ForrestGump
I.WordBank 1.principaln. 校长，负责人，资本 2.awfuladj. 可怕的，（口）非常，很 3.requirev.? 需要，要求 4.minimumn. 最小量，最低限度 5.opportunityn. 机会，时机 6.retreadv.? 再补胎面 7.progressiveadj. 进步的，前进的 8.recollectv. 回忆，回想，忆起 9.recallv. 回想起，召回，恢复 10.anglen.? 天使 11.dandyadj.? (口)极好的 12.crookn. 钩，弯曲部份，恶棍 13.drillsergeantn.? 训练官 14.privaten.? 列兵，二等兵 15.soleadj.? 唯一的 16.geniusn.? 天才 17.giftedadj.? 有天赋的，有才华的 18.pegn.? 钉，椿，藉口 19.takeride? 载……一程；兜风 20.peasandcarrots 形影不离 II.Viewthemovieandanswerthefollowingquestions. 1.Somepeoplethinkthisisoneofthegreatestmoviesevermade.Doyouagree?Giveyourreasons. 2.“Lifeislikeaboxofchocolates.Youneverknowwhatyou’regoingtoget.”isoneoftheclassicalactorlinesinthemovie.Canyouuseafiguration(比喻)toshowyourunderstandingoflife? 3.DoyouthinkForestGumpisstupid?Giveyourreasons. 4.InwhichaspectsdoesForrestsucceedaccordingtothefilm? 5.WhatgreateventsandeminentfiguresinAmericanhistoryareincorporatedintheplotsofthemovie?Couldyoumentionsomeofthem? III.Retellthestoryinyourownwords. IV.ViewingandUnderstanding Clip1
A.Viewthecliponceandanswerthefollowingquestions. i)Bywhatcanyoutellalotaboutaperson? ii)Whydoesthewomansay“myfeethurt”?
iii)HowdoesForrest’smotherinterpretlife?WhatdoesitmeaninChinese? B.GroupDiscussion
i)Whatwillyousaytoshowthatyoudonotwanttohaveaconversationwithsomeone? ii)Mrs.Gumpdescribeslifeasaboxofchocolates.What’syourdefinitionoflife?
C.ViewthecliponceagainandtakedownthesentencestomatchtheChineseversionsgivenbelow. i)穿这样的鞋子你可以走上一整天，脚都不会痛。
___________________________________,notfeelathing.
ii)要想知道一个人的很多事情，只要看看他穿的鞋就能知道。
iii)妈妈说它会带我到任何地方，她说它是双魔鞋。
Mamasaidtheywouldtakemeanywhere.___________________________ Clip2
A.Aeuphemismisanexpressionintendedbythespeakertobelessoffensive,disturbing,ortroublingtothelistenerthanthewordorphraseitreplaces.Viewtheclipandchoosethebestexplanationforthered-coloredwords.
i)Principal:He’sgoingtohavetogotoaspecialschool. A.aschoolforhighly-intelligentchildren B.aschoolforthelow-IQchildren
C.aschoolforthechildrenwhohavespecialabilities ii)Mrs.Gump:Hemightbeabitontheslowside. A.Hemightnotrunfast. B.Hemightnotbequick-witted. C.Hemightbehesitatingtoact. iii)Mrs.Gump:He’sonvacation. A.Hewasspendingtheholidays. B.Hewasonbusiness. C.Hewasdead. B.MatchGame 1)lostone’slife A.lavatory 2)gettingsmashedorhammered? B.oldpeople? 3)indisposed? C.mad? 4)passaway? D.dustman? 5)bedownonone’sluck E.verypoor? 6)peerhomeworkhelporcomparinganswers? F.sick? 7)seniorcitizens? G.cheating 8)emotionaldisturbed? H.bekilled? 9)bathroom,man’s(women’s)room I.die? 10)sanitationworker J.beingdrunk Clip3 A.Viewthecliptwiceandcompletethefollowingsentenceswiththewordsyouhearfromthevideo. Forrest:Irememberthebusrideonthefirstdayofschoolverywell. Dorothy:Areyoucomingalong? Forrest:Mamasaidnottobe1）_________fromstrangers. Dorothy:Thisisthebustoschool. Forrest:I’mForrest,ForrestGump. Dorothy:I’mDorothyHarris.
Forrest:Well,nowweain’tstrangersanymore. Kid:Thisseat’s2）________. Kids:Taken.
Kid:Youcan’tsithere.
Forrest:Youknowit’sfunnywhatayoungman3）________.‘CauseIdon’trememberbeingborn.Idon’t4）_______whatIgotformyfirstChristmas.Idon’tknowwhenIwentonmyfirstoutdoorpicnic.ButIdorememberthefirsttimeIheardthesweetestvoiceinthewideworld. Jenny:Youcansithereifyouwant.
Forrest:Ihadneverseenanythingsobeautifulinmylife.Shewaslikean5）________.
Jenny:Well,areyougoingtositdownoraren’tyou?What’swrongwithyourlegs? Forrest:Nothingatall,thankyou.Mylegsarejust6）_______.
Forrest:Ijustsatnexttoheronthatbusandhadaconversationallthewaytoschool.
Forrest:Thedoctorsaysmyback’scrookedlikeaquestionmark.Thesearegoingtomakemeasstraightasan7）_______.
Forrest:8）_______mama,nooneevertalkedtomeoraskedmequestions. Jenny:Areyoustupidorsomething?
Forrest:Mamasays“9）__________________.” Jenny:I’mJenny.
Forrest:I’mForrest.ForrestGump.
Forrest:Fromthatdayon,wewerealwaystogether.Jennyandmewerelike10）________. B.Choosethecorrectphrasetoexplainthered-coloredpart. 1)JennyandIhaveagoodrelationship. A.knoweachotherquitewell. B.getonwellwitheachother C.fallinlovewitheachother. 2)Everytimetheytalked,theyjustdidnotseeeyetoeye. A.don’tseeeachotherveryoften. B.areunabletoseeeachother. C.oftendisagreeandargue. 3)Smithhasfallenoutwithhisgirlfriendagain. A.hasarguments. B.hasbeencriticizedby C.hashadafight. C.GroupDiscussion Inthemovie,weknow“peasandcarrots”referstoverycloseandintimaterelationshipbetweenForrestandJenny.Doyouknowanyotherexpressionstodescribetherelationshipbetweenpeople? Clip4 A.Viewtheclipandcompletethefollowingblanks. Character Relationship Tone Speechstyle Forrest 1 3 5 Drillsergeant 2 4 6 B.GroupDiscussion WhatisthefeatureofAfricanAmericanEnglish(orlessprecisely,BlackEnglish)? V.PlayingYourRoles 1.DubthedialoguebetweenMrs.Gumpandtheprincipal,payingspecialattentiontoyourpronunciationandintonation.(SeeClip2)
2.Createadialogwiththeuseofeuphemismandrole-playit.(SeeHowtoSayIt.Pairwork2) VI.LinestoLearnbyHeart
Jenny:DearGod,makemeabird.SoIcanflyfar,far,farawayfromhere. Jenny:Run,Forrest!Run!
Mrs.Gump:Lifeisaboxofchocolates,Forrest.Youneverknowwhatyou’regoingtoget. Forrest:Stupidisasstupiddoes.
Forrest:NowMamasaidthereisonlysomuchoffortuneamanreallyneedsandtherestisjustforshowingoff.
Forrest:Youknowit’sfunnywhatayoungmanrecollects.Idon’trememberbeingborn.Idon’trecallwhatgotformyfirstChristmasandIdon’tknowwhenIwentonmyfirstoutdoorpicnic.ButIdorememberthefirsttimeIheardthesweetestvoiceinthewholewideworld.