A How much do you know about entertainment? D Look at the pictures of four actors below. Have you. B What s your opinion? Tick ( ) the sentences

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1 EFORE YOU REA Vocabulary 1 F F 25 ircle the correct answers. 1. A person who gets paid for acting is a musical / professional actor. 2. If you want to become thinner, you must lose / put on weight. 3. If you meet your favourite actor, you feel excited and dramatic / thrilled. 4. In order to look bigger and fatter, an actor might use padding / a stage. 5. When you experience something, you take it on / go through it. 6. A person who has no hair is heavy / bald. 7. A person with hair on his chin has a moustache / beard. Look at the pictures of four actors below. Have you seen any of their films? Match the sentences to the correct actors. 1. his actor gained weight to play a secret agent. 2. his slim actress worked out six days a week to build muscles for her role as a female boxer. 3. his male actor wore a specially designed costume to play a woman. 4. his actress was hard to recognise when she played a fat woman. GWYNEH PALROW A JOHN RAVOLA HILARY SWANK A How much do you know about entertainment? Read the statements and mark them (rue) or F (False). an you correct the false statements? 1. Some of the first plays were written in Greece two centuries ago. 2. A role in a film or play is also called a part. 3. A tragic figure in a film or play is a character that makes you laugh. 4. A scene in a film is a part of the film where there is no change in time or place. 5. A musical comedy usually has singing and dancing. 6. A make-up artist is someone who can change the way actors look. What s your opinion? ick ( ) the sentences below that you agree with. hen discuss them with a partner. 1. I think that an actor s physical appearance is important. 2. I particularly like actors who are very good-looking. 3. I enjoy going to a wide variety of films. 4. I think that when an actor takes on a role, it s not important that they look the part. 5. I don t care who plays the lead in a film, as long as the film is good. 6. I wouldn t like to work in the film industry. 7. I wouldn t go to great lengths to become an actor. 8. I think I have the skill to become an actor. GEORGE LOONEY A 3hat hat at s at s Ente Ente tertainment tertainment Some of the first plays were written in ancient Greece. A tragic figure is a sad character that suffers or dies and often makes you cry.

2 Vocabulary 2 AFER YOU REA A EXPRESSIONS FROM HE EX Find expressions in the text that mean the same as the words in bold. 1. for hundreds of years (lines 5-10) for centuries 2. willing to do whatever is necessary (lines 15-20) go to great lengths 3. use all his talent as an actor to play the role of a woman (lines 20-25) acting skills 4. called such changes doing a e Niro (lines 30-35) referred to 5. it s the least they can do (lines 50-54) a small price to pay OLLOAIONS ircle the correct word to complete the collocations. 1. People brush their teeth as part of their daily variety / routine. 2. om has a heavy / wide build, but he s certainly not fat. 3. he young actress gave a convincing performance / appearance in the role of Juliet. 4. o you know anyone who works in the film scene / industry? 5. he actress wore a physically / specially designed dress to the party. 1 5 WOR UILING omplete the chart with words from the text. hen complete the sentences using these words. verb noun adjective imaginative / imagine imagination imaginary impress impression impressive lengthen length long prepare preparation prepared profession professional vary variety various Jean was a very imaginative child and used to make up all kinds of stories. 2. I hope Paul makes a good impression in the interview. 3. I like my dresses to reach my ankles. his dress isn t long enough. an you lengthen it? 4. A surprise party involves a lot of preparation SUFFIXES A suffix is a letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to form a different word. Look at the chart above. What is a common suffix used to form nouns? -ion 27 A he naturally good-looking actor appears in this film as a fat, bald man with a moustache and beard. Imagine even the beautiful Juliet in Shakespeare s Romeo and Juliet was played by a young boy. Gaining and losing weight is not the only way in which actors transform their appearance. It took hours to put on the make-up and padding he needed. E his involved a daily routine of working out for around five hours every day, six days a week. F Sometimes actors have gone on special diets to gain weight in order to look right for a role they are playing. G Or a slim actor may want to play a part that needs a heavier build. Reading ip ip Gapped ext First read the whole text quickly. hen look carefully at the information before and after each gap to see which sentence fits it best. A You are going to read a text about the film industry. Look at the text and find the names of seven films and the actors who played in them. Look for capital letters and words in italics. Films and actors are underlined. Now read and complete the text. Six sentences have been removed from it. hoose one sentence for each gap (1-6) from the sentences A-G. here is one extra sentence that you do not need to use. 50 LOOKING HE PAR When Hilary Swank played a female boxer in the Hollywood film Million ollar aby, she had to do more than just learn how to box. he slim actress had 90 days to make her body look like that of a professional fighter. 1 y the time filming began, Swank had put on over nine kilos of muscle and she definitely looked the part. here is nothing new about actors changing their appearance for parts. hey have been doing it for centuries. In ancient Greece, actors transformed themselves into tragic or comic figures with specially designed masks. Moreover, actors who played tragic roles sometimes even wore boots to make themselves look taller and more impressive than the other actors on the stage. And did you know that right through to the 17th century, all female roles were played by men. 2 4 One of the first actors to put on weight and change his appearance was Robert e Niro, who put on about 15 kilos to play the lead in the 1980 film about a boxer called Raging ull. Since then, people in the film industry have referred to such changes in an actor s physical appearance as doing a e Niro. Years later, George looney did a e Niro and put on the extra kilos he needed for the part of a secret agent in the film Syriana. Eddie Murphy and Gwyneth Paltrow both went through hours of make-up and put on fat suits when they E appeared in the movies he Nutty Professor and Shallow Hal. om ruise also surprised his fans in the film ropic hunder. 5 F oday, male actors still take on female roles and are often willing to go to great lengths to really look the part. In the musical comedy Hairspray for example, John ravolta gave a convincing performance as a woman weighing 140 kilos. It wasn t easy. 3 And he also needed to use all his acting skills to play the role of a woman convincingly. he actor even showed friends some scenes from the film to see if he had been successful. He was thrilled when they did not recognise him! Why are actors prepared to go through such dramatic changes to their physical appearance? Usually it is so that they can play a wide variety of roles. For example, a young actress might want to show that she has the skill to play older characters too. 6 Many actors realise that this means sitting for hours with a make-up artist, or changing their appearance by gaining or losing weight. hey think it s a small price to pay for success. G A 26

3 E omplete the text with the words below. appeared diet imagined involved played preparing professional slim through A ANGEROUS IE Sometimes a diet can develop into a serious eating problem. his is what happened to ritanny Snow, the young actress who (1) played a role in the film Hairspray. When ritanny was 12 years old, she (2) appeared in a popular American V programme. While she was (3) preparing for her role, some people who were (4) involved in the show suggested she should go on a (5) diet. ritanny took their advice. At first, the young actress enjoyed her (6) slim figure but she never (7) imagined that her diet would become a serious problem. Once she started, she found she couldn t stop dieting. Later, when her weight loss began to affect her health, ritanny knew she needed (8) professional help. Luckily, with the help of her doctors, ritanny got better. Now she hopes that talking about what she went (9) through will help other people with the same problem. F PHRASAL VERS: put, take omplete the sentences with the phrasal verbs below. he definitions given can help you. put back put off put on put up take back take off take on take up 1. He should put on a few kilos. He s too thin. (gain) 2. I think I will take up acting next year. (start) 3. id you take that jacket back to the shop? (return) 4. hey are going to put off the meeting till later. (postpone) 5. I can t take on any more work. I m already far too busy. (agree to do) 6. Please put those s back on the shelf when you ve finished playing them. (return) 7. When John comes to visit, are you going to put him up at your house? (let him stay) 8. Our plane will take off in 10 minutes. (leave) G omplete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first, using the word given. Use between two and five words. ip e careful, contractions count as two words (except for can t = cannot). 1. here are many different films to choose from. WIE here is a wide variety of films to choose from. 2. Ian weighs less than he did a year ago. LOS Ian has lost weight since last year. 3. he actress didn t agree to play the lead role. WILLING he actress wasn t / was not willing to play the lead role. 4. John had a hard time when he started acting. HROUGH John went through a hard time when he began acting. Grammar PRESEN PERFE SIMPLE and PRESEN PERFE ONINUOUS Read the uses of the Present Perfect Simple and Present Perfect ontinuous below and complete the sentences. Present Perfect Simple (have / has + past participle) a past action with no specific time given that has some relevance to the present She has lost (lose) a lot of weight and now she is too thin. an action that began in the past and continues to the present, usually with since or for We have been (be) good friends since we were six. an action that happened a number of times in the past Julie has visited (visit) Hollywood several times. a time period that hasn t ended yet I have read (read) two books so far this month. with phrases like the first / second, etc. or with superlatives hat is the best film I have ever seen (ever see). ime expressions: just, yet, already, never, ever, always, for, since, lately, recently, so far, this week / month / year, today, How long Remember: We use the Past Simple with specific time expressions in the past such as: yesterday, a month ago, last night / year. Julie visited Hollywood last year. have been to / have gone to I have been to London before. (I went and came back.) Joe has gone to London for the week. (He is still there.) Present Perfect ontinuous (have / has been + verb -ing) a situation or action that began in the past and is still going on She has been acting (act) since she was a child. How long have you been (you / work) as a make-up artist? working a situation or action that began in the past and has just ended but is still relevant I m tired because I have been studying (study) all night. ime expressions: since, for, all day / evening / week, this week / month / year, How long See the Grammar Appendix, page 158. A omplete the sentences. Use the Present Perfect Simple or ontinuous. 1. Sue has been trying (try) to get a part in the new film but she hasn t succeeded (not succeed) yet. 2. Robin Williams has acted (act) in many films since he started his career. 3. his is the first time I have listened (listen) to Mika s new. 4. Jane and Alex have known (know) each other for 10 years. 5. he children are tired because they have been playing (play) football all morning. 6. Have you seen (you / see) the new film with rad Pitt? ircle the correct answers. 1. I went / have gone to the new theatre yesterday. I never went / have never been there before. 2. You just have missed / have just missed ad. He left / has left a few minutes ago. 3. he students didn t finish / haven t finished their school project yet. hey have been working / worked on it for days. 4. I m sorry I m late. How long did you wait / have you been waiting? 5. here wasn t / hasn t been anything good on V this week. ut I saw / have been seeing a great programme about animals last week. ONNE to GRAMMAR With a partner, ask and answer the questions below. ip Remember, if you talk about something that happened at a specific time in the past, use the Past Simple. Have you ever seen any of the Spider-Man films? Have you ever Yes, I saw one last weekend. It was great! seen any of the Spider-Man films? seen the same film several times? acted in a play? been to a concert? played a musical instrument? played in a team? voted for someone in the Eurovision Song ontest? seen a film that has won an Academy Award? 28 29

4 A What do you know about the actors in the pictures? omplete the sentences using the Past Simple, Present Perfect Simple or ontinuous. hen match the sentences to the actors. 4 JOHNNY EPP ANGELINA JOLIE o You Know Your Stars? She began (begin) acting when she was (be) a child. he media has called (call) her one of the world s most beautiful women. Recently, she has become (become) famous for her volunteer work for the United Nations. When she was a child she lived (live) in Greece for a year with her family. She has been acting (act) since she was (be) 11 years old. She has played (play) a wide variety of roles from comedy to serious drama. He grew up (grow up) in England where he still lives today. Since he started (start) acting, he has made (make) many films, but he first became (become) famous when he played the character Harry Potter. He played (play) the lead role in the Pirates of the aribbean films. He spent (spend) his childhood in America but has been living (live) in France with his family for several years now. JENNIFER ANISON ANIEL RALIFFE SKILLS SKILLS SKILLS SKILLS SKILLS Listening A FILM FESIVAL A Look at the types of films listed below. ick ( ) the types you like. 1 action comedy fantasy romance adventure documentary horror science fiction animated drama musical thriller Look at questions 1-5. hen listen to a school principal talking to students. hoose the best answer to each question below. 1. Why is the principal talking to the students? a. He s recommending that they go to a festival. b. He s suggesting they enter a competition. c. He s telling them about a school trip at Easter. d. He s informing them about a class. 2. What can students learn about at the workshops? a. science fiction movies b. children s theatre c. using the Internet d. making animated movies 3. What should students do before they go? a. buy tickets b. phone to check times c. book for workshops d. arrive early ip Look at the questions before you listen. It will help you know what to listen for. One of the questions may show the symbol. his means that when you hear this question on the recording, you will hear the word or phrase the question asks about. 4. Who is om Miller? a. a well-known director b. a student at the school c. the winner of last year s prize d. the main character in a movie 5. What does the principal mean when he says:? a. attend the festival to see om s film b. help om to make a film c. let om know what we think of his movie d. congratulate om on winning 3 2 Speaking ALKING AOU FILMS A Have you or your friends ever seen any of the films in the reviews in Exercise? What did you think of them? What have you heard about them? Use the opic Vocabulary in the Speaking Guide to help you. Read the three film reviews below. FILM REVIEWS ASERIX A HE OLYMPI GAMES ased on a French comic book series. ype: comedy / adventure Plot: Asterix s friend must win a gold medal at the Olympic Games. Asterix decides to help him. Extremely funny, great costumes NAIONAL REASURE: OOK OF SERES ype: action Plot: In his search for a valuable book, treasure hunter en Gates (Nicolas age) finds that other people will do anything to get to the book before him. Fast-paced, brilliant acting, full of suspense HE HRONILES OF NARNIA PRINE ASPIAN ype: Fantasy, some animation Plot: Four children visit the magical land of Narnia. he children help save the Narnians from an evil king with the help of brave Prince aspian (en Rany). Imaginative plot, impressive special effects John and arole are choosing a film for the family to see. Listen to them discuss two of the films above. ick ( ) the phrases for Agreeing and isagreeing in the Speaking Guide that they use to describe the films. Now listen to the rest of John and arole s discussion. ick ( ) the phrases they use for Making a ecision in the Speaking Guide. o they both want to see the same film? What decision do they reach? E YOUR ASK You are going on a school trip with your class by coach. You have to choose a V that everyone will enjoy watching on the coach. Work with a partner and look at the film reviews above. See eacher s Guide for model speaking. 1 iscuss how suitable each film is for your class. 2 ecide which film is the best one. Use the information in the film reviews and the Speaking Guide to help you. Speaking Guide opic Vocabulary extremely funny fast-paced imaginative interesting long boring childish disappointing violent frightening suitable for the whole family impressive special effects wonderful soundtrack brilliant acting exciting plot Agreeing Yes, I didn t think of that. You might be right. I agree. isagreeing I m not sure Maybe, but Yes, but don t you think Making a ecision Why don t we I d like to I d prefer to hat sounds like a good idea. SKILLS SKILLS SKILLS SKILLS SKILLS SKILLS SKILLS 30 31

5 model riting A FILM REVIEW A Read the film review below and underline the adjectives that the writer used to describe the film. FILM REVIEW Asterix at the Olympic Games Asterix at the Olympic Games is an adventure comedy which is based on a story from a French comic-book series. he story is set in the ancient country of Gaul around 2,000 years ago. Asterix and his friend Obelix decide to help a friend who has fallen in love with the Greek Princess Irina. o help their friend, they have to win a medal in the Olympic Games. hey set off on their journey and that s when the fun begins. What I liked about this film is that it is extremely funny and exciting. lovis ornillac is excellent in the lead as Asterix and Gerard epardieu gives a brilliant performance as Obelix. Asterix at the Olympic Games is a hilarious film with lots of action. It is a film the whole family will enjoy. omplete the plan for a film review, using the information below. Use the model film review above to help you. what you like about the film PLAN the plot Par 1 what type of film it is who should see the film and why Par 2 the plot what type of film it is Par 3 what you like about the film Par 4 who should see the film and why he sentences below can be added to the model film review. Where would you put each sentence? Write the paragraph number next to each sentence. a. If you and your family enjoy a good laugh, you will enjoy Asterix at the Olympic Games. (Par 4 ) b. Asterix and Obelix have many adventures along the way. (Par 2 ) c. Vanessa Hessler is perfect as the beautiful Princess Irina. (Par 3 ) IMPROVING YOUR SYLE ertain words and expressions will help you write a more interesting film review. Rewrite the sentences below using the words given. Use the Writing Guide to help you. 1. age plays the part of the treasure hunter very well. brilliant performance age gives a brilliant performance as the treasure hunter. 2. hildren shouldn t see this film because of the violent scenes. unsuitable he violent scenes make it unsuitable for children. 3. his film is about something that really happened. true story his film is based on a true story. 4. You will laugh a lot throughout this funny comedy. have you laughing his funny comedy will have you laughing from beginning to end. 5. he soundtrack and special effects in this film were very good. impressive he soundtrack and special effects in this film were particularly. impressive 6. Everyone will enjoy National reasure. the whole family National reasure is a film the whole family will enjoy. E When we write a film review, we often use the Present Simple to tell the story and describe the film. We can use the Future Simple to recommend it. He gives a brilliant performance in the lead role. his is a film that teenagers will enjoy. omplete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs. 1. his is a film that will make (make) you laugh. 2. he story takes place (take place) in New York in he whole family will enjoy (enjoy) the fantastic special effects. 4. If you love science fiction, you will love (love) this film. 5. he soundtrack for the film is excellent and you will want (want) to listen to it again and again. 6. Angelina Jolie is excellent when she plays (play) the lead in her exciting new film. F YOUR ASK o the task below. Use the Writing Guide to help you. See eacher s Guide for model writing. You recently saw this notice in an English-language magazine for high school students. FILM REVIEWS!! Send us a review of a film you have seen recently. Include a brief description of the story, some details about the things that you particularly enjoyed and whether you would recommend the film. he best review will receive a 20 prize! Writing Guide SEPS FOR WRIING A FILM REVIEW 1. Read the task and think of a film you want to write about. 2. Write a plan. Use the plan in Exercise to help you. 3. When you write your review remember to: say what type of film it is describe the plot using the Present Simple and vocabulary for describing films say what you like about the film recommend who should see the film using the Future Simple Useful Expressions is based on a book / a true story he story takes place in / is set in will have you laughing from beginning to end are suitable / unsuitable for children will keep you on the edge of your seats gives a brilliant performance as excellent in the lead as the special effects / costumes / acting / soundtrack was / were particularly impressive a film the whole family / teenagers / young people will enjoy SKILLS SKILLS SKILLS SKILLS SKILLS SKILLS SKILLS 32 33

6 Review3 Vocabulary A omplete the sentences with the prepositions below. back off on through up 1. rad went through a few difficult years before he became a successful actor. 2. Please take these films back to the video library. 3. Have you taken up any new hobbies lately? 4. he teacher is going to put off the exam until next week. 5. Susan doesn t want to take on a new project until she finishes her exams. omplete the sentences with the correct form of the words. 1. We have decided to lengthen our holiday in orfu. LONG 2. he movie was filmed in a variety of places. VARY 3. Have you prepared for the exam? PREPARE 4. She changed her appearance for that role in the film. APPEAR 5. he costume was specially designed for her. SPEIAL ircle the correct answers. OO HIN! When you look at fashion magazines and advertisements, most of the models you see are very thin. In fact, for many years all (1) professional / impressive models had to be extremely thin in order to get a job. Models would go to great (2) parts / lengths to make sure they stayed thin. hey would (3) go on / put on diets or even stop eating so that they didn t (4) lose / gain weight. his dieting often hurt their health. Luckily, the fashion (5) industry / routine in countries like Spain and Italy is beginning to change. More and more fashion designers (6) refer / recognise that models don t have to be thin to be beautiful. Who knows, in a few years we might even see a super-model who has a (7) strong / heavy build. Grammar A omplete the sentences. Use the Present Perfect Simple or ontinuous. 1. his is the first time he has played (play) the lead in a film. 2. here s a metre of snow on the ground. How long has it been snowing (it / snow)? 3. When is the bus coming? I have been waiting (wait) here for an hour! 4. Susan hasn t been (not be) to erlin before. 5. I haven t been sleeping (not sleep) well, so I m very tired. 6. Melanie has already appeared(already appear) in several films. 7. I have had (have) this hat since I was eight years old. ircle the correct time expression. 1. I have been studying acting since / for two years. 2. How long / When have you been living in Hollywood? 3. I don t know him very well. We ve just / once met. 4. Have you seen im recently / so far? 5. hey haven t prepared dinner already / yet. PUING I OGEHER omplete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first, using the word given. Use between two and five words. 1. Karin did not have a lot of imagination. IMAGINAIVE Karin wasn t / was not an imaginative person. 2. Paul weighs more than he did when I saw him last. GAINE Paul has gained weight since I saw him last. 3. an I stay at your house when I m in London? PU an you put me up when I m in London? 4. I started dieting two weeks ago. FOR I have been dieting for two weeks. 5. hey sell many different kinds of masks in this shop. WIE hey sell a wide variety of masks in this shop. REVIEW 1: Units 1-3, page 146 ONNE FUN MAGAZINE, page 6 34