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2. Unit 5 The silver screen

6. Director: Steven Spielberg

7. Listen to the tape,answer these questions: 1.How many films are mentioned in this text? What are the names of the films? 2.What are Steven Spielberg’s later films about? Six. His later films are about the cruelty of war.

22. Steven Spielberg 1946 He was born. 1958 He made his first film 1959 He won a prize for a short film 1962 He made a film called Firelight. 1975 He made a film called Jaws. 1982 He made a film called E.T. 1993 He made a film called Jurassic Park. Later He made a film called Schindler ’ s List. He made a film called Saving Private Ryan.

23. According to the text,answer the following questions: 1 、 Why did Steven Spielberg study English instead of film? 2 、 Why were people who saw the film Jaws afraid to swim in the sea? Spielberg studied English instead of film because his grades were not good enough to go to the Film Academy. People who saw Jaws were afraid to swim when they remembered the scenes in which swimmers were attacked or eaten by the shark.

24. 4 、 What was Spielberg’s dream? When Steven Spielberg was young his dream was to go to the Film Academy. 5 、 What have you learnt from reading about Spielberg? Working hard and believing in your dream will make your dreams come true. 3 、 How important is his family to Spielberg’s career? Spielberg says that he owes much of his career to his family.

25. Nam e Gender □ Male □ Female Year of Birth Place of Birth Occupation,producer and screenwriter EducationCalifornia State University at Long Beach FatherElectrical engineerMother Name of his wife Occupation According to the text,fill in the form: Steven Spielberg 1946 a small town in America director Music teacher Cate Capshaw Actress

26. What are some of his most famous films about? Jaws (1975)Jaws is about ET (1982) Jurassic Park (1993) Schindler’s List (1993) Saving Private Ryan (1998) a big shark that attacks and eats swimmers ET is about a little creature that comes fromouter space and wants to go home. Jurassic Park is about an island where a very rich mankeeps all kinds of dinosaurs. Schindler’s List is about the cruelty of war / a German who saved thousands of Jewish people from being killed in the war Saving Private Ryan is also about the cruelty of war / an American captain who led his team to search for a soldier named Ryan.

30. Homework Write an article about a famous director.

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