【正文】 the actors are excellent, but I think the acting was a little weak. They just didn’t have a lot of funny or meaningful lines.John: Well, maybe, but I liked the little kid that played “Skywalker”. I can’t imagine anyone else playing that part.Laura: Yeah, I liked him too. He’s so cute.V. Let’s TalkAlfred HitchcockAlfred Hitchcock was a British director. His movies frequently show innocent people caught up in situations beyond their control or even understanding.Hitchcock preferred the use of suspense in his movies. In surprise, the director provides the viewer with frightening things. In suspense, the director tells or shows things to the audience which the characters in the movie do not know, and then skillfully builds up tension around what will happen when the characters finally learn the truth. Hitchcock had a great sense of humor. Once at a French airport, a suspicious customs official looked at Hitchcock’s passport, which was marked simply PRODUCER. The curious official asked, “And what do you produce?” “Gooseflesh.” replied Hitchcock.Alfred Hitchcock always managed to make a brief appearance in his movies: He was sometimes getting on a bus, or crossing a street, or walking in front of a store, or across the courtyard in an apartment. However, for the movie Lifeboat in 1944, he was faced with a difficult problem. The entire movie was set in a lifeboat out at sea, and there were only a few characters in the boat. Originally, he wanted to float by as a dead body, but he was afraid he’d sink! His clever solution was to place a photograph of himself in a newspaper that one of the characters reads during the course of the movie.1. Which of the following is not a characteristic of Hitchcock and his movies? A2. What does the passage say about suspense in a movie? B3. When Hitchcock told the customs official he produced” gooseflesh” ,what did he mean?nC4. Which of the following is not true of Alfred Hitchcock in his movies? D5. How did Hitchcock manage to make an appearance in the film Lifeboat? DVI. Furthering Listening and SpeakingListeningTask 1: Only One LinePeter has always wanted to be an actor, but never succeeded because he had a hard time memorizing lines. A friend of his told him about a small part in a play. He promised Peter that he could do it because he’d only have to remember one line. Peter decided to take the part. His only line was, “Listen, I hear the guns roar!” Peter practiced and practiced, “Listen, I hear the guns roar!” On the opening night of the play Peter was very nervous. Backstage, he practiced his line, over and over again, “Listen, I hear the guns roar! Listen, I hear the guns roar!” Finally came his turn, Peter went onto stage. He heard a loud BOOM and cried out in spite of himself, “WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?”1. memorizing lines2. remember one line3. I hear the guns roar4. a loud boom5. forgot his lineTask 2: Movie reviewsI love movies! And after I see them, I like to ment on them. These are movies I saw this year I would like to remend: Among edies I highly remend Monsoon Wedding. It’s an Indian movie. The story is about an Indian wedding. Preparations for the wedding bring out funny and sad situations touching on love and a past rape. This movie shows some of the wonderful customs of India, and the importance of family and love. It’s great!Among dramas, I like Adaptation. It is an excellent movie! But for me the first part of the movie was too fast to follow. I hope to see it again on DVD with captions.The Pianist is set in the Second World War. It’s about a young PolishJewish pianist, who lives in Warsaw with his family. The Nazis sent his family to die in the concentration camps. He was safe, but would have died without unusually good luck and the kindness of a few nonJews. This is a powerful movie with thoughtprovoking themes.RabbitProof Fence is set in the 1930s in Australia, and it’s based on real events. It is about three native girls who are separated from their families by the racist police. After this happens, the police send them to special centers. There the girls are taught practical skills, and the government tries to integrate them into white Australian society. They can away from the camp and walked 1,500 miles to find their mothers. This is a sad, touching story that you should not miss.1. What does the speaker imply by saying he wants to see the movie Adaptation again on DVD? A) He wants to understand it better. 2. What happened to the young PolishJewish pianist in the movie The Pianist?C) He narrowly escaped death thanks to a few nonJews. 3. Which of the following is true of the three native girls in the movie RabbitProof Fence? C) They want to be with their mothers. 4. How many edies does the speaker remend?A) One 5. Which of the following could be the best title for the passage?D) Movie RemendationsTask 3: let’s go and see the movieLisa: What kind of movie do you want to see, Nick?Nick: I really want to see Monster Night, the horror movie advertised in newspapers.Lisa: Monster Night? It sounds scary. I don’t like horror films.Nick: OK. It’s not yet in theaters anyway. It won’t be ing out until next week. What movies are playing now? Lisa: Let me check. There’s an action film starring Jet Li, and… Monster Night! It’s already in theaters.Nick: What? It is? Which theater is it playing at?Lisa: It’s showing at the theater in the mall. But I really don’t want to see it.Nick: All the critics have given Monster Night great reviews. What times is the next showing？Lisa: Well, if we hurry, we can make the three o’clock show. The show after that is at 4:30. But I’m too frightened to see this one.Nick: Come on, Lisa! Don’t be a chicken. Let’s go! We have to get tickets before they sell out! F T F T FUnit 3 Every Jack has his Jill!II. Listening Skills1. M: Will you love him, honor him, fort him and keep him in sickness and in he