Main Topic 8: Entertainment Today, you will practice your Reading and Listening Skills as you study texts related to a CINEMA. I. READING Exercise 1: What s missing? (5-6 minutes) Lesson 49: Cinema (18-25 minutes) Read the following MOVIE SUMMARY below carefully. Choose the best word that would complete the sentence. SOMNAMBULISTS Catch the biggest movie of the year. From the famous producer of the greatest 2009 thriller movie Nimble Town comes another epic thriller. Somnambulists is a hair-raising story about a certain village where the fate of every firstborn is sealed. At the dawn of their 18 th birthday, fall into a deep 1. a. this b. they c. them d. these slumber despite all their efforts to remain awake. They eventually rise from their sleep to meet their grotesque doom. Villagers flee far and wide in an attempt to escape this curse but it continues to haunt them. Scientists and experts in various fields labor for years to discover the roots of the phenomenon, scrutinizing every possible reason, from the bloodline of the entire village to the effects of the natural elements in the village but all their remain unsuccessful. 2.a. ports b. sorts c. efforts d. supports A man in hiding for years suddenly surfaces to reveal a book detailing blood-curdling occult practices in the 1900s, including an ancient cult s plan to the entire village under a curse. 3.a. place b. places c. placed d. placing The revelation is met with doubt and skepticism, but will it be the key to unlocking this mystery? Does this book hold the answers to the many questions that have haunted this village for years? Watch this thrilling mystery based on William Hepburn s 1976 novel and experience fear beyond imagination. Page 1
Exercise 2: Reading Check-up (3-4 minutes) Answer the following questions based on the previous text. 1. Who labored for years to discover the reason behind the mystery in the village? 2. If what the man who had been in hiding says were true, what could possibly happen? Exercise 3: Compare and Connect (3-5 minutes) Read and analyze the details on the TICKET below then try to answer the questions that follow. TIN 023-078-689-031 BIR PN : PR 023-0075526 OR#: C3000046679 FP CINEMA FP PRIME HOLDINGS, INC. Cincinnati U.S.A. SOMNAMBULISTS Cinema 5 Screening: Apr 18, 2010/02:50 PM Gross $50.00 % disc 0.00 Purchase details: Net 50.00 April 18, 2010 / 12:45 PM Basic 43.00 000015847 10% Amusement Tax 5.00 EST AC10CC Consumer Tax 2.00 This serves as your official receipt. Amusement and Cultural Tax included. Valid only on the screening details included. 00001584 7 ADMIT ONE 00001584 7 Questions: 1. What is the time of the movie screening in the ticket? 2. If you enter the cinema at 4PM, which part of the movie will you be able to see? 3. What genre is the movie Somnambulists? Page 2
II. LISTENING (1-2 minutes) Exercise 1: What s in the photo? Study the following picture carefully. Then listen to the audio clip that follows. Question: Which of the following statements is true about the picture? AUDIO 1 cdn.rarejob.com/material/intermediate/toeic/audio/toeic2mc_049.mp3 Exercise 2: Fill in the details (3-4 minutes) Listen to the following audio clip once then try to answer the exercises that follow. AUDIO 2 cdn.rarejob.com/material/intermediate/toeic/audio/toeic2convo_049.mp3 Page 3
Read the following sentences carefully. Try to supply the missing word or phrase based on the listening clip. 1. Surmount pictures Love in the First Degree. 2. The story takes you on a of how love can endure amidst all trials. 3. Fall in love and over again. CHOICES: presents under over journey Exercise 3: Answering Questions (3-4 minutes) Read the following questions about the audio clip then choose the best answer from the four choices. You may opt to listen to the clip one more time with your tutor. 1. What is the genre of the movie? a. action b. thriller c. suspense d. romance 2. Where is the setting of the story? a. Asia b. East c. West d. Africa 3. What is the man s initial character in the story? a. an ally b. a felon c. a murderer d. an enemy in war 4. Describe the journey that the couple underwent while fighting for their love? a. full of trials b. quite boring c. very much enjoyable d. definitely entertaining Page 4
5. Does this story have a happy ending? a. No. b. Yes. c. Maybe. d. No idea. Page 5