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Unit 3: Cinema
 
Speak  1: Using stress to help describe a film
 
 
 
When John and Fiona are talking about the film they have seen they put more stress on certain parts of a sentence to emphasise the point.
 
Instructions for exercise
 
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She's really beautiful!

It was absolutely fantastic!

He was gorgeous!

He was so funny!
 
 
  Units
 
 
Unit 1: Transport
 
  Unit 2: Hotel
 
  Unit 3: Cinema
 
 
 
Listen 1: Suggesting a night out in London
 
 
 
Listen 2: Deciding what film to see
 
 
 
Listen 3: Talking about the film
 
 
 
Read 1: Reading film reviews
 
 
 
Read 2: Cinemas in London
 
 
 
Speak 1: Using stress to help describe a film
 
 
 
Unit 4: Shopping
 
Unit 5: Work
 
Unit 6: Eating Out
 
  Useful links
 
 
BBC London film finder