Control work III-V

Part 1

1.9. Match the names of the following genres of films and their definitions. Consult a dictionary if you need it.

Part 2

2.5.  Read the text and fill in this table:

Cinematography

Part 4 

4.5.  Answer the following questions:

1)      How old was Annabel?

By the moment of the narrate Annabel was 32 years old.

2)      When did Annabel and Frederick get married?

They got married when Annabel was 20 years old.

3)      What was Frederick when they got married?

Frederick was then a young actor who had just finished his first season with a repertory theatre.

4)      What had they graduated from?

They had graduated from a school of drama.

5)      What were the relations between Frederick and Billy O’Brien?

Frederick was Billy’s friend with whom Billy had been to a school of drama.

6)      How long had Billy known Frederick? Annabel?

Billy had known Annabel for twelve years. But it is not mentioned in the text how long he had known Frederick. I can only guess that Billy had known Frederick since was at a school of drama.

7)      What parts had Annabel mostly done?

Annabel mostly had done small parts in films, always being cast as a little chit of a thing.

8)      What had Billy O’Brien become?

Billy O’Brien had turned a theatre-critic for a new magazine.

9)      How were Annabel and Frederick getting on?

They were getting on not very well because Annabel thought Frederick was a lazy untrained intellectual and Frederick supposed Annabel to be a stupid untalented actress. Moreover, Frederick insinuated her stupidity when they were in a company and Annabel emphasized his laziness.

10)    Where did the Christophers reside?

The Christophers resided in Kensington where they had a flat.

11)    Why did Frederick stay more and more at home?

Frederick lived on Annabel’s money so that he didn’t need a job to support himself. Besides, he preferred reading to working.

12)    How did he fill in his time then?

Frederick read book after book – all the books he had never leisure to read before.

13)    How did Frederick feel then?

He was never happier in his life than in those long mornings at home while reading various books while Annabel was at the studios (was out)

14)    How did Annabel look upon the fact that she was “the worker of the family”?

The fact that Annabel was earning more money than her husband seemed to her a simple proof of his laziness.

15)    Did Frederick think highly of Annabel as an actress?

Frederick didn’t think highly of Annabel as an actress. She was stupid and had very little apprehension of creating a role and of great acting.

16)    What did her method of acting consist in?

Her own instinctive method of acting consisted in playing herself in a series of poses for the camera, just as if she were getting her photograph taken for private purposes.

4.8.  Suggest the Russian for the following:

4.9.  Write out from the text the synonyms for:

4.10.  Find the opposite for:

4.12.  Give derivatives for these words:

Part 9 

9.12.  Characterize Toth’s companions. Turn to the essay for facts and proofs:

One of Toth’s companions, Aaron, is very fond of some kind of art films, strange movies with vague poetic images, long dreamy movies about a distant Technicolor past. He relies on the critics’ comments because he doesn’t go unless al least one reputable critic has found the cinematography superb. If the movie is very good, he leans forward, peering at the screen; he gleams with intensity, watching the screen. I think, I can call him a carried away spectator. However, if the movie is disappointing, Aaron prefers to leave. He doesn’t like to touch anybody while he is watching the movie; he tries to sit so that nobody can touch and disturb him.

Pete prefers movies that have redeeming social value. These films tend to be about poverty, war, injustice, political corruption, and so on.  He doesn’t like propaganda movies; and he doesn’t like to be too depressed, either. He finds in movies some kind of “food for thought”, he likes topical movies. Pete can be characterized as a protective companion, because he holds Susan’s hand when she gets scared (but only if she ask him) as if he tries to protect her from frightful events in the movie. He sits companionably close, but he doesn’t infringe, he wants to show Susan that he is at hand if she needs him.

Sam likes movies that are entertaining. He doesn’t go to movies to think. He likes films with zippy plots, without sappy love stories, without subtitles. He doesn’t like to know what is going to happen, he just wants his brain to be tickled. It is hard for Susan to pick out movies for Sam. In the theatre, Sam makes himself comfortable. He represents the provincial, “boy-next-door” type of companions, because he tries to be at his ease: he takes off his jacket, puts one arm around Susan and all during the movie he plays with her hand, stroking her palm, beating a small tattoo on her wrist. And he pays for everything (except popcorn), because he thinks that’s what a man ought to do. For him the visit to the cinema is rather some kind of rendezvous.

Grammar exercise:

Ex 3.  Make sentences in response to the situations thus expressing regret that what we/you … want now isn’t possible:

Example: She hates straight hair. She thinks curly hair is beautiful. She has straight hair. She wishes her hair were curly.

1)      He doesn’t like his job. He thinks another job is better. He wishes he had another job.

2)      It’s much too expensive. I haven’t enough money on me to buy it. I wish it were cheaper.

3)      She is an only child and very lonely. She has no friend to play. Her parents are continually busy at their work. She wishes her mother were at home. She wishes she were not so lonely. (or She wishes her parents had more children).

4)      He’s beginning to feel homesick. His work is out of his native country. He wishes he were at home now.

5)      I’m tired of being single. I feel so lonely. I wish I were married.

6)      It takes her a long time to go to work. Her work is too far from her home. She wishes her work were closer.

7)      She is extremely bad-mannered. I am ashamed for her. I wish she were polished in manners.

8)      Her friend never comes to her place. She is bored at home. She wishes her friend were alongside.

9)      She has very little time to spare. She has a plenty of work but she is an eager concert-goer. She wishes she were not so busy.

10)    I lack money to buy a new cassette-recorder. It is too expensive, but I need it badly. I wish it were cheaper.

11)    The weather is very dull. Today is my day-off and I have a sea-walk.  I wish the weather were sunny.

12)    There’s no disco in the neighbourhood. The nearest one is too far and it takes us a long time to go there. We wish a disco were in the neighbourhood.

13)    She wears too much make up. She does so because she has spots on her skin. A heavy make-up makes her appearance vulgar. She wishes her skin were clear.

14)    He worries too much. It hinders (distracts) him from his work because he is a surgeon. He wishes he were calmer.

15)    She’s very inconsiderate. It is so hard to deal with her. I wish she were more considerate.

16)    You get no letters from your parents. I know you are very anxious about it. I wish your parents were more caretaking for you.

Final task:

Write about your favourite actor/actress. Turn to the topics “Theatre”, “Cinema”.  

George Clooney

Among the many skilled performers who toil in front of the camera, only a few are excellent actors, among whom George Clooney stands out. And he is one of my favourite actors of modern cinematography.

George Clooney emerged during the mid-to-late-1990s as one of the most rapidly-ascending stars of the small and large screens. Although his rise to big screen stardom following his success on the wildly popular TV medical drama E.R. may at first sight seem meteoric, a closer look at Clooney's career reveals that he has more than paid his dues, having spent his time as a contract player for Warner Brothers television.

The son of broadcast journalist Nick Clooney and the nephew of famed singer Rosemary Clooney, George was born on 6 May 1961 in Lexington, Kentucky. He made his first television appearance at the age of five on his father's talk show. He did not show up again on television until he was in his early twenties. Though he essentially remained unknown throughout the '80s and early '90s, Clooney had a steady career as a supporting actor. He appeared in fifteen failed television pilots and was a semi-regular on several series, including sitcoms like “The Facts of Life and Roseanne”, and the weekly drama “Sisters”. When the 1990's medical drama E.R. became a smash hit, Clooney became particularly popular, owing somewhat to his appeal to young women. This appeal increased as his character--initially something of a callous womanizer – matured with the show, eventually evolving into a decent human.

Up until E.R., Clooney had played only occasional roles in feature films (he made his debut with a small role in the 1986 Combat High), and had starred in a couple of low-budget videos. Following E.R.'s success, however, Clooney found himself besieged by scripts and movie offers. For his first big-budget project, he chose to play an action hero in the Quentin Tarantino-written and produced “From Dusk Till Dawn”. It wasn’t the successful film. After that, he appeared in the romantic comedy “One Fine Day” opposite Michelle Pfeiffer. For Clooney, 1997 proved to be a good year, as he appeared in three major films, the most hyped of which was “Batman & Robin”, with the actor replacing Val Kilmer as the mysterious Dark Knight. Though the film is widely considered the worst of the big screen Batman series, Clooney did receive some praise for bringing an extra sensitivity to his interpretation of Batman. He received greater praise the following year with roles in two wildly divergent films: “Out of Sight”, in which he played a bank robber, and Terrence Malick's adaptation of “The Thin Red Line”. In 1999 -- following his much-talked-about departure from E.R.--he continued to work on a number of outstanding projects, first lending his voice to the animated “South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut” and then starring alongside Mark Wahlberg and Ice Cube as an American soldier reclaiming Kuwaiti treasure from Saddam Hussein in David O. Russell's “Three Kings”.

“Three Kings" could have been a simple story about a group of disenchanted Gulf War soldiers who wanted to steal some gold from Saddam for their personal use. As the band of merry men ventures forth to collect their bounty, they encounter a small band of Iraqis being attacked by Saddam's men. The Western soldier are faced with the moral dilemma of simply getting what they came for and leaving, or using their influence as U.S. troops to help the villagers escape. The choice isn't as simple as it may seem.

George Clooney stars as the wise but cynical "king" Archie Gates. A Special Forces major on the verge of retiring from the Army, Archie sees taking the gold as his ticket to the upper standard of living.

Essentially, Clooney is playing the same maverick character that made him famous on "ER" -- a sort of Dr. Ross meets G.I. Joe.

"Three Kings" provides the right mix of action, comedy, interesting plot and star power to make it worthwhile. One of the best films of last years, "Three Kings" is not a last film in Clooney’s career. Now George Clooney is in final talks to play the title role in "The Life of David Gale,'' about a professor and capital punishment foe who's convicted of murdering another activist and is put on death row.

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