UNIT 19 Reviews 521 Look at the table below, then listen to the cassette and tick the appropriate boxes. Nome of fimtobeseen: RobinHood [—] Rob Roy [—] ‘Type of film: thriter comedy [_] adventure [] Star(s): Liam Neeson [| Kevin Costner [_] Morgan Freeman [_] ‘Story theme: someone's efforts to help the poor |__| a Scottish hero and his wifel_] sane poor [_] eteatntll[ —] Plot: dramatic [_] gripping [_] confusing [_] Characters: “wettaevetoped [1] preaictatie [I weak [_] ‘Recommendation: waste of time and money [_] not to be missed [__] A review isa short description of a fim, play, book, etc. tis either formal or —_- informal in styl, depending on the readers itis addressed to. Present tenses are i normally used in a revew. A Good review shoud consist ot nant a) an introduction in which you give all the background information of the story background (setting. type of (ating, type, characters, et) ip eae b) amain body consisting of two paragraphs in which al the main points ofthe plot are presented in time sequence as well as comments on acting, plot, Main Body character development, directing, etc; PeEieaees sees i ) acconclusion in which the writer recommends or does not recommend the Poet a fimbookiperformance ete, giving reasons. Useful Language for Reviews ee eC Ee Background: This wel-written/informative/ fascinating book ..., The film/story is set in Paragraph 3 , The film/book tells the story of ..., This work is based on...., etc. Main points of plot: The plot focuses on ..., The story begins ..., The plot has an general comments Unexpected twist. The fim reaches a dramatic climax ., etc General comments: It is rather longiconfusing/slow etc, The cast is Conclusion excellent/weak ..., The script is dull/clever ..., It has a tragic/surprising end ..., etc. Seep Recommendations: Don't miss it it wil change the way you see .., Its well Paragraph $ 104 worth seeing ..., | wouldn't recommend it because ..., etc. recommendation o3HakoMuTeAbHas konna - frenglish.ruUnit 19 Reviews 2 Read the model and write down the topic of each paragraph. “DENNIS THE IMUENACE” Dennis: the Menace is a comedy set in a quiet American neighbourhood. Mason Gable plays the lead role as Dennis, the year-old mischief-maker who manages to catch a thief. Walter Matthau is Mr Wilson, the man who lives next door to Dennis. A thier steals gold coins from Mr Wilson and, as he's running away, he spots Dennis hiding in Mr Wilson's garden. Dennis is snatched by the thief and their adventure begins. Dennis is not the least bit frightened and drives the thief mad with his: constant talking. Soon he discovers that the thief has (Mr Wilson's gold. The film reaches a humorous climax when Dennis ties the thief up and hands him over to the police. Mr Wilson then sees Dennis in a different light. The cast is excellent, and young Mason Gable surely has a bright acting career ahead of him. The film is full of hilarious scenes as it successfully portrays children's natural curiosity in a comical way. Dennis the Menace is a film well worth seeing. Chiloren of all ages, as well as adults, will love this charming story. It is a highly entertaining film which is sure to be one of the year's biggest hits. 4 - Fillin the gaps with words from 3 The following lists of adjectives are used to describe plot, script Ex. 3, then match the sentences and characters. List them in the appropriate boxes, with the types of stories/films mentioned in the list. A moving, confusing, original, well-written, thrilling, tragic, highly thriller horror, love story, detective entertaining, gripping, excellent, shocking, poorly-written, involving, story|mystery, action/adventure, unimaginative science fiction 1. The chase scenes were so PLOT/STORY that I was on the edge of my seat ee 2 Tt was such a(0) iemnonninon SONY, eenien and the ending, when the lovers part forever, is very tragic. 3. There were some really B_ well-developed, boring, strong, humorous, realistic, weak, dul, monsters, and there was so. much convincing, predictable, unbelievable, frightening blood that I found it quite... 4) The aliens Were $0 .nnnonne that 1 almost believed they were real The plot Was quite soins because the policemen had so many clues to follow up. CHARACTERS: POSITIVE NEGATIVE 5 16 o3HakomMuTeAbHas konna - frenglish.ruUnit 19 Reviews 5 Read the following book review and put the paragraphs in the correct order. Jane Eyre [A Ean rer ama etic Cer Ieee ae The writer has created a Cee ea ee omnes r characters, letting us see into the soul of a sensitive but strong eon co ae piece. Once you have read ic aeons * ene ya ee NL eee m et ae DM eee tt orphanage she becomes the governess at Tho ca Rochester's mansion. Strange things begin to happen th DML seem et ee ee eed story about a lonely woman who, after many strange experiences Per eee eee Tea aes ere eee ae 6 Killin the correct adjectives from the list below. 9 It's an extremely : dull, tragic, unbelievable, predictable, frightening, well-developed, film — Iwould never let my children original, shocking, highly entertaining, gripping see it. - 10 The characters were so : 1 The story is extremely... — Pve never read anything like it before. het pe eee in at 2 The characters were totally such a dangerous situation, — no one would act like that in happened to them 3 It is an absolutely wn... film — I didn't take my eyes off the screen for a single instant. 4 The plot Was $0 ..unenee. that you knew how the story was going to end 7 Write a review of a film/book from the first scene. you have seen or read recently. 3 This . play will keep you laughing from beginning to end. 6 The characters are so that by the end of the book you feel you've known them all your life 7 There is a(n) scene near the end of the film in which the hero’s wife dies in his arms. 8 Parts of the film were so that I nearly jumped out of my seat. 16 o3HakomMuTeAbHas konna - frenglish.ru