Unit4 Task
Teaching aims
1．After discussion about what to do before a speech, the students will be able to know the steps
of preparing a speech
2．After the teacher’s instruction, the students will be able to know how to collect information
and what to choose to fill in the speech.
Teaching important and difficult points
After writing and learning the possible example, the students will be able to know what kind of
speech is a good one.
Teaching methods
The multimedia.
Teaching procedures
Step1 Discussion
What will you do before you attend a speech or an essay competition?
Tips:
1．Know what the subject of the competition is.
2．Find out different aspects of the subject and write the draft.
3．Do research on the aspects that you do not know.
Step2 Presentation
Skills building 3: using information from more than one source
1．Review what you have learnt about the film industry in Steps 1 and 2.
2．List the information you have already obtained.
The information I have already got.
the first film-maker/ fathers of modern film
where the first film was made
the first studio in Hollywood
the title of the first “talking film”
the title of the first film made in China
the differences between old and modern films
3 ． Think about what else you will need in making the speech or writing the essay for the
competition.
The information I need to do research on.
the titles of the best films in some famous film festivals this year
some famous actors/ actresses in Hollywood/ China
Step 3 Writing
Writing a speech about the film industry
Write a speech using information gathered in the previous steps.
Work in groups to discuss what you should write and how to write the speech.
A possible example:
Ladies and gentlemen,
What I want to talk about here is the history of the film industry.
There are many firsts in the history of the film industry. Do you know when and where the first
film was made? It was in the 1880s, more than 120 years ago, that William Friese-Green recorded
and then played back what we now think of as a film. He made his film in Hyde Park, London, and
later watched it in his home.
The fathers of modern film are thought to be the Lumière brothers from France. The first films
ever made were silent. The audiences could hear different kinds of music played by a piano player or
an orchestra in the theatre. It was not until in 1927that the first ‘talking film’ or film with sound was
shown in New York. The title of it was The Jazz Singer. Just imagine how audiences reacted when
they watched the first film with sound! It is said that the audience was so excited that everyone in the
theatre stood up and applauded.
In 1896, film was introduced to China． The first Chinese film ever made, Conquering Jun
Mountain, was made in 1905. The first film made only by Chinese was The Difficult Couple, which
was made in 1913. Then, about 18years later, the first ‘talking film’ was made in China in 1931. The
title of the film is The Songstress, Red Peony.
Although the first cinema that opened in the USA was in Pennsylvania, Hollywood is well
known for film-making. Three quarters of the films seen around the world are made in the USA, and
about ninety-nine per cent of them are made in Hollywood．The companies there make films in their
studios. Do you know the name of the first studio that opened in Hollywood? It was Nestro Studios,
which is now a part of Universal studios.
Step 4 Homework
1．Finish Exercises.
2．Prepare for Project.
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