88 Unit 06 | The Empire? Strike back! Topic vocabulary: Talking about films and series Copy the word map below into your notebook, then add more collocations and expressions from the unit to the categories. LANGUAGE 24 kinds of films people in the film business genres negative positive dull score/soundtrack star horror believable characters series spectacular scenes Oscar-nominated lead role … … … … … sci-fi prequel actor composer lacking in suspense unconvincing special effects predictable plot films moving soundtrack Study paragraphs A and B below. 1 Can you guess the films that are being reviewed? 2 Which one is clearly a positive recommendation? Find the positive and negative expressions that might help you to write a recommendation yourself. WRITING 22 a 1 to have an emotional resonance: (starke) Gefühle hervorrufen, eine emotionale Wirkung haben 2 to heighten sth.: etw. verstärken Otherwise, this is a pacy, witty film that creatively expands the story world while still keeping the fans happy. It has an emotional resonance1 – heightened2 by Carrie Fisher’s last turn as Leia – and even asks a few questions about who really benefits from war. Well worth seeing, hype and all. A If you remember the story – and many people will have seen at least one previous version –, this doesn’t have much new to offer beyond nice cinematography. The sheer size of the cast means that the top-notch actors don’t really get to exercise their talents, and it’s lacking in suspense. An attempt to give Hercule some emotional backstory also doesn’t really work. Still, it’s pleasant enough family viewing. Especially if the more aged family members have lost this particular plot. B Now write your own review of a film you have seen recently. Then get feedback and put a revised version into your learning portfolio. Paired activity: Your English language assistant wants to do a film project with your class. The assistant would like to know what kind of films your class is most interested in. Discuss the ideas below with a partner and agree on two. You should talk for around 7 minutes. b SPEAKING 23 sci-fi films adventure films documentaries horror films comedies Strategies box Consider the situational context. Why does the English language assistant want to know what kind of films your class is interested in? It’s not just about your ideas, but also the ideas of your classmates. Give examples of films that you (or your classmates) have seen, and give reasons why you would or wouldn’t recommend them. Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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