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VOCABULARY
Choose the correct answer.
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1 Johnny Depp plays the supporting actor / character of Jack Sparrow in the film Pirates
of the Caribbean.
2 The trailer / soundtrack for the new Spider-Man film looks fantastic. I love the special
effects.
3 The costume designer / make-up artist is making a hat.
4 Some lead roles / viewers like watching comedies.
5 A good heroine / hero is kind. She helps people.
GRAMMAR
Choose the correct answer.
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1 Josh usually is watching / watches TV at home, but he is going / goes to the cinema
right now.
2 Emma often is singing / sings at the music club, but she isn’t performing /
doesn’t perform at the moment.
3 My mum isn’t driving / doesn’t drive me to school on Fridays, so I am walking / walk
right now.
4 We aren’t eating / don’t eat popcorn now. We wait / are waiting for the film to start.
5 I am watching / watch a film at the moment, but I am not understanding /
don’t understand it.
Complete the questions with the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Simple or Present
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Continuous. Then match the questions to the answers below.
1 ..................................... the film ..................................... (start) right now?
2 Where ..................................... the story ..................................... (take place)?
3 ..................................... you ..................................... (like) the heroine of the film?
4 ..................................... we ..................................... (go) to the cinema now?
5 What ..................................... you ..................................... (think) of the Minions film?
Complete the text with the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Simple or Present Continuous.
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Beth
2.
..................................... (love) films and she often
3.
..................................... (go) to the cinema. But right now, she
4.
..................................... (not go) anywhere because the Academy Awards
ceremony – the Oscars – is on TV.
I 5. ..................................... usually ..................................... (not enjoy) TV,
but
I 6. ..................................... (watch) the Oscars with her.
There are 24 Oscar award categories and the best actors, actresses and
films 7. ..................................... (receive) gold trophies as prizes. Costume
designers, make-up artists and directors also 8. .....................................
(win) awards. Every year, the Oscars ceremony 9. .....................................
(take place) in Los Angeles. Stars 10. ..................................... (come) from all
over the world to participate.
Right now, stars 11. ..................................... (walk) down the red carpet. They
..................................... (not wear) jeans and T-shirts. They’ve all got
12.
course!
VOCABULARY
Unscramble the words. Then write the words under the correct picture.
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a b c
1 mruds
2 rmpttue
3 teufl ..................................... .....................................
.....................................
4 lecol d e f
5 ralncite
6 iovlni
.....................................
..................................... .....................................
Hi Ben,
I was at the annual Glastonbury Festival in England last week. Every year, there are many
types of 1. ..................................... at the festival, including rock and pop 2. ..................................... .
The best musicians in the world 3. ..................................... at Glastonbury. Coldplay gave a
4.
..................................... this year. I love Coldplay’s singer, Chris Martin. He helps write the
5. 6.
..................................... and ..................................... for most of Coldplay’s songs. I think he’s
7.
a great ..................................... !
Jenny
GRAMMAR
Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple.
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1 The audience ..................................... (love) my trumpet solo.
2 He ..................................... (write) his own songs for his album.
3 ..................................... you ..................................... (go) to the music club last week?
4 I ..................................... (not see) Ryan at the festival.
5 What ..................................... you ..................................... (think) of the performance?
Write sentences with the words below. Use the Past Continuous.
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1 Beth / play / the flute / an hour ago / .
.........................................................................................................................................................
2 the singers / not record / songs / at four o’clock / .
.........................................................................................................................................................
3 I / not watch / the video clip / ten minutes ago / .
.........................................................................................................................................................
4 Jack / dance / on the stage / during the concert / ?
.........................................................................................................................................................
5 why / the fans / collect / money / this afternoon / ?
.........................................................................................................................................................
Complete the text with the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple or the Past Continuous.
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On 15th October, 2014, heavy metal band The Defiled 1. ................................................... (make)
history in the middle of the Greenland Sea. The band 2. ................................................... (perform)
a 30-minute concert on a moving iceberg while fans 3. ................................................... (watch) from
boats around the iceberg. How 4. ................................................... the band ...................................................
(transport) their instruments and equipment to the iceberg? They 5. ...................................................
(fly) from London to Iceland. Then, they 6. ................................................... (sail) by boat. Local
people 7. ................................................... (help) the band while they 8. ...................................................
(travel) to their destination and while they 9. ................................................... (organise) their
equipment. The event wasn’t like other concerts by The Defiled. The audience
10. 11.
................................................... (not dance) while the band ................................................... (play) its
12.
music, but everyone ................................................... (enjoy) the experience.
Complete the sentences with the correct form of used to and the verbs below.
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write | play | not enjoy | go | not perform
1 I ................................................... the clarinet when I was a young boy.
2 My sister ................................................... pop music, but now she loves it.
3 ................................................... Jack ................................................... his own songs?
4 The band ................................................... live concerts, but they do now.
5 When I lived in London, I ................................................... to concerts all the time.
VOCABULARY
Choose the correct answer.
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1 The book was thrilling / awful / ordinary. I read it in one day!
2 Walt Disney transformed old poetry / fairy tales / poems into popular kids’ films.
3 The story Pandora’s Box is an ancient Greek journal / fiction / myth.
4 The cat in Dr Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat is an ordinary / imaginary / ancient character.
5 I loved the Harry Potter books. They were giant / unimportant / incredible!
6 I read my poem / myth / legend to the class yesterday. I think they liked it.
7 That test was unimportant / disgusting / giant, so don’t worry about your mark.
8 The recipes in my new cookbook were terrible! Every dish I made was suitable /
incredible / disgusting.
Circle eight words in the puzzle. Then use the words to complete the sentences below.
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a a j o u r n a l
f n b r l f a m s
i o c a e a s u u
c r o i g n c s i
t r h a e t i i t
i o a r n n i n a
o r j m d s t g b
n p o e t r y x l
t q a w f u l z e
GRAMMAR
Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Simple Passive.
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1 The computer room ................................................... (not use) on Tuesdays.
2 these books ................................................... (recommend) for
...................................................
teenagers?
3 Mobile phones ................................................... (not permit) in many schools.
4 ................................................... the new book ................................................... (sell) online?
5 Shakespeare’s plays and poetry ................................................... (study) by students around the
world.
Complete the sentences with the verbs below. Use the Past Simple Passive.
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make | not return | write | not catch | buy
1 John Keats’ poems ................................................... over 200 years ago.
2 The book ................................................... to the library.
3 Roald Dahl’s story The BFG ................................................... into a film in 2016.
4 ................................................... a lot of newspapers ................................................... last week?
5 The men ................................................... by the police at the end of the story.
Complete the text with the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Simple Passive or Past
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Simple Passive.
The Sandcastle Empire is a thrilling action book. The book 1. ..................................... (write) by
Kayla Olson in 2017. Eden is the main character and the story 2. ..................................... (tell) by
her.
The story 3. ..................................... (set) in the future after a big war. A powerful group called the
Wolfpack won the war. During the war, Eden’s family and friends 4. ..................................... (kill)
by the Wolfpack. Her home 5. ..................................... (destroy), too. Eden escaped, but she
6. 7.
..................................... (force) to work for the Wolfpack. The prisoners .....................................
(not permit) to leave.
Now, it’s two years later. Only one place in the world 8. ..................................... (not consider)
dangerous – Sanctuary Island. Eden runs away to Sanctuary Island. The people on the
island want to fight the Wolfpack. Eden is happy, but the question is: Is there more danger
ahead?