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课件网) Lesson 1 FROM PAGE TO SCREEN Learning Objectives 01 02 03 04 can comment a film that is adapted from a book can read new words can read for specific and detailed information can tell the reasons why many adaptions fail people What’s your favorite book What’s your favorite film/TV series Is the film adapted from a book Activate and Share favorite actors excellent acting use of technology time-saving special effect... sound & visual effects Which one do you prefer, the original book or the film adapted from it Why The original book VS The film adapted from it more detailed vivid description of... free to visualize the spot experience the story at your own pace cheaper .... Read for Structure 1. What is the genre of the article Why A. Narrative (记叙文) B. Expository essay (说明文) C. Argumentative essay (议论文) √ What is the passage mainly about a. the author’s opinion on adaptations and the causes for failure b. the author’s opinion on adaptations c. the author’s opinion on original books Task 1 Read the article quickly and find the main idea of each part. ( )Para. 1 ( )Para. 2 ( )Para. 3-6 ( )Para. 7 A．There are some highly successful films made from popular books despite all kinds of challenges. B．The reasons for the failure of many adaptations. C．A film has many source materials，but many adaptations are not satisfactory. D．Reading a book and watching a film are different, but we all have high expectations to a film made from a book. D C B A Read and Explore Activity 2. What does the title “From Page to Screen” mean What will be talked about under this title books films or TV series Read and Explore Acrivity 2. Read paragraph 1. What is the writer's attitude towards it 学习理解： 获取与梳理 What will the following paragraph be about The Source Materials Page _____ books Screen _____ films classic novels short stories comic books stage plays biographies autobiographies Para.2 What are the main challengers for filmmakers Activity 3. Read the whole plete the diagram on page 53, focusing on the main challenges faced by filmmakers. The original VS The films The cast Technical Reasons The Screenwriter The original VS the film _____ The cast _____ Technical reasons _____ The screenwriter _____ books films It becomes a question for screen writers to decide what is appropriate for the screen and what to leave out. It’s difficult to find actors acceptable to film audiences. Some books are just too difficult to be adapted for technical reasons. If the writers are the screen writers, they may be too close to the material and find it difficult to adapt to a new form; if they are not, they may be very unsatisfied with the film versions of the book. While-reading Talk about the reasons why many adaptations fail with both cinema audiences and critics based on activity 3. Read and Explore The original VS Film The cast Technical reasons screenwriters The Main Challenges fo ... ...
