{"id":4109,"date":"2021-01-25T21:45:15","date_gmt":"2021-01-26T05:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/english-speaking\/?p=4109"},"modified":"2021-04-07T16:53:27","modified_gmt":"2021-04-07T23:53:27","slug":"introduction-to-english-in-blockbuster-movies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/english-speaking\/introduction-to-english-in-blockbuster-movies\/","title":{"rendered":"Magoosh English Class: Introduction to English in Blockbuster Movies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Now it\u2019s time for the third series of <a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/english-speaking\/free-english-classes-with-magoosh-lesson-index\/\">free English classes<\/a>! This is the first lesson in our <\/span><b>English in Blockbuster Movies<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> series. Prepare to learn more about blockbuster movies, including the history, terminology, and genres that people love to watch all around the world!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Goals<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Learn how to speak about blockbuster movies<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Learn new movie-related vocabulary<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Learn how to identify and use parallelism\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Discover interesting facts about blockbuster movies in America<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Difficulty Level<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Intermediate<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Time<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Approximately 15 minutes<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Reading Passage<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">People have been watching movies for over a century. However, the types of movies we like to watch have changed a lot over the years. In the early days of <\/span><b><i>cinema<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, people watched <\/span><b><i>silent movies<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> with <\/span><b><i>subtitles<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> that explained the story. Today, people watch <\/span><b><i>blockbuster <\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">movies<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">with plenty of sound, action, romance, and thrills!<\/span><b><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>The Early Days of Cinema<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">So, how did movies change so much? The answer is not simple. During the course of the 20th Century, technology advanced <\/span><b><i>dramatically<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, allowing filmmakers to create new and interesting stories with better <\/span><b><i>movie sets<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, more complex <\/span><b><i>narratives<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and more impressive sights and sounds!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In addition to the technological changes, the film industry in the United States also developed during great social and economic changes. Following the stock market crash of 1929, the world fell into a Great Depression that lasted for over a decade. In 1939, Germany invaded Poland, starting World War II. Despite these worldwide <\/span><b><i>hardships<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, the 1930s and 1940s were known as the \u201cGolden Age of Cinema.\u201d During this time, Hollywood, California became the center of the American film industry, American films adopted a distinctive style, and people went to see movies <\/span><b><i>in droves<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>The Introduction of \u201cBlockbusters\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">By the 1960s and 1970s, a new wave of movie directors had arrived in Hollywood. Two of these directors, Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, would later be credited with the invention of the \u201csummer blockbuster.\u201d The summer blockbuster uses a big budget, large <\/span><b><i>marketing campaign<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and impressive <\/span><b><i>visual effects<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to attract moviegoers. The first blockbuster was Steven Spielberg\u2019s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jaws<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, the 1975 thriller about a killer shark. It held the honor of being the <\/span><b>highest-grossing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> film of all time, but that status would only last for two years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In 1977, George Lucas directed <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Star Wars<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, one of the most ambitious and successful <\/span><b><i>sci-fi<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> movies of all time and the new highest-grossing film at the time. In the years since <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jaws<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Star Wars<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, summer blockbusters have continued to be some of the most popular movies in existence. Since the early 2000s, superhero and fantasy blockbusters like <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Avatar<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Black Panther<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Iron Man<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> have been particularly popular, making billions of dollars and entertaining audiences all around the world!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Youtube Links<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">:<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=V3CZF9IXVFI\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=V3CZF9IXVFI<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cZfgbETznSk\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cZfgbETznSk<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>Word Focus<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Let\u2019s take a closer look at some of the words in <\/span><b><i>bold<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> from the passage:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Cinema<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; (noun) &#8211; A general term for movie production; another term for \u2018movie theater.\u2019<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">American cinema brings joy to billions of people every year.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Silent movie<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; (noun) &#8211; A movie without sound.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The silent movie era in America ended in 1929.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Subtitles<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; (noun) &#8211; Words displayed at the bottom of a movie or television program to explain the story and translate the dialogue.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Subtitles help people with hearing problems enjoy movies.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Blockbuster<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; (noun) &#8211; A very successful movie with a big budget.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hollywood studios put out at least one big blockbuster every summer.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Dramatically<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; (adverb) &#8211; Significantly; done in a way that relates to drama.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Steven Speilberg dramatically changed the film industry forever.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Movie set <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8211; (noun) &#8211; The location where a movie is filmed, including the props and scenery.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Actors usually wait in their dressing room before they go to the movie set.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Narrative<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; (noun) &#8211; Story.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">George Lucas used an existing narrative style to create a whole new cinematic world.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Hardship<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; (noun) &#8211; Suffering; a difficult situation.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">People like to escape the hardships of their daily lives at the movie theater.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>In droves<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; (idiom) &#8211; In large numbers.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">People came out in droves to see Avatar.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Marketing campaign<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; (noun) &#8211; A plan to advertise and increase awareness of a company or product.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The marketing campaign for Jaws mostly involved commercials and merchandise.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Visual effects<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; (noun) &#8211; Images created in a movie or video through the use of computer technology.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The majority of scenes in Avatar were made with computer-generated visual effects.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Highest-grossing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; (adjective) &#8211; Earning more money than any other movie.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nowadays, Avatar is the highest-grossing movie of all time.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Sci-fi<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; (noun) &#8211; Short for \u2018science fiction;\u2019 a genre of storytelling involving imagined science or technology.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Star Wars is one of the best sci-fi movies of the 20th Century.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Grammar Center<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Take a look at the following sentence from the passage:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">During this time, Hollywood, California became the center of the American film industry, American films were recognized by their distinct style, and people went to see movies in droves.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The sentence above is an example of <\/span><b>parallelism<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (or parallel structure). Parallelism makes English sentences easier to read by using similar grammatical structures. You can create a parallel structure by using the same tense for every verb in a list. In the example sentence from the passage, all of the verbs are in the simple past tense:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">During this time, Hollywood, California <\/span><\/i><b><i>became<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> the center of the American film industry, American films <\/span><\/i><b><i>adopted<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> a distinctive style, and people <\/span><\/i><b><i>went<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to see movies in droves.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Now let\u2019s look at the same sentence without the parallel structure:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">During this time, Hollywood, California <\/span><\/i><b><i>became<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> the center of the American film industry, American films <\/span><\/i><b><i>adopted<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> a distinctive style, and people <\/span><\/i><b><i>go<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to see movies in droves.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It sounds kind of strange, doesn\u2019t it? That\u2019s because it\u2019s grammatically incorrect and doesn\u2019t use a parallel structure. Fortunately, it\u2019s pretty easy to make sure that you\u2019re using the same verb form in a list. However, this isn\u2019t the only way to create a parallel structure. In addition to the verb tense, parallelism can also be determined by the part of speech, noun quantities, and subject matter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you\u2019d like to learn about using parallelism in English, check out our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/english-speaking\/parallelism-definition-and-sentence-examples\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">parallelism guide with explanations and examples<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Quiz<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Now, let\u2019s look at a few questions to review the passage, vocabulary, and grammar:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Which of the following statements most accurately captures the central idea of the passage?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A. American movies underwent major changes throughout the middle of the 20th Century, culminating in the invention of the summer blockbuster in 1975.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">B. Summer blockbusters are characterized by big budgets and plenty of action.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">C. American blockbusters like <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Avatar<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Iron Man<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are some of the most popular movies in the world.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">D. Steven Spielberg invented the blockbuster with <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jaws<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, but George Lucas perfected it with <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Star Wars<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>2. When did Hollywood get a new wave of directors?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A. 1930s<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">B. 1940s<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">C. 1960s<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">D. 1980s<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Which of the following is an example of a <i>hardship<\/i>?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A. Winning the lottery<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">B. Seeing your favorite movie<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">C. Watching a TV show<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">D. Losing your job<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>4. What can <i>subtitles<\/i> do?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A. Make movies easier to watch<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">B. Describe actions in a movie<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">C. List the actors in a movie<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">D. Improve the visual effects<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Which of the following sentences does <em>NOT<\/em> have a parallel structure?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A. I went to the movie theater and watched a horror movie.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">B. The director wrote, directed, and produced his film.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">C. I like to watch thrillers and enjoying action movies.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">D. Do you want to go to the park, read a book, or watch a movie?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>6. Fill in the blank: \u201cThe actor walked around the movie set, drank a cup of coffee, and ______ for the director to arrive.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A. Wait<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">B. Waited<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">C. Waiting<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">D. Have waited<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Correct Answers:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">C<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">D<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">B<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">C<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">B<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now it\u2019s time for the third series of free English classes! This is the first lesson in our English in Blockbuster Movies series. Prepare to learn more about blockbuster movies, including the history, terminology, and genres that people love to watch all around the world! 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