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The key answer of exercise 5

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 7.1 for the textbook Speakout Advanced Plus - Workbook with authors Richard Storton from Pearson Education

Question

  1. Read a student's review of the film Blade Runner 2049. Match the underlined sections with the tutor's comments below.
  2. Rewrite and improve the sections that the tutor has highlighted as weaknesses.

Answer

a)

  1. c
  2. a
  3. b
  4. g
  5. f
  6. h
  7. d
  8. e

b)

  • e8 → Whatever the intention, there is no denying that his vision of our near future is spellbinding. It feels blockbuster in scope, but is so much more insightful, making it a worthy addition to the sci-fi pantheon.
  • f5 → And while relatively few big-budget films ask big questions, Blade Runner 2049 does consider what it means to be human in the digital era. Does identity amount to anything more than algorithms jostling with countless others?
  • g4 Blade Runner 2049 seriously questions our identity in a future world while avoiding the clichés of formulaic plotlines. Consequently, any action-fuelled set pieces that suffuse most similar sci-fi offerings at least make sense here.
  • h6 → The overlap of identity and image is keenly observed by Roger Deakins’s sumptuous cinematography.

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