VOCABULARY

ENTERTAINERS

Street performer Circus performer Magician

Mime artist Puppeteer Stand-up comedian

WORK BEHIND THE SCENES AND WATCH ENTERTAINMENT

Make-up artist Scriptwriter Sound engineer

Puppeteer Audience
 MOVIES AND THEATER

Soundtrack Special Effects Cast

Scenery

Stage
Part
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 ENTERTAINMENT ADJECTIVES

1. action-packed C a) exciting or interesting in a way that keeps your attention

2. gripping A b) closely resembling real life
3. hilarious D c) full of exciting events and activity
4. intriguing F d) extremely funny
5. memorable G e) making you feel happier or giving you more hope
6. moving H f) capable of arousing interest or curiosity
7. realistic B g) very good or interesting and worth remembering
8. uplifting E h) causing strong feelings of sadness or sympathy

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 WHAT IS IT? TENSES INVOLVED

It is a grammatical • All tenses (present/past simple,

construction that focuses present perfect, etc).
• Modals.
on the action rather than
the subject.
PASSIVE
WHAT IS IT USE VOICE EXAMPLES
FOR?
• The house was built in 1654.
• It is used to show interest in the person
or object that experiences an action. • Every year thousands of people
• When we don't know or do not want to are killed on our roads.
express who performed the action. Or
when it is obvious. • Our planet is wrapped in a mass
• It is often used in formal texts. of gases.
Be + P. Participle.
 Use “by” Don’t use “by”
• To credit or emphasize who is the • Unknown agent
agent: The window is broken.
Your wallet was found by my friend,
Federico. • When the agent is obvious
• Surprising agent: The dogs are fed every morning.
The dinner was made by my little
sister. • To describe a process:
The cake was baked at 300 degrees.
 PASSIVE WITH REPORTING
COMMON REPORTING VERBS
VERBS
• Structure: • Say • Recognize
IT IS + PAST PARTICIPLE + THAT + COMPL. • Believe • Presume
It’s generally believed that pasta originated in • Think • Understand
China.
• Consider • Report
• Used to express other people’s opinions,
• Claim • Know
without naming the exact source:
It is reported that the number of teachers
retiring early has risen dramatically.
It has been shown that better street lightning
reduces crime.
It is thought that the expression OK is of
French origin.
My email account has been hacked.

These tickects were being sold outside the concert hall.

It’s believed that he is the greatest actor of our generation.

That joke was told by my grandmother.

It’s said that stand-up comedy is one of the most terrifying

things you can do.
 HAVE SOMETHING DONE
1. An action that we arrange for another
person to do it for us.
• I have my nails polished every week.
• We’ll have our room painted next week.
NOTE: we can use get instead of have. It’s common in informal
spoken English and in imperatives. It can be also used for
present continuous and past simple but not for present perfect.
 Get your car washed.
 We’re getting our car decorated.
 He got his bike stolen.

2. A bad experience that happens to us.

• My brother had his bike stolen

yesterday.
• Gary had his nose broken in a fight.
 SUFFIXES
A morpheme added at the end of a word to
What is a suffix? form a derivative, e.g., -ation, -fy, -ing, -itis.

Suffix Examples
1 –sion decision tension confusion
2 –hood neighborhood childhood motherhood
3 –ity creativity fatality curiosity
4 –ment arrangement excitement entertainment
5 -ness happiness weakness loneliness
 ENTERTAINMENT ADJECTIVES

a) images and designs used in books, magazines, etc.

1. First person c
b) shooting at enemies while trying to dodge various
2. Go up level e obstacles and enemy fire.
3. graphics a c) Play as the main character.
d) a part of an activity or a period of development.
4. stages d
e) to gain enough points in a computer game to enable a
5. platform f
player or character to go up to a higher level
6. Shoot’em up b f) the type of computer system or smartphone you are
using, in relation to the type of software

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 ENTERTAINERS

Console controller Split screen

Gameplay
 ENTERTAINMENT ADJECTIVES

1. Console C a) exciting or interesting in a way that keeps your attention

2. Controller A b) closely resembling real life
3. Split screeD c) full of exciting events and activity
4. stages F d) extremely funny
5. paltform G e) making you feel happier or giving you more hope
6. Shoot’em up H f) capable of arousing interest or curiosity

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 FUTURE PERFECT:
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 USEFUL EXPRESSIONS FOR MAKING GENERALIZATIONS

• In most cases, …
• It’s often the case that …
• More often than not, ….
• That often happens, …
• Generally speaking, …
• As a rule, …
 A REVIEW

Introduction Catch reader’s attention

(1st paragraph) Description of the content

Description Positive points

(2nd paragraph) Favorite part

Actions Additional features

(3rd paragraph) Negative points

Conclusion OR recommendation.
(4th paragraph)