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  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