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Unit Three Movie

In-classroom ActivityThe First Step Reading Skill:Context Clues to Word Meaning I-3

1. Review

Reading Skill: Context Clue to Word Meaning I-3

What is an example clue?


What is an example clue?

An example clue refers to the information provided by the context by using examples or specific items to explain the word or expression in the same context.

2. Further Knowledge

Context signals (p.1)


1. What are context signals?


1. What are context signals?

Context signals are the signals in the context reminding the reader of the coming of the context that might provide context clues.


2. What do context signals include?


2. What do context signals include?

Context signals include:1) Punctuations2) Certain empty words as well as full

words


3. The punctuations that might play the function of Context Signals


3. The punctuations that might play the function of Context Signals

comma (,); dash ( — ); semi-colon (;); full stop (.); parenthesis (())


4. The forms that punctuations appear to be the context signals



1) comma – (, … ,); (, … .)

e. g. Freshmen, the first-grade university students, are usually from senior middle school directly.



2) dash – ( — … — ); ( — … ,); ( — … .)

e. g. A dictionary — a very useful tool for the language learners — was hard to buy in the 1970 in China.



3) parenthesis – ((…)); ((or … ))

e. g. Sophomores (second-grade students) are usually no longer confused about how to study in university.



4) semi-colon – (a clause + ; + another clause)

e. g. To help others willingly is encouraged in our society; to accept help when in difficulty is also encouraged.



5) full stop – (a sentence + . + another sentence)

e. g. The children of that kindergarten walked out of the classroom happily. Their teachers arranged them playing family.

3. Practice (p. 31)


1. Cartoon movies are produced by taking pictures of drawings. This kind of movie is called an animation.


1. Cartoon movies are produced by taking pictures of thousands of drawings. This kind of movie is called an animation.

Context signal – the full-stop

Context clue – taking pictures of thousands of drawings


2. When he made Mickey Mouse talk on the movie screen, audiences --- people who saw the movie --- were delighted


2. When he made Mickey Mouse talk on the movie screen, audiences --- people who saw the movie --- were delighted

Context signal – the two dashes

Context clues – people who saw the movie


3. Disney was not sure people would like it, and the uncertainty worried him


3. Disney was not sure people would like it, and the uncertainty worried him

context signal – no punctuation is used alone to play the function of context signal

context clue – was not sure


4. One of Disney’s dreams was of creation of a new kind of amusement park --- a place where all the members of a family could go and have fun together.


4. One of Disney’s dreams was of creation of a new kind of amusement park --- a place where all the members of a family could go and have fun together.

Context signal – the dash

Context clue – a place where all the members of a family could go and have fun together


5. The park is divided into five sections. In one section, the visitor walks along an American Main Street such as Disney remembered from his childhood. Another section, Tomorrowland, shows the world of the future.


5. The park is divided into five sections. In one section, the visitor walks along an American Main Street such as Disney remembered from his childhood. Another section, Tomorrowland, shows the world of the future.

Context signal – the second comma

Context clue – show the world of the future

In-classroom ActivityThe Second Step Word Pretest (p. 29)

Word Pretest

1. Let’s go to the movies tonight.

A. move

B. the film

C. movement

D. exhibition

Word Pretest

movies – a showing of a film as in the threatre

A. move – changing the position; measures

B. the film – a sequence of photographs or drawings projected on a screen in such rapid succession that they create the optical illusion (because of the persistence of vision) of moving persons and objects

C. movement – change in position or from one place to another

D. exhibition – a public show of objects

Word Pretest

1. Let’s go to the movies tonight

A. move

B. the film

C. movement

D. exhibition

Word Pretest

2. The plane crashed shortly after take-off.

A. speed up

B. slow down

C. had an accidents and broke into pieces

D. had an accident and changed the direction

Word Pretest

crashed – to have an accident to a vehicle or to cause a vehicle to have an accident by heading to something violently, directly and suddenly

A. speeded up – to make sth. move faster B. slowed down – to make sth move slowerC. had an accident and broke in pieces – (a vehicle

which) was in piece because of the accident, (because of the original meaning of the verb ‘crash – to fall or to move suddenly by heading to sth violently and noisily.).

D. had an accident and changed its direction – (not corresponding to the word in the statement because of the original meaning).

Word Pretest

2. The plane crashed shortly after take-off.

A. speed up

B. slow down

C. had an accidents and broke into pieces

D. had an accident and changed the direction

Word Pretest

3. The town was destroyed by the floods after the storm.

A. fire

B. overflow of water

C. lightning

D. earthquake

Word Pretest

floods – a great overflow of water on to a place that is usually dry

A. fire – flames or flames that are out of control

B. overflow of water – water moving over the edges or in large quantity

C. lightning – a flash of bright light in the sky usu. followed by thunder in the summer raining day

D. earthquake – a sudden violent shaking of the earth’s surface

Word Pretest

3. The town was destroyed by the floods after the storm.

A. fire

B. overflow of water

C. lightning

D. earthquake

Word Pretest

4. It’s difficult to cross the desert by car, but not absolutely impossible.

A. nearly

B. often

C. always

D. completely

Word Pretest

absolutely – completely, totally

A. nearly – almost, not at all

B. often – frequently, many times

C. always – all the time or every time

D. completely – totally

Word Pretest

4. It’s difficult to cross the desert by car, but not absolutely impossible.

A. nearly

B. often

C. always

D. completely

Word Pretest

5. The whole building was in flames.

A. in confusing

B. on fire

C. in struggle

D. under control

Word Pretest

in flames – surrounded by flames in all directions

A. in confusion – in a situation in which people are uncertain about what to think or to do

B. on fire – burning and being damaged by fire

C. in struggle – in a state of a great effort to do sth. difficult

D. under control – in command

Word Pretest

5. The whole building was in flames.

A. in confusing

B. on fire

C. in struggle

D. under control

Word Pretest

6. The police came to my help instantly.

A. immediately

B. closely

C. happy

D. kindly

Word Pretest

instantly – at once

A. immediately – done or needed at once or without delay

B. closely – near,

C. happily – in a mood of great pleasure

D. kindly – good-heartedly

Word Pretest

6. The police came to my help instantly.

A. immediately

B. closely

C. happy

D. kindly

Word Pretest

7. The bomb consisted of explosive packed into a suitcase

A. things that explode

B. clothes

C. things that burns

D. metals

Word Pretest

explosive --- a substance that can explode such as gunpowder


B. clothes


D. metals

Word Pretest

7. The bomb consisted of explosive packed into a suitcase


B. clothes


D. metals

Word Pretest

8. My car has a device which opens the garage doors.

A. a brake

B. a design

C. a plan

D. an instrument

Word Pretest

device – a thing invented to fulfill a special purpose

A. a brake – the part of a vehicle which make it go slower or stop

B. a design – a drawing showing how sth. is to be made

C. a plan – an arrangement for some future activity

D. an instrument – an object which you use to help you in your work

Word Pretest

8. My car has a device which opens the garage doors.

A. a brake

B. a design

C. a plan

D. an instrument

In-classroom ActivityThe Third StepText, Section A

Text, Section AHow Do the Movies Do It?

Text-reading (p. 30)

Text, Section A

1. Try to finish the reading of the text within eight minutes and to get the basic idea of the story. (660/80wpm≈8 minutes)

2. After finishing the reading try to do Reading Comprehension on page 32

Reading Comprehension (p. 32)

Reading Comprehension

1. The special-effect men are those who ____.

A. burn houses quickly

B. make a train crash without harming the people

C. created special effects in the film

D. have the most important jobs in the film industry

Reading comprehension

1. C – But he may also be asked to create a special effect which is much less exciting, though just as important to the success of the film. (l. 3, para. 2)

Reading Comprehension

1. The special-effect men are those who ____.

A. burn houses quickly

B. make a train crash without harming the people

C. created special effects in the film

D. have the most important jobs in the film industry


2. In order to control the fish’s swimming in one film, the special-effect man ______

A. gave the fish something special to eat

B. used some fish which were not real

C. used special cameras

D. used electricity to control the fish


2. D – The result was an idea for controlling the fish with a harmless use of electricity. (l. 1, para. 4)


2. In order to control the fish’s swimming in one film, the special-effect man ______

A. gave the fish something special to eat

B. used some fish which were not real

C. used special cameras

D. used electricity to control the fish


3. A United States military airplane flew down near the copy of a real ship because ______.

A. the copy was too big

B. the copy was so real that the U.S. plane felt suspicious

C. the U.S. plane wanted to see the film being produced

D. the film was not allowed to be produced on the public sea.


3. B – … it seemed so real that a United States military airplane flew down near it, trying to discover which country owned it. L4, Para. 6


3. A United States military airplane flew down near the copy of a real ship because ______.

A. the copy was too big

B. the copy was so real that the U.S. plane felt suspicious

C. the U.S. plane wanted to see the film being produced

D. the film was not allowed to be produced on the public sea.


4. The special-effects man liked to use metal pipes in making fires for the following reasons except ____.

A. the burning of wood cannot have large flames at once

B. the gas fire can be easily controlled

C. wood was more expensive

D. the burning of other materials cannot be trusted


4. C – (the 7th paragraph explains A. B. and D.)


4. The special-effects man liked to use metal pipes in making fires for the following reasons EXCEPT ____.

A. the burning of wood cannot have large flames at once

B. the gas fire can be easily controlled

C. wood was more expensive

D. the burning of other materials cannot be trusted


5. When the explosives are used, special-effects men usually receive extra pay because ____.

A. there is a danger

B. there will be some accident

C. it takes a longer time

D. all of the above


5. D ( para. 8 )


5. When the explosives are used, special-effects men usually receive extra pay because ____.

A. there is a danger

B. there will be some accident

C. it takes a longer time

D. all of the above


6. The special-effects man causes explosions in the air by ______.

A. using plane to drop explosives

B. sending up bags full of explosives

C. using gas pipes to control the explosion

D. using wires to control electricity


6. B – … he causes explosions in the air by sending up large bags filled with explosives. L3, para. 9


6. The special-effects man causes explosions in the air by ______.

A. using plane to drop explosives

B. sending up bags full of explosives

C. using gas pipes to control the explosion

D. using wires to control electricity


7. If a church tower must seen to be hit by guns, the special-effects man ______.

A. uses the model of a church

B. uses explosives and put them on the roof of the church

C. puts explosives in some places in the tower

D. destroys the church first


7. C – … he puts explosives in several places in the tower. L5, para. 9


7. If a church tower must seen to be hit by guns, the special-effects man ______.

A. uses the model of a church

B. uses explosives and put them on the roof of the church

C. puts explosives in some places in the tower

D. destroys the church first


8. Many films are very expensive to make because ______.

A. the special-effects add a great deal to the expense

B. the special-effects men sometimes ask for extra pay

C. the burning of houses, churches, bridges, and ships costs a great deal

D. the crushing of planes and trains is costly


8. A – It also adds a great deal to the expense of producing the film. It helps to explain why so many movies are very expesive to make. L1, last para.


8. Many films are very expensive to make because ______.

A. the special-effects add a great deal to the expense

B. the special-effects men sometimes ask for extra pay

C. the burning of houses, churches, bridges, and ships costs a great deal

D. the crushing of planes and trains is costly

In-classroom ActivityThe Fourth StepVocabulary Building (p. 34)(2) suffixes

Vocabulary building, suffixes

Suffixes1. -ence / -ance verb + -ence / -ance = noun root + -ence / -ance = noune. g. emergence, reference, difference attendance, vigilance, resistance


Suffixes:2. –ish root + -ish = adjective / noun noun + -ish = adjective e. g. Irish, Spanish, English, foolish. Womani

sh, finish, polish


Key to the practice; (p. 34)1. confidence 2. distance3. devilish 4. presence5. importance 6. childish7. patience 8. appearance

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