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Vocabulary
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Comprehension Check
I. Are the following statements true or false? If false, say why.
1. Greta has got a few video cassettes.
2. 'The Silence of the Lambs' is Greta's favourite film.
3. It's a horror film about an animal which crawls and takes your breath away.
4. Jodie Foster is very selective about the films in which she acts.
5. She hasn't had any formal training as an actress.
6. Jodie Foster never tries to transform into the character she's playing. She does only what she thinks is right.
7. By the time Jodie first acted in a film, she had appeared in several commercials.
8. Her first full-length feature film brought her Oscar for Best Actress.
9. Jodie Foster stands out for her incredible versatility as an actress.
10. Greta doesn't often learn about Jodie's private life from film magazines and TV programmes.
11. The best way to get to know Jodie Foster is to watch her films.
12. 'Taxi Driver' brought Jodie another Oscar for Best Actress.
13. Greta had been too busy to watch the film until the weekend.
14. Greta wasn't able to see 'Taxi Driver' because there was something wrong with the image tube.
15. Greta has never been keen on TV.
16. The film Paul has brought to Greta is Jodie Foster's debut as a film director.
II. Here are the answers to some questions about the text. Ask the questions.
| 1.? | — Thirty. | |
| 2.? | — 'The Silence of the Lambs'. | |
| 3.? | — It's basically a horror film. | |
| 4.? | — In 1992. | |
| 5.? | — With Jodie Foster in the lead role. | |
| 6.? | — At the police training academy. | |
| 7.? | — Nobody did. | |
| 8.? | — She was 9. | |
| 9.? | — It was a full-length feature film. | |
| 10.? | — Since she was 3 years old. | |
| 11.? | — For 5 years. | |
| 12.? | — 'The Accused’. | |
| 13.? | — Jodie wants to be different in any role she's playing. | |
| 14.? | — Because Greta thinks Jodie Foster is the best film star. | |
| 15.? | — For Best Supporting Actress. | |
| 16.? | — Only 14. | |
| 17.? | — A friend of Greta's. | |
| 18.? | — Her TV set didn't work. | |
| 19.? | — 'Little Man Tate’ |
Vocabulary
Cinema and films:
| to go to the cinema / pictures / movies (AmE); | dubbed film; |
| multi-screened complex (multiplex); | full-length (short-length) film; |
| wide (broad) / large / normal screen; | to release a film; |
| black-and-white / colour film; | to shoot on location; |
| mute / sound film; | film production company; |
The world of movie-making:
| film-makers; | " U" film - the one considered suitable for all age groups (universal); |
| film crew; | " A" film - the one considered suitable mainly for adults; |
| director; | " X" film - the one definitely unsuitable for children; |
| producer; | cameraman; |
| screenwriter; | (co-)star; |
| stand-in; | stunt man; |
| lashback; | close-up; |
| sound effects; | a blockbuster/crowd-puller/hit |
| a failure/flop |
Types of films:
| action film; | musical; |
| adventure film; | newsreel; |
| animation/cartoon; | popular science film; |
| comedy; | remake; |
| documentary; | science fiction/sci-fi; |
| educational film; | thriller; |
| feature film; | travelogue; |
| historical film; | war film; |
| horror film; | western; |
Comments:
| really | extraordinary | quiteamusing | really | intolerable |
| fantastic | interesting | tedious | ||
| praiseworthy | unimaginative | |||
| absolutely | amazing | fairlyattractive | completely | amateurish |
| brilliant | entertaining | awful | ||
| fascinating | exciting | hopeless | ||
| original | informative | humourless | ||
| stunning | successful | predictable | ||
| superb | unusual | unbearable |