1. To get some idea about the life of Audrey Hepburn

2. To learn to describe your favorite personality (娱乐界或体育界的名人)

3. To master the words and phrases in this text

Translate the following phrases.

1. 幸运的

2. 明日的电视超级明星

3. 你做梦，你妄想

4. 适合……的

5. 动作片

6. 浪漫影片

7. 科幻影片

8. 进入电影圈

1. Enjoy some pictures and ask “What is your favorite actor or actress?”

2. Watch a video and present Audrey Hepburn.

1. Listen to text and complete the information about Audrey Hepburn.

2. Read the article again and complete the structures about the test.

  1) Her early life

    She loved dancing and dreamt of becoming a successful ballet dancer.

    She worked as a model before becoming an actress.

  2) Her acting life

    In 1951, while acting in France, Hepburn met The French writer Colette. Her beauty and charm caught the writer’s attention.

  3) Gigi 琪琪

    Colette wrote a novel called Gigi.

A play based upon her novel.

Colette insisted that Hepburn was the perfect girl for the lead role in Gigi.

It marked the beginning of Hepburn’s successful career.

  4) Roman Holiday罗马假日

    Two years later, Hepburn was chosen to play the lead role of a young princess in the Hollywood film Roman Holiday.

    The film was a big success and she became world-famous.

    She won an Oscar for Best Actress for her role in this film.

5) Her last film

  In 1989, Hepburn made her final appearance in her last film Always.

In Always, she played the role of an angel.

6) Her later life

  奥黛丽・赫本精神 (Spirit of Audrey Hepburn)

  She began to work for UNICEF.

She spent her last few years working closely with UNICEF to help poor children in different parts of the world.

  In 1991, Hepburn discovered that she had cancer.

  At the age of 64, Hepburn passed away peacefully in her sleep.

1. Kitty does not know the meanings of some words in the article. Help her work out their meanings. Circle the correct letters.

  1) If someone is a humanitarian, he or she ____.

    a. loves animals

    b. protects the environment

    c. cares a lot about people

  2) Someone of great charm ____.

    a. has lots of money.

    b. has an attractive quality

    c. cares a lot about people

3) If someone insists on something, he or she ____.

    a. speaks loudly

    b. cannot make a decision

    c. is sure to say that something is true

  4) If someone plays the lead role in a film or a play, he or she is _____.

    a. the director

    b. the main character

    c. the leader of a group

5) If someone gets an Oscar nomination, he or she _____.

    a. will have the chance to win an Oscar

    b. will travel around the world

    c. should be a singer

  6) If someone passed away, he or she ____.

    a. went away

    b. died

    c. went past

  Keys: c, b, c, b, a, b

2. Kitty wants to make sure that she know about Audrey Hepburn. Look at the magazine headlines. Help Kitty put them in the correct order. Write the numbers 1-6 in the boxes.

  a. Hepburn met Colette in France.

b. Hepburn had four more Oscar nominations

c. Roman Holiday was a big success

d. Hepburn won an Oscar for Best Actress

e. Always-Audrey Hepburn’s last appearance in a film

f. Hepburn played the lead role in the play Gigi

  Keys: 1, 5, 3, 4, 6, 2