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Unit 1
Reading 4 The television company
A thinks it’s okay to film this way.
1 Read the text.
B has apologised.
C promises to change the way news is filmed.
Every picture tells a story 5 What is the writer’s attitude?
The filming and photography in news programmes is
A He thinks there should be more filming with
very important in bringing the stories to life and making
news stories.
us realise how events affect people. But the traditional
B He thinks the filming should suit the subject.
techniques of filming are slowly changing and not
everyone is happy with this. C He likes artistic camerawork.
Viewers have recently complained that camerawork on Mark /10
news programmes, while very artistic and clever, is more
suited to feature films and documentaries. Apparently
many of us are distracted by clever camerawork and our
Vocabulary
attention is taken away from the real focus, which is the 3 Choose the correct answers.
story.
1 My gran always wears old / late -fashioned
Several techniques have been criticised. One of these is
clothes.
the ‘circling camera’. This is when the cameraman goes
round the person who is talking so that at one point 2 People who are easy / kind -going are usually
we see the back of his head. Another technique is when very popular.
the camera is not held steadily and shakes. It gives the 3 Sarah’s new boyfriend is a model. He’s very
impression of slight panic and is often used in films
good / well -looking.
today.
4 Don Barker is good / well -known for his
The BBC insists that camerawork like this is a sign of
artistic and technological progress and is interesting
action films.
and attractive, particularly to a younger audience. But 5 To be promoted in this company you have to
how appropriate is it to have a circling camera when be quick / hard -working.
reporting on something as ordinary as interest rates?
Mark /5

2 Choose the best answers. 4 Complete the sentences with the words in the
box.
1 Pictures are important in the news because
creased   matching   scruffy   furry   baggy
A they help us understand the story.
B they show us important places. 1 I always wear jumpers because they
C it’s traditional to have them. are so comfortable!
2 Some people today complain that 2 After the long plane journey my clothes were
A the filming isn’t very good. badly .
B the filming is boring. 3 My sister can’t wear clothes because
C the filming is distracting. they irritate her skin.
3 One modern filming technique is 4 I am wearing a skirt and jacket to the
A the camera moves in a circle. wedding.
B when people stand in a circle. 5 You mustn’t go to a job interview looking
C there is a circle of cameras. .
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Unit 1
Grammar 3 Dan suggested to go / going to visit Rick in
hospital.
5 Complete the sentences with the correct present
4 I can’t stand to wait / waiting in queues.
simple or present continuous form of the verbs
in the box. 5 My friends decided to go / going to a club
after the meal.
have  enjoy  want  belong  think
6 Marie can’t face to see / seeing Helen again
1 Who this bag to? after the argument.
2 I we should go home now. It’s getting 7 I think I avoided to make / making too many
late. mistakes in the test.
3 Dave to go on holiday this summer. Mark /7

4 a celebration for your birthday next

weekend? Listening
5 Kelly the party. She hasn’t spoken to
anyone all evening.
8 3.01  Listen to five people talking about
photographs. Match the speakers with the
Mark /5 photographs.
in a studio   at a concert   at home
6 Complete the sentences with the present simple on holiday   at a celebration
or present continuous form of the verbs in
brackets. Use the other words in brackets as
1 Speaker A
well.
2 Speaker B
1 What time (your exam / finish)?
3 Speaker C
2 (you / watch) the big match this
afternoon? It should be good. 4 Speaker D

3 I (not / usually / go) to town on 5 Speaker E

Saturday mornings because it’s too crowded. Mark /10
4 I never (eat) seafood because it made
me ill once when I was younger.
Writing
5 A woman in a black car (follow) us.
Do you know her? 9 Imagine you are going to spend a month in
England on an English-language course. Write
6 What (you / wear) to Tom’s party on
a letter to the family you are going to stay with
Saturday?
introducing yourself. Use the writing guide to
7 The supermarket (not open) until help you.
8.30 a.m.
Paragraph 1: introduction, general personal
8 (you / go out) for a meal after the details
cinema?
Paragraph 2: write something about your village/
Mark /8 town/city and your country
Paragraph 3: say something about your hobbies
7 Choose the correct answers. and interests
1 Katy promised to help / helping me with my Paragraph 4: ask for information about the family
English homework.
Mark /10
2 My dad refused to let / letting my brother
drive his car. Total /60

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