Examiner: How often do you go to the cinema? Jemma: Unfortunately we don ’ t have a cinema near us so we have to go into the nearest townto catch the latest movie ? I usually avoid seeing popularbox-office hitswhich I ’ m not always keen on seeing ?erI preflow-budget films? sci-fi especially ? and there ’ s a great cinema I go to that has frequent showings of films like these ?
Examiner: Do you prefer reading books or watching films? Louisa: I ’ m not reallybig reader ? I find books quite heavy-going? so I much prefer to see a film ? perhaps it the special effects or the soundtrack ? I don ’ t know ? I just prefer a film ?
Part 2-style task
Describe a book you have read or a film you have seen. You should say:
what this book or film was
when you read or saw it
why you decided to see the film or read the book
and say if you enjoyed it and why.
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? especially English ?novelsit’ s a Pauline I like reading
great way to improve your vocabulary and there are so many
? atonecamebook th fantastic authors to choose from
highly recommendedby my teacher was The Mayor of
? I was studying at a school in The UK at the Casterbridge
time and she said it would give me a picture of what life was
? well I have to say I like years ago in the area I was living
absolutely loved it ? it was a real page-turner? it ’ s a historical novel and the setting was a fictional town called
Casterbridge ? but actually it wbased on a town near
where I was studying called Dorchester
? it had such a great plot ? to cut a long story short it tells the story of the downfall of a man called Henchardthe central character who lives during a period of great social change around the time
of the industrial revolution
? the reason I enjoyed it so much ? apart from the great story ? it gaveturemeof a pic what life had been like in the place I was studying at the time ? I reallycouldn ’ t put it down? a fantastic story ?
Part 3-style questions
Examiner: Is reading as pleasurable in digital format? Alise: Personally I prefer reading apaperback or
hardback ? especially if I ’ ma classicreadingwhich I don ’
t think feels right as an e-book ? but I can see it can be
good for others ? my grandmother hase-readeran and she
loves the way you can enlarge the text ?
Examiner: Do you think bookshops will survive the digital revolution?
Thomas: I think so ? at least I hope so ?flickingIlove through books in a bookshop ? online shopping is useful finding out on Amazon if a book you want hasgot a good review ? maybe getting one that is difficult to find
ut I ?still love the experience of being in a bookshop ?
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Examiner: Statistics show that visits to the cinema are up
despite the availability of DVDs and online downloads. Why do you think this might be? Jamie: I think it ’thes whole experience that the cinema offers ? going out to see a film when it goes on general release ? and seeing it on the big screen is more exciting than watching the film at home on TV ? especially if itan action movie ? and watching it with others makes it even more special ?
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Definitions
an action movie: a film with fast moving scenes, often containing violenc
to be engrossed in: to be completely focused on one thing
bedtime reading: something to read in bed before you go to sleep to be a big reader: someone who reads a lot to be based on: to use as a modal
a box office hit: a financially successful film to be heavy-going: difficult to read
a blockbuster: a film that is a big commercial success
to catch the latest movie: to see a film that has just come out
the central character:the main person in a film or book
a classic: of the highest quality
to come highly recommended: to be praised by another person couldn ’t put it down: wasn ’t able to stop reading a book an e-book: a digital book
an e-reader: a device for reading e-books
to flick through: to look quickly through a book
to get a good/bad review: to receive positive or negative feedback
to go on general release: when a film can be seen by the general public
hardback: a book with a rigid cover (see ‘paperback
’a historical novel: a story set in the past
a low budget film: a film made with a small amount of money
on the big screen: at the cinema
a page turner: a book that you want to keep reading
paperback: a book with a flexible cover (see
‘hardback
plot: the main events in a film or book
below)
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to read something from cover to cover: to read a book from the first page to the last
sci-fi: science fiction
to see a film: to see a film at the cinema (see ‘watch a film
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the setting: where the action takes place showings: performances of a film
soundtrack: the music that accompanies a film
special effects: the visuals or sounds that are added to a film which are difficult to produce naturally
to take out (a book from the library): to borrow a book from the library
to tell the story of: to outline the details of someone’slife or an event
to watch a film: to watch a film on TV (see ‘to see a film 1. Do you like to watch the sky?
2. What is the sky like at night in your hometown? 3. Do you like to watch stars?
4. Have you ever taken a course about stars? 5. Is it important to study stars? 6. What ’ s your favourite star?
Yes, I am really into watching the sky especially at night to count the
countless stars when I was a kid. I remember I sometimeslaid down in the grass for hours to watch the shining stars when in summer because I was
above)
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