VIEWING LISTENING SPEAKING,ENGLISH MOVIE,Warming-up activity,Unit 5 About a Boy,Unit 5 About a Boy,Directed by Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz Written by Peter Hedges, based on Nick Hornby best-selling novel Starring Hugh Grant . Will Freeman Nicholas Hoult . Marcus Toni Collette . Fiona Rachel Weisz . Rachel Sharon Small . Christine Victoria Smurfit . Suzie,Release Year: 2002 Awards: 2003 Nominated for Oscar Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay 2003 Won Empire Award for Best British Actor (Hugh Grant) 2003 Won Golden Camera for Best International Actor (Hugh Grant),Part 1,Movie Exploration,Section A Movie story,Directions: Retell the story with the help of the hints given below.,1. Will, a 30-something bachelor content with his idle life 2. Marcus, a 12-year-old boy as a target of scorn and bullies at school 3. the suicide attempt of Marcus mother on the very day when he meets Will for the first time 4. start of their friendship 5. changes in Marcus life: winning respect from other kids; improving the relationship with his mother 6. changes in Wills life: realizing the real meaning of life; finding true love,Section B Character Analysis,Watch Movie Clips,(Focus on the following scenes, discuss the personality traits of the characters and fill in the blanks.),Will Freeman (A Bachelor in His Thirties) a. ( at his friends home) refuse to be _for his friends new-born daughter. be the godfather,b. ( in the restaurant )feel pleasantly surprised when Angie, a single mum suggests that _. they break up,c. (in the shop ) buy _for Marcus, helping him blend in with the crowd. A pair of new cool trainers,d. ( in the school auditorium) make a fool of himself by _. accompanying on the guitar and singing with Marcus,Personality Traits: _;_;_; _;_ a loner; a slacker; selfish; self-centered; shallow; cool; trendy,Marcus(A 12-Year-Old Boy),a.(in the classroom) taunted by other kids because _ He sings out unknowingly in the math class,b.(in the park) kill a duck with_ his mothers home-made bread,c.(at home) be stunned at the sight of _ his mother lying on the sofa,d. (at Wills home) _and make friends with Will. try to insert himself into Wills life,Personality Traits: _ _ _ a misfit ; weird; gloomy,Fiona(Marcuss Mother),a. ( at home) try to _by overdosing on the dead duck day. commit suicide,b. ( in the restaurant) wear a hairy jumper, _in Wills eyes. kind of yeti costume,Personality Traits: _ _ _ a hippie; depressed; near-hysterical,Task：Work in pairs and answer the following questions.,1.What, according to Will, makes it possible for modern people to lead a comfortable island life? 2. Why does Will refuses to be the godfather for Imogen? 3. Why does Will see single mothers as perfect prey? 4. How does Marcus feel after his mothers suicide attempt? 5.Why does Marcus decide to sing a song in the school auditorium?,3 Why does Joe Miller initially refuse to take the case? 4.What finally makes Joe Miller take the case? 5. What do you think of the scene where Beckett plays an aria from his favorite opera for Miller？,Section C A Review on the Movie,Directions: Listen to an interview and complete it by filling in the blanks. In this section, Daisy, a reporter from the Movie Review column of the Oriental Daily, is interviewing two college students, Susan and Mark, for their ideas about the movie About a Boy. D: What do you think of the movie About a Boy, Mark? M: A charming comedy fueled by sharp, cynical humor. You know, I laughed all the way through it.,D for Daisy M for Mark S for Susan,S: Yeah, (1) But I must admit that at the beginning I struggled to get into the film because I hate such a shallow, selfish womanizer. D: Really? Then what has changed your mind, Susan? S: The amazing relationship or I should say friendship between Will and Marcus. Will, a man dedicated to the proposition that (2) spends his life on his own private urban island.(3) ! Meanwhile Marcus has his hands full of problems ranging from taunts and bullies at school to his mothers attempted suicide at home.,D: Thats true. Marcus and Will have totally different lives before they meet each other. S: It is the tragic event of Marcus moms suicide attempt that makes them (4) . Will gives Marcus confidence and sound advice about life, and helps him deal with a crush he has on a girl, while Marcus brings Will warm fuzzy feelings (5) , and a relationship that he is unprepared for but yearns for, and makes him realize that theres something more to life than watching TV or buying things. The two unlikely friends form a close bond. Through their relationship, I discov