1. Questions 1-5

TRUE if the statement agrees with the information

FALSE if the statement contradicts the information

NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this

1.The inventors of cinema regarded it as a minor attraction.

2. Some directors were aware of cinema's artistic possibilities from the very beginning.

3.The development of cinema’s artistic potential depended on technology.

4.Cinema’s possibilities were developed in varied ways in different western countries.

5.Western businessmen were concerned about the emergence of film industries in other parts of the world.

Task: Note completion

Note completion tasks usually focus on the main ideas of part or all of the text. They may include headings, subheadings and numbers or bullet points. In reading note completion tasks, you may have to complete gapped notes using a bank of answers, or using words from the text.

1. Look at the first heading to the notes and find the relevant section of the text. What helped you?

2. Look at the notes. Which gap needs a description of:

1. present-day attitudes to the films made in China in the early 1930s?

2. an important feature of these films?

2.Questions 6-12

Complete the notes below using the list of words (A-K) from the box below. Write the correct letters in boxes 6-12 on your answer sheet.

Chinese cinema

• large number of 6… films produced in 1930s

• some early films still generally regarded as 7…

Indian cinema

• films included musical interludes

• films avoided 8…topics

Japanese cinema

• unusual because film director was very 9…

• two important directors:

Mizoguchi - focused on the 10 …restrictions faced by women

camera movement related to 11… content of film

Ozu - 12 … camera movement

A emotional	B negative	C expensive	D silent	E social
F outstanding	G little	H powerful	I realistic	J stylistic
K economic

Meditation on the movie

Vocabulary

1. Action-packed

2. Moving

3. Impressive

4. Well-received

5. Subtle

6. Depressing

7. Poignant

8. Entertaining

9. Offbeat

10. Understated

11. Pacer

12. Predictable

13. Enjoyable

14. Unconventional

15. Compelling

16. Slow- moving

17. Powerful

18. Charming

19. Epic

20. Overstated

21. Hilarious

22. Oversimplified

23. Perceptive

24. Flat

25. Sentimental

26. Gripping

27. Brilliant

28. Dramatic

29. Soppy

30. Insightful

31. Bleak

32. Stylish

33. Amusing

34. Thought-provoking

35. Dated

36. Intelligent

37. A shoe-string budget

38. Box-office smash

39. A flop

40. Rave reviews

41. Film-buff

42. It’s nothing to write home about / to have no bearing on

43. It doesn’t hold water

44. To blow out of proportion

45. To be accountable to

46. A bone of contention

47. To get one’s money worth

48. To be rooted to the spot

49. To be dimly aware of the pinpoint

50. To be much to the point

51. to come up with

52. a follow up

53. a rule of thumb

54. gut feeling

55. a stand-alone film

56. to be highly lucrative

57. a proven track record

58. to incite the wrath of film critics

59. contender

60. snubbed

61. nominee

62. glitz

63. razzmatazz

64. nail-biter

65. harrowing

66. disparity

67. tedious/boring/deadly dull

68. atrocious

69. feeble jokes

70. wooden dialogue

71. mediocre acting

72. to be a miscast

73. utter rubbish

74. beautiful

75. haunting

76. terrifying

77. breathless

78. impressively naturalistic

79. sharp sense of place

80. marvelous use of music to define mood, time, space

81. extremely good

82. disappointing

83. hilarious and touching at the same time

84. plodding

85. serious

86. dull

87. melodramatic

88. distasteful

89. stillborn from the beginning

90. worthless

91. as evil as art

92. boring

93. packed with humour and charm

94. once seen will not be easily forgotten

95. it is worthy enough to change the lives

96. clear, unromantic, realistic view of

97. compulsively interesting on many levels

98. It impresses greatly thanks to strong performances and a nice line in subtle humour

99. Not a great film/play, but touching, well-observed, unpretentious

100. It has neither credibility, nor sense. Routine scene follows routine scene, embellished by endless, shallow performances.

101. Strong, extremely moving and beautifully directed and acted.

102. There is so much overall zest and fun in it. I lost my heart to it.

103. I loved it from start to finish. It makes you smile, laugh, cry. I am urging you to see it.

104. By all means, see it. Tell everyone you know that they must.

105. If you miss it you’ll be cheating yourself of one of the most satisfying evenings of the year.

Which adjectives suggest a negative opinion

action-packed

moving

impressive

well-received

subtle

hilarious

oversimplified

perceptive

corny

overrated

depressing

poignant

entertaining

offbeat

understated

flat sentiments

gripping

brilliant

underrated

pacer

predictable

enjoyable

unconventional

compelling

dramatic

soppy

insightful

bleak

stylish

slow-moving

powerful

charming

epic

overstated

amusing

over romantic

thought-provoking

dated

intelligent

Expressions connected with films