Parole chiave

Unit 3 Lesson 2

KEYS

Exercise 6 : 1a, 2c, 3b, 4b, 5c

Exercise 7 : 1F, 2T, 3F, 4T, 5F

Exercise 8 : 1d, 2a, 3f, 4e, 5g, 6c, 7b

Exercise 10P - RE READING

Note the following:

“reality” TV are programmes like Big Brother, where the people who are performing are not actors

a holiday ‘challenge’ programme is a programme where people – often celebrities – are followed going on a holiday in which they have to survive difficult situations or do dangerous things

Summary 1 is more accurate

Exercise 11

1. 85

2. 10

3. 80

4. 5 billion

5. 10

6. 20

7. 1/3

8. 4

Exercise 12

1. author = writer – writes novels, reports, etc.; broadcaster = works on TV or radio

2. research = trying to find information; report = writing up what you have found out

3. good/bad coverage = coverage means how you “cover” a news event or sports story, etc. So, good coverage means it was filmed well, and the news or sports story was reported well.

4. a commercial channel = a TV channel that is paid for

by advertising; the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) is paid for by the British public by a compulsory TV licence scheme.

5. conducted = carried out; funded = financially supported

6. a snapshot survey = a quick look; comprehensive analysis = a detailed and thorough investigation; a searching examination = a thorough, detailed look, which asks difficult questions

Exercise 13 : 1d, 2a, 3c, 4e, 5b, 6f

Exercise 14 : 1c, 2a, 3b, 4a, 5b

Exercise 16: 1F, 2F, 3T, 4F, 5T, 6F Unit 3 Lesson 3

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Exercise 17

broadcast – soap – run – TV sets – coronation – transmission – animation – founded – came up with – convinced – cartoon – partnership – created – allergic – carrots – introduced – VHS released – GB – data – seats – extras – sound

Exercise 18

Possible questions

1. Who started daily broadcasts in 1936?

2. On what date/When did the first soap begin its run?

3. How many TV sets are

1. Why is the film entitled 25 Hour?

2. The setting is New York City after September 11. Do you think there is a

3. What is the capital of China?

4. What did Walt Disney name his animated mouse?

5. What was Walt Disney's wife called?

6. Who were created in 1939 by Hanna and Barbera?

7. What was Mel Blanc allergic to?

8. How long was Jack Mercer the voice of Popeye for?

9. What did JVC introduce in 1976?

10. What was the title of the first pop video?

11. How much data does a DVD hold?

12. How many people does Radio City Music Hall seat?

13. When was the first full-length film (The Squaw Man) released?

14. How long did the kiss last in Andy Warhol's film?

15. How many extras were there in the film Gandhi?

16. Who was born Issur Danielovitch Demsky?

17. How many Best Actress Oscars did Katharine Hepburn win?

18. How much can Julia Roberts ask per movie?

19. Where was Catherine Zeta Jones born?

20. What was the name of the first movie to use sound?

1. reason for this particular choice?
2. How is the story narrated? Can you identify any particular device?
3. How would you describe the father-son relationship?
4. How are the different ethnicities living in New York described?

Exercise 201

1. We have not enough information
2. Adaptation
3. Adaptation
4. The Good Thief
5. Nicolas Cage
6. The Magdalene Sisters
7. Adaptation
8. The Magdalene Sisters

Exercise 21

• Far from Heaven
• The Good Thief

1. falls for
2. erratic

1. to kick
2. cop

• Frida
• The Magdalene Sisters

1. not outstanding
2. the lead role

1. latter half
2. laundries

1. Adaptation

1. scriptwriter
2. dual

Exercise 221

1. character
2. lead role
3. director
4. producer
5. scriptwriter
6. extra
7. cast
8. movie

Exercise 23

• director tells the actors what to do
• actor says the lines
• screenwriter writes the words
• studio chief the boss at MGM or Paramount
• producers gets the money and people

together to make the filmdesigner decides what the set should look likefilm-maker another word for directorcinematographer controls the camera, and decides on how the film will look

Exercise 24

direct (a film) – play (a role) – write (a screenplay) – star in (a film) – win (an Oscar) – make (a film)

Exercise 26

1F – 2T – 3F – 4T – 5F – 6F – 7F – 8T – 9F – 10T

Exercise 27 (British/American English):

1b (1) – 2d (8) – 3f (7) – 4g (6) – 5h (5) – 6a (4) – 7c (3) – 8e (2)