- •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? f rontier 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.
15. A) Listen to the conversation about a film and underline the correct word.
1) It was amusing / thrilling.
2) The acting was excellent / horrible.
3) The plot was believable / unbelievable.
4) The characters were realistic / dull.
5) The dialogue was boring / clever.
6) The script was well-written / uninteresting.
16. A) Listen to four people talking about films. Does each person recommend or disapprove of the film? Put down the reason.
Speaker 1:
Speaker 2:
Speaker 3:
Speaker 4:
b) Read the texts and decide which is positive and which is negative. Why?
1) I went to really damn movie last night. You should save yourself some money in finding something else to do. It is supposed to be comedy but it isn’t very funny at all. The story is really boring. It’s all about some guys planning a bank robbery and everything goes wrong. Some actresses are really big stars but the acting was just terrible they seemed bored and so as the ending was. I guess the only good part of the music "the opening sun'' had a great beat and the rest of the soundtrack wasn’t bad.
2) I’ve seen that new action movie this weekend. The story was much better than I expected. The main character has to find the monster at the subway station. The main character is a really handsome star Mad Castle. He looked fantastic. It is worth the price of the ticket just to see on a big screen, smiling and fighting and wearing these really great suits. The ending was a bit stupid and the music was disappointing. But I’ve still been under the story. If you like action movies or good looking movies stars you should go out and see it right away.
3) I saw an excellent movie last night. It was a totally different kind of story from a typical war movie. It was exciting and intelligent. The star actor has just won a big award. He is always good and an actress who plays opposite him is wonderful. The ending is really sad, but it also made me think a lot about really deep and important stuff. I like when movies do that to me. You should really try to see it. I don’t usually like warm movies but this one is really exciting. It has a terrific soundtrack. The songs made the battle scenes really exciting.
4) Have you seen that new animated movie that is on now? You should see it. The story is about the war between the humans and giant insects. I know it sounds kind of silly, but this story really works well. All the animation was done with computers and the voices used are of some really famous actors. That really made movie enjoyable. I won’t say who wins in the end, but I will tell you that it is a big surprise. I left the theatre very happy. I guess they could have chosen better music though. I don’t think that rap music is good for that kind of movie.
c) In pairs complete dialogues to recommend or disapprove of the film.
1) – Have you seen Matrix?
– Yes, I have.
– What do you think of it?
– It’s amusing. _______
2) – Have you seen Monster Party?
– Yes, I have.
– What do you think of it?
– It’s disappointing. __________________________