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1、Unit 3 My Favourite MovieUnit 3 My Favourite MovieI PRE-LISTENINGWork with a partner. Take turns to ask and answer the following questions: Do you like films/movies? Why? What kind of films/movies do you like best? Have you seen a film recently? What is it about? How do you like it? Why?II LISTENING

2、1 Listen to the conversation for the first time and write down its main idea.Two students (Diana and Wang Li) are talking about .2 Listen to the conversation again and number the following statements.( ) The animals are in danger.( ) They have to travel to a boat at the other end of the valley. ( )

3、The ice is melting.( ) The squirrel is trying to get the only nut left in the world. ( ) The squirrel fights fish and birds and ice and more.3 Listen for the third time and take notes. Then answer the questions.1 What does Diana think of the new movie?She thinks .2 How many of the movies characters

4、are mentioned in the conversation? There are .3 Which is Dianas favourite animal?( ) Manny ( ) Sid ( ) Squirrel4 When is Wang Li going to see the movie?4 Read the listening script below and find the expressions that Wang Li uses to encourage Diana to speak.functionexpressionsEncourage others to spea

5、kReally? Was it ?III SPEAKING1 Talk with your classmates about your favorite movie! First, write answers to the following questions.1 What is your favorite movie? 2 Who are the main characters? 3 What are the main details of the story?4 Why do you like it?2 Now talk to two or three of your classmate

6、s. Ask them the above questions, and give your answers to their questions. Try to use expressions to encourage your partner to speak.A: Hi, Whats your favourite movie? B: My favourite movie is A: What is the story about? B: Its about A: What happened to ? B: In this movie, A: That sounds But why do

7、you like it so much?B: Well, it is because What about you? Whats your favourite movie? A: .Listening ScriptWang Li: Hi, Diana! How are you?Diana: Hi, Wang Li. Im great! I just saw a movie at the theater Ice Age 2. Its so exciting!Wang Li: Really? My brother and I are going to see it tomorrow. Is it

8、as good as the first movie, Ice Age?Diana: Yeah, I think Ice Age 2 is really pretty good. Its really funny!Wang Li: Whats the story about?Diana: Well, it still has the three characters from the first movie Manny, Sid and Diego the tiger. In this movie, they are in danger from all the melting ice.Wan

9、g Li: So whats happened to the animals?Diana: Well, because the ice is melting, the animals are in danger. They have to travel to a boat at the other end of the valley.Wang Li: Oh, wow. That sounds dangerous and exciting.Diana: It really is! My favorite animal is the squirrel he is always doing some

10、thing funny. He is always trying and failing to get that one nut. It is probably the only nut left in the world! He fights fish and birds and ice and more all to get his nut.Wang Li: Now Im really interested to see it. I think Ill go and see it this evening! Ill ask my brother if he can go today.Dia

11、na: Let me know! Maybe Ill go with you and see it again!I PRE-READINGPeople write reviews of movies, books, TV plays and so on. Have you ever tried to write one before? What do you think a simple movie review should include?II READING FOR INFORMATIONThe Ultimate Gift: A Movie ReviewRecently I watche

12、d a very interesting movie, called The Ultimate Gift. The story was about a rich grandfather, Red Stevens, and his spoiled grandson, Jason. After Red died, his children all fought to control his money, but none of them received what they wanted. Jason was very surprised at what he was offered: a vid

13、eo of his grandfather. In the video, Red told Jason that he would receive a series of gifts. Those gifts would lead to the greatest gift of all, but only if he did what Red suggested.Jason decided there was no risk in trying the strange experiment. He accepted the challenge, although he remained in

14、doubt. As he continued, however, Reds advice began to have a greater and greater influence on him. He ended up traveling to other states and even another country to follow the instructions. Jason finally realized that his grandfathers gifts were not money, but in fact valuable lessons about life.One

15、 of his first lessons was learning to honor hard work: a good day of hard work is its own reward. He also realized that it is better to be lonely than to have false friends, and that true friends, not money, make a man truly rich. In another, he learned to pity people and treat them with kindness. H

16、e found that he gained the most when he dared to give himself in service to others.In the end, nothing could prevent him from doing whatever his grandfather said. He understood that following his grandfathers wisdom was worth it. By the final gift, he found that he had created a new life for himself

17、, a truly satisfying life.In my opinion, this movie was wonderful. It was quite different from the usual exciting movies that are full of action or empty love. The writers developed the story in a very unusual way to express their message. I think that the true message of the movie is that with hone

18、st efforts we can change ourselves and the world. We must believe in good and do good to change the world.1 Read the passage and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). Correct the statements which are false.1 ( ) The grandfather was so poor that he didnt leave his grandso

19、n any money.2 ( ) Jason received several gifts together with the video.3 ( ) Jason was sure that there was no risk in accepting the challenge of trying the strange experiment.4 ( ) Following his grandfathers instructions, Jason learned more than he had expected.5 ( ) His grandfathers wisdom brought

20、Jason a satisfying life.6 ( ) The writer of the review sang high praise for the movie because it expressed the message in a common way.2 Read the passage again carefully and summarize the main idea of each paragraph.Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 Paragraph 4 Paragraph 5 3 Complete the passage b

21、y filling in the blanks with missing words.Jason was a video when his grandfather died. In the video, Jason was told that he would receive a of gifts, which would lead to the greatest gift of all, but only if he did as Red .Jason decided there was no in trying the strange experiment, he remained in

22、. Over time, his grandfathers advice began to have a greater on him. He travelled around to the instructions, and realized that the gifts were not money, but lessons about life.Jason learned to hard work. He also realized that true friends make a man truly rich. He learned the importance of others w

23、ith kindness. He found that he gained the most when he gave himself in to others.In the end, he understood that following his grandfathers was worth it. By the final gift, he found that he had for himself a truly life.4 Discuss the following questions in groups and present your ideas to the whole cl

24、ass.1 What lesson did you learn from the movie review?2 Do you agree with the writers opinion about the movie?III READING FOR WRITING1 Lets look at how the movie review was developed! Write the following phrases next to the correct paragraphs above. Main points of the story Writers own opinion Concl

25、usion of the story Short introduction2 Now get ready to write your own movie review! First fill in the blanks below to complete the outline. Then answer the questions with a few phrases or sentences to help you brainstorm about what to write.1. . When did you see the movie? What kind of movie is it?

26、 What is the main idea?2. of the story. What are the basic details of the story? What is most important to know, in order to understand the story?3. of the story. How does the story end? Is it sad, happy, thoughtful, etc.?4. . What do you think of the movie? Would you recommend it to others?3 Now us

27、e the form of the above movie review and your answers to the questions to write your own movie review.4 Now check your writing carefully! Tick each item on the following list after youve checked your movie review for that problem. Subjects and verbs: agreement and correct tense Spelling Each sentenc

28、e: beginning capital and end punctuation Prepositions and conjunctions Object clausesI 句子重音 SENTENCE STRESS在英语句子中，有的词重读，有的词不重读。一般来说,在句子中需重读的 词都是实词,如名词、动词、形容词、副词、数词、指示代词、感叹词等。不重 读的多为虚词,如冠词、连词、介词、人称代词等。 有少数动词和许多代词也不 重读。A: !How was your !weekend?B: It was !great! I !went to a !wildlife !park. A: !Oh, !

29、really? !Wheres the !park?B: Its near the !Great !Wall. A: !What did you !see there?II 节奏 Rhythm在句子中的每一个重读音节之间相隔的时间大致是相等的。在重读音节之间 的弱读音节一定要读得快一些，这好像是音乐中的打拍子一样。在读英语的句子 时，特别要体会一轻一重或一重一轻的节奏感。例如：The SwingRobert Louis Stevenson!How do you !like to !go up in a !swing,!Up in the !air so !blue?!Oh, I !do thi

30、nk it the !pleasantest !thing!Ever a !child can !do!Up in the !air and !over the !wall, Till I can !see so !wide,!River and !trees and !cattle and !all!Over the !countrysideTill I !look down on the !garden !green,!Down on the !roof so !brown!Up in the !air I !go !flying a!gain,!Up in the !air and !d

31、own!III 意群 SENSE GROUP一个句子可根据意思和语法结构分成若干小段，每一小段称之为一个意群。 意群可以是一个词，一个词组或短语，也可以是并列句的一个分句或复合句的一 个主句、从句等等，我们可用“”来划分句子的意群。例如 After school, / my classmates and I / are going to play basketball在朗读长句子时，必须注意意群，否则不仅朗读困难，还会引起误解。例如 My uncle led us to a small path / beyond the main trails / to increase our chances of seeing wildlife.IV 停顿 PAUSE人们在说话、朗读，特别是演讲时，为了将意思表达得更清楚，可以在意群 之间作一定的停顿。语速较慢，则停顿较多，语速较快，则停顿较少。但在同一 个意群内不可停顿，而要一口气说完，以便整个意群的意思不至中断。如：Mr Green / is one / of the best teachers / in our school这里第 2 次和第 3 次停顿在语速 较快时都可以免去。总之，“意群”是一个稍长的句子分成的具有一定意义的若干个短语；“停顿” 是在意群之间进行的。如 He