Unit 5The Silver Screen.docx

1、Unit 5 The Silver Screen Unit 5 The Silver ScreenPeriod 1.Warning up and Listening Goal: In this lesson, students will enhance their listening and speaking abilities through talking about films. Objectives:1. In this lesson, students will be able to describe the movie pictures 2. In this lesson, stu

2、dents will be able to catch the main idea of the listening material and specific details according to the requirement. Material/resources: blackboard, tape-recorder, tape, textbook Procedures Step1 Free talk 1. T: Do you like seeing films? Do you often go to the cinema to see films or just stay at h

3、ome to see films on TV? This summer what films did you see? (ask students to discuss and answer these questions) 2. T: Good films are always popular all over the world. People from different countries, with different background all like films. In this unit, well focus on the silver screen, talking a

4、bout successful films, famous actors and actresses, and great directors. Step2 Warming up 1. T: There are different kinds of films. What kind of film do you like? Write students answers on the blackboard. （comedy, action, animation, horror, historical, war, science-fiction） 2. Ask students to look a

5、t the picture of Hero T: Is this picture quite familiar to you? I believe most of you have seen this film, for it is directed by Zhang Yimou and acted by many movie stars. Can you tell me what kind of film it is based on your knowledge? Ask students to describe the picture with questions below Q1: W

6、hat is happening in the scene? Q2: What do you think happens before this scene? Q3: What do you think happens after this scene? 3. Group discussion Divide the whole class into 3 groups, each group discussing one of the rest three pictures in the text through their observation and imagination. Step3

7、Listening practice (in the workbook) 1. Brief introduction: You will hear three conversations in which some people are talking about their favorite films and film directors. Listen careful and complete the chart below. 2. Ask students to go over the chart, and know what type of information they will

8、 listen for and what they should note down. Then listen to the tape for a first time, and try to understand the general meaning of this material, and pay special attention to specific information. 3. Listen for the second time and write down the information according to the requirement of the exerci

9、se. 4. Listen for the third time and check the information and the teacher does some explanation if necessary. JenniferAlexJames Title of the filmAISpidermanShower DirectorSteven Spielberg Sam Raimi Zhang Yang What is the film about?A robot that wants love and becomes a real boy. The good fighting a

10、gainst the bad. An old bathhouse where people make friends. When the bath-house close, friendships are lost forever, His/Her opinionIts a simple but strong story. Its very exciting and funny. Its a sad film. 5. Ask students whether they have seen any of the films Jennifer, Alex and James talk about

11、or other films directed by the film directors they mention. Give opinion about these films. Step4 Closure Lead the whole class to discuss and give opinions about films they have seen. Assignment 1. Read new words and expressions in Unit5. 2. Cooperate in groups of 3-4, think about a scene if they di

12、rect a film, and then write a short dialogue of that film scene and act it out.Period 2. Listening and Speaking Goal: In this lesson, students will develop the knowledge of Merly Streep and Keanu Reeves. In this lesson, students will practise their skills of interviewing. Objectives: 1. In this less

13、on, students will be able to retell the life of Merly Streep and Keanu Reeves. 2. In this lesson, students will be able to complete a chart related to the text. 3. In this lesson, students will be able to act out an interview. Material/resources: blackboard, tape-recorder, tape, textbook Procedures

14、Step1 Lead in 1. T: In last lesson, we talked a lot about films. Of course those films are very popular and successful. What does the success of the films bring to actors or actresses? (Ss: money, fame, reputation,and interview) 2. T: What questions will you ask when interviewing an actor or an actr

15、ess? Ask students to discuss in groups and collect as many questions as possible. Step2 Listening (on P29) a. Ask students to look at questions in the listening part, and listen for the general idea and find out the answer to the question: Who are the two speakers? b. Ask students to listen for the second time and find out the specific information to the following questions and fill in the blanks. 1. What do we know about the city where Malcolm grew up? It was a small town far from the big city . 2. What did he want to be whe