大学英语综合教程新理念第一册课件Unit9

1、Read the following sentences aloud, paying special attention to the liaison.The constant sunshine and mild climate of southern California made it an ideal site for shooting motion pictures.Hollywoods fame and fortune reached its peak in the 1930s and 1940s, the golden days of black and white movies.

2、1. 2.Reading aloudReading aloudAudiovisual supplementCultural informationHe started as a stunt rider, and from there rose to be one of the great stars of the early Westerns.A star who was a hit as a cowboy or a bad guy got the same kind of role again and again.Yet Hollywood has not lost all its glam

3、our.3. 4.5. Reading aloudAudiovisual supplementCultural information1. QuoteFred Allen: You can take all the sincerity in Hollywood，place it in the navel of a firefly and still have room enough for three caraway seeds and a producers heart.Cultural informationReading aloudAudiovisual supplementCultur

4、al information2. Hollywood Hollywood is a neighborhood in Los Angeles, Californiasituated west-northwest of Downtown Los Angeles. Due to its fame and cultural identity as the historical center of movie studios and movie stars, the word Hollywood is often used as a metonymy of American cinema, and is

5、 often interchangeably used to refer to the greater Los Angeles area in general. The nicknames “StarStruck Town” and “Tinseltown” refer to Hollywood and its movie industry. Today, much of the movie industry has dispersed into surrounding areas such as the Westside neighborhood, but significant auxil

6、iary industries, such as editing, effects, props, post-production and lighting companies remain in Hollywood, as the backlot of Paramount Pictures does.Reading aloudAudiovisual supplementCultural informationReading aloudAudiovisual supplementCultural information Many historic Hollywood theaters are

7、used as venues and concert stages to premiere major theatrical releases and host the Academy Awards. It is a popular destination for nightlife, tourism, and is home to the Hollywood Walk of Fame.Watch a video clip and answer the following questions.What can you learn about the actress from the video

8、?Nowadays people believe that in the show business, there are some unfair rules. What do you think about it?1. 2.Audiovisual supplementReading aloudAudiovisual supplementCultural informationShe is not a professional actress. Her awkward acting caused a lot of trouble to the shooting of the film.Open

9、.Reading aloudAudiovisual supplementCultural informationActress: Benjamin, youre bleeding!Actor: Yes, its the bombing. Now look, Im going to take out the sniper. And I want you to get the machine gun. Ok?Actress: Ok.Actor: Ok? Ready?Actress: Yeah.Actor: Go! Go! Move!Director: Cut!Actress: Was that m

10、e?Director: Come on!Actress: Sorry.Reading aloudAudiovisual supplementCultural informationDirector: Who am I working with! Come on! Ok, I dont know who is she? Is she a model? This is an action movie! We must stop and re-cast! Its not a fashion TV, man! This is impossible! Im telling you! She throws

11、 like a girl! What is it?Assistant Director: Lets give Rolf a few moments to work with the actress. I thought the last one was better.Director: Now youre directing! . Coffee!Charlie: Are you coming back, Levy?Director: Dont run after me!Reading aloudAudiovisual supplementCultural informationAside: 1

12、27 apple, take 5. 127 apple, take 9. 127 apple, take 19. Take 22. 127 apple, take 23.Director: Good!ApplauseReading aloudAudiovisual supplementCultural informationStructural analysis The first sentence of Paragraph 7, “Hollywood is no longer the heart of the worlds motion picture industry,” seems to

13、 suggest that the glamour of Hollywood no longer exists. But the first word of Paragraph 8, “Yet,” suggests that this is not entirely true. And the last paragraph strongly asserts that Hollywood is still a glamourous place.1. The text begins with the sentence “Hollywood suggests glamour, ” This idea

14、 is echoed towards the end of the text, i.e. in Paragraphs 7-9. Can you explain how this is done?Structural analysisMain idea2. Work out the structure of the text by completing the table.Paragraph(s)Main idea1It provides a brief introduction to Hollywood.2-8It provides readers with some major facts

15、about Hollywood.9Hollywood, above all, has the glamour of the past.Structural analysisMain ideaMain ideaThe text provides information about the past and the present of Hollywood. 1. What information does the text present?1) Hollywood suggests glamour, a place where the young star-struck teenagers co

16、uld, with a bit of luck, fulfill their dreams. (Paragraph 1)2) Hollywood, above all, has the glamour of the past. It is a name which will always be associated with motion picture-making. (Paragraph 9)2. List a few sentences from the text that present the major information of the text.Structural anal

17、ysisMain idea Hollywood suggests glamour, a place where young star-struck teenagers could, with a bit of luck, fulfill their dreams. Hollywood suggests luxurious houses with vast palm-fringed swimming pools, cocktail bars and furnishings fit for a millionaire. And the big movie stars were millionair

18、es. Many spent their fortunes on yachts, Rolls-Royces and diamonds. A few of them lost their glamour quite suddenly and were left with nothing but emptiness and colossal debts.HollywoodDetailed reading1 Movies were first made in Hollywood before World War I. The constant sunshine and mild climate of

19、 southern California made it an ideal site for shooting motion pictures. Hollywoods fame and fortune reached its peak in the 1930s and 1940s, the golden days of black and white movies. Most of the famous motion picture corporations of those days, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Columbia and Warner Brothers, ar

20、e still very much in business and great stars like Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich, Charlie Chaplin, Gary Cooper, and many others besides, have become immortal.Detailed reading23 In those days Hollywood was like a magnet, drawing ambitious young men and women from all over the world. Most of them had

21、only their good looks to recommend them and had no acting experienceor abilitywhatsoever. Occasionally they got jobs, if they were lucky enough to be noticed. Gary Cooper was one of the few who was noticed. He started as a stunt rider, and from there rose to be one of the great stars of the early We

22、sterns. Many of the girls got jobs in cafes or gas stations, and as they served their customers they tossed their heads and swung their hips, hoping to attract the attention of some important person connected with the movies. Most of them hoped in vain.Detailed reading As for the stars themselves, t

23、hey were held on a tight rein by the studio chiefs who could make or break all but the stars with really big appeal. The stars were persuaded to sign seven-year contracts, during which time the studios built up their images. Under their contracts the stars did not have the right to choose their part

24、s. Their studios decided everything. No country in the world has developed so expertly the skill of advertising as the Americans. They advertise everything, from ice cream to candidates for the presidency. The Hollywood studios, by means of advertising, turned starlets into superstars. Many studio c

25、hiefs were tyrants, determined to get their own way at all costs, no matter how unscrupulous the means.Detailed reading456 Stars were often typecast and if he or she appealed to the public as a lover, then he or she always played the part of a lover. A star who was a hit as a cowboy or a bad guy got

26、 the same kind of role again and again. There was little arguing, “youre the perfect dumb blond, baby, and thats how youre going to stay,” they would say. They even tried to interfere in their stars private lives: No, sugar! You just cant marry Mel Billigan. Hes too intellectual. Hed destroy your im

27、age. Only when they ceased to be stars did some of them discover that they were also good actors! Movie stars like Bette Davis, Katherine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy and James Mason gave distinguished performances in character parts as well as leading roles.Detailed readingDetailed reading Hollywood is n

28、o longer the heart of the worlds motion picture industry. Most movies today are filmed on location, that is to say, in the cities, in the countryside and in any part of the world that the script demands. The Hollywood studios are still standing, but most of them have been leased to television networ

29、ks. About 80% of all American TV entertainment comes from Hollywood. Yet Hollywood has not lost all its glamour. Movie stars still live there, or in neighboring Beverley Hills, and so do many of the famous and wealthy people who have made their homes in southern California. There is also the attract

30、ive Holly-wood Bow, the huge outdoor amphitheater where every summer since 1922 “Sym-phonies under the Stars” are played by Americas best orchestras before packed audiences.78Detailed reading Hollywood, above all, has the glamour of the past. It is a name which will always be associated with motion

31、picture making, and for many years to come the old Hollywood movies will be shown again and again in movie houses and television screens all over the world.9Paragraph 1Questions1) What main facts are mentioned in the first paragraph?Hollywood suggests a glamorous place where to young star-struck tee

32、nagers, while a luxury place to big movie stars who are millionaires. Detailed readingParagraph 1Questions2) Please point out the contrast mentioned in the first paragraph.Many of the big movie stars became millionaires, living in luxurious houses with vast palm-fringed swimming pools, spending thei

33、r fortunes on yachts, Rolls-Royces and diamonds. But a few of them lost their glamour suddenly and were left with nothing but emptiness and colossal debts.Detailed readingglamour: n.1) the exciting and charming quality of sth. unusual or special, with a magical power of attractione.g. Foreign travel

34、 has never lost its glamour for me.She is always attracted by the glamour of a job in the pop music business.Detailed reading2) strong personal attraction, esp. sexually exciting beauty, which excites admiratione.g. Sophia added a touch of glamour by wearing a beautiful dress.索菲亚换了一件漂亮的裙子，更增添了一份魅力。S

35、ynonyms:attractiveness, charmDetailed readingDerivations:glamorous: adj.glamorize: vt.fulfill: vt.e.g. That man often fails to fulfill his promise, so he is not trusted.If he is lazy, he will never fulfill his ambition to be a doctor.Detailed reading1) carry out a promise; satisfy a desire, prayer,

36、etc.2) perform or carry out a duty, task, etc.; answer or satisfy a need or purposee.g. The conditions of the contract must be fulfilled exactly.A nurse has many duties to fulfill in caring for the sick.Comparison: fulfill, realizeDetailed readingDerivations:fulfilled: adj.fulfillment: n.3) finish o

37、r complete a period or piece of worke.g. They fulfilled their project 30 days ahead of time.realize: make actual or real something that has previously existed only as a plan or desireCollocation:fulfill oneself: fully develop ones abilities and charactere.g.He was able to fulfill himself through mus

38、ic.通过音乐他能充分地发挥自己的才能。Choose the proper word in its appropriate form to fill each blank in the following sentences. 1) They all the bosss demands just to please him. 2) It was really disheartening that our worst fears were . 3) The travelling library an important need for people who live in country ar

39、eas. fulfilled_fulfills_realized_Detailed readingfulfill realize e.g.It requires government spending on a colossal scale.Derivation:colossus: n. Detailed readingSynonyms:remarkable; splendidcolossal: adj. extremely large; of immense size; remarkable; splendidAntonym:smallActivity: Making a StoryDire

40、ction: Make a short story by group discussion. Use the words “ glamour, fulfill, colossal” in Paragraph 1. The representative from each group should tell the story in front of the class and will be judged by other groups.Detailed readingParagraph 2Questions1) What do you know about the history of Ho

41、llywood and when did it reach its greatest success? Movies were first made in Hollywood before World War I with a history of about 100 years. Hollywood reached its peak in the 1930s and 1940s, the golden days of black and white movies.Detailed readingParagraph 2Questions2) Could all the ambitious yo

42、ung men and women from all over the world realize their dreams when they came to Hollywood?No. Occasionally they got jobs, if they were lucky enough to be noticed. Many of the girls got jobs in cafes or gas stations. But most of them hoped in vain.Detailed readinge.g. Pressure in the container remai

43、ns constant.Derivation:constancy: n.Detailed readingSynonym:continuousconstant: adj. 1) fixed or unchanging; invariable2) continually happening or repeated; regulare.g. The entrance is in constant use; do not lock it.3) loyal; faithfule.g. She is a constant friend of mine.Comparison: constant, conti

44、nuousDetailed readingcontinuous: refering exclusively to something that is unbroken throughout its entire length, great or small, whether its extension is through time or spaceChoose the proper word to fill each blank in the following sentences.constant continuous 1) Despite its large population, th

45、e rate of population increase of India has been in recent years. 2) Many students prefer assessment to a once -for-all approach. 3) This video player provides high-speed dubbing and play facility. constant_continuous_continuous_peak: n.e.g. The plane flew over the snow-covered mountain peaks.Detaile

46、d reading1) a sharply pointed mountain top; a whole mountain with a pointed top; the highest point, level2) the highest point, level, value, rate, etc.; a time of greatest successe.g. Traffic reaches a peak between 8 and 9 in the morning.Shes at the peak of her career.Detailed readingComparison: pea

47、k, summit, climaxsummit: the top of a mountain, or a meeting between heads of governmentclimax: the most exciting, important, or effective part in a story, experience, set of events, etc. which usu. comes near the endDetailed readingpeak summit climax1) Demand for coal is at its in January and Febru

48、ary. 2) Western leaders are gathering for this weeks Ottawa . 3) His first book was published when he was at the of his powers. 4) The of the film is a brilliant car chase. peak_summit_peak_Choose the proper word to fill each blank in the following sentences.climax_immortal: adj. that will never die

49、; that will live forever; that will continue or be remembered for a long time e.g. The soul is immortal.Shakespeare wrote many immortal plays.Derivations:immortality: n.immortalize: v.Detailed readingAntonym:mortale.g.All human beings are mortal.His next production was a very ambitious musical.ambit

50、ious: adj.e.g. He is an ambitious young man, studying hard to be a scientist.Derivation:ambition: n.e.g.Detailed reading1) having a strong desire for success, power, wealth, etc.2) showing or resulting from a desire to to sth. difficult or sth. that demands great effort, unusual skill, etc.Antonym:u

51、nambitiousOnly ambitious students can get best marks.Detailed readingTranslation:有抱负的学生才能取得最好的成绩。His next production was a very ambitious musical comedy.他推出的下一个作品是一部难度很大的音乐喜剧。recommend: v.e.g. What would you recommend for removing ink stains?She was strongly recommended for the post.Derivations:reco

52、mmendation: n.recommendable: adj.Detailed reading1) praise as being good for a purpose; provide information about sb. or sth.2) advise or suggest as a correct or suitable course of actione.g. I wouldnt recommend you to go there alone.I recommend that you resign.Collocations:recommend sb./sth. (to sb

53、.)recommend sb. for/as sth.Paragraph 3QuestionCould all the ambitious young men and women from all over the world realize their dreams when they came to Hollywood? No. Occasionally they got jobs, if they were lucky enough to be noticed. Many of the girls got jobs in cafes or gas stations. But most o

54、f them hoped in vain.Detailed readingpersuade: v.e.g.You try and persuade her to come out with us.How can we persuade him into joining us?He persuaded his daughter to change her mind.Detailed reading1) make sb. willing to do sth. by reasoning, arguing, repeatedly asking2) cause to believe or feel ce

55、rtain; convincee.g.I am not fully persuaded by the evidence.We are persuaded of the justice of her case.Derivations:persuasion: n.persuasive: adj.Collocations:persuade sb. into/out of sth.persuade sb. of sth.expertly: adv. in a way typical of an expert; in a skillful mannere.g. Never have I seen any

56、one handle such a tough situation as expertly as he.Derivations:expert: n. / adj.expertise: n.e.g. He is expert at/in cooking good cheap meals.Collocations:expert at/in/on sth./doing sth.Detailed readingSynonym:skillfullyat all costs: at any cost; whatever the cost; no matter what the coste.g. We mu

57、st at all costs prevent them from finding out about the plan.We must avoid war at all costs.Phrases:at the cost of: involving the loss or sacrifice of sth.to ones cost: from ones own unpleasant experienceDetailed readingDetailed readingat all costs to ones cost at the cost of 1) As I learned when I

58、was ill in New York, you should always take out medical insurance before you go abroad. 2) We must win the game . 3) She saved him from drowning but only her own life. to my cost_at the cost of_Choose the proper phrase to fill each blank in the following sentences.at all costs_A star acts the role a

59、ccording to the impression he or she left on the public.Paragraphs 4-5Questions1) What do you know about Hollywood studios and the studio chiefs?The studio chiefs “persuaded” the stars to sign seven-year contracts to built up their images. The stars were not entitled to choose their parts while the

60、chiefs decided everything as a tyrant. The Hollywood studios turned starlets into superstars by advertising. Detailed reading2) How do you understand the statement that stars were often typecast?interfere: v. enter in or take part in a matter which does not concern one, and in which one is not wante