Film，電影。這是6、7月的口語考試中，經常考到的一個口語話題卡。手里正好有現成的樣板答案，我稍微編輯了一下，拿出來跟大家分享。答案來自以前強化班的一個學生--- Cindy。

Describe the type of film you most enjoy watching.

You should say:

what this type is ①

what the characteristics of this type are ②

when you last watched this type ③

and explain why you like this type. ④

① Among all types of films, I like war films best.

② The first obvious feature of war films is that it involves at least one hero in the story, who is often brave, smart and unselfish . In addition, the battle scenes which involve large number of soldiers, planes and weapons vividly present a picture of what wars were actually like.

③ Recently, I watched a war film named Assembly directed by the famous Chinese director Feng Xiaogang. It was a drama about a soldier of a People's Liberation Army unit during the civil war in the 1940s. The soldier, once a company commander , devotes his life to redeeming the honor of fellow soldiers who are declared missing in action. The film has been called the Chinese version of “Saving Private Ryan”, and indeed, the film looks like seriously brutal stuff.

④ I like war films first because I can learn more about history through watching this kind of film. And I am especially interested in historic wars and battles, like the battle of Somme and so on. War films present to us a vivid picture of how brutal a war can be. Besides, I can appreciate the bravery and unselfishness of those heros in war films, like the captain in the Hollywood hit Saving Private Ryan.

Part 3: Films in General

1. What types of film are most popular in China?

There's no one type of film which is the most popular in China actually. Chinese audiences like all kinds of film: comedy, tragedy, detective film.etc.

I guess new year films are most popular. They're kind of domestic-made big budget fims. It has somehow become a cultural phenomenon in China for audiences to cram into the cinema to watch those films specially made for the new year season.

2. Do Chinese people like going to the cinema to see films? ?

Yes. The price of the ticket is reasonable in China, more and more people like going to the cinema to experience the real life sound and larger than life size screen.

Generally speaking, Chinese people like going to the cinema to see films because you are more involved in the film and the environment helps you focus your attention on the film and enjoy it. When a blockbuster is on in China like Assembly or Lust, Caution, many people go to the cinema to watch them.

3. Compare the films that older people like to watch with those that younger people like.

Mostly, older people like slow tempo movies with classic plot, for example: movies about animals and novels...Younger people like anything, from affectional movies to horror movies.

Mostly, older people like slow movies with not-so-abstract plots, like movies about novels and historical events. And they always prefer comedies to tragedies. Compared with them, younger people have a broader range of taste. They like almost all kinds of films, especially romance, sci-fi and action movies.

4. How has science and technology affected the way films are made today?

Computer is playing a more important role in today's films to make special effect. Special effect makes the films more exciting.

With the development of science and technology, film studios are able to create more vivid picture of scenes in the scientific fictions. Such development enables more companies to produce more successful sci-fi movies, like the ET and Star Wars series.

附上一些電影類的口語詞匯。

電影詞匯：

film industry 電影工業(yè)，cinema, pictures 電影院 (美作:movie theater)，premiere 首映式，film festival 電影節(jié)，distributor 發(fā)行人，release 準予上映

banned film 禁映影片，A-certificate A級， U-certificate U級，X-certificate X級

genre n. 類型, 流派， type n. 類型

direction 導演，production 制片，adaptation 改編，scenario, screenplay, script 編劇，scene 場景，exterior 外景，lighting 燈光，shooting 攝制，to shoot 拍攝，special effects 特技，slow motion 慢鏡頭，editing, cutting 剪接，montage 剪輯，recording, sound，recording 錄音，dubbing 配音，studio 制片廠,攝影棚，(motion)film studio 電影制片廠，set, stage, floor 場地，properties, props 道具，scenery 布景， script 劇本， movie-land (美國California州南部等的)影業(yè)集中地區(qū)，movie-goer (常)看電影的人

電影類型詞匯：

film, motion picture 影片,電影 (美作:movie)，filmdom 電影界，moviedom 電影界

literary film 文藝片，musicals 音樂片，newsreel 新聞片,紀錄片，documentary (film) 記錄片,文獻片，comedy 喜劇片，tragedy 悲劇片，horror film, dracula movie 恐怖片，swordsmen film 武俠片，action 動作片，detective film 偵探片，ethical film 倫理片，affectional film 愛情片，erotic film 黃色片，western movies 西部片， serial 系列片，dubbed film譯制片，trailer 預告片，propaganda film宣傳片，animated，cartoon (movie)動畫片，science fiction科幻片，costume piece /play古裝戲， war movie戰(zhàn)爭片

footage 影片長度，full-length film, feature film 長片，short(film) 短片，colour film 彩色片 (美作:color film)，silent film無聲片， silent cinema, silent films 無聲電影，sound motion picture, talkie 有聲電影

有關演員詞匯：

cast 陣容，director 導演，film star, movie star 電影明星，film actor 男電影明星，film actress 女電影明星，star, lead 主角，double, stand-in 替身演員，stunt man 特技替身演員，extra, walker-on 臨時演員，support 配角，util 跑龍?zhí)?，extra 特別客串，costume designer (影劇)服裝設計員，makeup girl化妝師，dialogue writer對白作者，script writer劇本作者

一些女演員：

Angelina Jolie安吉麗娜·朱莉, Julia Roberts朱莉亞·羅伯茨, Sharon stone莎朗·斯通, Monica Bellucci莫妮卡·貝魯奇，Jodie Foster, Kristen Dunst, Sandra Bullock, Zhang Ziyi章子怡，Michelle Yeoh楊紫瓊，Maggie Cheung張曼玉

一些男演員：

Brad Pitt, Nichols Cage, Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks, Morgan Freeman, Will Smith, Bruce Wills, Harrison Ford, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Fat Chou(Chou Yun Fat周潤發(fā))，Jet Lee(李連杰), Samuel L. Jackson, Charlie Chaplin，Liv Tyler ,Tommy Lee Jones.

一些電影名字：

Crouching Tigers, Hidden Dragon臥虎藏龍

Jurassic Park 侏羅紀公園

The Shawshank Redemption 肖申克的救贖 (director: Frank Darabont; actors: Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman)

The lord of the rings 指環(huán)王

Harry Potter 哈里·波特(Written by: JK. Rowling)

Forrest Gump 阿甘正傳

Brave Heart 勇敢的心

Roman Holiday 羅馬假日

Waterloo Bridge 魂斷藍橋

Lion King 獅子王

Cinderella 灰姑娘

Hero 英雄

一些名導演：

Steven Spielberg，Frank Darabont，Ang Lee 李安， Zhang Yimou張藝謀

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