Unit6

Lesson1FromPageToScreen

LearningObjectives01020304IcancommentafilmthatisadaptedfromabookIcanreadnewwordsIcanreadforspecificanddetailedinformationIcantellthereasonswhymanyadaptionsfailpeople【PreviewTask】adaptationadaptacceptcriticiseappropriatecriticappropriately

acceptablecriticaldefinitecriticismadaptive1._____________n.改編版;適應___________vt.使適應____________

adj.適合的;適應的

2._______

n.評論家,批評家

__________vt.批判,批評___________n.批評,批判__________adj.批判的

3.______________

adj.恰當的;合適的_______________adv.恰當地;合適地4.___________v.接受________________adj.可接受的5.___________adj.清楚地，明確的___________adv.確定地，無疑地6.省略_______________7.倒塌，不盡如人意__________________8.有很高的期待___________________9.對……悲觀________________10.突然想起________________11.取材自經典小說_________________12.對……有重大影響________________13.參與，涉及_____________14.ghostwriters___________definitelyleaveoutfalldownhavehighexpectationsbepessimisticaboutspringtomindbetakenfromclassicnovelshaveahugeimpactonbeinvolvedin代筆人*Haveyoueverwatchedafilmthatisadaptedfromabook?*Whichonedoyouthinkisbetter,theoriginalbookorthefilmmadefromit?*Why?ActivateandShareReadforStructure1.Whatisthegenreofthearticle?Why?A.Narrative(記敘文)B.Expositoryessay(說明文)C.Argumentativeessay(議論文)√Task1Readthearticlequicklyandfindthemainideaofeachpart.(

)Para.1(

)Para.2(

)Para.3-6(

)Para.7A．Therearesomehighlysuccessfulfilmsmadefrompopularbooksdespiteallkindsofchallenges.B．Thereasonsforthefailureofmanyadaptations.C．Afilmhasmanysourcematerials，butmanyadaptationsarenotsatisfactory.D．Readingabookandwatchingafilmaredifferent,butweallhavehighexpectationstoafilmmadefromabook.DCBATask2Whatdoesthetitlemean?Readparagraph1.What’sthewriter’sattitudetowardit?“FromPagestoScreen”meansadaptingbookstomakefilmsorTVseries.Hehasbeendisappointedmanytimesbyafilmofabook.Task3Readthepassageandanswerthefollowingquestions.Q1:Listthesourcematerialsofafilm.Q2:Listsomehighlysuccessfulfilmsmadefrompopularbooks.classicalnovels;shortstories;comicbooks;stageplays;non-fictionsuchasbiographiesandautobiographies,eventhosewrittenbyghostwriters.Jaws,HarryPotter,TheLordoftheRings,theJamesBondseriesTask4Readforthemainchallengesforfilmmakers.HowclosetotheoriginalthefilmisScreenwritersdecidewhatis1.__________forthescreenandwhattoleaveout.Screenwriterstakecreativelibertyandsometimesmakechangestotheplot,additions,andevendifferent2.__________topleaseproducers,directorsandtestaudiences.The3.__________Findingactors4.__________tofilmaudiencescanmeaningthedifferencebetweensuccessandfailure.Readersofthebookvisualisecharactersandaresureabouthowcharactersshouldlookandsound.appropriateendingscastacceptableTask4Readforthemainchallengesforfilmmakers.HowclosetotheoriginalthefilmisScreenwritersdecidewhatis1.__________forthescreenandwhattoleaveout.Screenwriterstakecreativelibertyandsometimesmakechangestotheplot,additions,andevendifferent2.__________topleaseproducers,directorsandtestaudiences.The3.__________Findingactors4.__________tofilmaudiencescanmeaningthedifferencebetweensuccessandfailure.Readersofthebookvisualisecharactersandaresureabouthowcharactersshouldlookandsound.appropriateendingscastacceptableSomebooksSomebooksaretoodifficulttobe5.__________fortechnicalreasons.ThebookwritersInfact,sometimes6.__________areveryinvolvedintheprocessandmayevenbethescreenwriter.Theymaybetoo7.__________tothematerialandfinditdifficulttoadapttoanewform.Thereareinstances8.__________writershavebeenvertunsatisfiedwiththefilmversionsoftheirwork.adaptedauthorsclosewhereSomebooksSomebooksaretoodifficulttobe5.__________fortechnicalreasons.ThebookwritersInfact,sometimes6.__________areveryinvolvedintheprocessandmayevenbethescreenwriter.Theymaybetoo7.__________tothematerialandfinditdifficulttoadapttoanewform.Thereareinstances8.__________writershavebeenvertunsatisfiedwiththefilmversionsoftheirwork.adaptedauthorsclosewhereTalkaboutthereasonswhymanyadaptionsfailbothcinemaaudiencesandcriticsbasedonActivity4.Filmshavetobeaspecificlengthcausingpartsofthebooktobeleftout.findingactorsacceptabletofilmaudiencesisthekeytoreaders’imaginationofcharacters.Task5groupworkTalkaboutthereasonswhymanyadaptionsfailbothcinemaaudiencesandcriticsbasedonActivity4.Filmshavetobeaspecificlengthcausingpartsofthebooktobeleftout.findingactorsacceptabletofilmaudiencesisthekeytoreaders’imaginationofcharacters.Task5groupwork1.Whydoaudiencesalwayshavethefeelingof“thefilmisnotlikethebook”?Becausethefilm’slengthisabouttwo

hours,someplotsareleftoutorchanged.

Eventheendingsmaybechanged.2.Whatfactorsshouldbetakenintoconsiderationwhenadaptingbooksintofilms?Theselectionofcasts,theuseof

technologyandthescreenwritersshould

beconsideredwhenadaptingbooksinto

films.Task6groupwork3.Whatistheauthor’sopinionattheendaboutadaptedfilms?Highlighttheevidencein

thearticle.Doyouagreewiththeauthor'spointofview?Whyorwhynot?Anywayitisalwaysabadideatowatchafilmofabook youlove.Theauthorisnegativeaboutit.1.

Howdidheintroducetheproblem?Bypresentingthedifferentexperiencesinreadingabookandwatchingafilm.2.

Fromwhataspectsdidheanalysetheproblem?

Heanalysedtheprobleminthefollowingfouraspects:theoriginalVSfilm,thecast,thebookandtheauthorVSthescreenwriter.Task7groupwork3.

Howdidtheauthorconcludehisargument?Bylistingsuccessfulfilms.DrawamindmapTask8Readthetextagainandfinishtheblanksbelow.It'snormaltohavehigh1.__________(expect)whenafilmofafavouritebookismade.Thesourcematerialforafilmmay

2.__________(take)fromclassicnovels,short

stories,etc.Allcanworkwell,butwhydosome

adaptationsget3.__________(low)ratingsthan

others?Akeyquestionis4.__________(obvious)

howclosetotheoriginalthefilmis.Sincea

typicalfilmisonlyaroundtwohourslong,it

becomesaquestionforscreenwriterstodecide

5.__________isappropriateforthescreenandwhat

6.__________(leave)out.Anotherproblemarea

isthecast.expectationsbetakenlowerobviouslywhatisleft7.__________(find)actorsacceptable

tofilmaudiencescanmeanthedifference

betweensuccessandfailure.Somebooksarejust

toodifficulttobeadaptedfortechnicalreasons.

Onemaythinkthatitisthebookwriterwhois

inthebestpositiontodofilmadaptations,

8.__________canactuallybeadisadvantage

becausetheymaybetooclosetothematerialand

finditdifficulttoadapt9.__________anew

form.Despitethechallenges,therehavebeen

somehighlysuccessfulfilms10.__________(make)frompopularbooks.FindingwhichtomadeGrammarit用法it的其他用法1.it在句中做形式主語，通常用于下列句型：（1）it+be+形容詞+forsomebodytodo（2）it+be+形容詞+doing（3）it+be+形容詞+that(在此種情況下，用虛擬語氣should+v.)（4）it+be+過去分詞+that（5）it+be+名詞+that(名詞有pity,honor,shame,wonder等）2.it在句中做形式賓語，通常用于下列句型：（1）動詞+it+形容詞/名詞/doing+forsomebodytodo/that從句(常用的動詞有think,believe,suppose,consider,feel,make,keep等)（2）動詞appreciate,hate,love,like,dislike+it+if/when+從句（3）動詞短語dependon,seeto,answerfor,askfor后跟that引導的從句做賓語時，中間需要用形式賓語it。4）用于“動詞+it+介詞短語+that從句”中。

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