SintesidellaunitLivello9Unit1

Talkingaboutfilms
Haveyoueverhadtowriteafilmreview?Inthisunityou'lllearnhowtosummarizeinformationinthecontextoffilmand movies.

Vocabolario Vocabolario action actress aisle animation Trascrizionefonetica UK['k.n]USA ['k.n] UK['k.trs]USA ['k.trs] UK[ail]USA[ail] Partedeldiscorso Traduzione/definizione noun noun noun thingswhicharehappening,especially excitingorimportantthings afemaleactor alongnarrowspacebetweenrowsof seatsinanaircraft,cinemaorchurch movingpictures whenpeopleclaptheirhands repeatedlytoshowenjoymentor approvalofsomethingsuchasa performanceorspeech thegroupofpeopletogetherinone placetowatchorlistentoaplay, film,someonespeaking,etc. Ifsomethingisauthentic,itisreal, true,orwhatpeoplesayitis theplaceinatheatreorcinemawhere ticketsaresold verygood apersonrepresentedinafilm,playor story themostimportantorexcitingpointin astoryorsituation,whichusually happensneartheend a(typeof)film,playorbookwhichis intentionallyfunnyeitherinits charactersoritsaction difficulttounderstandorfindan answertobecauseofhavingmany differentparts apersonwhowritesmusic,especially classicalmusic describessomethingthatmakesyou feelconfusedbecauseitisdifficultto understand abletomakeyoubelievethat somethingistrueorright apersonwhoisinchargeofafilmor playandtellstheactorshowtoplay theirparts afilm,televisionorradioprogramme thatgivesfactsandinformationabout asubject

UK[,n.i'mei.n]USA noun [,n.i'mei.n] UK['pl:z]USA[ 'pl:z] UK[':.di.nts]USA [':] UK[:'en.tik]USA [:'en.ik] UK['bril.i.nt]USA ['bril.i.nt] UK['kr.ik.tr]USA ['ker.ik.t`] UK['klai.mks]USA ['klai.mks] UK['km..di]USA ['k:.m] noun

applause

audience authentic boxoffice brilliant character climax

noun adjective noun adjective noun noun

comedy

noun

complex composer confusing convincing director

adjective

UK[km'pu.zr]USA noun ['pou.z`] UK[kn'fju:.zi]USA [kn'fju:.zi] UK[kn'vint.si]USA [kn'vint.si] UK[dai'rek.tr]USA [dai'rek.tr] adjective adjective noun

documentary

UK[,dk.ju'men.tr.i] noun USA[,d:.kj'men.`]

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exciting

UK[ik'sai.ti]USA[ i] UK['ek.str]USA ['ek.str] UK['hi.ru]USA ['hir.ou] UK['in.trs.ti]USA[ tris]

adjective

makingyoufeelexcited apersoninafilmwhodoesnothave aspeakingpartandwhoisusually partofthescene,forexample,ina crowd themainmalecharacterinabookor filmwhoisusuallygood Someoneorsomethingthatis interestingkeepsyourattention becausetheyareunusual,exciting,or havealotofideas theactorwhohasthemostimportant partinaplayorafilm asuddenstrongfeelingoffearthat preventsreasonablethoughtand action thestoryofabook,film,play,etc seedsofmaizethatareheateduntil theybreakopenandbecomesoftand light,usuallyflavouredwithsalt, butterorsugar apersonwhomakesthepracticaland financialarrangementsneededto makeafilm,play,televisionorradio programme astoryaboutlove frightening apartofaplayorfilminwhichthe actionstaysinoneplacefora continuousperiodoftime books,filmsorcartoonsaboutan imaginedfuture,especiallyabout spacetravelorotherplanets someonewhowritesthestoryfora film thetimeandtheplaceinwhichthe actionofabook,film,play,etc. happens theareainatheatrewhichisoften raisedabovegroundlevelandon whichactorsorentertainersperform averyfamous,successfuland importantperson,especiallya performersuchasamusician,actoror sportsplayer anexcitingaction,usuallyinafilm, thatisdangerousorappears dangerousandusuallyneedstobe donebysomeoneskilled causedbyforcesthatcannotbe explainedbyscience (violentactionwhichcauses)extreme fear

extra

noun

hero

noun

interesting

adjective

leadingman panic plot popcorn UK['pn.ik]USA ['pn.ik] UK[plt]USA[pl:t] UK['pp.k:n]USA ['p:p.k:rn]

noun noun noun noun

producer

UK[pr'dju:.sr]USA[ noun 'du:.s`] UK[ru'mnts]USA [rou'mnts] UK['ske.ri]USA ['sker.i] UK[si:n]USA[si:n] noun adjective noun

romance scary scene science fiction screenwriter setting

noun

UK['skri:n,rai.tr]USA noun [`] UK['set.i]USA['se] noun

stage

UK[steid]USA[steid] noun

star

UK[st:r]USA[st:r]

noun

stunt

UK[stnt]USA[stnt]

noun

supernatural terror

UK[,su:.p'nt.r.l] adjective USA[p`'nt.`] UK['ter.r]USA[`] noun

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thriller thrilling

UK['ril.r]USA[`] UK['ril.i]USA ['ril.i]

noun adjective

abook,playorfilmwhichhasan excitingstory,oftenaboutsolvinga crime extremelyexciting

Approfondimento
Participleclauses
Participleclausesareusedtopresentinformationaboutthesubject.Theyareusedtoexpresscondition,reason,cause, resultortime.

Unabletoforgetthepast,VitoreturnstoSicilyandtakesrevengeonhisMother'skiller.(cause) Dealingwitheachchallenge,Michaelgraduallyfindshimselfmoreandmoreisolated.(cause) Followingthedeathofhisfather,MichaelhasbecomeleaderoftheCorleonefamily.(result) Participleclausesgenerallymustbeusedinconjunctionwithamainclausethatcontainsthesubjectwhichtheparticiple clauserefersto,averbandobject.Inthesesentencestheparticipleclauseisfollowedbythemainclause.

MovieReview

Amoviereviewusuallycontainsanumberofparts,generallyinthefollowingorder: BasicInformation Thisiswhereyouwillfindthename,genreandfilmcertificate.Youwillusuallyalsofindthelengthofthemovie. Plotsummary Theplotsummarycontainsabasicoutlineofwhathappensinthemovie.Forreviewsofnewfilms,itisnormalforthe summarynottogiveawayanyimportantinformationthatmightrevealtheendingorsomeothersurprisingsectionofthe film.Foroldermovies,whichhavebeenwidelyseenanddiscussed,itisacceptablefortheplottoberevealedinmore detail. Critique Thecritiqueiswherethewritergiveshis/heropinionaboutthemovie.Acritiquecanbepositiveornegativeitreally dependsonwhatthewriterthinksofthefilm.

ListeningSkills
It'snotalwaysnecessarytounderstandeverywordtounderstandthegeneralmeaningofsomethingyouarelistening to.Youwilloftenfindclueswhichcanhelpyou.

Repetition Youmayfindthatsomewordsandphrasesaresaidseveraltimes,indicatingtheirimportance. Context Ifyouknowthesubjectofwhatyouarelisteningto(inthiscase,amoviereview),itmaybemucheasiertoidentifykey information.Thiscanalsohelpyoutoguessthemeaningofunfamiliarwordsasthecontextinwhichyouhearthemcan helpyoutodeciphermeaning. Emphasis Youwillusuallyfindthatpeopletendtoemphasizekeywordsorphraseswhentheyspeak.Thisisdonebystressingthe keywords.Thewordsaresaidatahigherpitch,loudervolumeandforalongerdurationthanlessimportantwords.

Modalsofdeduction
Modalverbscanbeusedtomakedeductions(guessesbasedonevidence).

Modalverbsalwaysprecedethemainverbsofasentence.Inpresentandfuturetenses,thebaseformoftheverb alwaysfollowsthemodalverb. Johnmustbeadoctor. Whenmodalsareusedtotalkaboutpastevents,themodalisfollowedbythehave+pastparticiple. Sarahcouldhavestolenthecar.

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Eachsentencebelowisspokeninthecontextofapersonwhohasaccumulatedevidencethroughwatchingeventsunfold inamovie. Shecouldn'tjustbeanordinarywaitress. Hemustbepartoftheplan. Polkcan'tberealFBI.

Modalofdeduction:pronunciation
Generally,whenexpressingcertainty,wecanexpectthespeakertousefallingintonationtopronouncemodalverbs.

Johncan'tbethekiller.ItmustbeTom. Inthesesentences,thespeakeriscertainthatTomisthekillernotJohn.Mustandcan'tarethereforespokenwithfalling intonation. Inordertoexpresspossibility(whenwearenotcompletelysure),modalverbsaregenerallypronouncedwithrising intonation. Johnmightbethekiller. Inthisexample,thespeakerislesscertain.Whilehe/shethinksJohncouldbethekiller,he/sheisnotcertain.Mightis pronouncedusingrisingintonation.

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