新视野大学英语一二三四unit2.pptVIP

* What’s on at the theater? Objectives Making Inferences 2. Making Comments Cultural Knowledge Who first projected movie? L Skills istening No one is really sure who produced and projected (放映) a movie, or motion picture as they were originally called, for the very first time, but in the late 19th century and the early 20th century, many people in different parts of the world, especially in France and the United States, were working hard on the relevant inventions. Cultural Knowledge L Skills istening As a result, in France 1895, the Lumière brothers became the first people ever to project a movie on a screen to an audience. The film consisted of scenes of workers leaving the Lumière factory. This motivated Thomas Edison, the famous American inventor, to take a keener interest in motion pictures. Cultural Knowledge L Skills istening Unlike the French inventors, he had initially considered motion pictures a passing fad, which would soon fade. Work with a partner. Make a list of the movie types. Think of an example for each type and some words or phrases to describe them. Brainstorming L Talk et’s L Talk et’s Apocalypse Now现代启示录 What Lies Beneath危机四伏 Star Wars星球大战 Working Girl 上班女郎 The Fugitive 亡命天涯 tense, violent, gory tense, creepy, scary, gory, violent, eerie exciting, entertaining, spectacular funny, hilarious, charming, entertaining exciting, tense, entertaining, spectacular, violent War Suspense/horror Science fiction Romantic comedy Action/ adventure Brainstorming What’s Your Opinion? Delivering a Speech Home Assignment Delivering a Speech Step 1: Watch the video clip from 2004 CCTV English Speaking Contest, and try to answer the question. Home Assignment Delivering a Speech Step 2: Compare your answer with that of the contestant. Word Knowledge The word review here is a countable noun which means an article in a newspaper or magazine that gives an opinion about a new book, play, film etc. Review Example: a film review, The movie got