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Unit2
II. Listening Skills
1.
W
: From what I
can remember, the director asked us to rehearse
this a hundred times.
M
: One
hundred times? Is the director out of his mind?
Q
: What does the man imply?
2.
M
: Do you
think we have made enough food for the party?
W
:
The refrigerator is about to explode.
Q
: What does the
woman imply?
3.
W
: She said she might become
a famous movie star.
M
: Yes, and pigs might fly.
Q
:
What does the man mean?
4.
M
: Although the man often
plays a bad guy in movies, in real life he has a
heart of gold.
W
: So does a hard-boiled
egg.
Q
: What does the woman mean?
5.
W
: What a
beautiful sunset!
M
:
Don
?
t blink. You might just
miss it.
Q
: What does the man mean?
1. A
2.D
3.B
4.C
5.B
III. Listening In
Task 1: Waiting for the New Harry
Potter Movie
Amy
:
I
?
m so excited about finally
seeing this movie!
Peter
: Me
too. I
?
m crazy about Harry
Potter. Have you heard that J.K. Rowling has added
another
book to the series?
Amy
:
She
?
s already written Book
Seven? I
?
m still waiting for
Book Five
…
Peter
: I know. Who
isn
?
t? At least we have the
movies to watch in the meantime.
Amy
: By the way, have you
seen the trailer yet?
Peter
:
Yeah. It was great! I think the movie itself will
be really scary.
Amy
:
It
surely
will!
All
that
writing
on
the
wall
in
blood
…
It
scares
me
to
death just
to
think
about it!
Both the girl and the boy are
excited/crazy
about the
movie and the hero Harry Potter. The boy
heard that the writer J.K. Rowling has
written the latest
book
,
which is Book
Seven
, though
the
girl is still waiting for
Book Five
. The boy has been
the trailer
and believes the
film will be
scary
.
The girl shares that view because of
the writing
on the wall
in blood
.
Task 2:
A Great Actor
There
was
once
a
great
actor
who
could
no
longer
remember
his
lines.
After
several
years
of
searching, he finally found a theater
that was willing to give him a try. The director
said,
“
This is
the most important part, and it has
only one line. At the opening you walk onto stage
carrying a
rose. You hold the rose to
your nose with just one finger and thumb, smell it
deeply and then say
the line on praise
of the rose:
?
Ah, the sweet
smell of my love.
?”
The
actor was excited. All day
long before
the play he practiced his line over and over
again. Finally, the time came. The curtain
went up, the actor walked onto the
stage, looked at the audience, and with great
emotion said the
line,
“
Ah, the sweet smell of my
love.
”
The audience exploded
in laughter. Only the director was
furious!
“Ahhhhhh
! You
damned
fool!
”
he cried.
“
You
?
ve
ruined
my
play!
You
?
ve
ruined
me!
”
The actor was puzzled,
“
What happened? Did I forget
my line?
”
“
No!
”
shouted the director.
“
You
forget the rose!
”
1.D
2.C
3.D
4.A
5.B
Task 3: Movie Reviews
I love movies! And after I see them, I
like
to
comment
on
them.
These
are
movies
I
saw
this
year I would like to recommend: Among
comedies I highly recommend
“
Monsoon
Wedding
”
.
It
?
s
an Indian
movie. The story
is about
an
Indian wedding. Preparations for the wedding bring
out
funny
and
sad
situations
touching
on
love
and
a
past
rape.
This
movie
shows
some
of
the
wonderful customs of India, and the
importance of family and love. It?
s
great!
Among dramas, I like
“
Adaptation
”
. It
is an excellent movie! But for me the first part
of the movie
was too fast to follow. I
hope to see it again on DVD with captions.
“
The
Pianist
”
is set in the
Second World War. It
?
s about
a young Polish-Jewish pianist, who lives
in Warsaw with his family. The Nazis
sent his family to die in the concentration camps.
He was
safe, but would have died
without unusually good luck and the kindness of a
few non-Jews. This
is a powerful movie
with thought-provoking themes.
“
Rabbit-Proof
Fence
”
is set in the 1930s
in Australia, and it
?
s based
on real events. It is about three
native girls who are separated from
their families by the racist police who send them
to special
centers. There the girls are
taught practical skills, and the government tries
to integrate them into
white
Australian
society.
They
can
away
from
the
camp
and
walked
1,500
miles
to
find
their
mothers. This is a
sad, touching story that you should not miss.
1.
He likes to
see movies and comment on them.
2.
Four.
3.
Three.
4.
One.
Movies
Monsoon Wedding
Contents and Characteristics
It is about an Indian
wedding
. Preparations for
it reveal
love and a past
rape
. The movie shows
Indian
customs, family and love.
It is too
fast
for the speaker, who wants to see it
again
on DVD
with
captions.
It
is
about
a
Jewish
pianist
in
Warsaw.
The
Nazis
sent
his
family
to
the
concentration
camps
.
He
was
safe
,
and
this
narrow
escape
was due to good
luck
and
the
kindness
of a few
non-Jews.
It
is
about
three
native
girls
.
Racist
police
separate
them
from
their
families
and
send
them
to
special
centers
.
There
they
are
taught
Adaptation
The Pianist
Rabbit-Proof
Fence
practical
skills.
The
government
intends
to
integrate
them
into
white
Australian
society.
They
ran
away
from
the
camp
and
walked
1,500
miles
to find their
mothers
.
IV
. Speaking Out
Model 1 Will you come with me?
John
: Laura,
I am
wondering if you
?
re free
tomorrow night
.
Laura
: Well,
I
guess I am
.
Why
?
John
:
I?
ve got two
Star
Wars
premiere tickets.
Will
you come with me
?
Laura
:
Yeah,
definitely
!
Thanks for
inviting me
!
John
:
It
?
s my
pleasure
.
Laura
:
I really wanted to see Star Wars on the opening
night, but the tickets were sold out. How
did you manage to get hold of them?
John
: A friend of mine works
at the “
Pepsi
”
headquarters, which is a major sponsor of the
movie.
So he was able to get the
tickets for free.
Laura
:
Wow, people are paying as much as $$200 each on the
black market.
I
?
m
flattered you went
through all this
trouble just for me.
John
:
You
?
re welcome.
Now Your Turn
SAMPLE DIALOG
A
: Hi, are you busy this
weekend?
B
: Yes.
What
?
s on your mind?
A
:
I
?
ve got two tickets for the
car exhibition. Would you like to go with me?
B
: Sure. Thanks for your
invitation.
A
:
It
?
s nothing.
B
:
I
?
ve
been
wanting
to
see
exhibition,
but
it
was
not
at
all
easy
to
get
a
ticket.
How
did
you
manage to
get two tickets?
A
: A friend
of mine works at the exhibition center. She was
able to get three free tickets.
B
:
Wow,
people
are
paying
almost
100
yuan
for
a
ticket
on
the
black
market.
Thank
you
very
much indeed for
inviting me.
A
: No problem.
Model 2 What did you think about the
movie?
John
:
So
…
what did you
think about
the movie?
Laura
:
Well
…
I think this Star Wars
episode
is an excellent piece of work,
but not as good as the
previous ones.
John
: Really? But I think
this Star Wars episode
was
incredible
!
Laura
: Why do you think so?
John
: Well,
one
of the most spectacular things about it
was
the special effects.
State-of-the-art