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Unit 5 Text A Hollywood
第一次课任务（个人）
1. Video Script
LH: I'm Lorraine Hahn. This weeka Chinese martial arts superstar who's been a __1___since the age of 9. Actionhero Jet Li is now an international film star but he's been making movies sincethe 1970's. After __2___national wushu championships in his native China, Liburst onto the screen with the surprise hit Shaolin Temple. Sequels to thatfilm followed and so too did success for the young star. In 1998 he made hisHollywood debut alongside Mel Gibson in part 4 of the Lethal Weapon franchise.He's now got his choice of roles in America but Jet Li hasn't left Chinabehind. His __3___ film is the Chinese-made martial arts epic called '' Hero''.
Let me welcome Jet Li to theshow. Is the part very ___4__to what you normally play?
JL: It's a very special part anda very special movie. I think it's one of the most important action films in mylife.
LH: Why do you say that?
JL: I made around 30 movies.Usually action films have a formula: Like a guy slaughters your father, motheror matters, then you learn martial arts then you try to ___5__and kill the badguy. But this film talks about much more wider than that. It talks about thepeace and what kind of Chinese people can become hero. Much much deeper.
2. Oral Topic: Who is your favorite filmstar? Why do you like him or her?
II. Global reading tasks：
1. Work out the structure of the text by completing the table.
| Paragraph(s) | Main idea |
2.Preview study questions
Paragraph1
Questions
1) What mainfacts are mentioned in the first paragraph?
2) Please point out the contrast mentioned in thefirst paragraph.
3) Thereare many words used in this paragraph to build an image of Hollywood. Pleasefind them out, and think about why the author uses these words?
Paragraphs2-8
Questions
1) Whatdo you know about the history of Hollywood and when did it reach its greatestsuccess? (Paragraph 2)
2) Couldall the ambitious young men and women from all over the world realize their dreamswhen they came to Hollywood? (Paragraph 3)
3) Whatdo you know about Hollywood studios and the studio chiefs? (Paragraphs 4-5)
4) Whydoes the author use quotation marks for the word persuaded in Paragraph 4? (Paragraph 4)
5) Whydoes the author say studio chiefs were tyrants? (Paragraph 5)
6) Howdo you understand the statement that stars were often typecast? (Paragraph 6)
7) WhyHollywood is no longer the heart of the world’s motion picture industry?(Paragraph 7)
Paragraph9
Questions
1) Whichsentence of the last paragraph can be seen as the topic sentence?
2) Do you agree with thewriter that" for many years to come the old Hollywood movies will be shownagain and again in movie houses and television screens all over theworld"? Justify your answer.
II. In-depth study of the text
Words and Expressions
Ss are required to figure outmeanings, collocations, and synonyms of the following words or before class)
9. distinguished (Paragraph 6)
1. furniture
furnishing
2. item
goods
3. immortal
undying
deathless
immoral
Long and Difficult Sentences (paraphrase, explanation, andtranslation)
1. Hollywood suggests glamour, a place where the youngstar-struck teenagers could, with a bit of luck, fulfill their dreams. (Paragraph 1)
Translation:
2. Theconstant sunshine and mild climate of southern California made it an ideal sitefor shooting motion pictures. (Paragraph 2)
Paraphrase:
3. Hollywood'sfame and fortune reached its peak in the 1930s and 1940s, the golden days ofblack and white movies. (Paragraph 2)
Paraphrase:
4. ...they tossed their heads and swung their hips, hoping to attract the attentionof some important person connected with the movies. Most of them hoped in vain.(Paragraph 3)
Paraphrase:
5. As forthe stars themselves, they were held on a tight rein by the studio chiefs whocould make or break all but the stars with really big appeal. (Paragraph 4)
Paraphrase:
Translation:
6. Nocountry in the world has developed so expertly the skill of advertising as theAmericans. (Paragraph 5)
Paraphrase:
7. Manystudio chiefs were tyrants, determined to get their own way at all costs, nomatter how unscrupulous the means. (Paragraph5)
Translation:
8. Starswere often typecast and if he or she appealed to the public as a lover, then heor she always played the part of a lover. (Paragraph 6)
Translation:
9. Onlywhen they ceased to be stars did some of them discover that they were also goodactors! (Paragraph 6)
Translation:
10. TheHollywood studios are still standing, but most of them have been leased totelevision networks. (Paragraph 7)
Paraphrase:
第四次课任务
I．Exercisechecking
Ssare required to finish exercises in the textbook before class. T answersquestions and explains difficult points.
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II．Quiz
III. Reciting
Hollywood suggests glamour, a place where youngstar-struck teenagers2 could, with a bit of luck, fulfill their dreams.Hollywood suggests luxurious houses with vast palm-fringed swimming pools,cocktail bars and furnishings fit for a millionaire. And the big movie starswere millionaires. Many spent their fortunes on yachts, Rolls-Royces3 anddiamonds. A few of them lost their glamour quite suddenly and were left withnothing but emptiness and colossal debts.
