1、Module 5The Conquest of the UniverseReading PracticeReading Practice1 Look at the following pictures and say what you know about May the Force Be With You and the star warsStar Wars a series of Science fantasy films Galactic Republic银河共和国the evil EmpireLord Sith:the authority of the evil EmpireDarth
2、 Vader;under orders from Lord SmithAnakin Skywalker;a noble Jedi knight;the Rebel Alliance;defeatedAnakin Skywalkers lifeLuke Skywalker;accuse.of.;avenge;achieve glory by.;Rebel Alliance反抗军同盟Reading Practice2 pre-reading Answer the questions.1.Do you know what Star Wars is?2.What can you remember ab
3、out it?3.Can you remember the names of any of the characters?4.Can you guess where the title of the passage comes from,and what it means?Open AnswersReading Practice3 Fast reading Answer the following questions1.Where does the title of this passage come from?The title comes from a frequently spoken
4、phrase in the film.Reading Practice4 Read the passage and choose the best summary.(a)The passage describes the story and characters of the Star Wars films.(b)The passage talks about the importance of Star Wars,the story and its philosophy.(c)The passage describes how the Force reflects concepts from
5、 Greek,Roman and Chinese folk stories and philosophy.(d)The passage talks about the conflict between the evil Empire and the Rebel Alliance.Reading Practice5 Decide which of these sentences expresses a supporting idea.(a)Luke is like the hero of a wuxia film,with his intention of avenging the death
6、of his father,to become the most powerful Master of his art.(b)Star Wars reflects many abstract concepts in Greek,Roman and Chinese folk stories,such as an ability to foresee the future and the impossibility of controlling ones destiny.(c)The broad theme of Star Warsphilosophy is the Force,and in ev
7、ery movie someone says“May the Force be with you.”(d)However,the strongest influence is Taoist Philosophy.Reading Practice 6 Careful reading Answer the following questionHow many parts can the text be divided into?What are their main idea respectively?Three parts.Part 1:(Para 1)the importance of Sta
8、r WarsPart 2:(Para 2-3)the main story of Star WarsPart 3:(Para 4-8)the philosophy of star WarsReading Practice7 Choose the best answers.1.in random order means _.(a)not in a logical order(b)not in the order in which they happened(c)in a complicated way(d)rapidly2.Luke escapes the latters grasp means
9、 _.(a)Luke is successfully turned to the Dark Side(b)Luke escapes from the Emperor(c)Darth Vader catches hold of Luke(d)Luke escapes from his father3.Knowing what is going to happen and being unable to do anything about it_.(a)is like Anakin Skywalker causing his wifes death(b)are concepts which can
10、 be seen in folk stories and wuxia films(c)is the way to avenge the death of ones father(d)is the broad philosophy of the Force.4.Many religious faiths_.(a)insist on prayer,self-discipline and personal feelings(b)stress fear,anger and hate(c)encourage sympathy and passion(d)are similar to the Force
11、in Star wars5.The main philosophy of Star Wars is influenced by _.(a)Taoism (b)Yin and Yang(c)many religious faiths (d)QiReading Practice8 Post reading Complete the sentences.1.The defeat of the Jedi is caused by_.2.Luke becomes a Jedi Knight in order to _.Darth Vader who causes tension andconflict
12、in the autonomous republicsavenge the death of his father3.Lukes commitment to finish his training illustrates the Star Wars philosophy of _ _.4.Obi-Wan and Yoda become supreme beings by _.putting aside ones sympathy for certainpeoplehaving a stable balance of Yinand Yang 5.The accents and the cloth
13、es convey the philosophy of the Force because _.the DarkSide soldiers wear black clothes and theRebels wear light colours.They are theheroes speaking with American accents Reading Practice9 Write a few sentences describing a Chinese folk story which shows one or two of the following conceptsvengeanc
14、e predicting the future controlling ones destiny personal dignity violent passionLanguage points 1.Star wars is a series of fantasy films.a series of一系列的，一连串的明天将有一系列的讲座。There is a series of lectures tommorrow.2.It is now acknowledged by the movie Industry as the most successful film series ever.ackn
15、owledge (v.)承认；认为acknowledgeas 承认是acknowledge/admit+doing 承认做过acknowledge：指“公开承认（隐瞒或否认过的事）”。recognize“正试承认（主权，权利等）”。admit“在外界或自己良心的压力下承认”。3.They describe the deeds of Anakin Skywalker.deed (n.)事情；行为do a good deed 做件好事do the deed 产生效果in deed 实际上我确实不喜欢这部电影。I dont like this film in deed.4.This result i
16、n the defeat of the Jedi.defeat(n./v.)打败defeat 接sb.作宾语，既可指比赛，也可指战场上打胜对手。beat 比赛中击败对手。win接sth.表示“荣获,赢得”,后接sb.时表示“争取某人”。在这场乒乓球比赛中，他打败了约翰。He defeated John in this table tennis match.谁最终赢了这场比赛？Who won this match at last?他在歌唱比赛中得奖了。He won a medal in the singing contest.我们尽量争取更多的人来支持我们。We will try our bes
17、t to win more people to support us.5.Then Anakins son,Luke Skywalker,joins the rebel Aliance to attack the authority of the new evil Empire.authority(n.)权威be an authority on 在 方面是权威他在生物学方面是权威。He is an authority on biology.6.He accuses Darth Vader of killing his father.accused sb.of doing sth.指责某人某事她
18、指责他迟到。She accused him of being late.7.So he trains to become a Jedi knight and swears to avenge his loss.avenge(v.)替报仇，报复avenge the murder of sb.avenge 通常指为伸张正义而采取正当手段进行报复；revenge 通常指为私怨而报仇，常带有强烈的恶意。他发誓要为此报仇。He sweared to avenge this.8.But to his sorrow,he learns that his father is actually Darth Va
19、der sorrow(n.)悲伤；悲痛to ones sorrow 令人悲伤/遗憾的是。令他遗憾的是他母亲在他到家前就去世了。To his sorrow,his mother had died before he went home.9.Instead,to his great relief,he achieves glory by turning his father to the Light side.relief (n.)安慰；宽慰to ones relief 令人感到欣慰的是what a relief 谢天谢地relieve(v.)减轻believe(v.)相信relief (n.)痛
20、苦减轻belief (n.)相信令他感到欣慰的是他最终赢了这场比赛。To his great relief,he won this match at last.10.Star wars reflects many abstract concepts in Greek,and Roman and Chinese stories.abstract(adj.)抽象的(v.)抽取(n.)摘要abstractfrom 从中提取in the abstract 抽象的，一般性地。我们可以从花生中提炼出油来。We can abstract oil from peanuts.11.For example,Ana
21、kin skywalker causes the death of his wife while coming to her aid.aid(n.)帮助in aid of 以帮助with the aid of 在帮助下aid 一般指援助一群人，尤指用金钱。接受帮助的人较广。assist与 help 同义，但着重指“协助”，受协助的人自己做一部分工作。help 可知具体或抽象意义上的“帮助”。在日常生活中有一些急救知识是必要的。Its necessary to have some knowledege about first aid.12.As well as putting aside one
22、s sympathy for certain people.sympathy(n.)同情（心）；赞同，同感。sympathise/-ize(v.)同情，怜悯in sympathy with 赞成他对弱者有着强烈的同情心。He has a strong sense of sympathy towards the weak.13.For example,Luke skywalker is ever told that his commitment ought to be to finish his training rather than rescue his friends.ought to(v
23、.)应当；应该ought to have done 过去应该做某事而没有做oughtnt to have done 过去不应该做某事而做了14.This is consistent with many religious faiths,which stress rational thought,personal dignity and a devotion to praying for the holy understanding,as opposed to the“dark side”,of violent passion and acute emotion.consistent(adj.)
24、一致的；吻合的be consistent with(=consist with)与一致你所说的和你所做的不一致。What you said is not in consistent with what you did.dignity (n.)尊贵；尊严stand on ones dignity 维持尊严be beneath ones dignity 有失体面他尽力维持着自己的尊严。He tried to stand his own dignity.devotion(n.)忠诚 devote(v.)献身于她献身于教育事业。She devoted her self to education.17.
25、The force is similar to Qi.be similar to 与相似的be similar in 在方面相似他和他哥哥在性格上很相似。He is similar to his brother in character.18.whilst most of the rebels speak American English and wear light colours.whilst(conj.)而，却（表示转折，对比的意义）but,however,nevertheless,though 用于句末，也可以表示转折，但是不表示对比。Homework1.Revise what you have learnt during this period of class.2.Get ready for the next period.
