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ffiffi Work in pairs. What's the tast film you saw in Complete these phrases from the review in exercise 2.
the cinema or on DVD? Did you enjoy it? Why? I Why not? 1 The fitm Simon Pegg and ...
Tel[ your partner. 2 lt's the of two friends ...
3 The fitm is realty the retationship between ...
4 ln my , this is a fast-moving and gripping fitm
Read the film review and match four ofthese headings to
the four paragraphs (f-+). There are two extra headings
5 it's a really enioyable comedy.
that you do not need.
Write five sentences about the fitm you talked about in
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' -, ',; t .f :,..:,i -. l:,: '",::: exercise 1. Use phrases from exercise 4.
Tha fi\m stars Tohnny Depp.
Read the writing strategy. Find two examples of however
and two examples of although in the review in exercise 2.
We use howeverto express contrast between two
sentences. We usuatty put a comma after it.
It isn't o very long film. However, the plot is complicoted.
We use although to express contrast between two pieces
of information in the same sentence.
Although it's a children's film, the ending is quite sad.
fi revleuu Of Powl by corro spenee
Complete the sentenceswith however or olthough.
Last week, I watched Paul on DVD. lt's a
science fiction fitm which is atso a comedy. Add commas where necessary.
The fitm stars Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, 1 The fitm wasn't very funny, it was supposed
two British actors.
to be a comedy.
It's the story of two friends, Graeme and Ctive, 2
il was slow, the fitm was quite gripping.
who are on holiday in the US. They are science 3 lows is one of Spielberg's first films.
fiction fans and they are visiting a[tthe places it's one
that they know about from their science fiction of his best.
magazines. Near Area 51, they meet an alien 4 are some good scenes in the film, overall
called Pau[. Pau[ is running away from the FBl. I didn't enioy it.
He asks Graeme and Ctive to hetp him escape 5 The story was good, I didn't like the music.
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and they agree. 6 I reatty enjoyed the fitm. my best friend hated it.
The characters of Graeme and Ctive are 7 The speciaI effects were very unconvincing, they
interesting because they change during the
spent millions of dollars on them.
fitm. At the start, they're quiet and shy. 8 I found the plot real[y exciting,
However, during their adventures they become I guessed
brave, [oya[ and strong. The fitm is realty about the ending.
the relationship between Graeme, Clive and
Pau[, although there is atso a love story. {s Write a film review of a film you saw recentty. lnctude this
ln my opinion, this is a fast-moving and gripping information:
fi[m, atthough it's atso a comedy. The special . basic facts (name of film, actors, genre, etc.)
effects are fantastic. However, the best thing
. what the story is about
about the fitm is the acting. Overatl, it's a reatty
. what you thought of one ortwo aspects (characters,
enjoyabte comedy.
special effects, music, dialogue, etc.)
o !our overa[[ opinion of the film
Read the film review again and decide ifthese sentences
are true or false.
1 The main actors in the fitm are British.
2 'Pau[' is both the name of the fitm and the name
of a character.
3 There's no love story in the fitm.
4 Carla didnlt reatty enjoy the fitm.
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