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Amazon, the largest online retailer, is going to Hollywood after

striking its first deal for the film rights to a best- selling novel.

AMAZON GOES TO
HOLLYWOOD WITH FILM DEAL
FILM DEALS
ONLINE
SELLING ONLINE
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website?

BEFORE
Have you bought anything from
YOU Amazon?
READ
Why do you think the company
has been so successful?
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ANSWER THE QUESTIONS
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PH ONE
BY Amazon, the largest online
JOSHUA retailer, is going to Hollywood
CHAFFIN after striking its first deal for
AND the film rights to a busy
JONATHA selling novel.
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BIRCHAL
VOCABULARY
1.Striking [ straiking] verb: attracting attention by reason of
being unusual, extreme, or prominent.(= menyambar,
mengambil, mencapai)
2.Film rights [ film rait] noun : rights under copyright law to
produce a film as a derivative work of a given item of
intellectual property
3.Retailer [‘rieteiler] noun: a person or business that sells goods
to the public in relatively small quantities for use or
consumption rather than for resale.

4.
  It is expected to team up with
a Hollywood studio and
producer after it is acquired
PARAGR the screen rights to The
Stolen Child, a fantacy tale
APH by first-time author Keith
Donohue. As a part of the
TWO agreement, Amazon pledged
that it would market the film
and its subsequent: DVD on
its website.
 1) To team up [ tiem ap ] verb: to join with someone , or form a
group with other people, in order to work together to do
something. (= bekerja tim dengan)

PARA
2) To acquire [ e’kwair] verb: to buy or obtain (an asset or
object) for oneself (=membeli/mendapatkan)

TWO:
3) Screen Rights [ skrien rait] noun: the rights to make a film
version of a book (=hak tayang)

4) Fantacy tale [ ‘faentesie teil ]noun: is a form of literary

VOCAB genre in which a plot cannot occur in the real world. Its plot
usually involves witchcraft or magic, taking place on an
undiscovered planet of an unknown world.( cerita khayalan)

ULARY 5) Pledged [ plej] noun: a solemn promise r undertaking

(noun), commit (a person or organization) by a solemn
promise (verb) 9=janji)

6) Subsequent [ ‘sabsekweent] adjective: coming after

something in time (=berikutnya)
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The deal comes during
speculation that Amazon is
PARAGR poised to broaden its film
AF ambitions by introducing a
new video download service
THREE in conjunction with major
Hollywood studios.
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Poised [poiz] verb: be or cause to be balanced
(=memperseimbangkan).
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Broaden [ ‘broden] verb: become larger in distance,widen (=
meluaskan; bertambah lebar)
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In conjunction with [ken’jangksyen] verb : together, jointly
( =perangkai/pengubung)

VOCABULARY
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Amazon said it did not intend to co-
finance the film, but the company’s
brand, retail expertise, and customers
around the world could make it ‘an
extremely valuable partner in the
marketing and distribution of this
film.
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Intend [ in’tend] vb:plan, have a course of action as one’s
purpose of objective)( bermaksud untuk, berkeinginan supaya).

Expertise [ eks’per’tiez] noun: expert skill or knowledge in a
particular field (keahlian).
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Extremely [ek’striemili] adjective: to a very great degree, very
( luar biasa, sekali).
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Valuable [ ‘vaelyuwebel] adverb: worth a great deal of money
(sangat bernilai tinggi)

VOCABULARY PARA 3
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Amazon has this year increased its
involvement in video programming on its
site, launching a weekly interview
programe with artists and authors. In 2004
the company also produce five short live-
action films on its website. Featuring
famous actors, which is used to promote
its credit card and the range of goods
available on its US site.

PARAGRAPH FIVE
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Involvement [in’valvment] noun: condition of being
invove/participate in something (=keterlibatan).
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Featuring [‘fiecering] noun: have as an inportant actors or
partcipant (=menonjolkan).
 The range of goods [ de reing of guds] noun: set of products of
similar type that are sold by a particular company or store (=
jajaran jenis barang)

VOCABULARY PARA 5
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Another asset Amazon could bring to the
film-making process is the customer research
compiled by its website. Based on its sales
data, for example, Amazon would be well
positioned to target the film at customers
who have read the book and others like it, or
bought similar DVD’s from the site.
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The deal also reflects the
growing presence of non-
traditional producers in
Hollywood.
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Financial Times

LAST PARAGRAPH
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Reflect [ ri’flekt ] verb: of a surface or body throw back (heat,
light or sound) without absorbing it
(=menggambarkan/memantulkan)
 Producers [pre’duwsers] noun: a person or a company that
makes, grows, or supplies goods or comodities for sale
(=produsen, pengusaha)

VOCABULARY
1) Why is Amazon going to Hollywood?
2) To whome Amazon expected to team up with?
3) The Stolen Child is a fantacy tale. What is fantacy tale?
4) Explain the advantages of Amazon ambitions in introducing a
new video download?
5) Explain, what programes do Amazon have besides its ambitions?
6) Why does the Amazon deal also reflect the growing of non-
traditional producers?

READING
COMPREHENSION
 EXERCISE 1
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Match the words and expresions (1-9) with their a) Collected
meanings (a-i)
b) Ready
1. Striking
2. Acquired c) Bought
3. Pledged d) Following
4. Subsequents e) Extend, widen
5. Poised
f) Promised
6. Broaden
g) Using, including
7. In conjunction with
8. Featuring h) Making,signing

9. compiled i) Together with

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a) Amazon has bought screen rights to the Stolen Child.
b) The author has written several other books.
c) Amazon may provide a new video service
d) Amazon will invest a large amount in the film
e) Famous actors have been used to advertise Amazon products.
f) Amazon will be able to target potential customers easily.

EXERCISE 2: TRUE OR
FALSE
COMPLETE THE DIFFERENT
FORMS OF THESE WORDS
FROM THE ARTICLE.
NOUN VERB
a) Agreement a) …
b) … b) Feature
c) … c) Grow
d) … d) Intend
e) … e) Launch
f) Speculation f) …
g) Involvement g) ….
h) … h) promote
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Have you ever downloaded a
film onto your computer?
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Do you think eventually people
will stop going to the cinema?
Why (not)?

EXERCISE 3: OVER TO
YOU