1 Look and match the types of films. Sci- fi Horror Cartoon Romantic Action Comedy Thriller Musical Bill and Bob Go to New York When cartoons and reality meet. Don t Look Back! There are horrible things in the dark. The House with a Hundred Cats You won t stop laughing! It Must Be Love The love story of the year. a b c d They re Singing My Song! The Case of the Woman in Black The Space Gang From Earth to the stars. Run, Baby, Run! A man, a woman, and a race against time. e Eric wrote great f g h hits, but nobody believed him! A detective and a mysterious woman. 2 Listen and number the four films. 3 Complete the form. 67 Types of films Film Title It s a film. The actors are. It s set in _. It s about. The best part is. 4 Game: What s My Film? 76 Lesson 1
1 Read and number the pictures. You never see me in a film, but you hear me. Film making is a complicated business. I make the sounds you hear and directors lots of them! Car doors, people walking, people eating I have to how to create the sounds in a studio. Sometimes, I have to lots of women s shoes before I can make the right sound. turn down find out work out look out for keep on try on take off ask for grow up I never talk in a film, but you see me. I m one of those people you see in a film walking across the road or standing in a crowd. Often, I don t what I m going to do until the last moment. Suddenly, an assistant director says, You re in the next scene! And our work begins. I m going to trying to be a real actor. But, for now, this is great. If actors look good, thank me. I put on the actors makeup, and at the end of the day, I it again! I don t always make actors look good. Sometimes, I have to make their faces look terrible. I had to a job on a science-fiction film recently. There were too many aliens. Putting on that makeup is hard work. You think it s an actor, but I do it. When I was a child, I said, When I, I m going to be in films. And here I am! I m not famous, but I have got an exciting life. The next time you go to the cinema, the man who jumps off buildings or crashes a car. That isn t Tom Cruise. That s a man like me! A stuntman or woman An extra A makeup artist A sound-effects specialist 2 Complete the descriptions with the verbs. Listen and check. 3 Play Guess Who. What are you going to do when you grow up? You have got three wishes. What will you ask for? 68 What s the first thing you take off when you go to bed? What have you found out today? Lesson 2 77 172984 _ 0076-0087.indd 77 8/4/09 10:27:30
1 Read and answer the questions. Everybody loves blockbusters like Harry Potter and Shrek with their digital technology and amazing special effects. But do you know about these other great moments in film history? The Lumière brothers showed the firstever film in 1895 in the Grand Café in Paris. When a train entered a station, everyone in the audience was scared. They all thought that the train was real! The first films were silent. No one spoke any dialogue. One of the funniest comic actors was Charlie Chaplin. Everyone loved his famous character, the little tramp. In 1928, someone made his first film appearance. It was Mickey Mouse. He had to wait until 1941 to win his first Oscar. Most people in New Zealand knew someone in The Lord of the Rings. They used 4,000 extras in the film, but they recycled them and made them look like 20,000! The extras behaved strangely during the making of the film. People cast as hobbits talked a lot, and people cast as elves complained a lot. 1. Why were people scared in the Grand Café in Paris? 2. What kind of films did Charlie Chaplin make? 3. Which two famous film characters weren t people? 4. How many extras were in The Lord of the Rings? Everyone loves blockbusters like Harry Potter and Shrek. No one spoke any dialogue. 2 Complete the cartoons. Hello. Is there? There s at the door. Who knows the answer? 3 Make a film poster. There s in here.! 1. Invent the title and slogan of a film. 2. Think of the actors you want to be in it and the characters they will play. 3. Design a poster with a picture from the film, the title, stars and slogan. 4. Display the posters around the classroom and decide which films you want to see. 78 Lesson 3 172984 _ 0076-0087.indd 78 8/4/09 10:27:32
1 Read and number the pictures. King Kong my favourite film by Michael Wilson King Kong is the best film I ve ever seen. There are famous actors in it. But the real star for me is Andy Serkis and you don t see him anywhere in the film. He is hidden behind the costume of King Kong. Carl Denham is a film director. He wants to make a film on an island somewhere in the Indian Ocean. He leaves New York on an old ship with his actors Ann and Jack. Skull Island is a strange place. There are prehistoric animals and a tribe that worships a giant gorilla named Kong. Kong saves Ann s life and then there is an exciting fight between Kong and three dinosaurs. Kong wins! Then something incredible happens. Kong falls in love with Ann. Carl captures Kong and takes him back to New York. He thinks that he can make lots of money from the giant gorilla. But Kong escapes and destroys a lot of Manhattan. Then he climbs the Empire State Building with Ann in his hand. But when he gets to the top, there is nowhere to go. Seven planes attack him. Kong saves Ann but there s nothing he can do. He falls to the ground. Kong is dead. I love everything in the film the story, the actors and the special effects. But the film is over three hours long. So if you see it in a cinema, take something to eat and drink. Answer the questions. 1. Where is Skull Island? Do we know its exact location? 2. Michael says, something incredible happens. What? 3. Michael says that Kong has got nowhere to go. Why? 4. What does Michael like about the film? You don t see him anywhere in the film. Take something to eat and drink. 2 Complete the sentences. Then discuss them in groups. Something I like doing is Someone I like being with is Somewhere I enjoy visiting is 3 Act in a film. 7 A Lesson 4 79 172984 _ 0076-0087.indd 79 8/4/09 10:27:36
1 Fill in the blanks. Listen and check. 69 producer actor director camera operator sound recordist actor writer actor Our film project We are going to make a film for our school project. We re very excited but we re a little nervous, too. It s a lot of work! We have got four weeks to make the film. We hope that we can finish it in time! I love painting and photography. I don t like science. I watch a lot of films. Tony I don t like acting. I like inventing stories and characters. I ve written ten since May! Mary I ve composed music on my computer for three months now. I enjoy recording music for films. Holly My friends think that I m a bit bossy because I like being in control. Jim I ve wanted to be in films for three or four years. I saw The Lord of the Rings and I thought, I want to do that! It looked so exciting. Ryan I ve been interested in films since I was eight. I love Nicole Kidman. I want to be like her. Sara I ve been to the cinema every Sunday since 2005. I know everything about the cinema. Lindsey This is going to be fun. I hope that the story is funny. There s only one problem. I have got a terrible memory! Scott Write the names. Which person 1. can t remember things? 2. likes being in control? 3. likes looking at films and paintings? 4. has liked the cinema since she was eight? 5. is interested in stories? I ve been to the cinema every Sunday since 2005. I ve wanted to be in films for three or four years. 2 Write true sentences about yourself. 1. I have studied English since I was. 2. I have been at this school for. 3. I have lived in my home since. 4. I have had my school bag for. 5. I have read (number) books since last year. 6. I have seen (number) films since last year. 80 Lesson 5 172984 _ 0076-0087.indd 80 8/4/09 10:27:38
1 Listen and number. What can t they do? 70 Our Film Diary Today, we have to: find our locations collect our props choose our costumes get our cameras We re asking everyone for help! Listen again and complete the questions. Then write the answers. 1. I borrow your bike? 2. we film outside your shop? 3. I borrow your jacket? 4. I use your video camera? Could I borrow your bike? Of course. 2 Role play the situations. 7 B Lesson 6 81 172984 _ 0076-0087.indd 81 8/4/09 10:27:40
1 Read the screenplay and answer the questions. 1. Where are the two scenes set? 2. Why do Dan and Maria change their plans? 3. What do they do between the two scenes? SCENE 1: EXTERIOR. DAY. GAMES SHOP DAN and MARIA arrive on their bikes. They stand them against the wall. MARIA: This is the shop,? DAN: That s right. MARIA: And you have got the money,? DAN: Er yes, I have. MARIA sees an envelope on the pavement. MARIA: (surprised) Hey! Look at this. (picking it up) It s an envelope. DAN: What s inside it? MARIA: There s a sheet of paper. DAN: What does it say? MARIA: (reading) Hello. You re 10 minutes away from an amazing discovery! You re curious,? Just follow the instructions. 1 Go to the park. 2 Go to the tree in the middle of the park. There s a stone next to it. 3 Move the stone and start digging. DAN: We aren t going into the shop,? MARIA: No! We re going to the park! DAN: Your dad has got a spade,? MARIA: Yes. Let s pick it up on the way. CUT TO SCENE 2: EXTERIOR. DAY. THE PARK DAN and MARIA ride to the tree. They see a stone next to it. DAN moves the stone and starts digging with the spade. We hear the sound of metal. DAN: You can hear that,? MARIA: Yes. What is it? DAN: I think it s a metal box. 2 Listen and complete. 82 Lesson 7 71 3 What do you think will happen next? What was in the box? 72 Listen and check. This is the shop, isn t it? 4 Write five things about your partner, then check whether they are true. You can swim, can t you? That s right! 172984 _ 0076-0087.indd 82 8/4/09 10:27:42
1 Find Alice s questions. The Cinema Holly operates the camera, doesn t she? Mary doesn t want to be in films, does she? We re famous! A local journalist came to the set of our film today. Her name s Alice and she s writing an article about our film project! She asked us all lots of questions. Holly operates the camera, Mary is the writer, Tony doesn t like Science, Ryan likes acting, aren t Lindsey is directing the film, don t she? Scott and Sara are actors, is he? Holly loves Nicole Kidman, doesn t they? They re making a film, does Jim isn t the writer, isn t Holly composes music, Mary doesn t want to be in films, Don t look at lesson 5. Ask and answer the questions from memory. Holly operates the camera, doesn t she? 2 Listen and complete the song. 73 No, she doesn t. People Think They Know Me Hey, I know you,? I m sorry, but I don t think so. But you live in the community,? I m afraid the answer s no. You re a waiter in a restaurant,? Well, I worked last year in a bar. You don t work in the petrol station,? I don t even drive a car. You re a friend of my brother s,? I don t even know his name. You aren t a football player,? I m afraid I ve never played the game. People think they know me Because they ve seen my face, But I m just the man on, In the about outer space! Lesson 8 83 172984 _ 0076-0087.indd 83 8/4/09 10:27:44
Episode 1 On the street corner, Olivia replied. On a grey afternoon, two silent figures were standing in the front garden of an old house. One was Christopher Marlow, the famous teen detective. The other was Natalie Hammet, his beautiful assistant. Christopher was studying a shape in the ground. You can see this, can t you? Christopher asked. It s the thief s footprint. Wow! said Natalie. That s an important clue! There s no one better than you. You really are the world s greatest detective! Christopher smiled at her and didn t say a word. Cut! Christopher and Natalie, or rather Ricky and Olivia, looked at a girl holding a small video camera. It was Ricky s sister, Grace, and she wasn t very happy. Sorry, said Ricky. I couldn t remember my next line. That s OK, said Grace. Let s stop. I think it s going to rain. Grace, Ricky and Olivia were making a film for a school project. They were talking about the next day s filming when Ricky asked, Where did you leave your bike, Olivia? She looked around. Oh, no! Someone has stolen my bike! It was a bad end to a bad day. That evening, Grace and Ricky watched the day s filming on their computer. They were studying a shot of Ricky and Olivia in the street when Ricky said, Look at that background! Someone s taking Olivia s bike! Grace froze the picture and made the face of the thief bigger. That s your classmate Tim, isn t it? asked Ricky. I don t think so, said Grace. But then she looked again. Ricky was right. 1 Read the story and answer the questions. Who is Christopher Marlow? Natalie Hammet? Ricky? Grace? Olivia? Tim? 2 Read the story again and answer the questions. 1. What kind of film are they making? 2. What clue does Christopher find? 3. Why does Grace decide to stop filming? 4. Why does Olivia have a bad day? 5. What does Ricky discover in the film? 74 84 Lesson 9 172984 _ 0076-0087.indd 84 8/4/09 10:27:46
The next day at school, Grace watched Tim closely. He used to be funny, but now he was quiet and serious. She didn't see him smile. After the last class, she said to Ricky, I m not coming home yet. There s something I want to do. Tim was walking alone when Grace saw him again. She ran after him, then slowed down. Hi, she said, casually. He looked worried for a moment, then realized it was her. Oh, hi. I ve known you for three years now, Tim, and we ve been friends since we first met. I know, he said. You re not angry with me, are you? Tim shook his head. So what s wrong? Nothing s wrong. Then why did you take Olivia s bike? Tim turned very pale. I didn t take it. I have got the evidence on film, said Grace. Tim was upset, but he explained his problem. There s a gang of older boys at school. They re really horrible. They hit me a lot. They made me steal Olivia s bike. Let me help you, Tim. There s nothing you can do. Then he quickly walked away. But Grace soon had a plan. She told Ricky and Olivia to look for Tim and the gang in town. What about our film? asked Ricky. Forget it. This is more important! After a couple of hours, Grace received a text message. I ve seen the gang. Come 2 the corner of Vine Street. Olivia Grace took her video camera from her bag and started running. 1 Read the story and write T (True) or F (False). 1. Grace and Tim have been friends for three years. 2. Tim is angry with Grace. 3. Tim didn t want to take Olivia s bike. 4. Grace wants to help Tim. 5. Ricky sends Grace a text message. 2 Discuss the questions. 1. Why isn t Tim funny and friendly now? 2. Why does he turn very pale? 3. Why does Grace run after she gets the text message? 4. What is Grace s plan? 75 Lesson 10 85 172984 _ 0076-0087.indd 85 8/4/09 10:27:54
1 Write a film review. First, complete the table below. General facts Name of film Type of film Year of release Director Main actors Plot Brief summary When it is set Where it is set Your comments the costumes the sets (the places) the sound track (the music) the acting the stunts the special effects Your opinion What do you think of it? Do you recommend it? Tip: Divide your review into these paragraphs. I General I General facts facts This (genre) film (title) was made in (date). It was directed by (name). The main actors are (names). II II Plot Plot The plot is It is set in (period) and (place). (About twenty words telling the story.) III III Your Your comments comments The costumes are The sets are I (like/don t like) the sound track. (name of actor) is very (convincing/unconvincing/impressive) as (name of character). I was (impressed/unimpressed) by the (special effects/stunts). They are IV IV Your Your opinion opinion Overall I think this (is/isn t) a very good film. I (would/wouldn t) recommend it. 86 Lesson 11 172984 _ 0076-0087.indd 86 8/4/09 10:27:59
1 Number the pictures. 1. Tell me you know about making films. 2. I have to go on holiday. All the hotels are full! 3. in the class knew the answer. It was a difficult question. 4. Look! There s under your desk. What is it? 5. I ve lost my mobile phone. I can t find it. 6. I don t know in Room 11. They are much younger than me. 7. knows Madonna. She s world famous. 8. Is in the room? Complete the sentences with some/any/every/no + one/thing/where. 2 Persistent Percy never stops asking questions. Can you complete them? Mercury isn t between Earth and Venus,? Penguins can swim,? The Olympic Games are held every four years,? A frog eats insects,? Maradona doesn t live in Mexico,? The sun is a star,? Elephants can t jump,? Stuntmen haven't got a glamorous job,? I m very persistent,? Lesson 12 87 172984 _ 0076-0087.indd 87 8/4/09 10:28:05