口語材料 Unit4.doc

Entertainment is an action, event or activity that aims to entertain, amuse and interest an audience (audience can consist of one or more people). The audience may have a passive role, as in the case of persons watching a play or opera, a television show or a movie, or active, as in the case of a video game. More participatory or traditional activities, or those involving relatively static presentations, such as celebrating holidays, playing games, reading, making arts and crafts or viewing works of art, are not generally considered entertainment, but rather as pastimes, for entertainment generally requires that the supplier of the show is visible to the viewer, with the exception of video games. Entertainment can attract an audience and influence their actions and thoughts. With respect to those participating in them, active forms of amusement, such as sports, are more often considered to be recreation. Activities such as personal reading or practicing a musical instrument are considered to be hobbies or pastimes.Entertainment may also provide fun, enjoyment and laughter. The industry that provides entertainment is called the entertainment industry. There are many forms of entertainment, including cinema, theatre, sports, games and social dance. Puppets, clowns, pantomimes and cartoons tend to appeal to children, though many adults may also find them enjoyable.Animation：Animation is a form of entertainment that appeals especially to younger audiences. Animation involves the display of rapid movement in any kind of artwork.Cinema and film：Movies are a major form of entertainment.Comedy：Comedy provides laughter and amusement. The audience is taken by surprise, by the parody or satire of an unexpected effect or an opposite expectations of their cultural beliefs. Slapstick film, one-liner joke, observational humor are forms of comedy which have developed since the early days of jesters and traveling minstrels.Concert：Instrumental or music concerts are major forms of entertainment.Live entertainment：Most entertainment expects or requires an audience to be passive. Such entertainment may include watching a Hollywood film or theatrical production and other live performance such as circus, plays, musicals, farces, monologues and pantomimes provide cinematic and theatric entertainment. Some forms of entertainment, such as Art house films are more layered and require a deeper response from an audience and therefore the audience is not required to be passive.Comics contain text and drawings that convey an entertaining narrative. Several famous comics revolve around superheroes such as Superman and Batman. Marvel Comics and DC Comics are two publishers of comic books. Caricature is a kind of graphic entertainment, the purpose of which may vary from merely putting a smile on the viewers face, to raising social awareness, to highlighting the moral characteristics of a person being caricatured.Dance and music are forms of entertainment. Many people find involvement in social dance to be entertaining. Many people listen to music or watch musical entertainment. Live musical entertainment can include concerts and other performances, and this is often combined with dancing: ranging in formality and style from ballroom dancing through to music played by disc jockeys in nightclubs/bars.Games may be played by one person for their own entertainment, or by a group of people. Games may be played for achievement or money such as gambling or bingo. Racing, chess or checkers may develop physical or mental prowess. Games may be geared for children, or may be played outdoors such as lawn bowling. Equipment may be necessary to play the game such as a deck of cards for card games, or a board and markers for board games such as Monopoly, or backgammon. This can include ball games, Blind mans bluff, board games, card games, childrens games, croquet, Frisbee, hide and seek, number games, paintball and video games.Magic, often called stage magic or conjuring, is a form of entertainment where a performer uses deception, psychological manipulation, sleight of hand and other forms of trickery to give the audience the illusion that they can perform supernatural, paranormal or otherwise impossible things. Magic is done in a variety of media and locations: on stage, on television, in the street, and live at parties or events. Showmanship is often an essential part of magic performing, and magic is often combined with other forms of entertainment: comedy or music.Sports：Sporting events are a popular form of entertainment. Watching or attending sports events is a major form of entertainment. In the US, NFL (the Super Bowl) as well as NBA games are widely viewed events.Other forms of entertainment: Circus, Lecture, Mass media, Radio, StorytellingA soap opera, sometimes called soap for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble, and Lever Brothers, as sponsors and producers. These early radio series were broadcast in weekday daytime slots, usually five days a week, when most listeners would be housewives; thus the shows were aimed at and consumed by a predominantly female audience.Soap name: Criminal Minds , Criminal Scene Investigation , Desperate Housewives the Big Bang Theory , 24 Hours , Ugly Betty , Friends, House M.D , Prison Break, Supernatural , Lie To Me , Gossip Girl , Vampire Diaries , Sex and the CityGrowing Pains , Nikita, Spartacusfilm type: action film (violent , bloody , exciting) animated/ cartoon film(interesting , funny)biographical film(history , great man)comedy film(funny , humor , relaxed)tragedy filmepic(spectacle , wonderful)outdoor recreation: climbing , orienteering , bungee jumping , diving , fishing , camping , adventure , boating (make us strong in body and mental , release mental stress , gooutsideand contactnature , take adeepbreath offreshair ,enjoynature beauty)the pursuit of happiness (encourage , persist in , responsibility , work hard , success)Forrest Gump(not complain life , try best to do everything )WeekendA: What are you doing this weekend?B: I am not sure. What are you doing?A: I was thinking of taking a drive to the beach.B: That sounds like a great idea!A: Would you be interested in joining me?B: Sure, I would love to go with you. When would you be leaving?A: I thought that we could leave around 8:00 on Saturday morning.B: That would give us plenty of time to explore. Did you know that there is a music festival on the beach in Santa Barbara?A: That was part of my plan.B: Well then, Ill see you on Saturday. Thanks for asking me to go with you.A: Do you have any plans for the weekend?B: I havent given it much thought. What were you thinking of doing?A: I was planning on taking a trip up the coast to the beach.B: What a perfect thing to do on a beautiful weekend!A: Would you like to come along?B: I think I would enjoy that a lot. When would we leave?A: Saturday morning around 8:00.B: Good. That would get us there with time to look around. There is a music festival in Santa Barbara on the beach that day.A: Yes, I was hoping to be able to go to the festival.B: I am so glad we talked. Thank you for inviting me to the beach with you.A: Have you thought about what you might like to do this weekend?B: I have no idea. Do you have any ideas?A: If the weather stays nice, Id like to go to the beach.B: That would be a good choice. The weather has been great for the beach!A: Why dont you come with me?B: Hey, that would be perfect! What time are you leaving?A: I think that Saturday morning around 8:00 would work out well.B: Santa Barbara has a music festival on the beach that day. We would have enough time to drop in and see it.A: Yes, I knew the festival would be there and was looking forward to going to it.B: I am really looking forward to Saturday. Thank you for letting me go with you.1. Do you know there is a very popular movie? 2. Really? You know I am very interested in watching movie, what is it? 3. Assembly! Last week, I watched it, Fantastic! 4. Oh, I know it. I watched it 2 weeks ago. I was touched by it and dropped some tears. 5. Me too, I also was touched by it very much. It is a good movie. Did you hear some news about the chief actor Gu Zi Di（谷子地）? 6. What? 7. Because he sank into the role so deeply that he couldnt awake himself after finishing the movie. 8. Really? 9. He caught a very bad mood in his mind, always appeared those old Chinese soldiers with blood or broken body! Terrible!10. Yes, I heard something about him too, but have a little difference with you. After the movie, he felt huge sorrow during making Assembly due to deepen into the role and couldnt help himself to get out of it, day by day, he became more and more sorrowful as if he experienced a battle a short while ago. He is a very earnest and responsible actor. I am sure he will be a super star in near future. 11. Yes, I think so! and I have to say thanks to the director of the movie -Fen