Listentothefilmreviewstopractiseandimproveyourlisteningskills.
Before listening
Dothepreparationtaskfirst.Thenlistentotheaudioanddotheexercises.
Preparation task
Match the definitions (a–h) with the vocabulary (1–8).
Vocabulary Definition
Listening:B2
Filmreviews
- B cacharacter
- G pace
- A asequel
- D toset
- E aposter
- Hspecialeffects
- F tocast
- C theplot
- thesecond,third,fourth,etc.ofafilmorbook
- apersoninastory
- thestory
- tolocateafilmorbookinaplace
- alargepicturetoadvertiseafilm
- to chooseactors
- thespeedoftheeventsofastory
- computergraphicsorotherwaysofmakingamazingscenes for films andtelevision
Task 1
Write the descriptions in the correct group.
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isthesecondinthe story
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wasbetterthanthe reviewerexpected
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has unrealistic characters
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Thereviewerhatedit.
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The reviewer felt sympathetic towards the characters.
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madethereviewer feellikeachildagain
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was what the reviewer expected
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is a story a lot of people alreadyknow
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the first film
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the second film
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Is the second in the story; has unrealistic characters; the reviewer hated it; the reviewer felt sympathetic towards the characters; was what the reviewer expected
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Is a story a lot of people already know; was better than the reviewer expectation; make the reviewer feel like a child again
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Task 2
Are the sentences true or false?
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Answer
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1. The reviewer didn’t think she was going to enjoy the first film.
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True
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False
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2. The first scene of the first film is important for the rest of the film.
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True
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False
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3. The reviewer was glad the first film was set in a different country.
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True
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False
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- There is another sequel planned for the first film.
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True
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False
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5. Thereviewerhadsomedoubtsabouttheactorswhowerechosenforthe second film.
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True
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False
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6. The second film made the reviewer think about her children.
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True
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False
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Discussion
What was the last film you watched? What did you think of it?
