5 MORE PRACTICE. 1 Complete the sentences with the words below and a suitable suffix.

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1 Name Vocabulary 1 Complete the sentences with the words below and a suitable suffix. real emotion innovate danger predict 1. Don t drive so fast, it s! 2. The film was boring and. 3. These prizes are given to inventors with the most ideas. 4. What s wrong with Trish? She s very these days. 5. This historical film is excellent. The sound and visual effects are extremely. 2 Choose the correct continuation to show you understand the words and expressions in bold. 1. That film will be a box office hit. a. It s going to make a lot of money. b. No one will go to see it. 2. Jamie Clarke gave a brilliant performance. a. I think he ll get an Oscar. b. I can t understand how he got the role. 3. I highly recommend that film. a. Don t waste your money. b. You should go and see it tonight. 4. The film s soundtrack is amazing. a. The music was composed by Ron Green. b. The clothes were designed by Juliet Shaw. 5. We were really disappointed with the dancers. a. They were very good. b. They weren t professional. 3 Match each comment from an entertainment review in A to a word or phrase in B that means the same thing. A 1. The plot was quite boring.... a. outstanding 2. Joe Blarney s routine is amusing.... b. humorous 3. The show was terrible and I m sorry we went!... c. a waste of time 4. This film tells the sad story of Molly Brown.... d. dull 5. Blake s latest play is absolutely fantastic!... e. moving B 1

2 4 Complete the sentences with the words below. dubbed released award weak main character costumes 1. In my opinion, Beyoncé didn t deserve that. 2. This unusual Chinese film has been into English. 3. Johnny Depp plays the in Pirates of the Carribbean. 4. The first film in this series was in The actors were all excellent, but unfortunately, the play s storyline was. 6. The in this historical film are absolutely gorgeous. 5 Complete the film review with the words and phrases below. based on audiences action-packed directed by stars cast plot worth seeing Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief Our Rating: **** The Lightning Thief is the first film in the Percy Jackson series. This film is 1. the novel by Rick Riordan and was 2. Chris Columbus. It 3. Logan Lerman as Percy, as well as a large 4. of famous actors including Sean Bean, Pierce Brosnan and Uma Thurman. The 5. tells the story of Percy, a 16- year-old boy who discovers that he is the son of the Greek god Poseidon. Percy gets an important task to find a stolen lightning bolt and return it to Zeus. This 6. fantasy adventure will appeal to both young and old 7., and is certainly 8.. 2

3 Grammar 1 Choose the correct answer. 1. The film I want to see has just released / has just been released. 2. A new documentary is being produced / is producing by the Discovery Channel. 3. Everyone should see / should be seen The Hunger Games. 4. The app can download / can be downloaded on any type of smartphone. 5. I think this film might have shot / might have been shot in France. 6. Producers sometimes give / are given new actors important roles. 2 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the passive form. 1. the character of Mickey Mouse (create) by Walt Disney? 2. Animated films today (can / not make) without computers. 3. Sara was upset because her photos (delete). 4. The Oscars (not give) in London. 5. We waited in a café while our car (repair). 6. At what time tomorrow s press conference (hold)? 3 Rewrite the sentences in the passive. Omit the agent when possible. 1. They re not showing that film in the cinema any more. 2. Has someone already booked the three o clock session? 3. You should not have trusted those people. 4. My father will make the reservations for the weekend. 5. The producer and director usually choose the actors. 6. Did Rihanna write that song? 4 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the causative form. 1. The actors are busy now. They their makeup (do). 2. The actress doesn t buy her clothes in shops. She always them (make) by designers. 3. The film is ready to be released. The company it (dub) into 15 languages. 4. My tooth aches. I it (check) tomorrow. 5. It s so hot in our flat. We air conditioning (should install). 3

4 5 Complete the passages with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the active, passive or causative. A As we started filming our school video this morning, we realised that the camera 1. (not work). We are now 2. it (repair). In my opinion, all the equipment 3. (should have / check) before the shooting began. Mistakes like this 4. (make) in the past it s a pity we don t learn from them. B Star Trek into Darkness 1. (see) by millions of people since its release in The producers used 2D technology while it 2. (shoot), but later they 3. it (convert) to 3D. Leonard Nimoy, the original Dr Spock from the 1970s TV series, 4. (appear) in the film. C Our new flat 1. (complete) soon. It s in a group of buildings that 2. (build) near my school. We 3. (move) in six months. We 4. all our things (transport) by a removal company. 4

5 Name MORE PRACTICE 5 Vocabulary (page 1) 1 1. dangerous 4. emotional 2. predictable 5. realistic 3. innovative 2 1. a 2. a 3. b 4. a 5. b 3 1. d 2. b 3. c 4. e 5. a (page 2) 4 1. award 4. released 2. dubbed 5. weak 3. main character 6. costumes 5 1. based on 5. plot 2. directed by 6. action-packed 3. stars 7. audiences 4. cast 8. worth seeing Grammar (page 3) 1 1. has just been released 2. is being produced 3. should see 4. can be downloaded 5. might have been shot 6. give 2 1. Was created 2. can t be made 3. were deleted / had been deleted 4. aren t given 5. was being repaired 6. will be held / is being held 3 1. That film isn t being shown in the cinema any more. 2. Has the three o clock session already been booked? 3. Those people should not have been trusted. 4. The reservations for the weekend will be made by my father. 5. The actors are usually chosen by the producer and director. 6. Was that song written by Rihanna? 4 1. are having / getting done 2. has / gets made 3. has had / got dubbed 4. am going to have / get checked, / am having / getting checked 5. should have / get installed, / should have had / got installed (page 4) 5 A 1. wasn t working 2. having / getting repaired 3. should have been checked 4. have been made B 1. has been seen 2. was being shot 3. had / got converted 4. appeared C 1. will be completed 2. is being built 3. are going to move 4. will have / get transported 5