《大学英语》课程教学课件（PPT讲稿）How to talk about movie and film in ENGLISH

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HOW TO TALK ABOUT MOVIE AND FILM IN ENGLISH

Part one talk about the type of the movies Types of film:action,adventure,animated/cartoon,comedy,crime,drama, documentary,experimental,fantasy,historical,horror,musical,sci-fi(Science Fiction), thriller,western,rom-com(romantic comedy) Asking about films: 。What kind of film is it? What sort of film is it? (pay attention to the answers,some are with the films,some are not) It's an action/horror/historical/sci-fifilm. It's a drama/thriller/musical/western. what kind of films do you like? What kind of films are you into?

Part one talk about the type of the movies ◦ Types of film: action, adventure, animated/cartoon, comedy, crime, drama, documentary, experimental, fantasy, historical, horror, musical, sci-fi (Science Fiction), thriller, western, rom-com (romantic comedy) ◦ Asking about films: ◦ What kind of film is it? ◦ What sort of film is it? ◦ (pay attention to the answers, some are with the films, some are not) ◦ It’s an action/horror/historical/sci-fi film. ◦ It’s a drama/thriller/musical/western. ◦ what kind of films do you like? ◦ What kind of films are you into?

Part two how to introduce the film Questions about film: Who was the director? .It was directed by Stanley Kubrick.(It's a Stanley Kubrick film.) Who's in it?(ask about the actors/actresses) It stars Samuel L.Jackson and Kurt Russell.(Samuel L.Jackson and Kurt Russell are in it.)

Part two how to introduce the film ◦Questions about film: ◦Who was the director? ◦It was directed by Stanley Kubrick. (It’s a Stanley Kubrick film.) ◦Who’s in it? (ask about the actors/actresses) ◦It stars Samuel L. Jackson and Kurt Russell. (Samuel L. Jackson and Kurt Russell are in it.)

oWhere is it set? oIt's set in Paris in the 1920s. .It's set in the near future,in an imaginary country which is ruled by corporations. oIs it based on a book? oIt's based on the book by Stephen King

◦Where is it set? ◦It’s set in Paris in the 1920s. ◦It’s set in the near future, in an imaginary country which is ruled by corporations. ◦Is it based on a book? ◦It’s based on the book by Stephen King

Part three talk about the film you like Describing films: Positive Original first-rate insightful clever Good fun charming comical charismatic 。Touching enjoyable uproarious original oSweet tender hilarious absorbing sensitive riveting intriguing .Thought-provoking powerful fascinating pleasant Believable surprising dazzling thought provoking Hilarious imaginative legendary unpretentious

Part three talk about the film you like ◦Describing films： ◦Original ◦Good fun ◦Touching ◦Sweet ◦Thought-provoking ◦Believable ◦Hilarious

Negative Neutral second-rate violent moronic suspenseful low-budget dramatic third-rate flawed juvenile highly-charged sentimental fantasy boring distasteful ordinary slow romantic satirical disgusting senseless static fast-moving oddball picaresque brutal confused disappointing big-budget wacky bloody silly tired predictable stupid uninteresting weak incredibly tiresometrite uneven cliche ridden outdated dreadful bland

The story was really interesting and original. The acting was amazing-really believable. eIt had great special effects and incredible action scenes. It got really good reviews. It was nominated for eight Oscars. It won several awards at the Cannes festival

◦The story was really interesting and original. ◦The acting was amazing—really believable. ◦It had great special effects and incredible action scenes. ◦It got really good reviews. ◦It was nominated for eight Oscars. ◦It won several awards at the Cannes festival

"The first movie was a hit,but the sequel bombed." "hit"means it's popular and successful. A sequel is another movie that continues the story or theme of a previous movie-for example,Toy Story 2 is the sequel to Toy Story. 。“bombed,”it means it was a failure;it was not popular or successful. o“I was on the edge of my seat the whole time!” It means the movie was very interesting and exciting ."The special effects were breathtaking,but the acting left something to be desired." breathtaking,it means it was amazing and incredible. "left something to be desired"means it was not very good;you wish it had been better

◦ “The first movie was a hit, but the sequel bombed.” ◦ “hit” means it’s popular and successful. ◦ A sequel is another movie that continues the story or theme of a previous movie – for example, Toy Story 2 is the sequel to Toy Story. ◦ “bombed,” it means it was a failure; it was not popular or successful. ◦ “I was on the edge of my seat the whole time!” ◦ It means the movie was very interesting and exciting ◦ “The special effects were breathtaking, but the acting left something to be desired.” ◦ breathtaking, it means it was amazing and incredible. ◦ “left something to be desired” means it was not very good; you wish it had been better

o"Have you seen the trailer for the final part of the trilogy?" A trailer is a 2-3 minute video summary of a movie,showing a few scenes that will interest people in seeing the entire movie. A trilogy is a series of 3 movies (like Lord of the Rings). o"I have a hard time understanding the dialogue without subtitles.” 。“I have a hard time'”is a common way to say“I have difficulty”in everyday spoken English.Subtitles are the written words on the bottom of the screen. ."Although the premise was intriguing,the plot was complex and a little hard to follow." The premise is the idea or concept of the movie,and intriguing is a word that means interesting,something that gets your attention.The plot is the story of a movie or book,and if it was "hard to follow"it means it was difficult to understand or confusing as you were watching the movie

◦ “Have you seen the trailer for the final part of the trilogy?” ◦ A trailer is a 2-3 minute video summary of a movie, showing a few scenes that will interest people in seeing the entire movie. ◦ A trilogy is a series of 3 movies (like Lord of the Rings). ◦ “I have a hard time understanding the dialogue without subtitles.” ◦ “I have a hard time” is a common way to say “I have difficulty” in everyday spoken English. Subtitles are the written words on the bottom of the screen. ◦ “Although the premise was intriguing, the plot was complex and a little hard to follow.” ◦ The premise is the idea or concept of the movie, and intriguing is a word that means interesting, something that gets your attention. The plot is the story of a movie or book, and if it was “hard to follow” it means it was difficult to understand or confusing as you were watching the movie

o"The completely implausible twist at the end ruined it." A twist is an unexpected turn of events. implausible,it means it was too unlikely,not probable,too difficult to believe that it could really happen in that way.不可信，难以置信 ruined means made it bad. "It's the feel-good movie of the year-I found it very touching,” oA“feel-good”movie is one that makes you feel good,obviously！ touching means that it affected you emotionally in a good way. Another word you can use is heartwarming-it made your heart feel positive emotions

◦ “The completely implausible twist at the end ruined it.” ◦A twist is an unexpected turn of events. ◦implausible, it means it was too unlikely, not probable, too difficult to believe that it could really happen in that way. 不可信，难以置信 ◦ ruined means made it bad. ◦ “It’s the feel-good movie of the year – I found it very touching.” ◦A “feel-good” movie is one that makes you feel good, obviously! ◦touching means that it affected you emotionally in a good way. Another word you can use is heartwarming – it made your heart feel positive emotions