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"Talking about dreams is like talking about movies, since the cinema uses the language of dreams; years pass in a second and you can hop from one place to another." Federico Fellini (1920-1993), Italian film director.
1. Do you like movies? Where do you usually see movies?
2. How often do you watch movies? At home? In theatres?
3. Where do you find movies to watch at home? Library? Cable? Netflix?
4. Do you have cable television? Do you use on-demand features?
5. Do you own any movies? Which? Do you repeatedly watch them?
6. Have you figured out a way to see movies for free? How?
7. What might annoy you at a movie theatre? Using phones? Babies crying? Other?
8. Have you ever seen a celebrity or famous person? Where?
9. Can you think of some tourist sights related to the movie industry?
10. Have you ever seen movies being filmed? Where? What was the atmosphere?
LANGUAGE CORNER: THE MOVIES
READING
What makes a film win 'Best Picture'? Check out the Economist article What makes a 'Best Picture'?
GRAMMAR CORNER: THE PASSIVE
For more explanations on the topic check out the following links:
a) Explanation on alternative ways to form the passive voice
b) The passive voice explanation
If you wish to practice the passive online, here are some exercises with online correction:
i) Passive exercises
ii) Upper intermediate passive voice exercises
iii) Advanced passive voice exercises
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Every best picture winner. Ever. 1927-2017
"Talking about dreams is like talking about movies, since the cinema uses the language of dreams; years pass in a second and you can hop from one place to another." Federico Fellini (1920-1993), Italian film director.
1. Do you like movies? Where do you usually see movies?
2. How often do you watch movies? At home? In theatres?
3. Where do you find movies to watch at home? Library? Cable? Netflix?
4. Do you have cable television? Do you use on-demand features?
5. Do you own any movies? Which? Do you repeatedly watch them?
6. Have you figured out a way to see movies for free? How?
7. What might annoy you at a movie theatre? Using phones? Babies crying? Other?
8. Have you ever seen a celebrity or famous person? Where?
9. Can you think of some tourist sights related to the movie industry?
10. Have you ever seen movies being filmed? Where? What was the atmosphere?
LANGUAGE CORNER: THE MOVIES
- A film is also called a movie or a picture (more traditional parlance: Let's go to the pictures)
- To rave about an actor's performance means to praise it.
- Blockbuster: a a highly popular film
- Flop: an unpopular film
- Box office: the film ticket sales (the place where cinema goers go to buy their tickets)
- The Oscars: informal name of the Academy Awards
- Silent movie: film with no sound track
- Acceptance speech: the person who wins an Oscar gives this speech when they collect their award.
- Nominee: person shortlisted for an award
- Nominations: films shortlisted for an award
- Movie buff: person who knows a lot about films
- To shoot a film: to make a film
- An understudy: actor who studies a role as a potential replacement for the main actor
- Credits: the names that appear at the end of the film
- A film shot on location is made in a real place, not in a studio
- Stuntman / stuntwoman: person who replaces the actor/actress in physically violent or dangerous scenes.
- Slow motion: when a film runs at a slower than normal speed
- Props: the objetcs used in a film scene
- Voice-over: the voice of the narrator heard in a film
- Dubbed: film translated into another language using voice-overs
FILM GENRES
Thriller, drama, horror, comedy, western, animation, cartoon, documentary, gangster, science fiction, musical, romance, war, film noir, political, black comedy, epic, adventure, action, biography, history, detective, family, fantasy
What makes a film win 'Best Picture'? Check out the Economist article What makes a 'Best Picture'?
GRAMMAR CORNER: THE PASSIVE
a) Explanation on alternative ways to form the passive voice
b) The passive voice explanation
If you wish to practice the passive online, here are some exercises with online correction:
i) Passive exercises
ii) Upper intermediate passive voice exercises
iii) Advanced passive voice exercises
RANDOM
7 Movie jokes you missed if you only speak English
Every best picture winner. Ever. 1927-2017
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