Match the columns.

1. Crime film 2. Blockbuster 3. Fantasy 4. Documentary film 5. Full-length film 6. Western 7. Thriller 8. Musical

a)a film of standard or customary length; b)a film with an exciting plot, typically involving crime or espionage; c)a film, about cowboys in western North America, set especially in the late 19^th and early 20^th centuries; d)a film in which singing and dancing play an essential part; e)a film that is very popular and successful, usually because it is very exciting; f)a film which focuses on the lives of criminals; dealing with crime and its detection; g)a genre of imaginative fiction involving magic and adventure, especially in a setting other than the real world; h)a film that provides a factual report on a particular subject.

4. Paraphrase the following sentences using the active vocabulary from Lesson 1, Lesson 2 and Lesson 3.

1) The music in the film was breathtaking; moreover it matched the atmosphere of the film where the main character faces a series of challenges, with lots of shooting scenes. Surely they must have added something after the film was shotwith the help of the computer graphics, but the cameraman’s choice of shots, like that one where the cameraman followed the main character during the car-chase, were brilliant. 2) A person who writes a script for a film probably does the hardest thing in the filmmaking process. There’s no denying that the process of getting a crew together, choosing the actors to play the main parts, getting it all on camera is no easy one, but to compose a plot, to think of an interesting twist at the end, creating complex, round characters, writing scene directions like to use the man-made light, its position is the monumental work, the crucial one. If done negligently the whole output is ruined. 3) That movie was shot with the help of technology simulating the effect of depth by presenting slightly different views of a scene to each eye; you people really cannot imagine what I’ve experienced. Even though it was just a film about a criminal and a clever detective, some shots were really impressive. But on the whole the amount of computer graphics added after the shooting had been finished was not huge. 4) Despite the fact that this film was shorter than the average film, plus was not funded by any large company it still evoked some deep feelings in me. And I’ve nearly forgotten to mention that it was not a colored film. 5) Pete’s never watched anything longer than a standard film, that is why watching a set episodes which have the same title was so thrilling for him. Moreover, he had pointed out that the written form of the plot was well-structured, and all the actors playing the main characters were doing their utmost. So, the end result produced a powerful effect on him. 6) Nowadays too many scenes are shot in studios, using a special screen in order to substitute the actual background with computer generated one later. But when I compare today’s blockbusters to some films shot in the 20^th century I cannot say which ones have more value. Even the background music is more original in some instances. 7) When I watched the series of extracts from this film used to advance publicity to this scary movie I was overjoyed. I truly believed it would meet my expectations. But in reality when the list with acknowledging contributor’s role was finally displayed at the end of a film I was gave out a sigh of relieve. 8) When Mike saw some kids trying to shoot their own film he was inspired by them. So he went to the shop and bought a device to record video and a three-legged stand for supporting that device and wanted to shoot a film with the main plot being a quest for lost continents. But as it turned out without a good crew he was unable to fulfill his dream.

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5. What do you know about the film genres? Match the titles of the popular films from the left column (1-10) with the proper genres from the right column (a-j).

1.‘ Pulp Fiction’ (1994); 2. ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone ’ (2001); 3. ‘Die Hard ’ (1988); 4. ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ (1993); 5.‘ The Phantom of the Opera’ (2004); 6. ‘Fight Club’ (1999); 7. ‘Back to the Future’ (1985); 8. ‘Breaking Bad’ (2008); 9. ‘Silent Hill’ (2006); 10. ‘Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull ’ (2008).

a)action film; b)adventure film; c)horror film; d)crime film; e)musical; f)fantasy; g)series; h)drama; i)cartoon; j)science fiction film.

6. Divide into 3 groups and read one film review by Roger Ebert, a famous film critic and a winner of the Pulitzer Prize (1975), choosing from Text 3, Text 4 or Text 5:

- do 3 exercises given after the text you’ve chosen;

- make up 3 questions for your group-mates based on the text;

- prepare a summary (see Appendix 1).

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