[中学联盟]江苏省昆山市鹿峰中学牛津译林版九年级英语上册Unit 7 Films Reading1 课件.ppt

Hollywood’s all-time best — Audrey Hepburn Kitty’s favourite film star is Audrey Hepburn. Here is an article about her. Listen to the article, and read it carefully to complete the exercises. Name: Date of birth: Date of death: Career: Films: Prizes: Audrey Hepburn 4th May 1929 20th January 1993 Actress, humanitarian Gigi, Roman Holiday, Always, etc. An Oscar for Best Actress Four more Oscar nominations n. 人道主义者 n. 女演员 Her early life She loved dancing and dreamt of becoming a successful ballet dancer. She worked as a model before becoming an actress. n. 芭蕾舞 Her acting life In 1951, while acting in France, Hepburn met The French writer Colette. Her beauty and charm caught the writer’s attention. n.魅力 Gigi 琪琪 Colette wrote a novel called Gigi. A play based upon her novel. Colette insisted that Hepburn was the perfect girl for the lead role in Gigi. It marked the beginning of Hepburn’s successful career. v. 坚持 vt. 以…为基础 vt.标志 Two years later, Hepburn was chosen to play the lead role of a young princess in the Hollywood film Roman Holiday. Roman Holiday 罗马假日 扮演…的角色 The film was a big success and she became world-famous. She won an Oscar for Best Actress for her role in this film. In 1989, Hepburn made her final appearance in her last film Always. In Always, she played the role of an angel. Her last film n. 天使 adj. 最终的 n.出现;外貌 Her later life 奥黛丽·赫本精神 (Spirit of Audrey Hepburn) She began to work for UNICEF. She spent her last few years working closely with UNICEF to help poor children in different parts of the world. In 1991, Hepburn discovered that she had cancer. At the age of 64, Hepburn passed away peacefully in her sleep. 去世 B1 Kitty does not know the meanings of some words in the article. Help her work out their meanings. Circle the correct letters. 1. If someone is a humanitarian, he or she ____. a loves animals b protects the environment c cares a lot about people 2. Someone of great charm ____. a has lots of money. b has an attr