Conversation Model
Martin: What did you think of that movie?
Joanna: It was okay, but I’m not really into big-budget movies with a lot of special effects and big-name stars.
Martin: Oh, you’re a film snob. I bet you only watch indie films made on a shoestring budget with low production values.
Joanna: No, that’s not true. I just don’t like crowd-pleasers that are predictable. I like movies that stretch the imagination and have some artistic value.
Martin: You mean you like those weird movies with no plot and a lot of strange characters. They’re artsy, but leave you totally confused.
Joanna: I don’t mind some ambiguity if that’s what you mean.
Martin: Well, I’m going to see the new Spiderboy movie next week. I don’t suppose you want to come?
Joanna: Spiderboy? I’ve been looking forward to seeing that movie.
Martin: But it’s a big-budget blockbuster.
Joanna: I can’t watch artsy films all the time. Variety is the spice of life, don’t you think?
New words and phrases
- to be into sth: to like it, to pleasurable
- big-budget: sth that is expensive to make.
- special effect: using the special trick of the camera to make sth look real
- big-name stars: the famous star
- snob: a person who thinks that their opinion is better than anyone.
- indie: independent
- Shoestring budget: it's a low budget.
- Production values: it's a quality of the movie it's self.
- crowd-pleasers: it's sth that many or most people like but it does not mean it is great or perfect.
- predictable: we know that sth is going to happen.
- stretch the imagination: to make yo u think of think that you never thought about it before.
- artistic value: it's sth that you would consider quality or unique or interesting.
- artsy: try to be having or revealing natural creative skills.
- confused: unclear, uncertain = ambiguity
- ambiguity: don't sure what happened, uncertain
- I don’t suppose: to ask about sth and you expect the answer to be no.
- blockbuster: very popular and many a lot of money.
- Variety is the spice of life: trying new things or doing new things is good for you and make your life more interesting.
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