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Paul Sparks, Sino-Canadian International College, Guangxi University, Nanning.
Lesson
Plans for "Watch, Listen & Speak", Semester 2
Listening & Speaking, "Movie Reviews"
Guidelines: Listen
to the conversation then complete the questions.
Daughter: Dad, Dad, Dad!
Father: Uh, what, what,
uh, uh!?!?
Daughter: The movie is
over. You slept through the best part.
Father: Ah, ah, I must
have dozed off during the last few minutes.
Daughter: Right. You
were gone for so long you should have brought your pillow and blanket. So,
what did you think about it?
Father: Well, overall,
I'm a little disappointed with the movie. I mean, the story was a little
bizarre, you have to admit. I mean, really. How believable is a plot about a
captain who navigates his spaceship to the far reaches of the galaxy and
encounters a race of frog people. I mean, come on.
Daughter: Ah, I thought
it was fantastic [Uhhh]. I mean, you have to admit that the special effects
were awesome, and the acting wasn't bad either.
Father: Ah, come on.
What about the ship's communications officer? I mean, what did you think
about him? [Well . . .] Wasn't he a little weird to you? He was always
talking to himself, and he had that funny hairdo?
Daughter: Well, he was a
little . . . unusual [Yeah, yeah], but the ship's doctor was amazing. It was
so cool when he brought the captain back to life during one of the battles.
Father: That was pretty
realistic, but then the rest of the movie just went from bad to worse. And
the photography was so fake!
Daughter: How do you
know? You were snoring so loud the neighbors probably had to close their
windows. It was that bad.
Father: Ah, well, let's
go to bed
Key Vocabulary
doze off (verb): to fall
asleep
- The little girl began to doze off after spending the whole afternoon at
the park.
bizarre (adjective):
strange, absurd, weird
- His behavior was so bizarre that he lost his job because of it.
plot (noun): the story
of a book, play, or movie
- I was fascinated by the movie's plot and sound track.
admit (verb): accept or
acknowledge
- You must admit that the ending of the movie was a little weak.
awesome (adjective):
fantastic, great, wonderful
- The movie was awesome. It was the best I have seen in a long time.
weird (adjective):
strange, absurd, unusual
- The book's plot was too weird for me, so I returned it to the library.
Questions
1. What is one word to
describe the father's opinion about the movie's storyline?
A. absurd
B. fantastic
C. exciting
2. Whose performance do
father and daughter agree upon in the movie?
A. the captain
B. the communications officer
C. the doctor
3. What part of the
movie does the father strongly disagree about with his daughter?
A. the photography
B. the soundtrack
C. the acting
4. What kind of movie is
this?
A. comedy
B. science fiction
C. western
5. Where does this
conversation take place?
A. at a neighbor's
house
B. at a movie theater
C. at the speakers' home
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