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ESL Podcast 285 – A Movie Collection
GLOSSARY
buff –
a big fan; a person who likes something very much and knows a lot about
it
* Lynette is a music buff who owns thousands of CDs.
collection –
a group of similar objects that are kept together, usually because
they are interesting, beautiful, or valuable
* My grandfather had a large stamp collection, with stamps from almost every
country in the world.
DVD –
digital video disk – a flat disk (circular object) similar to a CD, made of
metal and plastic that is used to store digital information or video
* In the early 1990s, people were using video cassettes, but today DVDs are
much more popular for movies.
on the big screen –
in a movie theater, not on a TV at home
*
The Lord of the Rings
is a movie with a lot of action, so it’s better to see it on
the big screen than on TV.
high definition –
high resolution; high video quality; clear and easy to see on a
TV or computer screen
* You can see a lot of more detail on a high definition TV than on a regular TV.
widescreen edition –
a version of a movie or show where the picture is much
wider than it is tall, so that a black bar shows at the top and bottom of the TV
screen, but all the images can be seen
* If you don’t watch the widescreen edition, sometimes you can’t see all of the
things happening in a movie, because images get cut off on the sides of the
screen.
bonus feature –
an extra thing that is related to a movie and included on a DVD,
but not part of the original movie, such as comments from the director or
information about how the movie was made
* This DVD has a bonus feature where the director speaks throughout the movie,
talking about why he filmed it the way he did.
to pride (oneself) on (something) –
to be proud of something that one does; to
be very pleased that one does something
* Drake prides himself on being the fastest runner on his high school track team.
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Easter egg –
an unusual message, image, or sound that is hidden in a movie,
book, painting, computer program, or video game as a joke, so that people
search for it
* If you search long enough, you may find the Easter egg on this DVD with the
very funny video of star of the movie.
special edition –
a version of something that is available for only a short period
of time and has extra features that aren’t included in the regular version
* The special edition DVD of Disney’s
Sleeping Beauty
has better sound and
color than the original movie did, and it has information about how the film was
made.
box set –
a box with special packaging that has all the DVDs in a series
* We bought Carolyn the box set of
Friends
for her birthday because it’s her
favorite TV show.
blooper –
a funny mistake that was made while filming a movie or TV show,
usually when an actor laughs, forgets what to say, or falls down
* Sometimes the bloopers on a comedy DVD are funnier than the movie itself!
deleted scene –
acting that was originally supposed to be in the movie, but was
taken out before the movie was finished, often to make it shorter
* Deleted scenes are interesting to watch because they can help you understand
how the director decides what is and isn’t important in a movie.
region code –
one of nine electronic codes hidden in a DVD that allows the DVD
to be seen only in some parts of the world
* If you buy a DVD in Malaysia and take it to the United States, you won’t be able
to watch it because it will have the wrong region code.
bootleg –
pirated; an illegal copy of something that was made without giving any
money to the people who made the original
* Bootleg CDs are cheaper than CDs that you buy in a store, but the singers and
bands don’t get any money for their work.
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COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
1. Which of these is an example of a DVD bonus feature?
a) A commercial
b) A special edition.
c) A deleted scene.
2. What lesson did he learn on his trip?
a) That other countries sell DVDs that are better than the U.S.
b) That bootleg CDs should be bought in stores, not on the street.
c) That you can’t see a DVD if it has the wrong region code.
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WHAT ELSE DOES IT MEAN?
buff
The word “buff,” in this podcast, means a big fan, or a person who likes
something very much and knows a lot about it: “Antonio is a sports buff who
knows which national teams have won every baseball game since 1900.” The
word “buff” can also be used to describe a person who is very strong and
muscular because he or she exercises a lot: “Kensuke is really buff because he
spends at least one hour at the gym every day.” As a verb, “to buff” means to
make something shiny by rubbing it with a cloth: “You should get your shoes
buffed before your interview.” Or, “The floors used to look very old, but we buffed
them and now they look like new again.”
Easter egg
In this podcast, an “Easter egg” is an unusual message, image, or sound that is
hidden in a movie, book, painting, computer program, or video game as a joke,
so that people search for it: “People say that one of the
Star Wars
movies has an
Easter egg, because when the director threw his shoe across the room they
filmed it and used the image as one of the stars seen though the spaceship’s
window.” Normally an “Easter egg” is made by boiling an egg until it is hard and
then coloring it on the outside. The colored eggs are hidden outdoors and
children have to find them as part of the celebration of Easter, the day when
Christians celebrate Jesus Christ having returned from the dead. Just like
children hunt for Easter eggs hidden outdoors, movie watchers hunt for Easter
eggs hidden in movies.
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CULTURE NOTE
Since 1929, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has been giving
“awards” (honors) to the best “motion pictures” (movies) that are made every
year. The award ceremony, called “The Academy Awards,” is attended by
hundreds of popular actors and directors, and is watched on TV by millions of
people. The Academy Awards are also called “The Oscars,” because the awards
are gold “Oscar statuettes” (small statues) in the form of a person.
The awards are given in many “categories” (types). The most important awards
are probably “Best Picture,” which goes to the best overall movie, “Best Director,”
“Best Actor,” and “Best Actress.” There are also awards for the “Best Supporting
Actor” and “Best Supporting Actress,” which are for the actors who don’t play the
main character, but act very well.
The awards for “Best Original Screenplay” and “Best Adapted Screenplay” are for
the best written “screenplay” (the written text that the movie is made from). An
“original screenplay” is written specifically to make a movie. An “adapted
screenplay” is written to make a movie from a book or story that was already
written.
The award for “Best Documentary Feature” honors “documentaries,” or films that
give people information about things in real life. The award for “Best Animated
Feature” honors an “animated film” that is made from drawings, rather than with
real actors.
There are also awards for music, “costumes” (the clothing that the actors wear),
“makeup” (the colors put on their faces), and “visual effects” (the use of
computers to make the images better, often for explosions).
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Comprehension Questions Correct Answers: 1 – c; 2 – c
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COMPLETE TRANSCRIPT
Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 285: A Movie
Collection.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 285. I'm your host, Dr.
Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in
beautiful Los Angeles, California.
Our episode is called “A Movie Collection.” Movies are, of course, a very
important part of Los Angeles culture. Today we’re going to talk about someone
who collects movies, and all the different vocabulary related to that. Let’s get
started.
[start of story]
Some people collect stamps. Other people collect CDs. I collect movies.
I’m a film buff and I have a collection of my favorite movies of all time. I usually
buy a movie when it comes out on DVD, even if I’ve seen it already on the big
screen. I have a high definition TV and I like watching movies in the comfort of
my own home.
I prefer the widescreen editions and the DVDs with a lot of bonus features. I
pride myself on finding every Easter egg on every DVD I own. My friends think
I’m crazy. Even if I already own a movie, I’ll buy it again if there’s a special
edition or box set with extra bloopers or deleted scenes.
Even when I’m on vacation, I look for DVDs. Last year, I was traveling abroad
and I bought some DVDs. When I got home, though, I found out that I couldn’t
play them in my DVD player because they had a different region code than the
one we use in the U.S. I also bought a bootleg DVD on the street and the quality
was terrible. I really learned my lesson on that trip!
[end of story]
This episode is about someone who collects movies. “To collect” means to get
many of that particular thing because you like to have many things. For example,
people collect stamps; they try to get different stamps from different countries
and put them all in a book. Other people like to collect CDs, different types of
music.
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