Unit 6 Movies and Theatre Lesson 36 Making

Unit 6 Movies and Theatre Lesson 36 Making Plays Is Fun

Who is your favorite actor or actress? Can you name some people who work behind the scenes on movies and plays?

Word actress n. 女演员

Objectives 1. To know more about actors and directors. 2. To summarize the information about movies and plays 3. To learn some useful words and expressions

Who is your favorite actress?

Who is your favorite actor?

Today we finished our two-week study of movies and plays. It was the best two weeks, and we learned a lot. When we began these lessons, all I knew was that movies and plays are fun to watch. Like most people, I always focused on the actors or actresses. I thought they were the most important people in the show. Now I know that this is not true.

Actors are only a small part of a movie or a play. It can take hundreds of people to make a movie or put on a play. We seldom think about the people who work behind the scenes. But without them, making a movie or a play would be almost impossible. Without their hard work, we would never get to know so many great stories and stars!

For the group project, some of my classmates shot short movies. They all did wonderful work. One group made a movie that was a comedy. Their movie made the whole class laugh. They are talented movie makers. My group performed a play called The Fisherman and the Goldfish.

Ms. Cox was really happy with our projects. And we really enjoyed learning about movies and plays. Writing, creating, directing and acting in our own show was an experience we will never forget. Jenny

Let’s Do It! 1 Read the lesson and answer the questions. 1. For how long did Jenny and her classmates learn about movies and plays? For two weeks. 2. Who do most people focus on when they watch movies? Actors and actresses.

3. Did Jenny’s class like the comedy one group made? How do you know that? Yes. Their movie made the whole class laugh. 4. What was the name of the play that Jenny’s group wrote? The Fisherman and the Goldfish.

1. When we began these lessons, all I knew was that movies and plays are fun to watch. 开 始上这些课时，我所知道的一切就是看电 影和戏剧是有趣的事。 (1) when 引导时间状语从句；I knew 是all的 定语从句；省略了引导词that； that movies and plays are fun to watch是表语从句。

2. It can take hundreds of people to make a movie or put on a play. 拍一部电影或演一 出戏可能需要数百人。 take在本句中意思是 “需要”。 It takes many hands to make a movie. 拍一部电影需要很多人手。 The project takes a lot of doing. 这项 作需要很大的力气。

4. Their movie made the whole class laugh. 他们的电影让全班大笑起来。 All 和whole 都可以表示“整个” 的概念，要注 意限定词位于all之后，whole之前。 Tom spent all the winter in London. = Tom spent the whole winter in London. 汤姆在伦敦度过了整个冬天。 He ate all the cake. (=He ate the whole cake. )

5. My group performed a play called The Fisherman and the Goldfish. 我的小组表演了 一个叫《渔夫和金鱼》的短剧。 called是过去分词形式，作play的定语，相当 于定语从句which is called。 I know a boy called Jack. =I know a boy who is called Jack. 我认识一个叫杰克的男孩。

2 Listen to the passage and tick the correct answers. 1. How long was Jack’s holiday? Three days. Two days. 2. What did Jack do during the holiday? He watched an action movie. He watched a cartoon. 3. What did the actor and actress do in the movie? They found a new world. They fought some bad men.

3 Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the box. active action actress activity actor 1. Mountain climbing and fishing are my favorite outdoor_____. activities 2. Audrey Hepburn was an ____, actress and she was very pretty. actors His 3. He comes from a family of _______. parents are well-known movie stars.

active action actress activity actor 4. We've _______ acted in many school plays. active 5. Is your brother still an ____ member of the chess club? 6. People should take ____ actions to protect the environment.

4 Read Jenny’s blog and write some comments about it. Task tips: You can agree or disagree with Jenny, or you can just add your own thoughts on the subject to the blog.

根据课文内容填空。 1. Today we finished our two-week ____ study of movies and plays. 2. Like most people, I always____ focused _____ on actors and_____. actresses the_____ who 3. We seldom ______ think about the people____ work behind the scenes. _____ 4. It can_____ to make a take _____ hundreds ____people of put _____ on a play. movie or____ without them, making a movie or a 5. But _____ impossible play would be almost_______.

For 6. _____the group project, some of my shot _____ short _____. movies classmates ______ talented movie _____. My makers 7. They are_____ performed a play______ called the Fisherman group _____ and the Goldfish. happy _____ with our projects. 8. Ms. Cox was really_______ Writing _____, creating _____ directing 9. ____, acting in our town show was _____ an and______ experience we will never forget. ______

单项选择。 B 1. Emily enjoys _____ and she practices _____ every day. A. to sing, to sing B. singing, singing C. to sing, sings D. singing, to sing 2. I saw Krista _____ a picture under the C tree when I walked in the park. A. to draw B. has drawn C. drawing D. draws

3. The Greens ____ Canada for five years. D A. has left B. has been away from C. have left D. have been away from 4. This dance is _____ excellent. Do you D think so? A. too many B. too much C. many too D. much too

用括号中所给词语的适当形式填空。 focusing (focus) on the film stars. 1. She is always _______ 2. They did the work wonderfully _____ (wonder) on time. talented (talent) at writing 3. Wang Hong is _______ stories. 4. The _____ fishermen (fisherman) are fishing on the sea. 5. She lives in a small town _______ called (call) Red Leaf.

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