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Vocabulary and communication

Exercise 16. a) Make sure you know these words.

episode

scene

script

scriptwriter

DOP = director of photography

operate a camera

rehearse

art director = production designer

costume designer

create the soundtrack (for)

compose music

film director

hunt for location

raise money (for)

art house

b) Answer the following questions.

• Do you like art-house films?

• Is art-house popular in your country?

• Can one person make the whole movie?

c) Read the dialogue and find verbs in Present Simple and Present Continuous.

Explain how the tense forms are used.

• Hello, Chris, how are you doing?

• Oh, Jack, hi! I’m doing pretty well, how about you?

• Fine, thanks.

• So... What’s new?

• Oh, guess what? We are making a new movie!

• Really? What’s it about?

• It’s a story about a girl who’s reading a fantasy book. Then one day she realizes that things around her are exactly the same as they are in the book.

• Really? That’s interesting!

• Yes! For example, one day she wakes up and comes into the living room. Her father is watching TV, her mother is reading a book, and her brother and sister are just chatting. And the cat is sleeping on her father’s lap. Suddenly the cat begins to talk!

• Really? Err... So... What is the cat talking about?

• I don’t know, it doesn’t matter now. The thing is, the girl recalls the same episode from the book. So she’s very frightened and she begins to scream...

• Well, your film is going to be really weird. So, whose idea is that? Who’s the scriptwriter?

• I am. Right now I’m writing the script myself because I don’t want to share my ideas with anybody. Nobody understands them well enough.

• Err.. .sure. And what scene are you shooting now?

• We aren’t shooting now, unfortunately. There’s no director of photography in our production unit.

• Oh, I see... I guess your producer is looking for a new DOP. You know, I know how to operate a camera...

• That’s good. But we don’t have the producer either. So I’m looking for somebody who can produce my movie. It’s going to be a real box-office hit. And I don’t think you have enough experience for such a serious project.

• Oh., and.. And is it true that you are working with Nancy and she’s your art director and costume designer?

• No, not anymore. She doesn’t understand my complicated ideas and she says she doesn’t know how to show a cat talking on the screen. So she’s already fired.

• Hmm... .And who’s creating the soundtrack for the movie?

• Well, funny story...

• I see. I suppose it’s you who is composing the music and designing the sound.

• Well, it’s not that bad, you know...

• I’m afraid to ask, but... If you are not shooting anything now, if you’re looking for a DOP and producer, then, I guess, you’re at least rehearsing some extract from the script with your actors, or maybe you are testing, or... Anyway, can I come to see you at work?

• No, I’m not doing all these things. You see, this is what other film directors do. I prefer to work only with people who I know and trust.

• And who are these people?

• Well... Me!

• Are you saying that you’re shooting your film alone?

• Yes, that’s what I’m doing. That’s what true film directors do. They write the script, they hunt for location, they choose the camera, they raise money for the project, they practise and then they shoot.

• That’s what I call stupid!

• That’s what I call art house!

• Well, you know what? I’d better get going. Good luck!

• Well, good luck to you!

d) True, false or not stated?

1. Jack is working with a famous producer.

2. Jack is writing the script for his new movie.

3. Jack is working with an experienced director of photography.

4. There is no music in Jack’s film.

5. Jack is going to offer Brat Pitt the leading role in the film.

6. Jack is planning to relocate location shooting to New York.

7. Jack is not looking for DOP for his project.

8. Jack is shooting a very complex scene now.

9. Jack is trying to form a new production unit now.

10. Nobody is going to see Jack’s film.

e) Find the following words and expressions in the dialogue, translate them into Russian

and make up your own phrases with them.

1. it doesn’t matter

2. The thing is …

3. the same

4. right now

5. unfortunately

6. share (my / your) ideas (with)

7. have enough experience for …

8. I’m looking for somebody who can …

9. … don’t / doesn’t know how to …

10. I suppose …

11. look for

12. at least

13. trust

14. true

15. be a real box-office hit

Exercise 17. In pairs make up and act out your own mini-dialogues on the patterns.

1. How are you doing? – I’m doing pretty well, how about you?

How is it going? – Just fine! What about you?

2. Guess what? We are making a new movie! – Really? That’s interesting!

Are you? How very interesting!

3. What’s it about? – It’s a story about … who … .

What’s the film about?

What’s the book about?

4. Well, your film is going to be really … . – Do you really think so?

5. I know how to … – That’s good.

6. Are you saying that you’re …-ing? – Yes, that’s what I’m doing.

7. Is it true that you are …-ing? – No, not anymore.

8. I’d better get going. Good luck! – Good luck to you!

Обратите внимание!

тоже, также в утвердительных предложениях и в вопросах – also, too, as well,

в отрицательных предложениях – either.

Напр.: I like it too. Do you also like it?

I don’t like it either.

Exercise 18. Translate into English.

1. Я тоже ничего не хочу.

2. Вы тоже сейчас ищите натуру?

3. Мы тоже не пишем музыку.

4. В настоящее время они тоже не снимают.

5. Я тоже учусь на первом курсе.

Exercise 19. Act out your own dialogue.

Student A: you are a film director shooting a new movie. Who is going to be in your production unit? It’s funny to say that you are going to engage some world-famous filmmakers as well as your group mates!

Student B: you are a journalist conducting an interview with a film director. Ask your interviewee about the plot of his film, the budget, the cast and the production unit.

Don’t forget to swap the roles!

Grammar

СТЕПЕНИ СРАВНЕНИЯ ПРИЛАГАТЕЛЬНЫХ И НАРЕЧИЙ

VI. если сравнительную степень нужно уточнить, то уточнение ставится перед ней,

и неважно, по какой модели она строилась:

two years younger – на два года младше

three times more expensive – в три раза дороже

a little / a bit longer – немного длиннее

much / a lot / far more important – гораздо важнее

VII. конструкция (not) as … as, not so … as … :

А) as short as … – такой же короткий, как и …

not so / as interesting as … – не такой интересный, как …

В) если отрицание надо усилить: not nearly as … as …

not nearly as talented as … - далеко не такой талантливый, как …

VIII. конструкция the + сравнительная степень, the + сравнительная степень

показывает, что второе зависит от первого: чем …, тем …

The more, the better. – Чем больше, тем лучше.

The more exercises you do, the better the results (are). – Чем больше делаешь

упражнений, тем лучше (бывает) результат.

Exercise 20. Write the opposite.

Example: bigger – smaller

the most intelligent – the silliest

1. heavier 2. the quickest 3. more boring 4. the youngest 5. weaker 6. better

7. the most expensive 8. more difficult 9. further 10. the cheapest 11. the most

12. shorter 13. the highest 14. less 15. the worst

Exercise 21. Complete the sentences with a comparative.

1. I’m not very interested in science. I’m … in art.

2. The music isn’t loud enough. Can you make it … ?

3. Why aren’t you serious? You should be … .

4. This furniture isn’t modern. I like … furniture.

5. Ireland isn’t a big country. Russia is … Ireland.

6. That chair isn’t comfortable at all. This chair is … that one.

7. Sorry, five o’clock isn’t convenient to me. Six o’clock is … five.

8. Penny doesn’t work very hard. The other students work … her.

9. This juice doesn’t taste very good. Orange juice tastes … .

Exercise 22. Combine two sentences using a bit / a little / much / a lot / far and a

comparative. (VI)

1. Belorussian is easy to learn. Chinese is very difficult to learn.

2. Helga’s 19. Boris’s 20.

3. I speak English a little. Martha speaks English fluently.

4. Ian isn’t a very good football player. Alex is an excellent football player.

5. Gary weighs 94 kilos. Steve weighs 62 kilos.

6. Olga’s 1m 68cm tall. Greta’s 1m 69cm tall.

7. The black jumper costs $30. The blue jumper costs $34.

8. The film begins at 7:30 pm. The news begins at 9 pm

Exercise 23. Express the same idea according to the examples. (VI, VII)

Example A: Brighton isn’t as big as London. => London is bigger than Brighton.

1. Mr Brown isn’t as intelligent as Mr Sweet.

2. Bill isn’t as clever at maths as Gary.

3. There isn’t as much snow in New York as in Helsinki.

4. I can’t edit as well as Steve.

Example B: Brighton isn’t nearly as big as London. => London is much bigger than Brighton.

1. His second film isn’t nearly as interesting as his first one.

2. Maria isn’t nearly as talented as Alice.

3. It isn’t nearly as dry here as in Lima.

4. Diana hasn’t got nearly as many friends as Jill.

Example C: London is bigger than Brighton. => Brighton isn’t as big as London.

1. I live farther from university than you.

2. We have more classes on Thursday than on Saturday.

3. Acting is more difficult than editing.

4. In Australia it’s colder in summer than in winter.

Example D: London is much bigger than Brighton. => Brighton isn’t nearly as big as London.

1. A flight to Cuba costs a lot more than a flight to Madrid.

2. I’m afraid my short is much worse than Don’s.

3. I think Nancy’s much nicer than Fiona.

4. Lasagna is much more delicious than hamburgers.