Unit 5 商务英语综合教程(3)

ActivationTextITextIITextIIILanguagePracticeFromtheSublimetothePopularActivation①ThemeoftheUnit②Canyouidentifythetypesofthefollowingmovies?ActivationRoleofentertainmentindustryingeneralandfilmmakinginparticularActivationDisasterFilmAnimationActivationSci-FiSilentFilmActivationAdventureFilmThrillerActivationDramaFilmTextIWarm-upBackgroundDetailedReading1.Whataretheothertypesofmovie?Canyounametheircharacteristics?Essentialelements:heroism-aresourcefulcharacterstrugglingagainstincredibleodds,e.g.life-threateningsituations,oranevilvillain,withvictoryachievedattheendafterdifficultphysicaleffortsandviolence.Storyandcharacterdevelopmentaregenerallysecondarytoexplosions,fistfights,gunplayandcar1)ActionFilm－afilmgenrewhereoneormoreheroesisthrustintoaseriesofchallengesthatrequirephysicalfeats,extendedfightandfreneticchases.genre:n.acategoryofartisticcomposition,asinmusicorliterature,markedbyadistinctivestyle,form,orcontentgenrechases.TextIWarm-upBackgroundDetailedReadingComediesaremostlylight-hearteddramasdesignedtoelicitlaughterfromtheaudience.Thecomedygenrehumorouslyexaggeratessituations,thewayofspeaking,theactionandfacialexpressionsofcharactersordownrightcrudejokes.2)ComediesFilm－agenreoffilminwhichthemainemphasisisonhumourTextIWarm-upBackgroundDetailedReadingInagooddramafilm,theaudienceareabletoexperiencewhatothercharactersarefeelingandidentifywithsomeone.e.g.LittleWomen,BecomingJaneAusten3)Dramafilms－afilmthatdependsmostlyonin-depthcharacterdevelopment,interaction,andhighlyemotionalthemes.TextIWarm-upBackgroundDetailedReadingThestylisticapproachtoacrimefilmvariesfromrealisticportrayalsofreal-lifecriminalfigures,tothefar-fetchedevildoingsofimaginaryarch-villains.Criminalactsarealmostalwaysglorifiedinthesemovies.Filmsdealingwithcrimeanditsdetectionareoftenbasedonplaysratherthannovels.AgathaChristie'sstageplayWitnessfortheProsecutionwasadaptedforthebigscreenbydirectorBillyWilderin1957.Serialkillerfilmsmaybeincludedhere,e.g.GangsofNewYork.4)CrimeandGangsterFilms－filmtracesthelivesoffictionalandtruecriminals,gangsormobsters.TextIWarm-upBackgroundDetailedReadingHistoricalepicsarethemostpopularsubgenres,whichoftentakeanhistoricalorimaginedevent,mythic,legendary,orheroicfigureanduseauthenticperiodcostumes,accompaniedbyaspectaclesettingandasweepingmusicalscore,andlargecastsofcharacters,placingthemamongthemostexpensiveoffilmstoproduce.5)Epicsfilms－Anepicinvolveselementslikewar,romanceandadventure.Oneofthemostcommonthemesortopicsofepicsareroyalty,gladiators,kings,orleadingpersonalitiesorfiguresfromtheancienttimes.Theyareambitiousinscopethanotherfilmgenres.TextIWarm-upBackgroundDetailedReadingTheyareentertainingfilmsthatarebasedonsongsanddances,andcaneitherbedelightful,light-hearted(e.g.TheSoundofMusic)orcontainadarkaspect(e.g.SweeneyTodd).Thesongsusuallyadvancetheplotordevelopthefilm'scharacters.6)Musicalsfilms－afilmgenreinwhichsongssungbythecharactersareinterwovenintothenarrative,sometimesaccompaniedbydancing.The1930sthroughthe1960sareconsideredtobethegoldenageofthemusicalfilmintheWesternworld.TextIWarm-upBackgroundDetailedReadingThepopularperceptionoftheWesternisastorythatcentersonthelifeofasemi-nomadicwanderer,usuallyacowboyoragunfighter.Sometimes,italsofocusesontheconflictbetweennativesandsettlersorU.S.Cavalry7)Westerns－thisgenreisdevotedtotellingstoriessetprimarilyinthelatterhalfofthe19thcenturyintheAmericanOldWest,hencethename.ThisgenreiscentraltoAmericancultureandtoitsfilmindustry.orbetweencattleranchersandfarmers(sodbusters),orbyshowingranchersbeingthreatenedbytheonsetoftheIndustrialRevolution.TheWesterndepictsasocietyorganizedaroundcodesofhonorandpersonal,directorprivatejustice(suchasthefeud),ratherthananyrationalistic,abstractlaw.WesternsalsoportrayhowdesolateandhardlifewasforAmericanfrontierfamilies.TextIWarm-upBackgroundDetailedReading2.Compareyourfavoritemovieswithyourgroupmembers’,yourfriends’,relatives’,parents’,etc.Howdotheydiffer?Arethereanyconnectionsbetweenthefavoritemovietypesandone’sage,personality,gender,andeducationalbackground?TextIWarm-upBackgroundDetailedReading①AbouttheAuthor②Haveyouheardofthefilm“TheArrivalofaTrainatLaCiotatStation”?③TheCrusadesTextIWarm-upBackgroundDetailedReading1.AbouttheAuthorSusanSontag:1933–2004,Americanwriterandcritic.Mostofhervividlywrittencriticalessaysonavant-gardeculturewerecollectedinAgainstInterpretation(1966),inwhichshepopularizedthewordcamp,referringtoexaggeratedreproductionsofthestyleandemotionsofpopculture.HeressaysonradicalpoliticsarecollectedinStylesofRadicalWill(1969).HerotherworksincludeOnPhotography(1977),IllnessasMetaphor(1978),AIDSandItsMetaphors(1989),UndertheSignofSaturn(1980),WheretheStressFalls(2001),andherlastbookisRegardingthePainofOthers(2003).ThelateessaysandspeechesarecollectedintheposthumouscollectionAttheSameTime(2007).TextIWarm-upBackgroundDetailedReadingNovelsbySontag:TheBenefactor,DeathKit,TheVolcanoLover,andInAmericaMoviesbySontag:DuetforCannibals(1969)PromisedLands(1974)BrotherCarl(1971)UnguidedTour(1983)TextIWarm-upBackgroundDetailed