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- Anthony
- My name is Anthony Prato and I teach English as a Second Language at The City University of New York (http://www.qcc.cuny.edu/clip/) and Columbia University (http://ce.columbia.edu/node/295). I have been an ESL teacher for 6 years, and a teacher or trainer for 10 years.
TITLE:
ReplyDeleteBABYLON A.D.
LENGTH:
2hours
summary:
In this movie the rules are simple: kill or be killed.
The hero of the movie called Toorop was hired to deliver a mysterious girl
from Russia to New york city.
they went over alots of problems on their way to New york.
reaction:
It was really a nice movie i liked it because it was an action movie
and i learned many new words.
new words:
a mysterious , reacting, spit it out ,aurora. chaos
Title : The notebook
ReplyDeleteLength : 2 hours
Summary : this movie is about an old man was reading love story to an old woman in the nursing home . this story about Alli and Noah who met each other in the carnival but they broken up from Alli's family because Noah isn't from a rich family. Then, Noah still have sent to her everyday along year without response.she met a solider that she will marry but befor the wedding she saw in the paper Noah's old home new where they have the memrorize of love that thing made her to go to visit him . finaily, Alli has need to choose between her fiancé or Noah.
Reaction: maybe it was a normal story but i like it. When i was watching this movie, i want to know what will happen in the end because this movie is simailer many another movies and also the ending but i think the offering way of this movie is excellent , it's make you exciting !
New vocab :
Pensive: thinkink about something a lot and seeming slightly sad.
title:
ReplyDeleteMr. Monk on Wheels.
length:
1 hours.
summary:
In this episode MR. Monk was shot .
MR.BARY is adocter his bicycle was steal because some thing amazing in that bicycle.
That woman how works with MR.BARY used the bike and let some guy to steal it to get something else which is the machine it has the companation of the password.
reaction:
It was a nice episode because i learn amazing ideas and ilearned many new words.
new words:
companation , hydrate,literature,detective.
Title:
ReplyDeleteNotorious
Length: 2 hours
Summery:
Biggie small was from a poor family. His dream was to become a rapper. At the age 15 years old he went the bad way. He started to sell drug. Until one of the New York producers discovered him. After he became a fames rapper, he got in trouble With other rapper and he got killed.
Reaction:
I love these kinds of movies because it based on real story.
New words:
Notorious, set me up
Title:
ReplyDeleteThe Princess Diaries
Length: 115 minutes
Summery:
This movie toke a bout a young girl. Her name is Emilia. She is in high school. Emilia live with her mother in small house .her father die before long time ago. Her father is princes of janovea , but she didn’t know that. One day her grand mother came to Emilia home to tell her you should be princess after view days .in the beginning Emilia don’t digest to be a princess because Emilia is poor girl and she live in humble house. But before that Emilia convinced. She start learns how to be a good princess. After a lot of difficulties, Emilia becomes the princess of janovea.
Reaction:
I love these kinds of movie because I like these style of movie. One thing I rally like it in these movie, Emilia still simple even when she became a princess.
New words:
Title : changeling 2008 (Drama)
ReplyDeleteThe film has taken of the events that have occurred in the twenties
Length : 2 hours & 15 min
summary:
this movie is about a woman has son is abducted.While the son is abdcted she keep praying to find him.Then, ther is like a miracle happen her son came back but the woman still Doubting in the boy if he realy her son or not ?
all people around her was trying to Convince her that boy is her son but she didn't convince.Then, the police took her to psychiatric hospital.the abductor decided to take the son to Cnada but befor he do that the got away.She discovered that the police are accused of corruption and they gave her similar child.
Reaction:
I like it because I like Angelina jolie and the movie is realy affective. Especially when you know it was taken from true story. It show us the corruption of Los Angeles police durinf the twenties.
new words:
anniversary , announce , clergy
Title:
ReplyDeleteHotel for dogs
Length:
1:40
Summary:
The movie is about two children whose had a dog called Friday, but they couldn’t take care of him. They found an abandoned hotel, so they renovated the hotel for Friday. Then they helped all dogs they found in the street. One day dogs did too much noise, so dog catchers went to the hotel and caught all dogs. The two children went to rescue all dogs and all people supported them, so the police left them remain in the hotel.
Reaction:
I liked this movie because I like dogs. It was very exciting and interesting.
New word/phrase:
Never mind: you can use this phrase when something doesn’t matter for you.
Title:
ReplyDeletePaul Blart: mall cop
Length:
1:30
Summary:
This movie is about Paul Blart who is a fat security guard. He was very sad because his life was a disaster. One day some thieves entered the mall and took hostages. Paul is the only person who is inside the mall to save them. He did a lot of thing to save them. Finally, he saved them and all people recognized him like a good police officer.
Reaction:
I like this movie. It was really hilarious.
New word/phrase:
Thief: person who steal something.
Title: Monk
ReplyDeleteLength: 42:03 minutes
Summery:
These part of TV show toke about Mr. Monk and Natalie. Natalie works with Mr. Monk. one day Mr. monk and Natalie went to tester building . When they went out these building Natalie see man full down of his bike. She went to help the man after that, she found out these man was stole this bike. When the police came they told Natalie that she should find this man because they didn’t see his face in the camera. Now Natalie have a heavy duty, so she asked Mr. monk to help her because Mr. monk see the robber to. Than Mr. Monk and Natalie started to find the robber. When they found the robber home they went there. But they could not catch the robber because the robber shot Mr. Monk. Before that Natalie have more heavy duty because she had to take care of Mr. monk and find the robber. Finally the police find the bike and Mr. Monk found out who helped this man to steal the bike .but Mr. Monk is unlucky man because got shout in the leg.
Reaction:
I love these TV show because I enjoy when I watched.
New words:
Karma, mad
title : Mr. Monk on the weel
ReplyDeletelength : 42 minutes
summry : the scientist Dean Berry had stolen his bike and Natalie promised him to find the bike with Mr.Monk helping.Mr.Monk got two shouts during the searching about the crimer but then they found who was the base of the crime.
Reaction : it was good , i like it .
New vocab :
Mileage : the number of miles that a car has traveled since it was new.
TITLE: The pilot.
ReplyDeleteTV Show: The King of Queen.
LENGTH:
45 min.
SUMMARY:
Doug used to have a special room for him to relax when he get home from his job. To make it better his wife Carrie gave him as present the best and bigger Tv that he was looking for. Suddenly Carrie’s sister came to the house with a bad new. Tessie, Arture’s wife died. Carrie and her sister decided that the best would be to send their father to the retirement home because, he doesn’t know how to take care of himself. He very angry decided to stay at his home. In a few hours he burned the house; so he had not place to live. Carrie took him with her. Obviously the available room was “Doug special room” and he sadly and for the circumstance decided to leave him living there. Doug moved his big TV to his room but, he couldn’t see the whole tv because wasn’t room in there for the TV so, he was sad and mad. Finally Doug understood that the family is most important than a material things.
REACTION:
This tv show is really funny. This is a crazy family and crazy things always happen to them.
NEW WORD/PHRASE:
“because he has a few eccentricities”. (he is a little bit different).
Arimxay Pereira
TITLE: Mr. Monk on Wheels
ReplyDeleteTV Show: Monk.
LENGTH:
1 hour.
SUMMARY:
Monk is a very special detective. Despite his mental problem he is still the best in his work. At first Natilie try to help someone that just felt down from a bicycle but she did not realize that he was stealing the bicycle. Suddenly the owner of it (the scientific) came out to try to cash the robber. Natalie very sorry decide to ask for help to Mr. Monk, so they started the investigation. While they were in front of the house of the robber, someone injured Monk with a gun. So, Monk could not work very well but still he was doing a great job with Natalie. Many things happened like the bicycle was in the trash; someone killed the robber with a gun. The scientific has a good project that he is trying to show an experts, I don’t know what happened but it didn’t work, Finally monk concluding that was the assistant of the scientific (the Spanish woman) that was behind everything.
REACTION:
Cool and interesting, easy to understand. I feel like am learning new words and expressions.
NEW WORD/PHRASE:
“I couldn’t have said it better myself”. (I am agree with your comment).
Death trap (Something that is very danger).
Arimxay Pereira
Title : 27 Dresses
ReplyDeletelength : 2 hours
summry :
Jane works as bridsemaid in weddings with 27 dresses. she arrange the weddings to her friends to become perfect.she loves her boss George but he fall down in love with her sister Tess.She met kevin a cynical writter and he tried to get her attention.
Reactino : I did't like it very much.
New vocab :
vow : a serious promise
Title:
ReplyDeleteGran torino
Length:
2 hours
Summary:
This movie is about a retired automotive worker and a Korean War veteran called Walt. He lived in Detroit and his neighborhood is dominated by immigrants. He accidentally knows his neighbors. He made a good relationship with his teenage neighbors. He always tried to help them.
Reaction:
I really liked this movie because it was about discrimination and has a great end.
New word/phrase
Gang: is a group of criminals
TITLE: Failure to launch.
ReplyDeleteLENGTH:
2 hours.
SUMMARY:
Tripp, 35 years old, is still living with his parent. His parents desperated decided to ask for help, so they hired Paula. She is a pretty woman that her job is push men out from their parent’s house. Actually that is Paula`s job, but she fall in love with him, and he with her. Unfortunately Tripp knew that everything was planed, so he started hate her. Finally, His parents, and their friend tried to help them, and they got to be together again.
REACTION:
This is a cool movie. I liked because is between romantic and fun. Was easy to understand.
NEW WORD/PHRASE:
Get the “nod”: she wanted to say like to get it.
Get the “nod”: To be approved or chosen for something.
Arimxay Pereira =)
TITLE: XXX
ReplyDeleteLENGTH:
2 hours.
SUMMARY:
Xander was a bandit lover of extreme sports. He used to do illegal things and extreme, in the city. He was captured by police in the United States, and to avoid prison they gave him the option of working as a secret agent for them, for being so clever and intelligent. The mission was to capture some Russian mobsters. Finally, he captured them with another agent that right now is his girlfriend.
REACTION:
This is an action movie. Describe Xander like a typical bandit of the street. He likes to escape from the police, while he is working in his extremes activities. I love VIN DIESEL since he makes the movie called “The Pacifier”. So, I think this kind of the same, in both movie he has a mission. It’s so cool, watch this movie;)!!!!.
NEW WORD/PHRASE:
You get to be kidding me ( I think he wants to say You must be kidding)
title:
ReplyDeletebenjamin gate .
length:
2 hours.
summary:
In this move bruce willis he want to still some
Cazino because the oner of the cazino he make
Proplem with his girlfriend so he still his girlfriend .
Then he want to still his cazino he calcted 11 man
To still that guy .
Then they make a good blan .
After when they still the cazino bruce willis
He getback to his girlfriend and they live agood live
With that many .
reaction:
It was a nice movie because i learn many ideas .
new words:
cazino ,chips, gate.
Tile : Cinderella film
ReplyDeletelength : 1.30h
Summery : In this week, I watch Cinderella film on ABC family. It a teenage film. The content is simple, teenage love. Like the Cinderella orginal story, a little girl who had stepmother and unhappy life. The main charater was the dinner girl, but in the shool party, she met a guy who made the other girls go crazy. And they felt in love, and their classmate found out their love, and laughed. But the true love won. ...
I am too old to watch that film...when I watched it, I thought how they so stupid, and my teentime was same.
new words:
Dinner girl. " on air, online, on the go."
Tile : unknow
ReplyDeleteLength : more over 2h
Summary : today, I enjoy the show of UNC tw. It teach people how to make the window, how to fix their house. Its a awful surprise. I love it, because I can understand how the window, American house are made. And in this show,they refer the viewer to the best home supplier. They tauch me lots of tips. And maybe I can make it by myself.
New word : DIY do it your self, Yard sell.
Tile : Cloverfield
ReplyDeleteLength : 2h
Summary:
the story starts with boy lives in NewYork. he was going to Jaban and his friends will make party before he leaves.His x-girl friend came
to the party and they fight again then she left.Big burst happend in the city all of them ran to out of NewYork but the bridge was breaking while they were walking on it.Then his brother is dead.They discoverd all of these events came from Strange creatures.Then, he rescues his X-girlfriends from the death.But the monsters followed them.After that, the army took them to hlicopter and the monsters attacked them and hit the hlicopter until they fall.The boy and his girl ran to some garden but in the end they dead.
reaction:
It is realy a sad end.But, I like these movie (Horror movies)
New words :
grind _ horrible
Mr. Monk and the Lady Next Door
ReplyDeleteLength: 1 hour
Summary:
The episode starts by fighting between a cap and wanted in the museum but the cap has killed. Monk doesn’t want to across the road even if the traffic sign isn’t work. While they were investigating, another crime happened by same killer. Monk accused the old woman but he discovered he was wrong. While monk was walking, he saw something there is like it in museum and he followed it until they found the killer and killed him.
Reaction:
The most thing funny in the episode when dasher was shooting human machine. Monk he made really mistake.
TITEL:HOLES
ReplyDeleteLength: 2h
Summary:
This guy Stanley Yelnats got a problem with the authority, because they think he stole a pair of shoes of a famous basketball player. The basketball player decided to donate his old shoes to the homeless shelters, to sell it for a higher price. Actually, Stanley did not steal nothing those shoes came from the sky, but the authority did not believe him, so they sent him to a Camp for bad boys ( Camp Green Lake). In the camp he had to dig holes, because they said if he stays under the sun digging holes his going to change his behavior. At the same time Stanley’s family had a curse because his great, great grand father did something wrong, even Stanley did not believe in curse he think that this problem could happen to him because the curse.
REACTION:
This movie was interesting because was between fun and action
New word:
Homeless shelters