unit 5 reading i the home of the american film industry what is it famous for( 因 … 出名） ?...
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Unit 5 Reading I
The home of the American film industry
What is it famous for(因…出名） ?
Hollywood is famous for its films and superstars.
Gigi a well-known star
an attractive woman
great charm
attract many fans
put most of her effort into the film industry
play the lead role in the film My Father and Mother, which made her famousimmediately
earn a nomination in
the Golden Globe
Awards
Jackie Chan’s achievements
went beyond the film industry.
devote much of his time to
charity.
Humanitarian 人道主义者
mourn the loss of a hero
He passed away.
Hollywood’s all-time greatest actress
Audrey Hepburn
Oscar Oscar for Best for Best ActressActress
Read quickly and answer :Read quickly and answer :Read quickly and answer :Read quickly and answer :
When and where was Hepburn born?
She was born in Belgium on 4th May,1929.
True or false
2. Hepburn met Colette when she was filming My Fair Lady.
1.Audrey Hepburn had been a writer before she became an actress.
3.Audrey Hepburn won the Oscar for Best Actress once. 4.Audrey won the Tony Awards for the play Gigi.5.Funny Face was Audrey Hepburn’s last Hollywood film.6.Audrey Hepburn acted in a TV series called Gardens of the World with Audrey Hepburn .7. Audrey is well known only for her beauty.
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Read para1-3 and answer:
1.Is Audrey Hepburn famous only in the USA?
2.What was Audrey Hepburn’s dream at a very young age?
3.What was she before she became a Hollywood’s successful superstar?
4.What marked the beginning of Audrey’s successful career?
To become a successful ballet dancer.
A model.
Playing the lead role in the play Gigi.
No. She is famous not only in the USA,but also in other parts of the world.
Read para4-6 and find out the greatRead para4-6 and find out the great works mentioned in the text:works mentioned in the text:Monte Carlo BabyGigiRoman Holiday
OndineBreakfast at Tiffany’s Funny Face
My Fair LadyAlwaysGardens of the world with Audrey Hepburn
mark the beginning of her successful career.
earn an Oscar for Best Actress
win a Tony Award
the only TV series she acted in
make her final appearance
Read para7-8 and answer:1.Why do people also remember Audrey Hepburn as a great humanitarian?
Because she devoted much of her time to charity.2.What charity did she work closely with in the last few years of her life?UNICEF.3.What awards did she receive for her charity work?The Presidential Medal of Freedom.4.When did Audrey Hepburn die?On 20th January 1993.
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Name:
Date of birth:
Birth place :
Date of death:
Career:
Famous as:
Films:
Awards:
Death cause:
Audrey Hepburn
4th May 1929
20th January 1993
Actress
Monte Carlo Baby,
An Oscar for Best Actress,
cancer
Belgium
,
Gigi, Roman Holiday,
Ondine, Funny Face, Breakfast at Tiffany’s,
My Fair Lady, Always, etc.
A Tony Award ,
Presidential Medal of freedom
a great actress; a great beauty;
a great humanitarian;
Do you Do you admire admire Audrey Audrey
Hepburn?Hepburn?
Do you Do you admire admire Audrey Audrey
Hepburn?Hepburn?What made AuWhat made Audrey successfudrey successful?l?
What made AuWhat made Audrey successfudrey successful?l?
What can we learn from Audrey?What can we learn from Audrey?
What can we learn from Audrey?What can we learn from Audrey?
We should help people in need.
Homework
• Read the text until you can read it correctly and fluently.
• Search the Internet for some information of a famous and great actor/actress and try to tell it to us in class
tomorrow.
