- •Аникеева т.Р., Денисова е.А., Дорохова л.В., Жехрова м.В., Литвинова о.А.
- •Vocabulary booster Воронеж 2014
- •I. Translate the sentences using your active vocabulary:
- •II. Answer the questions:
- •III. Correct the mistakes:
- •IV. Rephrase the words and word combinations:
- •V. Find opposites of the following:
- •VI. Match the words from the two lines to form collocations:
- •VII. Match the types of films with the phrases that are most likely to describe them:
- •VIII. What is the difference between the following?
- •IX. When making a movie, in which order do you do the things in the list?
- •X. Film reviews often use compound adjectives to describe films. Make compound adjectives by matching words in a with words in b.
- •XI. Use compound adjectives from the previous exercise to complete the film reviews below.
- •XII. Fill in the blanks with the words from your topical vocabulary:
- •XIII. А) Read the information below. Pay attention to the words and phrases in bold for revision and enlargement of your vocabulary. Talking about Films.
- •Films and Acting.
- •I. Translate the sentences using your active vocabulary:
- •II. Fill the gaps in this story with suitable expressions:
- •III. Complete these questions:
- •IV. Choose the correct collocation:
- •V. Fill in the correct word from the brackets:
- •VI. Rephrase the expressions:
- •VII. Give the opposites:
- •VIII. Put each of the following words or phrases in its correct space in the passage below:
- •IX. Correct the mistakes in the sentences:
- •X. Match the letters to the numbers:
- •XI. Check your understanding of the British system of education.
- •XII. Fill in the gaps with the words from your topical vocabulary:
- •I. Translate the sentences using your active vocabulary:
- •II. Rephrase the words and word combinations:
- •III. Read the text and put each of the following words or phrases in its correct place:
- •How much freedom should children have?
- •IV. Fill in the gaps with the words from your topical vocabulary:
- •V. Complete definitions 1 - 14 with words and expressions from the list below. You will not need all of them.
- •VI. Match the words with their definitions.
- •I. Translate the sentences using your active vocabulary:
- •II. Rephrase the words and word combinations:
- •III. Fill in the gaps with the proper prepositions where necessary:
- •I. Translate the sentences using your active vocabulary:
- •II. Restore the sentences:
- •III. Fill in the prepositions:
- •IV. Correct the mistakes:
- •V. Give synonyms:
- •VI. You need adjectives ending in either -ed or -ing to complete the sentences. Use the words in brackets to form the adjective you need.
- •VII. To know some types of the character better, fill in the blanks in the sentences below with the help of the given words.
- •VIII. Fill in the gaps in the texts with proper words or phrases from the list given after the texts. Pay attention that there are more words than necessary.
- •X. Describe the way these people feel using adjectives from your topical vocabulary:
- •XI. Describe these people using the adjectives from your topical vocabulary:
- •XII. Fill in: for, at, of, in, about, to, by, with.
- •I. Translate the sentences using your active vocabulary:
- •II. Fill in the correct word from the list below:
- •III. Fill in the gaps with words derived from the words in brackets:
- •IV. Fill in the gaps to form a compound noun or phrase from your topical vocabulary:
- •V. Here is a school kid speaking about environmental problems. Think of how a well-educated adult would describe these same things.
- •VI. Use the words and phrases from the list to complete the sentences:
- •VII. Underline the correct word.
- •VIII. Explain the following.
- •IX. Fill in the correct particle, then explain the phrasal verbs.
- •Список использованной литературы:
XIII. А) Read the information below. Pay attention to the words and phrases in bold for revision and enlargement of your vocabulary. Talking about Films.
When a new film comes
out,
newspapers will review it. The people who review
the film
are called film
critics
and they write film
reviews.
If they don't like a film they give
it a bad review.
We can say that
a film is
based on a true story.
We say that a film
captures an atmosphere
or
that a
film
deals
with a
topic. We talk about the
opening/closing
scenes of a film.
We talk
about the
beginning
and end of a film
(NOT start
and finish).
If everything works
out
well
for the central
characters,
we say that the film has
a happy ending.
If you were
engrossed/absorbed in
a film you may recommend
the film
that
you
enjoyed to a friend. If a lot of
people
have enjoyed it, it is
highly
recommended.
Films and Acting.
I’ve never had any desire to go on the stage1 myself but I'd love to produce a film. I think historical dramas work particularly well on the big screen2 and I'd love to make a film about Vikings in Britain. There'd be plenty of opportunities to use special effects3 during battle scenes. I'd want the male lead4 to be played by Hugh Grant, while Nicole Kidman could have the female lead. Sean Peon could play the role of a Viking warrior and I'd like Judi Dench to take on a cameo role5. I'm sure that, as always, she would give an excellent performance. My dream is to make a film that would be nominated for an Oscar6. Of course, I’d also like it to be an immediate box-office hit7, playing to full houses8 worldwide.
1 become an actor
2 the cinema
3 powerful visual effects, often created using technology 4 main male part
5 small but special part
6 put on the official list of people in the film world who may receive a special prize (an Oscar)
7 extremely successful with audiences
8 cinemas/theatres with no empty seats
Other strong collocations which have to do with the topic are cast a film [select the actors for a film], star in a film, shoot a film, make a film.
b) Use the collocations from the texts above instead of the underlined words in this conversation. The conversation has no errors, but the changes will improve it.
- Have you seen that new film that has just appeared about Ireland?
- No, I don't go to the cinemas and I don't read articles discussing new films. What's it about?
- Well, it concerns the Irish War of Independence. It's very authentic and it manages to give the atmosphere of Ireland at the beginning of the 20th century.
- Is it just historical facts, then?
- No, the main people are two brothers who have different opinions about the war and this divides their family. In the first scenes they're happy and do everything together, but by the last scenes they have become enemies.
- Mm, it sounds a bit depressing to me.
- Well, it certainly doesn't finish in a happy way, but I liked it, and it's recommended very much by all the critics.
- So, a film with a pleasant start and a sad finish. Not for me, I'm afraid. I prefer the opposite.
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