International Destinations, Film Terms, Natural Disasters, Environmental Issues, and Informal Language

Posted on Jan 7, 2025 in Other vocational courses

International Destinations

I don’t like horror movies – they’re too scary.
My favorite actor is Bruce Willis.
The writer of the ‘Pink Panther’ films wrote some really funny dialogues.
Stuntmen have the most dangerous jobs in Hollywood.
‘Mamma Mia’ was a very successful musical.
I learned a lot from the documentary about dinosaurs.
The Roman epic used thousands of extras for the battle scenes.
The film was a complete flop and the producers lost millions of dollars.
The actress didn’t want to take any risks so she used a double for the most dangerous scenes.
The film was so successful that they decided to make a sequel.
The director asked for silence on the set while they were shooting.
‘Titanic’ was a real blockbuster – it made millions of dollars.

After the tornado there was debris scattered everywhere.
The worst hurricane in years caused thousands of casualties, who had to be treated in emergency hospitals.
There were very few survivors after the tsunami destroyed the town. Nearly everyone died.
The advancing lava flow forced thousands of people to become refugees in their own country.
Millions of victims of this year’s droughts urgently need food, water and shelter.
An elderly man received burns from the lightning strike.

My sister is very eco-friendly – she recycles everything.
Pollution in the oceans has resulted in the loss of many species.
Kyoto was a relatively successful international agreement.
The report had to be rewritten because of the many mistakes it contained.
Smoking in closed public places is extremely anti-social.
Because farmers overused the area for many years, now it is a desert.
She left the job because she thought her talents were being wasted.
The huge anti-nuclear demonstration went off peacefully.
Dinosaurs became extinct in prehistoric times.
Earlier estimates of climate change were inaccurate – it seems that things are worse than experts previously thought.
Sue’s daughter went to work as a volunteer for a year in Cambodia.
Climate change has caused extreme weather events in many parts of the world.

John was so hungry that he ate quickly all the food on the table.
She didn’t have any money so Mike lent her some.
“You’d better hurry up or we’ll be late.”
Kylie got completely drunk last Saturday night.
She made a complete mess of the job and we had to do it again.
“I’m just going out. I’ll be back in a moment.”
Irene’s a real funny person. We always laugh a lot when we’re with her.
“Don’t be so curious. This is none of your business.”
The baby vomited her dinner all over the floor.
Sam drinks too much. He knows it’s a problem but he just can’t stop the habit.
When I told Petra, she went completely mad.
Ollie’s a bit slow. You have to explain everything to him twice.