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Forrest Gump I.Word Bank 校长，负责人，资本 1. principal n. 可怕的，（口）非常，很 2. awful adj. 需要，要求 3. require v. 最小量，最低限度 4. minimum n. 机会，时机 5. opportunity n. 再补胎面 6. retread v. 进步的，前进的 7. progressive adj. 回忆，回想，忆起 8. recollect v. 回想起，召回，恢复 9. recall v. 天使 10. angle n. (口)极好的 11. dandy adj. 钩，弯曲部份，恶棍 12. crook n. 训练官 13. drill sergeant n. 列兵，二等兵 14. private n. 唯一的 15. sole adj. 天才 16. genius n. 有天赋的，有才华的 17. gifted adj. 钉，椿，藉口 18. peg n. 载??一程；兜风 19. take ride 20. peas and carrots 形影不离 II. View the movie and answer the following questions.

1. Some people think this is one of the greatest movies ever made. Do you agree? Give your reasons. 2.“Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re going to get.” is one of the classical actor lines in the movie. Can you use a figuration (比喻) to show your understanding of life?

3. Do you think Forest Gump is stupid? Give your reasons. 4. In which aspects does Forrest succeed according to the film?

5. What great events and eminent figures in American history are incorporated in the plots of the movie? Could you mention some of them?

III. Retell the story in your own words.

IV.Viewing and Understanding Clip 1

A. View the clip once and answer the following questions. i) By what can you tell a lot about a person? ii) Why does the woman say “my feet hurt”?

iii) How does Forrest’s mother interpret life? What does it mean in Chinese? B. Group Discussion

i) What will you say to show that you do not want to have a conversation with someone?

ii) Mrs. Gump describes life as a box of chocolates. What’s your definition of life?

C. View the clip once again and take down the sentences to match the Chinese versions given below.

i) 穿这样的鞋子你可以走上一整天，脚都不会痛。 ___________________________________,not feel a thing.

ii) 要想知道一个人的很多事情，只要看看他穿的鞋就能知道。 iii) 妈妈说它会带我到任何地方，她说它是双魔鞋。

Mama said they would take me anywhere.___________________________

Clip 2

A. A euphemism is an expression intended by the speaker to be less offensive, disturbing, or troubling to the listener than the word or phrase it replaces. View the clip and choose the best explanation for the red-colored words. i) Principal: He’s going to have to go to a special school. A. a school for highly-intelligent children B. a school for the low-IQ children

C. a school for the children who have special abilities ii) Mrs. Gump: He might be a bit on the slow side. A. He might not run fast.

B. He might not be quick-witted. C. He might be hesitating to act. iii) Mrs. Gump: He’s on vacation. A. He was spending the holidays. B. He was on business. C. He was dead. B. Match Game 1) lost one’s life A. lavatory 2) getting smashed or hammered B. old people 3) indisposed C. mad 4) pass away D. dustman 5) be down on one’s luck E. very poor 6) peer homework help or comparing F. sick answers G. cheating 7) senior citizens H. be killed 8) emotional disturbed I. die 9) bathroom, man’s (women’s) room J. being drunk 10) sanitation worker Clip 3

A. View the clip twice and complete the following sentences with the words you hear from the video.

Forrest: I remember the bus ride on the first day of school very well. Dorothy: Are you coming along?

Forrest: Mama said not to be 1）_________from strangers. Dorothy: This is the bus to school.

Forrest: I’m Forrest, Forrest Gump. Dorothy: I’m Dorothy Harris.

Forrest: Well, now we ain’t strangers anymore. Kid: This seat’s 2）________. Kids: Taken.

Kid: You can’t sit here.

Forrest: You know it’s funny what a young man 3）________. ‘Cause I don’t remember being born. I don’t 4）_______ what I got for my first Christmas. I don’t know when I went on my first outdoor picnic. But I do remember the first time I heard the sweetest voice in the wide world.

Jenny: You can sit here if you want.

Forrest: I had never seen anything so beautiful in my life. She was like an 5）________. Jenny: Well, are you going to sit down or aren’t you? What’s wrong with your legs? Forrest: Nothing at all, thank you. My legs are just 6）_______.

Forrest: I just sat next to her on that bus and had a conversation all the way to school. Forrest: The doctor says my back’s crooked like a question mark. These are going to make me as straight as an 7）_______.

Forrest: 8）_______ mama, no one ever talked to me or asked me questions. Jenny: Are you stupid or something?

Forrest: Mama says “ 9）__________________.” Jenny: I’m Jenny.

Forrest: I’m Forrest. Forrest Gump.

Forrest: From that day on, we were always together. Jenny and me were like 10）________.

B. Choose the correct phrase to explain the red-colored part. 1) Jenny and I have a good relationship. A. know each other quite well. B. get on well with each other C. fall in love with each other.

2) Every time they talked, they just did not see eye to eye. A. don’t see each other very often. B. are unable to see each other. C. often disagree and argue.

3) Smith has fallen out with his girlfriend again. A. has arguments.

B. has been criticized by C. has had a fight. C. Group Discussion

In the movie, we know “peas and carrots” refers to very close and intimate relationship between Forrest and Jenny. Do you know any other expressions to describe the relationship between people?

Clip 4

A. View the clip and complete the following blanks. Character Relationship Tone Speech style

Forrest 1 3 5

Drill sergeant 2 4 6 B. Group Discussion

What is the feature of African American English (or less precisely, Black English)?

V. Playing Your Roles

1. Dub the dialogue between Mrs. Gump and the principal, paying special attention to your pronunciation and intonation. (See Clip 2)

2. Create a dialog with the use of euphemism and role-play it. (See How to Say It. Pair work 2)

VI. Lines to Learn by Heart

Jenny: Dear God, make me a bird. So I can fly far, far, far away from here. Jenny: Run, Forrest! Run!

Mrs. Gump: Life is a box of chocolates, Forrest. You never know what you’re going to get.

Forrest: Stupid is as stupid does.

Forrest: Now Mama said there is only so much of fortune a man really needs and the rest is just for showing off.

Forrest: You know it’s funny what a young man recollects. I don’t remember being born. I don’t recall what got for my first Christmas and I don’t know when I went on my first outdoor picnic. But I do remember the first time I heard the sweetest voice in the whole wide world.

Forrest: Miracles happen every day.

Lt. Dan Taylor: Two standing orders in this platoon: 1. take care of your feet, 2. try not to do anything stupid, like getting yourself killed.

Forrest: I do not know much about it,but I think some of America's best young men served in this war.

Mrs. Gump: Death is just a part of life, something we’re all destined to do.

Mrs. Gump: I happen to believe you make your own destiny. You have to do the best with what God gave you.

Jenny: If you are ever in trouble, don’t try to be brave, just run, just run away.

Jenny: I don’t know if we each have a destiny, or if we’re all just floating around accidental—like on a breeze.

Forrest: Will you marry me? I’d make a good husband, Jenny. Jenny: You would, Forrest.

Forrest: But you won’t marry me. Jenny: You don’t want to marry me.

Forrest: Why don’t you love me, Jenny? I’m not a smart man but I know what love is.

VII. Appreciating and Reviewing 1. Write a theme review on the movie.

2. Write a comment on what you think of Forrest Gump and his dramatic life.

3. Prepare a presentation on a scene in the film which impresses you most. Share your choice and reason with your classmates.

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