2. He is a famous singer named Jay, he is famous for his songs.

3. He is a famous sportsman named David Beckham, he is famous for playing football.

4. 1.He was born in 1946. 2.His wife is an actress. 3.He made the film Jurassic park in 1993. 4.He made his first real film when he was twelve. Unit 5 The silver screen Getting to know

5. Three parts: Part 1. (1-2) Talking about Spielberg’s earlier works and his life. Part 2. (3-6) Talking about some of his films. Part 3. (7) His secret of success—his family. Such as Jaws(1975), ET(1982), Jurassic Park(1993),Schindler’s List (1993), Saving Private Ryan (1998).

6. Details for part 1 Childhood1946 1958 1959 1962 youth born in a small town in America made his first real film won a prize for a short film made his first film named Firelight got a small job at a film and began his career (He has a gift for making films.)

7. Details for part 2 & 3 famous films Jaws (1975) Jaws (1975) E. T. (1982) E. T. (1982) Jurassic Park(1993) Jurassic Park(1993) Schindler’s List (1993) Schindler’s List (1993) Saving Private Ryan(1998) Saving Private Ryan(1998) achievement the secret of success now is one of the top directors in the film industry. his wife and children

8. Retelling: Steven Spielberg is one of the most famous _______ in the world. He was born in _______in 1946. He showed great ______in films when he was a boy. He made his first real film when he was______.After studying English, he worked as a film director and then his ______took off.He loves his family and owes his ______to his wife and children. Some of his films such as ____and Jurassic Park are full of horror. His later films such as ____________and Saving Private Ryan are about the______ of war and love in life. directors America interest twelve career success Jaws Schindler’s List cruelty

9. Discussion: From Steven Spielberg’s childhood,youth,the themes of his famous films, and his secret of success, we can find some of his qualities. Please discuss with your partners: 1. Describe him using the sentence structure-- Steven Spielberg is a person who….(The Attributive Clause) 2. What can we learn from him? a. Working hard and believing in our dreams will make our dreams come true. b. Where there is a will, there is a way.

10. One student acts as the reporter Zhu Jun. One student acts as the guest—Steven Spielberg. Other students act as the audiences, and can also ask some questions. Production:

11. Homework: If you were a director, what kind of film would you like to make?About friendship, love, school life, illness or anything else? Please write one scene of your film (80—100 words).

13. Jaws is about a big Shark that attacks and eats swimmers.

14. E.T. is about a little creature that comes from outer space and wants to go home.

15. Jurassic Park is about an island where a rich man keeps different kinds of dinosaurs.

16. Schindler’s list is about a German who saved thousands of Jewish people.

17. Saving Private Ryan is about an American captain who led his team to search for a soldier named Ryan.

18. 1. What was Spielberg’s dream when he was young? 2. Why did Spielberg study English instead of film? 3.This was the moment when Spielberg’s career really took off. What does the phrase take off mean here? His dream was to go to the Film Academy. Because his grades were not good enough to go to the Film Academy. take off: begin to succeed Questions for Paragraph 2: