EX.

30
Match the vocabulary items with appropriate definitions.
1. - N

2. - J

3. - C

4. - O

5. - F

6. - H

7. - L

8. - A

9. - P

10. - E

11. - K

12. - G

13. - B

14. - M

15. - D

16. - I

EX.31

Fill in the gaps in the sentences below with the vocabulary items from the
previous exercise in the correct form

1. Alfred Hitchcock is famous for both directing his first-rate thrillers and playing
cameo roles in most of them.
2. The drama vividly depicts the way the relationship between the two central
protagonists evolves.
3. He failed the audition for the part of the prince.
4. My heroine is - a middle-aged female detective - lives in Marchmont and is a bit
of a non-conformist loner.
5. He sees how each scene should look, how the music should feel, how the
actors should speak their lines.
6. Bored with lead parts, he’s now more interested in character parts ,portraying
charismatic quirky personalities.
7. You cannot ignore the star-studded cast, because that is the movie's selling
point.
8. The doubles did their jobs so well in this scene that it’s impossible to tell them
from the leading actors.
9. The day after being sacked, he left for London to begin his acting career,
starting with a bit part role in Coriolanus.
10. Many of the inhabitants were thrilled to have a film set in their village - and
even agreed to serve as extra in a crowd scene.

11. She has been typecast as a ingénue for so long but is still dreaming of playing
a mature and sophisticated woman.
12. ‘It’s not just a walk-on part , it actually has lines,’ he explains.
13. The actors’ stand-in walk down the sidewalk, reading their lines, while the
lighting and camera and sound guys work around them.
14. Although it took several weeks, the casting helped to find the right actors for
the parts.
15. This follows an accident with a stunt person jumping off of a boat and hurting
his collarbone.
16. A normal thriller would have a villain, ready to strike at any moment and a
hero in hot pursuit of the truth that will set him free.

EX.32

1.-F

2.-C

3.-J

4.-E
5.-H

6.-B

7.-A

8.-G

9.-I

10.-D

EX.33

Fill in the gaps in the sentences below with the vocabulary items from the
previous exercise in the correct form.

1. On set, instead of saying ‘Action’, he upstaged his actors by firing a gun.

2. For the film, Barmak casted non-professional actors from orphanages and
refugee camps.
3. Her performance in her new film was described by critics as absolutely brilliant.
She really made the most of the role.
4. Two years later it was made into a Hollywood film starring Julia Roberts, Dolly
Parton, Sally Field, Anjelica Huston, Shirley MacLaine and Daryl Hannah.
5. The star couldn’t remember his lines so he was cued all the way through the
scene.
6. Despite some exaggeration in the plot, the young actor created a true-to-life
image of a modern teenager.
7. She was auditioned very well and managed to get the part.
8. DiCaprio brought Gatsby character to life in the latest adaptation of
Fitzgerald’s classic novel, making the character ‘comprehensible and achingly real’
according to some critic.
9. Actors find little pleasure in being ad-libbed by other actors.
10. Anthony Hopkins is one of the greatest actors. He outshined his fellow
players in most of his films.
 EX. 35
Choose the right answer

1. D

2. D

3. C

4. D

5. A

6. B

7. B

8. D

9. B

10. D

EX.34

Explain the difference in meaning between these vocabulary items.

1.Star- is an actor or actress who is famous for their starring, or leading, roles in
movies.

Main/leading actor- any actor plays the role of the protagonist of a film, television
show or play.

2. A bit part-is a small and unimportant role for an actor in a film or play.

Walk-on part- a small part in a play or theatrical entertainment, esp one without
any lines.

3. Character part- a lesser role in a drama, but one where the actor is called upon
to display particular distinctive traits of character.

Cameo role- is a brief appearance of a well-known person in a work of the performing

 arts.

4. Audution- an interview for a role or job as a singer, actor, dancer, or musician,

consisting of a practical demonstration of the candidate's suitability and skill.

Casting- is a pre-production process that involves choosing actors to fill the roles in a
particular TV show, movie, commercial, or play.

5. A Stand-In is a person who takes the place of a principal actor for rehearsals,
camera blocking, or lighting setups and are part of the second team.

A Double-is a person who substitutes another actor such that the person's face is
not shown.

A Stunt person- a person who doubles for an actor during the filming of stunts
and dangerous scenes.

6. Protagonist- the leading actor or principal character in a television show,

movie, book, etc.
Hero- the hero of a book, play, film, or story is the main male character, who
usually has good qualities.

7. To upstage- to take people's attention away from someone and make

them listen to or look at you instead.

To outshine- to give a much better performance in a film than other actors .

8.Role- is one of the characters that an actor or singer can play in a film, play, or
opera.
Lines- the words of a particular role.

9.Main leading role- the most important role in a film, play or TV show.

Main/leading character- The main protagonist in a work.