Die Hard

MOVIE REVIEW
Some Facts (1 min)

 Genre: Action movie

 Director: John Mctiernan

 Released : 1988

 Nominated to 4 Academy Awards: Best Sound

Editing, Best Film Editing, Best Sound Mixing and
Best Visual Effects
 Ranked: #29 in 500 greatest movies of all times
Where and when is it set
in? Or takes place? (30 secs)
 Set in: LA, California, modern times in Christmas
Eve, in an office building – Nakatomi Plaza
Who is in it?(cast) (30 secs)

 Bruce Willis, comedy actor

 A policeman, John Maclane

 Alan Rickman: Hans Gruber,

 German terrorist, Severus Snape
 Harry Potter
What is it about? (plot) (2 min)

 a policeman trapped in a building

 13 terrorists, 80 hostages
 Wife in the building
Opinion /
Recommendation ( ) 1 min

 Too violent
 Glued to seat
 Mesmerized
 Amazing
 Action-packed
 Stunt scenes
 Worth seeing
 Recommendation/what kind of audience will like
it
Trailer in English (lets
watch only 2 min or less)
 Recommendations to students
 Keep it short and simple. Use the vocabulary,
expressions we have learned.
 Use only pictures and phrases but not complete
sentences. Use the adjectives we have learned,
no good and no beautiful. And most important no
reading. You only have 8 minutes. This is how you
are going to be graded.

Criteria Excellent Good Fair Needs improvement

Delivery: volume, pronunciation,
fluency, eye contact
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Completeness/time 1 0,9 0,8 0,7 0,6 0,5 0,4 0,3 0,2
Vocabulary: appropiate for a movie
review
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Grammar accuracy 1 0,9 0,8 0,7 0,6 0,5 0,4 0,3 0,2
Visual Aid: spelling mistakes,
pictures, easy to read, no sentences
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Useful links

 How to talk about movies in English

 Example in Prezi

 Giving ideas on writing a review

 Talking about movies