Unit-5--About-a-boy

VIEWINGLISTENINGSPEAKINGENGLISHMOVIEWarming-upactivityUnit5AboutaBoyUnit5AboutaBoyDirectedbyChrisWeitz,PaulWeitzWrittenbyPeterHedges,basedonNickHornby'best-sellingnovelStarringHughGrant...WillFreemanNicholasHoult...MarcusToniCollette...FionaRachelWeisz...RachelSharonSmall...ChristineVictoriaSmurfit...SuzieReleaseYear:2002Awards:2003—NominatedforOscarAcademyAwardforBestWriting,AdaptedScreenplay2003—WonEmpireAwardforBestBritishActor(HughGrant)2003—WonGoldenCameraforBestInternationalActor(HughGrant)Part1MovieExplorationSectionAMoviestoryDirections:Retellthestorywiththehelpofthehintsgivenbelow.1.Will,a30-somethingbachelorcontentwithhisidlelife2.Marcus,a12-year-oldboyasatargetofscornandbulliesatschool3.thesuicideattemptofMarcus'motherontheverydaywhenhemeetsWillforthefirsttime4.startoftheirfriendship5.changesinMarcus'life:winningrespectfromotherkids;improvingtherelationshipwithhismother6.changesinWill'slife:realizingtherealmeaningoflife;findingtrueloveSectionBCharacterAnalysisWatchMovieClips(Focusonthefollowingscenes,discussthepersonalitytraitsofthecharactersandfillintheblanks.)WillFreeman(ABachelorinHisThirties)a.(athisfriend’shome)refusetobe__________forhisfriend’snew-borndaughter.bethegodfatherb.(intherestaurant)feelpleasantlysurprisedwhenAngie,asinglemumsuggeststhat________.theybreakupc.(intheshop)buy_______________forMarcus,helpinghimblendinwiththecrowd.Apairofnewcooltrainersd.(intheschoolauditorium)makeafoolofhimselfby__________________.accompanyingontheguitarandsingingwithMarcusPersonalityTraits:__________;__________;____________;__________;__________aloner;aslacker;selfish;self-centered;shallow;cool;trendyMarcus(A12-Year-OldBoy)a.(intheclassroom)tauntedbyotherkidsbecause____________________Hesingsoutunknowinglyinthemathclassb.(inthepark)killaduckwith___________hismother’shome-madebreadc.(athome)bestunnedatthesightof_______________________________hismotherlyingonthesofad.(atWill’shome)_________________andmakefriendswithWill.trytoinserthimselfintoWill’slifePersonalityTraits:___________________________________amisfit;weird;gloomyFiona(Marcus’sMother)a.(athome)tryto________________byoverdosingonthedeadduckday.commitsuicideb.(intherestaurant)wearahairyjumper,___________inWill’seyes.kindofyeticostumePersonalityTraits:___________________________________ahippie;depressed;near-hystericalTask：Workinpairsandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.What,accordingtoWill,makesitpossibleformodernpeopletoleadacomfortableislandlife?2.WhydoesWillrefusestobethegodfatherforImogen?3.WhydoesWillseesinglemothersasperfectprey?4.HowdoesMarcusfeelafterhismother’ssuicideattempt?5.WhydoesMarcusdecidetosingasongintheschoolauditorium?3WhydoesJoeMillerinitiallyrefusetotakethecase?4.WhatfinallymakesJoeMillertakethecase?5.WhatdoyouthinkofthescenewhereBeckettplaysanariafromhisfavoriteoperaforMiller？SectionCAReviewontheMovieDirections:Listentoaninterviewandcompleteitbyfillingintheblanks.Inthissection,Daisy,areporterfromtheMovieReviewcolumnoftheOrientalDaily,isinterviewingtwocollegestudents,SusanandMark,fortheirideasaboutthemovieAboutaBoy.D:WhatdoyouthinkofthemovieAboutaBoy,Mark?M:Acharmingcomedyfueledbysharp,cynicalhumor.Youknow,Ilaughedallthewaythroughit.DforDaisyMforMarkSforSusanS:Yeah,(1)ButImustadmitthatatthebeginningIstruggledtogetintothefilmbecauseIhatesuchashallow,selfishwomanizer.D:Really?Thenwhathaschangedyourmind,Susan?S:TheamazingrelationshiporIshouldsayfriendshipbetweenWillandMarcus.Will,amandedicatedtothepropositionthat(2)spendshislifeonhisownprivateurbanisland.(3)!MeanwhileMarcushashishandsfullofproblemsrangingfromtauntsandbulliesatschooltohismother'sattemptedsuicideathome.D:That'strue.MarcusandWillhavetotallydifferentlivesbeforetheymeeteachother.S:ItisthetragiceventofMarcus'mom'ssuicideattemptthatmakesthem(4).WillgivesMarcusconfidenceandsoundadviceaboutlife,andhelpshimdealwithacrushhehasonagirl,whileMarcusbringsWillwarmfuzzyfeelings(5),andarelationshipthatheisunpreparedforbutyearnsfor,andmakeshimrealizethatthere'ssomethingmoretolifethanwatchingTVorbuyingthings.Thetwounlikelyfriendsformaclosebond.Throughtheirrelationship,IdiscoverthatWilldoeshavehiddendepths.M:Quiteright.What'smore,theirfriendshiphelpsbothboysfindtheirownwayofgrowingup.D:Bothboysgrowingup?Veryinteresting!M:Youknow(6).Inmyview,Willisjustamanwhorefusestogrowupand(7).Onthecontrary,Marcus,a12-year-oldkidlivinginasingle-motherfamily,isprecocious.Inasense,withanawarenessoflife(8),MarcusismorematurethanWill.S:Ican'tagreemore.MarcushelpsWillcometorealizewhoheis,andwhathe'sdoingornotdoing,whichmakesWillwinRachelbackand(9).M:Atthesametime,WillteachesMarcuswhattobuyandhowtoconnecttopeople.Bigboyhelpslittleboyandviceversa.Bytheendofthemoviebothboyshavegrownimmenselyduetotheirfriendship.WillopenshimselfuptoothersandMarcusrealizesthat(10).D:Isee.AboutaBoyisreallyawarm,funnyandtouchingmovieaboutfriendshipandlove.Thankyouverymuchforsharingyourideaswithme.Directions:Listentoaninterviewandcompleteitbyfillingintheblanks.Inthissection,Daisy,areporter