WritingCultrualCorner.ppt

* * * * * 高二外研版必修五 Module 3 Adventure in Literature and the Cinema Writing and Cultural Corner Writing Read two summaries of famous works on P.28 and finish the exercises below it. The summary begins with the name of the _______ . A. author or director B. main character C. book or film C 2. It uses the _____ tense to describe the action. A. present B. future C. past 3. It starts with information about ______ the action takes place. A. when and where B. why C. how A A 4. It continues with ________ . A. the writer’s opinion B. a description of the action C. a description of the characters B Work in groups and choose a well-known Chinese story or film and discusses it. Then write a summary. Here are some tips on how to write a successful summary: Write the title of your story or film on the first sentence; Keep your summary as short as possible; 3. Check the summary for spelling errors and other mistakes; Include “where the story is set”, “when it’s set”, “who the main characters are”, “what happens” and “how the story ends”. Sample Writing A World Without Thieves Chinese director Feng Xiaogang’s New Year film “A World Without Thieves” has been on for a period. It’s Feng’s sixth New Year film since the first one in 1997. The story takes place on a train. It is about two groups of thieves and a country boy. One group is moved by the boy and tries to protect the boy from being stolen. Cultural Corner: The life of Mark Twain 1. Have you heard Mark Twain? 2. How much do you know about him? 3. How can you understand “often the lives of writers resemble the lives of the characters they create.” Can you give some examples to support it? Read the text and fill in the blank Mark Twain is a ______name,which is a call used by ________on the Mississippi. Mark Twain lived an _____________life. As a teenager, he d