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4.7. For questions 1-7, complete the sentences.
1. What makes ‘Citizen Kane’ so great is that you watch it today and it isn’t dated. It has like (1) ………..
2. The movie stands the test of time. It’s not dated. It isn’t (2) ………..
3. The year “Tootsie” was nominated for best picture, (3) ………. won, and personally I wouldn’t want to watch (3) ………. again but I (4) ………. to watch “Tootsie”.
4. I’d rather watch a (5) ………. comedy any day than some of the great films that I’m supposed to love.
5. While “Norbit” made a (6) ………. dollars, people were like, “We’ve seen him in a fat suit, we’ve seen him (7) ……….”.
6. Critics love to hate (8) ………. where stars are essentially repeating themselves.
7. People and critics don’t like it when stars get too comfortable and (9) ………. a certain kind of movie. For example, they only do romantic comedies, or they only do the knucklehead, (10) ………. comedies.
Some lexical units:
buff – a person who is enthusiastically interested in and very knowledgeable about a particular subject;
vehicle – a film, television programme, song, etc. that is intended to display the leading performer to the best advantage;
push the envelope – approach or extend the limits of what is possible;
cut one’s teeth – acquire initial practice or experience of a particular sphere of activity; делать первые шаги в чем-л. приобретать первый опыт;
slapstick – a type of comedy involving exaggerated violence and activities which may exceed the boundaries of common sense.
5. For questions 1 – 22, read the article about the Shrek movie and put the words in brackets into the correct form.
SHREK
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Who doesn’t know the (1) ………. (agree) green ogre called Shrek? He is the title character of the computer-animated film adaptation of William Steig’s fairy tale which captivated kids and adults alike.
At the beginning of the film we see Shrek leading a (2) ………. (solitude) existence in his swamp. He enjoys his peaceful (3) ………. (detach) from the society until the day of (4) ………. (evict) of some fairy-tale characters by order of the evil (5) ………. (rule) Lord Farquaad. To the ogre’s (6) ………. (bewilder), Seven Dwarves, Pinocchio, the Gingerbread Man and other (7) ………. (create) settle in his swamp. Shrek immediately goes to Lord Farquaad and demands (8) ………. (explain). The (9) ………. (craft) Lord Farquaad promises the ogre the sole (10) ………. (own) of the marsh provided that Shrek rescues Princess Fiona from the lair of a (11) ………. (fear) dragon. The ogre embarks on the quest together with his new companion, a talking Donkey. From this time on, Shrek’s whole life changes beyond (12) ………. (recognize).
The plot of the film is (13) ………. (thorough) engaging, the soundtrack is exuberant, but (14) ………. (doubt), it is the jokes, wit and satire that make Shrek a resounding success. There are (15) ………. (number) movie spoofs and amusing (16) ………. (refer) to various fairy tales. The film also delivers an important message that you should be yourself and see beyond surface beauty. Another (17) ………. (deny) asset of Shrek is its brilliant (18) ………. (digit) animation. Given this, no wonder the movie was awarded the first Oscar for Best Animated Feature.
Now, to the delight of the (19) ………. (love) big galoot’s fans, Shrek sequel is on at cinemas. Shrek 2 is as entertaining as the first part and the computer animation is (20) ………. (stun) and even more advanced. The characters move more (21) ………. (real) and their (22) ………. (face) muscle movements indicate a careful study of actual human movement. New characters are also introduced, including the swashbuckling but cute Puss-in-Boots.
The phenomenon of the popularity of the film Shrek is enormous and well-deserved.
6. Read the text about censorship applied to movies and do the tasks which follow.
