Module 6 Films and TV Progammes

Learning Paper 3 Intensive Reading

Learning aims: 1.To practice the reading skill

2. To learn some important words, phrases and sentences of the text.

3. Master the important points.

Part 1 Fast reading

1. T or F

(1) Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is a martial arts film. （ ）

(2) The director of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is Zhang Yimou. ( )

(3) Wuxia films are popular in Chinese as well as in the west.. ( )

(4) Two leading characters in the film are Li Mubai and Yu Xiuliang. ( )

(5) Brave, good and strong, Yu Jiaolong is the character we care about most. ( )

2. Answer the following questions.

(1) What are wuxia stories tell of?

(2) When and where the story take place?

(3) Why does Mubai feel that he cannot marry Xiuliang ?

(4) Which character do you like best? Why?

Part 2 Careful reading (Translating)

1. Now, to everyone's surprise, Ang Lee, director of a number of excellent films, has made a martial arts film called Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

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to one's surprise = to the surprise of sb________________________

其结构：to one 's+名词（eg: surprise,jog,delight,disappointment）,表示让某人.........

Eg: (1) 让我们吃惊的是，他突然来拜访我们。

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(2) 让我们高兴的是，我们最爱看的电影就快上映了。

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(3) 让我们失望的是，在元旦期间我们还要继续上课。

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2. The film belongs to a type of Chinese story called wuxia.

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