Unit 5 The Silver Screen Speaking 1. While ( )still a student, she played roles in many roles. she was 在英语中有些表时间，条件，方式或让步等的 从句有时可省略一些成分： 1 ） 从句的主语和主句的主语一致 2 ） 或者从句的主语是 it, 而且从句谓语中又包含 be 那么，从句中的主语和 be 动词都可省略。

E.g. 1. Don’t talk while ( ) eating.you are 2. When ( ) asked to answer this question, he suddenly became silent. he was 3. They looked around the room as if ( ) looking for something. they were 4. The boys will go out to play football whenever ( ) possible. it is I will go to Beijing to study if necessary.

2. Meryl Streep made her first film, called Julia in 过去分词短语 called Julia 在句中作分限制性定语， 相 当于一个非限制性定语从句 Meryl Streep made her first film, which was called Julia in The film Raise the Red Lanterns, directed by Zhang Yimou, tells a story of a rich family. The film Raise the Red Lanterns, which was directed by…..

Getting to Know Steven Spielberg Pre-reading Before Steven Spielberg was sixteen he made several films. In the beginning he created scenes with toys, but later he wrote scripts and worked with actors. He also showed them to people who lived in his town.

Structures: 1. Text Analysis Para 1. This paragraph shows us that Steven Spielberg was very interested in making films from a very early age. Para 2. The second paragraph shows that he could not go to the Film Academy. Then, he went to study English. Because his grades were too low. Next, he got a small job at a film studio, which his career really took off.

Para 3. A blockbuster, Jaws (1975) Jaws is about a big shark that attacks and eats swimmers. Para 4. ET (1982) ET is about a young boy who makes friends with a small creature from outer space and helps him to go home. Para 5. Jurassic Park (1993) It is about a park where a very rich man keeps different dinosaurs.

Para 6. His later films Schindler’s List and Saving Private Ryan It is about the cruelty of war. Para 7. We learn that the real reason why he can make successfully in the film industry and his marriage. He owes his success to his wife and daughter.

2. Biography Name: Steven Spielberg Gender:Male Date of Birth:1946 Nationality:U.S.A Experiences : 1958He made his first real film when he was He won a prize for a short film when he was He made a film called Firelight.

Notes: 1. Steven Spielberg, whose mother was a music teacher, was born in 1946 in a small town in America. 2.He started making short films when he was still a young boy. start to do sth start doing sth

3. This was a film in which Spielberg used real actors instead of toys. “ 介词 + 关系代词 ” 的结构中的关系代词只能是 whom 指人 which 指物 其中， 介词的选用要考虑到 1 ）介词与先行词的搭配关系 2 ） 介词与从句中谓语动词的搭配关系 The man with whom you worked is my uncle.

4. He made a film called Firelight. 1) make sb / sth. do I made my sister clean the room My mother made me close the window. 2) make sb / sth done 我站在教室的前面是为了让学生看见我。 I stand in the front of the classroom in order to make myself seen.

5. The reason why he could not go there was that his grades were too low. 1 ） The reason…was that… 是主句 2 ） why he could not go there 是限制性定语从句， 修饰 reason E.g. 你知道他生气的原因吗？ Do you know the reason why he was so angry? The reason why…is / was that… 表示 “… 的原因是 …” 我们不信任他的原因是他经常说谎 The reason why we don’t trust him is that he has often lied.

6. It is about a big white shark that attacks swimmers who are spending their holidays in a small village by the sea. 7. Many people who saw the film were afraid to swim in the sea when they remembered the scenes in which people were eaten by the shark. 主句是 Many people _____________________________ were afraid to swim in the sea who saw the film 从句是 when they remembered the scenes ________________________________________ in which people were eaten by the shark.

afraid 1) 害怕人 / 物， be afraid of sb./ sth 2) 不敢做某事， be afraid to do sth / of doing sth E.g. I am afraid to go out alone at night. 他很少站在河边，因为他担心掉进河里。 He seldom stands on the river bank because he is afraid of falling into the river. 3) 担心会发生某事