Language Leader Intermediate Unit 11 Arts and media

Language Leader Intermediate Unit 11. Arts and media

Breathtaking

The scenery along the coast was just breathtaking.

Захватывающий

Groundbreaking

His groundbreaking novel about television brought him a fortune.

Новаторский

Filming techniques

A cinematographer is a person who decides what filming techniques should be used during the shooting of a film.

Техника съемки

Superb narration

Superb narration is one of the main advantages of her book.

Превосходное повествование

Masterpiece

‘Vertigo’ is the film widely regarded as Hitchcock’s masterpiece.

Произведение искусства

To expose smb to smth (о музыке, живописи)

Schools are again exposing children to the classics.

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Just about adequate

This office is just about adequate for my needs.

Почти адекватный

Gripping

The books of Remark are the gripping stories of wartime heroism.

Захватывающий

Electrifying

The electrifying storyline of the book didn’t let me put it down.

удерживающий в напряжении

Incomparable

She enjoyed the incomparable beauty of Venice.

несравненный

Suspense

Please don’t keep me in suspense. I need to know!

напряжение

To contain

Brown rice contains a lot of vitamins and minerals.

содержать

Violent

There were violent confrontations on the streets last night.

жестокий, насильственный

Scene

I found the scene in which Percy proposed to Olive very romantic.

сцена, эпизод

Moving

His letter was deeply moving.

трогательный

Storyline

Molly had a chance to suggest her own storyline of a play.

сюжетная линия

Outstanding

Derartu is an outstanding athlete and deserved to win.

выдающийся

Hilarious

For some reason, she finds his jokes hilarious.

смешной, уморительный

To be based on

The movie is based on a story he co -wrote with his wife.

базироваться на

Horror

She was wearing – horror of horrors! – the same dress as her mum.

ужас

Brooding

It was the brooding expression in his dark eyes which made him look so attractive.

задумчивый

Atmosphere

After Joe left there was a more relaxed atmosphere at home.

атмосфера

Plot

The film faithfully follows Shakespeare's plot.

сюжет

Series

Almost every granny likes TV series.

сериал

Episode

My favourite episode is the one where Rachel makes dessert.

серия, эпизод

Chapter

A number of other theories will be discussed in the following chapters.

глава

Novel

“Sea, sea” is the most popular novel by Iris Murdoch.

роман

Recluse

His widow became a recluse for the rest of her life.

отшельник

To publicise

Judy wasn’t ready to publicize her memoirs.

опубликовать, предавать гласности

To be fascinated by

Isabel was completely fascinated by the house and decided to buy it.

быть очарованным чем/кем-л

Eccentric

He is an eccentric character who likes wearing a beret and dark glasses.

эксцентричный

Stardom

This teenage actor looks like being on the road to stardom.

слава, звездность

Touring

Touring is very important for young rock bands.

турне

Household name

I'd like to sell gazillions of books and become a household name.

общеизвестное имя

Income

Many families on low incomes will be unable to afford to buy their own home.

доход

Royalties

I lived on about ₤ 3, 000 a year from the royalties on my book.

авторский гонорар

To track smb down

She had spent years trying to track down her parents.

выследить кого-л

Content

She is content to live quietly by herself.

удовлетворенный

Coherent

He has failed to work out a coherent strategy for modernising the service.

адекватный

Unwilling

Jane was unwilling to admit she was wrong.

нерасположенный к чему-л

Blockbuster

Have you seen the latest Hollywood blockbuster?

блокбастер

Bestseller

Kate’s autobiography is an international bestseller.

бестселлер

To withdraw from

The party withdrew their candidate from the election.

удаляться, уходить от чего-л

Rebellious

He grew older and more rebellious.

бунтующий

To admire

We stopped to admire the view.

восхищаться

To adapt from

The miniseries was adapted from Wouk's novel.

экранизировать

Epic

He wanted to make films about the battle of Gettysburg and other American Civil War epics.

эпопея

Starring

I adore the films starring Tom Hanks.

в главной роли

Misinterpreted

His words had been misinterpreted and made a big mistake.

неправильно понятый

Tactless

Throughout his school life Darius was tactless and egocentric.

бестактный

Traineeship

The college provides traineeship for actors.

стажировка

To feel at home

They did everything they could to make me feel at home.

чувствовать себя как дома

To wangle smb’s way

I didn’t want to talk to this “big star” because I knew he has wangled his way.

проложить себе путь хитростью

Occasional

The occasional car went by but there were no taxis.

случайный

To single out

Who would you single out as the most promising student of the year?

выбирать, выделять (из группы)

Touching

The scene was so touching that I couldn’t help crying.

трогательный

Suddenly it brought home to me that I was not the only one for her…

я понял (до меня дошло)…

Tough

The situation was too tough for an old lady.

трудный, жесткий

Chutzpah

Love him or hate him, you have to admire Cohen's chutzpah.

наглость

To convey the story

Paul asked me to convey the whole story to his wife.

передать историю

Accurately

Have I described the situation accurately?

точно

Integrity

She had a reputation for honesty and personal integrity.

целостность, честность