英语旧人教高中第一册上 Unit5 The silver screen--Reading(ppt).ppt

Reading One of the famous film directors in China . One of the 20 top directors in the world. He has directed many well-known films . Getting to know Steven Spielberg Steven Spielberg is one of the most important filmmakers in the United States. Many of his films are know to people all over the world. While-reading 1. Listening What are the names of the five films? The five films are Jaws, ET, Jurassic Park, Schindler’s list, and Saving Private Ryan. Practice Numbers: 1946 12 1959 16 1975 1982 1993 Post-reading 1. Why did Spielberg st udy English instead of film? Because his grade was not good enough to go to the Film Academy. 2. Why were people who saw the film Jaws afraid to swim in the sea? People who saw Jaws were afraid to swim when they remembered the scenes in which swimmers were attacked or eaten by the shark. 3. How important is his family to Spielberg’s career? Spielberg says that he owes much of his career to his family. 4. What was Spielberg’s dream? When Steven Spielberg was young, his dream was to go to the Film Academy. 5. What have you learnt from reading about Spielberg? Working hard and believing in your dream will make your dreams come true. What can we learn from the text? Steven Spielberg is a great man. From this article we know that people should have their own dreams when they are young so that they can work hard accord- ing to their dreams. Because interest is the best teacher, and love makes one fit for any work (George Herbert). 8. Many people who saw the film were afraid to swim in the sea… 1）be afraid of sb./sth. 2）be afraid to do sth. 3）be afraid of doing sth. 4）be afraid + that clause 5）I’m afraid… e.g. 1). He seldom stands on the river bank because he is afraid that he might fall into the river. 2). I’m afraid I can’t agree with you. = I’m sorry I can’t agree with you. 9.This was the moment when Spielberg’s career really took off. 这就是斯皮尔伯格的事业真正腾飞的 时刻。