- •Module 2. Movies. Tv.
- •1. Read texts a-l and match each genre with its description. Compare your answers with a partner.
- •2. Listen to people talking about movies. What type of film does each person describe? Listen and circle the correct answer.
- •3. Match the film in the film poster to its genre. Compare your answers with a partner.
- •4. Listen to people calling for information about films. What type of film is it? Listen and write the correct answer.
- •5. Match the words from column a with the words from column b.
- •6. Read the sentences and fill in the gap with a necessary preposition.
- •7. In pairs discuss types of films that you like and dislike. Use the alternative language for liking / disliking from the box. Use the Essential Strategy Language.
- •8. In pairs discuss the following questions. Use the Essential Strategy language.
- •9. Look at the film posters. What do the films have in common? At what age should young people be allowed to see films like these?
- •10. A) Read the sentences below and fill in the gap with a phrase from the box.
- •11. In pairs discuss the following questions. Use the Essential Strategy language.
- •12. How many other jobs do you know related to the film industry? Match the jobs to their definitions.
- •13. A) Read the text and underline all kinds of stunts stuntmen perform in films. Which do you think they least like to do?
- •14. A) Complete these sentences with the correct word from the box.
- •15. A) Listen to the conversation about a film and underline the correct word.
- •16. A) Listen to four people talking about films. Does each person recommend or disapprove of the film? Put down the reason.
- •17. Listen to the interview and match the films with the opinions.
- •18. Listen to people talking in 8 different situations. For questions 1-8, circle the best answer, a, b or c.
- •19. A) Read the text and find three advantages and three disadvantages of being an extra.
- •20. A) Listen to the speaker talking about the famous trilogy Star Wars and fill
- •In the gap. Write no more than four words.
- •22. Read the sentences below. Listen to a tv program about Sofia Coppola and extend the sentences to give the information that has something to do with her.
- •23. Read the text and match paragraphs a-f with the main ideas 1-7.
- •24. Exam link. Work in pairs to speak about your favourite film director.
- •25. Listen to an interview with a Hollywood star. Are these statements about Liza Minnelli, the singer and actor, true (t) or false (f)?
- •26. A) Listen to part 1 of the interview. Correct the false statements in Exercise 25. Answer the questions.
- •27. Read the text. Use the word given in capitals to form a word that fits in the gap.
- •28. A) In pairs discuss what you know about Orlando Bloom. Why do you think he has become so successful?
- •30. A) Fill in the gaps with a word or a phrase from the box.
- •31. Exam link. Work in pairs to speak about your favourite actor or actress.
- •32. A) Read the short extract from a film review and then replace the underlined expressions with the given words:
- •33. Listen to a conversation about the film Big Night and complete the notes below.
- •34. A) Read the following film review and fill in the gaps with verbs from the box. What tenses do we normally use when we write a film review?
- •35. Read the table below. Listen to the speaker and tick the correct variant.
- •38. A) Think of a film that you have watched recently. Fill in the relevant information in note form.
- •Introduction
- •39. Exam link. Work in pairs to speak about the film you have watched recently.
- •40. The following text contains ten mistakes. Read the text and underline examples of the following:
- •Writing film review
- •41. Using the plan below, write a review of a film you have really enjoyed. Write 200 words.
- •Introduction
- •Imperfections:
- •Tv habits
- •42. A) Choose types of programs from the box to match the definition below.
- •43. Choose a program from the box of Exercise 42 to match it with the extract from a tv listing below.
- •45. Listen to people talking about tv. What kind of program did each person watch? Listen and circle the correct answer.
- •46. A) Listen to the tape and tick tv programs the woman likes and the expressions she uses to talk about the programs she likes and doesn’t like.
- •47. A) Listen to announcers talking about tonight’s television programs. Listen and write the correct number in the tv program guide. Tonight’s Highlights
- •48. A) You will hear part of a radio program giving information about a festival of wildlife films. Before you listen, study the task and answer the questions.
- •The film festival
- •49. A) In pairs discuss which of the following things from the box pets would like to watch on tv? Why/ Why not?
- •Pets get their own tv show
- •50. A) Listen to the radio program about Pet tv and underline the things from the box that you hear.
- •51. A) In pairs discuss the following questions.
- •52. A) In pairs discuss if it is possible to cheat on tv quiz show. How?
- •Reality tv
- •53. A) Look at the photo and read the text. What is the program Frontier House about? Frontier House
- •55. A) In pairs discuss the questions. Use the Essential Strategy language.
- •56. Exam link. Work in pairs to speak about the tv program you like or dislike.
- •57. A) Read the text and decide which would be an accurate title for the text.
- •58. Read the text and answer the questions below.
- •59. A) Write a list of advantages and disadvantages of television. Compare it with other students.
- •60. Write for and against essay “The impact of tv”. Write 200 words.
- •61. In pairs discuss the questions. Use the Essential Strategy language.
- •62. Write an essay suggesting solutions to the problem of the adverse influence of tv on children. Write about 200 words.
59. A) Write a list of advantages and disadvantages of television. Compare it with other students.
b) Which of the following are arguments in favour and which are arguments against television.
1) What is more, the average child spends as many as eight hours a day watching TV.
2) On the other hand, some TV companies provide educational programs.
3) Furthermore, children are negatively affected by what they watch.
4) What is more, it has adverse effect on pupils’ progress at school.
5) Moreover, no active thought is required.
6) One argument for television is that it is a highly entertaining medium.
c) Match examples / justification to each argument.
a) While they are watching TV, they’re not doing anything else. They’re not playing ball in the schoolyard, or falling in love, or getting in fights. They become passive TV addicts.
b) They don't have to think, because everything is done for them. Television rots the mind. By deadening thought, television has turned us into zombies.
c) Watching educational programs gives children a chance to increase their knowledge and develop their outlook.
d) Children are exposed to a wide range of obscene programs. My little brother watched a horror film one evening, and when he went to bed he had terrible nightmares. And there are cases of children trying to do things their superheroes do, for example, jumping off buildings.
e) Watching some amusing program or a film can be a good way of relaxation.
f) Children become dumber from watching TV demonstrating weakening intellectual skills. My nephew, who is 10, was bright, active, and imaginative. And then, slowly, the boy’s brain began to deteriorate. He started to slur words, and then he couldn’t finish sentences. He didn’t hear me when I talked to him, and he couldn’t answer clearly my questions. He became quite dumb in a few short years.
60. Write for and against essay “The impact of tv”. Write 200 words.
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INTRODUCTION Paragraph 1. State the topic without giving your opinion Television has become an important part of everyday life and children today spend hours watching a variety of programs. These facts have led people to question what impact television viewing has on children. |
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MAIN BODY Paragraph 2 and 3. Arguments for and justifications, examples Supporters of television, such as the representatives of TV channels, claim that …. …. Paragraph 4 and 5. Arguments against and justifications, examples On the other hand, opponents claim that … |
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CONCLUSION Final paragraph. Balanced consideration / your opinion directly or indirectly In conclusion, it may be said that as the negative influence on children does exist, it might be wise to take precautionary measures. After all, as they say “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure”.
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61. In pairs discuss the questions. Use the Essential Strategy language.
1) Do you agree or disagree with the idea that TV has a negative influence on children?
2) What problems do you see in children’s watching TV? How could these problems be solved?
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b) Look at the table below and match the suggestions with the results. Add two more ideas.
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The government’s censorship |
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Watching TV programs that pass on positive messages only |
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Parents’ monitoring |
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Much healthier leisure time |
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Children’s taking up other activities |
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Decrease in depiction of gratuitous violence and immorality |
c) Make up sentences using useful language from the box:
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A useful suggestion would be … |
This would help you to … |
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Another solution is to … |
The effect of this would be … |
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The problem could be solved by … |
As a result, you would … |
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The most effective way to get to the root of the problem is … |
You would be able to … |
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The easiest / only way to get to the bottom of this dilemma / to confront the problem would be … |
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Example:
The most effective way to get to the root of the problem is that the government should censor the content of certain violent and immoral programs. Obscene films that are considered to exert negative influences could be shown only late at night when children are unlikely to watch TV. As a result, the depiction of gratuitous violence and immorality will decrease and the degree to which children might be exposed to adverse effect would be limited.
The next way to confront this problem would be …