Look at the following new words and phrases from the text, and read them all together twice and pay attention to your pronunciation.

　　every now and then fiancé graceful leap masterpiece moving roof take place 　　Match the words above with the definitions below.

1. happen _________

　　2. the top part of a building that covers it _________

　　3. causing strong feelings, especially

　　　sad feelings. _________

　　4. moving in a smooth and attractive way _________

　　5. sometimes _________

　　6. an extraordinarily good film, book,

　　　painting, etc. _________

　　7. the man you have promised to marry _________

　　8. jump into the air or a long distance _________

　　(Keys:1 take place 2 roof 3 moving 4 graceful 5 every now and then 6 masterpiece 7 fiancé

　　8 leap)

Step 3. Reading

　1. Leading-in

　　We all know the film〝Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon〞is a martial art film, which won the world fame. This lesson we are going to read a film review of it. Please look at the film poster first, tell me the name of each character.

　2. Fast reading for the general idea

　　Please read the review fast then choose the main idea of the text.

　　A It takes place on Peking rooftops and in the deserts of western China.

　　B It is a martial arts film that tells the story of a stolen sword, and the fight to get it back.

　　C It tells the story of two people who love each other.

　　(Key: B)

　3. Listen to the tape of the text and try to find which of the following words appear in the story.

Jackie Chan Jet Li Chow Yun-Fat wuxia sword knife fight action

Ang Lee desert Zhang Ziyi nineteenth-century 　　 (Keys: Chow Yun-Fat wuxia sword fight Ang Lee desert Zhang Ziyi nineteenth-century)

　4. Detailed reading for information

Read the text carefully, say what you know about these things or characters.