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Explore 1: Listening and speaking
CULTURE NOTES
Thomas Armat (托马斯·阿马特) (1866-1948): He was an American mechanic and inventor, a pioneer of movie theater, best-known for his contribution to the movie industry.
For example:
• It’s a comedy (喜剧) / sci-fi movie (科幻片). (indicating its type)
• It’s starred by … (indicating its actors and actresses) • It’s about a story happened in … (introducing its plots)
基础篇 视听说教程 1
5 The art of light and shadow UNIT
CONTENTS
i Prepare i Explore 1 i Explore 2 i Practice i Produce Further Listening Additional listening
新一代大学英语（基础篇） 视听说教程 1 Unit 5
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greatest inventor. He invented many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph (留声机), the
motion picture camera, and the electric light bulb.
新一代大学英语（基础篇） 视听说教程 1 Unit 5
Prepare
Learning objectives
Upon completion of this unit, you will be able to: • know the history of and modern developments in the movie industry • listen for dates • stress the right syllables in English words • give a talk show on a movie review
4 Armat’s device is considered to be the first modern motion
T picture projector.
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Explore 1: Listening and speaking
LISTENING SKILLS Listening for dates It’s important to understand dates when you listen, for example, when you listen to detailed information about a historical event. Dates ending in “-teen” or “-ty” can be difficult to distinguish. You need to listen carefully for the stress patterns in these dates. That way you can understand the dates correctly. • In dates ending in “-teen,” the stress is on the last syllable: nine-
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Prepare
Reference answers
•It’s a British-American fantasy movie series (魔幻电影系列) distributed by Warner Bros. (华纳兄弟娱乐公司). •The series is mainly produced by David Heyman (大卫·海曼) and stars Daniel Radcliffe (丹尼尔·雷德克里夫), Rupert Grint (鲁伯特·格 林特), and Emma Watson (艾玛·沃特森) •as the three leading characters. •The story happens in a witchcraft school (魔法学校) and is about the fight of a young wizard (巫师) and his friends against a bad wizard. •The movie series are adapted from J. K. Rowling’s novels.
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Explore 1: Listening and speaking
Passage
WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS
photography n. 摄影；摄影业 project v. 投影；放映
PROPER NAMES
Civil War 美国内战 (1861-1865) Thomas Edison 托马斯·爱迪生 (美国发明家) Thomas Armat 托马斯·阿马特 (美国发明家)
STEP 1 Think of an English movie that you like.
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Prepare
Warming up
STEP 2 Describe it to the class step by step. See who can guess it with the fewest clues.
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2 The digital movie camera used by moviemakers today is based on different ideas from recording moving images as
in Thomas Edison’s day.
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3 Edison invented a device to watch movies which made movie watching a shared experience.
新一代大学英语（基础篇） 视听说教程 1 Unit 5
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Listening and understanding
1 The process of moviemaking is both an art and an industry. Do you know the history of the digital movie camera? Now listen
新一代大学英语（基础篇） 视听说教程 1 Unit 5
Explore 1: Listening and speaking
CULTURE NOTES
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KEY: Harry Potter
新一代大学英语（基础篇） 视听说教程 1 Unit 5
Explore 1: Listening and speaking
Passage Conversation News report 1 News report 2
新一代大学英语（基础篇） 视听说教程 1 Unit 5
新一代大学英语（基础篇） 视听说教程 1 Unit 5
Prepare Warming up
Movies may be an important part of your college life. Through watching English movies, you can practice your listening skills as well as understand life and culture of English-speaking countries. Work with the class and play a guessing game about English movies. Test who is most knowledgeable about English movies.
Prepare
Setting the scene
Since motion pictures (电影) were invented, audiences have loved how they tell stories. Movies enable people to travel the world indirectly, and experience hatred, love and nearly every other emotion. Movies spread quickly, making them one of the most popular forms of entertainment in the world. Nowadays, with modern technologies, movies have become more exciting and entertaining and attracted more people to go to the cinema. Do you know the history of the moviemaking? Have there been any new developments in the movie industry? Which type of movie do you like best? This unit will lead you to trace its origins and throw some light on the art of light and shadow.