TV to defend justice
a telly to defend the weak and offended
colour television (set) to be kind and patient
cable television to find your way in life
video to believe in love/ reality
satellite television aggression
to shoot (shot/shot) a film violence
to release a film to be indifferent
to switch on/ off to keep you in suspense
to turn on /off to grab your attention
to watch television amusing (funny)
to see smth on television gripping (absorbing)
a talk show exciting
to go to the cinema (movie, pictures) boring (dull)
a cartoon touching (moving)
a musical excellent
a game show wonderful
a feature film great
a western magnificent
an action film sensational
a horror film impressive
a thriller decent (worth seeing)
a comedy rotten (lousy)
a melodrama horrible
a documentery serious
a historical film educational
a serial it makes you laugh (cry, happy, miserable, yawn)
an installment (a part of a serial) long-drawn-out
to be based on a novel technically brilliant
to be stuffed with events the film depicts (tells of)
to be full of special effects the acting is superb (convincing, poor, indifferent,
realistic/ unrealistic artificial)
a mysterious plot to reveal the complex interior life of the character
a dynamic story
funny / dramatic situations
Ex.1. Ответьте на вопросы:
· Do you like to go to the movies?
· What cinema(s) do you prefer?
· How often do you go there?
· What film did you see last?
· What famous actors/actresses do you know?
Ex.2. Прочитайте и переведите текст. Сравните Российское кино с американским.