1、Whats on at the theater?,Unit Two,Objectives,Making Inferences,2. Making Comments,Cultural Knowledge,Who first projected movie?,No one is really sure who produced and projected (放映) a movie, or motion picture as they were originally called, for the very first time, but in the late 19th century and t
2、he early 20th century, many people in different parts of the world, especially in France and the United States, were working hard on the relevant inventions.,Cultural Knowledge,As a result, in France 1895, the Lumire brothers became the first people ever to project a movie on a screen to an audience
3、. The film consisted of scenes of workers leaving the Lumire factory. This motivated Thomas Edison, the famous American inventor, to take a keener interest in motion pictures.,Cultural Knowledge,Unlike the French inventors, he had initially considered motion pictures a passing fad, which would soon
4、fade.,Brainstorming,Brainstorming,Whats Your Opinion?,Delivering a Speech,Home Assignment,Delivering a Speech,Step 1:,Watch the video clip from 2004 CCTV English Speaking Contest, and try to answer the question.,Home Assignment,Delivering a Speech,Step 2:,Compare your answer with that of the contest
5、ant.,Word Knowledge,The word review here is a countable noun which means an article in a newspaper or magazine that gives an opinion about a new book, play, film etc.,Review,Example:,a film review, The movie got good reviews. Our first English assignment was to write a book review.,Word Knowledge,It
6、 means a novel or a movie that continues the story of the previous one or another in a series of novels or movies. （续集、续篇）,Sequel,Example:,There were two sequels to The Godfather.,Discussion,Movie Review, good or bad?,Direction: The following are five statements from movie reviews. Decide whether th
7、ey are good or bad comments.,a) Theres nothing charming in this romantic comedy.,b) The only thing missing in this action adventure is action and adventure.,Discussion,c) Its definitely worth the price of admission.,d) This sequel is even better than the original.,e) Despite its popularity with chil
8、dren, adults will more than adore this movie.,Key:,1. bad 2. bad 3. good 4. good 5. good,Group Work,B. Read the following movie reviews and answer these questions.,Questions:,a) Which review is positive about Blade II and which is negative?,Group Work,b) What is the source of these reviews and how d
9、o you know this?,c) What style are these reviews written informal or informal?,Our Reviews: Blade II “Give me a break!” By Peter,Group Work,What can I say? I am at a loss for words to describe how truly awful this movie is. If you like brain dead, emotionless trash to flow over you for two hours, th
10、en maybe youll enjoy this.,Group Work,This film reminded me of the sequel to Tarantinos From Dusk Till Dawn when a perfectly good thriller turned into a disaster, and you couldnt care less who died, as all the characters turned out to be totally horrible. If this is the best in action films, give me
11、 a good old weepy musical any day!,“It only gets better!” By Nuria,Group Work,Blade II is a great film for sci-fi junkies, full of action right from the word “go”. Its an exciting adrenaline ride from beginning to end. Wesley Snipes is superb in his role of vampire-hunter and the special effects mak
12、e the first Blade movie look dull. They even made some of us scream! A brilliant way to forget about your problemsso, for my money, Blade II gets six stars out of five!,Group Work,C. Still in your group of 4, choose a recent movie that you have all seen. Discuss your opinions of the movie. Then decide which two of you will write a positive review of the movie and which two will write a negative review. Remember that you are writing personal reviews for an Internet site, so the style can be quite informal.,
