Unit 8

Vocabulary
 Types of films

1 What type of film do the pictures show? Label with: adventure, science fiction, animated cartoon,
comedy, western, drama, historical, horror, detective.

3
1

7
9

© Express Publishing PHOTOCOPIABLE 1 Legacy A2

 Unit 8
2 Fill in: stars, directed, released, plays, come out, composed.

How to Train Your Dragon 2 is out on DVD now! An American studio

1) ……………………… this exciting sequel in 2014 and now you can enjoy
it in the comfort of your own home! Dean DeBlois 2) ………………………
the film and it 3) ……………………… actor Jay Baruchel, who once again
4) ……………………… the popular character of Hiccup. This time around,
Hiccup must work together with his dragon, Toothless, to save the dragons of
Berk. John Powell 5) ……………………… the music for this film and he also
wrote the award-winning soundtrack to the first film. Watch out for the next
exciting adventure in the series which is going to 6) ……………………… in 2018.

3 Match the columns to form collocations.

1 bad A office

2 big B effects

3 main C review

4 box D character

5 special E screen

4 Complete the crossword.

1 2

3
Across
3 an actor's part in a film
4
4 the people who star in a film
5 the music of a film
6 an article that gives an opinion of a film

5 Down
1 a very successful film
6 2 someone who writes what they think of a film

© Express Publishing PHOTOCOPIABLE 2 Legacy A2

 Unit 8
 TV

5 Match the descriptions (1-9) on the TV guide to the types of shows (A-I).

A chat show D the news G quiz show

B soap opera E documentary H reality show
C nature programme F cookery programme I sports programme

TV Guide Saturday 15th September

Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3
6:00 pm 6:00 pm 6:30 pm
The World Today Lords and Ladies Going for Gold!
With the latest headlines from See how the other half really lives. Can you beat this week’s
around the world. 2) ………………………. champion?
1) ………………………. 3) ……………………….

7:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm

Saturday Game Live! Ammerdale The Max Lyndon Show
Get the latest football results. Catch up with the characters from Our host talks to the stars of a new
4) ………………………. your favourite farming community. blockbuster.
5) ………………………. 6) ……………………….

8:00 pm 7:30 pm 8.00 pm

Into the Wild A Taste of Britain Behind the Screen
See how endangered gorillas Learn how to make traditional A look at the world of filmmaking.
survive in the wild. British dishes. 9) ……………………….
7) ………………………. 8) ……………………….

 Music
6 Choose the correct item.

1 I like all kinds of rock music including heavy
metal/country.
2 I think my favourite band’s latest song will be a
big release/hit.
3 I love hearing a big orchestra playing hip
hop/classical music.
4 The singer’s first performance/album went to
number one in the charts.
5 The voices/lyrics of this song are about a young
girl and her dreams.
6 Stephen is the lead/stage singer in a local band.

 The mass media

7 Fill in: website, commercial, section, blog, radio.

1 Kevin writes a travel …………………………….. 4 I love that ………………………………….. for that

about his holidays abroad.
2 This company’s got a great …………………….. .
Do you want its Internet address?
3 My dad reads the sports ……………………….. of
the newspaper to find out how his team’s doing.
new pet shop. It’s got a really funny dog in it.
5 Can you turn the ………………………………..
up? I can’t hear it from over here.

© Express Publishing PHOTOCOPIABLE 3 Legacy A2

 Unit 8

© Express Publishing PHOTOCOPIABLE 4 Legacy A2

 Unit 8
 The Internet/Social networks

8 Fill in: virus, posted, link, uploaded, delete, password.

1 I’m going to …………………..…….. that profile
picture of me; I don’t like it.
2 How do you change your …………………..……..
on this site?
3 Harriet’s laptop has got a …………………..……..
from the Internet. She needs to fix it.
4 Can you send me the …………………..…….. in
an email, please?
5 Luke …………………..…….. a comment after he
watched the video.
6 I …………………..…….. all of the photos from
my holiday onto my profile page.

General Revision
9 Choose the correct item.

1 A prequel/series tells the story of what
happened before the last film.
2 I’ve saved all the photos from our trip in the
folder/window named ‘holidays’.
3 It’s easy to enter/import pictures from the
Internet onto your computer.
4 I think it’s amazing when they bring books to life
on the big screen/scene.
5 Can you believe my brother is appearing on a
game show/programme tonight?
6 It’s sometimes difficult to capture/tell the
difference between what’s real and what’s a
special effect.
7 A lot of films use computerised images/details
to make fictional worlds come alive.
8 Dina is writing a bestseller/novel that she hopes
to publish.

10 Choose the correct item.

1 Listening to classical music helps me to fall 4 The horror film was really …...; I was so scared!
asleep because it’s slow and …... . A fierce B terrible C frightening
A dull B calming C sad 5 They …... the film at a rate of 24 frames per
2 I thought the film was extremely …... . I couldn’t second.
stop laughing. A cast B made C shot
A funny B exciting C interesting 6 Can you turn the …... up? I love listening to this
3 The twist at the end of the story was very …...; band.
no one thought that would happen. A radio B television C commercial
A unknown B unnatural C unexpected

 Prepositions

11 Fill in: up, on, out, into, at.

A: Hi Katie. How are you? I’m going to the cinema tonight to see the new Fantastic Four film. It’s on
1) ....................................... the Odeon. Do you want to come?
B: What’s it about?
A: It’s about four friends who step 2) .................. a different universe and they get special powers. They must
figure 3) .................. how to use their new powers back in the real world. The characters are based
4) .................. the team from the Marvel comic books.
B: It sounds interesting. What time do you want to go?
A: Well, I’m going to book the tickets online so there’s no need to queue 5) .................. at the cinema. Let’s meet
just before the film starts at 7:30.
B: Great. I’ll see you outside the cinema at 7:15.

© Express Publishing PHOTOCOPIABLE 5 Legacy A2

 Unit 8
Grammar
 Defining relative clauses

12 Join the sentences. Use who, which, whose, where or why.

1 That’s the man. He works in the music shop.
............................................................................
2 Steve is my friend. His father is an actor.
............................................................................
3 Fluffy is the cat. My sister loves it most.
............................................................................
4 Pam works in a shop. They sell children’s books
there.
............................................................................
5 Martha was crying. I don’t know the reason.
............................................................................
6 Susie is the girl. I met her on holiday.
............................................................................
7 That’s the album. I’m going to buy it.
............................................................................

 Reflexive pronouns

13 Fill in: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves.

1 Andrew burnt ……………..……… while he was 6 The kitten looks really cute as it’s washing
trying to light a campfire. …………….……..……… .
2 Stop making noise and behave ………..………, 7 I made the costumes for the performance by
boys! …………….……..……… .
3 Did they enjoy …………..……… at the concert? 8 John and I had a car accident but, luckily, we
4 She went to the cinema by …………….….…… . didn’t hurt ……………...……… .
5 It’s difficult to teach …………….…..……… how
to play the piano, Mary. Keep trying!

 Countable/uncountable nouns & quantifiers

14 Choose the correct item.

1 I don’t have no/any sugar in my coffee. 5 There’s lots of/very little milk in the fridge. We
2 The film starts in a few/little minutes. need to buy more.
3 How many/much apples do we need? 6 Is there any/many ice cream left? Not
4 Would you like any/some butter on your toast? much/Not many.

 some/any/every/no & compounds

15 Complete the dialogue using some, every, any, no and their compounds.

A: Is there 1) ……………………….. good on TV tonight?

B: I’ll check the TV guide. There’s an adventure reality show on in 20 minutes.
A: What’s it about?
B: A group of people are in the middle of 2) ……………………….. and they have to take care of themselves
without 3) ……………………….. else’s help.
A: It sounds interesting.
B: It is. 4) ………………….. has to work together to survive. It’s a different group of people 5) …………………..
week. After that, there’s 6) ……………………….. good on TV, so we can watch a DVD.
A: OK. I’m going to make 7) ……………………….. popcorn before the show starts. Can I get you
8) ……………………….. from the kitchen?
B: No thanks, I’m fine.

© Express Publishing PHOTOCOPIABLE 6 Legacy A2

 Unit 8
 Tag questions

16 Match the questions to the correct question tag.

1 This is a great film, …..? A shall we

2 Let’s go to the cinema tonight, …..? B hasn’t it

3 There’s a new animated cartoon out now, …..? C isn’t it

4 The concert finished very late, …..? D will you

5 Don’t forget to book the tickets, …..? E isn’t there

6 This film has got a wonderful review, …..? F didn’t it

 -ed/-ing adjectives

17 Choose the correct item.

1 Paula doesn’t like watching soap operas
because she thinks they’re bored/boring.
2 Are you interested/interesting in coming with
me to the theatre tonight?
3 The end of the film had a shocking/shocked
ending.
4 Patrick was surprising/surprising to see his old
classmate staring in the film.
5 The critics were not satisfying/satisfied with the
famous director’s new film.
6 Miranda never watches horror films because she
thinks they are too frightened/frightening.

Everyday English
18 Replace the underlined phrases (1-5) with phrases from the list.

A I can’t stand C Who’s in it E What is it about.

B Do you fancy going D I really enjoy

A: Hi Bill! 1) Do you want go to the cinema? I want to see the new comedy that’s just come out.
B: I haven’t heard of it. 2) What's the plot?
A: Well, it’s an animated cartoon that tells the story of some farm animals that have an adventure in the city.
B: To be honest Kate, 3) I just hate animated cartoons. What about the new Spider-Man film? I’ve heard that’s
good and 4) I'm fond of action films.
A: 5) Who stars in it?
B: It stars Tom Holland and Michael Keaton.
A: I like Michael Keaton. OK, we can go and see that.
B: Great! See you on Saturday!

© Express Publishing PHOTOCOPIABLE 7 Legacy A2

 Unit 8
Pairwork Activities Student A
Work with student B. Ask Student B questions about a film. Then answer Student B’s
questions about a TV guide.

TV GUIDE Saturday 19th December

Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3

10 am 10 am 10:30 am

Powerpuff Girls Top Hits Breaking News
(cartoon) (music programme) (the news)

11:00 am 10:30 am 11:00 am

Fantastic Four What Happened? Great Tips!
(film) (documentary) (cookery programme)

1:30 pm 12:30 pm 1:00 pm

Ice Age Be my Guest! Sing Along
(film) (soap opera) (quiz show)

Film

 what/name/film?
 where/showing?
 what time/people/see/it/Wednesday?
 how much/ticket/cost/students?
 how/people/book/tickets?

© Express Publishing PHOTOCOPIABLE 8 Legacy A2

 Unit 8
Pairwork Activities Student B
Work with Student A. Answer student A’s questions about a new film. Then ask Student A
questions about a TV Guide.

Screening Times:
Mon – Thurs: 4 pm, 6 pm
Fri – Sun: 4 pm, 6 pm, 8 pm

Tickets:
Adults £15
Students £10
Children £ 5

To book tickets online:

www.oldlondoncinema.co.uk

TV guide

 what day/TV guide/for?

 what time/Ice Age/start?
 which channel/soap opera?
 how long/cookery programme/last?
 how many/films/showing?

© Express Publishing PHOTOCOPIABLE 9 Legacy A2

 Unit 8
Portfolio Activities
Name: ………………………………………………… Date: ………………………. Class: ...................

What is your favourite film? Include information about: title, type of film, director, cast and
plot. Why would you recommend it to others?

My Favourite Film
My favourite film is ..................................................................................................................................................
Type of film: ............................................................................................................................................................
Director: ..................................................................................................................................................................
Cast: .......................................................................................................................................................................
.................................................................................................................................................................................
.................................................................................................................................................................................
.................................................................................................................................................................................
.................................................................................................................................................................................
Plot: .........................................................................................................................................................................
.................................................................................................................................................................................
.................................................................................................................................................................................
.................................................................................................................................................................................
.................................................................................................................................................................................
.................................................................................................................................................................................
Why you recommend it: ..........................................................................................................................................
.................................................................................................................................................................................
.................................................................................................................................................................................
.................................................................................................................................................................................

Now, draw or stick a picture of your favourite film below. It can be of one of the actors,
scenes or a symbol of the film.

© Express Publishing PHOTOCOPIABLE 10 Legacy A2

 Unit 8
Game
Play in pairs. You need a dice and some counters. Take turns to roll the dice, then move your
counter the number of squares that the dice shows. Fill in the gap or choose the correct
item. If you get the wrong answer, move back one square. The first player to reach the finish
wins.

1 Holly’s the girl 2 I love watching 3 Alice enjoyed 4 Jude thinks

……… mother is a science-fiction/ ……… at Ethan’s horror films are
composer. drama films set in party last night. really frightening/
space. frightened.

7 Luke can’t come 6 How ……… 5 Do you know

8 SORRY!
to the game this DVDs did you buy, when the new Star
Saturday, Sophie? Wars film is coming
MOVE BACK
can/can’t he? in/out?
ONE SQUARE

9 The critic loved 10 Did you see 12 Is there

11 SORRY!
the film and wrote a someone/anyone any/some ice cream
great blog/review famous at the in the fridge?
MOVE BACK
of it. theatre?
ONE SQUARE

15 Our children 14 Ang Lee’s the 13 The boys cut

16 SORRY!
were thrilling/ man who/which himself/themselves
thrilled when they directed Life of Pi. on the broken glass.
MOVE BACK
saw that The
ONE SQUARE
Avengers was on.

17 The story takes 18 There’s a good 20 Daniel Day-

19 SORRY!
place everywhere/ soap opera/ Lewis starred in
somewhere in documentary Lincoln, didn’t/
MOVE BACK
Australia. about the Titanic on wasn’t he?
ONE SQUARE
TV. Do you want to
watch it?

© Express Publishing PHOTOCOPIABLE 11 Legacy A2