Unit 5 The Silver Screen

Bicentennial Man MuLan Jurassic Park Hero “Bicentennial Man”: Andrew is a robot purchased to do household tasks. Soon the family he belongs to notice that Andrew posses attributes not normal for a robot. As Andrew grows he searches for his place in life, and strives to become more human. In the end Andrew gets his wish and becomes human. Jurassic Park Hero

Listening a small town far from the big city 1 What do we know about the city where Malcolm Grew up? It was _________________________________________________ 2 What did he want to be when he was a student? _______________________________________________________ 3 What was the reason why Malcolm studied law? The reason is______________________________________________ 4 When did Malcolm really start his career in the theatre? When___________________________________________________ 5 Why was the film called The Dream Machine important to Malcolm? It was__________________________________________________. a small town far from the big city When Malcolm was young he wanted to be a teacher that his father wanted him to study law Malcolm met Fiona, he started his career in the theatre important because he did not have any experience

Meryl Streep

Meryl Streep

Keanu Reeves

1.When and where was Meryl Streep born? 2.How did she begin to act in plays? 3.When did she began to act in her first film? 4. What about his family? Meryl Streep 1.When and where was Keanu Reeves born? 2.Where did Keanu Reeves grow up? 3.What about the time when he was young? 4. What did make him famous? Keanu Reeves

INTERVIEWING Useful expressions You studied/worked/acted at different… Keanu Reeves Meryl Streep Useful expressions You studied/worked/acted at different… First…and then… What did you do next? Finally you found a job as … Later on… What roles did you act? How long have you been working as…?

Steven Spielberg

PartⅠ(Para.1-2): his childhood and youth Part Ⅱ(Para.3-6): his famous films Part Ⅲ(Para. 7): his family and secret of his success

Some famous films of Spielberg 1. Jaws(1975) is about a big shark that attacks and eats swimmers. 2. ET(1982) is about a little creature that comes from outer space and wants to go home. 3. Jurassic Park(1993) is about an island where a very rich man keeps all kinds of dinosaurs. 4. Schindler’s List(1993) is about the cruelty of war/a German who saved thousands of Jewish people from being killed in the war. 5. Saving Private Ryan(1998) is also about the cruelty of war/an American captain who led his team to search for a soldier named Ryan.

The Fifth Generation Filmmakers ------Zhang Yimou The story of Qiu Ju (1992) Raise the Red Lantern(1991) The Road Home (1998) Happy Times (2000)

Not One Less

Not One Less Characters: Story: Comments: Mr. Gao, Mr. Tian, Minzhi, Huike Some other pupils Story: This film is about a 13-year-old girl, called Wei Minzhi, who takes care of the village school when the teacher, Mr. Gao, is away for a month. She has to make sure that all the students stay in the school. When one of them – Huike runs away to the city, she follows him and bring him back, together with the people from the TV station. Not One Less Many people like this film not only because the story itself is moving, but also because most of the people in the film use their real names and play themselves Comments:

How to Make Comments on a film 1.First , tell the story in your own words. 2.Next, make comments on different things about the film, for Example: How do you feel about the story? Why? Are the actors/actresses very good or not? Why do you think so? Is there a lot of action in the film? How do you feel about the ending of the film? 3.Finally, you have to give your opinion about the whole of the film. If you think highly of the film you may encourage other people to go and see it. TIPS