Grammar
Defining relative clauses
Complete the sentences with a suitable relative pronoun (who, which, when, where, whose)
The documentary _______ I watched last night was really interesting.
The documentary which I watched last night was really interesting.
1 London is the city _______ I grew up.
2 2008 was _______ the Olympic Games were held in Beijing.
3 Thats John _______ brother works in television.
4 The woman _______ you were talking to at the party is a well-known journalist.
5 I dont read tabloid newspapers _______ are full of gossip.
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The passive
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in the box.
allow ask build pay sell show
_______ television presenters _______ high salaries in your country?
Are television presenters paid high salaries in your country?
1 I cant believe how many football matches _______ on television last weekend.
2 I _______ to make a speech at Janas wedding but I dont really want to.
3 A new cinema _______ in the town centre. It should be open by the end of the year.
4 How many copies of Rose Tremains new novel _______ so far this year?
5 Dans children _______ to watch television during the week only at weekends.
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Past Simple and Past Continuous
Choose the correct answer in italics.
We watched / were watching television when the lights went out.
We watched / were watching television when the lights went out.
1 I worked / was working as a journalist for 15 years.
2 I didnt understand / wasnt understanding the film even after Tom explained it to me.
3 We read / were reading the Sunday papers when Julia called.
4 Marina watched / was watching five DVDs on Saturday.
5 Susan talked / was talking to her colleague when her boss came into the office.
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Vocabulary
Film and TV
Complete the sentences with a suitable word.
My grandparents can remember when there were only three c _ _ _ _ _ _ _ on television.
My grandparents can remember when there were only three channels on television.
1 Big Brother was one of the first r _ _ _ _ _ _ shows, wasnt it?
2 The last episode of Friends attracted a record number of v _ _ _ _ _ _.
3 I enjoy watching a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ films with my children as they love the crazy characters.
4 The BBC have produced some excellent p _ _ _ _ _ dramas over the years; Nicholas Nickleby, Pride and Prejudice, Cranford to name but a few.
5 Our neighbours have just bought a TV with an enormous s _ _ _ _ _. Theyll have to sit in the garden to watch it!
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Describing films and TV
Choose the correct answer in italics.
Some comedians can be so annoying / entertaining especially when they shout and use bad language. Its just not funny.
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Some comedians can be so annoying / entertaining especially when they shout and use bad language. Its just not funny.
1 The film was so moving / nauseating it made me cry.
2 The Bourne Trilogy thrillers were incredibly inspiring / exciting. I was on the edge of my seat most of the time.
3 I dont know what all the fuss was about. I thought the film was inspiring / unwatchable.
4 The whole story was unrealistic / gripping. I just couldnt take it seriously.
5 The film was rubbish / inspiring in my opinion so Im buying the DVD for all my friends.
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News collocations
Choose the correct answer (a, b or c).
Manchester United easily ____ their first match of the season.
a performed b caused c won
1 Scientists have recently ____ an extraordinary discovery about the origins of the universe.
a made b done c found
2 So many celebrities today ____ plastic surgery because they want to remain young.
a do b make c have
3 I wonder whether permed hair will ever ____ fashion again.
a go on b come into c be on
4 Ice on the roads ____ a few accidents last night but luckily no-one was hurt.
a caused b made c allowed
5 Its important to ____ new products if you want your business to succeed.
a commit b develop c perform
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Pronunciation
7 sounds: / n / and / ŋ /
Listen and underline the sound you hear.
/ n / / ŋ /
ran rang
1 thin thing
2 sin sing
3 fan fang
4 hunt hung
5 ban bang
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Word stress in word endings
Listen and underline the stressed syllable in each word.
re fuge
1 employee
2 divorce
3 career
4 Japanese
5 cigar
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How to
Describe an object
Complete the sentences.
An iPod is a kind of music player.
1 Is an iPod similar ____ an iPad?
2 An iPad looks ____ a very large iPhone, doesnt it?
3 I use my laptop ____ watching DVDs.
4 I know that my laptop is often used ____ my children.
5 My mp3 player is made ____ green plastic.
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