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Worl< in pairs. Discuss the questions. In which paragraph (A-D) does the writer:
1 Have you seen any films recently, in the cinema or on the 1 tatl< about the fitm's strengths?
ry? Did you enioy them? Why?/ Why not? Use the ideas 2 give a brief summary of the plot?
betow to help you. 3 give background detaiI about the fitm, such as the title
and director?
4 give his/her overalI verdict on the film?
5 talk about the film's weaknesses?
2 Who are your favourite film stars? What do you like
about them? Complete the sentences with the words below.
Read the film review. How would you describe it?
Find evidence in the text for your opinion.
1 very positive 1 As the story
2 faily positive , the pace ofthe action quickens.
2 The fitm is an -- of lan Fleming's best-se[[ing novel.
3 lul<ewarm 3 There is a car chase in the opening of the fitm.
4 negative
4 The fitm was shot on in the mountains of Scotland.
5 l(eira Knighttey was badly in the rote of the vitlain.
5 An instant hit when it was reteased, the film went
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on to over $200 million.
7 The fitm was let down by below-average performances by
the cast.
8 After numerous and turns, there's a nail-biting
A I am a big fan of the finale.
James Bond movies, 9 The bacl< streets of New Yorl< provide the perfect
so I was first in the forthis film noir.
queue at the box 10 Brad Pitt a fine performance in the leading role.
office when Skyfall 11 The movie is beautifutty fitmed and by digitat
was screened at our tech n ology.
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local cinema. lt is 72 The Two Towers is the to the highty-acclaimed
directed by Sam Mendes and, Iike its two immediate
Fellowship of the Ring.
predecessors, Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace,
it stars Daniel Craig in the title role as the British secret What is the function of the sentences in exercise 4? Put them
agent and Judi Dench as the enigmatic spy-chief, M.
under the correct heading.
B Set in the present day, the action takes place in
locations as far apart as lstanbul, Shanghai and the
Scottish Highlands. The plot revolves around the race
to prevent the chilling arch villain Silva (Javier Bardem)
from revealing the identities of undercover NATO agents.
Needless to say, at the end of the film Bond triumphs
and Silva gets his come-uppance.
c Under the extremely stylish direction of Sam Mendes,
Craig, Dench and Bardem give superb performances.
As you'd expect, the film is thrilling, fast-moving and
visually spectacular, with state-of-the-ar1 special effects,
hair-raising chases and jaw-dropping stunt scenes. A
bonus is the superb new Bond theme song from Adele.
However, like all Bond films it has one weakness: the
rather convoluted and far-fetched plot, which begins to
unravel in the final quarter of the film.
D That said, this is the best Bond movie for many years, ln a review, we use the present simpte tense to describe
the Ofot of a film, book or ptay,

$$,ffi$ffiffi.ffi Worl< in pairs. Read the Writing tip,then describe
the plot of a film to your partner, without using the names of
any ofthe characters or actors. Can your partner guess the fitm?

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