Entertainment and media
Speaking
What can you see in the pictures below?
Describe all of the pictures in one minute.
Try and answer these questions.
- How would you describe the person in the picture?
- What is the person doing?
- Do you enjoy doing what they are doing?
Reading
Read the text and questions below.
For each question, choose the correct letter A, B, C or D.
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Vocabulary
Read the review of a theatre production and complete the gaps with the words below. There are three words you don’t need.
| Audience | Entrance |
| Comedy | Interval |
| Costumes | Performance |
| Drama | Play |
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| Last week I went to see a (1) at the small theatre in town. It was a (2) and as soon as it started, the (3) was laughing. In fact, we laughed from the start until the end. | ||
| The play lasted two hours and after an hour, there was a short (4) which lasted 15 minutes. | ||
| All of the actors and actresses acted really well and I have to say that the (5) the actors wore were excellent. | ||
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Grammar – Determiners & pronouns
Some and any
Rules:
Utilizamos ‘some’ y ‘any’ con los nombres plurales.
1. We use some with positive plural nouns.
- I have some apples in the bag.
2. We use any with negative plural nouns.
- I don’t have any money in my pocket.
3. We use some with requests.
- Can I borrow some books from you?
4. We use any with questions.
- Do you have any pets?
A. Read the conversation and fill in the gaps with some, any, a or an.
| Lilly: I want to go to the cinema tonight to see (1) film, but I’m not sure what’s on. | ||
| Amy: What types of films do you like? | ||
| Lilly: I like comedies, romantic films and (2) westerns. | ||
| Amy: Have you seen (3) terror films? They can be really scary when you watch them on the big screen. | ||
| Lilly: Yes, but I don’t really like them. | ||
| Amy: I’d like to see (4) animated film. I think there’s a new Disney one out at the moment. | ||
| Lilly: Let’s see that then. I’ll book the tickets online. | ||
| Amy: Ok, do you want me to bring (5) popcorn and sweets? | ||
| Lilly; Yes, why not! It’ll be cheaper than buying them there. | ||
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Much and many
Rules:
1. We use many with countable nouns.
- I have been to many plays.
2. We use much with uncountable nouns.
- He doesn’t have much ice cream left.
B. Fill in the gaps with much or many.
| 1) | Have you seen films lately? | |
| 2) | How films do you watch per month? | |
| 3) | How is a ticket for the cinema in your country? | |
| 4) | How of your friends go to the cinema regularly? | |
| 5) | How popcorn can you eat when you go to the cinema? | |
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Now answer the questions out loud.
Listening
You hear a radio interview with an actress called Helen Jones, who is talking about her life and career.
For each question, choose A, B or C.
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Writing
You are going to the theatre next week with your English friend Dan but you need to make some arrangements.
Write an email to Dan. In your email, you should
- Suggest a time to meet
- Explain where you would like to meet
- Remind Dan to bring the tickets
Write 35-45 words.
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Recording
Audio script
Presenter: Helen, welcome to our show. You’ve been acting for over ten years now. When did you decide you wanted to become an actress?
Helen: Well, when I was seven, I started dancing lessons and I was really bad. Two years later, my mum enrolled me in acting lessons and I loved it. I realised when I was 9 that I wanted to act forever.
Presenter: You’re originally from Devon but you went to an acting school in New York. Why was that?
Helen: Well, my father was offered a job there and so the family moved over there when I was twelve. I’ve lived here ever since. At the acting school in New York, I was the only student from England. Everyone loved my accent.
Presenter: You acted in your first film when you were sixteen.
Helen: Yes, that’s correct. The film was ‘Peter Pan’. I knew the film really well as I had seen it a lot when I was a child. I think that really helped. I knew the characters and I knew the songs.
Presenter: After that you acted in a theatre?
Helen: Yes, that’s right. I had always loved watching plays when I was younger but to be honest, I didn’t like the experience very much. There wasn’t much atmosphere in the theatre and the director wasn’t very good.
Presenter: So, nowadays, what’s your typical day like?
Helen: I get up at six o’clock every day and go for a run. I love running. It makes me feel free. I then attend acting lessons from 9-12. After that, I have a singing lesson. Most afternoons, I give acting lessons to children from 8-10 years old.
Presenter: You’re busy most days then?
Helen: Yes, I love being busy. But I know things can change all the time. That’s what I like about my job. Every day is different. One day I might be working on a film, another day I will be teaching kids.
