Film as dream, film as music. No art passes our conscience in the way film does, and goes directly to our feelings,deep down into dark rooms of our souls……

电影是梦，电影是音乐，没有别的艺术像电影那样，经由我们的良知直达我们的情感，并深刻地进入我们灵魂的黑暗处……

高一英语课件

姓名 : 陈中可

学号 : 20030614137

Questionnaire:1.Will you have a discussion with your friends when you have seen a film?

□yes □no

2.If yes,what will you talk about?

□the actor □the actress

□the theme of the film □the director

□music □pictures

3.Do you know the director called Steven Spielberg?

□yes □no

Getting to know Steven

Spielberg

Listen to the tape and fill the chart below:

Name: Steven Spielberg Gender:□male □female

Year of birth:_______

Place of birth:_______

Occupation:

______,producer and screen writer

Education:

California State University at Long Beach

Father

Electrical engineer Mother ________

his wife: Cate Capshaw Occupation

________

Made first film at the age of__

Won first prize at the age of__

Name: Steven Spielberg Gender: male

Year of birth:1946

Place of birth:a small town in America

Occupation:

director,producer and screen writer

Education:

California State University at Long Beach

Father

electrical engineer Mother music teacher

His wife Cate Capshaw Occupation

actress

Made first film at the age of12

Won first prize at the age of13

Jaws 1975

ET 1984

The Color of Purple 1985

Empire of the Sun 1987

Hook 1991

Jurassic Park 1993

Schindler’s List 1993

The Lost World 1997

Saving Private Ryan 1998

Minority Report 2002

1975

1984

1993

1993

1.The passage mainly tells about____.

A. Steven Spielberg’s life as a film director.

B. Steven Spielberg’s life as an actor.

C. Steven Spielberg’s successful films.

D. Steven Spielberg’s family life.

2.Why couldn’t Steven Spielberg go to the Film Academy as he wished?

A. Because his family was too poor.

B. Because he was too young to be accepted.

C. Because his grades were too poor.

D. Because he hadn’t got enough experience.

3.What can be inferred from the passage?

A.All of Steven Spielberg’s films are real blockbusters.

B.Learning English well plays a important role in one’s success.

C.Behind every successful man there must be a great woman.

D.Spielberg has a gift for directing films.

4.which of the following are Steven’s war films?

A.Firelight and Jaws B.Jaws and Jurassic Park

C.Jurassic Park and Schindler’s List D.Schindler’s List and Saving Private Ryan

Jaws （ 1975 ）Jaws is about a big white shark attacks swimmers.

ET （ 1982 ）A young boy makes friends with a creature from the space.

Jurassic Park （ 1993 ）A dinosaur park is hit by a storm.

Schindler’s List （ 1993 ）A German businessman saves Jews.

Saving Private Ryan （ 1998 ）A group of eight soldiers try to save the solider “Ryan”

Three parts:

Part 1. (1-2)

Talking about Spielberg’s earlier works and his live.

Part 2. (3-6) Talking about some of his films. Such as Jaws (1975), Jurassic Park (1993), Saving Private Ryan (1998) and so on.

Part 3. (7) Talking about Spielberg’s career and happy family.

Name:Steven Spielberg Born:1946,America

Fist film:at 12 Won his prize:at 13,in 1959

Study:English Job:film director

Wife:actress Children:seven

Film

Time General information

Jaws 1957 A big white shark attacks swimmers.

ET 1982 A young boy makes friends with a creature from space.

Jurassic park 1993 A dinosaur park is hit by a storm.

Schindler’s List 1993 A German businessman saves Jews.

Saving Private Ryan

1998 A group of eight soldiers try to save the solider “Ryan”.

Discussion:1.Why were people who saw the film Jaws afraid to swim in the sea?

2.What is the theme of ET?

3.What has Steven Spielberg shown in the movie Schindler’s List?

4.How important is his family to Spielberg’s career?

5.What have you learnt from reading about Spielberg?