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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 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?”
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memorizing lines remember one line I hear the guns roar a loud boom 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
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Interviewer: Hello, Robert and Richard, I?d like to ask you something about movies. Do you
prefer going to the theater or watching movies on video at home?
Robert: I prefer, personally, going to the theater, because I believe there are certain movies
that come over better when you see them in a large theater. The sound effect is much better.
Interviewer: What about you, Richard?
Richard: Just the opposite. It?s more comfortable to sit at home.
Interviewer: There?re many different movie genres, for example, science fiction, action, comedy, romance. What?s your personal favorite?
Robert: My favorite would be action movies.
Richard: And mine would be nice movies that touch me deeply.
Interviewer: How do you like the old black and white movies of the forties, and fifties compared with the modern blockbusters?
Robert: For their time, the movies of the forties and fifties were excellent. But try to compare them with today?s technology, and you?ll find there isn?t anything to compare. It?s so superior today.
Richard: I agree.
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II. Listening Skills
1. M: Will you love and keep him in sickness and in health, as long as you both shall live?
W: I will.
Q: Who is the woman?
2. W: Mike, wake up1 It is time to go to school. Hurry up or you?re going to be late!
M: Don?t worry. I can sleep all day long. Did you forget today is Martin Luther King?s birthday?
Q: Who is the woman most likely to be?
3. M: Could I see your driver?s license and registration, please? W: What?s the matter, officer? Q: Who is the man?
4. M: I?d like to ask you about the research paper you assigned that we have to do by the end of the semester.
W: ok. What would you like to know? Q: Who is the woman most likely to be?
5. W: I?ve cleaned the windows, mopped the floors, and folded the laundry. Is there anything
else that you would like me to do before I cal lit a day? M: Did you do the living room yet? Q: Who is the woman most likely to be? 1.B 2.C 3.D 4.A 5.A
III. Listening In
Task 1: Don?t be a chicken! Gilbert: Hey, Henry, is Sarah coming with us? Henry: Yes. Why?
Gilbert: Nothing. I?m just asking. Henry: Just asking? But why is your face flaming red? Ah-huh, someone has a crush on Sarah, doesn?t he? Gilbert: Who has a crush?! Henry: Come on, Gilbert, don?t be such a chicken. If you like her, just go and tell her. Maybe she
likes you. Gilbert: But I don?t have the guts to ask her out. Henry: What are you so afraid of?
Gilbert: I?d totally die if she turned me down.
Henry: But that?s better than keeping everything to yourself. You?ve got to let her know. Come on!
You?ve got to take a chance!
Gilbert: I don?t know… Well, maybe you?re right, but how am I going to tell her I like her? 1. go out 2. flaming red 3. has a crush on 4. a chicken 5. likes 6. the guts 7. turn him down 8. know 9. keeping everything to himself 10. how to tell her
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Task 2: Problem of Meeting People
Before the wedding, the groom went up the minister with an unusual offer. “Look, I?ll give you $100 if you?ll change the wedding vows. When you get to the part where I?m expected to promise to ?love, respect and obey her,? ?giving up all others,? and ?be true to her forever,? I?d be happy if you?d just leave that part out.” He gave the minister the cash and walked away with a light heart. The wedding day arrived, and the bride and groom reached that part of the ceremony where they would make vows to each other. When it was time for the groom?s vows, the minister looked the young man in the eye and said, “Will you promise to kneel before her, obey her every command and wish, serve her breakfast in bed every morning of your life and make a vow before God and your lovely wife that you will never even look at another woman, as long as you both shall live?” The groom was shocked, but in spite of himself, he said in a low voice, “Yes, I will.” Then the groom whispered to the minister, “I thought we had a deal.” The minister put the $100 into his hand and whispered back, “She made me a much better offer.” 1.F 2.F 3.T 4.T 5.F
Task 3: Long Distance Friendships
American weddings are not always the same. I?d like to show you pictures of my wedding. When we got engaged, an announcement was published in the newspaper. The announcement typically includes the names of the bride, the bridegroom and their parents and the wedding is expected to be held. About a month before the wedding, we sent out wedding invitations to relatives and friends. This is the church where we had the wedding. My father gave me to my future husband. Then the minister started the wedding ceremony. He greeted the guests, and talked about the meaning of marriage. Next, we exchanged vows and gave each other rings. This is the main part of the wedding. After the vows, the minister prayed for us. Then the minister declared us husband and wife, and we kissed each other. Here is my sister, who was a bridesmaid. This is the bouquet I carried. Traditionally, the unmarried women gather after the wedding, and the bride throws her bouquet to them. The one who catches it will, according to tradition, be the next one to get married. At the reception, we cut the wedding cake and fed each other bites of the cake. Then we toasted each other with champagne. Finally the reception was over, and the minister signed the marriage certificate and we were legally married. 1. A 2.B 3.C 4.D 1-3-7-5-4-2-6 IV. Speaking Out Model 1 I just broke up with Alice!
John: Hey, Se-Jin, what?s wrong with you? You look so down! Se-Jin: Nothing.
John: I know it?s not your studies, so it must be girl trouble. You must have a broken heart. Se-Jin: Well, you?re right. I just broke up with Alice.
John: Oh, I?m sorry. I thought you two were made for each other.
Se-Jin: Well, you never know. I want to settle down, but she wants a career while she?s still
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