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Thats English! Module 7 Unit 5: Lets make a movie!

Vocabulary
A low-budget film una pelcula de bajo presupuesto Audience pblico Blow-up ampliacin Budget presupuesto Cinema industry industria cinematogrfica Director director Distributor distribuidor Film making rodaje, filmacin On general release en todos los cines Producer productor Release estreno (de una pelcula) Script guin TYPES OF MOVIES tipos de pelculas Adventure film pelcula de aventuras Biopic film pelcula biogrfica Comedy comedia Documentary documental Feature (film) largometraje Horror film pelcula de terror Murder mystery pelcula policaca Romantic comedy comedia romntica DESCRIBING A FILM describir una pelcula Disgusting asquerosa Erotic ertica Exciting emocionante Exhilarating excitante Hilarious muy divertida Hysterical histrica Informative informativa Interesting interesante Soundtrack banda sonora Special effects efectos especiales Stereophonic sound sonido estreo Storyline argumento Studio estudio Technical expertise habilidad tcnica The highest grossing film pelcula de mayor recaudacin en taquilla To dub into doblar al To release estrena (una pelcula) To shoot (a film) rodar Widescreen pantalla ancha / gran pantalla

Science-fiction film pelcula de ciencia ficcin Screen adaptation adaptacin cinematogrfica Sex film pelcula de sexo Thriller thriller, suspense War film pelcula blica Western western, pelcula del oeste

Moving emotiva, conmovedora Noisy ruidosa Realistic realista Romantic romntica Sad triste Sexy sexy Terrifying terrorfica Violent violenta

I.E.S. Virgen de Valme

Prof. D. Ral Escalera Maestre

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Thats English! Module 7 Unit 5: Lets make a movie!

Grammar
A.1 The Passive Voice: SIMPLE SENTENCES I: Transitive Sentences
SUBJECT Active Passive Ann These photos VERB took were taken DIRECT OBJECT these photos by Ann

The direct object in the active sentence becomes the subject in the passive sentence. The subject in the active sentence becomes the agent in the passive sentence (always preceded by the preposition by. The agent can be omitted) The verb in the active sentence becomes a past participle preceded by the verb TO BE in the same tense as the verb in the active sentence.

B.1 1.- Linkers

Subordinate Clauses: defining relative clauses

PERSON THING / ANIMAL Which / That (Whose) PLACE TIME Preposition + WHICH Where When Why REASON

PRONOUN DETERMINER ADVERB

Who(m) / That Whose

2.- Features.
- They specify the person or thing we are talking about, so the information provided is essential to understand the reference. I have sent the letter [that you gave me] - The pronouns who and which can be replaced by that I talked to the girl [who(that) won the medal] - The pronouns who and which can be omitted when functioning as direct object. This is the girl [(who/that) I met last summer] - In prepositional objects, the preposition is usually placed at the end of the clause. But in a formal context, the preposition can precede the pronoun, in which case we use whom for people and which for things. Buuel was the director [with whom he worked most often] Buues was the director [who he worked most often with]
I.E.S. Virgen de Valme Prof. D. Ral Escalera Maestre

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Pronunciation
Vowels: //, / /
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<u> sun <o>won <ou> country <oo> blood SIMILAR TO SPANISH /a/ WHEN PRECEDED BY VELAR SOUNDS: gato

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<o> not <a> want <au> because <ou> cough SIMILAR TO SPANISH /o/ WHEN FOLLOWED BY /r/: portal

MINIMAL PAIRS

//
Cup Shut Luck Lung Gun

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Cop Hot Lock Long Gone

Stress and rythm

English is a stressed language, not a syllabic language. Therefore, in English some words are given stress and some others are quickly spoken. In English we can make a difference between: Stress Words (content words) Nouns e.g. information (most) principal verbs e.g. prefer Adjectives e.g. intelligent Adverbs e.g. usually Non-stress Words (function words) Determiners e.g. the, a Auxiliary verbs e.g. am, are Prepositions e.g. in, on Conjunctions e.g. but, when Pronouns e.g. he, they There are some rules, but the best way is to learn the pronunciation when you learn the word.

I.E.S. Virgen de Valme

Prof. D. Ral Escalera Maestre

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Stress and rhythm are very related. English is a stressed-timed language, whereas Spanish is a syllabletimed language. This means that an English speaker will try to make the same amount of time between two stressed syllables. Consequently the unstressed syllables are uttered quickly or eaten up.
I am going to Paris . You are not going to that place , are you?

Writing
Writing a Film Review
INTRODUCTION Say the title of the film and introduce it in an enthusiastic way. BODY Write a short summary of the plot and analyze the positive and negative aspects of the film (actors, setting, plot, soundtrack, script,) CONCLUSION Write a personal and general overview of the film and say if you would recommend it or not.

I.E.S. Virgen de Valme

Prof. D. Ral Escalera Maestre