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课件网) Unit 1 Lights, camera, action! Extended Reading Which film do the lines come from Forrest Gump 程歆玥 柳赵源 Extended Reading: Forrest Gump (Excerpt节选) Forrest Gump Type Year Director Actor Actress Storyline It tells the story of Forrest Gump, a simple man with a warm personality. Despite an IQ of 75, he lives a truly amazing life. He sees, and sometimes influences, some of the major events of the United States in the second half of the 20th century. An American comedy-drama film Robert Zemeckis (罗伯特.泽梅斯基） Tom Hanks（汤姆.汉克斯） Robin Wright（罗宾.怀特） 1994 Mrs Gump and Forrest wait for the school bus. The bus pulls up as Mrs Gump prepares Forrest for his first day of school. MRS GUMP: You do your very best now, Forrest. FORREST: I sure will, Momma. FORREST(Voice—over): I remember the bus ride on the first day of school very well. film script(电影剧本) Dialogue Characters Stage directions (舞台说明) Voice-over: Voice -over refers to the lines in a film that are spoken by a person not seen on the screen. get some general information of the script and complete the table. Setting Characters Plot Forrest takes the school bus _____ of school. The children _____ him except _____, who offers him a seat. They sit together and have a _____ all the way to school. Soon they become _____. At the bus stop ;inside a school bus Mrs Gump; Forrest Gump; A bus driver; on the first day are rude to Jenny conversation close friends Two young boys; A larger girl; A boy sitting on a larger seat; Jenny Film viewing: ONE TWO Mrs Gump Forrest Jenny Detailed reading: analyze the personality Forrest Gump Character Personalities Supporting details Mrs Gump loving cautious wise … You do your very best now. Momma said not to be taking rides from strangers. Momma says stupid is as stupid does. Careful reading: Forrest Gump Character Personalities Supporting details Forrest simple positive confident … Well, now we aren’t strangers anymore. My legs are just fine and dandy Forrest Gump Character Personalities Supporting details Jenny warm kind direct … You can sit here if you want. Are you stupid or something In the script, Forrest Gump said “ we was always together. Jenny and me was like peas and carrots.” (Line 58), why “was” is used here instead of “were” Maybe it’s because Forrest Gump uses it mistakenly due to his low IQ. Or maybe it is said so because Forrest Gump thinks he and Jenny are like one person. Deep understanding: Which scene(s) do you like best and why Scene 1: Forrest and Mrs Gump Scene 2: Forrest and the bus driver Scene 3: Forrest and 3 boys Scene 4: Forrest and Jenny Do you have such moments in your life when you are warmly treated by strangers Highlights of this film: 1. Do you think Forest is stupid 2. What does “running” mean to Forrest Critical thinking moving on Leading roles: 1. Forrest Gump 2. grown-up Forrest (voice-over) 3. Jenny 4. the bus driver Supporting r ... ...
