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课件网) Unit 4 Stage and screen Period 3 Developing ideas Learning aims 1. Understand the thematic meaning of the text and complete relevant exercises. 2. Understand the argumentative methods of argumentative discourse. 3. Form their own thoughts on familiar adapted film and television works. 【知识归纳】 Have you ever read any of the books What's it about Leading-in 【知识归纳】 Dream of the Red Chamber Dream of the Red Chamber, also called The Story of the Stone, written by Cao Xueqin, is one of China's Four Great Classical Novels. It was written during the Qing Dynasty. The novel is generally considered to be the greatest of all Chinese novels and among the greatest in world literature. 【知识归纳】 Dream of the Red Chamber Rickshaw Boy Rickshaw Boy Written by Lao She, Rickshaw Boy is considered by many to be one of the masterpieces of modern Chinese literature. It describes the difficult life of a rickshaw puller during the years of warlord turmoil. This book is famous for its vivid descriptions of life in the city of Beijing at the beginning of the 20th century. The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby is a novel by the American author F. Scott Fitzgerald. First published in 1925, it is set on Long Island's North Shore and in New York City from spring to autumn of 1922, which is ranked second in the Modern Library's lists of the 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century. 【知识归纳】 Moment in Peking Moment in Peking is a novel originally written in English by Chinese author Lin Yutang. The novel covers the turbulent events in China from 1900 to 1938, and it focuses on the lives of several different families and people, along with their interactions during that time. 【知识归纳】 What do you think of the movies or TV plays based on the books Now let’s read the passage to see the author's opinion. Good book, bad movie 《福尔摩斯》 《伊利亚特》 What is the main idea of the passage A．To introduce some wonderful movies adapted from great books. B．To encourage people to watch the movies adapted from books. C．To analyse the key reason why good books end up being bad movies. D．To recommend people to judge a movie by its own feature not by its original course. FAST READING Read the passage quickly and answer the question. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions. CAREFUL READING 1. How do you understand “All too often, great words end up being turned into cinematic “turkeys”” 2. What are the qualities for a good movie according to the author 3. What's the author's attitude towards movies adapted from books Movie adaptations fail to convey the ideas of books. Good stories, strong characters and impressive images. Optimistic. Scan the text and choose the best answer. 1.Why does the author give some examples in Para. 2 A．To introduce some excellent movies. B．To explain what kind of movie a good movie is. C．To show three opinions about good movies are not right. D. To give the reasons wh ... ...
