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VOCABULARY 3 Match these phrasal verbs with the words
in bold.
1 Match these films to the descriptions.
came up with gave up grow up look up
action film animation comedy
documentary drama horror film pick up set up stood up turned up
musical romantic film science-fiction film
1 When the President entered the room
1 a film about something or someone real everyone rose to their feet.
______ documentary _______ _____________
2 a love story 2 I had to find the information on the Internet.
_____________ _____________
3 there’s always singing and dancing 3 When you become an adult, you’ll be able to
_____________ make your own decisions.
4 the characters are often cartoons _____________
_____________ 4 Dad started his first business when he was 25.
5 there’s usually a car chase, a hero and lots of _____________
different things happening 5 My uncle will collect us from the train station
_____________ tonight.
6 a film about outer space and aliens _____________
____________ 6 She thought of the idea while she was waiting
7 a scary film that will frighten you for the bus.
_____________ _____________
8 a serious story about the lives of fictional 7 Our dog ran away but he appeared at our
characters house that evening.
_____________ _____________
9 a funny film that will make you laugh 8 Mark stopped eating chocolate for a whole
____________ month!
_____________
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2 Complete with the correct adjectives.
1 That film was so b_____________ that I nearly PRONUNCIATION
fell asleep.
4 Circle the correct stress pattern, A or B.
2 What an a_____________ shirt! I’ve never
seen one like that before.
3 My weekend was absolutely b_____________! 1 refuse A B
4 The children can’t see that programme. It’s 2 hopeful A B
very s_____________ and they won’t be able to 3 obey A B
sleep tonight. 4 pretend A B
5 We really laughed at the show. It was very 5 promise A B
f_____________. 6 expect A B
7 special A B
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LANGUAGE WORKOUT
6 Complete the responses.
(GRAMMAR) 1 A: I’m not afraid of the dark.
B: Neither _____________ I.
5 Choose the correct option A, B or C.
1 I don’t mind ___ my homework in my room. 2 A: I love watching DVDs with my friends.
A do B doing C to do B: So _____________ I.
2 I’m not afraid ___ riding my bike in the dark. 3 A: I can’t stand watching musicals.
A of B with C in B: Neither _____________ I.
3 I often avoid ___ my room. 4 A: I’m interested in collecting comics.
A to tidy B tidying C tidy B: So _____________ I.
4 I sometimes get fed up ___ walking the dog. 5 A: I don’t want to risk failing my exams.
A to B in C with B: Neither _____________ I.
5 My best friend keeps ___ me early in the /5
morning.
A phoning B to phone C phone
7 Complete the text with the present simple
passive form of the verbs in brackets.
6 I can’t help ___ in class.
A to talk B talk C talking My favourite book is a book of poetry that
belonged to my great grandmother. The book
7 My mum isn’t very good ___ singing. cover (1) __________ (make) of leather. The
A for B at C in poems (2) __________ (print) in very small
letters and each one has a beautiful illustration.
8 I expect my friends ___ me if I ask them. Each illustration (3) __________ (draw) and then
A to help B helping C for help it (4) __________ (paint) in beautiful colours by
hand. It feels very old and valuable. The book
9 I’m not keen ___ watching horror films. (5) __________ (sign) by my great grandmother
A in B at C on on the inside cover. Her name and the date,
1908, (6) __________ (write) in brown ink. I
10 One day I hope ___ a successful film director. think it’s the most beautiful book I have.
A to be B for being C being
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READING
Read the text. Then choose the correct
option A, B or C. 9 Read the text. Complete the sentences with
BookCrossing is a website. It (1) ___ by Ron one, two or three words.
Hornbaker and it (2) ___ by thousands of people 1 The reader likes paintings from the
all over the world. Ron started the site in 2001. It _____________.
works like this: someone (3) ___ a book in a
public place with a note on it which says, ‘Take 2 The name of the woman in the Mona Lisa
me home and read me’. The book (4) ___ at _____________.
www.bookcrossing.com and it (5) ___ with an ID
number. When someone (6) ___ the book, they 3 Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa in
can take it home to read, but they (7) ___ to tell the early _____________.
the website that they have found and taken the
book. When they’ve read the book, they (8) ___ 4 The first person to buy the painting was
it on a park bench or in a café for the next _____________ of France.
person. The website (9) ___ by people to follow
their book’s journey round the world. It can be 5 The painting has been in the Louvre museum
really interesting. since the _____________.
1 2 6 In 1911, somebody _____________ the
A runs A is used painting.
B run B using
C is run C used 7 A _____________ called Louis Béroud
discovered that the painting was missing.
3 4
A is leaving A registers 8 The painting turned up in _____________
B is left B is registered two years later.
C leaves C registered
9 Vincenzo Perugia was trying _____________
5 6 the painting to the Uffizi gallery.
A is labelled A found
B labels B finds 10 Today the Mona Lisa _____________
C is labeling C is found by about eight million people every year.
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A asked A puts
B asks B put
C are asked C is put
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A is used
B used
C uses
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I’m very keen on art, especially paintings from LISTENING
the Renaissance period. My favourite painting is
Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa. It’s probably the 10 Listen to Alice and Ben talking about films.
most famous painting in the world. It’s a portrait Read the sentences and choose True or False.
of a lady but her name and identity are 1 Alice is fed up with going to the cinema and
unknown. She has an unusual expression on her prefers watching DVDs.
face. I like the fact that you can’t tell if she is True / False
smiling or not. I can’t help wondering what’s she
thinking and if she is sad or happy. 2 Ben often watches DVDs at weekends.
True / False
I’m also interested in the history behind the
painting. Leonardo da Vinci painted it in the 3 Alice’s favourite kind of films are science-
early sixteenth century. Then, in 1516, he took it fictions films and musicals.
to France and sold it to King Francis I for 4,000 True / False
gold coins. It remained in the possession of the
French Royal family until after the French 4 Ben loves horror films.
Revolution. In the 1800s, the Louvre museum in True / False
Paris obtained the painting and it has been there
ever since. However, in 1911, somebody actually 5 Alice decided to stop watching Doctor Dog.
succeeded in stealing the painting from the True / False
museum. At first, no one noticed that the
painting was missing, until a regular visitor called 6 Her favourite film is a documentary about
Louis Béroud, a painter, noticed that it wasn’t tigers.
there. The museum staff thought that the official True / False
museum photographer was taking pictures of
the painting in his studio. After a few days, they 7 Ben and Alice enjoy watching the same films.
realised he didn’t have it! The police questioned True / False
many people, including the artist Pablo Picasso,
but they couldn’t find it. 8 Ben dreams of flying through the air like the
characters in a film.
More than two years later, the painting True / False
appeared in Florence in Italy, when an Italian,
Vincenzo Perugia, tried to sell it to the Uffizi 9 Ben is planning to visit China one day.
gallery for $100,000. The police arrested him and True / False
Perugia confessed that he stole the painting
because of patriotism. He thought that such a 10 Alice is enjoying working on her project
famous painting by a famous Italian painter because it’s about films.
belonged in Italy, not France. True / False
Today the painting is seen by about eight million /10
people every year! It is still one of the most
iconic and famous paintings in the world. It is
loved by ordinary people and art lovers
everywhere, including me!
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WRITING
11 Write a review of a book or a film you like.
Think of these things:
• What kind of book or film is it?
• Who is it written by?
• What’s it about?
• Who are the main characters?
• What did you like about it?
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