Before listening

Do the preparation task first. Then listen to the audio and do the exercises.

Preparation task

Match the definitions (a–h) with the vocabulary (1–8).

Vocabulary Definition

Listening: B2

Film reviews

B acharacter

G pace

A asequel

D toset

E aposter

H specialeffects

F tocast

C theplot

8/8

Task 1

thesecond,third,fourth,etc.ofafilmorbook

apersoninastory

thestory

tolocateafilmorbookinaplace

alargepicturetoadvertiseafilm

to chooseactors

thespeedoftheeventsofastory

computergraphicsorotherwaysofmakingamazingscenes for films andtelevision

Write the descriptions in the correct group.

isthesecondinthe story	wasbetterthanthe reviewerexpected	has unrealistic characters		Thereviewerhatedit.
The reviewer felt sympathetic towards the characters.	madethereviewer feellikeachildagain	was what the reviewer expected		is a story a lot of people alreadyknow

the first film			the second film
isthesecondinthe story Thereviewerhatedit. has unrealistic characters was what the reviewer expected 4/4			wasbetterthanthe reviewerexpected is a story a lot of people alreadyknow The reviewer felt sympathetic towards the characters. madethereviewer feellikeachildagain 4/4

Task 2

Are the sentences true or false?

Answer
1. The reviewer didn’t think she was going to enjoy the first film.	True
2. The first scene of the first film is important for the rest of the film.		False
3. The reviewer was glad the first film was set in a different country.		False
4.There is another sequel planned for the first film.		False
5. Thereviewerhadsomedoubtsabouttheactorswhowerechosenforthe second film.	True
6. The second film made the reviewer think about her children.		False

6/6

Discussion

What was the last film you watched? What did you think of it?

The last film I watched is “Avengers: Infinity War”, one of the sequels of a series of superhero movies I like.

I had high expectations for this movie since the directors were different than the ones in the previous movies, but it disappointed me in so many ways…

First off, one of the characters that I liked better for the way he was build was killed off in the first three minutes of the film without giving his death near enough emotional weight. Not even his brother cried about it!

Well, as for the rest of the film, the characters were completely devoid of emotion and it felt like even the actors stopped caring halfway through the film!

I can only hope for another change of directors in the future sequels!

TOTAL SCORE: 22/22