Part One: The 85th Academy Awards Review
A. Listen to the audio clip and answer the question:
Who’s giving the thank you speech?
他指导的电影获得的奖项：
Best Director: Ang Lee --Life of Pi
Best Original Score: Life of Pi
Best Cinematography: Life of Pi
Best Visual Effects: Life of Pi
B. Listen again.
获奖感言：
Thank you, thank you so much, thank you movie god, I really need to share this with all 3,000 and everybody who worked with me on Life of Pi. I really want to thank you for believing in this story and sharing this incredible journey with me.
I need to thank Yann Martel for writing this incredible, inspiring book.
Everyone at Fox, thank you for taking the leap with me.
Part Two: Life of Pi
A. Acclaim for Yann Martel’s Life of Pi
“A fabulous romp through an imagination by turns ecstatic, cunning, despairing and resilient, this novel is an impressive achievement... Martel displays the clever voice and tremendous storytelling skills of an emerging master.” ---Publisher’s Weekly
“ Astounding and beautiful... The book is a pleasure not only for the subtleties of its philosophy but also for its ingenious and surprising story. Martel is a confident, heartfelt artist, and his imagination is cared for in a writing style that is both unmistakable and marvelously reserved. The ending of Life of Pi...is a show of such sophisticated genius that I could scarcely keep my eyes in my head as I read it.” ----The Vancouver Sun
“ I guarantee that you will not be able to put this book down. It’s a realistic, gripping story of survival at sea. [Martel’s] imagination is powerful, his range enormous, his capacity for persuasion almost limitless. I predict that Yann Martel will develop into one of Canada’s great writer.” ----The Hamilton Spectator
B. How to recommend a book.
It’s a page-turner. It’s so interesting that you want to keep reading it.
It’s a cliff-hanger. It’s so exciting that you can’t wait to find out what happens next.
It’s a best-seller. It’s very popular and everyone is buying copies.
It’s a fast read. It’s easy and enjoyable to read.
It’s hard to follow. It’s difficult to understand.
It’s a trash. It’s very poor quality.
C. Questions to ask when talking about books.
1. Where does the story take place? ( in London/I guess)
2. What does Amy Tan usually write about? (mother-daughter relationships/I believe)
3. Where does Mario Vargas Llosa’s novel The Feast of the Goat take place? (in the Dominican Republic/I hear)
4. What kind of book is Dan Brown going to write next? (another thriller/I hope)
5. Are there a lot of characters in the story? I think so.
6. Has she read that book yet? I don’t think so.
7. Do you think this thriller will be good? I hope so.
8. Does the story have a happy ending? I believe so.
Part Three: Conversation Practice.
A. Conversation model.
A: Have you been reading anything interesting lately?
B: Actually, I’m reading a thriller called Don’t Closed Your Eyes.
A: I’ve never heard of that one. Is it any good?
B: Oh, I think it’s great. It’s a cliff-hanger. How about you?
A:I’ve just finished a Hemingway novel, The Old Man and the Sea. I highly recommend it.
B. Conversation practice.
A: Have you been reading anything interesting lately?
B: Actually, _____________________________.
A: _______heard of that one. Is it any good?
B: Oh, I think it’s great. _________ How about you?
A:_______________________________________.
