Unit 4Films and film eventsWelcome to the unitEnjoy some pictures. Can you name the films from which these pictures come?张国荣张国荣宝贝计划宝贝计划满城尽带黄金甲满城尽带黄金甲美丽的大脚美丽的大脚乱世佳人乱世佳人憨豆先生憨豆先生Free talkvWho is your favorite actor or actress? Why do you like him or her?vWho is your favorite director? Can you name some of his/her works?vWhats your favorite film? What can you learn from it?vWhy do you think it is a good film?What do you think are the criteria of judging a good film?vA. popular film stars with good skillsvB. an attractive or moving plotvC. a meaningful themevD. magnificent scenesvMake your choice and give your reason!Sharing InformationvTicket 1: The Black-and-White FestivalvWhat kind of information can you get from the first picture?v One ticket for one adult onlyv Showing black-and-white films from the 1930sv Full day entryvWhat other information do you want to know about the event?Ticket 2: Hiding DragonvWhat impressed you the most while looking at this ticket?vWhat do you think may be the story of the film?vWhy do you think there is a single eye printed in the ticket?v If you are asked to design the ticket, how will you do it?Ticket 3: An invitation to the Academy AwardsvWhat can we know about Academy Awards from the invitation?vIs there any special requirement for the special night?v What do you think of the design of the invitation? v If you were given the chance to design an Academy Awards Invitation, what would it look like?Ticket 4: The Day BeforevWhat kind of information can we get from the ticket?v Compared with the previous three tickets, what do you think of the design of the last ticket?DiscussionvCompare the four pictures and discuss the following questions:vWhich of the four designs attracts you the most? Why? vIf you have a chance to improve the design of one of the tickets, which would you choose and what would you do about it?vWhat kinds of information might be included on a ticket?vname of the film/film eventvtime/date of the film/film eventvlocation of the cinema/eventvticket pricevphoto from the filmvawards the film has receivedvSuppose there is a new film for children, how do you think the ticket should be designed?vbright colorsvcartoons or animated patterns printed on the ticket vsimple wordsvdiscount for childrenvCome to the questions on our books:v1. How much do you know about foreign film festivals?v2. Who is your favorite director? Why?v3. Do you prefer to go to the cinema or watch a film at home? Why?1. showcase v. Ttoshowthebestqualitiesorpartsofsth.:ThemainaimoftheexhibitionistoshowcaseBritishdesign. n. Cacontainerwithglasssidesinwhichvaluableorimportantobjectsarekeptsothattheycanbelookedatwithoutbeingtouched,damagedorstolen 2. award v.Ttogivemoneyoraprizefollowinganofficialdecision:Carloswasawardedfirstprizeintheessaycompetition.+twoobjectsTheuniversityhasawardedhera$500travelgrant.n.CTheyhaveauthorizedawardsof900toeachofthevictims.theAcademyAwardforBestDirector 3. genre n.CFORMALastyle,especiallyinthearts,thatinvolvesaparticularsetofcharacteristics:Whatgenredoesthebookfallintocomedyortragedy?aliterary/musical/filmgenreadj.producedaccordingtoaparticularmodelorstyle:agenremovie4.honourUK,UShonorv. T1)toshowgreatrespectforsomeoneorsth.,especiallyinpublic:Hewashonouredforhisbravery.FORMALWearehonoured(=proudandhappy)tohaveyouheretonight.2)tohonourapromiseoragreementistodowhatyousaidyouwould:Theydecidednottohonouranexistingorderforaircraft.5. prefer(-rr-)v. T tolike,chooseorwantonethingratherthananother:Doyoupreferhotorcoldweather?Ipreferredwinetowhite.+ingformofverbHepreferswatchingrugbytoplayingit.+toinfinitiveIdprefernottodiscussthisissue.Idpreferyounottosmoke(=Iwouldlikeitbetterifyoudidnotsmoke),please.6. formaladj. 1)publicorofficial:aformalannouncement2)inappearanceorbynameonly:Iamtheformalleaderoftheprojectbuttheeverydaymanagementisinthehandsofmyassistant.formallyadv.officially:ThedealwillbeformallyannouncedonTuesday.Homework 1. Surf the Internet to find more information about films and film events.2. Prepare the Reading Part.同学们来学校和回家的路上要注意安全同学们来学校和回家的路上要注意安全