Name :
Cipto Prasetio Sutikno
Student-ID : 18611407
Class : 4SA05
Subject : Computer-aided English Learning
Below are the first article.
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 was far
from amazing. The sequel failed to match the hype or success of its predecessor
from 2011, debuting in May 2014 to lackluster reviews and disappointing U.S.
box office results. Andrew Garfield, who reprised his role as the titular
superhero, weighed in what went amiss—and what worked—in the the Sony Pictures
movie.
"I read a lot of the reactions
from people and I had to stop because I could feel I was getting away from how
I actually felt about it," the actor, 31, told The Daily Beast. "For
me, I read the script that [Alex Kurtzman] and [Bob Orci] wrote, and I
genuinely loved it. There was this thread running through it."
"I think what happened was,
through the pre-production, production, and post-production, when you have
something that works as a whole, and then you start removing portions of
it—because there was even more of it than was in the final cut, and everything
was related. Once you start removing things and saying, 'No, that doesn't
work,' then the thread is broken, and it's hard to go with the flow of the
story. Certain people at the studio had problems with certain parts of it, and
ultimately the studio is the final say in those movies because they're the
tentpoles, so you have to answer to those people," he said.
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Regardless, Garfield stands by the
team who made the movie come to life.
"Talking about the experience
as opposed to how it was perceived, I got to work in deep scenes that you don't
usually see in comic book movies, and I got to explore this orphan boy—a lot of
which was taken out, and which we'd explored more. It's interesting to do a
postmortem," Emma Stone's co-star and boyfriend said. "I'm proud of a
lot of it and had a good time, and was a bit taken aback by the response."
How so?
"It's a discernment
thing," said Garfield, who next appears in the movie 99 Homes. "What
are the people actually saying? What's underneath the complaint, and how can we
learn from that? We can't go, 'Oh God, we f--ked up because all these people
are saying all these things. It's s--t.' We have to ask ourselves, 'What do we
believe to be true?' Is it that this is the fifth Spider-Man movie in however
many years, and there's a bit of fatigue? Is it that there was too much in
there? Is it that it didn't link? If it linked seamlessly, would that be too
much? Were there tonal issues? What is it? I think all that is valuable."
"Constructive criticism is
different from people just being dicks, and I love constructive
criticism," he added. "Hopefully, we can get underneath what the
criticism was about, and if we missed anything."
Sony is now developing The Sinister
Six, the studio's answer to Disney's Avengers, Fox'sX-Men and Warner Bros.'
Justice League. The next Spider-Man installment was pushed back, from 2016 to
2018.
Below are the second article.
Photography is a very powerful
medium and a very difficult craft. Excellent photos don’t only display some
facts — they tell stories, awake feelings and manage to share with the audience
the emotions a photographer experienced when clicking the shot button. Taking
excellent pictures is damn hard as you need to find a perfect perspective and
consider the perfect timing. To achieve brilliant photography you need practice
and patience. However, it is worth it: the results can be truly stunning.
Below you’ll find 50 brilliant
photos and stunning pictures — some pictures tell stories, some are incredibly
beautiful, some are funny and some are very sad.
All pictures are copyright of their
respective owners. Please explore the further work of the photographers by
browsing through their work. We’ve tried to cover different themes so that
everybody will find something interesting and spectacular for himself /
herself. All screenshots are linked und lead to the pages from which they’ve
been taken.
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Below are the third article.
Some people live for making
presentations; others consider it their worse nightmare. It could be five
people in a boardroom or 500 in the audience, but if you are the
presenter the spotlight is on you. You'll either be the hero or the goat.
No need to panic. Here are five ways
to help make your presentation astounding and enjoy the opportunity to bask in
the limelight.
1.
Give it Focus
No one is impressed by a
presentation that rambles. Rambling happens when the speaker is both
self-indulgent and unorganized. Your purpose and prose must be specifically
directed to interests of your listeners or they will mentally shut you down.
Even if you hit upon a topic of interest, you will lose them quickly if they
can't follow the logic of your ideas. Outline the structure of your
presentation in a way that people can follow easily. Research your audience to
make sure the topic is truly of interest. Promoting the benefits of beef at a
vegetarian conference will likely empty your venue no matter how strong your
passion for steak.
2.
Tell Compelling Stories
There must be a reason you are
presenting to these people. Most likely you want them to take action of some
kind. Maybe you want them to write you a check, get involved in an activity, or
to make something happen in their own lives. They won't likely take action just
because you tell them to do so. You need to connect with them emotionally and
inspire them to change behavior. Stories do more for emotional connection than
any other speech technique. The more personal and authentic, the more powerful
the response you'll receive. Learn how to construct stories that excite,
motivate and compel people to action. Most importantly, make sure your stories
have humor and Aha! moments to make them memorable.
3.
Give an Entertaining Performance
Not every presenter has to be an
actor or comedian, but no one wants to listen to someone drone on in dull
monotone. There are powerful dynamics in movement and vocal inflections that
will help your listeners feel your passion and energy. Give them an
awesome experience. Take the time to create a script and memorize it so you own
the material. You don't have to know it word for word but you should be able to
clearly articulate the key points without your notes. Then you need to
rehearse... a lot. As painful as it might be, watch yourself on video and work
to remove Uhhs,Umms and physical tics so you appear polished and comfortable.
Find a friend with a performance background to coach you so your diction is
clear, you project emotion, and you connect with your eyes. Make your audience
knows they are worth your effort.
4.
Use Media Only to Enhance
PowerPoint, visuals and video are
powerful presentation tools when used correctly. But they can be disastrous
distractions when misused. They should never replace you as the provider of
expertise. Don't ever let your audience feel they would have been better off if
you had just emailed them the deck. Keep your PowerPoint to a few words and
never read from the screen in the presentation. Ask yourself if a slide or
video is truly necessary before adding anything. Visuals are good for making an
emotional connection only if they are relevant and required, otherwise best to
just leave the projector off and focus more on your storytelling and
performance skills.
5.
Create a Worthy Leave-Behind
So you just delivered the best
presentation ever. Now your audience heads off to the next speaker, to lunch or
back to their desks. People are busy and no matter how much you impressed
them they will turn their attentions elsewhere. Give them something to remember
you by. Professional speakers will give them a book or at least a couple of
chapters. It might be as simple as a small flyer or premium item. Whatever it
is, make sure it's relevant to your compelling story and reminds them of the
action they should take. Be clever and appropriate so people will appreciate
your thoughtfulness as well as your ideas.
Verb-ing Form from the article above.
Verb
–ing as a verb itself;
- I could feel I was getting away from how I actually felt about it
- There was this thread running through it.
- "What are the people actually saying?
- There must be a reason you are presenting to these people.
- all these people are saying all these things
Those verb –ing form as a verb in
each sentence. It shows an action. Then, the tenses of them are present
progressive.
Verb
–ing as an adjective;
- It's an interesting
- Tell Compelling Stories
- Give an Entertaining Performance
- Below you’ll find 50 brilliant photos and stunning pictures
- We’ve tried to cover different themes so that everybody will find something interesting and spectacular for himself / herself.
- You may also want to take a look at the following posts:
The verb –ing as an adjective above
those sentence because we can see from the function of adjective itself. The
function of adjective is to modify noun. Therefore, they give more information
about noun.
Verb
–ing as a noun;
- you start removing portions of it
- Some people live for making presentations; others consider it their worse nightmare
- Visuals are good for making an emotional connection only
- Ask yourself if a slide or video is truly necessary before adding anything
- they tell stories, awake feelings and manage to share with the audience.
- Taking excellent pictures is damn hard as you need to find a perfect perspective
- Please explore the further work of the photographers by browsing through their work.
Some of them are categorized as a
gerund. Gerund have common verb that can be followed by verb –ing.
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