Writing a speech about the film industry課件.ppt

1、Task,Writing a speech about the film industry,General introduction,The Task is divided into three steps and each step is preceded with a skills building activity. Through the three steps, you will learn how to complete a quiz, how to listen for emphasis and how to use information from more than one

2、source.,Skills building 1: completing a quiz,What should we do when we take a quiz? What steps we should take to make sure that we answer the questions correctly?,Step 1: completing a quiz about the film industry,Listen to a guest on a radio programme discuss the early days of film. Read a web page

3、about film facts. Use all of the information to complete a film quiz.,1. The Lumire brothers. 3. Moving pictures. 4. London. 5. The speed, the sound and the color of the film. 8. In the theatre. 9. The Jazz Singer. 10. No idea.,Answers to Part A,Listen to another radio programme in Part B. This time

4、 you will listen to some information about Hollywood, and you can use the information to answer some of the remaining questions on the quiz.,7. The company with sound stages and the place where the company makes its films. 11. A few years. 12. Pre-production stage and post- production stage.,Answers

5、,Read the web page in Part C to find the remaining information and finish the quiz. 2. He said, Cinema has no commercial future. 6. $10,000,000. 13. 20th Century Fox, Universal Studios, Warner Bros and MGM.,Answers,Skills building 2: listening for emphasis,In the Grammar and usage section, we learnt

6、 how to emphasize some parts of sentences by adding some words or using certain sentence structures. Are there any other ways that we can emphasize some words or information, especially when we are speaking?,Step 2: asking and answering questions about Chinese films,work in pairs to conduct an inter

7、view about Chinese films asking and answering questions about Chinese film,Skills building 3: using information from more than one source,What will you do before you attend a speech or an essay competition? know what the subject of the competition is find out different aspects of the subject and wri

8、te the draft do research on the aspects that you do not know,Review what you have learnt about the film industry in Steps 1 and 2. List the information you have already obtained. Think about what else you will need in making the speech or writing the essay for the competition.,For example: The infor

9、mation I have already got: the first film-maker/fathers of modern film; where the first film was made; the first studio in Hollywood; the title of the first talking film; the title of the first film made in China; the differences between old and modern films,The information I need to do research on:

10、 the titles of the best films in some famous film festivals this year; some famous actors/actresses in Hollywood/China,Step 3:writing a speech about the film industry,write a speech using information gathered in the previous steps. work in groups to discuss what you should write and how to write the

11、 speech,Possible example,Ladies and gentlemen, What I want to talk about here is the history of the film industry. There are many firsts in the history of the film industry. Do you know when and where the first film was made? It was in the 1880s, more than 120 years ago, that William Friese-Green re

12、corded and then played back what we now think of as a film. He made his film in Hyde Park, London, and later watched it in his home.,The fathers of modern film are thought to be the Lumire brothers from France. The first films ever made were silent. The audiences could hear different kinds of music

13、played by a piano player or an orchestra in the theatre. It was not until in 1927 that the first talking film or film with sound was shown in New York. The title of it was The Jazz Singer. Just imagine how audiences reacted when they watched the first film with sound! It is said that the audience wa

14、s so excited that everyone in the theatre stood up and applauded.,In 1896, film was introduced to China. The first Chinese film ever made, Conquering Jun Mountain, was made in 1905. The first film made only by Chinese was The Difficult Couple, which was made in 1913. Then, about 18 years later, the

15、first talking film was made in China in 1931. The title of the film is The Songstress, Red Peony.,Although the first cinema that opened in the USA was in Pennsylvania, Hollywood is well known for film-making. Three quarters of the films seen around the world are made in the USA, and about ninety-nin

16、e per cent of them are made in Hollywood. The companies there make films in their studios. Do you know the name of the first studio that opened in Hollywood? It was Nestro Studios, which is now a part of Universal studios.,Language points,1. When completing a quiz, you must be certain that all the a

17、nswers you write are correct. (P58) completing 現(xiàn)在分詞做狀語(yǔ)，因句子的主語(yǔ)是you, complete的邏輯主語(yǔ)也是you，兩者是主動(dòng)關(guān)系。,The flowers his friend gave him will die unless _ every day. 2007 四川 A. watered B. watering C. water D. to water,高考鏈接,When _ different cultures, we often pay attention only to the differences without notic

18、ing the many similarities. A. compared B. being compared C. comparing D. having compared,典型題例,certain adj. 肯定的, 有把握的 1) Are you absolutely certain (that) you gave them the right number?2) I feel certain (that) youre doing the right thing.3) You should make certain (that) everyone understands the ins

19、tructions.4) Im not certain how much it will cost.,2. You do not want the judge to misunderstand your answer because you have left out some words! (P58) leave sb./sth. out 遺漏，忽視 1) You can leave the butter out of this recipe if youre on a low-fat diet.2) Ive made a list of namesI hope I havent left

20、anyone out.,3. No figures are available for money made from popcorn sales, but film fans usually consume a lot of this salty snack, especially when watching a tense thriller. (P59),available adj. able to be obtained, used, or reached: Is this dress available in a larger size?Do you have any double r

21、ooms available this weekend?,consume v. T 1) to use fuel, energy or time, especially in large amounts: Our high living standards cause our present population to consume 25 percent of the worlds oil. 2) to eat or drink, especially a lot of sth.: He consumes vast quantities of chips with every meal.,4

22、. You have successfully entered the competition and want to include the information about the Chinese film industry in your speech. (P60),enter v. I or T to be included in a competition, race or exam, or to arrange for someone else to do this: Are you going to enter the photography competition? include v. T to contain sth. as a part of sth. else, or to make sth. part of sth. else: The bill includes tax and s