How to talk about movies in English -5
【key words】
- provoke [prəˈvoʊk] vt. 激起
What did you get?
你有什麼收穫嗎？
Of course, there are many possibilities, but
here are some suggestions.
當然，有很多可能性，但這裡有一些建議。
If a movie really makes you think, or if it makes you see things in a new way, you could describe it as ‘thought-provoking.’
如果一部電影真的讓你想念，或者如果它讓你以一種新的方式看待事物，你可以將其描述為“發人深省”。
A movie which has a realistic story and good
acting could be described as ‘believable.’
一部故事寫實、演技好的電影，可以用“可信”來形容。
If a movie is believable, you feel like you
could be watching real people in a real situation.
如果一部電影是可信的，你會覺得你可以在真實的情況下觀看真實的人。
A good comedy movie could be ‘hilarious’.
一部好的喜劇電影可能是“搞笑的”。
‘Hilarious’ describes something which is
extremely funny.
“搞笑的”描述了非常有趣的事情。
What else could you say about a movie which
you liked?
關於你喜歡的電影，你還可能說些什麼？
You might give some details or reasons as to
why you liked it.
你可能會提供一些細節或理由來說明你喜歡它的原因。
For example: ‘The story was really
interesting and original.’
例如：“這個故事真的很有趣，也很原創。”
‘The acting was amazing - really believable.’
“演技很棒 - 真的很真實。”
‘It had great special effects and incredible
action scenes.’
“它有很棒的特效和令人難以置信的動作場景。”
You could also mention what kind of reviews
the movie got, and whether it won any awards.
您還可以提及這部電影獲得了什麼樣的評論，以及它是否獲得了任何獎項。
For example, ‘It got really good reviews.’
例如，“它得到了非常好的評價。”
‘It was nominated for eight Oscars.’
它被提名為八項奧斯卡獎。
‘It won several awards at the Cannes
festival.’
“它在坎城影展上獲得了多個獎項。”
OK, now it’s your turn.
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Your job is to talk about a movie you like.
11:35
Try to make three to four sentences
describing the movie and why you like it.
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If the movie won any awards or prizes, you
could mention that, too!
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Pause the video and make your answer now.
11:52
Here’s a tip: it’s always better to practise
as much as possible.
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So, if you really want to improve your
English, don’t just practise once, make several answers.
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Say each answer out loud several times, to
practise your pronunciation and fluency.
12:13
Ready?
12:14
Let’s look at one more point.
12:20
How was the film?
12:21
Urggh...
12:22
Awful!
12:23
I wanted to walk out.
12:25
Why?
12:26
What was so bad about it?
12:27
Everything!
12:29
It was so slow and boring.
12:31
Plus, it was so predictable that I could even
guess what they were going to say next.
12:37
That’s surprising.
12:39
It got quite good reviews.
12:41
They must have seen a different movie than I did.
12:45
Also, it was dubbed, and they only used two voice actors: one for the males, and one for the females.
12:52
I never understand why they dub movies like
that.
12:56
Why not just use subtitles?
12:59
Yeah, I agree, but I guess people don’t like
reading.
13:03
Was it scary?
13:04
Not at all!
13:05
It was quite gory, but it was all done so
badly that it wasn’t believable at all.
13:13
The special effects looked like they were
made on a laptop in twenty minutes.
13:18
That’s a shame.
13:20
So, why did you stay to the end?
13:23
My friends didn’t want to leave.
13:26
In the dialogue, you heard several adjectives
to describe a movie you don’t like.
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Can you remember any of them?
13:36
You heard: ‘awful’, ‘slow’, ‘boring’ and
‘predictable’.
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‘Slow’ means that the story doesn’t develop quickly, or that scenes in the movie
go on for too long.
13:52
What other adjectives could you use to
describe a movie which you don’t like?
13:58
You can also take positive adjectives and
make them negative; for example: ‘unoriginal’
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or ‘unbelievable’.
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Can you think of a movie which you didn’t
like?
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Why didn’t you like it?
14:15
As before, you should try to give reasons to
explain why you didn’t like something.
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You could say something like: ‘The lead actor
was really bad; he was completely emotionless.’
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‘The plot was stupid.
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Nothing made any sense.’
14:35
‘It was completely unfunny.
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No one in the whole cinema laughed once.’
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Now, it’s your chance to practise!
14:46
Think of a movie which you saw which you
didn’t like.
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Make two to three sentences to describe the
movie and say why you didn’t like it.
