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3. —Although the man often plays a bad guy in movies, in real life he has. —So does. Dictation Important Words and Expressions Listen to the recording and fill in the following blanks. a heart of gold —She said she might become a famous movie star. —Yes, and. pigs might fly a hard-boiled egg I hope to see it again on DVD with.captions

4. —How do you like the old black and white movies of the forties, and fifties compared with the modern ? —Well, one of the most things about it was the special effects. special effects were the main reason for the success of the previous. Dictation Important Words and Expressions blockbusters spectacular —I’ve got two Star Wars tickets. ? —Yeah, definitely!. premiere Will you come with me episode State-of-the-art Thanks for inviting me

5. What does “pigs might fly” mean? ANSWER It is usually used in spoken English, meaning that you do not think something will happen. uestion: Q Q Important Words and Expressions

6. Can you make a dialogue by using the expression “pigs might fly”? ANSWER —I think you can pass the exam. —Yes, and pigs might fly. uestion: Q Q Important Words and Expressions

7. In the phrase “a heart of gold”, “heart” refers to emotions or love. Can you explain the meanings of heart in the following sentences or phrases? uestion: Q Q Important Words and Expressions

8. Sentences and Phrases uestion: Q Q 1. It would break Kate's heart to leave the lovely old house. 2. He left the country with a heavy heart. 3. a woman with a heart of gold 4. Sometimes I think he's got a heart of stone. Answers 1. make her extremely sad 2. great sadness 3. very kind character 4. very cruel character

9. Do you know the difference between “caption” and “subtitle”? ANSWER Caption means words printed above or below a picture in a book or newspaper or on a television screen to explain what the picture is showing. uestion: Q Q Important Words and Expressions

10. uestion: Q Q While subtitle means the words printed over a film in a foreign language to translate what is being said by the actors. For example: a French film with English subtitles Subtitle can also mean a second title below the main title in a book, which gives more information about what is in the book, show etc. In Chinese, 副标题。

11. What does “premiere” mean in this sentence? ANSWER It means the first public performance of a film, play, or piece of music. It can also be used as a verb. uestion: Q Q Important Words and Expressions For example: The movie premiered on December 21, 1937.

12. ANSWER Do you the difference between “debut” and “premiere”? Debut means someone's first public performance, especially in a play, a film or a sport. The emphasis lies on the person who makes his/her first public performance. uestion: Q Q Important Words and Expressions

13. uestion: Q Q For example: The young actress made her debut on Broadway. 这个年轻的女演员在百老 汇首次登台演出。 While the word “premiere” emphasizes the film or play which is first publicly performed. For example: Spielberg’s new movie gets its world premiere tonight.

14. ANSWER What does “state-of- the-art” mean? It means using the most modern and recently developed methods, materials, or knowledge. uestion: Q Q Important Words and Expressions

15. ANSWER Do you know any synonyms of it? advanced, sophisticated, high-tech, smart, at the leading edge of/cutting edge of uestion: Q Q Important Words and Expressions

16. ANSWER Can you translate the following phrase and sentence into Chinese? state-of-the-art technology uestion: Q Q Important Words and Expressions 最新的技术 His new laptop is state-of-the-art. 他的新笔记本电脑 有最先进的配置。

17. ANSWER What does “blockbuster” mean? It means a book or film that is very good or successful. To be specific, it means a film that a lot of people watch and that makes a lot of money, especially a film with a lot of exciting action. uestion: Q Q Important Words and Expressions

18. ANSWER Do you know it’s adjective form and synonyms? ajective: blockbusting synonyms: bestseller, hit uestion: Q Q Important Words and Expressions

19. Create dialogues with as many listed words and expressions as possible. Role-play the dialogues. Role-play Important Words and Expressions premiere spectacular pigs might fly a heart of gold episode captions blockbusters a hard-boiled egg state-of-the-art