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CUE CARD: A FILM

Đề: Describe a film you watched at home or in a cinema.

You should say:

• what film it was 

• what it was about   

• why you chose to watch that film

• who you watched it with 

And explain if you learned anything important from the film 

BÀI TRẢ LỜI MẪU:

As a frequent moviegoer, I watch a lot of films. One of the movies that I enjoyed the most recently was The Martian.

The movie was based on a novel of the same title by Andy Weir. Just like many other sci-fi films, it was about man travelling in space, however, this time, our main character was stuck on Mars due to a dust storm which nearly killed him. All of the crewmates thought that he was dead, so they went back to Earth without him. But fortunately he was still alive, thus two and a half hours of the movie told the story of how he fought for his life in the brutal environment of Mars, until NASA devised a plan to rescue him.

My best friend is a big fan of astronomy, so she had read the novel before. That’s why she insisted on me going to see the movie with her. After watching the trailer and reading the plot, I was hooked. It was maybe the best two and a half hours of my week so far.

After watching the movie, I was amazed at how ingenious and strong humans can be when it comes to a life and death situation. Mark Watney, the hero of the movie, was a perfect portrayal of a young, humorous, brilliant and skillful engineer cum botanist. Although the hostile environment of Mars threatened his existence many times, he relentlessly refused to quit. Instead, he overcame one problem at a time until he was successfully rescued. The message that I learned from the film is never to give up, however hopeless things seem to be.

PHÂN TÍCH TỪ VỰNG:

– moviegoer: [noun] a person who goes to the cinema. (người đi xem phim)

– ingenious: [adjective] very clever at inventing new ideas. (khéo léo, tài tình, mưu trí)
Example: many ingenious researchers are working on ways to combat cancer.

– portrayal: [noun] the act of describing or showing something or somebody in a book, play or film. (sự miêu tả)
Example: the actor gave a fantastic portrayal of a clever detective in the film.

– botanist: [noun] a person who studies plants. (nhà thực vật học)

– hostile: [adjective] a hostile environment is unsafe for humans, because there are many dangers. (không thân thiện, khắc nghiệt, nguy hiểm, thù địch)
Example: in the hostile environment of the desert, you must take a lot of water with you.

– relentlessly: [adverb] in a way that continues strongly, without giving up. (không ngừng, không nao núng)
Example: the soldiers relentlessly pursued their enemies after the battle.