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There was once a great actor who could no longer remember his lines. After several years of searching, he finally found a theater that was willing to give him a try. The director said, " This is the most important part, and it has only one line. At the opening you walk onto stage carrying a rose. You hold the rose to your nose with just one finger and thumb, smell it deeply and then say the line on praise of the rose: Ah, the sweet smell of my love. The actor was excited. All day long before the play he practiced his line over and over again. Finally, the time came. The curtain went up, the actor walked onto the stage, looked at the audience, and with great emotion said the line, Ah, the sweet smell of my love. " The audience exploded in laughter. Only the director was furious!"Ahhhhhh! You damned fool! he cried. "Youve ruined my play! Youve ruined me! The actor was puzzled, "What happened? Did I forget my line? ""No! shouted the director. You 1.D2C3.D4.A5.B Task 3: Movie Reviews I love movies! And after I see them. i like to comment on them. these are movies i saw this year I would like to recommend: Among comedies I highly recommend"Monsoon Wedding".It an Indian movie. The story is about an Indian wedding Preparations for the wedding bring out funny and sad situations touching on love and a past rape. This movie shows some of the India, and the importance of family and love. It's great! Among dramas, I like "Adaptation". It is an excellent movie! But for me the first part of the movie was too fast to follow. I hope to see it again on DVD with captions The Pianist"is set in the Second World War. It's about a young Polish-Jewish pianist, who lives in Warsaw with his family. The Nazis sent his family to die in the concentration camps. He was safe, but would have died without unusually good luck and the kindness of a few non-Jews. This is a powerful movie with thought-provoking themes "Rabbit-Proof Fence"is set in the 1930s in Australia, and it's based on real events. It is about three native girls who are separated from their families by the racist police who send them to special centers. There the girls are taught practical skills, and the government tries to integrate them into white Australian society. They can away from the camp and walked 1, 500 miles to find their mothers. This is a sad, touching story that you should not miss 1. He likes to see movies and comment on them 2.F 3. Three 4 One Contents and Characteristics Monsoon wedding It is about an Indian wedding. Preparations for it reveal love and a past rape. The movie shows Indian customs, family and love Adaptation It is too fast for the speaker, who wants to see it gain on DVD with captions The Pianist It is about a Jewish pianist in Warsaw. The Nazis sent his family to the concentration

There was once a great actor who could no longer remember his lines. After several years of searching, he finally found a theater that was willing to give him a try. The director said, “This is the most important part, and it has only one line. At the opening you walk onto stage carrying a rose. You hold the rose to your nose with just one finger and thumb, smell it deeply and then say the line on praise of the rose: ‘Ah, the sweet smell of my love.’” The actor was excited. All day long before the play he practiced his line over and over again. Finally, the time came. The curtain went up, the actor walked onto the stage, looked at the audience, and with great emotion said the line, “Ah, the sweet smell of my love.” The audience exploded in laughter. Only the director was furious! “Ahhhhhh! You damned fool!” he cried. “You’ve ruined my play! You’ve ruined me!” The actor was puzzled, “What happened? Did I forget my line?” “No!” shouted the director. “You forget the rose!” 1.D 2.C 3.D 4.A 5.B Task 3: Movie Reviews I love movies! And after I see them, I like to comment on them. These are movies I saw this year I would like to recommend: Among comedies I highly recommend “Monsoon Wedding”. It’s an Indian movie. The story is about an Indian wedding. Preparations for the wedding bring out funny and sad situations touching on love and a past rape. This movie shows some of the wonderful customs of India, and the importance of family and love. It’s great! Among dramas, I like “Adaptation”. It is an excellent movie! But for me the first part of the movie was too fast to follow. I hope to see it again on DVD with captions. “The Pianist” is set in the Second World War. It’s about a young Polish-Jewish pianist, who lives in Warsaw with his family. The Nazis sent his family to die in the concentration camps. He was safe, but would have died without unusually good luck and the kindness of a few non-Jews. This is a powerful movie with thought-provoking themes. “Rabbit-Proof Fence” is set in the 1930s in Australia, and it’s based on real events. It is about three native girls who are separated from their families by the racist police who send them to special centers. There the girls are taught practical skills, and the government tries to integrate them into white Australian society. They can away from the camp and walked 1,500 miles to find their mothers. This is a sad, touching story that you should not miss. 1. He likes to see movies and comment on them. 2. Four. 3. Three. 4. One. Movies Contents and Characteristics Monsoon Wedding It is about an Indian wedding. Preparations for it reveal love and a past rape. The movie shows Indian customs, family and love. Adaptation It is too fast for the speaker, who wants to see it again on DVD with captions. The Pianist It is about a Jewish pianist in Warsaw. The Nazis sent his family to the concentration

Model 2 What did you think about the movie? John: So. what did you think about the movie? Laura: Well... I think this Star Wars episode is an excellent piece of work. but not as good as the previous ones. John: Really? But I think this Star Wars episode was incredible Laura: Why do you think so? John: Well, one of the most spectacular things about it was the special effects. State-of-the-art special effects were the main reason for the success of the previous episodes Laura: You're right. The special effects were amazing! And I like the fact that they created so many fantastic settings and other-worldly costumes. weapons and creatures Now Your turn SAMPLE DIALOG A: What did you think about The Lion King? B: Well. I think this cartoon was pretty good, but not as good as Beauty and the Beast. It's a killer flick A: Really? But I think The Lion King was unbelievably good B: I thought it was just OK. Why do you think so? A: Well, it's so interesting that the lives of the lions were similar to the lives of human beings B: You're right. The murder in The Lion King was almost the same as the murder in the shakespearean play Hamlet Model 3 The plot is first-class John: It's kind of cool that they still used the same Star Wars theme song for this movie Laura: Yeah! It just reminds me of the previous Star Wars scenes John: I know exactly what you mean! Hearing that song makes me think of the past Laura: I think the plot was first-class. But I don't think the character development was that John: Do you think that has anything to do with the casting of the movie? Laura: No, the casting was great; the actors are excellent, but I think the acting was a little weak They iust didnt have a lot of funny or meaningful lines. John: Well, maybe, but I liked the little kid that played"Skywalker". I cant imagine anyone else Laura: Yeah, I liked him too. He's soooo cute Now Your turn SAMPLE DIALOG A: What do you think about the movie? B: I think the plot was first-class. But I dont think the character development was so strong A: Yes, the characterization was rather weak. Do you think it is because of the casting of the

Model 2 What did you think about the movie? John: So… what did you think about the movie? Laura: Well… I think this Star Wars episode is an excellent piece of work, but not as good as the previous ones. John: Really? But I think this Star Wars episode was incredible! Laura: Why do you think so? John: Well, one of the most spectacular things about it was the special effects. State-of-the-art special effects were the main reason for the success of the previous episodes. Laura: You’re right. The special effects were amazing! And I like the fact that they created so many fantastic settings and other-worldly costumes, weapons and creatures. Now Your Turn SAMPLE DIALOG A: What did you think about The Lion King? B: Well… I think this cartoon was pretty good, but not as good as Beauty and the Beast. It’s a killer flick. A: Really? But I think The Lion King was unbelievably good. B: I thought it was just OK. Why do you think so? A: Well, it’s so interesting that the lives of the lions were similar to the lives of human beings. B: You’re right. The murder in The Lion King was almost the same as the murder in the Shakespearean play Hamlet. Model 3 The plot is first-class. John: It’s kind of cool that they still used the same Star Wars theme song for this movie. Laura: Yeah! It just reminds me of the previous Star Wars scenes. John: I know exactly what you mean! Hearing that song makes me think of the past. Laura: I think the plot was first-class. But I don’t think the character development was that strong. John: Do you think that has anything to do with the casting of the movie? Laura: No, the casting was great; the actors are excellent, but I think the acting was a little weak. They just didn’t have a lot of funny or meaningful lines. John: Well, maybe, but I liked the little kid that played “Skywalker”. I can’t imagine anyone else playing that part. Laura: Yeah, I liked him too. He’s soooo cute! Now Your Turn SAMPLE DIALOG A: What do you think about the movie? B: I think the plot was first-class. But I don’t think the character development was so strong. A: Yes, the characterization was rather weak. Do you think it is because of the casting of the

B: No, the cast was strong. But the acting was rather poor. And the lines are not interesting at all A: Well, maybe. But I liked the heroine of the movie. She is excellent B Yeah. I liked her too Shes adorable! V Lets Talk Alfred Hitchcock Alfred Hitchcock was a British director. His movies frequently show innocent people caught up in situations beyond their control or even understanding Hitchcock preferred the use of suspense in his movies. In surprise, the director provides the viewer with frightening things. In suspense, the director tells or shows things to the audience which the characters in the movie do not know, and then skillfully builds up tension around what will happen when the characters finally learn the truth. Hitchcock had a great sense of humor. Once at a french airport, a suspicious customs official looked at Hitchcocks passport, which was marked simply PRODUCER. The curious official asked, And what do you produce? Gooseflesh. replied Hitchcock Alfred Hitchcock al ways managed to make a brief appearance in his movies: He was sometimes getting on a bus, or crossing a street, pr walking in front of a store, or across the courtyard in an apartment. However, for the movie Lifeboat in 1944, he was faced with a difficult problem. The entire movie was set in a lifeboat out at sea, and there were only a few characters in the boat Originally, he wanted to float by as a dead body, but he was afraid he'd sink! His clever solution was to place a photograph of himself in a newspaper that one of the characters read during the course of the movie 1.A 2. C 3. D VI Furthering Listening and Speaking Listening Task 1: Only One line Peter has always wanted to be an actor, but never succeeded because he had a hard time memorizing lines. A friend of his told him about a small part in a play. He promised Peter that he could do it because he's only have to remember one line. Peter decided to take the part His only line was, " Listen, I hear the guns roar!"Peter practiced and practiced, "Listen, I hear the guns roar! On the opening night of the play Peter was very nervous. Backstage, he practiced his line over and over again, "Listen, I hear the guns roar! Listen, I hear the guns roar! " Finally came his turn, Peter went onto stage. He heard a loud BOOM and cried out in spite of himself, " WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?” 1. memorizing lines 2. remember one line 3. I hear the guns roar

movie? B: No, the cast was strong. But the acting was rather poor. And the lines are not interesting at all. A: Well, maybe. But I liked the heroine of the movie. She is excellent. B: Yeah, I liked her too. She’s adorable! V. Let’s Talk Alfred Hitchcock Alfred Hitchcock was a British director. His movies frequently show innocent people caught up in situations beyond their control or even understanding. Hitchcock preferred the use of suspense in his movies. In surprise, the director provides the viewer with frightening things. In suspense, the director tells or shows things to the audience which the characters in the movie do not know, and then skillfully builds up tension around what will happen when the characters finally learn the truth. Hitchcock had a great sense of humor. Once at a French airport, a suspicious customs official looked at Hitchcock’s passport, which was marked simply PRODUCER. The curious official asked, “And what do you produce?” “Gooseflesh.” replied Hitchcock. Alfred Hitchcock always managed to make a brief appearance in his movies: He was sometimes getting on a bus, or crossing a street, pr walking in front of a store, or across the courtyard in an apartment. However, for the movie Lifeboat in 1944, he was faced with a difficult problem. The entire movie was set in a lifeboat out at sea, and there were only a few characters in the boat. Originally, he wanted to float by as a dead body, but he was afraid he’d sink! His clever solution was to place a photograph of himself in a newspaper that one of the characters read during the course of the movie. 1. A 2.C 3.D VI. Furthering Listening and Speaking Listening Task 1: Only One Line Peter has always wanted to be an actor, but never succeeded because he had a hard time memorizing lines. A friend of his told him about a small part in a play. He promised Peter that he could do it because he’s only have to remember one line. Peter decided to take the part. His only line was, “Listen, I hear the guns roar!” Peter practiced and practiced, “Listen, I hear the guns roar!” On the opening night of the play Peter was very nervous. Backstage, he practiced his line, over and over again, “Listen, I hear the guns roar! Listen, I hear the guns roar!” Finally came his turn, Peter went onto stage. He heard a loud BOOM and cried out in spite of himself, “WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?” 1. memorizing lines 2. remember one line 3. I hear the guns roar

4 Task 2: An Interview with jK. rowlil Q traveling on a train between Manchester and London and the idea for Harry just fell into my head. At that point it was essentially the idea for a body who didn ' t know he was a wizard Q: Did you always plan to write Harry's story in more than one book? If so, how many A: I always conceived it as a seven-book series because I decided that it would take seven years, from age eleven to seventeen, inclusive to train as a wizard, and each of the books would deal with one year of Harrys life at the school Q: Any clues about the next book? A: I don' t want to igive anything away, but I tell you that the books are getting darker. Harrys going to have quite a bit to deal with as he gets older. Sorry if they get too scary! Q: Of the many things you must have heard people say about Harry Potter, what are some of your A: My very favorite was from a twelve-year-old Scottish girl who came to hear me read at the Edinburgh book festival. At the end of the festival, the queue for signing was very long When the girl finally reached me, she said, "I didn't WANT there to be so many people here, because this is MY books! "That is exactly how I feel about my favorite books. Nobody else has a right to know them: let alone like them! L.T2.F3.F4.T5.F Task 3: The Secret of the Next harry Potter book The harry potter books rapidly became one of the most in-demand book series among eaders and have earned large sums of money. Movies based on the books won several nominations. Readers are now keen to know the plot of the next book Harry Potter movie fans will get a long-awaited treat. The movie Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secret is finally about to come out. This time around, Harry discovers a frightening secret at Hogwarts School. Eager readers of the first four Harry Potter books are also trying to discover a secret, the secret plot of the fifth book in the series. Because of the long wait since Book Four, they are guessing many things. Some think that Professor Lupin will die or that Harry and his friend Ron may be related J K. Rowling herself has only said that Book Five will be shorter and scarier than Book Four. To make sure her readers hear only rumors, she locks all her ideas for the books in a hidden place Since the next book does not come out until 2003, for mow Harrys secret is safe with her 1.D2C3.A4.B Speaking Ⅴ lews on movies

4. a loud boom 5. his line Task 2: An Interview with J.K. Rowling Q: How did you get the idea for Harry Potter? A: I was traveling on a train between Manchester and London and the idea for Harry just fell into my head. At that point it was essentially the idea for a body who didn’t know he was a wizard. Q: Did you always plan to write Harry’s story in more than one book? If so, how many? A: I always conceived it as a seven-book series because I decided that it would take seven years, from age eleven to seventeen, inclusive, to train as a wizard, and each of the books would deal with one year of Harry’s life at the school. Q: Any clues about the next book? A: I don’t want to i\give anything away, but I tell you that the books are getting darker. Harry’s going to have quite a bit to deal with as he gets older. Sorry if they get too scary! Q: Of the many things you must have heard people say about Harry Potter, what are some of your favorites? A: My very favorite was from a twelve-year-old Scottish girl who came to hear me read at the Edinburgh book festival. At the end of the festival, the queue for signing was very long. When the girl finally reached me, she said, “I didn’t WANT there to be so many people here, because this is MY books!” That is exactly how I feel about my favorite books. Nobody else has a right to know them; let alone like them! 1.T 2.F 3.F 4.T 5.F Task 3: The Secret of the Next Harry Potter Book The Harry Potter books rapidly became one of the most in-demand book series among young readers and have earned large sums of money. Movies based on the books won several Oscar nominations. Readers are now keen to know the plot of the next book. Harry Potter movie fans will get a long-awaited treat. The movie Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secret is finally about to come out. This time around, Harry discovers a frightening secret at Hogwarts School. Eager readers of the first four Harry Potter books are also trying to discover a secret, the secret plot of the fifth book in the series. Because of the long wait since Book Four, they are guessing many things. Some think that Professor Lupin will die or that Harry and his friend Ron may be related! J.K. Rowling herself has only said that Book Five will be shorter and scarier than Book Four. To make sure her readers hear only rumors, she locks all her ideas for the books in a hidden place. Since the next book does not come out until 2003, for mow Harry’s secret is safe with her! 1. D 2.C 3.A 4.B Speaking Views on Movies