Summer at the Cinema.

What can you look forward to this summer at a theater near you.

Summer is just around the corner, and if your're a movie fan, that means plenty of reasons to head for your neighborhood theater. You could call this the summer of the "threequel." Many film franchises are releasing  a third installment over the next few months.

Your favorite zoo animals are back in Madogascar 3, Europe's Most Wanted. Third entry in the animated series finds Alex the lion, Marty the zebra: Gloria the hippo and Melman the giraffe joining a traveling circus. They hope to make it safely back home to New York city from Europe, where they were stranded on their way home from Africa.

In Men in Black III, Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones return as Agents J and K to fight the ongoing battle against extraterrestrial invaders. Details of the film's plot are being kept secret but it is known that Josh Brolin will play a young version of Agent K. Christian Bale returns as Batman in The Dark Knight Rises, the third entry in director Christopher Nolan's Batman series. This time, Gotham City is threatened by a terrorist character named Bane. Anne Hothoway, co-stars as Catwoman, and Michael Caine reprises his role as Alfred the butler.

Brave, the latest Disney/Pixar animated adventure, is set in ancient Scotland. A young, impetuous princess and skilled archer named Merida refuses to follow an ancient custom of her people. The resulting chaos forces her to use her skills and discover true bravery before it's too late.

In Jack the Giant Killer, a modern update of the fairy tale, a young farmer named Jack leads an expedition into the land of giants. He plans to rescue a kidnapped princess. The film is sure to have some amazing special effects. The fourth Ice Age film, Ice Age: Continental Drift continues the adventures of Manny, Diego and Sid. The prehistoric pals float on an iceberg and encounter numerous new creatures, including pirates.

The prequel The Amazing Spider-Man takes audiences back to the teenage yours of Spider Man. British actor Andrew Garfield stars as a young Peter Parker. The plot has Spidey taking on a villain called The Lizard. What's not to love about a chase through New York City? In the thriller Premium Rush, a bicycle messenger is pursued by a policeman. He wants an envelope that the messenger is carrying.

See a movie this summer, you'll be glad you did.


Grammar Tips:
The film is sure to have some amazing special effects.
"is sure to have" - is certain to + "verb". something for certain.

Vocabulary Tips:
installment- a new piece that always set a goal.分期出版，分期刊登的一部或一集。分期付款。
strand - stuck, not able to leave the place or position. 处于困境，一筹莫展的，使搁浅或使处困境。
extraterrestrial -外星的。 "extra" -在某范围之外的。 "terr"-地球。（重音在第四音节）
impetuous -冲动，鲁莽的。do something before or without thinking.
*The impetuous speak caused him a lot of trouble.
*The manager's impetuous decision made the company lost a lot of money.
expedition - 远征或远征队。探险或探险队。 "ex"-“向外”， "ped"- “脚”。  is a journey to find adventure.
chaos -暴乱。骚动。 no order, beyond understanding, totally confusion, nothing make sense.
reprise - repeat something which you did it before. " play the same character again".
homecoming - people coming back from all over the places.
franchises - film, book, movie are in the same franchises industry.
animate - not real, all characters are drew by the people and put life to them.动画的。

prehistoric -before the history has wrote.  "pre"－“之前的”。  "historic" -历史性的。
prehistoric - 也指“老旧，完全过时的”


Chat Rooms:
corner -角落，路，街道或室内的角落，转角。
in the corner - 在室内的某角落。"in" 指室内。
*The mouse is hiding in the corner.
at/on -在。。
I can meet you at the corner of First street and Main street.
There's a gas station on the corner.
"at" the corner - more specific and clear about the location. 特定且明确的位置。
"on" the corner -something is existing and always there.坐落，已有的，而且一直在的。
Summer is just around the corner. - Summer is arrive, coming soon.
kitty corner - 斜对角。
The hospital is kitty corner from Vic library.
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brave (adj)-勇敢的  (v)-勇敢的面对。under go or go with something in courage.
brave the (bad) weather -
brave the storm.勇敢的面对风暴。困难
elements - something like "strong wind, heavy rain, or snow", nature acts.大自然的力量，作为。
brave the elements - 勇敢的去面对大自然的作为（天灾）。
in the (someone's) element -所处的境况。一个人所适用，习惯的环境，处的自己习惯，喜欢，擅长的环境里，如鱼得水，乐在其中。
out of his element.-处于不快乐，不习惯，不合适的环境。


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