the past and you will always have a homeat Carlyle Castle.Smithee: Thank you, Madame.Dargis: Shes (5) _, Smithee. You can stop suck

12、ing up.Lawyer: The (6) _of my worldly possessions, my castle and surrounding grounds, I leave to the love of my life, (7) _ who was like a son to me.Dargis: Thank you, Aunt Eleanor. Oh, thank you.Lawyer: Please let me finish, Mr. Dargis.Dargis: Im sorry. I always get a little (8) _ myself.Lawyer: Li

13、ke a son to me, I leave all my worldly possessions to (9) _ _ _, Prince the 12th. Man: Thats (10) _.C.Watch the segment of the first conversation between Jon and Garfield. Take down Jons words. “_ _ _ _ _ ” Plot keywords 1.pampered adj. 娇惯的2.personage n. 名人 3. log n. 原木4. domain n. 领域5. imcomplete a

14、dj. 不完整的6. spouse n. 配偶7. torture v. 折磨8. dude n. 男人9. mullet n. 鲱鲤10. fund-raiser n. 基金捐助人11. conservancy n. 管理机构12. petal n. 花瓣13. wishbone n. （鸡、鸭等）叉骨14. kennel n. 狗窝15.rip v. 撕开16. soak v. 浸泡17. solicitor n. 诉方律师18. estate n. 庄园19. stipend n. 生活津贴20. medieval adj. 中世纪的21. bountiful adj. 大量的22.mi

15、sjudge v. 误判23. quarantine n 隔离期24. congregate v. 集合25. peel v. 去皮26.leftover n. 残留物27. minced adj. 绞碎的28. disorienting adj 误导的29.barnyard n. 仓院30. dump v. 倾倒Useful Phrases and expressions1. Done for意思是“Doomed to death or destruction 死定了，完蛋了”，例如 Before he went to the hospital itseemed as if he was d

16、one for.2. Suck up“拍马屁，献媚”，例如：Now that hes the boss theyre all sucking up to him, hoping to get big raises. 这种行为可真是够讨厌的。Suck-up连写则表示“拍马屁/献媚的人”，例如：Hes such a suck-up.3. Get ahead of oneselfTo get ahead of oneself is to plan or do something which is not yet appropriate. Other things usually need to ha

17、ppen first. 例如比赛还没有结束，球迷们就开始庆祝胜利，这就是get ahead of themselves。我们来看一个例子：- After I win the first prize in the essay contest, Im going to rent a new apartment, buy a new car, start dating Cozette, and tell the boss to shove it where- Sounds like youre getting a little ahead of yourself.- Well, a guy can

18、dream, cant he?4. My word和My dear，My God，Jesus 之类的词一样，my word 或者or upon my word 都是用来表示感叹或是惊讶的。例如：Oh, my word! Youve changed so much!5. Good show和 nice doing，well done 类似，good show也是用来表示对某些行为/事情的赞许的，例如：He tried hard, so we yelled Good show!6. We shall see.“等着瞧!”如果有人小觑你，你就可以这么对他说。HomeworkWriting Garfiels appearance is one of the important factors which contribute to the movies success. Wrtie a composition of 200 words to decribe what Garfiel looks like.