Unit 4 Films and film events
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this lesson, students are expected to:
1. gain some knowledge about the important film events around the world;
2. drill their reading comprehension skills by participating in series of activities;
3. discuss the advantages of Hollywood Films and how to promote Chinese films.
Learning Procedures:
Step I. Reading for information
1. Listen to the tape and match the person with the film festival he/she speaks for.
Maria Shanghai FF
Mike Cannes FF
Hanz Venice FF
Kathy Sundance FF
Xu Li Berlin FF
Isabel Toronto FF
2. Read the passage carefully and finish the following exercise.
(1) Venice Film Festival
① Being the oldest film festival, the Venice Film Festival is held _________ and think of film as
a particular type of _________art.
② Venice Film Festival will include a film as long as its quality ________ to standards,
________ makes them.
(2) Sundance Film Festival
Nowadays
1981 The focus of the Sundance Film festival shifted from __________ all Hollywood
films to ____________ independent film
1978
(3) The Cannes Film Festival
Film Festivals Details
The Cannes Film Festival 1.It is the _____ and most famous and exciting
film festival.
2.It includes films made with large_____and
have famous actors and directors.
3.It seems to _______ American films,
although it shows a broad of films from
different countries.
3. Presentation
Suppose you are the spokesman/spokeswoman for the event, what will you introduce to the
audience? Read the transcript again and try to describe the event in your own words. (Choose your
favorite one)
Berlin Film Festival // Shanghai Film Festival // Toronto International Film Festival
·Name of film event
·Starting time
·Features
...
4. Summary
Let the students summarize this passage and give them some tips. (the histiory, features, criterion,
policy, and influence and so on)
Step II. Making references
1.L et the students answer these three questions
(1) Your film is made with small budget, you can’t go to______
A. the Berlin Film Festival
B. the Sundance Film Festival
C. the Cannes Film Festival
D. Venice Film Festival
(2) Among the 6 film festivals, _________ have received criticism ( 批 评 ) according to the
passage.
A. the Cannes
B. the Cannes and the Venice Film Festival
C. the Academy Awards
D. the Berlin Film Festival
(3) At which festival are you not likely to find Hollywood films?
A. Cannes Film Festival
B. Berline Film Festival
C. Venice Film Festival
D. Sundance Film Festival
(Teaching design: according to the third question , let the students think of the Hollywood films)
2. Ask students whether they like Hollywood films or have seen some of them.
show students the statistics about how many times the films from different countries have won
Gold Palm at Cannes Film Festival in recent 50 years and let students guess how many times
Chinese films have won the award.
Gold Palm’s Winners
Countries Times
America 18
Italy 12
England 8
France 9
Denmark 4
Japan 4
China
Step III. Critical thinking
According to the form above , let the students discuss the following questions.
1. Why do so many film festivals give awards to Hollywood films?
2. What makes it hard for Chinese films to be widely accepted in the events?
Step IV. Writing
1. Let the students write a passage about what they can do in order for Chinese films to enter
international films.
2. Presentation
3. Award the best writer and the best reviewer
4. Let the students read some sentences about the topics that we learn in this lesson.
Homework
1. Go over the transcript again and try to figure out the similarities of these film events;
2. Design a slogan for Shanghai Film Festival to promote it to the world
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