/And hello, how are you doing?/ - Hello there! *g* Actually, I just woke up half an hour ago and I'm in the middle of getting ready for my English lesson after lunch. - I'm studying to obtain a Certificate in Advanced English and I'm scrambling to complete the couple of assignments the teacher gave us last time (because I'm a procrastinator like that LOL), one of which was finding a good novel (that then became a good movie adaptation) to review. Ridiculously, my problem was that I couldn't come up with anything that fit the criteria (like, it didn't have to be too convoluted like The Lord of the Rings, which as a Tolkien fangirl was my first thought). Last night I was about to ask for help to my Anglophone friendlist when I settled on Interview with the Vampire - what can I say, I love me some vampires... :D Ah, decisions, decisions... :D
/That's odd because I can see the photo just fine on mine - maybe refresh your browser?/ - I've tried, still no luck... Mah...
I saw the kitten this morning (weird, huh, I didn't move the icon.) But it's all fixed now.
Good luck with your exam! Is it for spoken English, written or both? Because your written English is excellent as far as I can see.
Interesting choice of film/book - I don't know that I'd call either one "good" (the movie is unintentionally hilarious and OTT). But, each is engaging in their own way. (The Vampire Lestat is the better book and elements of it were borrowed for the movie interview with a vampire, such as the girl's hair growing back immediately after it was cut.)
But I'd be hard pressed to think of a movie/book pairing in which they are both good, or at least similar quality *ponders* the Godfather, the English Patient, and To Kill a Mockingbird spring to my mind.
And thank you, my dear! ♥ It's for both, actually. There are four parts: Reading and Use of English, Writing, Listening and Speaking. And, well, of course my writing is correct when I'm on the Internet and I can use mozilla's spell-check add-on... :D Getting it right on the exam is going to be a bit more tricky, though I'm mostly worried about my awful pronunciation if anything.
Mostly, the teacher wanted us to chose a book/movie pair because the Writing part requires us to choose between writing a proposal, a report, a letter and a review. The last option is supposedly easier and by choosing something that is both a movie and a book we're covered on both front. :D
Agreed that Interview with the Vampire is a bit weird (it's certainly not The Great Gatsby or Pride and Prejudice, which were some of the approved examples) but I have at least both watched the movie and read the book. While I can't stand The Great Gatsby's purple prose (though I loved the last two movie adaptations) and Austen bores me a bit
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(BTW, the last picture is a kitten with photobucket saying no pic is available....)
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(BTW, the last picture is a kitten with photobucket saying no pic is available....)
That's odd because I can see the photo just fine on mine - maybe refresh your browser?
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/That's odd because I can see the photo just fine on mine - maybe refresh your browser?/ - I've tried, still no luck... Mah...
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Good luck with your exam! Is it for spoken English, written or both? Because your written English is excellent as far as I can see.
Interesting choice of film/book - I don't know that I'd call either one "good" (the movie is unintentionally hilarious and OTT). But, each is engaging in their own way. (The Vampire Lestat is the better book and elements of it were borrowed for the movie interview with a vampire, such as the girl's hair growing back immediately after it was cut.)
But I'd be hard pressed to think of a movie/book pairing in which they are both good, or at least similar quality *ponders* the Godfather, the English Patient, and To Kill a Mockingbird spring to my mind.
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And thank you, my dear! ♥
It's for both, actually. There are four parts: Reading and Use of English, Writing, Listening and Speaking.
And, well, of course my writing is correct when I'm on the Internet and I can use mozilla's spell-check add-on... :D Getting it right on the exam is going to be a bit more tricky, though I'm mostly worried about my awful pronunciation if anything.
Mostly, the teacher wanted us to chose a book/movie pair because the Writing part requires us to choose between writing a proposal, a report, a letter and a review. The last option is supposedly easier and by choosing something that is both a movie and a book we're covered on both front. :D
Agreed that Interview with the Vampire is a bit weird (it's certainly not The Great Gatsby or Pride and Prejudice, which were some of the approved examples) but I have at least both watched the movie and read the book. While I can't stand The Great Gatsby's purple prose (though I loved the last two movie adaptations) and Austen bores me a bit ( ... )
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As Sam Stone said, "That oughta do it".
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