SintesidellaunitLivello9Unit1

Talkingaboutfilms
Haveyoueverhadtowriteafilmreview?Inthisunityou'lllearnhowtosummarizeinformationinthecontextoffilmand
movies.
Vocabolario
Vocabolario Trascrizionefonetica Partedeldiscorso Traduzione/definizione
action
UK['k.n]USA
['k.n]
noun
thingswhicharehappening,especially
excitingorimportantthings
actress
UK['k.trs]USA
['k.trs]
noun afemaleactor
aisle UK[ail]USA[ail] noun
alongnarrowspacebetweenrowsof
seatsinanaircraft,cinemaorchurch
animation
UK[,n.i'mei.n]USA
[,n.i'mei.n]
noun movingpictures
applause
UK['pl:z]USA[
'pl:z]
noun
whenpeopleclaptheirhands
repeatedlytoshowenjoymentor
approvalofsomethingsuchasa
performanceorspeech
audience
UK[':.di.nts]USA
[':]
noun
thegroupofpeopletogetherinone
placetowatchorlistentoaplay,
film,someonespeaking,etc.
authentic
UK[:'en.tik]USA
[:'en.ik]
adjective
Ifsomethingisauthentic,itisreal,
true,orwhatpeoplesayitis
boxoffice noun
theplaceinatheatreorcinemawhere
ticketsaresold
brilliant
UK['bril.i.nt]USA
['bril.i.nt]
adjective verygood
character
UK['kr.ik.tr]USA
['ker.ik.t`]
noun
apersonrepresentedinafilm,playor
story
climax
UK['klai.mks]USA
['klai.mks]
noun
themostimportantorexcitingpointin
astoryorsituation,whichusually
happensneartheend
comedy
UK['km..di]USA
['k:.m]
noun
a(typeof)film,playorbookwhichis
intentionallyfunnyeitherinits
charactersoritsaction
complex adjective
difficulttounderstandorfindan
answertobecauseofhavingmany
differentparts
composer
UK[km'pu.zr]USA
['pou.z`]
noun
apersonwhowritesmusic,especially
classicalmusic
confusing
UK[kn'fju:.zi]USA
[kn'fju:.zi]
adjective
describessomethingthatmakesyou
feelconfusedbecauseitisdifficultto
understand
convincing
UK[kn'vint.si]USA
[kn'vint.si]
adjective
abletomakeyoubelievethat
somethingistrueorright
director
UK[dai'rek.tr]USA
[dai'rek.tr]
noun
apersonwhoisinchargeofafilmor
playandtellstheactorshowtoplay
theirparts
documentary
UK[,dk.ju'men.tr.i]
USA[,d:.kj'men.`]
noun
afilm,televisionorradioprogramme
thatgivesfactsandinformationabout
asubject
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exciting
UK[ik'sai.ti]USA[
i]
adjective makingyoufeelexcited
extra
UK['ek.str]USA
['ek.str]
noun
apersoninafilmwhodoesnothave
aspeakingpartandwhoisusually
partofthescene,forexample,ina
crowd
hero
UK['hi.ru]USA
['hir.ou]
noun
themainmalecharacterinabookor
filmwhoisusuallygood
interesting
UK['in.trs.ti]USA[
tris]
adjective
Someoneorsomethingthatis
interestingkeepsyourattention
becausetheyareunusual,exciting,or
havealotofideas
leadingman noun
theactorwhohasthemostimportant
partinaplayorafilm
panic
UK['pn.ik]USA
['pn.ik]
noun
asuddenstrongfeelingoffearthat
preventsreasonablethoughtand
action
plot UK[plt]USA[pl:t] noun thestoryofabook,film,play,etc
popcorn
UK['pp.k:n]USA
['p:p.k:rn]
noun
seedsofmaizethatareheateduntil
theybreakopenandbecomesoftand
light,usuallyflavouredwithsalt,
butterorsugar
producer
UK[pr'dju:.sr]USA[
'du:.s`]
noun
apersonwhomakesthepracticaland
financialarrangementsneededto
makeafilm,play,televisionorradio
programme
romance
UK[ru'mnts]USA
[rou'mnts]
noun astoryaboutlove
scary
UK['ske.ri]USA
['sker.i]
adjective frightening
scene UK[si:n]USA[si:n] noun
apartofaplayorfilminwhichthe
actionstaysinoneplacefora
continuousperiodoftime
science
fiction
noun
books,filmsorcartoonsaboutan
imaginedfuture,especiallyabout
spacetravelorotherplanets
screenwriter
UK['skri:n,rai.tr]USA
[`]
noun
someonewhowritesthestoryfora
film
setting UK['set.i]USA['se] noun
thetimeandtheplaceinwhichthe
actionofabook,film,play,etc.
happens
stage UK[steid]USA[steid] noun
theareainatheatrewhichisoften
raisedabovegroundlevelandon
whichactorsorentertainersperform
star UK[st:r]USA[st:r] noun
averyfamous,successfuland
importantperson,especiallya
performersuchasamusician,actoror
sportsplayer
stunt UK[stnt]USA[stnt] noun
anexcitingaction,usuallyinafilm,
thatisdangerousorappears
dangerousandusuallyneedstobe
donebysomeoneskilled
supernatural
UK[,su:.p'nt.r.l]
USA[p`'nt.`]
adjective
causedbyforcesthatcannotbe
explainedbyscience
terror UK['ter.r]USA[`] noun
(violentactionwhichcauses)extreme
fear
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thriller UK['ril.r]USA[`] noun
abook,playorfilmwhichhasan
excitingstory,oftenaboutsolvinga
crime
thrilling
UK['ril.i]USA
['ril.i]
adjective extremelyexciting
Approfondimento

Participleclauses
Participleclausesareusedtopresentinformationaboutthesubject.Theyareusedtoexpresscondition,reason,cause,
resultortime.
Unabletoforgetthepast,VitoreturnstoSicilyandtakesrevengeonhisMother'skiller.(cause)
Dealingwitheachchallenge,Michaelgraduallyfindshimselfmoreandmoreisolated.(cause)
Followingthedeathofhisfather,MichaelhasbecomeleaderoftheCorleonefamily.(result)
Participleclausesgenerallymustbeusedinconjunctionwithamainclausethatcontainsthesubjectwhichtheparticiple
clauserefersto,averbandobject.Inthesesentencestheparticipleclauseisfollowedbythemainclause.
MovieReview
Amoviereviewusuallycontainsanumberofparts,generallyinthefollowingorder:
BasicInformation
Thisiswhereyouwillfindthename,genreandfilmcertificate.Youwillusuallyalsofindthelengthofthemovie.
Plotsummary
Theplotsummarycontainsabasicoutlineofwhathappensinthemovie.Forreviewsofnewfilms,itisnormalforthe
summarynottogiveawayanyimportantinformationthatmightrevealtheendingorsomeothersurprisingsectionofthe
film.Foroldermovies,whichhavebeenwidelyseenanddiscussed,itisacceptablefortheplottoberevealedinmore
detail.
Critique
Thecritiqueiswherethewritergiveshis/heropinionaboutthemovie.Acritiquecanbepositiveornegativeitreally
dependsonwhatthewriterthinksofthefilm.

ListeningSkills
It'snotalwaysnecessarytounderstandeverywordtounderstandthegeneralmeaningofsomethingyouarelistening
to.Youwilloftenfindclueswhichcanhelpyou.
Repetition
Youmayfindthatsomewordsandphrasesaresaidseveraltimes,indicatingtheirimportance.
Context
Ifyouknowthesubjectofwhatyouarelisteningto(inthiscase,amoviereview),itmaybemucheasiertoidentifykey
information.Thiscanalsohelpyoutoguessthemeaningofunfamiliarwordsasthecontextinwhichyouhearthemcan
helpyoutodeciphermeaning.
Emphasis
Youwillusuallyfindthatpeopletendtoemphasizekeywordsorphraseswhentheyspeak.Thisisdonebystressingthe
keywords.Thewordsaresaidatahigherpitch,loudervolumeandforalongerdurationthanlessimportantwords.

Modalsofdeduction
Modalverbscanbeusedtomakedeductions(guessesbasedonevidence).
Modalverbsalwaysprecedethemainverbsofasentence.Inpresentandfuturetenses,thebaseformoftheverb
alwaysfollowsthemodalverb.
Johnmustbeadoctor.
Whenmodalsareusedtotalkaboutpastevents,themodalisfollowedbythehave+pastparticiple.
Sarahcouldhavestolenthecar.
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Eachsentencebelowisspokeninthecontextofapersonwhohasaccumulatedevidencethroughwatchingeventsunfold
inamovie.
Shecouldn'tjustbeanordinarywaitress.
Hemustbepartoftheplan.
Polkcan'tberealFBI.

Modalofdeduction:pronunciation
Generally,whenexpressingcertainty,wecanexpectthespeakertousefallingintonationtopronouncemodalverbs.
Johncan'tbethekiller.ItmustbeTom.
Inthesesentences,thespeakeriscertainthatTomisthekillernotJohn.Mustandcan'tarethereforespokenwithfalling
intonation.

Inordertoexpresspossibility(whenwearenotcompletelysure),modalverbsaregenerallypronouncedwithrising
intonation.
Johnmightbethekiller.
Inthisexample,thespeakerislesscertain.Whilehe/shethinksJohncouldbethekiller,he/sheisnotcertain.Mightis
pronouncedusingrisingintonation.
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