Unit4 Reading
Teaching Aims
1.To develop students’ reading interest and enhance their reading abilities.
2.To gain some information about some famous film festivals in the world.
Teaching Important and Difficult Points
1.To have a better comprehension of the text.
2.Go through the reading strategy, and find out how to understand a speaker’s attitude.
Teaching Procedures
Step 1 Lead-in
Check the homework. (Ask Ss to surf the Internet or refer to some relevant books to find
background information about film events around the world and their favorite directors or films.)
Step 2 Fast Reading
How many film festival representatives appeared on the show?
At which festival are you not likely to find Hollywood films?
Step 3 Detailed reading
1.True or False
Movie Magic is a weekly programme. (T)
The Venice Film Festival is the youngest film festival in the world. (F)
The Sundance Film Festival includes those financed by Hollywood studios. (F)
Cannes can make films famous. (T)
Hollywood films are the majority at the Berlin Film Festival. (F)
Toronto International Film Festival gives some bonus awards to Canadian films. (T)
Hanz represents the Shanghai International Film Festival. (F)
2.Detailed questions.
Which film festival’s representative views film as a type of contemporary art?
How did the Sundance Film Festival come to be well known?
Why was the Cannes Film Festival started?
What is the difference between the Canners Film Festival and the Berlin Film Festival?
What is the Golden Cup Award?
Step 4 Further understanding
Task-based reading
Step 5 Discussion
Why do people hold so many different film festivals every few years or every other year?
Step 6 Homework
1.Review the article.
2.Exercises.
Teaching Aims
1.After learning the new words and expressions in the passage, Ss will be able to deal with the
exercises about these language points;.
2.After doing the exercises, Students will be able to use them in proper situation.
Teaching important and difficult points
How to master the language points and put them in use correctly.
Teaching Procedures
Step1 Revision
1.把……看作
2.由……资助
3.为……辩护;保卫
4.不管
5.区分 A 和 B
6.因……而著名
7.达到……的标准
8.给……颁奖
9.制作不为公众所知的好电影
10.获得奖项
11.获胜
12.不想反对你
13.在某方面与……相像
14.弘扬独立制片的影片
15.退步
16.占少数
17.有机会做某事
18.享有国际声誉
19.……的亮点
20. 授予/奖励某人某物
Step 2 Difficult points
award vt. 给予,授予
award n 奖品,赠品
be awarded…for 因……而获得……
award sth. to sb.= award sb. sth 把……判给某人
reward vt. /n. 奖,奖励,回报,报酬
reward sb. with sth. for sth.
in reward for 作为……的报酬
E.g. He was rewarded with a prize for his excellent work. 他因工作突出而获奖
辨析:reward 与 award
award 主要指参加比赛或关官方决定给予的“奖品,奖赏”
reward 主要指因为工作出色或给人帮忙而获得的“报答,报酬”
Step3 Homework
1.Review the language points and prepare to dictate them.
2.Write the story you make into the composition exercise book.
3.Workbook Exercises on workbook.