key to unit 9 Hollywood

I . Vocabulary Analysis1. Phrase practice1.be left with = end up with 以……而结束e.g. The president left the whole crowd with mixed emotions. 总统给人们留下复杂的情感。

2.reach one’s peak = be most successful 到达顶峰e.g. At what age does a man reach his peak in terms of strength and muscle? 一个人的肌肉和力量的发展在什么年龄到达顶峰？3.in business = operate 经营e.g. The company was in business even in the Great Depression. 那家公司即使是在大萧条时期仍在经营。

4.with appeal= having popularity among audiences 受欢迎e.g. In the past year, the theater put ten plays with appeals. 去年剧院上演了十部受欢迎的戏剧。

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Word comparison1.attraction: an attraction is a feature which makes something interesting or desirablee.g.The walled city is an important attraction.luxury: something expensive which is pleasant to have but is not necessarye.g. I like to buy myself little luxuries from time to time.glamour: the attractive and exciting quality of being connected with wealth and successe.g. Forget all you read about the glamour of television.business: the work relating to the production, buying and selling of goods or servicese.g. Tony has an impressive business background.2.furniture: objects that are used in a room for sitting or lying on or for putting things on or ine.g.Each piece of furniture in their home suited the style of the house.furnishing:a piece of furniture which is not permanently fixed in or part of the structure of a house and which a person might be expected to take with them when they move to a new home e.g. We buy this house because its price, including furnishing and fittings , is cheap.item: a single thing, especially one thing in a list, group, or set of thingse.g. He opened the cardboard box and took out each item.goods: things that are made to be solde.g. Money can be exchanges for goods or services.3.immortal: living or continuing for evere.g. He left behind an immortal example to all posterity.undying:if you refer to someone’s undying feelings, you mean that the feelings are very strong and are unlikely to changee.g. Amy declared her undying love for Bill.deathless: lasting forever and never to be forgottene.g. What deathless power lies in the hands of such a person!immoral:not within society’s standards of acceptable, honest and moral behavioure.g. Behaviors harmful to others are immoral.4.introduce: to bring a type of things somewhere for the first timee.g.The grey squirrel was introduced into Britain from North American.recommend: if someone recommends a person or thing to you, they suggest that you would find that person or thing good or usefule.g. I recommend seafood salad.advise: to give someone advicee.g. I advise waiting until tomorrow.suggest: to tell someone your ideas about what they should do, where they should go, etc.e.g. I suggested to him that we should tackle the problem another way.5.whatever: you use "whatever" to refer to anything or everything of a particular typee.g.Keep calm, whatever happens.whatsoever: used after a negative phrase to add emphasis to the idea that is being expressede.g. The police found no suspicious document whatsoever.however: used when you are adding a fact or piece of information that seems surprising or seems very different from what you have just saide.g. This is an extremely unpleasant disease which is, however, easy to treat.no matter: it is not a probleme.g. Day in, day out, no matter what the weather is like, she walks ten miles.6.image: the opinion people have of a person, organization, product, or the way a person, organization, etc., seems to be to the publice.g.This company is concerned about its corporate image.impression: an idea or opinion of what something is likee.g.I don’t tend to trust first impression.imagination: the ability to form pictures or ideas in your minde.g.You don’t have to use your imagination when you are watching television.portrait: a portrait is a painting, drawing, or photograph of a particular persone.g. The portrait of her mother was her most prized possession.7.unscrupulous: behaving in an unfair or dishonest waye.g.He was utterly unscrupulous in his competition with rival firms.ambitious: determined to be successful, rich, powerfule.g. An ambitious boy usually works hard.8.packed: very crowdede.g.The streets were packed with men, women and children.occupied: a place being controlled by an army or group of people that has moved into ite.g. She spent two years in occupied Paris.engaged: someone who is engaged in a particular activity is doing that thinge.g.They’ve been engaged in a legal battle with the council for several months.filled: full of the stated thinge.g. He was filled with horror at the bad news.3. Synonym / AntonymGive synonyms or antonyms of the word underlined in each sentence in the sense it is used.1. Hollywood suggests luxurious houses with vast palm-fringed swimming pools.Synonyms: rich, splendid, grand, magnificent2. A few of them lost their glamour quite suddenly and were left with nothing but emptiness and colossal debts.Antonyms: small, little, tiny, insignificant3. The constant sunshine and mild climate of southern California made it an ideal site for shooting motion pictures.Synonyms: continuous, continual, non-stop4. In those days Hollywood was like a magnet, drawing ambitious young men and women from all over the world.Antonyms: unambitious, ambitionless, unmotivated5. Occasionally they got jobs, if they were lucky enough to be noticed.Synonym: fortunate6. He started as a stunt rider, and from there rose to be one of the great stars of the early Westerns. Antonyms: fall, drop, decline, sink7. No country in the world has developed so expertly the skill of advertising as the Americans. Synonyms: skillfully, competently, professionally8. They even tried to interfere in their stars’ private lives.Antonym: public4. Sentence rephrasingRephrase each of the following sentences with the word given in bracekets.1.Have you any objection to my sitting here for a few minutes? (mind)Tip: mind v. care 介意e.g. Do you mind passing me the pepper?Key: Do you mind my sitting here for a few minutes?2.I’m going to make you responsible for today’s programme. (charge)Tip: charge n. supervise, control 监管，管理in charge of control 管理e.g. Who will be in charge of the department?He is the man in charge of the human resources.Key: I’m going to put you in charge of today’s programme.3.The firm is going to raise everybody’s salary. (given)Tip: give v. offer, provide 给予e.g. Can you give me another chance?Key: Everybody,salary is going to be given a raise/ rise.4.Did Pamela say why she was so late? (reason)Tip: reason n. explanation 解释e.g. The reason why he gave up was still unknown.Key: Did Pamela give any reason for being so late?5.It wasn’t necessary for you to do all that washing-up. (needn’t) Tip: need aux.需要e.g. You need take good care of your sister.n eedn’t do: not have to 不需要e.g.You needn’t give me your answer immediately.Key:You needn’t have done all that washing-up.6.Things are always going wrong in a job like this. (sort)Tip: sort n. kind, type 种类e.g. I am not good at this sort of question.Key: Things are always going wrong in a job of this sort.7.Virginia learned to ski when she was five years old. (age) Tip: age n. how long sth. has existed 年，岁at the age of：…years old … ……岁e.g. He became a celebrity at the age of three.Key: Virginia learned to ski at the age of five.8.It’s no use trying to mend this tyre. (point)Tip: point meaning, significance 意义e.g. What is the point of getting up so early?no point (in)：no need 不需要，没意义e.g. There is no point teaching a kid philosophy.Key: There’s no point in trying to mend this tyre.II. Grammar Exercises1.1. causes2. Are3. flows4. has5. gives6. Knits7. passes, shoots8. Opens; closesII. 1. Is 2. Retains 3. Have 4. Are 5. Are 6. Has 7. Will supplyIII. 1. Helps 2. Hope; are enjoying; sunbathe; go; are going3. is being4. Is typing5. Am not eating6. Am reading7. Are alwaysleaving 8. Go; belongs; wants; is usingIV. 1. Freezes 2. Am working 3. ✓ 4. Am falling 5. I insist 6. ✓7. passes; shoots 8. ✓9. Know 10. GatherV. 1. Do you belong to 2. I think 3. We can see 4. I am going over5. Do you believe6. Prefers7. I miss8. readsIII. Translation exercises• 1. Towering above all the others, this mountain peak commands a fine view.• 2. I have asked my friends to recommend a doctor who is good at treating children.• 3. The children were swinging on a rope hanging from a tree.• 4. The government is determined to avoid at all costs a sharp rise in food prices. • 5. He tried his best to save the drowning boy, but in vain.• 6. That old woman is always interfering in other people’s affairs.•7. After having several influential papers published, he became quite distinguished in the academic world.•8. Pollution is so serious in that area that the villagers can hardly find any water that is fit for drinking.•9. I packed a suitcase with all the things that might be needed.•10. We Chinese usually associate the Spring Festival with family reunion.IV. Exercises for integrated skills1. DictationIt’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 all attendee closely, / from their hairstyle right down to their socks.2. ClozeMore than 10,000 film and in the United States have been on strikesince November 5th. Work has on many TV shows and The internationalThe issue is have been unable to (5) abouthow much profit can be that money should be divided. TheirTip:1)writer: The passage is about the writers.2)stopped: During the strike, the work has been interrupted.3)only: As international market, people from America and other countries as well will beinfluenced.4)main : Here you can use a word meaning “major”.5)agree: Disagreement is a common cause of strike.6)Internet: “New media” refers to the Internet.7)grow: Here you can use a word meaning “develop”.8)share: Here you can use a word meaning “part”.9)made: “Make profit” is a regu lar collocation.10) future: Here you can use a word meaning “later time ”.VII. Listening ExercisesGrace Kelly – The Most Beautiful Tale of HollywoodYou are going to hear a story about Grace Kelly, the most beautiful tale of Hollywood.A.Listen carefully, and complete the following Grace Kelly Profile.Grace Kelly ProfileBirth date: November 12, 1929Birthplace: PhiladelphiaFamily: father Jack Kelly, mother Margaret, and three siblingsEducation: the American Academy of Dramatic ArtsOccupation: model and film actressMarital status: married Prince Rainier Gerard of Monaco in 1956Achievement: received the Best Actress Oscar for her performance in The Country Girl in 1954Famous movies:1951 Fourteen Hours1952 High Noon1954 The Country Girl1954 Rear Window1954 Dial M for Murder1955 To Catch a ThiefB.Kelly: TheI can onlyGrace inthink I wasTapescriptGrace Kelly — The Most Beautiful Tale of HollywoodGrace Kelly. Too good to be true. The epiphany of cool, blond, refined, intelligent, everything she touched turned to gold. She was the model with the face of someone who didn’t need the job. She was for six years the glamorous queen of Hollywood, the leading lady leading men fell in love with. And she was the only queen to ever become a princess. Just too good to be true.Grace Kelly was born on November 12, 1929, in Philadelphia, the third of four children of Jack Kelly and his wife Margaret. After the war, her parents allowed Grace to go off to New York, to enter the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, and funded her stay. She was soon discovered by the modeling industry, where, it was said, she had a face that could sell anything.In 1954, Grace Kelly, only 24 years old, received the Best Actress Oscar for her performance in The Country Girl.Grace Kelly: The thrill of this moment keeps me from saying what I really feel. I can only say “Thank you” with all my heart to all who made this possible for me. Thank you.Her next film, To Catch a Thief, in 1955, took her to the south of France, where the principality of Monaco was ruled by that young bachelor, Price Rainier. His family, the Gremaldis, had ruled Monaco since 1297.A year later, Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier Gerard of Monaco got married.Newsreel: Prince Rainier Gerard bore his betrothed in triumph into the harbor at Monaco. The wedding took place on April 19. There were 1,600 journalists, 1,100 guests and two pickpockets posing as priests. Alfred Hitchcock said, “I am very happy that Grace has found herself such a good part.”Grace Kelly was a tough woman who gave the illusion of being a frail lady. An international icon who symbolized perfection.Grace Kelly: I don’t see this, though I achieved enough in my career to stand up more than many other people. I was very lucky in my career and I lov ed it and ... But I don’t think I was accomplished enough as an actor to be remembered for that particularly. I would like to be remembered as trying to do my job well, of being understanding and kind. You know, I’d like to be remembered as a decent human being.Grace Kelly died in a car accident in 1982. Her other famous movies include Fourteen Hours in 1951, High Noon in 1952, Rear Window and Dial M for Murder, both in 1954.。