Make Your Way 7, Schulbuch mit Audio-CD und CD-ROM

Working with words 2 You are going to hear a film review of “Super Size Me”, a documentary on America’s fast food industry. 3 1 refuses to back down from its own position on the subject. 2 gets you thinking about things you might not have thought about before. 3 you will probably find very distressing and that will haunt you for days. 4 moves so slowly you find it boring. 5 is obviously invented and not very realistic. 6 is completely unbelievable. 7 will cause a lot of public discussion and make some people very angry. 8 might make you cry (or at least make you feel like crying). 9 thinks it is more important than it is. pretentious  plodding  moving  thoughtprovoking  farfetched   harrowing  controversial  uncompromising  contrived Use a dictionary. Which of the words in the box could be used to describe a documentary that … • Work in pairs. Talk about documentaries (or films) that you would describe using these words. • Now listen to the review and complete the sentences with one to three words. • Before you listen, match some of the words and expressions you will hear with the definitions. • 2/11 1 to do well at the box office 2 to get your teeth into something 3 obese 4 without giving too much away 5 withdrawal symptoms 6 investigative journalism a dangerously fat b not say too much to avoid spoiling the story of a film or book etc. c to describe a film which is seen by a lot of people d what an addict experiences when they don’t get their drug e journalism that aims to expose the real truth of a situation f to really get involved deeply with a subject 1 Many people are already saying “Super Size Me” will win the . 2 “Super Size Me” is an attack on the industry. 3 The critic finds Spurlock’s approach very . 4 The film was inspired by a real life . 5  In the film Spurlock has to eating nothing but McDonald’s. 6 If he is offered the he can’t say “no”. 7 It only takes for him to put on nearly five kilograms. 8 Spurlock starts suffering both problems because of his diet. 168 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigen um des Verlags öbv