17 Flashcards

Going to the Movies

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fits the bill

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it meat the requirement
it is a good answer to a problem
i need X car and i find a truck and i say wow that fit the bill
it gives me what i looking for

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plot

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the story

what happens in the movie

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road blocks

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sth means problem/abstacle(mane-sad)

it is what a police may put up on the highway when they try to catch a criminal who are driving by

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lead actors

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star of the movie

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supporting cast

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other actors / miner role

cast=all of the actors

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comic relief

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those are actors that provide certain comedy

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villains

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an ivel person

bad person

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love to hate

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its very easy to dislike that carechtor

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happy ending

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movie has successful conclusion

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predictable

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you ca predict them

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go out of my way

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to put in an extra effort
do sth additional
“I’m going to go out of my way to see my friend jon next week “ = I’m going to do sth that require a lot of works but its worth it for me
“don’t go out off your way to get me that book” = don’t do some special interns of your effort

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slapstick

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a physical comedy that people fall down

chary chagrin

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throw you for a loop

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to confuse/surprise you

“life throw me a loop”= sth happened in my life that changed me or i wasn’t expected

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figured out

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to solve a problem

“i figured out who was standing newt to me yesterday”= discover/find out

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plot twist

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to twist = to turn your body
but here = change
we though he was nice guy but we figure out he is bad guy

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screenwriters

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who writ a movie

17
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directors

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kargardan

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pull it off

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to be successful with it

i managed to pull it of = i finished it/i was successful

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do it for me

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i don’t like it

i doesn’t make me interested

20
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classics

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it is consider one of the best

21
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nail- biters

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a movie that make us afraid

very suspenseful

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crew

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any one who i snot a after and working for a movie

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main character

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the most important person in the movie

the cast=lead after in the movie

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Sure enough

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common expression
just as we expect
“i went to the store and the vegetables were in sale”

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shocker

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sth that surprise is

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spoil the ending

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too ruin sth
destroy
dont spoil the ending(so i can enjoy the end)

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give a big thumbs up

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to approve it
to say it is good
thumbs down=disapproval
tow thumbs up=a very good movie

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faint-hearted

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who is to be easily scared

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I love watching movies. I like a lot of different genres. No matter what my mood is, I can always find something that fits the bill. When I’m feeling down, I sometimes like a good comedy. My favorite are romantic comedies. The plot is pretty simple. A boy meets a girl and there are road blocks to them getting together. The lead actors are usually likable people, the supporting cast give comic relief and villains are people we love to hate. In the end, though, there is usually a happy ending. Romantic comedies, or comedies in general, can be predictable but they’re also pretty entertaining. I don’t go out of my way to see slapstick or physical comedies that much. But, once in a while, I catch a good one on TV.
I like dramas, mysteries, and action and adventure stories, not to mention documentaries. My favorite are movies that have surprise endings that throw you for a loop . Just when you thought you had the whole thing figured out, there’s a plot twist. Good screenwriters or directors can pull it off.

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One type of movie I don’t like that much are horror movies. Scary movies just don’t do it for me. But, there is one exception. I like movies by the director Alfred Hitchcock. Hitchcock was born in England but made most of his films in the U.S. Before he died in 1980, he made a lot of movies that are now considered classics. Most of them are nail- biters; some are mysteries and some are horror stories.
The scariest movie I think he made and that I’ve ever seen was a movie called Psycho. The movie is set in a seedy motel called Bates Motel. The main character owns the motel and lives there with his mother. Strange things happened at this motel. People check in, but sometimes, they don’t check out. One day, a very pretty woman checks in to the motel. We know something bad is going happen to her. Sure enough, we see her get murdered. At the very end, we find out who the murderer is. It’s one of those surprise endings. Just when you thought you have it figured out, it turns out to be a shocker. I won’t spoil the ending for you if you haven’t seen it. I recommend it though and give it a big thumbs up. But, be warned. It’s not for the faint-hearted.