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PART 4. I CAN’T SAY I LIKED THE FILM
Vocabulary list:
flop n
- failure of a film
- to be a flop - to turn out flat
e.g. The film was a flop if you ask me.
drove n
- crowd of people moving together
- to walk out in droves
e.g. The film was so dull that people walked out in
droves.
depressing adj
- making sad, low in spirits
e.g. You must have found the film depressing
disappointing adj
- causing sb. To be disappointed
e.g. The films have been disappointing lately.
long-drawn-out adj
- unduly prolonged, extended
e.g. I wish the film were not so long-drawn-out
barren adj
- without value
e.g. They say the plot is barren.
Expressions of Modality and
Emotions:
Disapproval
Irritation
Disappointment
Stuff!
Stuff and nonsense!
Rubbish!
Fiddlesticks!
It’s awful/terrible
How annoying!
How boring!
What a bore!
It’s the nightmare!
1. Read and translate.
1. – Shall we see this film? – I’d rather not. I have misgivings (предчувствие),
it’s too dull.
2. I wish the film wasn’t a flop! I expected so much from it.
3. What a dull film it is! And so depressing!
4. – Do you mean to say people walked out in droves? – That’s it! The film was
simply disappointing.
5. I do hate long-drawn-out films. They bore me to death.
6. What’s the idea of watching such a barren film?
7. – How did you like this film? – Stuff and nonsense!
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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 newsreel is going to be on for a long time.
5. I can’t express in words what I think about the film.
3. Respond to the following statements expressing reproach.
MODEL:
- Unfortunately I didn’t manage to see this film.
- You should have found time for it. If you had you would have
enjoyed every minute of it.
1. How did you like the film? I knew it was hardly worth seeing.
2. I had some time to spare yesterday but I couldn’t find anyone to keep me
company for the new film that is on the “Kinomax”.
3. Do you think I’ve seen that comedy? Of course not. I hate going to the
cinema alone.
4. Yesterday I had a spare (запасной) ticket for this new American film.
4. Read the dialogues and be ready to act them from memory.
1. - How did you like the plot of the film?
- The plot? I found it colourless. My misgivings have come true.
- I wish I hadn’t talked you into it.
- Well, I should have stayed at home and read something instead.
2.
- By the way, how did you like this film?
- Terribly dull. I really felt like walking out.
- So did I. I could hardly stand it to the end. I wish I hadn’t gone to see
it at all.
- A sheer (явно) waste of time, that’s what it was. I haven’t seen
anything half so disappointing before.
- But didn’t I tell you it would be boring?
3.
- I phoned you last night but you were out.
- Yes, I went to see the new film.
- Like it?
- I can’t make out what people find in it. It nearly sent me to sleep.
- It’s all a matter of taste, I think. Take Peter, for example. He really
praised it to the skies.
- Peter? He can’t have praised it. He hates long-drawn-out films. The
film was so dull that people walked out in droves.
- Then it must have been one of his tricks.
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4.
- Did you like the acting?
- Far from it. It was so artificial (неестественный) and amateurish
(дилетантский, непрофессиональный) that I was bored to death.
- And the plot was just as rotten (ужасный, отвратительный). If I had
known the film would be so barren (пустой, неинтересный) I should
have stayed at home and watched a TV program instead.
- Poor stuff I call it. It isn’t worth talking of.
- And Robert praised it so much.
- Well, I never depend on his taste. He likes only actions and thrillers
prefers only American movies and looks like Marilyn Manson.
5. Make up short conversations using the substitution table below.
Are you free
this evening?
Do you
happen to be
free this
evening?
Shall you be
free this
afternoon?
Are you very
busy?
Up to what
time shall you
be free?
Yes, I am free
and why?
I am perfectly
free and why?
I am not busy
and why?
I shall be free
this afternoon
and why?
I happen to be
free and why?
Shall we go
and see a new
film that is on
at the
“Kinomax”?
Shall we do a
new film at
the Cinema
Park?
Feel like
seeing a new
film…?
What about
seeing a new
film?
What do you
say to seeing
a new film?
But I’ve seen it already.
Did you like
it?
Did you enjoy
it?
How did you
like the film?
Is the film
worth seeing?
Was it a good
film?
Like it? It was
so awfully dull
that people
walked out in
droves.
Enjoy it? It
was so boring
that I could
hardly stand it
to the end.
How I liked it?
It was so
disappointing
that I wished I
hadn’t gone
at all.
Worth
seeing? It was
so awfully
long-drawnout that I
wished I had
stayed at
home.
A good film?
It was so
barren that I
felt like
walking out.
It’s a good
thing I didn’t
go to see it.
It’s lucky for
me not to
have seen it.
I’d rather read
an interesting
book instead.
I wish you
hadn’t wasted
your time.
I really feel for
you.
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6. Do the translation in writing.
1. - Мне совсем не понравился вчерашний фильм. Такой гнетущий. – Тебе
стоило последовать моему советую Я тебе говорил, что фильм вызывает
разочарование.
2. Нам не следовало ходить вчера в кино. Фильм был такой пустой, что
зрители уходили толпами.
3. Такие фильмы вызывают у меня смертельную скуку. (to bore sb. To
death)
4. Я не знала, что фильм такой затянутый, лучше бы я осталась дома и
почитала интересную книгу.
5. Говорили, что фильм пустой. Я просто потерял время.
7. Complete this text by filling each gap with one suitable word. If it is not
necessary to put a word , leave it blank (-).
Quentin Tarantino
Quentin Tarantino 1____ was born in the USA in 1963, is a film director, writer
and actor, and the films 2_____ he made in the 1990s caused a sensation. Many of
the characters 3_____ he put into his films were violent people and many of the
scenes 4 _____he included shocked audiences. At the time 5____ films such as
Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction came out, they attracted criticism from people
6____regarded them as too violent but they were also widely admired by people
7____ thought that they represented a new exciting style of film-making. John
Travolta, 8____ had been extremely famous in the 1970s for films such as Saturday
Night Fever and Grease, starred in Pulp Fiction and the film was a huge success,
9____ was very good for his career. Tarantino, 10____ has always been a
controversial figure in the film world, also wrote Natural Born Killers, 11____ was
very violent film about a young couple travelling around America, 12____ they
commit (совершать) several murders. In some places 13____ the authorities
considered it too violent, the film was banned, 14____ created a lot of publicity for
it.
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PART 5. WATCHING FILMS
Vocabulary list:
authentic adj
- known to be true
e.g. The film is said to give an authentic portrayal
of the post-war period.
cast n
- set of actors in a film
e.g. It’s the magnificent cast that makes the film.
an all-star film
- a film in which leading players are all stars
star v
be in a play, film
e.g. It’s a comedy starring Khabensky.
scream n
- sth. that causes screams of laughter
e.g. It was a perfect scream – Это было просто
уморительно!
to rock with laughter
= to split one’s sides with laughter – трястись от
смеха, надорвать животы от смеха
e.g. We nearly split our sides with laughter while
watching J. Chang on the screen.
cheery adj
- bright and gay
e.g. What a bright and cheery comedy it is!
breath n
- to hold one’s breath with anxiety/fear
grip n
- a firm hold of sb.
- to have a good grip on sb.
e.g. I can’t say the main actor had a good grip on
the audience.
shiver n
- tremble
- to give sb. The shivers – give sb. A feeling of
fear and horror
e.g. Some episodes of the film nearly gave me
the cold shivers.
blood-curdling adj
- sending feeling of horror through the body
e.g. What I dislike about the film is that it’s full of
blood-curdling moments.
Active Grammar
Future in the Past
e.g. I said the film would be true-tolife.
Expressions of Modality and
Emotions:
Surprise
Indeed?
Is that so?
You don’t mean it, do you?
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Delight
Giving an opinion
What a surprise!
I was a scream.
Magnificent!
Splendid
It was killing!
In my opinion…
To my mind…
Personally I …
If you ask me…
I mean to say…
In fact…
The fact is that…
The thing is that…
1. Read and translate.
1. - I like thrillers. – So do I. They have a good grip on me.
2. - I’ve never seen a comedy half so bright and cheery, a real kaleidoscope of
fun. – Yes, it’s simply killing. N. is a perfect scream.
3. – Is it a serious film do you think? – Sure it is. It resolves a real conflict of
interests.
4. What I liked most about the film was its cast. It was simply magnificent.
5. N. has his own special kind of comic genius. That he is unique is quite
certain. I’m prepared to laugh before he even speaks.
6. If you ask me some episodes of the film gave me the shivers.
7. There’s so much shooting and killing in the film that it makes your hair
stand on end. Some episodes are blood-curdling. It’s a real nightmare!
2. Enlarge on the following statements using the suggested word-
combinations.
1. I’m crazy about adventure films.
USE:
- to my mind….
- to be a good change from…
- What I like most it’s….
- to have a good grip on….
- if you ask me……
2. No denying this film creates a real atmosphere.
USE:
- to hold one’s breath with anxiety….
- to give sb. the shivers….
- To tell the truth….
- the best thriller I’ve ever seen…
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3. - What film did you watch yesterday? – A comedy, of course! It was killing.
You would have died if you’d seen it!
USE:
- amusing, very funny…
- to be acted by…
- to drive sb. into hysterics…
- to have a special kind of comic genius…
4. - Did you enjoy “Shakespeare in Love” ? – The best film of that period I’ve
ever seen.
USE:
- to find sth. worth seeing….
- to be acted by a distinguished (выдающийся) cast…
- to star in a film…
- to be close to the original…
3. Read the following bits of conversation and be ready to act them from
memory.
1.
- You seem to have enjoyed “An Unfinished Piece for the Piano Player”.
- Sure, I have. One of the best psychological films that has ever come
out. An excellent screen version of A.Checkov’s story.
- And the cast is just as magnificent. An all-star film we may say. My
favorite actors A. Kalyagin and E. Solovey play the title roles with their
usual talent.
- Oh, yes, everybody admits that this role of Kalyagin is his best.
- That’s what I call an authentic portrayal of Russia of that time.
2.
- Do you enjoy thrillers?
- I do if there’s not much killing and shooting in them.
- Fully agree. I, for one, hate films full of blood-curdling episodes and
can’t make out people finding it a thrill (трепет) to watch films like that.
- Such films usually give one the shivers. The matter is they can poison
the minds of the film-goers.
3.
- Did you go last night?
- Yes, I went to the cinema.
- Oh, what was the film like?
- Really good! It was a scream. I nearly died of laughter. Everyone was
killing themselves. I practically split my sides laughing. I liked everything
about it: the plot, the directing, the acting. The cast is distinguished
altogether.
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4. Answer the questions using Future in the Past.
MODEL:
- What did you say the camerawork would be?
- I said it would be excellent. I, for one, liked it immensely
(чрезвычайно).
1. What performance did you say I would get to? (the evening performance,
the 8 o’clock show)
2. What film did you say I would see at the evening? (a newsreel/a
documentary film/ a film version of the book)
3. What studio did you say would release (выпускать) the film? (Columbia
Pictures/Disney/ Metro Golden Maier)
4. What actor did you say would play the main part?
5. What did you say the film would be?
5. Respond to the following statements expressing doubt or surprise. Keep
the conversation going.
1. The proportion of good movies in India is pretty high.
2. The Russians would rather go to the movies than stay at home and watch
TV.
3. The tastes of young and adult audiences are so much alike.
4. I wish you had seen a film starring a French comic of the past Louis de
Funes.
6. Translate the following.
1. - Кто твой любимый актер? – Трудно сказать, мне нравятся многие, но
больше всего Джекки Чан. У него особый комедийный дар. Я посмотрел много
фильмов с его участием.
2. Актерский состав был просто великолепным. Фильм с полным набором
кинозвезд!
3. - Кажется, тебе понравился фильм. – Не совсем. Он был бы не плох,
если бы не эпизоды, от которых в жилах стынет кровь.
4. Почему ты думаешь, что я не люблю детские фильмы? Наоборот,
особенно я люблю мультфильмы.
5. Я с ума схожу по старым черно-белым фильмам, особенно с Чарли
Чаплиным в главной роли. Я умираю со смеху, когда вижу его на экране.
6. - Жаль, что ты не любишь комедии. – Не очень, должен заметить, я
предпочитаю серьезные фильмы.
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7. Read fifteen facts about the lives of the two directors. Decide which eight
are about Hitchcock, and which seven are about Tarantino. Retell facts about A –
Alfred Hitchcock and B – Quentin Tarantino.
Hitchcock or Tarantino?
1. He appeared in small roles in almost all of his films.
2. He was a very intelligent child, but he had difficulties with reading and
writing. He left school when he was 15 and went to work in a cinema, where he
checked tickets at the entrance.
3. He was born in London in 1899.
4. His muse is Uma Thurman, who he has directed in several of his most
successful films.
5. He was married and his daughter Patricia appeared in several of his films.
6. He went to school at St. Ignatius College, in London, and later studied art at
the University of London.
7. He was famous for not liking actors. He once said “all actors are children
and should be treated like cattle (стадо)”.
8. He was born in Knoxville, Tennesee in 1963.
9. He spent a short time in prison because he could not pay a parking ticket.
10. His muse was Grace Kelly (later Princess Grace of Monaco), who he
directed in several of his most successful films.
11. He died in 1980.
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12. He began his career as an actor. His biggest role was in an episode of the
TV series “The Golden Girls”. He played the part of a man who impersonated Elvis
Presley.
13. He never won an Oscar for Best Director, although he was nominated five
times. When the Academy finally gave him an honorary Oscar he received a standing
ovation. He just said, “Thank you” and left the stage.
14. He has been nominated for an Oscar for Best Director but he hasn’t won
one yet.
15. he says he hates drugs and violence but they appear a lot in his films.
8. * Read the film review and fill in the eight gaps with the best word or
phrase from A – I below. Use each word or phrase only once. There is one word or
phrase that you will not need to use. Answer the questions after the text.
City of Angels
Directed by Brad Silberling and photographed by John Seale, City of Angels
falls into the category of romantic fantasy. The story is set in Lis Angeles and the two
protagonists are Seth, 1_____ by the excellent Nicolas Cage, and Maggie – the
stunning Meg Ryan.
Seth, 2______ with all the other black-cloaked
angels who watch over the city of Los Angeles, is
charged with escorting the spirits of the dying to
Heaven and helping the living cope with their daily
problems. We meet the angels in the library where
they eavesdrop on the thoughts of readers. Seth falls
in love with the sensitive doctor, Maggie, and must
choose between his immortality without 3_____ the
pain or the joy of physical existence and the option
of becoming human.
4_____ I particularly liked about this film was
the excellent performance of the actors. 5_____ the
dialogues between the characters might seem
simplistic, the emotions seen on the actors’ faces tell
us more than anything they might say. 6_____, the photography in the film is very
impressive. Each close-up short seems to be steeped in meaning and I am positive
that 7_____ scenes will evoke deep emotions in every sensitive viewer.
I have seen City of Angels several times myself and I can strongly recommend
it to anyone who likes watching good and engrossing films. 8_____ is definitely
worth their time. The ending is totally unexpected and will leave you speechless for
a long time after the credits have finished rolling.
protagonist – главный герой
stunning – оглушительны, великолепный
cope - справляться
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