lunes, 17 de septiembre de 2012

Film Review

1) Read this review.
-What characteristics does a film review have?
- Is it the same as narrating a complete story?



2) Read this model and match the paragraph to the topics.
 A) Recommendation
 B) General comments
 C) Main points of the plot
 D) Background information


2) *Does the writer give a detailed account of the story or a brief summary?
    * Is this a positive or negative review? What phrases does the writer use to recommend or not recommend the film?
    * Does the writer reveal the end of the story?
    * Has the writer used  passive voice/ adjectives/etc?

3) Choose the best option.


a) The film Gladiator had a CAST/SCRIPT  of thousands.

b) Mel Gibson plays one of the main CHARACTERS/ACTORS in the film.
c) Elizabeth is an outstanding film BASED ON/ SET IN the life of Queen Elizabeth I.
d) Many famous actors and musicians attended the film's SPECIAL EFFECTS/PREMIERE.
e) Most of the film was rather boring but it did have an interesting TWIST/SCRIPT at the end.
f)The Harry Potter books are so well-WRITTEN/ ACTED that even my husband enjoys reading them.   
g) Robert De Niro got very good reviews for his ROLE/ PLOT in the film Ragging Bull.


4)Here theres some tips to write a review.



 5) Choose one the three videos from the first post activity.
- Then, try to make a film review about it.
- Consider all the important information (general plot, main characters, your recommendation, etc.)

3 comentarios:

  1. a) The film Gladiator had a CAST of thousands.
    b) Mel Gibson plays one of the main CHARACTERS in the film.
    c) Elizabeth is an outstanding film BASED ON the life of Queen Elizabeth I.
    d) Many famous actors and musicians attended the film's PREMIERE.
    e) Most of the film was rather boring but it did have an interesting TWIST at the end.
    f)The Harry Potter books are so well-WRITTEN that even my husband enjoys reading them.
    g) Robert De Niro got very good reviews for his ROLE in the film Ragging Bull.

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  2. a) The film Gladiator had a CAST/ of thousands.
    b) Mel Gibson plays one of the main CHARACTERS/ in the film.
    c) Elizabeth is an outstanding film BASED ON/the life of Queen Elizabeth I.
    d) Many famous actors and musicians attended the film's /PREMIERE.
    e) Most of the film was rather boring but it did have an interesting TWIST/ at the end.
    f)The Harry Potter books are so well-WRITTEN/ that even my husband enjoys reading them.
    g) Robert De Niro got very good reviews for his ROLE/in the film Ragging Bull.
    camila and malen

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  3. a) The film Gladiator had a CAST of thousands.
    b) Mel Gibson plays one of the main CHARACTERS in the film.
    c) Elizabeth is an outstanding film BASED ON the life of Queen Elizabeth I.
    d) Many famous actors and musicians attended the film's PREMIERE.
    e) Most of the film was rather boring but it did have an interesting TWIST at the end.
    f)The Harry Potter books are so well-WRITTEN that even my husband enjoys reading them.
    g) Robert De Niro got very good reviews for his ROLE in the film Ragging Bull.

    ResponderEliminar