[READING - The Ice Hotel T'm Vanessa, 'm 16 and Im Canadian. I live in Quebec, he eastern province of Canada. Quebec's weather is often ery bad and cold in winter with abundant snowfall, ke }winter weather and winter sports, in particular skiing and snowboarding, so like living here! 'm a very good skier and I'm in the local snowboarding team, too. My dad works at the Ice Hotel I's a wonderful hotel made of snow and ice! It's only five minutes away 1m Quebec City, where I ive with my family. It's the first ice hotel in North America and itis open only in inter from January to Apri. In the hotel there is @ church, a theatre, a restaurant and a bar. Everything in the hotel is made of ice: the pillars, the sculptures but also the furniture, for example the beds, the tables and the Ishelves It is very strange and so people from all over the world come here to sleep in one of its 51 rooms. In he hotel quests sleep in Arctic sleeping bags at a temperature of about -8" Staying at The Ice Hotel is. Iealy expensive: a room for a night costs about $ 300, The Ice Hotel is also open to visitors from 10 am to, Imidnight and there are guided tours. My dad works in the big hall of the hotel, he isa receptionist there: he welcomes and helps visitors and lanswers the phone at the reception of the hotel. Every morning he gets up at half past six, he has a big lbreakfast and then he drives to the hotel, He has lunch at the hotel in the kitchen. He usually comes home at leight otlock in the evening, He never sleeps at the hotel but he sometimes works on Sunday afternoons. ‘Are the sentences True (7), False (F) or Not Given (NG)? 1 Vanessa kes tving in Canada TOF NG 2 Vanessa isa good ice-shater TOF NG 3 Her dad works in an ordinary hotel TOF NG 4 Vanessa lves in Otawa, the capital of Canada T OF NG 5 The le Hotel isthe third ice hotel in North America, TOF ONG 6 The ke Hotel has got more than 40 ooms. TOF NG 7 The ke Hotel uided tours are expensive T oF NG £8 Vanessa's dad isthe manager ofthe hotel TOF NG Choose the correct option. ‘1 Winters in Canada are usually a very old, rainy and cool mile ) * 4, Name of film (tile) 2. What type of film: 3. Who / wrote or directed: (Optional) 4, Setting (When / where does the story take place?) (Optional) '5. Characters: (Describe the main characters in the film - Who are they? What are they like?) 6, Summary of the story (Mention the main events / problems and how they are solved) ‘The beginning Main events / problems ‘The ending 7. Who is your favourite character? Why? 8. What have you learnt from the movie? 9. Would you tell your friend to watch this film (recommend it)? Why? Why not? a| Young Learner 14 S8LIVEWORKSHEETSAFILM REVIEW SAMPLE Complete the film review by using words from the box. Biggest Opponent Gun Begins Moon 2010 Highly Change Fame Daughters ‘One of the funniest films I have ever watched is an animated movie called “Despicable me” Which was released by Universal Studio in (1) ‘There are some important characters in the story: a man named Gru who wants to be the (2) Nefario and the Minions who assist Gru to fulfil his goal, Margo, Edith and Agnes who later on become Gru's children, and Vector who is Gru's (3) ‘The story (4) when Gru is unhappy because he discovers that there is another super villain who can steal the Great Pyramid of Giza. To restore his (5) he sets an ambi is aim to steal the (6) “To do that, he needs a shrink ray gun and a spaceship. ‘Alot of things happen. Gru adopts Margo, Edith and Agnes to break into Vector’s house to steal the o. He also builds his own spaceship. However, after being withthe girs, Gru realizes that he wants to be with them. In the end, Gru chooses to live a normal life with his three @) Personally, my favourite character Is Gru because he Is really brave and creative whenever he does something. Moreover, he isa good father Even though the film is aboutavllainas the main character, the story is really hilarious, and it teaches people not to give up, and that its never too late to (9) and do the right thing. I really like the movie, and | (10) recommend people to watch the movie, 2|Page Young Learner 11 S8LIVEWORKSHEETSWRITING PRACTICE Write a film review about one of the films you have watched recently. gl 3|Pa Young Learner 14 S@LIVEWORKSHEETSJearn how to write a for and against essa Read the essay and do the exercises to practise and improve your writing skils ee ee Reality shows are a very popular form of entertainment on TV nowadays. ‘There are dozens of different types of programmes such as singing contests, cooking competitions or going to live in the jungle. | think that there is a lot of variety in reality TV. People at home can. 10088 Which types of programme they want to watch depending on what they are interested in. Some people like watching singing or cooking competitions while others prefer watching programmes about building houses or traveling around the worl realty TV programmes fare a grest opportunity to discover talented singers, dancers or chefs. Several people who take part in these programmes get jobs as result of being on "Yat hangs i at people on the shows have interesting experiences and meet new people. ome people think that realty TV isan easy way for Sree eer erie Vi cesteud stiperatecoes oF chats have worked hard al roves and are good at tor job beonuse of their hard work (8B sometimes the people on the shows have to do really difcat or dangerous things. The competitions are very hard and there is ony one winner, some programmes always follow the same format and this can be boring to watch, (TSR i at reat Vi gad enterinment Tee i ts of varity which means there is something for everyone and they are interesting io watch, Top Tips for writing | tur rca Poorer omg 2 [Linkyour sentences with these words, 3. Organise your essoy in paragraphs. *perogreph 1 ~ introduction + paragraph 2 — arguments for the subject * pragreph 3 — arguments against the subject * peragraph 4 — conclusion S@LIVEWORKSHEETS> Preparation ‘Are these arguments for or against reality TV shows? Write them in the correct group. Follow the order. @©here are lots of aitferent types of | @Some competitions are very difficult oF realty shows. ‘dangerous. @People on realty shows have fun | OThey can| @They are fun to coxperionces and meet new people. discover talented | watch, people. @The winner wins | @Reality shows | @People spend a lot of money on their ‘great prizes. ‘are always the | phones when they vote. same. Reality TV is not an easy way to | @Some people on reality shows behave become famous. badly. SaLIVEWORKSHEETS> Check your understanding:muliple selection, Which of these arguments are mentioned in the essay? Tick six ideas. 1 ‘They can discover talented people. Realty shows are alvays the same. ‘Some people on realty shows behave badly People on realty shows have fun experiences ond meet new people ‘Some competitions are very dif or dangerous. ‘There are lots ofiferent types of rity shows. ‘Thoy ao fun to watch wth your fonds. | Reaity TVs not an e3sy way 1 become famous People spend a lt of money on their phones when they vote 10. [|The winners win great prizes, > Check your witingreordering- essay structure. Write numbers 1-4 to put the paragraph topics from the essay in the correct order. Conclusion — writer’ opinion Introduction ~ the situation [Arguments for realty TV shows ‘Arguments against realty TV shows > Linking words: Match the folowing linking word with its translation. Write the number inthe box. however 1._un avantatge furthermore 2._en primer loc one advaniage of 3. amésamés frsty 4. pera banda in adaiion 5. amés ‘on the other hand 6. tanmatebx, no obstant, malgrat abd S@LIVEWORKSHEETS