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Who is who?

After watching the 1st part, can you complete this review with the characters names?
....Elizabeth / King George V / Winston Churchill / King Edward VIII / King George
..Kig ..King George VI / Queen Mother / Bertie / Lionel Logue / King George VI
After the death of his father and the scandalous abdication of ,
who has suffered from a debilitating speech impediment all his life, is suddenly crowned of England.
With his country on the brink of war and in desperate need of a leader, his wife, , the future
, arranges for her husband to see an eccentric speech therapist, . After a rough
start, the two delve into an unorthodox course of treatment and eventually form an unbreakable bond. With the
support of Logue, his family, his government and , the King will overcome his stammer and deliver a
radio-address that inspires his people and unites them in battle.
Based on the true story of , THE KING'S SPEECH follows the Royal Monarch's quest to find his
voice.
Glossary:
If a king or queen abdicates, he or she formally gives up power.
The brink: the point in time when something very bad or very good is about to happen.
To delve into: to look for information by searching through something very carefully (e.g. This biography delves deep into the artist privates life).
Overcome: to succeed in dealing with or controlling a problem.
Quest: a long difficult search.

Vocabulary: Theatre and Cinema


At the theatre you can see plays, e.g. Hamlet by Shakespeare, or musicals, e.g. Phantom of
the Opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber. In a play the cast (= the total number of actors) is
usually quite small, but musicals often have a very large cast.
One difference between the theatre and the cinema is that you usually book (= reserve)
tickets in advance (= some time before the actual performance) if you are going to the
theatre.
Another difference is that the audience (= the people watching the play/musical) clap at the
end of the performance. This does not usually happen at the end of a film.
Plays are performed on stage, films are shown on screen. In your country, films in English
are either shown with subtitles (= there is a translation across the bottom of the screen), or
they are dubbed (= the English is removed and replaced by actors speaking in your own
language).
Films are set (= take place) in many different periods and places. And when people talk
about films, they often talk about the director and the stars, the most important actors and
actresses.
Types of film
: a film about America in the 19th century; often with cowboys and indians.
: e.g. Inglourious Basterds, Saving Private Ryan
: e.g. Dracula, Frankenstein
: about the future.
: e.g. Wanted, Oceans eleven
: a funny film that makes you laugh.
: an exciting story often about a crime.

Describing plays and films


Journalists write articles in which they give their opinion of the new films and plays. They are
called critics, and their articles are called reviews. These are some words they may use:
moving: producing strong emotions, often of sadness; a positive word
violent: includes lots of scenes with fighting and death
powerful: has a big effect on our emotions
gripping: exciting and very interesting
good fun: used to describe a film that may not be very serious or important but is enjoyable
slow: boring
What films are these? Then write the type of film and a description of each one using
adjectives.

A paraplegic marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting
the world he feels is his home.
Male nurse Greg Focker meets his girlfriend's parents before proposing, but her suspicious father is every date's worst nightmare.
An American seminary student travels to Italy to take an exorcism course.
Its about an ordinary chameleon who accidentally winds up in the town of Dirt, a lawless outpost in the Wild West in desperate need
of a new sheriff.
Jack Sparrow and Barbossa embark on a quest to find the elusive fountain of youth, only to discover that Blackbeard and his
daughter are after it too.
An epic adventure about a global cataclysm that brings an end to the world and tells of the heroic struggle of the survivors.
A teenage girl risks everything when she falls in love with a vampire.
A family of undercover superheroes, while trying to live the quiet suburban life, are forced into action to save the world.
A Polish Jewish musician struggles to survive the destruction of the Warsaw ghetto of World War II.
A young journalist must investigate a mysterious videotape which seems to cause the death of anyone in a week of viewing it.

What word or phrase is being defined?

Answers:

King George V - King Edward VIII - Bertie - King George VI - Elizabeth - Queen Mother - Lionel
Logue - Winston Churchill - King George VI
western - war film - horror film - science fiction film - action film - comedy thriller

AVATAR (ACTION, ADVENTURE, FANTANSY, SCI-FI)


MEET THE PARENTS (COMEDY)
THE RITE (DRAMA, HORROR, THRILLER)
RANGO (ANIMATION, ADVENTURE, COMEDY, WESTERN)
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN (ACTION, ADVENTURE, FANTANSY)
2012 (ACTION, ADVENTURE, DRAMA, SCI-FI, THRILLER)
TWILIGHT (DRAMA, ROMANCE, THRILLER)
THE INCREDIBLES (ANIMATION, ACTION, ADVENTURE)
THE PIANIST (DRAMA, WAR)
THE RING (HORROR, MYSTERY, THRILLER) La llamada

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