1、U n i t 2 U n i t 2 U n i t 2 U n i t 2U n i t 2 U n i t 2 U n i t 2 U n i t 2 Unit 2 AmusementLearning Objectives:Learning Objectives:Talk about your favorite entertainmentUse the proper expressions to comment on movies and travelsListen for key words and useful expressionsLearn to use adverbial cl
2、ause correctly Write a noticeYouAreAbleto:the Simple Future Tensethe Simple Future TenseYouAreSuggestedto:Be familiar with some amusementsMovie is considered to be an important art form,a source of popular entertainment and a powerful method for educating people.Some movies have become popular with
3、a huge number of fans worldwide.Besides,the making and showing of movies is a source of profit.In the United States today,much of the film industry is centered around Hollywood,where the Academy Awards(also known as“the Oscars”)is held each year to give recognition to successful films.Listening Prac
4、ticeTask 1Directions:You will hear 5 recorded questions.Listen carefully and choose the proper answer to each question.The questions will be read twice.1.A.He was caught in the rain and has caught a bad cold.B.He didnt want to leave because of catching a cold.C.He failed to catch the plane because o
5、f the rain.D.He had a bad cold and missed the plane.2.A.He is an expert in IT.B.He is interested in IT.C.He often does research on IT with us.D.He likes IT very much.3.A.Do more speaking.B.Remember more words.C.Improve his spoken English.D.Do more listening.CAB4.A.Because he has difficulty understan
6、ding the timetable of the bus service.B.Because he doesnt know where to take the bus.C.Because he wants to make sure if he can catch the 3:00 bus.D.Because he doesnt know when to take the bus.5.A.She is now studying MBA abroad.B.She may take other courses.C.She is getting on well with her study.D.Sh
7、e has finished MBA course.ABTask 2Directions:Now you will hear a long conversation.It will be read twice.Then you are required to answer the following questions by making correct choices.1.Who is the woman speaking to?A.A taxi driver.B.A waiter.C.A shoe repairman.D.A policeman.2.Where is the shop?A.
8、On the right side of the police station.B.Opposite the police station.C.About three blocks away from the traffic lights.D.About three blocks away from where the two speakers meet.3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the dialogue?A.The woman is a stranger in the city.B.The woman gets los
9、t in the city.C.The man knows the way well.D.The man cant remember the name of the shop.D C BTask 3Directions:Listen to the passage carefully.It will be read 3 times.Then you are required to put in the missing words or phrases.The English language is _ all the time.New words are coming out every day
10、,like DIY,PC,E-mail,etc.Do you know how words came into English?Many words are _ from other languages.From Chinese,for example,English has borrowed words like taijiquan,kung fu and so on.Words also come into English in other _ ways.People put two words together to make a new words like“breakfast”and
11、“afternoon”.Also,parts of two words can be put together and a new word is made.For example,“brunch”comes from breakfast and lunch.We use this word to mean someone gets up late and eats only one meal in the morning.Some words _ long words,like“bike”from“bicycle”,and“exam”from“examination.”Dont you th
12、ink all these make English an _ language?changing borrowed unusualcome from interestingOral PracticeTask 4Warming Up:Match the expressions in the left column with the expressions in the right column so as to form 7 short dialogues.(1)What can I do for you?(2)How many tickets do you need?(3)How much
13、is one ticket?(4)What time will the movie start?(5)Whats on the Peace Theatre?(6)What do you think of the film?(7)Do you know any movie stars?Yes.I would like to know the showing day for the film“Avatar”.Sean Connerys 007.At 7:00 p.m.Yes,I like Zhang Ziyi.20 yuan each.Exciting.Two,please.Useful Expr
14、essions:If you are a salesman/saleswoman in a theatre you can say.(1)Is there anything I can do for you?(2)How many tickets do you need?(3)What movie do you want to see?If you are a customer,you can say.(1)Excuse me,what is the movie tonight?(2)Could you please give me two tickets for Flowers Of War
15、(金陵十三钗)?(3)Id like to see.(4)How much is one ticket for this movie?Dialogue George and Heather are friends.They are planning to see a movie.George:Hi,Heather.I was wondering if youre free tomorrow night.Heather:Well,George,I guess I am.Why do you ask?George:I was just given a pair of“Star Wars”movie
16、 tickets by a friend and was thinking of inviting you along for the opening premier.Are you interested?Heather:Yeah,definitely.Thanks for inviting me.George:Well,lets see.The movie starts at 10 p.m.We should get there at least 1 hour earlier because there will be a big line.I could pick you up at yo
17、ur house at 8,if thats OK with you.Heather:8 oclock?Thats fine with me.George:Okay,good.Heather:So Ill see you tomorrow at 8 then?George:Yeah.Thats great.Ill see you tomorrow night,Heather.Heather:Okay,George.Bye.George:Bye,Heather.New Words and Expressions opening premier/premi(r)/首映式definitely/def
18、ntli/adv.确定地，一定地line/lan/n.队伍，排队pick sb.up 接某人Task 5Role Play(1)Imagine you are a clerk in a cinema.Now you are doing something for a customer.Make up a dialogue between them.The patterns you learned just now and the vocabulary given below may be of some help to you.New Words and ExpressionsNew Word
19、s and ExpressionsWelcome to ABC Cinema.欢迎来到ABC电影院。Would you like to buy a ticket?你要买电影票吗？I want to know whenis showing.我想了解一下某某电影的放映时间。showing days 放映天数How much is the ticket?票价多少？Here are your tickets.给您票。(2)Now you and your friend Lily have come to a cinema.You want to buy tickets for a film.The c
20、inema assistant serves you.Make up a dialogue according to the information.The patterns you learned just now and the vocabulary given below may be of some help to you.New Words and ExpressionsNew Words and Expressionsserve/sv/v.服务，侍候What film would you like to watch?您想看什么电影？order/d/v.订票Who could hav
21、e anticipated that the child fans of the original story about an 11-year-old boy wizard would loyally follow the series well into their 20s?Thats the magic of the Harry Potter series.Now,with the release of the final installment,Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows:Part 1,fans must accept that the s
22、eries is nearing its end.Which is the final installment of Harry Potter series for the time being？Its doubtful that popular culture will see anything quite like the Harry Potter phenomenon for a long time to come.Harry Potters impact has unquestionably been felt in both book sales and box office rec
23、eipts.But why has the series been so successful?Text AWizard Series Ends“The genius of JK Rowling was that she grounded the wish fulfillment of a real kid with magical powers in the context of the real world.You enter the fantasy with her,”Lionel Wigram,a production executive at Warner Bros,told the
24、 Los Angeles Times.And,after 10 years,millions of fans seem to have enjoyed the ride.“Its a fantasy thats also very true to life,”said Deng Hao,22,a junior student at Shandong University whos also a Harry Potter fan.“The special effects in the movies dont outweigh the fact that its deeply personal,”
25、said Deng.“Its really about the characters.”Jemima Owen,a 20-year-old college student in the UK,was in her final year of primary school when the first Harry Potter film was released.She recently wrote an article for The Observer from a fans perspective.“Eleven-year-olds picking up the first Harry Po
26、tter book now will never understand the anticipation and yearning we felt as we waited three years for the release of the next installment,”she wrote.“To say we grew up with Harry,Ron and Hermione might be clichd,but to me,the end of the series is like a farewell to childhood.”(21st Century November
27、 17,2001)New Words and ExpressionsNew Words and Expressionswizard/wzd/n.男巫，怪才original/rdn()l,-/adj.起初的，原作的loyally/lli/adv.忠实地 magic/mdk/n.魔力 installment/nstlm()nt/n.部分doubtful/datful,-f()l/adj.怀疑的 impact/mpkt/n.影响 genius/dins/n.才华 ground/grand/v.为提供背景fulfillment/flflm()nt/n.实现fantasy/fntsi,-zi/n.魔幻世
28、界 outweigh/atwe/v.在重要性或价 方面超过character/krkt/n.角色，人物perspective/pspktv/n.角度 yearning/jn/n.思念，渴望clichd/klied/adj.陈词滥调的farewell/fwl/n.告别，再见Harry Potter 哈利波特Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows:Part 1 哈利波特与死亡圣器(上)Warner Bros 华纳兄弟公司Los Angeles Times 洛杉矶时报Proper NamesProper Namesfor the time being 目前，暂时pr
29、oduction executive 执行制片人millions of 好几百万from a perspective 从角度pick up 拿起，捡起a farewell to childhood 告别童年1.Harry Potter has been followed for less than ten years.()2.Harry Potters impact has unquestionably been felt in both book sales and box office receipts.()3.Lionel Wigram,a production executive at
30、 Warner Bros,told the Los Angeles Times.()4.Deng Hao,20,a junior student at Henan University whos also a Harry Potter fan.()5.Jemima Owen recently wrote an article for The Times from a fans perspective.()ExercisesExercises.True or FalseDirections:Tell whether the following statements are true or fal
31、se according to the text.F TTFF.Reading ComprehensionDirections:Answer the questions or complete the statements by choosing A,B,C,or D according to the text.1.What is the name of the first part of the Harry Potter series?A.Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone B.Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallow
32、s C.Harry Potter and the Chamber D.Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire2.Harry Potters impact has unquestionably been felt in _.A.both book sales and box office receipts B.cinemas C.book stores D.childrenBA3.The Harry Potter series is a fantasy thats also very true to _.A.history B.culture C.fashion
33、D.life4.Jemima Owen,a 20-year-old college student in the UK,was in her _ year of primary school when the first Harry Potter film was released.A.final B.first C.third D.second5.Jemima Owen recently wrote an article for The Observer from a _ perspective.A.writers B.fans C.readers D.reporters DAB.Blank
34、 FillingDirections:Use the following words or expressions in the box to translate parts of the following sentences.character farewell fantasy outweigh loyally perspective doubtful ground anticipate release1.People gathered at the square to give _(告别)to the victims of the earthquake.2.Your children s
35、ometimes cant distinguish between _(魔幻世界)and reality.3.The benefits of the plan _(在重要性或价值方面超过)the disadvantages.4.His fathers death gave him a whole new _(角度)on life.5.When will the latest Harry Potter movie _(放映)?farewell fantasy be releasedoutweigh perspective6.Candida is the most interesting _(角色
36、)in the play.7.He has always _(忠实地)defended his country.8._(难以确定)whether the old man will recover from the operation.9.Lewiss ideas were _(为提供背景)in his Christian faith.10.A good speaker is able to _(预测)an audiences needs and concerns.characterloyally It is doubtful groundedanticipate.Vocabulary&Stru
37、ctureDirections:There are 10 incomplete statements here.You should fill each blank with the proper form of the word given in brackets.1.I _(anticipate)that he would be late.2.I _(original)wanted to write about the story of a clever boy.3.He is a man who is _(loyally)to his country.4.There is no _(ma
38、gic)formula to business.5.I dont _(doubtful)that shes telling the truth.6.What about the _(impact)on your life?7.That task has _(fulfillment).8.This is a _(fantasy)love story.9.She resembles(像)her sister in appearance but not in _(character).10.The advantages of this deal largely _(outweigh)the disa
39、dvantages.anticipatedoriginally loyal magicaldoubt impactbeen fulfilledfantasticcharacteroutweighPeople enjoy taking trips.But what are the reasons they leave home?One reason is for education.People travel because they want to broaden their horizons to learn about other people and other places.They
40、are curious about other cultures.When people are tourists,they get a quick look at different way of living.Even a short look at another kind of lifestyle is an important lesson.Text BWhy People TravelOn a trip,a person can learn directly by visiting museums and other scenic spots in Paris and shops
41、along the River Seine.He gets a vivid picture,a real life of one of the French people.He learns about their attitudes,how they feel about business,beauty and history.What about the tourist who goes to Hong Kong?Does he get the same information that he could get from a book?He might read that Hong Ko
42、ng is crowded,that there is less than 200 square meters of space for each person.But seeing and feeling the lack of space will impress him much more.He might read that there are nearly 200 vehicles for every kilometer of roadway.But the sight of so many vehicles parked along the roadside would be a
43、much more vivid lesson.The tourist to Hong Kong will never forget the contrasts:the straight vertical lines of tall modem buildings and the moving lines of boats that people live in.Europe never fails to inspire the visitor with their vast and rich storage of science and beauty contained in their nu
44、merous cultural scenes and the magnificent formations and achievements they represent.They always leave us breathless and struck with awe and wonder.Viewing the medieval castles in Germany;listening to Big Ben and watching the raising and lowering of the Tower Bridge in London none of these fail to
45、inspire the visitors memory of the ancient times and create a desire to become more aware of the greatness of history.New Words and ExpressionsNew Words and Expressionsbroaden/br:dn/vt.&vi.使变宽，扩展;放宽horizon/hrazn/n.地平线；界限；眼界curious/kjris/adj.好奇的；好求知的 vivid/vvd/adj.生动的；(记忆、描述等)清晰的crowded/kradd/adj.水泄不
46、通的；拥挤的impress/mpres/vt.给以深刻印象；使铭记 vehicle/vi:kl/n.车辆；交通工具 contrast/kntr:st/n.对比，对照；对照物vertical/v:tkl/adj.垂直的，竖立的 New Words and ExpressionsNew Words and Expressions storage/st:rd/n.贮存；贮藏；储藏处numerous/nju:mrs/adj.许多的；数不清的magnificent/mgnfsnt/adj.壮丽的；伟大的；华丽的awe/:/n.敬畏；惊惧；惊叹 vt.使敬畏；使惊惧；使惊奇 medieval/medii:
47、vl/adj.中古的，中世纪的 be curious about 对好奇less than 小于；没有；不足breathless and struck 喘不过气来 be aware of 知道；意识到New Words New Words the River Seine/sen/塞纳河Big Ben大本钟(英国伦敦议会大厦顶的大钟)Tower Bridge 塔桥(在英国伦敦泰晤士河上的两端各有一塔)Exercises Directions:Answer the following questions according to the passage.1.Why do people enjoy
48、taking trips?2.Does a tourist who goes to Hong Kong get the same information that he could get from a book?What are the differences?3.What emotions do people evoke when they visit cultural sites?People travel because they want to broaden their horizons to learn about other people and other places.No
49、.Seeing and feeling the lack of space will impress him much more,and it would be a much more vivid lesson.It can inspire the visitors memory of the ancient times and create a desire to become more aware of the greatness of history.Exercises Directions:Answer the following questions according to the
50、passage.4.What can people learn about Paris by visiting its museums,other attractions and shops along the Seine?5.What is amazing and thought-provoking when people visit European countries?6.Which city are Big Ben and the Tower Bridge in?He gets a vivid picture,a real life of one of the French peopl
