UNIT 3: On screen 8. The new t_ _ _ _ _ _r is very exciting and full of surprising events.

9. The w_ _ _ _r of the Oscar made a very long speech.

Name:___________________________ Class: 10A___
10. The r_ _ _ _ _s of the competition were a big surprise this year. No one expected them!
3A. Vocabulary
V. Match 1-6 with A-G to make phrases and compound nouns. There is one word A-G you do not need.
• Films and TV programmes
1. film A. effects 1. ______________________
I. Complete the definitions with the types of films below.
2. special B. scene 2. ______________________
action films historical dramas romantic comedies
3. fight C. industry 3. ______________________
science fiction films war films
4. stunt D. motion 4. ______________________
1. _______________ often show the future. They sometimes include aliens.
5. slow E. man/woman 5. ______________________
2. _______________ are love stories that are also funny.
6. silent F. silent 6. ______________________
3. _______________ are films about soldiers and battles.
G. film
4. _______________ are fast, exciting films that often contain fights and car chases.
VI. Complete the text about popular types of TV programmes in different countries with the words below.
5. _______________ show a specific period in the past. You can see how people dressed, spoke and behaved
There is one that you do not need.
those days.
cartoons chat show news bulletin reality show
II. Read the sentences. What types of film are the people talking about?
sports coverage sitcoms weather forecast
thriller war film science fiction film western
What People Watch Around the World
historical drama horror film musical romantic comedy
In most countries around the world, people enjoy watching TV. However, different types of programmes are
1. I liked the songs, and the acting was OK, but the actors couldn’t sing. ______________
popular in different countries. Internationally, the most popular type of programme is the 1 __________ ,
2. I love films about the Wild West, especially ones with cowboys and Indians. ______________ probably because people like to know what’s happening in their country and abroad. But surprisingly, there’s
3. It was the most exciting and gripping film I’ve ever seen. You didn’t know who the murderer was until the a place where the most watched programme is the 2 __________ . This isn’t the UK, even though the climate
very end. ______________ there is famously poor; it’s Japan. More than half of those asked said this was the programme they watched
4. I’m really interested in that period of history, but I don’t think the film was very accurate, so I didn’t enjoy most frequently.
it. ______________ 3 __________ is also popular in many countries, though different events are preferred. Some watch football,

5. The special effect were amazing. I almost believe that it was 2050 and people actually lived on the planet others baseball or tennis. English football is watched around the world and it’s estimated that Manchester
Mars. ______________ United has got 354 million fans worldwide.
6. It was very funny, and the ending was hilarious. ______________ Both children and adults enjoy 4 __________ like Tom and Jerry or Mickey Mouse, and in recent years the 5
7. It was about the Battle of Britain in 1940. Very exciting, but also quite violent. ______________ __________ , starring ordinary people rather than actors, has become popular everywhere.
8. It was probably the scariest ghost story I’ve ever watched. ______________ Everyone enjoys laughing, and British and American 6 __________ are particularly popular. They’re exported
III. Complete the sentences with the correct words. to many other countries, and often remade with a new cast. For example, The Office, originally a British
show, has now got American, Canadian, German, Chilean and Swedish versions.
1. A(n) __________ film doesn’t have real people in it.
• Adjectives to describe films and TV programmes
2. In a(n) __________ a lot of people usually die because of a terrible event like a war or a conflict.
VII. Complete the definitions using the adjectives below.
3. A(n) __________ film is usually about the future.
funny boring entertaining gripping moving scary violent
4. In __________ the actors have to act, sing and dance.
1. A(n) ______________________film is one that you enjoy watching.
5. A(n) __________ film is about a certain part of America.
2. A(n) ______________________film contains a lot of fighting and blood.
IV. Read the sentences, and complete the words.
3. A(n) ______________________film makes you feel strong emotions.
1. This is a really funny c_ _ _ _y with lots of laughs.
4. A(n) ______________________film makes you laugh.
2. Many people enjoy watching d_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _y films about wild animals.
5. A(n) ______________________film makes you frightened.
3. My sister is watching a h_ _ _ _ _ _c_ _ drama about life in the 17th century.
6. A(n) ______________________film is not interesting at all.
4. If you like to be frightened, watch a h_ _ _ _ _ film.
7. You can’t stop watching a(n) ______________ film because it’s so exciting.
5. In a_ _ _ _ _ _ _ films like Toy Story the characters are created with computer graphics.
VIII. Choose an adjective from the list below that best describes the film the people are talking about.
6. My brother is interested in military history and he loves w_ _f_ _ _ s.
dull entertaining gripping moving
7. In m_ _ _ _ _ _s the actors have to act, sing and dance.
 predictable scary serious violent XII. Complete the text with eight of the words from Exercise XI.
1. I knew exactly what was going to happen at the end. ____________ The First Blockbuster
2. I’ve never been so bored in my life! ____________ According to Guinness World Records, the very first Hollywood summer 1 __________ was Jaws, released in
3. The story was fantastic. I couldn’t take my eyes off the screen from start to finish. ____________ 1975. Here are six facts every film fan should know about it.
4. We were crying when we came out of the cinema. ____________ ▪ The 2 __________ was based on the novel by the same name.
5. There was too much fighting and blood. ____________ ▪ The 3 __________ , by composer John Williams, won several awards. The most famous feature is the
6. There weren’t many laughs, but it really made me think. ____________ simple two-note tune played in each 4 __________ with a shark attack.
7. The photography and the special effects were amazing. ____________ ▪ The 5 __________ - mainly robotic sharks - accounted for about one third of the total cost.
IX. Choose the correct word. ▪ Director Stephen Spielberg didn’t want top Hollywood stars in the 6 __________ , but instead hired less
well-known actors, to make the story seem more like real life.
1. I laughed a lot - it’s a really funny / scary film.
▪ Many film critics praised Spielberg’s skill as a director, and the actors’ 7___________.
2. The story is funny / gripping - you really want to know what’s going to happen.
▪ Jaws was the first motion picture to be shot on the ocean rather than on a 8 __________ designed to look
3. I enjoyed the musical - the songs and the dancing were really entertaining / violent.
like the ocean.
4. The film was really gripping / moving. It made me cry.
XIII. Complete the sentences with the words below.
5. I couldn’t watch the end of the horror film - it was too entertaining / scary.
audiences awards director documentary drama
6. The special effects were OK but the story was really boring / gripping. I fell asleep!
film industry film-making full-length screen
7. I don’t like war films. They’re too funny / violent.
1. Walt Disney made the first __________ animated film in 1937.
X. Complete the sentences with the correct words below.
2. Action films are more exciting when you see them on a big __________ .
entertaining horror gripping violent moving
3. A __________ needs to have interesting characters and a good story.
1. My mum refuses to watch __________ films because she doesn’t like all the fighting.
4. Sometimes, a film is very popular with __________ but doesn’t win any __________ .
2. The film was so __________ that I cried at the end.
5. You can study __________ at some universities in the UK, but you won’t necessarily get a job in the
3. I like films that are __________ for the whole family. __________ when you finish.
4. __________ films give me bad dreams. 6. The famous film __________ , Martin Scorsese made a __________ about the singer, Bob Dylan.
5. I couldn’t switch off the TV because the film was so __________ . XIV. Complete the sentences with the below. There are two words you do not need.
actress ceremony director prize results speech winner
• Aspects of films 1. I watched the Oscars __________ on TV, but it was quite boring.
XI. Match the aspects of films to the definitions. 2. Jenny won a(n) __________ for a short story she wrote for a competition.
1. soundtrack _____ 6. blockbuster _____ 3. My dad made a(n) __________ at my sister’s wedding. He told some jokes.
2. screenplay _____ 7. set _____ 4. Who was the __________ of the award for Best Actor this year?
3. performances _____ 8. special effects _____ 5. I got my exam __________ in the post this morning. I passed.
4. cast _____ 9. plot _____ • Collocations: verb + noun
5. trailer _____ 10. scene _____ XV. Complete the sentences with the below.
a. a huge popular film Opinion online games benefits grades research decision concern effect
b. an advert for a film, showing a short part of it 1. You’ll enjoy all the __________ of being a member when you go to any cinema in our system.
c. the story of a film - what happens 2. The __________ was done by a team of scientists at Oxford University.
d. the music that accompanies a film 3. Tom worked hard and got good __________ at school.
e. one part of a film (in which events happen in the same place) 4. Watching violent films will eventually have a(n) __________ on your mental health.
f. techniques used for showing difficult or impossible action in a film 5. He expressed his __________ only when asked.
g. a place that is created for shooting a film 6. I want to think about it a bit longer before I make a(n) __________ .
h. the group of actors who appear in a film 7. He was up all night playing __________ .
i. the script of a film 8. The news about the war in region will cause __________ about the prices of oil.
j. the act of playing the characters in a film