AsighCellphoneNotOneLessHI!I’mStevenSpielberg!GettingtoknowStevenSpielberg(1)What’sStevenSpielberg’snationality?A.EnglishB.AmericanC.ChineseD.French(2)Hemadehisfirstrealfilmwhenhewas_____,andattheageof_____,hewonaprizeforashortfilm.A.twelve;sixteenB.twelve;thirteenC.thirteen;sixteenD.thirteen;twenty(3)WhenSpielbergwasyoung,hisdreamwasto____.A.gototheFilmAcademyB.gotocollegeC.getagoodjobD.studyEnglishwell(4)Howmanyfilmstitlesarementionedinthispassage?A.SevenB.FiveC.SixD.Eight(5)Manypeoplewereafraidtoswimintheseawhentheyrememberedthescenesin_______.A.FirelightB.JawsC.ETD.JurassicPark(B)(B)(A)(C)(B)PART:(para1):ⅠPART:(para2):ⅡPART:(para3-6):ⅢPART:(para7):ⅣhispassionforfilmatanearlyagehissuccessasafilmdirectortheintroductiontoseveralofhissuccessfulfilmshisloveforfamilySTEVENSPIELBERGDETAILSCHILDHOOD1946195819591962YOUTHWORKSJAWS(1975)E.T(1982)JURASSICPARK(1993)SCHINDLER’SLIST(1995)SAVINGPRIVATERYAN(1998)FAMILYbornfirstfilmwonaprizeFirelighthisdream,hiscareerabigwhiteshark,attackaboymakesfriendswithETkeep,hit,huntaboutthecrueltyofwarloveandpeaceowetoSTEVENSPIELBERGCHILDHOODYOUTHWORKSFAMILYTHETEXTSTRUCTUREStevenSpielbergisoneofthemostfamousdirectorsintheworld.•1946---•1959---•1975---•1982---•1993---HewasborninasmalltowninAmerica.Hewonaprizeforashortfilmwhichhemadewhenhewas13yearsold.HemadeoneofhisfirstfilmscalledJawsHemadethefilmcalledET.HemadethefilmJurassicParkwhichisaboutdinosaurs.Answerthefollowingquestions:(1)WhatwasSpielberg’smother’sjob?(2)WhendidSpielberg’scareerreallytakeoff?(3)HowimportantishisfamilytoSpielberg’scareer?(4)Howmanyfilmsarementionedinthepassage?Whatarethenames?(5)WhyweremanypeoplewhosawthefilmJawsafraidtoswiminthesea?(6)WheredoesETcomefrom?WhatdoestheboycalledElliottdo?(7)InthefilmJurassicPark,whathappenedwhentheparkishitbyastorm?...(1)WhatwasSpielberg’smother’sjob?Shewasamusicteacher.(2)WhendidSpielberg’scareerreallytakeoff?Whenhegotajobastheyoungestfilmdirectorintheworld.(3)Whatarethenamesofthefilmswhicharementionedinthepassage?TheyareFirelight;Jaws;ET;JurassicPark;Schindler’sList;SavingPrivateRyan.(4)WhyweremanypeoplewhosawthefilmJawsafraidtoswiminthesea?Becausetheyrememberedthescenesinwhichpeoplewereeatenbytheshark.(5)WheredoesETcomefrom?WhatdoestheboycalledElliottdo?Fromouterspace.Hemakesfriendswithhimandhelpshimtofindawaytogohome.(6)InthefilmJurassicPark,whathappenswhentheparkishitbyastorm?Thechildrenarehuntedbymeat-eatingdinosaurs.Hesaidthatheowesmuchofhissuccessandhappinesstohiswifeandchildren.(7)HowimportantishisfamilytoSpielberg’scareer?Jaws(1975)isaboutabigsharkthatattacksandeatsswimmers.•ET(1982)isaboutalittlecreaturethatcomesfromouterspaceandwanttogohome.•JurassicPark(1993)isaboutanislandwhereaveryrichmankeepsallkindsofdinosaurs.•Schindler’sList(1993)isaboutthecrueltyofwar/aGermanwhosavedthousandsofJewishpeoplefrombeingkilledinthewar.•SavingPrivateRyan(1998)isalsoaboutthecrueltyofwar/anAmericancaptainwholedhisteamtosearchasolidernamedRyan.GettingtoknowSpielberg•Keywordsbebornin1946makehisfirstrealfilmwinaprizehisdreamhisworks/moviesheandhisfamilyDISCUSSION:WhathaveyoulearntfromreadingaboutSpielberg?Forexample:Whatdoyouthinkareneededtomakeonesucceed?GetsupportfromfamilyWorkhardReceivegoodeducationPassionforsuccessSelf-confidencestrongdeterminationPossiblefactors:
