UnitOverviewLevel11Unit1 Talkingaboutfilms

Haveyoueverhadtowriteafilmreview?Inthisunityou'lllearnhowtosummarizeinformationinthecontextoffilmand movies.

Vocabulary Vocabulary brilliant character climax Phoneticspelling UK['bril.i.nt]US ['bril.i.nt] UK['kr.ik.tr]US ['ker.ik.t`] UK['klai.mks]US ['klai.mks] UK['km..di]US ['k:.m] UK[km'pu.zr]US ['pou.z`] UK[kn'fju:.zi]US [kn'fju:.zi] UK[kn'vint.si]US [kn'vint.si] UK['pn.ik]US ['pn.ik] UK['k.n]US ['k.n] UK['k.trs]US ['k.trs] UK[ail]US[ail] Partofspeech Translation/definition adjective noun noun verygood apersonrepresentedinafilm,playor story themostimportantorexcitingpointin astoryorsituation,whichusually happensneartheend a(typeof)film,playorbookwhichis intentionallyfunnyeitherinits charactersoritsaction difficulttounderstandorfindananswer tobecauseofhavingmanydifferent parts apersonwhowritesmusic,especially classicalmusic describessomethingthatmakesyou feelconfusedbecauseitisdifficultto understand abletomakeyoubelievethat somethingistrueorright asuddenstrongfeelingoffearthat preventsreasonablethoughtandaction thingswhicharehappening,especially excitingorimportantthings afemaleactor alongnarrowspacebetweenrowsof seatsinanaircraft,cinemaorchurch movingpictures whenpeopleclaptheirhandsrepeatedly toshowenjoymentorapprovalof somethingsuchasaperformanceor speech thegroupofpeopletogetherinone placetowatchorlistentoaplay,film, someonespeaking,etc. Ifsomethingisauthentic,itisreal, true,orwhatpeoplesayitis theplaceinatheatreorcinemawhere ticketsaresold Someoneorsomethingthatis interestingkeepsyourattention becausetheyareunusual,exciting,or

comedy

noun

complex composer confusing convincing panic action actress aisle animation

adjective noun adjective adjective noun noun noun noun

UK[,n.i'mei.n]US noun [,n.i'mei.n] UK['pl:z]US['pl:z] noun

applause

audience authentic boxoffice

UK[':.di.nts]US[': noun ] UK[:'en.tik]US [:'en.ik] UK['in.trs.ti]US[ tris] adjective noun

interesting

adjective

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leadingman terror thriller thrilling director UK['ter.r]US[`] UK['ril.r]US[`]

noun noun noun

havealotofideas theactorwhohasthemostimportant partinaplayorafilm (violentactionwhichcauses)extreme fear abook,playorfilmwhichhasan excitingstory,oftenaboutsolvinga crime extremelyexciting apersonwhoisinchargeofafilmor playandtellstheactorshowtoplay theirparts afilm,televisionorradioprogramme thatgivesfactsandinformationabouta subject makingyoufeelexcited apersoninafilmwhodoesnothavea speakingpartandwhoisusuallypartof thescene,forexample,inacrowd thestoryofabook,film,play,etc seedsofmaizethatareheateduntil theybreakopenandbecomesoftand light,usuallyflavouredwithsalt,butter orsugar apersonwhomakesthepracticaland financialarrangementsneededtomake afilm,play,televisionorradio programme astoryaboutlove frightening apartofaplayorfilminwhichthe actionstaysinoneplacefora continuousperiodoftime books,filmsorcartoonsaboutan imaginedfuture,especiallyaboutspace travelorotherplanets someonewhowritesthestoryforafilm themainmalecharacterinabookor filmwhoisusuallygood thetimeandtheplaceinwhichthe actionofabook,film,play,etc. happens theareainatheatrewhichisoften raisedabovegroundlevelandonwhich actorsorentertainersperform averyfamous,successfulandimportant person,especiallyaperformersuchasa musician,actororsportsplayer anexcitingaction,usuallyinafilm,that

UK['ril.i]US['ril.i] adjective UK[dai'rek.tr]US [dai'rek.tr] noun

documentary exciting extra plot popcorn

UK[,dk.ju'men.tr.i] noun US[,d:.kj'men.`] UK[ik'sai.ti]US[i] adjective UK['ek.str]US ['ek.str] UK[plt]US[pl:t] UK['pp.k:n]US ['p:p.k:rn] noun noun noun

producer

UK[pr'dju:.sr]US[ noun 'du:.s`] UK[ru'mnts]US [rou'mnts] UK['ske.ri]US ['sker.i] UK[si:n]US[si:n] noun adjective noun

romance scary scene science fiction screenwriter hero setting

UK['skri:n,rai.tr]US [`] UK['hi.ru]US ['hir.ou] UK['set.i]US['se]

noun noun noun noun

stage

UK[steid]US[steid] noun

star

UK[st:r]US[st:r]

noun

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stunt

UK[stnt]US[stnt]

noun

isdangerousorappearsdangerousand usuallyneedstobedonebysomeone skilled causedbyforcesthatcannotbe explainedbyscience

supernatural

UK[,su:.p'nt.r.l] adjective US[p`'nt.`]

Languagefocus
Participleclauses
REMEMBER! Participleclausesareusedtopresentinformationaboutthesubject. Theyareusedtoexpresscondition,reason,cause,resultortime. Unabletoforgetthepast,VitoreturnstoSicilyandtakesrevengeonhismother'skiller.(cause)

Dealingwitheachchallenge,Michaelgraduallyfindshimselfmoreandmoreisolated.(cause)

Followingthedeathofhisfather,MichaelhasbecomeleaderoftheCorleonefamily.(result)

Participleclausesgenerallymustbeusedinconjunctionwithamainclausethatcontainsthesubjecttheparticipleclause refersto,averbandobject.Inthesesentences,theparticipleclauseisfollowedbythemainclause.

MovieReview
Amoviereviewusuallycontainsanumberofparts,generallyinthefollowingorder:

BasicInformation Thisiswhereyouwillfindthename,genreandfilmcertificate.Youwillusuallyalsofindthelengthofthemovie.

Plotsummary Theplotsummarycontainsabasicoutlineofwhathappensinthemovie.Forreviewsofnewfilms,itisnormalforthe summarynottogiveawayanyimportantinformationthatmightrevealtheendingorsomeothersurprisingsectionofthe film.Foroldermovies,whichhavebeenwidelyseenanddiscussed,itisacceptablefortheplottoberevealedinmore detail.

Critique Thecritiqueiswherethewritergiveshis/heropinionaboutthemovie.Acritiquecanbepositiveornegativeitreally dependsonwhatthewriterthinksofthefilm.

Readtheinformationaboutusingadjectivesinmoviereviews.
Whenwritingamoviereview,itisnaturaltouseadjectivestoindicatehowwefeelaboutaspectsofthemovie.Using positiveornegativeadjectiveshelpstoshowhowweregardamovie.Considerthefollowingsentences: Herperformancewassuperb. Theactingisterrible. Thepaceofthefilmwastooslow. Transformersisthemostspectacularmovieoftheyearsofar.

ListeningSkills
It'snotalwaysnecessarytounderstandeverywordtounderstand REMEMBER! thegeneralmeaningofsomethingyouarelisteningto.Youwilloften findclueswhichcanhelpyou. Repetition Youmayfindthatsomewordsandphrasesaresaidseveraltimes,indicatingtheirimportance.

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Context Ifyouknowthesubjectofwhatyouarelisteningto(inthiscase,amoviereview),itmaybemucheasiertoidentifykey information.Thiscanalsohelpyoutoguessthemeaningofunfamiliarwordsasthecontextinwhichyouhearthemcan helpyoutodeciphermeaning.

Emphasis Youwillusuallyfindthatpeopletendtoemphasizekeywordsorphraseswhentheyspeak.Thisisdonebystressingthe keywords.Thewordsaresaidatahigherpitch,loudervolumeandforalongerdurationthanlessimportantwords.

Modalsofdeduction
Modalverbscanbeusedtomakedeductions(guessesbasedon evidence). REMEMBER!

Modalverbsalwaysprecedethemainverbsofasentence.Inpresentandfuturetenses,thebaseformoftheverbalways followsthemodalverb.

Johnmustbeadoctor. Whenmodalsareusedtotalkaboutpastevents,themodalisfollowedbythehave+pastparticiple.

Sarahcouldhavestolenthecar.

Eachsentencebelowisspokeninthecontextofapersonwhohasaccumulatedevidencethroughwatchingeventsunfold inamovie.

Shecouldn'tjustbeanordinarywaitress. Hemustbepartoftheplan. Polkcan'tberealFBI.

Modalofdeduction:pronunciation
Generally,whenexpressingcertainty,wecanexpectthespeakerto REMEMBER! usefallingintonationtopronouncemodalverbs. Johncan'tbethekiller.ItmustbeTom. Inthesesentences,thespeakeriscertainthatTomisthekillernotJohn.Mustandcan'tarethereforespokenwithfalling intonation. Inordertoexpresspossibility(whenwearenotcompletelysure),modalverbsaregenerallypronouncedwithrising intonation.

Johnmightbethekiller.

Inthisexample,thespeakerislesscertain.Whilehe/shethinksJohncouldbethekiller,he/sheisnotcertain.Mightis pronouncedusingrisingintonation.

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