CinemaVY_32_INOVACE_AJ3r0103Topic: Culture and lifestyle Jaroslava Dlabajová

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How do you decide which film to see at your local cinema?

We usually choose films according to the following criteria:

• Genre - do you prefer action movies or comedies? • Story line /plot – how does it match your preferences?• Who are the actors/directors involved?•What mood are you in? - romantic or serious?

How do you decide which film to see at your local cinema? Complete the text with missing words:

•You can read a P- - - - - advertising the film, which is usually displayed outside the cinema.•You may have seen a T - - - - - - for a new movie which hits cinemas at the beginning of next month.

…….OR ……

•You can read numerous

R- - - - - - S in a magazine or on the internet, where critics express their opinion of the film. Meryl Streep won rave (= enthusiastic) reviews as Margaret Thatcher in the Iron Lady.

Moreover,

•There are plenty movie rating S - - - S on the internet that you can check out.

Last but not the least …..

•You get personal •R - - - - - - - - - - - - - S from your friends who probably have the same tastes and interests •„

„You should check this film out, I heard it´s awsome.“

Check your answers:• You can read a POSTER advertising

the film, which is usually displayed outside the cinema.

• You may have seen a TRAILER for a new movie which hits cinemas at the beginning of next month.

• You can read numerous REVIEWS in a magazine or on the internet, where critics express their opinion of the film. There are plenty MOVIE RATING SITES on the internet that you can check out.

• You get personal RECOMMENDATIONS from your friends who probably have the same tastes and interests

Types of filmsMatch the types of films to the

definitions:

FEATURE FILM/ CARTOON/ DOCUMENTARY

full-length film with a story lasting about one and half an hour

gives facts or information about a particular subject

film using moving drawings instead of real people and places

Check your answers:•FEATURE FILM= full-length film with a story lasting about one and half an hour•DOCUMENTARY = gives facts or information about a particular subject •CARTOON = a film using moving drawings instead of real people and places

•Foreign films are either DUBBED or shown with SUBTITLES.•The first public performance of a film is PREMIERE.

•The tickets are sold in the BOX OFFICE. A film which is very successful and draws in large audiences is called a BOX-OFFICE HIT or a BLOCKBUSTER.

CINEMA-GOERS/AUDIENCE

•AUDIENCE = all the people who are watching a film in the cinema.(used with sg or pl verb)

•The cinema AUDIENCE sit/ sits in rows.

•The audience sit in ROWS.•Would you rather sit at the back or near the SCREEN?

Actors and actresses• CAST = all the actors and actresses who play the characters in a film• STAR = (n) an actor who plays the LEADING PART in a film• STAR = (v) to be one of the main actors in a film Meryl Streep is to star in a new romantic comedy.• OR to have somebody as a star:

The film stars Kate Winslet. • CO-STAR (v) is used if there are two main characters.

•At the end of the film I like to read the CREDITS = people who participated in making a film including the SCRIPTWRITER( the author of the SCREENPLAY), DIRECTOR, PRODUCER, CAMERAMAN, COSTUME DESIGNER, MAKE-UP ARTIST etc.

Complete the sentences with missing words:

1. You don´t have to read the ………. if the film is dubbed.

2. At the cinema I don´t like sitting too close to the ………

3. All the people who participated in making the film are listed in the ………………

Check your answers:

1. You don´t have to read the SUBTITLES if the film is dubbed.

2. At the cinema I don´t like sitting too close to the SCREEN.

3. All the people who participated in making the film are listed in the CREDITS.

Answer the questions:

• If a film gets rave reviews does it get a positive or negative evaluation?•What do we call a very successful film with widespread popularity?• Explain the difference between a cartoon and a feature film.• List people responsible for the production of a film.

Sources:• www.office.microsoft.com • Oxfordský studijní slovník, OUP, 2010