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Exptain these sentences from the listening exercise in your
own words.
1 By the finaI reel, inspiration is often replaced by rote.
2 Special effects have become the crutch of lazy dramatists.
3 (The closing shot of The Third Man is) a shot that has
echoed through movie history.
4 When someone does come up with an originaI ending,
everyone apes it.
Look at the tist of adjectives that could be used to describe
the ending of a film. Decide whether each one has a positive,
negative or neutraI connotation. Use a dictionaryto help you.
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h*;lrt"r*n*ing ig"lc*nqru,:ir:,:,,.''r;:rns norises:s:r*{
*Terhlmwn s**tir*tii;tal shclri:ii:q :Lr:iiter:i-ilftr
ffi Look at the tist of fitms. Have you seen any of suh[l* 1*::rilirrg r',ha:ught';:r'*."rr-;iri;lg rrexi]rctfrj
iir: se ii* lyi*g ,"r;tg{!g
them? Do you remember the ending? Use the words and
phrases below to help you describe the ending.
Complete the sentences with a suitable adjective from
a great L#sl sh*t ai: uphe;ll fin*ie i:iralc exercise 5. Several answers may be possible. Compare your
e*uld sse it r*nrirlg crxr::atiraily r.*h*rrnt answers with a partner.
ertd \s,,ith * {c.'r{isi ie*[-g**d *n#ing [*rlg, r.ir*,ru*"*ut 1 Thefinatscene is realty-- lwas cryingso much I
pxt4stifylng c,-.nrlusiiln *ncaiisf,,ri*g
could hardly see the screen!
7 Shrek 2 The ending is comptetely - you tend to assume
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2 Spider-Man that the hero is going to win, not die!
3 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End 3 There's a very -- twist at the end of the film, which I
4 Enchonted coutdn't get out of my mind for days.
4 Unfortunatety, the fitm's finate is totally
5 The Sixth Sense , with
6 2001: A Space Odyssey loud, frantic music and huge special effects.
7 Corrie 5 The fitm deals with tragic events, so I found the happy
8 Before Sunset 'Hottywood' ending totatly
9 Love Actually 5 Thankfutty, the director avoided the obvious endings and
opted for something far more
6D f .f + Listen to a film critic tall<ing about the endings of
the films in exercise 1. What is his opinion of them? Write: ffi Complete the sentences with your own ideas.
+ (good), - (bad) or ? (doesn't l<now yet) next to the film title. Then compare sentences with your partner, iustifying your
opinions. Does he or she know the fitm and agree about the
6& f.t+ Listen again. Are the sentences true (D or false (F), ending?
or is the answer not stated (NS)? 7 The film with the most touching ending l've ever seen is ...
1 Unsatisfying endings to Hollywood films are often the 2 The fitm with the most spectacutar ending l've ever seen
result of fear. is...
2 Fitm studios often use special effects because they can't 3 The film with the most baffling ending l've ever seen is ...
come up with a good ending. 4 The fitm with the most unexpected ending I've ever seen is ...
3 The fitm Titonic confirms Hollywood's view of what
audiences want. ffi worl< in pairs. Discuss the questions.
4 The onty good thing aboulThe Sixth Sense was the 1 Why do you think American films tend to have more
ending. happy endings than European films?
5 Nobody has succeeded in solving the riddte at the end 2 ls there a l<ind of ending that you particularty lil<e or
2001: A Space Odyssey. distike in films?
6 lt is a shame that almost every horror movie fottows the 3 Which fitm that you've seen recently had the most
example setby Carrie. effective ending, in your opinion? Why?
7 The critic liked Before Sunset because the audience is left 4 Which fitm had the worst ending, in your opinion? Why?
not knowing if the lovers get back together at the end.
D VOCRAULARY BUILDER 10.2: ADVERBS OF DEGREE:
8 The critic hates alI films in which the lovers kiss at the end. WORKBOOKPAGEll2 G
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