WARM-UP VIDEO FOR PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Instructions. Listen and type expressions in Present Continuous with frequently used verbs

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Exercise. Complete each gap with suitable words and expressions you hear from the video.

and we can create any mood with that sound. - [Narrator] When you watch a film, much of what (1) ………….. was created... (feet tromping heavily) From footsteps on a snowy path (pensive music) (cloth fluttering)- Foley is the art of sound. It's creating sounds in sync with (2) ………….. onscreen. The art of Foley goes back to the old radio days, where you would see the sound guys and I listen to them performing to the picture. I try not to look at them, because I really don't wanna see what (3) ………….. . I wanna see how it sounds. (playful music) (thunder crackles) - All sound is two elements hitting one another. - With rain, if (4) ………….. a puddle, or if (5) ………….. someone's face, that's all gonna sound different; so those are very specific little things (distant thunder) - Wind is interesting because it's usually what (6) ………….. through. - Alice is gonna use the Batman cape to create the sails, and I'm going to create the boat Okay, let's go. (fabric fluttering) (water splashing) - If (7) ………….. a boat going through waves, we would use the big tub that we have to get that slapping sound, and then go back and do maybe a general sound. We have a shot here of a hiker coming down the waterfall, so (8) ………….. the sound of the carabiner and his rope, and his equipment. (metal squeaks) How was that?

Key: Look at the key and say aloud the script from the video to improve your English.

and we can create any mood with that sound. - [Narrator] When you watch a film, much of what (1) (you're hearing) was created... (feet tromping heavily) From footsteps on a snowy path (pensive music) (cloth fluttering)- Foley is the art of sound. It's creating sounds in sync with (2) (what's happening) onscreen. The art of Foley goes back to the old radio days, where you would see the sound guys and I listen to them performing to the picture. I try not to look at them, because I really don't wanna see what (3) (they're using) . I wanna see how it sounds. (playful music) (thunder crackles) - All sound is two elements hitting one another. - With rain, if (4) (it's hitting) a puddle, or if (5) (it's hitting) someone's face, that's all gonna sound different; so those are very specific little things (distant thunder) - Wind is interesting because it's usually what (6) (the wind is blowing) through. - Alice is gonna use the Batman cape to create the sails, and I'm going to create the boat Okay, let's go. (fabric fluttering)(water splashing) - If (7) (we're doing) a boat going through waves, we would use the big tub that we have to get that slapping sound, and then go back and do maybe a general sound. We have a shot here of a hiker coming down the waterfall, so (8) (I'm doing) the sound of the carabiner and his rope, and his equipment. (metal squeaks) How was that?

Sources: 

Channel: Great Big Story. The Magic of Making Sound | That's Amazing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UO3N_PRIgX0

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