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Read questions 1 -10 and underline the main idea in each question.
Which person...
1 tends to alternate between different 6 describes the steps they take before
genres of films? watching a film to avoid disappointment?
2 understands the limitations of certain 7 says that the films they watch helps them
types of films? to socialise with other people?
3 was hesitant about their preferred form 8 is often disappointed by their choice of films?
of film at first? 9 feels that their taste in films is shared
4 prefers films that help them to relax? by the general public?
5 explains how their taste in films has 10 believes that the element of surprise is what
changed overtime? makes their choice of films appealing?
Now read the thread. For questions 1 -10, choose from the people (A-E). Each person may be chosen more than once.

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Describe your taste in films

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A @ alex B ©francesco

My friends often shake their heads at my taste in films. The I ’m really into psychological thrillers-the sort of films that are gripping
truth is, if I m going to spend two hours in front of a TV, I from beginning to end and aren ’ t predictable in the slightest. I love the
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want it to be for something light-hearted that allows me to suspense and tension that directors manage to build up, and there’s nothing
put my feet up after a long day and switch off for a couple of more impressive than an unexpected twist at the end. You think you’ve got
hours. I enjoy a good blockbuster with a huge budget and a it all figured out and then suddenly, in just one scene, the whole film turns
happy ending, and if you add to the mix a famous cast, a few on its head. That 's why I desperately try not to read spoilers before going
hilarious punchlines and some decent special effects, that’s to see a film as it can really ruin the whole experience. I even go as far as PDF from sachtienganhhanoi.com
really all I need. And judging by the huge audiences these films a total social media blackout as soon as a film or show is released just so I
get at the box office, it would seem that I ’m not alone. don't inadvertently find out the ending of somethingI intend to see.
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I ' m a huge fan of plays and musicals. My I always go through phases where I'll binge- I don’t really have the patience to
friends and I go to the theatre once every watch one type of film, and then move on to sit through a three-hour film these
month or two, and I find the experience another type. At the moment I 'm hooked on days - not even from the comfort of
stunning every time. So when it comes to documentary films.I ’ d always found the idea my own home, let alone in a cinema.
choosing a film to watch, I go for musicals, of watching these unappealing, thinking they I tend to opt for shorter ones which
although I always hesitate before pressing must all be boring and heavy going like the ones don't run for more than about ninety
’play '. While I appreciate that more can be our teachers used to show us. In fact, when I minutes. I guess I used to go for
done from a visual point of view, I always end watched my first documentary, I was in for a films that had complex storylines or
up being let down by these films, even when very pleasant surprise, at least as far as modern which were based on real events,
they are well received by expert critics.I documentaries are concerned. There is plenty of such as crime or political dramas.
guess it ' s not really fair to expect a screen to quality content on most streaming platforms and These sort of films get incredibly
recreate the experience you get from being in they tend to be both informative and entertaining confusing and I sometimes get
the audience, watching the action on stage. I at the same time. The themes covered are so bored and feel like giving up.
would imagine it ’s the same as the difference wide-ranging and cater to a variety of different Nowadays I ' d much rather watch a
between watching a football match on TV tastes. They're fantastic conversation-starters, shorter film with a more simple plot
and being a spectator inside the stadium, which is serving me well with making friends at than commit to somethingI know I
although I wouldn't know, to be honest. university. won’t manage to get through.
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