marți, 20 martie 2012

Reviews--exercices


1.  Punctuate the following review paragraphs. Puneţi punctuaţia corectă în următoarele paragrafe extrase din diferite recenzii:

a. this is film for every age bracket and is highly recommended for all those who enjoyed andrews earlier film the sound of music

b. overall however the film faults do not spoil an exciting and stylish piece of film making well served by an intense script and fine performances from its cast

c. the organization and presentation of the centre is impressive Peter Williams the manager says that the entire project has been designed to be attractive both to casual visitors and serious historians and the overseas visitors I spoke to were very taken with the facilities offered and the standard of the displays

d. the new visitors centre finally opened its refurbished and much grander premises in market square this week like many residents I had initially been concerned about the plans to update the centre feeling that the proposed hi tech displays would be out of keeping with the historical surroundings however when I visited the centre on its opening day I was pleasantly surprised by what I found

2. Complete the following reviews by writing the missing words in the gaps. Completaţi spaţiile goale din următoarele recenzii:

a. Jenna White’s Christmas Cookbook (Wilshire Press)
Christmas is coming soon with all its secrets, festivities and traditional dishes. Right on time, Wilshire Press have published Jenna White’s sumptuously illustrated book……………. (1) many suggestions for the preparation of gifts, decorations and food. In ………. (2) case, step-by-step instructions and …………(3) lists of ingredients are given, making Christmas ………………(4) easy even for the beginner.
The first chapter, “Early Preparations”, ………………. (5) with all the things that can be …………..(6) about two months before Christmas, such as homemade gifts, candles, wrapping paper and Christmas puddings.
In the second …………… (7), “Countdown to Christmas”, White …………….(8) how to……………….(9) decorations that need fresh …………………..(10) such as leaves, twigs and flowers. Here you will………….. (11) find suggestions on ……………..(12) to decorate the tree. The last chapter, “Last Minute Preparations”, again ……………… (13) on all sorts of gift …………. (14), special Christmas dishes and table decorations.
You will enjoy reading this wonderfully illustrated book as much as you enjoy Christmas itself. At the price of $12, 99, it …………….(15) preparation for Christmas into an art form.


b. White Cat on a Black Roof
The partnership of Jan O’Donnel, director, and Rishab Hajal, producer, has been making films for almost 25 years. But it has seldom managed a more successful literary adaptation ………………(1) that of J.M. King’s White Cat on a Black Roof. It is …………………(2) those elegant television episodes ……………….(3) which the O’Donnel-Hajal  team is famous (the book……………….(4) written in 1895). Also, it is their third King adaptation, after Red Room ...................(5) Janice. Apart from that, it is their best-beautiful to look …………………(6), subtly scripted by Jeova di Castro, the novelist ………………..(7)is their regular collaborator.
The book is ……………. (8) story of two families: the Elliots, who are cultural and democratic, and the Evans, who are prosperous and conventional. Its theme concerns the breaking ………….. (9) of barriers between people who find it impossible to understand ………………. (10) other in normal circumstances.
Alice Sommers and Wynona Ryder play the two Elliot sisters, whose fates become closely linked with ………………(11) of Mr. and Mrs. Evans (Omar Shariff and Leslie Ann Down). Maria (Wynona Ryder) falls in love ……………. (12) their son; Jennifer (Sommers) is befriended by Mrs. Evans and, …………….. (13) she dies, marries  Mr. Evans.
Each performance is remarkable. Good actors like Jude Law, Alec Baldwin, or Katharina Wills are also involved in the story, but it is Shariff, ……………. (14) the religious Evans, …………… (15) heart is softened by Jennifer, who is most notable. All in all, it is a fine collection family film.

3. Write a review for a film that has impressed you and one for a book that you loved. Give them titles. Compuneţi o recenzie pentru un film care v-a impresionat şi o recenzie pentru cartea favorită. Daţi-le titluri:

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