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What’s the film like?
Textbook: p. 42
GoalDescribing people’s looks and character: with, as ... as, -ing / -ed adjectives; subtitled and dubbed films.
New words
dubbed · dublyaj qilingansubtitled · subtitrlibrave · jasurshy · uyatchan
Explanation
Appearance: a tall boy with short dark hair, a girl with green eyes (with = who has). Character adjectives: brave, shy, honest, hardworking, helpful, proud, lazy, creative. Comparison: as ... as (equal) and not as ... as (not equal): Dilnoza is as hardworking as Madina. Aziz is not as shy as Sardor. -ing adjectives describe the thing and -ed adjectives describe the feeling: The film is frightening. I am frightened. A foreign film can be subtitled (with written translation) or dubbed (voices recorded in another language).
Worked examples
Our class detective game: She is a girl with long wavy hair and big brown eyes. She is as tall as her brother but she is not as talkative as he is. She is very helpful and creative. Who is she?
— What is the film like? — It is a funny adventure. — Is it subtitled or dubbed? — Dubbed into Uzbek. — Is it boring? — No, it is entertaining. I was very excited after it.
Class activity
“Who is it?”: a pupil describes a classmate with with and as ... as; others guess.
Practice
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Describe: a girl / long hair → ?
a girl with long hair
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Complete: Jasur is ___ strong ___ his father. (equal)
as ... as
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Which is correct: The story is (bored / boring).
boring
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Why do some people prefer dubbed films?
They do not have to read, so they can watch and listen in their own language.