LISTENING: Describing films

Describing films

You are going to listen to four people describing films they have seen. Listen to them twice and try to complete the following chart.

Ana Losada e José Luis Murado. CC BY-SA

Speaker	Film title	Film genre	What he/she liked	What he/she didn't like
1	Titanic		The special effects and the soundtrack	The main characters and the lenght (3 hours)
2				Nothing
3	The Exorcist
4		Animated

Describing films

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TRANSCRIPT

Yesterday I saw Titanic on TV. Everybody says that this is a wonderful romance but I didn't like it at all. It's too long (3 hours) and a bit boring. There was no chemistry between Leonardo Di Caprio and Kate Winslet, the stars. The only things I liked were the special effects, they were fantastic! And of course, the soundtrack, it was so good!
Last week I saw Frozen with my best friend Rachel and it was amazing! I thought it was going to be a boring children's film but it was so entertaining. The main song is really beautiful and the protagonists are two sisters who are very brave. There is nothing about this film that I didn't like. You have to watch it!
I remember some years ago I saw a horror movie, The Exorcist. It was about a girl that was possessed by a demon. He made strange movements and had a terrifying voice, I didn't like it at all. The only thing I found interesting was the soundtrack.
The most entertaining movie I have ever seen is Despicable Me, it is an animated film that shows a villain with a heart of gold. His name is Gru and he has very strange but hilarious friends, the Minions. I adore them, they are extremely funny. What I don't like about this film? I really cannot say, I love it!!

Take a look at the chart below. Try to complete the gaps with adjectives from the script you have just read.

To review common and extreme adjectives, go to Unit 2, section 2.3 and Unit 5, section 5.3.