Red Line 4, Coursebook

Language 2 5 eighty-nine 89 2 A new movie A director talked about his new movie last week. Report what he said. 1. “My new movie is a comedy.” ➝ He said that his … . 2. “I wrote the screenplay with my wife.” ➝ He added that he had … . 3. “The movie has lots of funny characters.” ➝ He told us that … . 4. “Jamie Foxx plays an old baseball player.” ➝ … 5. “There are some action scenes, too.” ➝ … 6. “We worked very hard on the jokes.” ➝ … 7. “The movie was fun to make!” ➝ … 8. “People of all ages will enjoy it.” ➝ … 3 The questions The director is telling a friend about the interview. Look at the questions and complete what the director tells the friend. Example: Who are the stars? ➝ She asked me …were /who/ the stars She asked me who the stars were . 1. What kind of movie is it? ➝ She asked me … it • what kind of movie • was 2. Where did you make the movie? ➝ … had made • it • where • we 3. Who wrote the screenplay? ➝ … the screenplay • had written • who 4. When will it be in the movie theaters? ➝ … in the movie theaters • would be • when • it 5. Did you enjoy working with Jamie? ➝ …had enjoyed • whether • I • working with Jamie 6. Did you have any problems? ➝ … had had • whether • I • any • problems 7. Are you working on another movie? ➝ … I • on another movie • was working • whether 4 Your turn: Awards and prizes a) Which actors or musicians won movie or music awards this or last year? Use the Internet to find out. You can find out about the Oscars or about other awards. best song best actor / actress … best album b) Find out what one of the winners said. Write three of their sentences as reported speech. Sh my ➝ his we ➝ they T IP Where did you shoot the action scenes? Did you use lots of special effects? She asked where we had shot the action scenes. And she wanted to know whether we had used lots of special effects. ➝ G19 ➝ WB65, 1 – 2 ➝ WB65, 3 Reported speech Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv