Give Russian equivalence to the following English words.
Incredible pressure, growing demands, rat race, meet demands, sophisticated taste, commercials, cable and satellite TV, quiz show, soap opera, cartoon, sitcom, coach potato, a viable alternative, box-office, spectacular widescreen effects, multi-track stereo sound, sense of overwhelming reality, appeal to imagination, live performance, absorb stress.
Complete sentences 1-13 using each of these words only once
r
eviews
script audience performance casting scene shot release plot
pictures screen edit suspense
Americans usually talk about going to the movies rather than to the cinema or the………………….. .
Her great acting……………….will surely win her one of this year’s Oscars.
Best of all is the …….where, just for a second, he sees Callaham waiting on the bridge.
She is not really a film critic but she often does the MTV film………on Fridays.
The chase through San Francisco is a thrilling………. . It seems to go on forever.
One of the jobs of a film studio is to ………a film by putting together different parts of it.
The…….is a written version of what people say, sometimes called the screenplay.
The connected events in a film – the story – is often called the…… .
Spectacular films like that are so much better on a big ……….than shrunk onto TV.
We didn’t know whether she would escape till the last moment: the……was incredible.
Her latest film is due for……..in May and should reach local cinemas by the summer.
At the end of the film’s premiere many people in the…………..stood and applauded.
Choosing the right actors to play the right parts is known as……….. .
Cross the odd word out.
Rap heavy metal music-producer pop music
Thriller horror film chat show science fiction
Movie picture film shot
Screen pop-corn soundtrack projector
Audience director actor camera-man
Turn on turn off change channels edit
Steven Spielberg James Cameron Guy Richi Bred Pitt
Detective story plot novel fairy-tale
The Lord of the Rings Titanic the Babylon Twilight
Charles Dickens Leonardo da Vinci Renoir Monet
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Warm-up
Answer the following questions:
What English speaking countries do you know?
Which English speaking countries have you visited? What was your experience? What did you like? What didn’t you like? Why?
Is it a good place to live?
Which English speaking country would you like to visit most? Why?
What is the difference between England, Great Britain and the UK?
The British have the best sense of humor. Do you agree?
Practise saying, translate and learn the vocabulary:
official name
to be situated on, to be located
in addition to
to include
total area
in the north-west, west, east, south, north
to be washed by
to be separated from
to be divided into
mountainous, lowland
due to
moderating influence
climate: insular, humid and mild
striking discrepancy
to consists of, to be made up
to be noted for
to be famous for
coal mine
principal city
parliamentary monarchy
the head of state
to be limited
in practice
on the advice of
to reign, to rule, to act, to appoint
branches: legislative, executive and judicial
written constitution
the supreme authority.
Houses: the House of Lords and the House of Commons.
to elect, the election
a general election
as a rule
a highly-developed industrial country
to be known as