Review film vocabulary.
Read posts from an online film forum.
Study film vocabulary, positive and negative adjectives, and prepositions.
Study expressions and verb patterns with make; practise using far, even and still for emphasis; practise ways of contrasting, linking ideas and expressing an opinion; and study relative clauses.
Listen to three people talking about the last film they saw.
Practise what you have studied so far in this unit.
Practise emphasising, linking ideas and expressing your opinion.
Practise language used to discuss and give opinions about films.
Practise expressing reservation.
Post in the forum about remakes, going to the cinema and your favourite films. (This is an optional activity designed to give you extra writing practice.)
Practise language from this unit and write an online film review, or write about the film industry where you live.
Practise phrasing and talking about films.
Talk to your tutor about the unit and the topic you wrote about in Tutorial 2.
Review the work in the unit.
Test what you have studied in this unit.
Send us your feedback on this unit.
childhood
childhood (n)
the time when you are a child
convincing
convincing (adj)
easy to believe, satisfying
critically
critically-acclaimed (adj)
with very good reviews from different critics
filmbuff
film buff (n)
someone who is very interested in films and knows a lot about them
flatter
flatter (adj)
comparative of flat; on the one level, without ups and downs
give_up
give up (exp)
to leave, to put an end to
key
key (adj)
important
memorable
memorable (adj)
interesting, not easy to forget
pitch
pitch (n)
the note on a musical scale
remake
remake (n)
a modern version of an old film that has the same or a similar title and story
stressed
stressed (adj)
accented, said with more emphasis
throughout
throughout (adv)
from the beginning to the end
gargoyle
gargoyle (n)
an ugly creature or head made of stone and attached to the roof of an old church or other building