#0285 – A Movie Collection
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#0285 – A Movie Collection, - Ang, mater, ESL Podcast McQuillan Jeff mp3+PDF
[ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ] English as a Second Language Podcast www.eslpod.com ESL Podcast 285 – A Movie Collection GLOSSARY buff – a big fan; a person who likes something very much and knows a lot about it * Lynette is a music buff who owns thousands of CDs. collection – a group of similar objects that are kept together, usually because they are interesting, beautiful, or valuable * My grandfather had a large stamp collection, with stamps from almost every country in the world. DVD – digital video disk – a flat disk (circular object) similar to a CD, made of metal and plastic that is used to store digital information or video * In the early 1990s, people were using video cassettes, but today DVDs are much more popular for movies. on the big screen – in a movie theater, not on a TV at home * The Lord of the Rings is a movie with a lot of action, so it’s better to see it on the big screen than on TV. high definition – high resolution; high video quality; clear and easy to see on a TV or computer screen * You can see a lot of more detail on a high definition TV than on a regular TV. widescreen edition – a version of a movie or show where the picture is much wider than it is tall, so that a black bar shows at the top and bottom of the TV screen, but all the images can be seen * If you don’t watch the widescreen edition, sometimes you can’t see all of the things happening in a movie, because images get cut off on the sides of the screen. bonus feature – an extra thing that is related to a movie and included on a DVD, but not part of the original movie, such as comments from the director or information about how the movie was made * This DVD has a bonus feature where the director speaks throughout the movie, talking about why he filmed it the way he did. to pride (oneself) on (something) – to be proud of something that one does; to be very pleased that one does something * Drake prides himself on being the fastest runner on his high school track team. 1 These materials are copyrighted by the Center for Educational Development (2007). Posting of these materials on another website or distributing them in any way is prohibited. English as a Second Language Podcast www.eslpod.com ESL Podcast 285 – A Movie Collection Easter egg – an unusual message, image, or sound that is hidden in a movie, book, painting, computer program, or video game as a joke, so that people search for it * If you search long enough, you may find the Easter egg on this DVD with the very funny video of star of the movie. special edition – a version of something that is available for only a short period of time and has extra features that aren’t included in the regular version * The special edition DVD of Disney’s Sleeping Beauty has better sound and color than the original movie did, and it has information about how the film was made. box set – a box with special packaging that has all the DVDs in a series * We bought Carolyn the box set of Friends for her birthday because it’s her favorite TV show. blooper – a funny mistake that was made while filming a movie or TV show, usually when an actor laughs, forgets what to say, or falls down * Sometimes the bloopers on a comedy DVD are funnier than the movie itself! deleted scene – acting that was originally supposed to be in the movie, but was taken out before the movie was finished, often to make it shorter * Deleted scenes are interesting to watch because they can help you understand how the director decides what is and isn’t important in a movie. region code – one of nine electronic codes hidden in a DVD that allows the DVD to be seen only in some parts of the world * If you buy a DVD in Malaysia and take it to the United States, you won’t be able to watch it because it will have the wrong region code. bootleg – pirated; an illegal copy of something that was made without giving any money to the people who made the original * Bootleg CDs are cheaper than CDs that you buy in a store, but the singers and bands don’t get any money for their work. 2 These materials are copyrighted by the Center for Educational Development (2007). Posting of these materials on another website or distributing them in any way is prohibited. English as a Second Language Podcast www.eslpod.com ESL Podcast 285 – A Movie Collection COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS 1. Which of these is an example of a DVD bonus feature? a) A commercial b) A special edition. c) A deleted scene. 2. What lesson did he learn on his trip? a) That other countries sell DVDs that are better than the U.S. b) That bootleg CDs should be bought in stores, not on the street. c) That you can’t see a DVD if it has the wrong region code. ______________ WHAT ELSE DOES IT MEAN? buff The word “buff,” in this podcast, means a big fan, or a person who likes something very much and knows a lot about it: “Antonio is a sports buff who knows which national teams have won every baseball game since 1900.” The word “buff” can also be used to describe a person who is very strong and muscular because he or she exercises a lot: “Kensuke is really buff because he spends at least one hour at the gym every day.” As a verb, “to buff” means to make something shiny by rubbing it with a cloth: “You should get your shoes buffed before your interview.” Or, “The floors used to look very old, but we buffed them and now they look like new again.” Easter egg In this podcast, an “Easter egg” is an unusual message, image, or sound that is hidden in a movie, book, painting, computer program, or video game as a joke, so that people search for it: “People say that one of the Star Wars movies has an Easter egg, because when the director threw his shoe across the room they filmed it and used the image as one of the stars seen though the spaceship’s window.” Normally an “Easter egg” is made by boiling an egg until it is hard and then coloring it on the outside. The colored eggs are hidden outdoors and children have to find them as part of the celebration of Easter, the day when Christians celebrate Jesus Christ having returned from the dead. Just like children hunt for Easter eggs hidden outdoors, movie watchers hunt for Easter eggs hidden in movies. 3 These materials are copyrighted by the Center for Educational Development (2007). Posting of these materials on another website or distributing them in any way is prohibited. English as a Second Language Podcast www.eslpod.com ESL Podcast 285 – A Movie Collection CULTURE NOTE Since 1929, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has been giving “awards” (honors) to the best “motion pictures” (movies) that are made every year. The award ceremony, called “The Academy Awards,” is attended by hundreds of popular actors and directors, and is watched on TV by millions of people. The Academy Awards are also called “The Oscars,” because the awards are gold “Oscar statuettes” (small statues) in the form of a person. The awards are given in many “categories” (types). The most important awards are probably “Best Picture,” which goes to the best overall movie, “Best Director,” “Best Actor,” and “Best Actress.” There are also awards for the “Best Supporting Actor” and “Best Supporting Actress,” which are for the actors who don’t play the main character, but act very well. The awards for “Best Original Screenplay” and “Best Adapted Screenplay” are for the best written “screenplay” (the written text that the movie is made from). An “original screenplay” is written specifically to make a movie. An “adapted screenplay” is written to make a movie from a book or story that was already written. The award for “Best Documentary Feature” honors “documentaries,” or films that give people information about things in real life. The award for “Best Animated Feature” honors an “animated film” that is made from drawings, rather than with real actors. There are also awards for music, “costumes” (the clothing that the actors wear), “makeup” (the colors put on their faces), and “visual effects” (the use of computers to make the images better, often for explosions). ______________ Comprehension Questions Correct Answers: 1 – c; 2 – c 4 These materials are copyrighted by the Center for Educational Development (2007). Posting of these materials on another website or distributing them in any way is prohibited. English as a Second Language Podcast www.eslpod.com ESL Podcast 285 – A Movie Collection COMPLETE TRANSCRIPT Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 285: A Movie Collection. This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 285. I'm your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California. Our episode is called “A Movie Collection.” Movies are, of course, a very important part of Los Angeles culture. Today we’re going to talk about someone who collects movies, and all the different vocabulary related to that. Let’s get started. [start of story] Some people collect stamps. Other people collect CDs. I collect movies. I’m a film buff and I have a collection of my favorite movies of all time. I usually buy a movie when it comes out on DVD, even if I’ve seen it already on the big screen. I have a high definition TV and I like watching movies in the comfort of my own home. I prefer the widescreen editions and the DVDs with a lot of bonus features. I pride myself on finding every Easter egg on every DVD I own. My friends think I’m crazy. Even if I already own a movie, I’ll buy it again if there’s a special edition or box set with extra bloopers or deleted scenes. Even when I’m on vacation, I look for DVDs. Last year, I was traveling abroad and I bought some DVDs. When I got home, though, I found out that I couldn’t play them in my DVD player because they had a different region code than the one we use in the U.S. I also bought a bootleg DVD on the street and the quality was terrible. I really learned my lesson on that trip! [end of story] This episode is about someone who collects movies. “To collect” means to get many of that particular thing because you like to have many things. For example, people collect stamps; they try to get different stamps from different countries and put them all in a book. Other people like to collect CDs, different types of music. 5 These materials are copyrighted by the Center for Educational Development (2007). Posting of these materials on another website or distributing them in any way is prohibited.
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