Unit 5Unit 5 ChenGuoWei Nov.21

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Getting to Know Getting to Know Steven SpielbergSteven Spielberg

Pre-reading

*How would you make a film?

We need :1.actor/actress who play roles 2.studio where we can make film/movie,3.scene4.script 5.director

Look at the pictures and talk something about themLook at the pictures and talk something about them

Jurassic Park

ET 外星人

Reading

*Listen to the tape and pay attention to the useful expressions:

1. win a prize for a short film2. win him a job as the youngest film director3. take off4. cut him into pieces5. go wrong 6. owes much of his success and happiness to his wife and children7. In all

What are some of his most famous films about?

Jaws(1975)

ET(1982)

Jurassic Park(1993)

About a big shark that attacks and eats swimmers.About a little creature that comes from outer space and wants to go home.About an island where a very rich man keeps all kinds of dinosaurs.

Schindler’s List(1993)

Saving Private

Ryan(1998)

About the cruelty of war / a German who saved thousands of Jewish people from being killed in the war.About the cruelty of war / an American captain who leads his team to search

for a soldier named Ryan.

Answer the following questions:

1. How old is Steven Spielberg? ( )

A. 57 B. 12 C. 16 D. 49

2. Why couldn’t Steven Spielberg go to the Film Academy as he wished?( )

A. Because his family was too poor.

B. Because he was too young to be accepted.

C. Because his grades were too poor.

D. Because he hadn’t got enough experience.

3. Which of the following are Steven’s war films?( )

• Firelight &Jaws.

• Jaws& Jurassic Park.

• Jurassic Park& Schindler’s List.

• Schindler’s List & Saving Private Ryan.

4. How long does Mingzhi have to work in the school?( )

A. Two days. B. One month.

C. One year. D. Two weeks.

5. What’s the biggest trouble for Mingzhi in class? ( )

• To write on the blackboard.

• To teach the children to read.

• To teach the children to sing.

6. How does Mingzhi get to the town? ( )

• By bus.

• On foot.

• C. By bus and on foot.

• By bike.

7. Passage 1 manly tells about ______ .

A. Steven Spielberg’s life as a film director

B. Steven Spielberg’s life as an actor

C. Steven Spielberg’s successful films

D. Steven Spielberg’s family life

8. Passage 2 is mainly about _____ .

A. A young girl called Mingzhe

B. A famous director called Zhang yimou

C. One of Zhang yimou’s films

D. A naughty schoolboy called Zhang Huike