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VOCABULARY

1 Rewrite the sentences with the words in brackets. Add any necessary words.
1 You don’t have to worry about the time. (take)
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2 There are no tickets left. (sold)

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3 It’s easy to see Emma in a crowd. (stands)

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4 I really like these types of films. (appeal)

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5 Do you want to participate in the play? (take)

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6 That’s logical. (sense)

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7 I think you should see this film. (worth)

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2 Complete the sentences with a suitable word. Pay attention to the words in bold.
1 The gender of some characters in the book was changed for the film. The hero in the film was a ....................................................

2 The actors tried hard but the script was awful. I don’t know who ................................................... it.
3 Jim Carrey is always ................................................... but he was outrageous in The Mask.
4 Please raise your voice so that I can ................................................... you better.
5 I was amazed by the stunts. They were so ................................................... .
3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words below. Use a gerund or infinitive when necessary.
make | risk | wise | raise | predict | cast

1 ................................................... is vital for the success of a film. You have to choose the correct actors for the correct parts.
2 The story was so ................................................... . I guessed what would happen after five minutes.
3 Despite his young age, he’s got a lot of ................................................... .
4 I forgot ................................................... an appointment, so there wasn’t anyone available to cut my hair.
5 I wouldn’t take so many ................................................... if I were you.
6 I remember ................................................... these same issues at last year’s meeting.

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4 Do you agree or disagree with the following statements? Explain why. Pay attention to the words or phrases in bold.
1 Box-office hits are the best films to see.
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2 The plot is the most important aspect of a film.

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3 Only famous actors should get leading roles.

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4 If a film isn’t dubbed into your language, you won’t see it.
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5 Complete the text with the words below. There are more words than you need.
boom | reflect | cast | characters | figures | appeal | outrageous | risk | role | filmgoers | paced

The fourth wall is an invisible, imaginary barrier between performers and the audience. It helps to make
the film or play more real. We forget that the people we’re watching are just 1 ................................................... in a show.
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Sometimes, actors break the fourth wall. By doing this, they’re taking a ................................................... . It can make
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the film more entertaining, but it doesn’t ................................................... to everyone. It’s generally used in comedies
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rather than in fast- ................................................... action films which need to create a sense of real danger.

Usually, breaking the fourth wall involves an actor talking directly to the audience. In some TV series, at
the end of an episode, the entire 5 ................................................... wish viewers a happy holiday.
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Some films take the idea much further. In the ................................................... comedy western Blazing Saddles, the
camera moves away from the set of a small town to show that it is, in fact, part of a giant film studio. In
the film, some of the actors eventually leave the studio and are shown watching the ending of their own
film in a local cinema.
It has even happened in a James Bond film, when George Lazenby replaced Sean Connery in the leading
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................................................... . At the start of the film, Lazenby meets a woman, but she leaves him. He then says,
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“This never happened to the other fellow,” reminding ................................................... that he is just an actor who has
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GRAMMAR

1 Complete the sentences with a suitable verb in the passive.

1 The book ................................................... in 1937.
2 This film ................................................... on this book.
3 A lot of the filming ................................................... in New Zealand.
4 The leading actor ................................................... also ................................................... in the TV series Sherlock.
5 It ................................................... that the author’s stories ................................................... by Icelandic myths and legends.
The film is: ..........................................................................................................................................................................................

2 Complete the text with the words below. Use the correct form of the verbs.
destroy | have / its title / change | make | remake have / a 3D version / make | probably / write | often / say

When was the first 3D film shown? Believe it or not, it was in 1922 in Los Angeles. It wasn’t popular, but
nowadays most box-office hits seem to 1 ................................................... as well as the normal 2D version.
It is 2 ................................................... that Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was the first full-length animated film, but
in fact, an Argentinian animated film, El Apostol, 3 ................................................... in 1917. Unfortunately, since then,
all copies of this film 4 ................................................... .
There seem to be more and more remakes nowadays. In 2002, 2004 and 2007, there were three
Spider-Man films, and since then, there have been more films starring Andrew Garfield and Tom Holland.
The script for a new film 5 ................................................... right now! Remakes are nothing new, though. The 1916 film
The Three Godfathers 6................................................... in 1919, although it 7 ................................................... to Marked Men.

3 There are six errors in the text. Underline them and write the correct form of the verbs below.

Sometimes lots of actors are needing in films to play the roles of people in the background. These actors,
who don’t speak, are known as extras. It believes that getting a job as an extra can lead to a real acting
career, but it’s very rare for this to happen. However, some famous actors started as extras. Matt Damon
and Ben Affleck can see in crowd scenes in the 1989 film Field of Dreams. Brad Pitt, George Clooney and
Clint Eastwood had also worked as extras before they became famous. If you want to become an extra, the
first thing you should do is to get your photo took by a professional photographer and send it to different
film studios.

If you get a part, you will probably ask to bring your own costume and even have your make-up doing
before you arrive. Make sure you read the description of the film carefully – you won’t get work if you
turn up for an 18th-century drama wearing a T-shirt and jeans!
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2 ................................................... 5 ...................................................

3 ................................................... 6 ...................................................

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4 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.
1 The producer forced the director to change the ending of the film.
The director ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. .
2 A professional does her make-up before each performance.
She ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... .
3 The makers of The Lord of the Rings offered Sean Connery a huge amount of money to play Gandalf.
Sean Connery ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... .
4 People say that only 7% of British films make a profit.
It ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ .
5 She should have offered him the role.
He ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... .
6 Were these pictures taken by a professional photographer?
Did you ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................ ?