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1、英语电影视听说1.Dead Poets Society Campus LifeMovie Story1. Welton Academy, a conservative and autocratic boys prep school2. the arrival an unconventional English teacher, John Keating3. Keatings unique way of teaching4. the change in the students thoughts on the learning process and life itself5. an unexp
2、ected tragedy: the suicide of one of Keatings most brilliant students6. Keatings dismissalCharacter AnalysisMr. Nolan (Headmaster) (at the ceremony) deliver a speech, emphasizing _light of knowledge_and _the “four pillars” (in the classroom) question Keatings conduct in the courtyard and warn him to
3、 respect discipline. Personality Traits l Conservative Autocratic Intolerant Mr. Keating (Teacher of English Literature) (on the corridor) shock the students a bit by encouraging them to call him _seize the day_ and to “_Oh captian, my captian” _” (carpe diem) (in the classroom) give the boys furthe
4、r shocks by pressing them to rip out _the preface to a course book and urge them to think about the meaning of poetry and life_(on the campus) be stopped by the boys; share with them his secret of Dead Poets Society_ and his experience of “sucking the marrow of life” (in the classroom) render _Shake
5、speare _ in a funny way; ask the students to stand on the desk to _look at things in a different way _ (in the courtyard) make the boys walk at their own paces to show them that being unique is important Personality Traitsl Romantic Open Imaginative Unconventional Passionate Amiable Knowledgeabl Ide
6、alistic Neil(in Keatings dorm) confide to Keating his fear and worries about his fathers objection to his interest in theater_ (in his fathers study) _take his own life with his fathers gun Personality Traits l Romantic Sunny Friendly Gifted Weak Cameron(on Keatings class) be puzzled by and uncomfor
7、table with _Keatings methodology _(in the attic) shout “Let Keating fry” and _”Why ruin our lives”_ Personality Traits l Traditional and comformist Passive Ordinary Selfish l Section C An Interview on the MovieD: This movie, Dead Poets Society, was made nearly 20 years ago. Yet its still very popula
8、r with the young people today. Now, what, in your view, contributes to its lasting charm?C: Adolescent passion and ambition. Thats the most cherished life experience. But not every young guy is lucky enough to (1)have his inner self awakened by someone mature, and insightful and willing to help. The
9、 movie presents John Keating not only as a teacher but as a mentor or a guide who inspired confidence and enthusiasm, love and respect. No wonder he becomes (2)a role model for young audiencesD: Yes. You just mentioned Keating, the leading role. In most movie reviews, he is hailed as a hero for chal
10、lenging the rigid and utilitarian authority and advocating free thinking. Then, Professor Wang, could you be more specific about your impressions of this figure?W: A hero? No. A modern Don Quixote, yes. He appears (3) encouraging and inspiring but is in fact very (4) misleading and dangerousD: Misle
11、ading and dangerous? In what way? W: A responsible teacher never (5)does an experiment at the cost of his students. Despite his claim to pursue independent and integral personality, he was imposing his own ideas on the students. The students were turned against the school authority and pushed to acc
12、ept Keatings authority. They (6) lost themselves in the dreamland made up by Keating. Worse still, they were dragged into a hopeless war against traditions and conformity and suffered a heavy lossin vain. C: I venture to disagree. Keating was preaching and practicing what he really believed in. He w
13、as not experimenting on his students. Nor did he attempt to establish his authority. Instead, he just put forward his views and invited the students to open their minds and (7) explore the meanings of life on their own. He gave the students a chance to speak for themselves. By doing so, he could fin
14、d out what was hidden in them, tailor his teaching strategies to their needs and bring out the best of them. W: Are you serious in calling the stuff strategies? I mean, ripping up books, standing on desks, marching up and down the school courtyard, and goading Todd Anderson, a timid boy, into making
15、 a barbaric yawp? Dont you think they are (8) too childish for a group of high-school students?D: It seems that Keatings methodology arouses much concern and controversy as well. His point is to prompt the students to (9)view the world from a different perspective. But the argument is that there cou
16、ld have been a more decent and less drastic way of illustrating the concept.3.The Joy Luck Club Cross-Cultural PerspectivesMovie Storyl The Joy Luck Club consists of four interwoven stories about generational and cultural clashes and communications between Chinese immigrant mothers and their American-born daughters.l Story
