1. Unit 4
Films and film events

2. an attractive or a moving plot
a meaningful theme
applied advanced technology
a famous director
popular actors or actresses with good skills
magnificent scenes

3. Under the Hawthorn Tree

4. The Pursuit of Happiness

5. 10,000 B C

6. The Water Horse :
Legend of The Deep

7. The Golden Compass

8. Inception

9. The Warlords

10. Indiana Jones （）

11. Journey to the center of the earth

12. Mission Impossible

13. Sherlock Holmes

14. War Horse

16. 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 MUSIC AWARD (最佳音乐奖)
BEST ART DIRECTION-SET DECORATION AWARD (最佳美工奖)

17. Reading
Important film events
around the world

18. 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

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

20. 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.

21. At which festival are you not likely to find Hollywood films?
The Sundance Film Festival.

22. Let’s read the passage more carefully again and try to answer the questions.

23. 1. Which film festival views film as a type of contemporary art?
The Venice Film Festival views film as a type of contemporary art.

24. 2. How did the Sundance Film Festival come to be well known?
In 1981, Robert Redford, who has acted in and directed many big Hollywood films, became the sponsor of the festival and changed the focus to independent films made on very modest budgets. Since then it has become well known.

25. 3. Why was the Cannes Film Festival started?
Because many people felt the Venice Film Festival was giving awards to only German and Italian films.

26. 4. What is the difference between the Cannes Film Festival and the Berlin International Film Festival?
Films, many of which are American, shown at the Cannes Film Festival are often made with large budgets and have well-known actors and directors, while films that are likely to be overlooked at Cannes have a real chance of winning at the Berlin Film Festival.

27. 5. Which film festival gives out the Golden Cup Award?
The Shanghai International Film Festival gives out the Golden Cup Award.

28. The oldest film festival; part of a large festival
Fill in the table below with the correct information from the transcript.
Film festival
Started in
Features
Venice Film Festival
1932
The oldest film festival;
part of a large festival
Sundance Film Festival
only includes small, independent films made on very modest budgets;
boycotts all Hollywood films
1978

29. Film festival Started in Features Cannes Film Festival
Berlin International Film Festival
the largest festival in the world; films shown are often made with large budgets and have well-known actors and directors; shows a broad range of films from many different countries
1939
1951
gives awards to films from all over the globe

30. Film festival Started in Features
Toronto International Film Festival
Shanghai International Film Festival
the second largest films festival in the world; gives some special awards to Canadian films
1976
the youngest film festival; has a good reputation worldwide
1993

31. Discussion
Do you like films from a specific country? If so, which country and why?
What is your favorite film? What do you like about it?