1. Unit 4 Reading Important film events around the world

2. What are the two pictures about?

3. How many kinds of award does the Oscar Award have? BEST FILM AWARD ( 最佳影片奖 ) BEST PERFORMANCE AWARD ( 最佳表演奖 ) BEST DIRECTOR AWARD ( 最佳导演奖 ) BEST SCREENPLAY AWARD ( 最佳剧本奖 ) BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARD ( 最佳摄影奖 ) BEST SOUND AWARD ( 最佳音响奖 ) BEST SCORE AWARD ( 最佳音乐奖 ) BEST ART DIRECTION-SET DECORATION AWARD ( 最佳美工奖 )

4. Besides the Oscar Award, there are many other film festivals both at home and abroad. Let’s have a look and say out which country they are from.

5. Cannes Film Festival Berlin International Festival Sundance Film Festival Venice Film Festival Toronto International Film Festival Shanghai International Film Festival Edinburgh International Film Festival Tokyo International Film Festival France Germany the USA Italy Canada China England Japan

6. 1. amateur 2. interrupt 3. distinguish 4. boycotts Match each word with the correct definition. a. interfere in someone else’s activity b. not professional, part- time d. mark as different, tell apart c. refuses to do business with

7. e. appreciating f. resist, say or do things against g. look like h. tell another person that the opposite of what they said is true 5. saluting 6. contradict 7. Resemble 8. reject

8. Fast reading for general ideas Go through the passage as quickly as possible and try to find answers to the three questions in Part A.

9. How many film festival representatives appeared on the show? Six. Which film festivals are mentioned in the transcript? The Cannes Film Festival, the Berlin International Film Festival, the Sundance Film Festival, the Venice Film Festival, the Toronto International Film Festival and the Shanghai International Film Festival. At which festival are you not likely to find Hollywood films? The Sundance Film Festival.

10. Important film eventsRepresentatives Cannes Film FestivalIsabel Rose Berlin international Film festival Hanz Muller Sundance Film FestivalKathy Barnes Venice Film FestivalMaria Bella Toronto International Film Festival Mike Taylor Shanghai International Film Festival Xu Li

11. Detailed reading for important information Let’s read the passage more carefully again and try to answer the questions of Part C1.

12. 1. Which film festival’s representative views film as a type of contemporary art? The representative of the Venice Film Festival Maria views film as a type of contemporary art. 2. How did the Sundance Film Festival come to well known? In 1981, Robert Redford, who has acted in and directed many big Hollywood films, took over the festival and changed the focus to saluting independent films. Since then it has been well known.

13. 3. Why was the Cannes Film Festival started? Because many people feel the Venice Film Festival was giving awards to only German and Italian films. 4. What is the difference between the Cannes Film Festival and the Berlin Film Festival? Films shown at the Cannes Film Festival are often made with large budgets and have well-known actors and directors, while films from smaller countries have a real chance of winning in the Berlin Film Festival. 5. What is the Golden Cup Award? It is the highlight of the Shanghai international Film Festival.

14. Film festival Started in Feature Venice Film Festival 19321.oldest; 2.part of …; 3.view …as …contempo rary…; 4. …high-quality… Details of each film festival.

15. Film festival Started in Feature Sundance Film Festival 1978 1….small, independent films …; 2….amateur directors and star amateur actors …; 3.boycott …; 4.known as … once

16. Film festival Started in Feature Cannes Film Festival 1939 1.can make films …; 2.give awards to …; 3…. with large budgets and … well-known actors and directors

17. Film festival Started in Feature Berlin Internati onal Film Festival 1951 1.one of the most …; 2.give awards to…

18. Film festival Started in Feature Toronto Internat ional Film Festival 1975 1.one of …; 2.the second …; 3.gives some bonus awards to …

19. Film festival Started in Feature Shanghai Internati onal Film Festival 1993 1.the … film festival; 2.has a …reputation worldwide; 3.the only … in China

20. Homework 1. Review what you have learned in this period. 2. Do Parts A and B on page 128 and page 129 of the Workbook. 3. Prepare the Word power Part.