Unit4Filmsandfilmevents●ProjectWritingafilmreviewPartAI.Lead-inT:Areyoufamiliarwiththesepictures?S:Yes.Theyarefromthefilm“HarryPotter”T:Haveyoureadorseenanyaboutit?S:Yes.T:Thesebooksandfilmsareperhapsthemostpopularbooksandfilmsintheworld.Somostofushavereadorseenthem.WhydoyouthinkthatHarryPotterbooksandfilmsaresopopulararoundtheworld?S:……T:Everytimeanewfilmcomesout,newspapers,magazineandwebsitesallsendawriterorreportertoreviewit.Peoplereadthesereviewstohelpthemdecidewhatfilmstheywanttosee.ThissectionisdesignedtogiveyouachancetopracticeyourEnglishbycompletingaproject.YouwillfirstreadareviewofHarryPotterandthePhilosopher’sStone.Youareexpectedtolearnbyreadingthepassagehowtowriteafilmreviewandwhatshouldbeincludedinareview.Thenyouwillwriteafilmreviewbyyourselves.II.ReadingReadthereviewquicklyandtrytofindhowisthisreadingpassageorganized?AnswersPart1:(Para1-3)briefintroductionofthefilm’splotPart2:(Para4-5)thewriter’scommentaryonthespecialeffectsandactinginthefilmPart3:(Para6-7)problemsofthefilmPart4:(Para8)therecommendationbythewriterNowlet’slistentotherecordingofthereviewandtrytoanswerthefollowingquestions:1.Whereisthefilmset?2.Whatdoesthewriterthinkaboutthethreeyoungactors?3.Whatisthecomplaintmanypeoplehavemadeaboutthefilm?4.Whatproblemdoesthewriterthinkthefilmhas?Answers1.ItissetinEngland.2.Thethreeyoungactorsaretherealhighlightofthefilm.Theydoverywelleven用心爱心专心comparedwiththeexperiencedadultactors.3.Thefilmistoolong.At142minutes,itisalmostahalfhourlongerthananaveragefilm4.ThewriterfeeltoomuchtimeisdedicatedinshowingthesportinQuidditchandseveralinterestingscenesweredeletedfromthefilm.Readthereviewagain.Whilereading,findmoredetailedinformationtocompletethefollowingtable:AnswersMaincharactersInformationaboutthecharacterPlayedbyHarryPotterasensitiveyoungboywhoseparentswereawizardandwitchandwerekilledbyanevilwizardwhenHarrywasababy;livingwithhisrelatives,theDursleys,andabused,ignoredandhatedbythem.havingthemagicalpowersofawizardandareputationintheworldofwitchesandwizardsbecauseofhisparentsDanielRadcliffHagridaverylargepersonwhoworksatHogwartsandrescuesHarryfromtheDursleysandtakeshimtotheschoolRobbieColtraneRonWeasleyHarry’sfriendandschoolmateRupertGrintHermioneGrangerHarry’sfriendandschoolmateEmmaEatsonVoldemorttheschool’sevilwizard,whokilledHarry’sparentPartB1.WorkingroupsoffouranddiscussthequestionsinPartB.Onestudentineachgroupshouldwritedowntheanswerstoquestions6-8.Youshouldfirstchooseafilmtoreview.Thenyoushouldassigndifferentjobstoeachgroupmember.2.Areyouready?Nowpresentyourreviewtothewholeclass.Othergroupscangiveyourcommentslater.Homework1.ReadthefilmreviewinPartAonpage131oftheWorkbookandwriteafilmreviewaccordingtothenotesinPartBonthesamepage.2.Reviewwhatyouhavelearntinthisunit.用心爱心专心