Linking Words/Phrases

1 Read the following fragments from the text on page 140 and focus on the linking words in bold. Then, choose the correct item that completes each sentence.

I. “Films such as Gravity, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Frozen and Maleficent (…)” II. “According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (…)” a. In fragment I, such as is used to I. express exception. II. introduce examples. b. In fragment II, according to is used to I. refer to a source. II. make a contrasting point. c. In fragment II, according to is equivalent in meaning to I. with reference to. II. however.

2 Replace the icon with according to or such as to complete the following text.

29% of protagonists in the top 100 films of 2020 were women, representing an 11 percentage-point decrease from 2019, the Center for the Study of Women in Television & Film. according to

Fonte de pesquisa: WOMEN’S MEDIA CENTER. The status of women in the U.S. media 2021. 18 nov. 2021. Disponível em: https://womensmediacenter.com/reports/the-status-of-women-in-the-u-s-media-2021-1. Acesso em: 23 jun. 2022.

Kinds of Movie

3 What is your favorite movie? What is it about? Who are the main actors in it? How many times have you seen it?

Personal answers.

4 Listen to the recording and repeat the adjectives in the box. Which ones best describe your favorite movie?

Personal answers.

adventurous

• clever

• enjoyable

• romantic

• fascinating

• surprising

• funny

• interesting

• thought-provoking

5 Based on the following list, what are your favorite kinds of movie? Try to give examples of movies for each genre.

Personal answer.

• adventure

• animation

• comedy

• documentary

• drama

• musical

• romance

• science fiction (sci-fi)

• thriller

6 Listen to the recording and repeat the words in exercise 5.

Tip

Agrupar as palavras por assunto é uma boa forma de aprender e fixar o vocabulário novo.

7 What is the genre of these movies? Replace each icon with an item from exercise 5 to complete the following texts.

Exercício 8

Animation

Matilda (2022)

PG | Comedy, , Family

Drama

PG-13 | 2h01m | Action, Adventure,

A group of intergalactic criminals must pull together to stop a fanatical warrior with plans to purge the universe.

A Colombian teenage girl has to face the frustration of being the only member of her family without magical powers. WORKING TITLE FILMS/NETFLIX

Comente com os/as estudantes que PG significa Parental Guidance (em português, orientação parental). Para conhecer todo o sistema de classificação etária da Motion Picture Association of America, visite: www. filmratings.com (acesso em: 21 jul. 2022). Consulte a seção Orientações complementares no Manual do Professor para ver nota sobre Matilda (2022) e Guardians of the Galaxy (2014).

IMDB. Guardians of the galaxy. 1990-2022. Disponível em: www.imdb.com/title/tt2015381/. Acesso em: 23 jun. 2022.

8 Go back to exercise 7 and notice the ratings of the movies. Which abbreviation in English indicates that some material may be inappropriate for children under 13?

PG-13. WALT DISNEY PICTURES/WALT DISNEY COMPANY

Encanto is an animation/comedy/family movie; Incredibles 2 is an animation/action/adventure movie; Cinderella is a comedy/ family/fantasy movie; My Octopus Teacher is a documentary; Thor: Ragnarok is an action/adventure/comedy movie.

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