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dialogue 1
Jingjing: Mark, have you seen any--------- lately?
Mark: --------really. These past--------months, I've only watched ---------because I'm afraidI'll start ----------
Jingjing: -----------. But there's one you'll want to----------for: Mulan.
Mark: Huh? I've already seen that------------ Wasn't that released--------------
Jingjing: Disney---------- an -------------- in 1998. That became one oftheir ----------
Mark: That'sthe one I saw. It was ------------, with lots of--------------and a fewgreat ---------------
Jingjing: Iliked the ----as well as the-------- they sang in that movie. When Mulanstarted-----------, My Reflection, I was --------------- bythe movie.
Mark: Yeah,that was good. The scene------------ was with the matchmaker, and all ofthe-----------that resulted in the matchmaker----------- andlooking like she had a ------------
Jingjing: That was a ------------ part. It was the ----------------- wasn'tit?
Mark: Mostly. The cricket was supposed to---------------. I guessit's ---------for China that Mulan didn't---------- at the beginningof the story.
Jingjing: Right. ----------
Jingjing: Exactly. Hua Mulan joined the------ her ageing father. Since they didn't------------n, she ---------herself as -----------
Mark: That'sa cool-----------for a movie. I hope th---------is as goodor better than the--------------
Jingjing: Hey, it's not a ---------. They're using the same----------,to make an -------------.
Mark: Oh,OK. I'll have to------------ for it, then.
Jingjing: I'll send you the link if ---------before you do.
Mark: Thanks, Jingjing!
dialogue 2
Jingjing: Mark, I found out some things about the----------. Would you liketo hear them?
Mark: ---------
Jingjing: First of all, it's a-----------.
Mark: Ohreally? Then it'll be totally different. Who's ------it?
Jingjing: Liu Yifei ------------------in it, as Mulan.
Mark: Sincethe----------- we talked, I heard Gong Li -----------. Which-------------doesshe play?
Jingjing: She plays Xian Liang. That's a --------------
Mark: Hmm. I don't remember that----------from the -----------. I guessit's going to be -------------
Jingjing: Yes, most likely. Jet Li is also-------------------
Mark: Really? Is he------------Tung?
Jingjing: No. Donnie Yen--------- that character. Jet Li is the----------
Mark: Wow. That'll be cool to see. Wait, since it's-------------, what arethey going to do with the---------and the cricket? Are there still thosetwo----------
Jingjing: Ithink they ------------- the dragon.
Mark: Oh no! I liked Eddie Murphy in the --------------
Jingjing: But I heard they were adding a----------- in its place. And I saw acricket—or ---------cricket—on the-----------, played by Jun Yu.
Mark: So, it---------wholly different film.
Jingjing: Ithink so. There's also not going to be-----------, at least not with thecharacters --------------
Mark: Well,it'll be nice to have--------on such a popular story. We've seenso many------------these years.
Jingjing: Yes. Hopefully we can get it ------------soon.
new words andphrases
from dialogue 1
goodie goodie: (noun)a person who behaves properly, too properly or too well at times
musical number: a songin a film or a stage production, sung by the characters as part of the sceneand story
win over: persuadesomeone to like something
faux pas: a mistake in manners
premise: astory idea (putting a story into one or two sentences about the characters andtheir problem)
from dialogue 2
live-action: a filmor a TV series shot with real people rather than cartoons or computer graphics
do away with
a fresh take
turn-by-turn: (adjective)done exactly the same way as before