Movie magic. Unit 9.2

1.

Movie magic
Unit 9.2

2.

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

3. Exercise 1A Page 92

4. Match the films in the photos with the type of film in the box

5.

In the box

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

7.

A cartoon [kə’tu:n]

8. A comedy [komədi]

9. A documentary [doku’mentəri]

10. A horror film

11.

A love story

12.

A musical

13.

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

14. A thriller

15.

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

16.

Picture B is a comedy
This is a comedy

17.

Picture C is an action film
This is an action film

18.

Picture D is a horror film
This is a horror film

19. Exercise 1C Page 92

20.

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

21. Which type of film can be sad?

22.

An action film A love story
A cartoon
A musical
A comedy
A sci – fi film
A documentary A thriller
A horror film

23.

A love story can be sad

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

25.

An action film A love story
A cartoon
A musical
A comedy
A sci – fi film
A documentary A thriller
A horror film

26.

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

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

28.

An action film A love story
A cartoon
A musical
A comedy
A sci – fi film
A documentary A thriller
A horror film

29.

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

30. Which type of film can be clever?

31.

An action film A love story
A cartoon
A musical
A comedy
A sci – fi film
A documentary A thriller
A horror film

32.

A documentary can be
clever

33. Which type of film can be funny?

34.

An action film A love story
A cartoon
A musical
A comedy
A sci – fi film
A documentary A thriller
A horror film

35.

A comedy can be funny

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

37.

An action film A love story
A cartoon
A musical
A comedy
A sci – fi film
A documentary A thriller
A horror film

38.

A horror film can be scary

39. Which type of film can be romantic?

40.

An action film A love story
A cartoon
A musical
A comedy
A sci – fi film
A documentary A thriller
A horror film

41.

A love story can be
romantic

42. Which type of film can be happy?

43.

An action film A love story
A cartoon
A musical
A comedy
A sci – fi film
A documentary A thriller
A horror film

44.

A musical can be happy

45. Which type of film can be interesting?

46.

An action film A love story
A cartoon
A musical
A comedy
A sci – fi film
A documentary A thriller
A horror film

47.

Any type of film can be
interesting

48. Exercise 2 Page 92

49. Which types of film do you like? Why?

50. I like comedies because they’re funny

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

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

53. Exercise 3A Page 92

54. Listen to an interview and match the films with the opinions

55.

In the box

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

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

58. Chicago [ʃi’ka:gou] (a musical)

59. Little Miss Sunshine (a comedy)

60. No Country For Old Men (a thriller)

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

62. The Lives [laivz] of Others (a drama)

63. Page 156 Track 2.23

64. Before you read

65. Page 97

66. Superlative adjectives – превосходная степень прилагательных

67.

One-syllable
adjectives
Add est
longer adjectives Put most before
adjective
Two-syllable
adjectives that
end in y
Old – the oldest
New – the newest
Interesting the most
interesting
Comfortable –
the most
comfortable
remove y and add funny – the
iest
funniest
busy - the
busiest

68.

Irregular
adjectives
good
bad
The best
The worst

69. Neil [ni:l] is the presenter

70. Mariela is the film critic for The Sunday Reporter

71. Competition [kəmpe’tiʃən] - соревнование

Competition [kəmpe’tiʃən] соревнование

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

73. Character [kærəktə] - персонаж

Character [kærəktə] персонаж

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

75. The environment [in’vaiərənmənt] - среда

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

77. Villain [vilən] - злодей

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

79. Translate the superlatives

80. The best?

81. The best (good)

82. The most exciting?

83. The most exciting (exciting)

84. The biggest?

85. The biggest (big)

86. The most interesting?

87. The most interesting (interesting)

88. The most successful?

89. The most successful (successful)

90. The most violent [vaiələnt]?

91. The most violent [vaiələnt] (violent)

92. The funniest?

93. The funniest (funny)

94. The freshest?

95. The freshest (fresh)

96. Read script 2.23 on page 156

97. P – Presenter M - Mariela

98.

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

99.

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

100.

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?

101.

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

102.

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

103.

What does Mariela say
about Slumdog
Millionaire?

104.

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

105.

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

106.

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

107.

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

108.

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

109.

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

110.

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

111.

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

112.

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

113.

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

114.

What does Mariela say
about an Inconvenient
Truth?

115.

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

116.

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

117.

It was the biggest surprise
and really interesting

118.

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

119.

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

120.

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

121.

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

122.

What does Mariela say
about The Lives of Others?

123.

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

124.

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

125.

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

126.

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

127.

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

128.

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!

129.

What does Mariela say
about No Country for Old
Men?

130.

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

131.

It was very violent
[vaiələnt], but very good

132.

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

133.

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

134.

What does Mariela say
about Little Miss Sunshine?

135.

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

136.

It really was the funniest
film of the last ten years

137.

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]

138.

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

139.

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

140.

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

141.

It really was the freshest
musical for a long time

142.

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

143.

Track 2.23

144. Match the films with the opinions

145. 1. The best film in the last ten years

146.

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

147. Slumdog Millionaire (a love story)

148. 2. The most exciting film

149.

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

150. Casino Royal (an action film)

151. 3. The biggest surprise

152.

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

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

154. 4. The best foreign language film

155.

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

156. The Lives of Others (a drama)

157. 5. The most violent [vaiələnt] film

158.

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

159. No Country For Old Men (a thriller)

160. 6. The funniest film

161.

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

162. Little Miss Sunshine (a comedy)

163. 7. The freshest musical for a long time

164.

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]

165. Chicago [ʃi’ka:gou] (a musical)

166. Exercise 3B Page 92

167. Listen again and correct the mistakes

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

169.

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

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

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

172.

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

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

174. 3. An Inconvenient Truth is a thriller

175.

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

176. An Inconvenient Truth is a documentary

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

178.

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!

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

180. 5. Mariela loves musicals

181.

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

182. Mariela doesn’t like musicals

183. Exercise 3C Page 93

184. Match the words with their meaning

185. 1. Bad guy, villain

186.

A famous prize in the film world
The person an actor plays in a
film
A person who talks or writes
about films
Part of a film or play
An unpleasant or violent
[vaiələnt] person in a film

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

188. 2. Oscar

189.

A famous prize in the film world
The person an actor plays in a
film
A person who talks or writes
about films
Part of a film or play
An unpleasant or violent
[vaiələnt] person in a film

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

191. 3. Scene

192.

A famous prize in the film world
The person an actor plays in a
film
A person who talks or writes
about films
Part of a film or play
An unpleasant or violent
[vaiələnt] person in a film

193. Scene – part of a film or play (d)

194. 4. Character

195.

A famous prize in the film world
The person an actor plays in a
film
A person who talks or writes
about films
Part of a film or play
An unpleasant or violent
[vaiələnt] person in a film

196. Character – the person an actor plays in a film

197. 5. Film critic

198.

A famous prize in the film world
The person an actor plays in a
film
A person who talks or writes
about films
Part of a film or play
An unpleasant or violent
[vaiələnt] person in a film

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

200. Exercise 4 Page 93

201. Do you know the films Mariela talked about? What do you think of them?

202. Slumdog Millionaire (a love story)

203.

What do you think of it?

204. Casino Royale (an action film)

205.

What do you think of it?

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

207.

What do you think of it?

208. The Lives of Others (a drama)

209.

What do you think of it?

210. No Country For Old Men (a thriller)

211.

What do you think of it?

212. Little Miss Sunshine (a comedy)

213.

What do you think of it?

214. Chicago (a musical)

215.

What do you think of it?

216. Exercise 5 Page 93

217. Complete the table in active grammar box

218.

One-syllable
adjectives
Add est
longer adjectives Put most before
adjective
Two-syllable
adjectives that
end in y
Old – the oldest
New – the newest
Interesting the most
interesting
Comfortable –
the most
comfortable
remove y and add funny – the
iest
funniest
busy - the
busiest

219.

Irregular
adjectives
good
bad
The best
The worst

220. Bad?

221. Bad – the worst

222. Big?

223. Big- the biggest

224. Exciting?

225. Exciting – the most exciting

226. Fresh?

227. Fresh – the freshest

228. Funny?

229. Funny – the funniest

230. Good?

231. Good – the best

232. Violent?

233. Violent – the most violent

234. Page 97

235. Exercise 6A Page 93

236. Complete these sentences with superlatives

237. Harrison Ford is the most [moust] exciting film star

238. 1. Owen Wilson is (funny) actor

239. 1. Owen Wilson is the funniest actor

240. 2. Johnny Depp is (scary) actor these days

241. 2. Johnny Depp is the scariest actor these days

242. 3. Meryl Streep is (good) actress

243. 3. Meryl Streep is the best actress

244. 4. Brad Pitt is (handsome) star

245. 4. Brad Pitt is the most handsome star

246. 5. Angelina Jolie is (beautiful) actress

247. 5. Angelina Jolie is the most beautiful actress

248. 6. Tom Hanks is (romantic) actor

249. 6. Tom Hanks is the most romantic actor

250. Exercise 6B Page 93

251. Change the sentences to give your opinion

252. I think that Daniel Craig is the most exciting film star

253. 1. Owen Wilson is the funniest actor

254. 2. Johnny Depp is the scariest actor these days

255. 3. Meryl Streep is the best actress

256. 4. Brad Pitt is the most handsome star

257. 5. Angelina Jolie is the most beautiful actress

258. 6. Tom Hanks is the most romantic actor

259. Exercise 7 Page 93

260. Read the text Movie Madness on page 93

261. Before you read

262. Tatum O’Neal (the youngest Oscar winner)

263. Paper Moon (a film from 1973)

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

265. Psycho [saikou] by Hitchcock is the scariest film

266. Janet Leigh [li:] starred in Psycho

267. Shrek 2 was the most successful cartoon

268. Finding Nemo was a successful cartoon too

269. Read the text on page 93

270.

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

271.

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

272.

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

273.

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!

274.

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

275.

Before that the most
successful cartoon was
Finding Nemo

276. The most successful cartoon was Shrek 2

277. The youngest Oscar winner was Tatum O’Neal

278. The scariest horror film was Psycho [saikou]

279. Exercise 8 Page 93

280. Answer the questions

281.

What do you think is the
best film ever?

282.

The Godfather
Gone with the Wind
Battleship Potemkin

283.

What do you think is the
most exciting action film?

284.

Mission Impossible
Die Hard
The Lethal Weapon

285.

What do you think is the
most romantic love story?

286.

Anna Karenina
Notting Hill
Ghost

287.

What do you think is the
funniest comedy?

288.

Groundhog Day
Some Like It Hot
Dumb and Dumber

289.

What do you think is the
scariest horror fim?

290.

Psycho [saikou]
The Shining
The Ring

291.

What do you think is the
most boring film?

292.

2001: Space Odyssey
Blade Runner
Lost in Translation