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4 TV Around the World 10 Writing A. Consider the questions below and discuss with a partner: رابط الدرس الرقمي www.ien.edu.sa 1. What genre of TV films do you like to watch? Do you prefer action films, science fiction, fantasy, comedy or drama? 2. Do you ever need to summarize the plot of a TV film for a friend? Why? 3. What information do you include in your summary? What information do you leave out? Why? 4. Read the review of a TV film below and find out the following: • What is the name of the TV film? • What genre does it belong to? • • . • Which actors star in the TV film? What information can you find about the characters, the setting and the plot? How does this TV film compare to other TV films of a similar genre? How does it compare with the book? Does the writer of the review recommend this TV film? Why? Why not? 5. Which tenses/verb forms are used more? Could they be different? 6. Are there any passive forms? Why? Why not? 7. Are there any paragraphs? Why? Why not? A terrifying adventure on water Moby Dick (1956), directed by John Huston and starring Gregory Peck, Richard Badehart and Leo Genn, is a TV fantasy film adapted from the bestselling novel by Herman Melville. The story takes place in 19th century England on a whaling ship. The captain of the ship is Captain Ahab. Ahab has a fantastic story to tell about a "great white whale" which mutilated his body and almost killed him on a previous voyage. Now the captain leads his men back into the sea to take revenge. However, Ahab becomes so obsessed crew seeks out the great sea mammal. As Ahab becomes more and more consumed by hatred, his doomed men are flung into dangerous situations. Does Captain Ahab eventually find the big whale? To find out. you will have to watch the film! IN ALL THE WORLD-IN ALL THE SEAS-IN ALL ADVENTURE THERE IS NO MIGHT LIKE THE MIGHT OF MOBY DICK GREGORY PECK FILMED WITH NEW DEVELOPERS TECHNICOLOR RICHARD BASEHART LEO GENN IN THE JOHN HUSTON PRODUCTION OF AND ORSON WELLES as Father Mapple MOBY DICK A MOULIN PICTURE RECTED BY JOHN HUSTON PRESENTED BY WARNER BROS with vengeance that he makes some very bad decisions. The TV film takes us on a grand adventure over the waves as Captain Ahab and his If you choose to watch one film version of the novel Moby Dick, you should choose this 1956 version. The acting is good, it is well-directed and the use of color and imagery is superb. I think it is far superior to more recently released TV film versions. Everyone who read the book and those who enjoy adventure and tales of great battles between man and beast should see this TV film. I definitely recommend it as one of the best of our times. It is staggeringly good. وزارة التي ليم Ministry of Education 2024-5646 MG_02_COMBO_TEXT_2024.indb 56 30/4/24 2:30 AM

Consider the questions below and discuss with a partner 1 What genre of TV films do you like to watch? Do you prefer action films, science fiction comedy or drama?

B. 1. Think of a book you have recently read. Make some notes in the chart below. Title of book: Author: Fiction / non-fiction / genre: Information about the characters, setting, plot, etc.: Comparison and contrast (this book vs. other books): Would you recommend it? Who should read the book? Who would like it and why? MOBY DICK or The Whale 2. Use the organizer to outline the major 3 key events in the plot (but do not give away the ending). 3. Write your book review. First Event Second Event Third Event Information Herman Melville A Fishy Tale Moby Dick, written by Herman Melville and first published in 1851, is a literary classic. It tells the story of Captain Ahab's quest to avenge the whale... Writing Corner When you • • write a book review: think about who will read it (audience) and why they will read it (purpose). begin with the title, genre and author. summarize the main characters and the plot. Give three or four key events. • never give away the ending of the story. say what was enjoyable or not enjoyable about the book. Use adjectives: interesting, frightening, brilliant, amazing, boring, and so on. finish by saying who you would recommend the book to and say why. وزارة التعليم Ministry of Education 2024-1446 MG_02_COMBO_TEXT_2024.indb 57 57 30/4/24 2:30 AM

Think of a book you have recently read. Make some notes in the chart below Title of book