Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Module 6

types of films

romantic film

thriller

comedy

martial arts film

adventure film

cartoon film

Revision

Watching the film and answer the questions.

1.What is the name of the film?

2. What type of film is this?

3. Who are the main characters?

Lead- in:

Answer the questions.

1.What is the name of the film?

2. What type of film is this?

3. Who are the main characters?

Li Mubai

Luo Xiaohu

Yu Xiulian

Yu Jiaolong

Chow Yun-FatZhang Zhen

Michelle YeohZhang Ziyi

Martial Arts Masters

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

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

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

The best summary of the film

skimming

The plot(情节 ) of the film

Writer’s opinion

Introduction of Ang Lee

The characters of the film

Setting(背景 ) of the film

Par. 3

Par. 5

Par. 1

Par. 4

Par. 2

Main idea paragraph

Vocabulary

Open your books and do activity three.

Scanning: Task oneFill in the blanks. (paragraphs1-2.)

______________are often enjoyable but they are seldom great art. To everyone’s surprise, Ang Lee, ______ of a number of excellent films, has made a martial arts film _____Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. The film __________ a type of Chinese story called _________. Wuxia films are ________ in China, and they are now popular in the west, too.

Martial arts films

director

called

belongs to

Wuxiapopular

1. Someone steals Mubai’s sword.2. In the film , Yu Xiulian and Li Mubai

fall in love with each other.3. The story is mainly about how Li Mu

bai and Yu Xiulian tried to get back a stolen sword.

4. Chow Yun-Fat played wonderfully in the film and the part Li Mubai interests the audience most.

5. Zhang Ziyi plays the part of Yu Jiaolong, who is as good as she seems.

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Task two: True or False ( paragraphs 3-4)