Unit 10 Hollywood. An Overview Background information Pre-reading questions Words and expressions...

Unit 10Hollywood

An Overview

• Background information• Pre-reading questions• Words and expressions• Detailed study of Text I• Practices & Homework

Background information

• The name “Hollywood” is the embodiment of glamour, success and money; it is the place where films are made, television shows are recorded and stars take up residence.

• The famous Hollywood sign on

the hills above the city has become the enduring symbol of the movie industry and of Los Angeles itself – the 50ft-high (15m) white letters can be seen from miles away. The historic heart of the movie industry is centered on Hollywood Boulevard where millions of visitors flock to see landmark attractions and museums.

Walk of Fame

Walk of Fame: Schwarzenegger

Theme park

Sleepless Hollywood

Logo

Nicole Kidman

Tom cruise

Katie Holmes

Tom hanks

Meg Ryan

Julia Roberts

Angelina Julie

Hollywood suggests glamour.

• the attractive and exciting quality that something has because it is connected with wealth and success

• 1) a touch of glamour• 2) have / lack / add / give /

lend glamour• glamorous adj./glamorize v.

Pre-reading questions

• Where is Hollywood located?• What makes Hollywood

famous?• Do you enjoy Hollywood

movies? Why?• Name some of the Hollywood

movie stars you are familiar with.

• What factors determine the success of an actor/actress?

Words and expressions

• Turn to Page 151• Ask individual students to

read aloud some of the words and expressions

• Make comments, corrections and explanations on the pronunciation, meaning and usages of these words and expressions

Glamour

• Adj. Glamorous

• Synonyms:• Appeal• Attraction• Charisma

Luxurious

• Synonym: Lavish

• Word Differentiation:• Luxurious vs. Luxuriant

Fringed

• N. fringe

• Word Differentiation:• Fringe vs. finger

Furnishings

• Synonym: furniture

Colossal

• Synonyms:• Big• Huge• Massive• Gigantic

Immortal

• Im- （前缀） + mort （死） + al （后缀）

• Antonym: mortal

Magnet

• Sample sentences:• Human beings have learned

out to make magnet of cast iron.

• The West Lake in Hangzhou is a magnet for visitors.

• Adj. magnetic

stunt

• Sample sentences• He used to do circus stunts.• The newspaper articles are

part of a stunt to advertisers.

Toss

• Sample sentences:• The little girl tossed her ball

in the air.• At the start of a game, how

do they decide who should go first? They ___ a coin.

• A) pitch; B) cast; C) throw; D) toss

Swing

• Sample sentences• Used as a verb• The lamp swung in the breeze.• He swings the club twice around

his head.• Used as a noun• The swing of the ship made

many people seasick.• The meeting was in full swing

when we arrived.

Tyrant

• Synonym: dictator• Word differentiation:• Tyrant/dictator vs. monarch,

king, queen

Unscrupulous

• Synonyms: Unrestrained, shameless

Typecast

• Word differentiation:• Typecast vs. stereotype

Hit

• Sample sentences• Used as a verb• Hit: slap, punch, kick, whip• I can’t hit the high notes.• In this way we hit upon over 20

useful methods of work.• Used as a noun• The film was quite a hit in New

York.

Intellectual

• Sample sentences• Used as a noun• These views were common

among intellectuals.• Used as an adjective• He has made a lot of intellectual

efforts.

• Word differentiation:• Intellectual vs. intelligent

Script

• Sample sentence• The ___ of the play was

given to the director ahead of schedule.

• A) script; B) compositions; C) version; D) writing

• Word differentiation:• Script vs. scripture

Lease

• Sample sentences• It’s not in the lease.• A tenant leases his land from the

owner.

• Synonym: rent

• Collocations:• By/on lease• Lease/rent sth. From sb.• Lease/rent sth. to sb.

A Detailed Study of Text I

• Text introduction• Text structure• Close reading: Paragraph

ideas and language points

Text introduction

The text is an introduction about the history, the present situation and the future of Hollywood in a chronological order and on a point-by-point basis. Hollywood was once the center of world motion picture industry and attracted all the young men and women to try their luck there.

And in recent years Hollywood has lost its glamour. However, Hollywood’s influence on movie industry will remain in the future and it will still be a very important part of the world entertainment industry in the years to come.

Text structure

Part 1: (Pa.1) It provides a brief introduction to Hollywood.

Part 2: (Pa. 2-8) Some major facts or important information about H.

Part 3: (Pa. 9): The author believes that 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.

Para one

• Please point out the contrast mentioned in the first paragraph.

• When thinking changes your mind, that’s philosophy. When God changes your mind, that’s faith. When facts change your mind, that’s science.

suggest

• To bring or call to mind by logic or association; evoke:

• The thought of summer suggests swimming.

• 想到夏天 , 就使人联想到游泳。• a cloud that suggests a

mushroom

fulfill• to fulfill one’s promise • fulfill duties • fulfill project• fulfill the orders• fulfill one’s ambition• fulfilled oneself as a

mother/painter• fulfillment n.

• Hollywood reminds you of

the exciting and charming quality of something unusual or special, with a magical power of attraction, a place where the young teenagers deeply impressed by stars could, with a bit of luck, realize their dreams.

Hollywood is associated with a magical power of attraction, and it is a place where the young teenagers profoundly influenced by stars could make their dreams come true if they are lucky.

好莱坞充满魅力。在这里，那些怀揣明星梦的少男少女们，若是有点儿运气，可以实现他们的梦想。

luxurious house

a palm-fringed pool

a palm-fringed swimming pool

fringe

• v. 在 ... 上加以缘饰 , 成为 ... 的边缘• The road was fringed with willows.• 道路两旁柳树成行。• 2) n. 额前垂发，刘海• 3) 边缘 , 边界 ; [ 喻 ]( 学问的 ) 初步 ,

皮毛 ; ( 事物的 ) 大概 , 初步 ; 次要部分

• the mere fringes of philosophy• This is an enormous field of which

l can here touch only the fringe.

• being surrounded by palm trees at the edge

• border, margin, edge, rim, brim, fringe

• Border refers to the boundary of a surface and may imply the limiting

• line itself or the part of the surface immediately adjacent to it.

• Margin implies the empty space at the side of a page.

• Edge refers to the part of an object that is farthest from its center.

• Rim is applied to the edge of a circular or curved surface.

• Brim refers to the top edge of a container.

• Fringe refers to the outer edge or border, which is often considered to be peripheral, extreme, or minor in relation to the main part.

Cocktail bar

furnishings

• the furniture and other

things in a room, such as curtains, baths, etc.

Furnishings in my room are all made by myself.

• furnish v. furniture n.• furnish somebody /

something with…• adv. + furnished

yacht

•

yacht

Colossal adj. colossus n.• extremely large• People erected a colossal

monument in memory of the hero.

• Enormous suggests a marked excess beyond the norm in size, amount, or degree.

• Immense refers to boundless or immeasurable size or extent.

• Colossal suggests a hugeness that elicits awe or taxes belief.

• Tremendous suggests awe-inspiring or fearsome size.

Part Two: (Paragraphs 2-8)

• These paragraphs constitute the body of the text.

• Each of these paragraphs tells us some major facts or important information about Hollywood.

Para 2 tells briefly about the history of Hollywood and its great success in the past.

• Para. 3 states the fact that Hollywood was like a magnet, drawing ambitious young men and women from all over the world and describe what they did there.

• Para. 4 points out that the stars were held on a tight rein by the studio chiefs.

• Para. 5 makes it clear that the Hollywood studios, by means of ad vertising, turned starlets into superstars and that many studio chiefs were tyrants.

• Para. 6 mainly illustrates the fact that stars were often typecast.

• Para. 7 tells us that Hollywood is no longer the heart of the world's motion picture industry, and that it has turned into the American TV entertainment center.

• Para. 8 supports the statement that Hollywood has not lost all its glamour.

1 shoot

• v. To record on film 拍摄( 照片 , 电影 )

• shot the scene in one take.• 一次就把这个场景拍完• n. 芽 , 苗 , 光线• winter bamboo shoot 冬笋• rice shoot 禾苗• a shoot of sunlight 一道阳

光

2 Hollywood’s fame and fortune reached its peak…

• Hollywood’s fame and fortune reached its highest point in the 1930s and 1940s, when the best black and white movies were produced in abundance and became very popular.

Greta Garbo

Charlie Chaplin

Gary Cooper

Immortal [ i‘mɔ:tl ]  a. 不朽的 n. 不朽的人物• 1.The little girl is very interested

in the old legend of immortal creatures.

• 小女孩对有关永生的精灵的古老传奇非常感兴趣。

• 2.Beethoven is regarded as one of the immortals of classical music.

• 贝多芬被认为是不朽的古典音乐大师 .• 3.The soul is immortal. 灵魂不灭 .• Antonym: mortal • All mortals must die.

whatsoever

• ad. ( 用于否定句中以加强语气 ) 任何pron.&a. 无论什么1.Whatsoever nonsense the newspaper prints, some people always believe it.

• 无论报纸上刊登什么荒谬的东西，总有人相信。

• 2.Take whatsoever measures you consider best.

• 采取任何你认为最好的措施。

成名，出名• rise to fame• become famous • make a name for oneself• become well-known• come to top• become a household name• become a celebrity• become an outstanding

figure

toss• 1)To move or lift (the head) with

a sudden motion• tossing their heads in sprightly

dance (William Wordsworth)• “在轻盈活泼的舞步中举起他们的头”• ( 威廉 ·华兹华斯 )• 2) 翻来复去• toss about in bed 在床上辗转反侧• 3) 使颠簸，使摇动连续来回地投掷，

荡动或起伏；来回振动：• boats that were tossed by the

storm• 在风暴中颠簸摇摆的小船

Toss a coin

rein: 缰绳

• The rider pulled on the reins, and the horse stopped. 骑马的人拉紧缰绳，马停住了。

• give rein to 放任；纵容• take the reins 掌权；当领导人• keep a tight rein on sb.• give the reins to one's

imagination 任凭想象纵情奔放

at all costs

• ( =at any cost) 不惜任何代价 , 无论如何

• at all risks/at all events• 无论如何都要避免和非典病人直

接接触。• Direct contact with the

patients suffering from SARS must be avoided at all costs.

appeal to

• .v. 对…有吸引力• 小孩喜欢鲜艳的颜色。• Bright colors appeal to small

children.• appeal to another court• 向另一法院上诉• appeal to arms [force]• 诉诸武力

cease to be 不再是• To come to an end; stop: 终止；

停止• My joy shall never cease.• The great man ceased to think.• cease-fire n. 停火• cease publication 停刊 , 停止出版• cease to be in effect / force 失

效

lease v. 出租 , 租出 , 租得• 1. I will lease you the house

for one year.• 我将把这房子租给你一年。 • 2.The lease on our flat runs

out in a few months.• 我们公寓的租约还有几个月就到期了

Amphitheater and symphony

packed

• packed lunch n. 盒装午餐• packed goods 包装的货物• packed like sardines•拥挤得象罐头里沙丁鱼 , 挤得满满的

packed

Part Three: (Paragraph 9)

• This paragraph is the last part of the text. The author believes that 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.

• Q: Which sentence of this

part can be seen as the topic sentence?

• Its topic sentence is “Hollywood, above all, has the glamour of the past.”

•Hollywood, above all, has the glamour of the past.

Hollywood, most important of all, boasts the charming and exciting magical attraction of the past.

Practices & Homework

• Pronunciation practice• Comprehension check• Sentence explanation• Translation• Dictation• Discussion

Pronunciation practice

• Turn to Pages 158 and 159• Ask individual students to

read the words and sentences aloud

• Make comments and corrections

• Ask the entire class to read the words and sentences aloud

Comprehension check

• Turn to Page 153• Ask students to take turns to

do Exercises I, II and III

Sentence explanation

• Turn to Page 153• Ask students to take turns to

do Exercise IV

Translation

• Turn to Pages 157 and 158• Ask students to take turns to

do the translation exercises• Make comments and

corrections

Dictation

• Ask students to take down the short passage read to them

• It’s that time of the year again,/ when the entertainment world gets excited about the Oscars/ and the madness that surrounds Hollywood’s biggest night of the year. / Everybody has an opinion/ on which film should take home the Best Picture prize/

• and who should walk away with the statuette for Best Actor and Best Actress. / But it’s only after the ceremony is over/ that the real analysis begins. / people commented on the acceptance speeches,/ rate the host on his or her performance, / and examine each and every attendee closely,/ from their hairstyle right down to their socks.

Discussion

• Turn to Page 159• Ask students to take turns to

discuss the topics given in Exercises I and II

Thank you!