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课件网) UNIT 6 THE MEDIA Page 52 Vocabulary expectation n.期待 pessimistic adj.悲观的 novel n.小说 biography n.传记 adaptation n.改编 rating n.收视率；等级 appropriate adj.恰当的 visualise vt.想象 definite adj.明确的 technical adj. 技术上的 generate vt. 生产 proof n. 证据 autobiography n.自传 rate n.比率；v.评估 inappropriate adj.不恰当的 novelist n.小说家 visual adj.视觉的 definitely adv.明确地 technique n.技巧，技术 prove v. 证明 expect v. optimistic adj.乐观的 adapt v.适应；改编 generation n.一代人；生产 Vocabulary live up to one’s expectations adapt to the new school clothes appropriate for a job interview cast a long shadow on the lawn generate electricity the original version 不辜负某人的期望 适应新学校 适合工作面试的衣服 在草坪上投下长长的影子 发电 原版 What’s your favorite book Journey to the West Pride and Prejudice Harry Potter What’s your favorite film/TV series are these films adapted from certain books Journey to the West Pride and Prejudice Harry Potter Pair Work Which one do you think is better, the original book or the film made from it What are your opinions on the film adapted from book I prefer the original book to the film. The atmosphere and the setting created in the book are hard to depict on the screen. Some alternations of the story in the film make the story less logical and compact than it originally was. Read the title “From Page to Screen” and predict what will be talked about in the passage. the history of adapted films the development of adapted films the challenges of adapted films the benefits of adapted films how people adapt the books into films alter (a text) to make it suitable for filming, broadcasting, or the stage What does the title “From Page to Screen” mean “From Page to Screen” means adapting books to make films or TV serious. Read paragraph 1. What is the writer’s attitude towards it He has been disappointed many times by a film of a book. Read the whole plete the diagram 图表 on page 53, focusing on the source materials 源材料for adapted films and the main challenges faced by filmmakers. Discuss the diagram first. Read the text. Underline the topic sentence in each paragraph and the supporting details. The Source Materials 源材料（改编电影来源） Page _____ books Screen _____ films The Main Challenges for Filmmakers classic novels short stories comic books stage plays biographies autobiographies paragraph 2 The Main Challenges for Filmmakers The original VS Film (para 3) It becomes a question for screen writers to decide what is appropriate for the screen and what to leave out. The Cast (para 4) It’s difficult to find actors acceptable to film audiences. Technical Reasons (para 5) Some films are difficult to be adapted for technical reasons. The Screenwriter 编剧 (para 6) 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 the writers are not, they may be very un ... ...
