Lead –in
Today ,our topic is about a five-star director Steven Spielberg. What have you known about him?....It doesn’t matter whether you have known about him or not because we’ll get close to him by reading a passage “Getting to Know Steven Spielberg. (T presents the topic. )
Skimming to get the general idea of part(What is the text about and how many parts is it divided into? Please skim the text to get the main idea of each part.
How many parts can the text be divided into? What are they about? (2ms)
The Ss will tell them as follows
P1-2 his early works and life
P3-6 his famous films
P7 his career and family
Scan P1 and fill in the gap
You have a general idea of the text, Why not know more about him. For example :
(T : was he a born director when he was young ?your reasons .Please read through p1)
what happened in the following years?
In 1946 –born in a small town in USA (–What happened in ..)
In 1958(when he was 12), --made his first real film –Why is 1958 important to him?
In 1959 ---won a prize for a short film –(What did he win in 1959?)
In 1962---a film called FIRELIGHT What was the important event in 1962?
Read p2 with the tape (But in his youth was he always successful ?)
Add more questions here
1. Why did he study English instead of film since his dream was to go to the Film Academy?
2. When did his career really take off?
3. What is the meaning of ‘TAKE OFF” ---to begin to succeed
Scan the next 4Ps to know about his films.(Someone says like book, like author. As to
a director, we can say like film, like director).Now let’ turn to his films.
1.What kinds of films are they ?
2.What are they about ?
Picture one
a. What is JAW about? –A big white shark that attacks swimmers.
b. What kind of film is it ? ---Science fiction / horror film –
c. How do you understand the sentence :Many people who saw the film were afraid to swim in the sea when they remembered the scenes in which people were eaten by the shark.-On the one hand, it is successful, on the other hand, it is a kind of scary / horror film. P3 L3
Picture two:
Which film is about a boy ELIOTT who makes friends with a small creatures from outer space and helps him to find a way home ?
What do you think creatures from outer space? Which sentence supports your idea?
( Are they as cold as adults / are they friendly / full of love…
-But in the world of children and the world where ET comes from love and friendship are the most important things in life.
Picture3-4
What kinds of films are Schindler’s list and Saving Private Ryan ?
What do the war films show in the end? _-Love and peace will win over the world.
Film
4. Play a film about Jurassic Park .(Enjoy a part of film with 3 questions.
a. Which film is it from?
b. When do you feel excited ?
c How do you think the film ended ?
Scan the last p with one question What is his secret of his success? ( They are blockbusters, which wins him great success. So do you know the secret of his success, please go on finishing the last p)
Owe …to …(to feel grateful to sb)
Discuss (In your opinion, what leads to his success. ?
T. Up till now, we have learned a lot about him. Talking about him, his film, we can use a word to sum them up. What is it ? (Which word reflects his personality and his films?)
---Love .He loves film. He loves family. It is love that makes him successful, makes his films hits.
As the saying goes, Love is love’s award. If you would be loved, love and be lovable . Love makes one fit for any work. So please keep it mind.
Interview (Homework)
It is love that makes him have a lot of fans in China.(As a famous directors, he has also a lot of fans in China.) .Suppose Now Mr Spielberg is being invited to be a guest of 藝術人生 hosted by 朱軍 and He is facing Mrzhu and his fans . Make a live interview.(Group of Four)
Those who act as Zhu , stand up . How about Mr Spielberg.
Whom would you like to be MR Zhu and Mr Spielberg ? The rest are fans.(competition,see which group think of the most questions)
Homework : Design a poster of Steven Spielberg to make more Ss know him, including your evaluation. His photos and brief introduction of him.(Group of Four)
P32 word Study