Movie magic. Unit 9.2 презентация

A film (British English)
A movie [mu:vi] (American English)

Exercise 1A
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Match the films in the photos with the type of film in the box

In the box

An action [ækʃən] film
An adventure [əd’ventʃə] film

A cartoon [kə’tu:n]

A comedy [komədi]

A documentary [doku’mentəri]

A horror film

A love story

A musical

A science [saiəns] fiction [fikʃən] film
A sci [sai]-fi [fai] film

A thriller

Picture A is a sci-fi film
This is a sci [sai]-fi [fai] film

Picture B is a comedy
This is a comedy

Picture C is an action film
This is an action film

Picture D is a horror film
This is a horror film

Exercise 1C
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Which of the types of film are (can be)…..?

Which type of film can be sad?

A love story can be sad

Which type of film can be exciting [ik’saitiŋ]?

A sci-fi film can be exciting
An action film can be exciting

Which type of film can be violent [vaiələnt]? (со сценами насилия)?

A thriller can be violent
An action film can be violent [vaiələnt]

Which type of film can be clever?

A documentary can be clever

Which type of film can be funny?

A comedy can be funny

Which type of film can be scary [skeəri] (пугающий)?

A horror film can be scary

Which type of film can be romantic?

A love story can be romantic

Which type of film can be happy?

A musical can be happy

Which type of film can be interesting?

Any type of film can be interesting

Exercise 2
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Which types of film do you like? Why?

I like comedies because they’re funny

Which types of film don’t you like? Why?

I don’t like horror films because they’re usually scary [skeəri] and violent [vaiələnt]

Exercise 3A
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Listen to an interview and match the films with the opinions

In the box

An Inconvenient
[inkən’viniənt](неудобный) Truth (a documentary)

Casino [kə’sinou] Royale (an action film)

Chicago [ʃi’ka:gou] (a musical)

Little Miss Sunshine (a comedy)

No Country For Old Men (a thriller)

Slumdog [slʌmdog] Millionaire [miljə’neə] (a love story)

The Lives [laivz] of Others (a drama)

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Track 2.23

Before you read

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Superlative adjectives – превосходная степень прилагательных

Neil [ni:l] is the presenter

Mariela is the film critic for The Sunday Reporter

Competition [kəmpe’tiʃən] - соревнование

There’s no competition [kəmpe’tiʃən] for me

Character [kærəktə] - персонаж

Daniel Craig was fantastic
in the character [kærəktə] of James Bond

The environment [in’vaiərənmənt] - среда

The biggest surprise was An Inconvenient Truth, a documentary about the environment [in’vaiərənmənt]

Villain [vilən] - злодей

You can believe that he’s a real villain [vilən] in this film

Translate the superlatives

The best?

The best (good)

The most exciting?

The most exciting (exciting)

The biggest?

The biggest (big)

The most interesting?

The most interesting (interesting)

The most successful?

The most successful (successful)

The most violent [vaiələnt]?

The most violent [vaiələnt]
(violent)

The funniest?

The funniest (funny)

The freshest?

The freshest (fresh)

Read script 2.23 on page 156

P – Presenter
M - Mariela

P: Good evening. Tonight we’ve got Mariela Dolcino with us to talk about her favorite films from the last ten years

P: As you know, Mariela is the film critic for The Sunday Reporter. Welcome to the show, Mariela

M: It’s good to be here, Neil
P: OK. Let’s start with the best, Mariela, what do you think is the best film of the last ten years?

M: Well, there’s no competition [kəmpe’tiʃən] for me. I know a lot of people think it was the films in the Lord of the Rings series, and they were good

M: but for me the best film in the last ten years was Slumdog Millionaire – it was so different, very clever, and it had the best photography, I think

What does Mariela say about Slumdog Millionaire?

M: but for me the best film in the last ten years was Slumdog Millionaire – it was so different, very clever, and it had the best photography, I think

It’s the best film in the last 10 years. It’s so different. Very clever and has the best photography

P: I think a lot of people agree with you. What’s the most exciting film of the last ten years, do you think?
M: That’s easy – Casino Royale

M: I think it’s the best James Bond film- Daniel Craig was fantastic in the character of James Bond – he’s by far the best Bond in my opinion

What does Mariela say about Casino [kə’sinou] Royale?

M: I think it’s the best James Bond film- Daniel Craig was fantastic in the character of James Bond – he’s by far the best Bond in my opinion

It’s the best James Bond film. And it’s the most exciting film of the last ten years

P: OK. Were there any surprises for you the last ten years?
M: Surprises? Let me see…..well, yes

M: I think the biggest surprise was An Inconvenient Truth – you know the Al Gore documentary about the environment [in’vaiərənmənt]

M: It was really interesting and I think a lot of people understood the problem better when they watched it

What does Mariela say about an Inconvenient Truth?

M: I think the biggest surprise was An Inconvenient Truth – you know the Al Gore documentary about the environment [in’vaiərənmənt]

M: It was really interesting and I think a lot of people understood the problem better when they watched it

It was the biggest surprise and really interesting

P: What about foreign [forin] language films?
Any good ones there?

M: Well, lots, of course, but the one that I think was best was “The Lives of Others”, the German film

M: It was a lovely film, very sad, but the most interesting foreign [forin] language film of the last ten years,

M:and for me the most successful winner of the Oscar for the best foreign language film.
P: Mmm. I liked that one, too

What does Mariela say about The Lives of Others?

M: It was a lovely film, very sad, but the most interesting foreign [forin] language film of the last ten years,

M:and for me the most successful winner of the Oscar for the best foreign language film.
P: Mmm. I liked that one, too

It was a lovely film, very sad, but the most interesting foreign [forin] language film of the last ten years. It was the most successful winner of the Oscar

P: You don’t like violent [vaiələnt] films, do you?
M: No, I don’t, but there’s one violent film that I want to talk about – No Country for Old Men

M: That was very violent [vaiələnt], possibly the most violent [vaiələnt] film of the ten years, but it was very good –

M: and the actor Javier Barden was really fantastic as the bad guy [gai] – it’s not usually the kind of part he plays, but you can believe, that he’s a real villain [vilən] in that film!

What does Mariela say about No Country for Old Men?

M: That was very violent [vaiələnt], possibly the most violent [vaiələnt] film of the ten years, but it was very good –

It was very violent [vaiələnt], but very good

P: And any good comedies?
M: Oh, yes, my favorite was Little Miss Sunshine – it really was the funniest film of the last ten years for me

M: Especially the scene [si:n] when the little girl is at the little Miss Sunshine competition [kəmpe’tiʃən] , but it’s also quite sad in places

What does Mariela say about Little Miss Sunshine?

P: And any good comedies?
M: Oh, yes, my favorite was Little Miss Sunshine – it really was the funniest film of the last ten years for me

It really was the funniest film of the last ten years

P: Well, I think that’s all we have time for….
M: No, wait a moment. There’s one more film I really want to mention and that’s Chicago [ʃi’ka:gou]

M: I don’t usually like musicals at the cinema, but it really was the freshest musical for a long time – it was really good

What does Mariela say about Chicago [ʃi’ka:gou]?

M: I don’t usually like musicals at the cinema, but it really was the freshest musical for a long time – it was really good

It really was the freshest musical for a long time

P: OK. Thank you very much, Mariela. And now we turn to…..

Track 2.23

Match the films with the opinions

1. The best film in the last ten years

M: but for me the best film in the last ten years was Slumdog Millionaire – it was sso different, very clever, and it had the best photography, I think

Slumdog Millionaire (a love story)

2. The most exciting film

P: I think a lot of people agree with you. What’s the most exciting film of the last ten years, do you think?
M: That’s easy – Casino Royale

Casino Royal (an action film)

3. The biggest surprise

M: I think the biggest surprise was An Inconvenient Truth – you know the Al Gore documentary about about the environment [in’vaiərəmənt]

An Inconvenient
[inkən’viniənt](неудобный) Truth (a documentary)

4. The best foreign language film

P: Any good ones there?
M: Well, lots, of course, but the one that I think was best was “The Lives of Others”, the German film

The Lives of Others (a drama)

5. The most violent [vaiələnt] film

P: You don’t like violent [vaiələnt] films, do you?
M: No, I don’t, but there’s one violent film that I want to talk about – No Country for Old Men

No Country For Old Men (a thriller)

6. The funniest film

P: And any good comedies?
M: Oh, yes, my favorite was Little Miss Sunshine – it really was the funniest film of the last ten years for me

Little Miss Sunshine (a comedy)

7. The freshest musical for a long time

P: Well, I think that’s all we have time for….
M: No, wait a moment. There’s one more film I really want to mention and that’s Chicago [ʃi’ka:gou]

Chicago [ʃi’ka:gou] (a musical)

Exercise 3B
Page 92

Listen again and correct the mistakes

1. A lot of people think the Harry Porter series were the best films

M: Well, there’s no competition [kəmpe’tiʃən] for me. I know a lot of people think it was the films in the Lord of the Rings series, and they were good

A lot of people think The Lord of the Rings series were the best films

2. In Mariela’s opinion, Casino Royale has the best photography

M: but for me the best film in the last ten years was Slumdog Millionaire – it was so different, very clever, and it had the best photography, I think

In Mariela’s opinion, Slumdog Millionaire has the best photography

3. An Inconvenient Truth is a thriller

M: I think the biggest surprise was An Inconvenient Truth – you know the Al Gore documentary about about the environment [in’vaiərəmənt]

An Inconvenient Truth is a documentary

4. Javier Barden played a good man in No Country for Old Men

M: and the actor Javier Barden was really fantastic as the bad guy – it’s not usually the kind of part he plays, but you can believe, that he’s a real villain in that film!

Javier Barden played a villain (a bad guy [gai]) in No Country for Old Men

5. Mariela loves musicals

M: I don’t usually like musicals at the cinema, but it really was the freshest musical for a long time – it was really good

Mariela doesn’t like musicals

Exercise 3C
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Match the words with their meaning

1. Bad guy, villain

Bad guy, villain – an unpleasant or violent [vaiələnt]
person in a film (e)

2. Oscar

Oscar – a famous prize in the film world (a)

3. Scene

Scene – part of a film or play (d)

4. Character

Character – the person an actor plays in a film

5. Film critic

Film critic –a person who talks or writes about films (c)

Exercise 4
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Do you know the films Mariela talked about? What do you think of them?

Slumdog Millionaire (a love story)

What do you think of it?

Casino Royale (an action film)

What do you think of it?

An Inconvenient
[inkən’viniənt](неудобный) Truth (a documentary)

What do you think of it?

The Lives of Others (a drama)

What do you think of it?

No Country For Old Men (a thriller)

What do you think of it?

Little Miss Sunshine (a comedy)

What do you think of it?

Chicago (a musical)

What do you think of it?

Exercise 5
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Complete the table in active grammar box

Bad?

Bad – the worst

Big?

Big- the biggest

Exciting?

Exciting – the most exciting

Fresh?

Fresh – the freshest

Funny?

Funny – the funniest

Good?

Good – the best

Violent?

Violent – the most violent

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Exercise 6A
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Complete these sentences with superlatives

Harrison Ford is the most [moust] exciting film star

1. Owen Wilson is (funny) actor

1. Owen Wilson is the funniest actor

2. Johnny Depp is (scary) actor these days

2. Johnny Depp is the scariest actor these days

3. Meryl Streep is (good) actress

3. Meryl Streep is the best actress

4. Brad Pitt is (handsome) star

4. Brad Pitt is the most handsome star

5. Angelina Jolie is (beautiful) actress

5. Angelina Jolie is the most beautiful actress

6. Tom Hanks is (romantic) actor

6. Tom Hanks is the most romantic actor

Exercise 6B
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Change the sentences to give your opinion

I think that Daniel Craig is the most exciting film star

1. Owen Wilson is the funniest actor

2. Johnny Depp is the scariest actor these days

3. Meryl Streep is the best actress

4. Brad Pitt is the most handsome star

5. Angelina Jolie is the most beautiful actress

6. Tom Hanks is the most romantic actor

Exercise 7
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Read the text Movie Madness on page 93

Before you read

Tatum O’Neal (the youngest Oscar winner)

Paper Moon (a film from 1973)

Ryan O’Neal (Tatum’s father, an actor)

Psycho [saikou] by Hitchcock is the scariest film

Janet Leigh [li:] starred in Psycho

Shrek 2 was the most successful cartoon

Finding Nemo was a successful cartoon too

Read the text on page 93

The youngest Oscar winner is Tatum o’Neal. She won the Oscar for her part in Paper Moon. A film from 1973

In the film she played opposite her real father, Ryan O’Neal. She didn’t win the Oscar for Best Actor, but the one for Best Supporting Actor

Obviously, different people find different types of film scary, but many people agree that the scariest film is Psycho [saikou] by Alfred Hitchcock from 1960

A young actress called Janet Leigh played the main character – this was the first film where the main character died only a short way into the film!

Cartoons are always popular. The most successful cartoon ever was Shrek 2. It made 129 million dollars in the first 5 days!

Before that the most successful cartoon was Finding Nemo

The most successful cartoon was Shrek 2

The youngest Oscar winner was Tatum O’Neal

The scariest horror film was Psycho [saikou]

Exercise 8
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Answer the questions

What do you think is the best film ever?

The Godfather
Gone with the Wind
Battleship Potemkin

What do you think is the most exciting action film?

Mission Impossible
Die Hard
The Lethal Weapon

What do you think is the most romantic love story?

Anna Karenina
Notting Hill
Ghost

What do you think is the funniest comedy?

Groundhog Day
Some Like It Hot
Dumb and Dumber

What do you think is the scariest horror fim?

Psycho [saikou]
The Shining
The Ring

What do you think is the most boring film?