Unit 13. Films and cinema

Unit 13: Theater and Movies
LANGUAGE FOCUS
Leonardo DiCaprio
Brad Pitt
Julia Roberts
Audrey Hepburn
Homere
J.B.P. Moliere
Adjectives of Attitudes

Adjectives of Attitudes express the the attitudes or emotions of a person
Ex: The audience may be amazed at the painter’s brushwork, the musician’s control of a voice instrument, the dancer’s use of space, etc…

People of almost all ages are enthusiastic about seeing love movies.
Formation of Adjectives
Many adjectives have the endings with:
_able: changeable _ ible: possible
_ ish: foolish _ ive: attractive
_ like: childlike _ al: mechanical
_ic: historic _ y: lucky
_ful: beautiful _ less: careless
_ ent: efficient _ ous: dangerous

V_ing or V_ed:
Ex: an interesting story, a broken chair.
Adjectives ending in _ ing and _ed
_ ing  active meaning, combine with impersonal subject
Ex: it’s an interesting film
He is frightening.
_ed  passive meaning, combine with pesonal subject
Ex: I’m interested in the film
He looked frightened.

Now use the words given in parantheses to form appropriate adjectives to fill in the gaps. The first one has been answered as an example.

Parents should always be concerned about the movies their children watch. (concern)
I never watch horror movies because of their scenes. (frighten).
The children became about the cartoon. (excite)
The teacher was very much about our terrible acting. (annoy)
To tell the truth, we can’t wait to read his stories (drama).
We all find his singing quite (wonder)
We all felt the excitement about the stunt men’s performance. (breath)
It’ll be widely recognized as the most live show. (impress)

frightening
excited
annoyed
dramatic
wonderful
breathless
impressive



9. There is a little doubt that his plays are (origin)
10. This card is to send to someone very from someone very (interest)
11. Is it news to be awarded a Golden Rasberry? (delight)
12. The Oscar winner said he felt of his mother’s support (appreciate; value)
original
interesting
interested
delightful
appreciative
invaluable
ARTICLES A, AN, THE
Example:
In the theater, we enjoy a dramatic contest between two opposing sides.
It was suggested by Aristole- an ancient thinker- that humankind’s greatest pleasure is in learning
A third satisfaction of the theater is the opportunity for us to gain fresh perceptions.
“A, AN” are indefinite articles and “THE” is definite article.
A or AN
A / AN
A consonant
An  vowels (ueoai)
Exceptions:
A university
An hour
A euphemism
An X-ray machine
A one-way street
a/ an
Refer to thing that may not be known to the listener. This noun is mentioned for the first time
Ex: Excuse me! Is there a bank near here?
The bank in this area has just closed.
Refer to general statements
Ex: an architect is a person who designs buildings
A cheetah can run very fast
Describe origins: He’s an American
occupation: She’s a doctor
religion : she is a catholic
the
Refer to a noun for the second time
Ex: I bought a sweater and a watch for him yesterday. The sweater doesn’t fit and the watch doesn’t work
Refer to a thing which the listener can know.
Ex: Tom sat down on a chair.
Tom sat down on the chair next to the door.
Use with the superlative and the only thing
Ex: what is the longest river in the world?
The earth goes around the sun
Use for musical instruments:
Ex: can you play the piano?
The + Adj / nationality adjectives:
Ex: Do you think the rich should pay more taxes?
The French are famous for their food.
ZERO ARTICLE
Plural countable nouns:
women are fighting for their rights
Cats do not like cold weather.
Uncountable nouns:
English is a world language
Water must be pure if it is to be drunk.
Proper names:
Mr and Mrs Jacson are here to see you.
Days/ months/ seasons/ holidays
Spring is a lovely season
Christmas is the time for family reunions

Fill in the gaps with a(n), the or zero article. The first one has been done for you.
Tom Hanks is American motion-picture actor, well – known for both his comic and dramatic performances.
We were not surprised at amount of money collected at the concert for the flood-hit areas.
French playwright said that one should eat to live, not live to it. It was Moliere, wasn’t it?
Who’s that on piano?
“Do you know much about eighteen-century literature?”- “The literature of eighteen century? Sorry, I know nothing about it”
“ Life is like box of chocolates. You never know what you gonna get.” (Forrest Gump)
Titanic was given the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1997
“The predjudice surrounding AIDS exacts social death which precedes the actual physical one”
People just leave the problem of home merely to encounter them at the theater or movies!
The televison documantary has been given fourth prestigious award so far.
an
the
A
the
the
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the
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the
a
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