Complete the text. Use only one word for each gap.

M y f a v o u r i t e fi l m : Av a t a r

My favourite movie is Avatar which premiered (1) ______ 2009. I went to see the film to
the cinema as I heard earlier that it is very (2) __________ and it must be watched in the
pictures. What’s more it is a 3D movie and we needed 3D glasses to experience all the
special effects it contained.
Avatar is a science (3) __________ film written and directed by James Cameron. The
film is (4) ___________ in 2154, when humans are mining a precious mineral called
unobtanium on Pandora which is a moon. The expansion of the mining colony threatens
the existence of a local tribe of Na’vi—a humanoid species indigenous to Pandora. The
film’s title refers (5) _________ the hybrid bodies used (6) __________ a team of human
researchers to interact with the natives of Pandora.
The film broke several box (7) __________ records during its release and became the
highest-grossing film of all time in the U.S. and Canada and also (8) ___________ , besides
Avatar was (9) ___________ for nine Academy Awards.
The main (10) ____________ of the film is Jake Sully, a former Marine. When his
brother is killed in a robbery, he decides to take (11) ________ place in a mission on the
distant world of Pandora. There he learns of greedy figurehead Parker Selfridge’s intentions
in which he wants to drive off the native “Na’vis” in (12) _________ to mine for the precious
material which can be found in their rich woodland. While Jake begins to bond with the
native tribe and quickly (13) __________ in love with the beautiful alien Neytiri. Selfridge
moves forward with his extermination tactics and he forces the soldier (14)
________ take a stand – and fight back in an epic battle for the fate (15) _________ Pando ra.
 Now tell me about your favourite film.

 What is it about?
 Who are the characters?
 Have you got any favourite characters?
 Who is your favourite character and why?
 Who is in the main role? / Who plays the main character?
 What is the plot like? Is it exciting?
 Are there any boring parts in it?
 Is there a happy end?
 Where and when is it set?
 What is the genre of your favourite film?
 Why is it your favourite one?
 How many times did you watch it?
 Did anyone recommend it to you?
 How old were you when you watch it first?
 Was it nominated for any awards?
 Did it win any awards?
 Who directed it? / Who was the director of the film?
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1. in
2. spectacular
3. fiction
4. set
5. to
6. by
7. office
8. worldwide
9. nominated
10. character
11. his
12. order
13. falls
14. to
15. of