Describe your least favourite film

Band 6

I would like to talk about a film that I did not like at all. It was a big action comedy, the second part of a series, and I watchErro de tempo verbal: deveria ser “watched” it at a cinema in Lahore about a year ago, on a Saturday evening, with my two friends Bilal and Sana. I decided to watch it because the first part was really funny, and the trailer lookErro de tempo verbal: deveria ser “looked” exciting, with many explosions and a famous actor that I like. Also my friends wasErro de concordância: deveria ser “were” very keen to go, so I did not want to say no. But after twenty minutes I understood that something was wrong. The story was, erMuleta de linguagem usada como marcador de hesitação, very easy to guess, and many jokes were the same as in the first part. The characters were not interestingExpressão básica; limita o Lexical Resource and the actors just ran around and shouted. The film was nearly three hours long, and I looked at my phone three times, which I never do in a cinema. Even the other people in the cinema seemed bored, because many of them were whispering to each other and some left well before the end of the film. Bilal fell asleep, but we stayed until the end because we hoped it would get better. It disappointed me because I expectErro de tempo verbal: deveria ser “expected” something much better, and it was only a lot of noiseExpressão vaga; limita o Lexical Resource without a real story. You knowMuleta de linguagem usada como marcador de hesitação, the trailer had shown all the best parts already. Now I always read some reviews before I decide to watch something, so it taught me a small lesson.

Band 7

I’d like to talk about a film I really didn’t enjoy. It was a big action comedy, the second part of a series, and I watched it at a cinema in Lahore about a year ago, on a Saturday evening, with my two friends Bilal and Sana. I decided to go because the first part had been hilarious and the trailer looked exciting, with plenty of explosions and an actor I like. My friends were keen as well, so I didn’t want to be the one who said no. But after twenty minutes I could tell something was wrong. The plot was painfully predictableCollocation forte para uma opinião negativa, and many of the jokes were simply repeated from the first part. The characters were flat, and the actors just runs aroundErro de concordância: deveria ser “run around” and shouted. The film was nearly three hours long, and I checked my phone three times, which I never do in a cinema. Even the rest of the audience seemed restless, with people whispering to each other and a few leaving well before the end of the film. Bilal actually fell asleep, but we stayed until the end in the hope that it would improve. It disappointed me because I’d expected something much better, and what I got was a lot of noise with no real story behind itLocução nominal com um modificador posposto, usada com precisão. To be fairMarcador discursivo que suaviza a crítica, the trailer had already shown all the best scenes. These days I always read a few reviews before I am decidingErro de forma verbal: deveria ser “decide” what to watch, so it taught me a useful lesson.

Band 8

I’d like to talk about a film I really didn’t enjoy: a big action comedy, the second part of a series, which I watched at a cinema in Lahore about a year ago, on a Saturday evening, with my two friends Bilal and Sana. I decided to go because the first part had been hilarious and the trailer looked exciting, with plenty of explosions and an actor I like. My friends were keen as well, so I didn’t want to be the one who said no. But after twenty minutes I could tell something was wrong. The plot was painfully predictable, and many of the jokes were simply recycled from the first part. The characters were paper-thinAdjetivo vívido e preciso para personagens rasos, and the actors just ran around and shouted. The film was nearly three hours long, and I checked my phone three times, which I never do in a cinema. Even the rest of the audience seemed restless, with people whispering to each other and a few leaving well before the end of the film. Bilal actually fell asleep, but we stayed until the end in the hope that it would pick up. It disappointed me because I’d expected something much better, and what I got was a great deal of noise with very little story behind itFrase clivada usada para dar ênfase e equilíbrio. In fairness, the trailer had already given away all the best scenes. These daysMarcador de tempo que introduz uma reflexão I always skim a few reviews before deciding what to watch, so, in a way, it did me a favourComentário final idiomático que mostra flexibilidade.