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Unit4FilmsandfilmeventsFreetalk•Whoisyourfavoriteactororactress?Whydoyoulikehimorher?•Whoisyourfavoritedirector?Canyounamesomeofhis/herworks?•What’syourfavoritefilm?Whatcanyoulearnfromit?•Whydoyouthinkitisagoodfilm?HowmanykindsofawarddotheOscarAwardshave?•BESTFILMAWARD(最佳影片奖)•BESTPERFORMANCEAWARD(表演奖)•BESTDIRECTORAWARD(最佳导演奖)•BESTSCREENPLAYAWARD(最佳剧本奖)•BESTCINEMATOGRAPHYAWARD(摄影奖)•BESTSOUNDAWARD(最佳音响奖)•BESTSCOREAWARD(最佳音乐奖)•BESTARTDIRECTION-SETDECORATIONAWARD(最佳美工奖)•BesidestheOscarAwards,therearemanyotherfilmfestivalsbothathomeandabroad.•Let’shavealookandshowwhichcountrytheyarefrom.•CannesFilmFestival•BerlinInternationalFestival•SundanceFilmFestival•VeniceFilmFestival•TorontoInternationalFilmFestival•ShanghaiInternationalFilmFestival•EdinburghInternationalFilmFestival•TokyoInternationalFilmFestivalFranceGermanytheUSAItalyCanadaChinaEnglandJapanFastreadingforgeneralideasGothroughthepassageasquicklyaspossibleandtrytofindanswerstothethreequestionsinPartA.•Howmanyfilmfestivalrepresentativesappearedontheshow?Six.•Whichfilmfestivalsarementionedinthetranscript?•TheCannesFilmFestival,theBerlinInternationalFilmFestival,theSundanceFilmFestival,theVeniceFilmFestival,theTorontoInternationalFilmFestivalandtheShanghaiInternationalFilmFestival.•AtwhichfestivalareyounotlikelytofindHollywoodfilms?•TheSundanceFilmFestival.DetailedreadingforimportantinformationLet’sreadthepassagemorecarefullyagainandtrytoanswerthequestionsofPartC1.•1.Whichfilmfestival’srepresentativeviewsfilmasatypeofcontemporaryart?•TherepresentativeoftheVeniceFilmFestivalMariaviewsfilmasatypeofcontemporaryart.•2.HowdidtheSundanceFilmFestivalcometobewell-known?•In1981,RobertRedford,whohasactedinanddirectedmanybigHollywoodfilms,tookoverthefestivalandchangedthefocustosalutingindependentfilms.Sincethenithasbeenwellknown.•3.WhywastheCannesFilmFestivalstarted?•BecausemanypeoplefeeltheVeniceFilmFestivalwasgivingawardstoonlyGermanandItalianfilms.•4.WhatisthedifferencebetweentheCannesFilmFestivalandtheBerlinFilmFestival?•FilmsshownattheCannesFilmFestivalareoftenmadewithlargebudgetsandhavewell-knownactorsanddirectors,whilefilmsfromsmallercountrieshavearealchanceofwinningintheBerlinFilmFestival.•5.WhatistheGoldenCupAward?•ItisthehighlightoftheShanghaiinternationalFilmFestival.NowlistentothetapeandtrytofillinthetableofPartC2.FilmfestivalStartedinFeatureSundanceFilmFestival1978onlyincludessmall,independentfilms,manyofwhicharemadebyamateurdirectorsandstar(?)amateuractors;boycottsallHollywoodfilms.CannesFilmFestival1939BerlinInter-nationalFilmFestival1951canmakefilmsfamous;giveawardstomostlyAmericanfilms;filmsshownareoftenmadewithlargebudgetsandhavewell-knownactorsanddirectorsoneofthemostinternationalofallthefilmfestivals;giveawardstofilmsfromallaroundtheglobeTorontoInter-nationalFilmFestival1975ShanghaiInternationalFilmFestival1993oneofthemainfilmfestivalsaroundtheworld;thesecondlargestfestivalintheworld;givessomebonusawardstoCanadianfilmstheyoungestfilmfestival;hasagoodreputationworldwide;theonlyinternationalfestivalinChinaWordstudyDopartDp52AnswerstoPartD:1e2a3g4f5b6h7d8cReadingRevisionAnswerstopartE:p53.1.award2.director3.reputation4.countries5.focus6.minority7.festival8.contemporaryExercisesinclass:•Translatethefollowingsentences.•(1)我们的政策是囊括所有高质量的电影，而不在乎是谁制作了它们。•Ourpolicyistoincludehigh-qualityfilms,regardlessofwhomakesthem.•(2)我们电影节的概念孕育于1978年，当时它被称为犹他州美国电影节。•Theideaforourfestivalwashatchedbackin1978,whenitwasknownastheUtah/USFilmFestival.(3)考虑到我们电影节的历史，我们觉得不偏向某一国家的电影是非常重要的。Consideringthehistoryofourfestival,wefeelitisimportantnottofavorfilmsfromanyonecountry.(4)尽管存在的时间短，我们的电影节却在全世界享有很好的声誉。Eventhoughwehaveonlyexistedashorttime,ourfestivalhasagoodreputationworldwide.(5)许多演员和导演在制作不为公众所知的好电影。Manyactorsanddirectorsweremakinggoodfilmsunknowntothepublic.•1.Ourfestivalispartofalargerfestivalwhichcelebratescontemporaryart.Weviewfilmasatypeofcontemporaryart.(P50)celebrateverb[IorT]庆祝，祝贺1)Wealwayscelebrateourweddinganniversarybygoingouttodinner.2)Ifthisplanworks,we’llcelebrateinstyle(=inaspecialway).contemporaryadjectiveexistingorhappeningnow:当代的，现代的contemporarymusic/literature/art/fashionviewverb[T]认为，看作1)Thejournalistaskedtheministerhowheviewedrecentevents.2)Sheisviewedasastrongcandidateforthejob.3)Ifweviewtheproblemfromadifferentangle,asolutionmaybecomemoreobvious.•相关短语•frommypointofview在我看来•atfirstview初看；一见•inview/sight在视野中•inviewof鉴于；由于•onview/show展览中，上映中•viewsb./sth.assth.把……视为•2.Thatis,itonlyincludesthosenotfinancedbyHollywoodstudios.(P50)thatis:thatistosay,inotherwordsfinanceverb[T]为……提供资金Thelocalauthorityhasrefusedtofinancetheproject.financenoun[U](themanagementof)asupplyofmoney:金融，财政personal/publicfinancetheministeroffinance/thefinanceministerThefinancecommitteecontrolstheschool’sbudget.•3.Ourpolicyistoincludehigh-qualityfilms,regardlessofwhomakesthem.(P50)regardlessof;inspitof;despite;notbeingaffectedbysomething:不管，不顾Sheknewitwasdangeroustovisithim,butshesetoutregardlessoftherisk.Testyourself:•1.__________theheavyrain,theycontinuedworkinginthefield.A.AlthoughB.Reg