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UNIT 9 The Media 220px-NYTimes-Page1-11-11-1918 - Coggle Diagram

- - - - After an affirmative statement, the question tag is negative :no_entry:
        
        The verb used in the question tag depends on the verb that is used in the statement
        
        The film set is very convincing, isn't it?
        
        If there is an auxiliary verb, we repeat the auxiliary verb and add a pronoun
        
        The actors weren't very good, were they?
        
        The tense for the auxiliary verb matches the tense used in the statement
        
        Leah won't be late, will she?
      - After a negative statement, the question tag is affirmative :check:
      - The intonation used affects the meaning
        
        We use falling intonation when we are sure that what we are saying is true, and we want the other person agree with us
        
        Sarah hasn't started taking acting lessons, has he?
        
        We use rising intonation when we aren't sure if what we are saying is true, and we want other person to confirm it
        
        You don' like romantic comedies, do you?
  - - - Tenses and pronouns change in reported speech if the time and the speaker change
        
        say and tell
        
        tell + person + (that)
        
        Marisa told me (that) she was worried
        
        Other reporting verbs
        
        announce, confirm, complain and explain
        
        these verbs are not followed by a personal object
        
        say + that
        
        Marisa said that she was worried
- - - - Review
        
        a piece of writing that gives an opinion about a film, book, programme, etc.
      - Editor
        
        the person who decides what stories a newspaper or magazine should include
      - Tabloid
        
        a type of newspaper with small pages and not much serious news
      - Gossip column
        
        a place in a newspaper or magazine where you can read about the private lives of famous people
      - Broadsheet
        
        a type of newspaper with large pages and serious news
      - Advertising
        
        announcements in the media that businesses and other organizations pay for
      - Headline
        
        the title of a newspaper report
      - Article
        
        a piece of writing about a particular subject in a newspaper or magazine, or on a website
      - Journalist
        
        someone who writes news reports
      - Front page
        
        the section of a newspaper which contains the most important news
    - - Arts and entertainment
        
        pages with reviews about new films, plays and exhibitions
      - Horoscopes
        
        a list of predictions about what may happen to a person in the future
      - Television guide
        
        a list of the programmes on each channel for the day
      - International news
        
        pages containing articles about events that have happened abroad
      - Domestic news
        
        pages containing articles about events that have happened in the country
      - Letters from the readers
        
        pages with comments about articles that have been published in previous issues
      - Editorial
        
        an article that gives an opinion on an important subject written by the person in charge
      - Classified ads
        
        pages for people or companies who want to sell things
      - Business and finance
        
        pages with articles about the economy
      - Health and beauty
        
        pages with articles about healthy lifestyle or advice about how to look better
      - Crosswords and games
        
        pages with puzzles, like sudoku
      - Sports section
        
        pages with reports about recent matches
  - - - Soundtrack
        
        recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images
      - Plot
        
        is the sequence of events where each affects the next one through the principle of cause-and-effect
      - Special effects
        
        are illusions or visual tricks used to simulate the imagined events in a story or virtual world
      - Crew
        
        is a group of people, hired by a production company, for the purpose of producing a film or motion picture
      - Blockbuster
        
        is a Hollywood movie that's made with a large budget and big stars
      - Film set
        
        The enclosure in which a film scene is shot; includes scenery and props
      - Cast
        
        is the selecting of actors to play the various roles
      - Script
        
        is some kind of written work where the movement, actions, expression and dialogues of the characters are narrated
      - Scene
        
        is generally thought of as the action in a single location and continuous time
    - - Animated film
        
        Animation is a method in which pictures are manipulated to appear as moving images
      - War film
        
        concerned with warfare, typically about naval, air, or land battles, with combat scenes central to the drama
      - Western
        
        revolves around stories primarily set in the late 19th century in the American Old West
      - Action film
        
        in which the protagonist or protagonists are thrust into a series of events that typically include violence, extended fighting, physical feats and frantic chases
      - Documentary film
        
        non-fictional, motion picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education, or maintaining a historical record"
      - Musical
        
        movies that include singing and/or dancing as an important element and also involves the performance of song and/or dance by the main characters
      - Historical drama
        
        are dramatic portrayals of events in history
      - Thriller
        
        are characterized and defined by the moods they elicit, giving viewers heightened feelings of suspense, excitement, surprise, anticipation and anxiety
      - Fantasy film
        
        with fantastic themes, usually magic, supernatural events, mythology, folklore, or exotic fantasy worlds
      - Science-fiction film
        
        uses speculative, fictional science-based depictions of phenomena that are not fully accepted by mainstream science
      - Romantic comedy
        
        deals with love in a light, humorous way
      - Horror film
        
        seeks to elicit fear for entertainment purposes