Language use and communication
Exercise 22. Read the situations and complete the sentences.
1. Your sister is going to Egypt. You want to know what she is going to do there.
You ask: What are you going to do when ______________________________ ?
2. A friend of yours is visiting you. He has to leave soon but maybe there's time for some
more coffee.
You ask: Would you like some more coffee before ______________________ ?
3. Your colleague wants to sell her country house. You are interested in buying it,
but she hasn't decided yet.
You ask: Can you let me know as soon as ______________________________ ?
4. Your friend is going to Cannes. You want to know where he is going to stay there.
You ask: Where are you going to stay when ____________________________ ?
5. You want to go to your friend’s birthday party by car. But they are repairing
a bridge not far from her house at the moment.
She says: I think the traffic will be bad if they ___________________________ .
Exercise 23. Put the verbs in the most suitable form.
1. Jane has decided to learn a foreign language.
JANE: I'm thinking of trying to learn a foreign language.
JILL: Are you? Which language (l) _____________________ (you / learn)?
JANE: Italian.
JILL: I see. And (2) ________________________________(you / do) a course?
JANE: Yes, (3) ______________________________ (it / begin) in two weeks.
JILL: Good idea. I'm sure (4) _________________________ (you / enjoy) it.
JANE: I hope so. But I think (5) __________________ (it / be) quite difficult.
2. Susan wants to know about Sam's holiday plans.
SUSAN: I hear (l) ________________ (you / go) on holiday the day after tomorrow.
SAM: That's right. (2) _____________________________ (we / go) to China.
SUSAN: I hope (3) ______________________ (you / have) a great time there.
SAM: Thanks. (4) ______________________ (I / get) in touch with you when
(5) _________________ (I / get) back.
3. Mr. Stevenson is talking about Mrs. Stevenson’s birthday to his children.
DAD: Do you remember about Mum's birthday on Friday?
TOM: Well, I already have a present. (1) __________________ (I / get)
her a new documentary film about gardening.
TINA: Oh. What about you, Dad?
DAD: I'm not actually buying her a present. (2) _____________________ (I / take)
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to London for the evening. I've booked a table at a new Italian
restaurant and then (3) _____________________ (we / go) to the
theatre. I got the tickets last week but she doesn't know. It's a
surprise.
TINA: Oh, that's an idea! I think (4) ________________ (I / buy) her something nice to wear then. A new necklace or something.
4. Gerry invites Jenny to go to see the comedian Lenny Henry.
GERRY: Would you like to see Lenny Henry’s show? (1) ______________(he / do) it
at Swan Theatre next week.
JENNY: I’d love to, but I’m really busy next week. (2) _________________ (I / have)
an audition in a week, so (3) ___________________________ (I / rehearse)
all those days.
GERRY: Well, what about Saturday the 27th? (4) ____________________ (you / do)
anything that evening?
JENNY: I think (5) _______________ (I / be) free, but I’ll have to see the producer
at the studio that afternoon. What time (6) ________________ (the show / start)?
GERRY: At the weekends (7) _____________________ (it / start) at 8.30 p.m.
JENNY: Well, if (8) _______________ (I / be) late (9) ______________ (I / get) a taxi.
GERRY: OK. (10) _________________ (I / get) tickets for the show and (11) __________
(I / meet) you outside the theatre at 8 p.m.
JENNY: Right. So long. See you soon.
Exercise 24. Translate the following sentences into English.
1. Кто собирается принимать участие в фестивале?
2. Вы не сдадите экзамен, если не выучите новые слова.
3. Ты можешь выключить компьютер. Я не работаю на нём.
4. Они поедут на гастроли, как только подготовят новую программу.
5. Я не знаю, как пользоваться этим фотоаппаратом. – Это очень легко.
Я покажу тебе.
6. Мне поехать с вами на съёмку? – Сам решай.
7. Если вы поговорите с режиссёром, вы будете знать, как исполнять эту роль.
8. Почему бы тебе не принести фотографии на пробы?
9. Я думаю, мы снимем эту сцену на натуре.
10. Когда вы собираетесь монтировать свой фильм?
11. Как только сценарист соберёт необходимый материал, он начнет работу над
сценарием.
12. Я завтра провожу подбор исполнителей на главные роли. Надеюсь, вы придёте.
13. Где нам провести репетицию?
14. У меня ужасно болит голова. – Да? Подожди здесь. Я принесу таблетки.
15. Мне посмотреть весь отснятый материал самому или подождать продюсера?
Exercise 25. What’s the difference in meaning? Read and translate into Russian.
1. a) I see a man who is talking over the phone. b) I am seeing a dentist tomorrow.
2. a) The roses smell very good. b) The girl is smelling the roses.
3. a) The pizza tastes delicious. b) John is tasting the pizza.
4. a) It feels like silk. b) Jane is feeling the dress.
5. a) He has a car. b) He's having a party tomorrow.
6. a)We don’t go to Uni on Saturdays. b)We aren’t going to Uni this Tuesday.
7. a) I think it's such a good idea! b) I'm thinking about her suggestion.
8. a) She is a nice girl. b) She is being really nice to us.
9. a) It looks like we are going to have fun. b) We are looking at the main building.
Exercise 26. Use Present Simple or Continuous, or Past Simple or Continuous and
the following verbs to complete the dialogue.
do, give, go, have, revise, see,
shake, try, not / go, not / use, not / work.
Sam is phoning his friend Sue.
Sam: Hello, Sue, it’s Sam here.
Sue: Oh, hello Sam. What (l) _____________________________ ?
Sam: Nothing much. I (2) _______________________________ but I had to stop because
my computer (3) _________________________________.
Sue: Oh dear. Well, I (4) _______________________ mine. Would you like to come and
borrow it?
Sam: Thanks, but I’d rather go out. Would you like to come to the cinema? They (5)
_______________________ two tickets for the price of one this afternoon.
Sue: What’s on?
Sam: I’m not sure.
Sue: Well, I (6) ______________________ if I don't know what film we'll see.
Sam: Wait a minute. I (7) ____________________ to find the right page in the newspaper.
Oh, it’s a horror film. How about it?
Sue: Definitely not. You know I (8) _________________________ nightmares when I
(9) _____________________ horror films. We (10) _____________________ to see
one last year and by the end I (11) ____________________________ with terror.
Sam: Oh, all right. Well, see you on Tuesday I suppose.
Sue: Yes, OK. Bye.
Sam: Bye.
Exercise 27. Read the interview with a film director and pay attention to the tense forms of the verbs used there. Then explain why they are used.
The conversation with a famous film director
Journalist: I’m going to write an article about the prize-winning films of the festival and their creators. And I’m very happy to make my first interview with you, Donald. Your new musical got 4 prizes: for the best direction, best female part, best script and best music. You are a brilliant dancer, actor, choreographer and one of the most famous film directors. Your contribution into filmmaking is enormous. I’m a great fan of your work and I think the story of your success will be an inspiration to young people all over the world. I mean, I want your story from the very beginning.
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director:
OK. Well, my mother loved theatre and she was the one who sent me to
dancing school. So while my friends were playing football I was
taking dance lessons. Then I studied at college, had musical
training in Conservatory of Fine Arts, entered the University, Drama
Department. I taught at a local studio to pay for my education. I
also performed with my brother Fred. We worked hard and after a few
years we were ready to go on a dance concert tour. Audiences
everywhere adored us. After that I made my way to the Broadway stage
and played small roles there.
Journalist: I know you met your wife when you were taking part in one of the Broadway performances.
Film director: You are absolutely right. We met while we were playing in the popular musical comedy “Diamond Horseshoe”. It was my first lead on the Broadway.
Journalist: I heard that Betsy had an accident in that performance. How did it happen?
Film director: One day during the performance she jumped over the table and twisted her ankle. She couldn’t dance after that for some weeks.
Journalist: When did you start working in cinema?
Film director: I was 27 when I got married and we decided to move to California. We rented a flat. I couldn’t find a job. At last I got a role in an action film.
Journalist: What role was it, the main or supporting?
Film director: You will probably be surprised, but I started working as a stuntman. I had a lot of work. My roles in films were interesting and sophisticated. One day a famous producer saw some rushes with my participation, asked the director who the stuntman was and offered me to discuss a contract with MGM studio. My film career began. And I played a lot of different roles – main and supporting, more or less successful, I took part in musical films as a choreographer before turning to film direction and shooting my first film. It was a musical, of course.
Journalist: And now a traditional, but very important question – your next film. Is it true that you are going to shoot a psychological drama?
Film director: Yes, I want to try to film something different. Two years ago my friend brought me his screenplay. It is based on real events. Now I’m working out a shooting script, doing storyboards with the production designer and casting actors. We are going to film most of the scenes on location. I think we’ll start shooting in two months.
Journalist: Is your wife going to take part in this movie?
Film director: It depends on her plans. She is going on a big tour next month.
Journalist: Can I ask you some more questions about your new film project? And can I also talk to Betsy?
Film director: Yes, of course. Betsy is making lunch at the moment. She likes cooking. She thinks it’s very relaxing.
Exercise 28. Tell about the director’s career in your own words.
Exercise 29. In pairs. Make up an interview with a famous director (actor, director of photography, screenwriter, production designer, costume designer, film animator, sound designer, producer) and then act it out. Speak about his/her biography, the beginning of the career, his/her first success, important events and creative work, plans for the future.