Unit4Filmsandfilmevents●ReadingImportantfilmeventsaroundtheworldStep1:Lead-inT:Whatarethetwopicturesabout?S:TheyarepostersoftheOscarAward.T:HowmuchdoyouknowabouttheOscarAward?S:Itisaninternationalawardwithfullname“Academyofmotionpictureartsandscience”.ItisheldinLosAngeleseveryyearsinceitwasfoundedin1927.T:Howmanykindsofawarddoesithave?S:BESTFILMAWARD(最佳影片奖)BESTPERFOMANCEAWARD(最佳表演奖)BESTDIRECTORAWARD(最佳导演奖)BESTSCREENPLAYAWARD(最佳剧本奖)BESTCINEMATOGRAPHYAWARD(最佳摄影奖)BESTSOUNDAWARD(最佳音响奖)BESTSCOREAWARD(最佳音乐奖)BESTARTDIRECTION-SETDECORATIONAWARD(最佳美工奖)T:BesidestheOscarAward,therearemanyotherfilmfestivalsbothathomeandabroad.Let’shavealook.1.CannesFilmFestivalA.Germany2.BerlinInternationalFestivalB.Japan3.SundanceFilmFestivalC.theUSA4.VeniceFilmFestivalD.China5.TorontoInternationalFilmFestivalE.Canada6.ShanghaiInternationalFilmFestivalF.England7.EdinburghInternationalFilmFestivalG.France8.TokyoInternationalFilmFestivalH.ItalyMatchthefilmfestivalswiththecountriesinwhichtheyareheld.Answers1—G;2—A;3—C;4—H;5—E;6—D;7—F;8—BT:Whatdopeopleusuallydoduringafilmfestival?S:Duringafilmfestival,manyfilmsthatwereproducedinthepastyearwillbeshown.Usually,thesearefilmsthathavebeenvotedforandwillbeawardedasthebestfilm,thebestanimationorbestmusical,etc.,oftheyear.Itisagoodforumforfilm-makerstocommunicatewithothersandexchangesideas.Manyyoungdirectors,actorsandactresseshavebecomefamousbecausetheirfilmswonawardsatfilmfestivals.Sometimes,afilmfestivalwillfocusonaspecificgenreorsubjectoffilms,e.g.,black-and-whitefilmsorindependentfilms.Mostfilmfestivalsareheldannually.T:Good!Todaywe’lllearnapassagewhichisabouttheimportantfilmeventsaroundtheworld.Let’scometothebookstogether.Step2:FastReadingforgeneralideasGothroughthepassageasquicklyaspossibleandtrytofindanswerstothethreequestionsinPartA.Whilereading,justfocusonandidentifytheinformationneededtoanswerthesequestions.1.Howmanyfilmfestivalrepresentativesappearedontheshow?2.Whichfilmfestivalsarementionedinthetranscript?3.AtwhichfestivalareyounotlikelytofindHollywoodfilms?Answers1.Six2.TheCannesFilmFestival,theBerlinInternationalFilmFestival,theSundanceFilmFestival,theVeniceFilmFestival,theTorontoInternationalFilmFestivalandtheShanghaiInternationalFilmFestival3.TheSundanceFilmFestival.Step3:Carefulreadingfordetailedinformation1.Let’sreadthepassagemorecarefullyagainandtrytoanswerthequestionsofPartC1.1)Whichfilmfestival’srepresentativeviewsfilmasatypeofcontemporaryart?2)HowdidtheSundanceFilmFestivalcometowellknown?3)WhywastheCannesFilmFestivalstarted?4)WhatisthedifferencebetweentheCannesFilmFestivalandtheBerlinFilmFestival?5)WhatistheGoldenCupAward?AnswersC11)TherepresentativeoftheVeniceFilmFestivalMariaviewsfilmasatypeofcontemporaryart.2)In1981,RobertRedford,whohasactedinanddirectedmanybigHollywoodfilms,tookoverthefestivalandchangedthefocustosalutingindependentfilms.Sincethenithasbeenwellknown.3)BecausemanypeoplefeeltheVeniceFilmFestivalwasgivingawardstoonlyGermanandItalianfilms.4)FilmsshownattheCannesFilmFestivalareoftenmadewithlargebudgetsandhavewell-knownactorsanddirectors,whilefilmsfromsmallercountrieshavearealchanceofwinningintheBerlinFilmFestival.5)ItisthehighlightoftheShanghaiinternationalFilmFestival.2.NowlistentothetapeandtrytofillinthetableofPartC2.AnswersC2FilmfestivalStartedinFeatureVeniceFilmFes...
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