You are going to read a film review.
First, read the text and fill in the blanks (A-E) with the words (F-K) from the list. One word is extra.
Then, read the text again and fill in the blanks (1-5) with the sentences (6-11) from the list. One sentence is extra.
Nanny McPhee is back in an imaginative comedy perfect for school-age children.
Mrs. Green is struggling. Her husband is away at war, and she barely manages to pay her bills so that she and her three children (Norman, Magsie and Vincent), can keep the family farm. Her unreliable brother-in-law, who owns half the farm, is of no A . On the contrary, he has a large gambling B , and is trying desperately to get Mrs. Green to sell her part of the farm. And if that wasn’t enough, soon the children’s cousins come to visit – the stuck-up Cyril and the condescending Celia. Total chaos soon follows, but fortunately – one night they hear a knock on the door. Nanny McPhee has arrived. (1) .
“Nanny McPhee and The Big Bang” is the sequel to the box-office success “Nanny McPhee” from 2005. The result is an entertaining and fun film that will surely become as popular as its C . The story itself is not particularly original, but the individual scenes are fresh and full of humour and magic that children will enjoy. Also, the film is well made and the story has a number of good qualities. (2) . Initially they appear almost as bad guys, but during the course of the film this changes and we get an D into why they behave as they do.
(3) . In the beginning the children are quite selfish, but as Nanny teaches them some lessons they E up and show confidence in each other. (4) . In addition, Nanny McPhee makes it clear that she’s going to “Stay with the children as long as they need her, but do not want her, and she’s going to go away when they want her, but no longer need her.” (5) .
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F debt
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G help
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H insight
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I open
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J predecessor
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K successor
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6. Cyril and Celia behave in an inexplicably strange way throughout the whole film.
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7. Nanny stands by her word, and this might teach children something important about the fact that older and more experienced people often know best, despite the fact that children often protest and do not understand this until later.
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8. The characters of Cyril and Celia have a depth and complexity that is rare in children’s films.
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9. The message in the film is multi-faceted and educational.
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10. They realise that it is much easier to be brave and have hope when they co-operate than when they are alone.
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11. With her magic wand and decisive, calm manner it doesn’t take her long to get the children under control.
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