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OBJECTIVES
THAT’S
ENTERTAINMENT
READING
1 Match the words and pictures. Write 1–6 in
the boxes.
1 a video game | 2 a concert | 3 a movie
4 a play | 5 a sports event | 6 a TV show
2 SPEAKING Which of these kinds of
entertainment do you like? Tell your partner.
3 SPEAKING Work in small groups. Talk about the
things in Exercise 1. Say why people like or don’t
like them. Use the words in the list to help you.
relaxing | interesting | fun | expensive
crowds | friends | enjoyable
I think people enjoy watching
a movie because it is relaxing.
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FUNCTIONS: comparing things and
actions; asking for and offering help
GRAMMAR: comparative and
superlative adjectives (review);
(not) as … as; making a comparison
stronger or weaker; adverbs
VOCABULARY: types of movies;
types of TV shows; expressions
with get
4 Look at the pictures and the title of the article
on the next page. What do you think the article
is about?
1 the high cost of horror movies
2 the salaries of famous movie actors
3 a movie that was made very cheaply
5 1.20 Read and listen to the article and check
your ideas.
6 Read the article again. Find:
1 two examples of very expensive movies.
2 two reasons why it is possible to say that Monsters
was successful.
3 four reasons why Monsters wasn’t expensive to make.
4 the amount of time Gareth Edwards worked on the
movie after shooting.
F

Big movies
on a ssmall
mall
ll budget
b d t
Do you need millions of
dollars to make a movie? No.
Do you need millions of dollars
to make a successful movie? Most
people would answer “Yes” to that
question. But would they be right?
We’re used to hearing about really
expensive Hollywood movies.
The 1997 Oscar-winner Titanic
cost $200 million to make, and
more recently, Spider-Man 3, one
of the most successful movies of
2007, had a budget of more than
$250 million.
To be successful, however, a movie
doesn’t need to be as expensive as
the big Hollywood blockbusters.
An example of this is the 2010
movie Monsters, which cost less
than half a million dollars to
make. Monsters is set in Mexico
and is the story of two people
trying to escape from aliens and
get back to the U.S. The movie
won several awards and got very
good reviews from many movie
critics – for example, the website
Moviefone put Monsters at number
3 in its list of the best sci-fi movies
for 2010.
How did
they make
the movie
so cheaply?
First of all,
it only took
three weeks
to shoot, and the movie crew
was just seven people in a van.
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Secondly, the man who made the
movie, Gareth Edwards, decided
to shoot it with digital video,
which is cheaper than the usual
35mm film. (The movie equipment
cost only $15,000 altogether.)
They also used real locations, all at home on his computer,
not a studio. And the cast of the using non-professional software.
movie was Edwards himself and The amazing thing is that
two friends of his – all the extras the final movie looks nearly
in the movie were people who were as professional as big, fancy
just there, and they weren’t paid. Hollywood productions.
Most importantly, Edwards Not everybody liked Monsters, of
did most of the production course. One person said, “That’s
work himself. He spent eight 90 minutes of my life that I’ll
months editing Monsters and never get back.” But overall, it was
then five months creating the very well received. And at least it
special effects. And he did it wasn’t expensive to make.
VALUES
Spending wisely
1 Read the sentences. How much do you agree with each one?
Write a number: 1 (I agree), 2 (I’m not sure), or 3 (I don’t agree).
1 If something is expensive, you can be sure it’s really good.
2 Expensive things are usually not worth the money.
3 You can find really good things that don’t cost a lot of money.
4 It doesn’t matter how much something costs.
5 It’s crazy to like something just because it is expensive.
2 Compare your ideas in the class.
I don’t agree with number one. Some expensive things aren’t good.
Do you think so? I agree with it. If you buy
cheap things, they’re usually not good.
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 GRAMMAR 3 Complete each sentence with ideas of your own.
Comparative and superlative 0 Soccer isn’t as exciting as skiing .
adjectives (review) 0 Soccer is more exciting than golf .
1 Potatoes are healthier than .
1 Complete these sentences about the article 2 Potatoes aren’t as healthy as .
on page 31 with the correct form of the words
in the list. 3 English is easier than .
4 English isn’t as easy as .
good | cheap | boring | expensive
5 Watching TV isn’t as good as .
1 They used digital video because it’s 6 Watching TV is better than .
than 35mm film.
2 Moviefone thought Monsters was one of the 4 Complete the second sentence so it has the same
movies of the year. meaning as the first. Use the word in parentheses.
3 Most Hollywood movies are than 0 Ben’s sister is younger than him. (old)
Monsters.
Ben’s sister isn’t as old as him.
4 One person thought Monsters was the
1 Traveling by train is faster than traveling by bus. (slow)
movie ever.
Traveling by train traveling by bus.
(not) as … as comparatives 2 Tom is 1.65 meters. Sue is 1.65 meters, too. (tall)
Tom Sue.
2 Look at the examples of (not) as … as to
compare things. Answer the questions. Then 3 Dogs are noisier than cats. (quiet)
complete the rule. Dogs cats.
4 This cell phone costs $400. And the bicycle costs
Extras aren’t as expensive as actors.
$400, too. (expensive)
Monsters looks as professional as Hollywood movies.
The cell phone the bicycle.
1 Who are more expensive: extras or actors? 5 Jo thinks geography is easier than history. (difficult)
2 Do Hollywood movies look more professional
Jo thinks geography history.
than Monsters?
6 My room is cleaner than yours. (messy)
My room yours.
RULE: When we want to say that two things
are (not) the same, we can use (not) +
adjective + . Pronunciation
Words ending in /ər/
Go to page 120.
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VOCABULARY 2 SPEAKING Can you think of an example of

Types of movies Workbook page 30
each kind of movie? Are there any movies
1 Write the types of movies in the list under the pictures. that are more than one kind?
action movie | animated movie | documentary Madagascar is an animated
comedy | horror movie | romantic comedy (rom com) movie, and it’s a comedy, too.
science fiction (sci-fi ) | thriller

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8
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LISTENING
1 1.23Listen to Part 1 of an interview. Why is
Sandra Allen a guest on the radio show?
1 She won a prize for acting.
2 She won a prize for making a movie.
3 She made a movie and hopes to win a prize.
2 1.24Listen to Part 2 of the interview.
Choose the correct answers.
1 She chose one of the actors for her movie because
A he wanted to act at school.
B he had useful things for making the movie.
C he was on the soccer team.
2 When she wrote the script for the movie, Sandra
A tried to make it shorter.
B included a lot of different people and places.
C asked a friend to improve it.
3 Sandra says that the most important thing for making
a movie is
A having special equipment.
B seeing the final movie in your head.
C editing the movie to make it shorter.
3 1.25Listen to Part 3, in which Sandra says what
her movie is about. Complete the text.
It starts in a school classroom – I used my school, of
course, and 1 sitting around. And the
two actors are sitting talking 2
they start saying how everything is really boring, you
know? And another guy is watching them and
3 , and then he gets up and walks
down a hallway into 4 . And in there,
we see him pull a big, black handle – and everything goes
into 5 ! And everyone at the school is
surprised, and 6 , but they don’t know
what’s happened. So the movie is about how everyone
really, really wants to get the color 7
In the end, everything does go 8
And the couple in the movie are in the same place, but
now they see it 9 .
SELF-ESTEEM
The movie of my life
1 Write some ideas for a movie script based on
your life. Think about these things as you write.
1 How old are you at the beginning of the movie?
2 Who will be in the movie with you?
3 What will be the funniest scene in the movie?
4 How will you end the movie?
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GRAMMAR
Making a comparison stronger
or weaker
1 Read the sentences. Circle the phrase that
has a different meaning from the other two.
Then complete the rules.
0 I think independent movies are a lot / much /
a little more interesting.
1 I had to make it a little / a lot / a bit shorter.
2 The final script was a little / much / far better
than the first version.
RULE: Use 1 /
2 / far to make a comparative
stronger.
Use a bit / 3 to make a
comparative weaker.
2 Rewrite these sentences using the words in
parentheses.
0 Snakes are more dangerous than bears. (a lot)
Snakes are a lot more dangerous than bears.
1 My brother is taller than me. (a bit)
2 My new phone’s better than the old one. (far)
3 Her nails are longer than yours. (a little)
4 The movie’s more exciting than the book. (much)
, and 3 Write sentences comparing these things.
Use much / far / a lot, or a bit / a little.
0 watching TV / reading a book (interesting /
easy)
I think watching TV is a lot more interesting
than reading a book – and it’s far easier, too.
1 a cell phone / an MP3 player (useful / expensive)
2 gorillas / snakes (dangerous / beautiful)
. 3 English / art (difficult / interesting)
. 4 my country / the U.S. (big / beautiful)
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2 SPEAKING Work in pairs.
Talk about your movies.
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 READING
1 Read the TV listings. Write the type of show on each channel.

CHANNEL 1 CHANNEL 2 CHANNEL 3 CHANNEL 4 CHANNEL 5

8:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m.
Down Double Your 19th-century The News The Jordan
Our Street Money House Baker Show
Your favorite soap Jason Oates is the host Our reality show All the news and sports Jordan Baker hosts
continues with Jim of the popular game continues, now with from around the world. her completely new
and Amanda having an show where the only eight of the 12 With Michael Webster. talk show. She talks
argument, while Alex contestants can win contestants, all living in to great celebrity
still can’t find a job. $10,000 – and then a house from 200 years guests and asks them
Tom has asked Joanna double it! There are ago. It isn’t easy living the questions that
to marry him, but she questions on all kinds with no electricity, no everyone wants to
has some doubts, and of topics to test heating, and no 21st- know the answers to.
then her friend Maria everyone’s general century technology at Tonight, track star
tells her a few things knowledge. Which of all. And it’s even more Sally Malone.
about Tom that she tonight’s players will difficult with cameras
didn’t know! get the chance to on you 24 hours a day.
double their money? (Don’t forget to have
your phone ready to
vote.)
soap opera

2 Read the TV show descriptions again. Answer 4 SPEAKING Work in groups. Choose one
the questions. of the TV shows to watch tonight. Tell the
1 Which two shows have contestants? others why you chose it.
2 Which three shows have hosts?
3 Which show has actors in it?
I’m going to watch Double Your Money
4 Which show asks viewers to participate?
because I really like game shows. You can learn
things, and it’s fun to watch the contestants –
3 PET Read these Tweets. Match the Tweets with especially when they get the answers wrong!
the shows.

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4m G
GRAMMAR
Adam Windsor @ada all Adverbs and comparative adverbs
A
this week. I answered
They were really bad the m! All
I did better than 1 Look at the sentences from the TV listings
the questions easily.
dy won it! #DYM and Tweets. Complete them with the words
that money and nobo
in the list.
15m
Jenn y Ko ol @k oo lje nn y popular | easy | easily | carefully
she
think carefully before
Ha ha. She needs to fore 1 It isn’t living
ully than her sister be
says Yes. More caref No ! lol without electricity.
she should say
she got married. Think 2 I answered all the questions .
#joannathinkaboutit 3 She needs to think .
17m 4 He’s the host of a
Paul @e arl yb ird 20 15
game show.
at Gavin says when
Can’t understand wh
speak more clearly.
he speaks. He should !
. Hope Jackie wins lol
Going to vote him off
#gojackiego

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2 Circle the adverbs in the previous exercise. Then VOCABULARY

complete the rules with adjective and adverb.
Types of TV shows
RULES: 1 Look at the different types of TV shows.
Can you think of an example for each one?
● Use an 1 to talk about a noun:
He’s a slow runner
runner.
● Use an 2 to talk about a verb:
He runs slowly.
slowly
We usually form an 3 by adding -ly
(or -ily) to the 4 , but some adverbs are
irregular: fast → fast, good → well. talk show news

3 Write the adverbs.

0 quick quickly 4 good
1 careful 5 bad
drama series cartoon
2 clever 6 easy
3 clear 7 fast

4 Look at the examples of comparative adverbs

from the Tweets on page 34. Then complete
the rules. game show reality show
1 She should think more carefully than her sister did.
2 He should speak more clearly.
3 I answered the questions better than them.

RULE: To form the comparative of most regular sitcom soap (opera)

adverbs, add the word before the
adverb.
If an adverb has one syllable, make the
comparative by adding -er: soon → sooner,
hard → harder, fast → faster.
sports show talent show
● There are some irregular comparative adverbs:
badly → worse, well → better.
2 SPEAKING Work in pairs. Ask and answer the
● Notice that the comparative of early is written earlier.
questions.
1 What kind(s) of shows do you really like?
5 Complete the sentences. Use the comparative 2 What kind(s) of shows do you really NOT like?
adverb forms of the words in parentheses. 3 What show on TV now do you always watch?
0 Sue runs faster (fast) than me. Why?
1 Graham writes (clear) than me. 4 What show on TV now do you never watch? Why?
2 You need to do your homework 5 How do you watch TV shows – on TV, on your
(careful) if you want to get good grades. phone, on a tablet …?
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3 Sorry, I don’t understand. Can you speak
(slow), please?
4 The party starts at ten o’clock, but you can come WRITING
(early) if you want to. A paragraph
5 I only got 67% on the test, but you did even
(bad) than me! Write a paragraph about your TV habits.
6 Sandra always works (hard) than ● Use your answers to the questions in Vocabulary
the other kids. Exercise 2 to help you.
7 Martina speaks English (good) ● Try to use grammar and vocabulary from the unit
than I do. (comparative adjectives, words for TV shows, etc.)
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 PHOTOSTORY: episode 2
1 LLook at the photos and answer the questions.
Why does Megan want to be an extra in the movie?

Extras
Why is Megan unhappy in the last photo?

2 1.26 Now read and listen to the photostory.

Check your answers.

LUKE Don’t get too excited, Megan. You’re not going

LUKE Guys, guys! Guess what!
OLIVIA They’re going to make a movie here.
LUKE Oh. Right. So you’ve heard.
RYAN Yeah. They’re going to do some shooting in
the park. For a new sci-fi movie. And Megan’s
really excited.
MEGAN I really am. Gregory Harris is in the
movie. He’s so cool. In fact, I think he’s my
favorite actor of all time!
to meet him. Or even see him, probably.
RYAN Don’t be so sure, Luke. The thing is, they want
1 extras for the movie.
2
LUKE Extras?
MEGAN You know – the people who stand around
and do things but don’t say anything.
LUKE Oh, come on, Megan. Everybody knows what
extras are.

MEGAN Oh, sorry. Anyway, they’re going to

RYAN That’s strange. There’s no one here. 4
choose people to be extras today. One o’clock
3 OLIVIA Look at this, guys. The time was eleven
at the community center downtown. I’m
defi nitely going. Imagine – me, in a movie o’clock, not one o’clock.
with Gregory Harris! MEGAN Oh, no! I read it wrong. I saw eleven
OLIVIA Ryan’s going, and so am I. How about you, and thought it was one! How could I be so
Luke? stupid?
LUKE OK, why not? One o’clock at the community LUKE Looks like you’re not going to meet
center? Let’s all meet there. Gregory Harris after all, Megan.
MEGAN Oh, leave me alone, Luke!

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DEVELOPING SPEAKING

3 Work in pairs. Discuss what happens next in the 2 Use a phrase from the list to complete each
story. Write down your ideas. sentence.
We think Ryan goes to see the movie director to get home | got bored | got there
try to help Megan. get something to drink | get angry | got better
1 The movie was terrible – after 20 minutes,
4 EP2Watch to find out how the story I and fell asleep.
continues. 2 I was really late for school – when I
5 Mark the sentences T (true) or F (false). , it was already ten o’clock!
3 There’s still a long way to go. We won’t
1 Tony Gorman is from around here. before midnight, I think.
2 He is the director of the movie. 4 He was sick for about a week, but then he
3 He buys a coffee for Megan. , I’m happy to say.
4 Megan listens to Tony’s phone call. 5 It was just a joke. Please don’t
5 Megan recognizes the second man who comes into with me!
the coffee shop. 6 If you want, we can in that
6 She comes back to the park with an autographed café downtown.
photo of Gregory Harris.
3 Match the questions and answers.
PHRASES FOR FLUENCY 1 Let’s go and get something to drink.
2 When do you get angry with people?
1 Find the expressions 1–6 in the story. Who says
3 Do you ever get bored watching TV?
them? How do you say them in your language?
4 What time do you get to school?
1 Guess what! 4 Look at this …
5 Do you ever get a cold?
2 In fact, … 5 Looks like …
a When they say things I don’t like.
3 Come on, … 6 … after all.
b Usually about eight o’clock.
2 Complete the conversation. Use the expressions c OK. The store over there sells water.
in Exercise 1. d Sometimes – in the winter, usually.
JIM Hi guys. 1 ! I’m on the soccer team! e Only when it’s a show I don’t like.
MIKE You’re joking!
JIM No, I’m not. 2 at this. It’s the team list.
4 Now write your answers to questions 2–5
in Exercise 3.
MIKE But you’re not a good player, Jim. 3 , Workbook page 31
you’re terrible!
ALICE Oh, 4 , Mike! He’s not so bad.
SARAH That’s right. And the school has picked him to
play, so 5 you’re wrong, Mike.
FUNCTIONS
MIKE Well, I guess so. Asking for and offering help
JIM Yes. I’m good enough for the school team
6
1 Look at two sentences from the video. Which one
! is asking for help? Which one is offering help?
1 I’ll help you if you want.
WordWise 2 Could you help me with something?

Expressions with get 2 Now look at these sentences. Are they asking for
1 Look at the sentences from the unit so far. or offering help?
Choose the correct meaning of get in each one. 1 Can you give me a hand?
1 They’re trying to get back to the U.S. 2 Do you need any help?
2 Can I get you something else to drink? 3 Do you have a few minutes?
3 Who will get the chance to double their money? 4 Is everything OK?
4 Don’t get too excited, Megan.
3 SPEAKING Work in pairs. Use the questions in
a become c go, arrive Exercises 1 and 2 to act out conversations in a
b receive d bring, buy store, at home, at school, and in other places.

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