研一英语教学课件：Introduction for Lesson 9 .pptx

When you hear your name, please raise your hand and say something. Otherwise, please stay quiet.Follow-up: FilmWhy do I not like Titanic?Because I think it is a long, boring film… There is nothing intelligent or original about it!We have already heard this story millions of times. In my opinion, Titanic is just a very expensive version of this same love story.For students who like love stories, I recommend Casablanca (1942), which is both a classic and an interesting love story.Actually, last year I saw an interesting Chinese film called Coming Home (归来) [2014], which I thought was a much more interesting love story than Titanic… although we cannot yet say if it will become a classic.What makes a film a “classic?”Its not that I dont believe in contemporary literature… but I dont want to waste valuable time reading any book that has not had the baptism of time. Life is too short.”Haruki MurakamiNorwegian Wood (1987)It is the same thing with film: a film becomes a classic after it survives the test of time.It survives because there is something original, special or unique about it, which still appeals to people watching it.Classic Film FolderIn case you would like to watch other classic American films, I have uploaded a list of the 100 greatest American films of all time from the American Film Institute (AFI)…/s/1c20EuQW/s/1c20EuQWOther good film sources: One question that many students have asked me before is:“Why do you think China doesn’t have more Nobel Prize winners?”There are probably many reasons, some of which are related to challenges in China’s history and the effect they have had on Chinese development.Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel donated the money for the Nobel Prize when he died in 1895—just a few months after the end of the First Sino-Japanese War. The first Nobel Prizes were awarded in 1901.The question I spend more time thinking about is:“How can China have more Nobel Prize winners in the future?”I’ve already talked about some things that I think ar