Grammar: Past simple of to be; Possessive s Vocabulary: Kinds of films, Film words and opinion adjectives. animated film. science fiction film

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Unit objectives Grammar: Past simple of to be; Possessive

adjectives Language A Vocabulary 1: Kinds of films 1 When

..? drama animated film comedy musical science fiction

12.1 Complete the table with the words from exercise 1.

1 George s favourite kind of film is action films /

2 George likes / doesn t like / hates going to the cinema.

4 George liked / didn t like / hated the film.

6 In his opinion, the actors were / weren t very good.

1 Unit objectives Grammar: Past simple of to be; Possessive s Vocabulary: Kinds of films, Film words and opinion adjectives Language A Vocabulary 1: Kinds of films 1 When was the last time you saw a good...? drama animated film comedy musical science fiction film horror film action film historical film thriller Complete the table with the words from exercise 1. Then listen and check your answers. O Oo Ooo film Oooo oooo oooo Listen and choose the correct answers. 1 George s favourite kind of film is action films / science fiction films / comedies. 2 George likes / doesn t like / hates going to the cinema. 3 George went to see Troy / Alien / Scream 3. 4 George liked / didn t like / hated the film. 5 In his opinion, the film was / wasn t good. 6 In his opinion, the actors were / weren t very good. 4 Ask your partner about films you know. Was Troy an action film or a drama? It was an action film, I think. Was it good? Yes, it was. / No, it wasn t. Were the actors good? Yes, they were. / No, they weren t. 84

2 B Grammar 1: Past simple of to be Grammar reference page 14 5 Look at exercise 4 again and complete the table. Then complete the rules (1-3). Affirmative Negative I was I wasn t you were you weren t he/she/it 1 he/she/it 3 at home last night. we were we weren t you were you weren t they 2 they 4 at home last night. Rules 1 We use was / wasn t with I,, and. 2 We use were / weren t with you, and. 3 To form the question we use was or + subject. We do not use the auxiliary did. 6 Complete these sentences with the affirmative form of to be. 1 Jenny was in bed early yesterday. 4 Sarah at home on Tuesday. 2 We in the kitchen at 8 o clock last night. 5 I with my friends on Friday night. 3 Mike at the office this morning. 6 They at the sport centre last Saturday morning. 7 Work in pairs. Ask questions. Answer always in the negative. A: Was Jenny in bed early yesterday? B: No, she wasn t in bed early yesterday. 8 Interview your partner about last week. Then write about your partner. Where were you last night? What did you do on Saturday? What time did you go to bed? Where were you on Monday afternoon? 9 Write about your partner. Michelle was at home last night. She went to bed early. On Saturday she was with her friends. They were all at David s house. On Monday afternoon C Grammar 2: Possessive s Grammar reference page Read the sentences and match them to a rule (a-c). 1 Kate s favourite director is Jane Campion. 2 Charles computer has got a DVD player. 3 The French actors pronunciation was really good. 4 The actress s dress was beautiful. 11 Write sentences with the possessive s. 1 John / car is really old. John s car is really old. 2 The boys / computer game is on the table. 3 The girl / guitar is on the sofa. 4 What is Mark / favourite film? a b We add s when the possessor is singular. We add when the possessors are plural. c We add when the name of the possessor ends in s. 5 Tess / mobile phone is in her bag. 6 My cousins / house is brilliant. 7 Celia / grandparents / dogs are awful. 8 I don t like Sue and Martin / sitting room. 85

D Vocabulary 2: Film words and opinion adjectives Vocabulary reference page 29 12 12.3 Look at the picture and find the things in the box. Then listen, check and practise.

3 D Vocabulary 2: Film words and opinion adjectives Vocabulary reference page Look at the picture and find the things in the box. Then listen, check and practise. actor actress sound track special effects director dialogues Write these adjectives in order on the line. Then listen and check. not bad awful / terrible good wonderful / excellent / brilliant not very good OK Most negative awful Most positive 14 Combine the words in exercises 12 and 13 and write about films you know. The actors in Scream were terrible, but the special effects were good. The sound track in Dirty Dancing was brilliant! E STREET TALK Recommendations 15 Ask your partner these questions. Do you ever go to the video club? Do you get videos or DVDs or both? Is the assistant in your video club helpful? Listen and read. What film does Nick take? Assistant: Do you need any help? Nick: Yeah, can you recommend a good action film? A: An action film? What about Ocean s 12? It s N: No, we saw that last week. A: Hmm Let me see. I d recommend The Bourne Supremacy. It s brilliant. N: No we saw that ages ago. What else have you got? A: Mmm There s I, Robot. N: Is it any good? A: I thought it was rubbish, to be honest. Err, does it have to be an action film? N: No, a comedy would do. A: Oh, in that case, you should take Down with Love. I thought it was very funny. N: OK, cheers, mate. A: Hope you enjoy it! IDIOMS ages ago = a long time ago/in the past would do = would be OK rubbish = really bad cheers, mate = thank you (talking to a friend) 17 Read the information in the box. Match the expressions (1-4) and functions (a-c). Asking for and making recommendations 1 Can you a making a suggestion recommend? b making a 2 What about? recommendation 3 I d recommend c asking for a 4 You should recommendation 18 Listen again and practise. Then, with a partner, change the words in blue for your own ideas. 86

Skills A Communication strategies: Saying you don t know (2) 1 Read the comic and answer the questions. 1 What are Tom and Sue talking about? 2 Do you think Sue knows the answers? Look!

2 Were Brad Pitt and Johnny Depp in Troy? Was All About My Mother a Spanish or German film? 3 4 Here s the Film Guide. You can look for the answers in it! 2 12.

4 Listen again and practise the dialogue. Pay attention to the expressions. B Listening: Film quiz 5 Look at the film titles in the box. What do you know about these films?

4 Skills A Communication strategies: Saying you don t know (2) 1 Read the comic and answer the questions. 1 What are Tom and Sue talking about? 2 Do you think Sue knows the answers? Look! You can win a DVD if you answer this film quiz. Who was the director of The Others? 3 What does Sue suggest at the end? 1 What was the name of the actor in Matrix? 2 Were Brad Pitt and Johnny Depp in Troy? Was All About My Mother a Spanish or German film? 3 4 Here s the Film Guide. You can look for the answers in it! Listen and check your answers. 3 Listen again and complete the dialogue with the expressions (a-d). a Haven t got a clue. b I ve got no idea. c I can t remember. d I really don t know. 4 Listen again and practise the dialogue. Pay attention to the expressions. B Listening: Film quiz 5 Look at the film titles in the box. What do you know about these films? Shrek 2 East is East Casablanca The Shining Gone with the Wind The Lord of the Rings Titanic About a Boy Listen to the quiz. Write the answers to the eight questions they ask Now listen to the complete quiz and check your answers. 87

C Speaking: Your film quiz 8 Write some film questions. Ask and answer with your partner. Use the expressions from exercise 3 when you don t know the answers. Who was the director of...? Was / Were.

..? D Reading: A film review 9 Look at the photos and text. Answer the questions. 1 What kind of film do you think it is? 2 What is the relationship between the people? 3 What kind of text is this?

5 C Speaking: Your film quiz 8 Write some film questions. Ask and answer with your partner. Use the expressions from exercise 3 when you don t know the answers. Who was the director of...? Was / Were... in...? Was it an American / French film? What was the name of the actor in...? Who were the main actors in...? What year was the film made? What was the location for...? Who wrote the sound track for...? D Reading: A film review 9 Look at the photos and text. Answer the questions. 1 What kind of film do you think it is? 2 What is the relationship between the people? 3 What kind of text is this? 10 Read the text and check your answers. 11 Read the review again and answer the questions. 1 What kind of film is it? 2 Who were the actors and director? 3 What is the story about? 4 Do they recommend the film? Why / Why not? 5 Would you like to see this film or not? Goldfish Memory Goldfish Memory is a modern, intelligent comedy. The director was Liz Gill and the photography was brilliant. Gill used colours and light very effectively. There were some wonderful scenes of Dublin. The main actors were Flora Montgomery, Sean Campion and Fiona Glascott. They aren t famous, but they were very good and the sound track wasn t bad. The story was very funny and the actors dialogues were excellent. The story takes place in Ireland. Clara is going out with her English Literature teacher at Dublin University. He is in his thirties and he always goes out with his students because he doesn t want a serious relationship. One day Clara sees him kissing another student and this starts a chain reaction. Friendships start and end as the characters all look for love and happiness. The film is very funny, but it examines some very serious questions: What is a good relationship? What is sexuality? and, of course, What does love mean? I would definitely recommend this film. If you like comedies, you should go and see it. It makes you think and it is great entertainment! 88

12 Find these words in the text and then match the words to the pictures.

friendship (n), relationship (n), reaction (n), question (n), entertainment (n) E Writing: A film review Writing guide page 44 14 Read the Writing guide.

2 The thriller was awful. (The thriller) had some terrible scenes of violence. 3 The special effects and the story were excellent.

5 Meg Ryan is a brilliant actress. (Meg Ryan) is very pretty. I love (Meg Ryan). 15 Write a review of your favourite film (or a film you didn t like).

Name of film Type of film Director / Actors Sound track Other Story Opinion of film F Pronunciation: The letter u Pronunciation practice page 37 16 12.

6 12 Find these words in the text and then match the words to the pictures. 1 kissing 2 light 3 happiness 4 chain reaction a b c d 13 What do you think these words mean? What do the endings tell you? friendship (n), relationship (n), reaction (n), question (n), entertainment (n) E Writing: A film review Writing guide page Read the Writing guide. Then complete the sentences with subject or object pronouns. 1 The main actors were Robert de Niro and Julianne Moore. (The actors) They were very good. 2 The thriller was awful. (The thriller) had some terrible scenes of violence. 3 The special effects and the story were excellent. I really liked (the special effects and the story). 4 The director Almodovar wasn t very good. In fact, I can t stand (the director). 5 Meg Ryan is a brilliant actress. (Meg Ryan) is very pretty. I love (Meg Ryan). 15 Write a review of your favourite film (or a film you didn t like). First write notes in the table. Name of film Type of film Director / Actors Sound track Other Story Opinion of film F Pronunciation: The letter u Pronunciation practice page Complete the table with the words. Then listen, check and practise. but blue Dublin museum musical number funny much clue rubbish absolutely use / / /u / /ju / but blue museum Culture Clip In the 1940s there were cinemas in every town in Britain. People went twice a week or more. Now there are only cinemas in some important towns and cities. Now try out the activities on the CD-ROM! Dossier Film guide Make a film guide with the class s favourite films. Language portfolio 89

1 Family and friends. 1 Play the game with a partner. Throw a dice. Say. How to play

1 Family and friends. 1 Play the game with a partner. Throw a dice. Say. How to play 1 Family and friends 1 Play the game with a partner. Throw a dice. Say. How to play Scores Throw a dice. Move your counter to that You square and complete the sentence. You get three points if the sentence