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PART 2. WHAT FILM DO YOU PREFER?
Vocabulary list:
tragedy n
- film of a serious or solemn (торжественный,
важный) kind with a sad ending
serious adj
- thoughtful
comedy n
- film of a light, amusing kind
historical (epic)
- film dealing with real events in history
thriller n
- film in which excitement and emotional appeal
are the essential elements
adventure n
- about danger and excitement
horror n
- especially intended to arouse fear and horror
musical n
- where songs have an essential part
war film
- film about war (often about World War Two)
love film
action film
fantasy film
documentary film
(documentaries)
- shows some aspects of human and social activity
e.g. This documentary shows the lives of
fishermen.
newsreel n
- film of recent events
science fiction
- unreal stories about new science and inventions
cartoon n
- animated film made by photographing a series
of drawings and figures
full-length film
- lasts about one and a half hours
short film
- film lasting only 15-30 minutes
non-colour film
- black and white film
wide-screen film
- film projected on wide screen
(for) adults only
e.g. A film called “The Power of Gold” was being
shown but the children had to return home as an
“Adults Only” sign was put out.
Active Grammar
I wish + Past Subjunctive
e.g. I wish I had seen this film
Expressions of Modality and
Emotions:
Invitations
Suggestions
Let’s go to the cinema
Can’t we go out to the movies?
Would you like to join me?
Why not go to the cinema tonight?
Shall we go out and see the film?
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Possible replies
Why not
That’s where I am with you
I’m always willing/ready
It suits me fine
Sorry, I’m terribly busy.
1. Read and translate the following, paying attention on different types of
questions.
1. - What kind of film is it? – A comedy to my mind.
2. – Do you like serious films? – Rather.
3. Historical films give much food for thoughts, don’t they?
4. – Is it a war film? – So it is. It creates the atmosphere of the World War Two
convincingly (убедительно).
5. – Do you enjoy thrillers? – There’s nothing like thrillers for me.
6. – “My Fair Lady” is an excellent musical, isn’t it? – Yes, I’ve never seen
anything half so enjoyable.
7. – I like documentaries, don’t you? – So do I. But I find popular-science films
just as interesting.
2. Make up bits of conversation using the following substitution patterns.
A: - What do you say to going to the cinema?
- Shall we go out and see the film?
- Can’t we go out to the cinema?
- Why not to go to the cinema tonight?
B: - I’d love to.
- That’s an idea!
- It suites me fine.
- I am always willing.
And what’s on?
A: - It’s “…..”
… as the program says.
… as the posters say.
B: - And what sort of film is it?
A: - It’s
- an enjoyable film for
both children and adults
- a wide-screen musical
- a contemporary action
You won’t regret seeing it.
B: - It’s all very well but who produced the film?
A: - As far as I know it’s
- an English production - produced
by Columbia Pictures
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3. Answer the following questions expressing your preference. Give reasons
for it.
MODEL:
- What would you like to see better a tragedy or a comedy?
- I’d rather see a comedy. It’s likely to keep up my spirits. I really
feel like seeing a good comedy now that I come to think of it.
1. What do you prefer a musical or a serious film?
2. Will you go to the cinema with us? A new war film is on.
3. What would you say to seeing a horror film tonight?
4. Which would you like better: seeing a fantasy film or an action?
4. Develop the following sentences into short dialogues.
1. Best of all I like musicals.
USE:
to be a good change for…
What I always say is…
to make sb’s spirit high
to find smth. A pleasure
songs contribute much to the movement of the story
2. This documentary is really worth seeing.
USE:
to show the real life
to get the idea of…
We would judge people by their deeds, not by their
words
to work one’s best
5. Respond to the following in the way you like.
1. I wonder if you like war films.
2. I’ve set my heart on seeing this popular science film.
3. This detective film is hardly worth seeing.
4. Why not ask Nick to get tickets for this historical film? He is a good fellow
for getting things done.
5. What I liked most was the character of the soldier.
6. I, for one, don’t like thrillers and horror films.
7. Cinema gives everybody an opportunity to enjoy the colour, music, the
beautiful scenery.
8. I am looking forward to a bit of relaxation. What about going to the
cinema?
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6. Read the text about Miyazaki. Order the paragraphs 1 -7.
Hayao Miyazaki
The Japanese film director Hayao Miyazaki is one of the greatest animators
in modern cinema. Films like “Heidi”, and “Marco”, “3000 mikes in search of
mother” have made him famous all over the world.
In 1971 Miyazaki left Toei Douga Animation and worked with several other
companies. He made “Heidi”, and “Marco”, “3000 mikes in search of
mother” which were shown as TV series in many countries.
In 1952 they moved back to Tokyo. When Hayao was at secondary school he
saw his first cartoon film, “The Legend of the White Snake”. He fell in love
with the heroine, Pai-nyan and cried all night. It was this film which started
his interest in animation.
In 1985 he and his friend and colleague Takahata started a film studio called
Ghibli. Since then Miyazaki has directed, written, and produced many other
films with Takahata. All of these films have been major successes,
particularly “Princess Mononoke” and “Spirited Away”.
But he still loved cartoons. After he left university in 1963 he started work at
Toei Douga Animation and he became very successful. While he was
working there he met another artist, Akemi Ota. They got married in 1965,
have two sons and lived in Tokyo.
But when he tried to paint he found he could only draw planes, but not
people. So when he left school he decided to study economics and political
science at university.
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Hayao Miyazaki was born in Tokyo on January 5, 1941. His family had a
company which made parts for planes, and when he was young Hayao spent
a lot of time drawing planes. After the war, the family moved to Utsunomiya
City.
7. There are some facts about a famous film director Francis Ford Coppola.
Decide whether these sentences are correct or not. Correct those which are
incorrect.
1. Francis Ford Coppola, that made the Godfather film, is well-known
director.
_____
2. The Godfather films are about a Mafia family live and operate in the
US.
_____
3. The Godfather films, which Coppola based on a novel by Mario Puzo,
were a huge success.
_____
4. The first two The Godfather films, which Coppola made them in the
1970s, are considered classics.
_____
5. The Godfather films, which they starred Al Pacino, follow the history
of the fictional Corleone family.
_____
6. Coppola also made the film Apocalypse Now, that was set in the
Vietnam War.
_____
7. Apocalypse Now was filmed in the Philippines, where Coppola had a
lot of problems.
_____
8. Apocalypse Now, which cost more money than it was supposed to,
was a big success.
_____
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PART 3. I ENJOYED EVERY MINUTE OF THE FILM
Vocabulary list:
review n
- what is said by critics –
good/favourable/unfavourable review
e.g. It had got food reviews.
masterpiece n
- smth., made or done with very great skill
e.g. “The Battleship Potyomkin” is a real
masterpiece of the Soviet Cinema Art.
merit n
- value, excellence
– to be of high artistic merit/to discuss the
merits and demerits of a film
skill n
- ability to do smth. Well done.
e.g. Don’t you think the film was with
outstanding professional skill?
run – v, n
e.g. The film ran for 3 years.
e.g. The film had a long run/a run of 6
months.
ingenious adj
- skillfully made
captivating adj
- taking one’s breath away
unique adj
- having no equal
subtle adj
- fine or delicate
absorbing adj
- engrossing sb’s attention
Active Grammar
1. Conditional
e.g. If I were not ill I should go to the
cinema.
2. to find/to consider smth. + adj
e.g. I find the film interesting.
3. should/ought to + Perfect Infinitive
e.g. You should have seen this
interesting film. (You didn’t see it)
Expressions of Modality and
Emotions:
Delight
Approval
Fantastic!
Fine!
It’s a good thing.
Too good for words!
How exciting!
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1. Read and translate the following.
1. Words fail to express how I like the book. The plot of the film is ingenious
too.
2. The production is not interesting. It won’t be a box-office success, Take my
word for it.
3. The film is of great artistic value. It attracts crowds of people.
4. The film is made with great professional skill. It is given a good reception.
5. The film must be worth seeing. The reviews are good.
6. The film is a real masterpiece. It has a long run.
2. Paraphrase the following.
1. What did the critics say about the film?
2. The public didn’t like the film
3. Many people go to see the film.
4.This film is one of the greatest works of all nations.
5. This newsreel is going to be on for a long time.
3. Make up dialogues, using phrases.
A: How did you
like the film?
Well, did you
enjoy yourself?
What do you think
of the film?
Did you have
good time?
B: I’ve never seen
anything half so
interesting.
It is the most
wonderful and
exciting film that
has ever come
out.
The film was just
splendid in all
respects.
The film was
really superb,
made with
outstanding
professional
skill.
A: I’m glad you’ve
enjoyed yourself.
It’s a good thing
you went to see it.
It’s good of you to
have seen it.
I’m glad you’ve
liked it.
B: I wish you had
watched it too. It
was silly of me not
to ask you to keep
me company.
I wish I had talked
you into going and
seeing the film
with me.
I wish you hadn’t
refused to keep
me company.
You’d have
enjoyed every
minute of it
too.
4. Answer the following questions. Motivate your answers.
1. Do you ever read the reviews of the film before you go to see it?
2. Do you go to see the film if the reviews are unfavourable?
3. Do critics always agree about a film?
4. Does it ever happen that a film is popular with the public even though the
critics say it is no good?
5. What do you think makes a film popular?
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5. Develop the idea using the given word-combinations.
1. This is the most wonderful and exciting film that has ever come out.
USE:
to have favourable reviews
to be enthusiastically received
to be a great success
It’s a fact….
It’s not much to say….
to be a masterpiece
It looks as if….
to have a long run
to be unique
What I like most about it is…..
2. It’s quite certain that the film appeals (привлекать, притягивать) much to
the audience.
USE:
to be of high artistic merit
to leave an everlasting impression upon…
to be made with professional skill
not to miss a chance of…
Summing up…
3. Just the kind of film I was dreaming to see for years.
USE:
Personally I think…
to take one’s fancy completely
to follow the film with unabated (нестихающий,
неослабляющий) interest
There’s no denying (отрицать) that….
The first thing to be mentioned is that…
to achieve popularity
I can’t put into words….
6. Supply the missing part of the dialogue. Use topical words and phrases.
- Feel like seeing a good subtle film? “ Burnt by the Sun”, for example?
- ……
- Have you? I don’t think it matters much. Don’t you know that the best way to
appreciate a film better is to see it twice?
- …..
- Perhaps you are right. But what do you think of the film after all?
- ……
- So did I. The director of the film Nikita Michalkov produced a film full of
variety, profound and at the same time sincere and down-to-earth.
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- And I, for one, think that though the film deals with the Past, it’s more a
projection into the Future. It’s the same faith in the Tomorrow that makes the film
unforgettable.
- ….
- Right you are. It’s not mere love story but it has a great deal to do with
important social problems.
7. Make up short utterances on the given situations.
1. You wish your friend had gone with you to see an enjoyable film. You liked
every minute of the film. In general you disapprove of her way of life. She is a stay at
home.
2. Try to talk your brother into going to see a film that is much spoken about.
They say it’s a great success both with children and adults. But he is keen on hockey
and is going to watch a hockey match on TV.
3. Give a piece of advice to your friend who is at a loss (в растерянности)
what to do in the evenings. You think a good film will be a change from a day-in-dayout routine.
8. Translate the following.
1. Этот фильм нельзя пропустить. Я считаю, что сценарий дает пищу для
размышлений.
2. Я бы с удовольствием обсудил с тобой все достоинства и недостатки
этого фильма.
3. В целом, фильм сделан с профессиональным мастерством.
4. - Кажется, этот фильм получил хороший отзыв. – Да, очень. Я бы сказал,
что это шедевр.
5. Я бы посмотрела этот фильм еще раз. Я нахожу его неповторимым.
9. Some lines in this text contain an extra word which should not be there.
Write this word in the left. Some lines are correct. For these, put a tick (✓).
Alfred Hitchcock
1______
Alfred Hitchcock was an English film director who he was best known for
the
2______
thrillers and horror films that he made during his long career. In the
1930s
3______
he became very famous in Britain, where his most successful films they
were
4______
The Thirty-Nine Steps and The Lady Vanishes, which were both based on
5______
novels. In 1940, he moved to the US, where he had even more success
there.
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6______
Perhaps his best-known film is Psycho, which it is about a man, who owns
a
7______
hotel and who he kills all his visiting guests. One scene in the film,
8______
which shows this man, whose name is Norman Bates, killing a woman in
a
9______
shower, is considered to be one of the most frightening scenes that has
ever
10______
appeared in a film. Psycho, which he made it in 1963, is still regarded as
11______
one of the best films of its kind ever made. Other famous films which he
12______
directed include North by Northwest, which has a very famous scene in a
field
13______
of crops, where the main character is being chased by people in an
aeroplane
14______
there, and The Birds, which is about people being attacked by large
groups of birds.
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