MegaGoal Book 2.

1 Unit 4: TV Around the World

Vocabulary

Question type: Matching Questions

Match each word in Column 1 with a definition in Column 2.

Column 1 Column 2
1. broadcast ___ A. to make a secret plan
2. contestant ___ B. having or making a lot of money
3. fictional ___ C. hard to understand
4. plot ___ D. person who is in a contest
5. prosperous ___ E. to transmit to an audience by radio or TV
6. puzzling ___ F. a variation
7. version ___ G. not real

Grammar

Question type: Short Answer

Fill in the blank in each question with to or for.

8. Imad: Can I listen to that joke again on your smartphone?

Ryan: I downloaded it _______________ you. Here you go.

9. Imad: Can I use your laptop again? Mine is broken.

Ryan: I fixed it _______________ you. Here you go.

10. Please give that book _______________ me.

11. Could you buy some fruit _______________ me at the store?

12. I promise that I’ll write an email _______________ you every day that I’m away.

Read the sentences. Write C for correct or I for incorrect at the end of each sentence.
13. Please translate me what they are saying. ____

14. Please pronounce me this word. ____

15. Please open the door for me. ____

Reading

Question type: Multiple Choice

Read the text and answer the questions. Choose the best answer to each question.

Entertainment

What do you like to do for entertainment? A research company recently asked this
question to thousands of people in different cities and towns. The top four answers in
order were: 1) watch TV; 2) use the Internet; 3) watch films; and 4) read books.

Many people were surprised by these results. They thought that more people liked to go
out to restaurants and parks or spend time in the mall. But an increasing number of
people prefer to stay home and watch TV and films in their own living room. “Going out
with friends is too expensive,” one respondent said. “And it is more comfortable to be at
home on your own couch, watching TV. Also, there are many films available on TV now,
so we don’t have to go out and rent a DVD from a video store.”

Many restaurants and video stores offer all kinds of small gifts and discounts to attract
customers, but the amount of people who prefer to stay at home rather than go out
continues to increase. As the internet takes over and viewers have access to more
channels and programs, even more people will be staying home for their entertainment!

16. Research showed that people’s entertainment preferences, in order, are _____.
A. Internet, TV, books, films
B. Internet, TV, films, books
C. TV, Internet, books, films
D. TV, Internet, films, books
17. Restaurants and video stores want to _____.
A. reward customers
B. to rent films
C. to attract more people
D. give people gifts

18. Now, more people _____.

A. connect their TVs to the Internet
B. have more DVDs
C. rent DVDs
D. read books on TV

19. One reason that people stay at home and watch TV is _____.
A. it is more expensive
B. it is more comfortable
C. there are better games on TV
D. you can also read while watching TV

Listening

Question type: True/False

Listen to the text and answer the questions. Write T or F at the end of each
question/statement.

Moby Dick (1956 ), directed by John Huston and starring Gregory Peck, Richard
Badehart, and Leo Genn, is a TV fantasy film adapted from the bestselling novel by
Herman Melville. The story takes place in 19th century England on a whaling ship. The
captain of the ship is Captain Ahab. Ahab has a fantastic story to tell about a “great white
whale” which mutilated his body and almost killed him on a previous voyage. Now the
captain leads his men back into the sea to take revenge. However, Ahab becomes so
obsessed with vengeance that he makes some very bad decisions. The TV film takes us
on a grand adventure over the waves as Captain Ahab and his crew seeks out the great
sea mammal. As Ahab becomes more and more consumed by hatred, his doomed men are
flung into dangerous situations.

Does Captain Ahab eventually find the big whale? To find out you will have to watch the
film! If you choose to watch one film version of the novel Moby Dick, you should choose
this 1956 version. The acting is good, it is well-directed and the use of color and imagery
is superb. I think it is far superior to more recently released TV film versions. Everyone
who read the book and those who enjoy adventure and tales of great battles between man
and beast should see this TV film. I definitely recommend it as one of the best of our
times. It is staggeringly good.
20. The TV film is adapted from a documentary about great white whales. ____

21. The TV film is as good as the original story told in the novel. ____

22. The writer tells us that Captain Ahab and his crew eventually find the whale. ____

23. There are many film versions of the original novel. ____

24. The writer likes the TV film, and the 1956 version is the best one. ____

25. The writer recommends that the reader watches the TV film. ____

Form, Meaning and Function

Question type: Multiple Choice

Choose the best answer to fill in the blank in each question.

26. The global language _________ around the world today is English.
A. is used
B. that is used
C. which used
D. use

27. He is someone ______ can easily persuade others.

A. who
B. which
C. whom
D. he