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4 VOCABULARY movies 6 SPEAKING & LISTENING

a Look at som e extracts from the texts in 1. W hat do you think the a Look at the images from some famous
highlighted phrases m ean? movies. W hat kinds o f movies are they? Have
you seen any o f them ? W hat are they about?
1 Cortlandt Alley has been used for almost all the alley scenes in
W hat do you think they have in common?
movies and TV series that are set in New York.
2 These scenes are based on a real-life event.
3 Both the interior and exterior scenes were shot in and around the
castle itself.

b > - p.159 Vocabulary Bank Movies.

c Explain the difference betw een these pairs o f words and phrases.
1 a plot and a script
2 a horror movie and a thriller
3 a musical and a soundtrack i War Horse
4 the main cast and the extras

5 SPEAKING

a Read the movie interview and think about your answers and
reasons.

THE Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

INTERVIEW

CAN YOU THINK OF A MOVIE THAT...?
- was incredibly funny - made you feel good
- had a very sad ending - you’ve seen several times E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
- put you to sleep - made you buy the soundtrack

DO YOU P R EFER ...?
- seeing movies at home or in the movie theater
- seeing a) American movies
b) other foreign movies
c) movies from your country
- seeing foreign movies dubbed orwith subtitles

TELL ME ABOUT A REALLY GOOD MOVIE YOU’VE SEEN THIS YEAR Minority Report
- What kind of movie is it?
- Is it based on a book or on a real event?
- Where and when is it set?
- Who’s in it? Who is it directed by?
- Does it have a good plot?
- Does it have a good soundtrack?
- Why did you like it?

b In pairs, interview each other. Ask for and give as much Catch Me If You Can
inform ation as you can. D o you have sim ilar tastes?

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