Module6 Films and TV Programmes
Reading
I. Fast Reading.
1. Read the passage quickly and quietly. Then finish the following exercise. 2. According to the detail information, try retelling the passage.
Crouching
Dragon,
Hidden
Tiger
Director
Ang lee
Theme
Martial arts film which 1.______ a type of Chinese story called wuxia
Characters
Li Mubai, played by Chow Yun-Fat, who is good at with a sword as he is with a 2._______
Yu Xiulian, played by Michelle Yeoh, who is brave, good and strong.
Yu Jiaolong, played by Zhang Ziyi, a young woman who is not as 3._________ as she seems.
Plot
The story 4. _______ in the early 1800s in China.
Li Mubai and Yu Xiulian are 5._______ with each other, but Mubai feels he cannot marry Xiulian because he is a good friend of her 6._______
When someone steals Xiulian’s sword , they try to get it back.
action
The action takes place on Peking 7______ and in places as far as the desert of western China.
Characters 8.______ through the air every now and then , which makes the audience shout in surprise .
Fight scenes
Fight scenes between Jianglong and Xiulian are some of the most 9_______movements in modern cinema.
Romantic scenes
Li Mubai’s romantic scenes with Yu Xiulian are very 10.________ , as their eyes show all the love that they must not express words .
II. Intensive Reading(知识积累)
A. Read the passage and try to find out these phrases.
1)出现，出版_______________ 2) 爱上（表动作）____________3) 爱上（表状态）_____________4)扮演角色__________5)令某人吃惊的是___________6)吃惊地 ___________7)关心，在乎______________8) 有时，偶尔______________9) 在…岁时 ____________10)很多______________11)属于______________12) 受欢迎_____________
B. Read the passage again and translate these sentences into Chinese. Then work in groups to discuss the language points of these sentences
1.Now, to everyone’s surprise, Ang Lee, director of a number of excellent films, has made a martial arts film called Crouching Ttiger, Hidden Dragon.
(1)to one’s surprise____________________________________________________
(2) director前为什么没有冠词_______________________________________
(3) 区别a number of /the number of_________________________________
_________________________________________________________________ 2.The film belongs to a type of Chinese story called Wuxia.
(1)总结belong to的用法
________________________________________________________________ (2) called Wuxia是_______短语，作_________成分。
3….both masters of the martial arts, are in love with each other.
(1)be in love_______________________________________________________
(2)fall in love_______________________________________________________
4.The action takes place on Peking rooftops, and in places as far away as the deserts of western China.
(1)区别 take place 和happen
_________________________________________________________________
5.As in the old wuxia stories, characters leap through the air every now and then, with beautiful, graceful monements, while audiences shout in surprise.
(1)as____________________________________________________________
(2) in surprise________________________________________________
6.Unusually, it is the female characters that interest us most.
这是_________句型，其结构是______________________________________
Eg.______________________________________________________________
7.Beautiful Zhang Ziyi plays the part of Yu Jiaolong, a young woman who is not as good as she seems,
(1)play a part of___________________________________________________
(2)Who引导的是一个____________ 从句。
Eg._____________________________________________________________
IV. Translate the following sentences by using the language points we have learnt today.
1.使我惊讶的是，她居然爱看卡通片。
_________________________________________________________________2.我父母偶尔回来看我。
_________________________________________________________________3.这本杂志每月出版一次。
_________________________________________________________________4.他不讲究衣着。
_________________________________________________________________5.他在这部电影中扮演了一个很重要的角色。
________________________________________________________________
Vocabulary and Listening
Listening and Vocabulary: page 55
Tape script
Interviewer: Do you have a television in your home?
Boy: Sure! We’ve got two, one in the sitting room and a small one in the kitchen. We always watch 1 in the morning in the kitchen as we eat our breakfast.
Interviewer: Really! How often do you watch it?
Boy: Watch the box? I watch it every night for about two hours. And sometimes, when my parents are out, I watch it non-stop all evening, I’m afraid to say. I love it, it’s the way I relax. My mum says I watch too much, but I disagree. I think you can learn a lot from television. There was a programme about 2 last weekend that was really interesting.
Interviewer: Do you watch a lot of films on television?
Boy: I watch films all the time at the weekend. It’s one of the most 3 things you can do when you’re tired or bored.
Interviewer: I see! How often do you change 4 in an evening?
Boy: Quite a lot. If we’re all watching, we often argue about which programme we want to watch. My parents like serious programmes like the news, but I prefer 5 programmes.
Interviewer: Do you enjoy advertisements?
Boy: Yes, I do, I think they can be very interesting. I saw an excellent one yesterday. When I leave school, I want to work in 6 .
Interviewer: Good for you! What’s your favourite TV programme?
Boy: I love watching Neighbours. Everyone in it acts so 7 . I have to find out what’s happening to the 8 . They seem so real!
Workbook: page 101
Tape Script
Speaker 1
It was 1 . One of the best films I’ve ever seen and certainly the best action movie I’ve ever seen this year. I love watching 2 films and Hero was 3 good. It was even better than Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. I love the Kung fu combats. And Maggie Cheung is my favourite 4 . She is so beautiful!
Speaker 2
The thing is, it’s very expensive to go to the cinema. That’s why I don’t go very often. About twice a month but it depends on what’s on. I usually choose big 5 which are better on the big cinema screen than on TV. I often watch films at home on TV but they’re often quite old.
Speaker 3
Not yet. I missed Hero when it was on at the 6 so I’m waiting for it to come out on DVD. Everyone says that it was a brilliant film so I intend to buy the DVD. Then I can watch it at home.
Speaker 4
The actors. I thought they were all 7 . Jet Li is a brilliant swordsman. And Donnei Yen who played Sky is one of the best martial arts actors I’ve ever seen. He’s going to be a big star in the future. He’s so good. And he’s good-looking!
Speaker 5
Because I don’t like martial arts movies and I hate 8 . There were both in Hero so I really didn’t enjoy it very much. I prefer 9 like Titanic or 10 like the Lord of the Rings. I also like 11 .
Speaker 6
12 ! I’d like to see it again at the cinema because some of the scenes are so beautiful that it’s better on a big screen. However, I’d also watch it again on the box at hone because the 13 is so 14 I’m sure I’ve missed a lot of things.
Reading
I. Fast Reading.
1. Read the passage quickly and quietly. Then finish the following exercise. 2. According to the detail information, try retelling the passage.
Crouching
Dragon,
Hidden
Tiger
Director
Ang lee
Theme
Martial arts film which 1.______ a type of Chinese story called wuxia
Characters
Li Mubai, played by Chow Yun-Fat, who is good at with a sword as he is with a 2._______
Yu Xiulian, played by Michelle Yeoh, who is brave, good and strong.
Yu Jiaolong, played by Zhang Ziyi, a young woman who is not as 3._________ as she seems.
Plot
The story 4. _______ in the early 1800s in China.
Li Mubai and Yu Xiulian are 5._______ with each other, but Mubai feels he cannot marry Xiulian because he is a good friend of her 6._______
When someone steals Xiulian’s sword , they try to get it back.
action
The action takes place on Peking 7______ and in places as far as the desert of western China.
Characters 8.______ through the air every now and then , which makes the audience shout in surprise .
Fight scenes
Fight scenes between Jianglong and Xiulian are some of the most 9_______movements in modern cinema.
Romantic scenes
Li Mubai’s romantic scenes with Yu Xiulian are very 10.________ , as their eyes show all the love that they must not express words .
II. Intensive Reading(知识积累)
A. Read the passage and try to find out these phrases.
1)出现，出版_______________ 2) 爱上（表动作）____________3) 爱上（表状态）_____________4)扮演角色__________5)令某人吃惊的是___________6)吃惊地 ___________7)关心，在乎______________8) 有时，偶尔______________9) 在…岁时 ____________10)很多______________11)属于______________12) 受欢迎_____________
B. Read the passage again and translate these sentences into Chinese. Then work in groups to discuss the language points of these sentences
1.Now, to everyone’s surprise, Ang Lee, director of a number of excellent films, has made a martial arts film called Crouching Ttiger, Hidden Dragon.
(1)to one’s surprise____________________________________________________
(2) director前为什么没有冠词_______________________________________
(3) 区别a number of /the number of_________________________________
_________________________________________________________________ 2.The film belongs to a type of Chinese story called Wuxia.
(1)总结belong to的用法
________________________________________________________________ (2) called Wuxia是_______短语，作_________成分。
3….both masters of the martial arts, are in love with each other.
(1)be in love_______________________________________________________
(2)fall in love_______________________________________________________
4.The action takes place on Peking rooftops, and in places as far away as the deserts of western China.
(1)区别 take place 和happen
_________________________________________________________________
5.As in the old wuxia stories, characters leap through the air every now and then, with beautiful, graceful monements, while audiences shout in surprise.
(1)as____________________________________________________________
(2) in surprise________________________________________________
6.Unusually, it is the female characters that interest us most.
这是_________句型，其结构是______________________________________
Eg.______________________________________________________________
7.Beautiful Zhang Ziyi plays the part of Yu Jiaolong, a young woman who is not as good as she seems,
(1)play a part of___________________________________________________
(2)Who引导的是一个____________ 从句。
Eg._____________________________________________________________
IV. Translate the following sentences by using the language points we have learnt today.
1.使我惊讶的是，她居然爱看卡通片。
_________________________________________________________________2.我父母偶尔回来看我。
_________________________________________________________________3.这本杂志每月出版一次。
_________________________________________________________________4.他不讲究衣着。
_________________________________________________________________5.他在这部电影中扮演了一个很重要的角色。
________________________________________________________________
Vocabulary and Listening
Listening and Vocabulary: page 55
Tape script
Interviewer: Do you have a television in your home?
Boy: Sure! We’ve got two, one in the sitting room and a small one in the kitchen. We always watch 1 in the morning in the kitchen as we eat our breakfast.
Interviewer: Really! How often do you watch it?
Boy: Watch the box? I watch it every night for about two hours. And sometimes, when my parents are out, I watch it non-stop all evening, I’m afraid to say. I love it, it’s the way I relax. My mum says I watch too much, but I disagree. I think you can learn a lot from television. There was a programme about 2 last weekend that was really interesting.
Interviewer: Do you watch a lot of films on television?
Boy: I watch films all the time at the weekend. It’s one of the most 3 things you can do when you’re tired or bored.
Interviewer: I see! How often do you change 4 in an evening?
Boy: Quite a lot. If we’re all watching, we often argue about which programme we want to watch. My parents like serious programmes like the news, but I prefer 5 programmes.
Interviewer: Do you enjoy advertisements?
Boy: Yes, I do, I think they can be very interesting. I saw an excellent one yesterday. When I leave school, I want to work in 6 .
Interviewer: Good for you! What’s your favourite TV programme?
Boy: I love watching Neighbours. Everyone in it acts so 7 . I have to find out what’s happening to the 8 . They seem so real!
Workbook: page 101
Tape Script
Speaker 1
It was 1 . One of the best films I’ve ever seen and certainly the best action movie I’ve ever seen this year. I love watching 2 films and Hero was 3 good. It was even better than Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. I love the Kung fu combats. And Maggie Cheung is my favourite 4 . She is so beautiful!
Speaker 2
The thing is, it’s very expensive to go to the cinema. That’s why I don’t go very often. About twice a month but it depends on what’s on. I usually choose big 5 which are better on the big cinema screen than on TV. I often watch films at home on TV but they’re often quite old.
Speaker 3
Not yet. I missed Hero when it was on at the 6 so I’m waiting for it to come out on DVD. Everyone says that it was a brilliant film so I intend to buy the DVD. Then I can watch it at home.
Speaker 4
The actors. I thought they were all 7 . Jet Li is a brilliant swordsman. And Donnei Yen who played Sky is one of the best martial arts actors I’ve ever seen. He’s going to be a big star in the future. He’s so good. And he’s good-looking!
Speaker 5
Because I don’t like martial arts movies and I hate 8 . There were both in Hero so I really didn’t enjoy it very much. I prefer 9 like Titanic or 10 like the Lord of the Rings. I also like 11 .
Speaker 6
12 ! I’d like to see it again at the cinema because some of the scenes are so beautiful that it’s better on a big screen. However, I’d also watch it again on the box at hone because the 13 is so 14 I’m sure I’ve missed a lot of things.
