UNIT 6a
1. READING
Where is the film set? (= In which country does the action take place?)
Shot on location= filmed in a real place, not in a studio.
Downton Abbey
Men in Black 3
Boardwalk Empire
NYPD Blue
Harry Potter
In the active sentence, the focus is more on the person (e.g. Peter Jackson directed The Lord of the Rings).
In the passive sentence the focus is more on the film (e.g. The Lord of the Rings was directed by Peter Jackson.).
The passive is often used in English where other languages use an impersonal subject, e.g. It is said that they won't be invited to the wedding (Se dice que ...); It's made in (Se hace en / Hecho en) ...,They're grown in (Crecen en)..., etc..
Typical mistakes:
· using the active instead of the passive, e.g. The tickets sell at a newsagent's; The tickets are sold at a newsagent's.
· don't think you always have to use by (somebody) when you make a passive sentence.
· problems of form, e.g. leaving out the verb be or not using the participle correctly.
In the passive sentence the focus is more on the film (e.g. The Lord of the Rings was directed by Peter Jackson.).
The passive is often used in English where other languages use an impersonal subject, e.g. It is said that they won't be invited to the wedding (Se dice que ...); It's made in (Se hace en / Hecho en) ...,They're grown in (Crecen en)..., etc..
Typical mistakes:
· using the active instead of the passive, e.g. The tickets sell at a newsagent's; The tickets are sold at a newsagent's.
· don't think you always have to use by (somebody) when you make a passive sentence.
· problems of form, e.g. leaving out the verb be or not using the participle correctly.
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4. VOCABULARY
The cinema
The cinema
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6. SPEAKING 6 LISTENING
Dagmara is a Poslish woman who was Steven Spielberg's interpreter in the film Schindler's List and is also the person speaking on the CD, so she speaks with a light Polish accent.
Schindler's List was partly shot in Krakov, where Dagmara lives, and is based on the true story of Emil Schindler, a Polish who saved the lives of many new Jews during the Second World War by employing them in his factory. The film stars Liam Neeson and Ben Kingsley and won nine Oscars in 1993.
Meaning of actual vs. present / current:
Actual means:
a) (real) he cited actual cases (citó casos reales or de la vida real);
b) (precise, very) on the actual day of the election (el mismo día de las elecciones); those were her actual words (ésas fueron sus palabras textuales).
And before the actual shooting of the film started, the film company had an office in Krakow and I got a job there translating documents and parts of the script. (la propia filmación)
Actual subraya el hecho de que algo es real o genuino y solo se puede colocar delante de un sustantivo: Everybody believed I would win but the actual result was very different. Todos pensaban que iba a ganar pero el resultado final (real) fue muy distinto.
Recuerda que jamás significa actual, el cual se traduce por present o current: The current economic crisis will cause us many problems. La actual crisis económica nos causará muchos problemas.
Schindler's List was partly shot in Krakov, where Dagmara lives, and is based on the true story of Emil Schindler, a Polish who saved the lives of many new Jews during the Second World War by employing them in his factory. The film stars Liam Neeson and Ben Kingsley and won nine Oscars in 1993.
Meaning of actual vs. present / current:
Actual means:
a) (real) he cited actual cases (citó casos reales or de la vida real);
b) (precise, very) on the actual day of the election (el mismo día de las elecciones); those were her actual words (ésas fueron sus palabras textuales).
And before the actual shooting of the film started, the film company had an office in Krakow and I got a job there translating documents and parts of the script. (la propia filmación)
Actual subraya el hecho de que algo es real o genuino y solo se puede colocar delante de un sustantivo: Everybody believed I would win but the actual result was very different. Todos pensaban que iba a ganar pero el resultado final (real) fue muy distinto.
Recuerda que jamás significa actual, el cual se traduce por present o current: The current economic crisis will cause us many problems. La actual crisis económica nos causará muchos problemas.
Schindler's List
War Horse
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial
Minority Report
Catch Me If You Can
7. WRITING
A film review
Follow these steps to write a book or film review.
Pre writing
Remember and take notes of the plot of the story. What impression did it produce on you?
Writing
Post writing
Useful Expressions:
Title, Author / Director, Actors
The film is directed by
The film is produced by..
It is starred by...
The book is written by ...
Setting
The action takes place in ... (setting)
The action of the film is set in ...
The story takes place in...
Characters and Plot
The main characters are ...
The story is about ....
The novel tells the story of ...
In the course of the novel the action develops dramatically.
The novel / film begins with...
The novel has an unexpected ending.
The end of ... is ...
Reaction
I am impressed by
I think ....
The book is terribly / beautifully written
The film is terrible / exciting.
What surprised me is ...
What I liked is...
What I didn't like is...
I liked/didn't like the film / novel because ...
Follow these steps to write a book or film review.
Pre writing
Remember and take notes of the plot of the story. What impression did it produce on you?
Writing
- Introduction: Give the title and author of the book if you are talking about a film mention the director and actors.
- Body:
- Summarize the plot in a few sentences.
- Mention the setting: the time and the place of the plot.
- Say something about the main characters.
- Say something about the content.
- Conclusion:
- Comment on the book or film.
- Let others know if you liked the book or film.
- Why do you like it? Why don't you like it?
- Is the book or film interesting/ boring? Do you like the style of the author/ director?
- Do you want to recommend the book or film?
Post writing
Useful Expressions:
Title, Author / Director, Actors
The film is directed by
The film is produced by..
It is starred by...
The book is written by ...
Setting
The action takes place in ... (setting)
The action of the film is set in ...
The story takes place in...
Characters and Plot
The main characters are ...
The story is about ....
The novel tells the story of ...
In the course of the novel the action develops dramatically.
The novel / film begins with...
The novel has an unexpected ending.
The end of ... is ...
Reaction
I am impressed by
I think ....
The book is terribly / beautifully written
The film is terrible / exciting.
What surprised me is ...
What I liked is...
What I didn't like is...
I liked/didn't like the film / novel because ...