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I. Give the correct form of the word given to complete the sentences.
1. He is certainly the finest …………………………….. in Hollywood today. (ACT)
2. He is a serious ……………………….. , and totally committed to his work. (ART)
3. She’s very …………………………….. on the design front. (CREATE)
4. No special …………………………….. is needed. (EQUIP)
5. I still find the job …………………………….. (EXCITE)
6. They are afraid of losing their …………………………….. identity. (NATION)
7. …………………………….. rarely ask about his personal life. (INTERVIEW)
8. He’s the …………………………….. of a successful cartoon series. (CREATE)
9. There is increased volcanic …………………………….. in the region. (ACT)
10. She’s the highest-paid …………………………….. in Hollywood. (ACT)
11. History is an ……………. subject. (INTEREST)
12. They have ……………. in finding a suitable apartment. (DIFFICULT)
13. The company has only 60 ……………. (EMPLOY)
14. The ……………. way to travel is by plane. (FAST)
15. Her English is ……………. than mine. (GOOD)
16. What a ……………. party! I’d like go to home. (BORE)
17. Few students like him. He is an ……………. teacher. (POPULAR)
18. Some people play sport to be ________, not because they like it. (HEALTH)
19. My aunt works as a ________ at a university. (CHEMISTRY)
20. Students of our school are ________ with one another. (FRIEND)
21. The ________ of the experiment is 20 minutes. (LONG)
22. Be ________! The ground is very wet and slippery. (CARE)
23. When foreigners talk to him, he can speak English ________ with
them.

(EASY)
24. I like the fried chicken in our school canteen: it's really ________. (TASTE)
25. Sometimes we are bored and ________ with his long lectures. (SLEEP)

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20 tháng 2 2021

I. Give the correct form of the word given to complete the sentences.

1. He is certainly the finest ……………actor……………….. in Hollywood today. (ACT)

2. He is a serious …………artist…………….. , and totally committed to his work. (ART)

3. She’s very …………………creeative………….. on the design front. (CREATE)

4. No special ……………equipment……………….. is needed. (EQUIP)

5. I still find the job ……………excited……………….. (EXCITE)

6. They are afraid of losing their …………………….national……….. identity. (NATION)

7. …………………interviewers………….. rarely ask about his personal life. (INTERVIEW)

8. He’s the ……………………creative……….. of a successful cartoon series. (CREATE)

9. There is increased volcanic ……………action……………….. in the region. (ACT)

10. She’s the highest-paid ………actress…………………….. in Hollywood. (ACT)

11. History is an ………interesting……. subject. (INTEREST)

12. They have ………difficulty……. in finding a suitable apartment. (DIFFICULT)

13. The company has only 60 …employee…………. (EMPLOY)

14. The ……fastest………. way to travel is by plane. (FAST)

15. Her English is …………better…. than mine. (GOOD)

16. What a ……boring………. party! I’d go to home. (BORE)

17. Few students him. He is an ……….popularity……. teacher. (POPULAR)

18. Some people play sport to be ___healthy_____, not because they it. (HEALTH)

19. My aunt works as a __chemist______ at a university. (CHEMISTRY)

20. Students of our school are ____friendly____ with one another. (FRIEND)

21. The ____longest____ of the experiment is 20 minutes. (LONG)

22. Be __careful_____! The ground is very wet and slippery. (CARE)

23. When foreigners talk to him, he can speak English ____easily____ withthem.(EASY)

24. I the fried chicken in our school canteen: it's really _____tasted__. (TASTE)

25. Sometimes we are bored and ____sleeped____ with his long lectures. (SLEEP)

20 tháng 2 2021

Chào em, em tham khảo nhé!

I. Give the correct form of the word given to complete the sentences.

1. He is certainly the finest actor in Hollywood today. (ACT)

2. He is a serious artist, and totally committed to his work. (ART)

3. She’s very creative on the design front. (CREATE)

4. No special equipment is needed. (EQUIP)

5. I still find the job exciting (EXCITE)

6. They are afraid of losing their national identity. (NATION)

7. Interviewers rarely ask about his personal life. (INTERVIEW)

8. He’s the creation of a successful cartoon series. (CREATE)

9. There is increased volcanic action in the region. (ACT)

10. She’s the highest-paid actress in Hollywood. (ACT)

11. History is an interesting subject. (INTEREST)

12. They have difficulty in finding a suitable apartment. (DIFFICULT)

13. The company has only 60 employees (EMPLOY)

14. The fastest way to travel is by plane. (FAST)

15. Her English is better than mine. (GOOD)

16. What a boring party! I’d go home. (BORE)

17. Few students him. He is a popular teacher. (POPULAR)

18. Some people play sport to be healthy, not because they are. (HEALTH)

19. My aunt works as a chemist at a university. (CHEMISTRY)

20. Students of our school are friendly with one another. (FRIEND)

21. The length of the experiment is 20 minutes. (LONG)

22. Be careful! The ground is very wet and slippery. (CARE)

23. When foreigners talk to him, he can speak English easily with them. (EASY)

24. I the fried chicken in our school canteen: it's really tasty. (TASTE)

25. Sometimes we are bored and sleepy with his long lectures. (SLEEP)

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18 tháng 10 2018

1 . interesting

2 . difficult

3 .  activities

4 . employer

5 . fastest

6 . better

7 . boring 

8 .not popular

Nguyễn Anh Duy14 tháng 8 2016 lúc 22:41

Cho dạng đúng của từ trong ngoặc

1. History is an interested subject.(interest)

2. They have difficult in finding a suitable apartment.(difficult)

3. The most popular after school activities are football and basketball.(act)

4.The company has only 60 employees (employ)

5.The fastest way to travel is by plance.(fast)

6.Her English is better than mine.(good)

7. What a bore party ! I'd to go home ( bore )

8. Few students him. He is an typical teacher.(popular)

14 tháng 2 2022

1. actor

2 .artist

3. creative

4. equipment

5. exciting

14 tháng 2 2022

1actor

2artist

3creative

4equally

5exciting

6locally

7nationalize

8instruction

9excited

10education

1. He is certainly the finest .......... in Hollywood today. (ACT)2. He is serious .........., and committed to his work. (ART)3. She's very .......... on the design front. (CREATE)4. No special .......... is needed. (EQUIP)5. I still find the job ........... (EXCITE)6. They are afraid of losing their .......... identity. (NATION)            7. .......... rarely ask about his personal life. (INTERVIEW)8. He's the .......... of a successful cartoon series. (CREATE)9. There is increased...
Đọc tiếp

1. He is certainly the finest .......... in Hollywood today. (ACT)
2. He is serious .........., and committed to his work. (ART)
3. She's very .......... on the design front. (CREATE)
4. No special .......... is needed. (EQUIP)
5. I still find the job ........... (EXCITE)
6. They are afraid of losing their .......... identity. (NATION)            
7. .......... rarely ask about his personal life. (INTERVIEW)
8. He's the .......... of a successful cartoon series. (CREATE)
9. There is increased volcanic .......... in the region. (ACT)
10. She's the highest-paid .......... in Hollywood. (ACT)
11. History is an .......... subject. (INTEREST)
12. They have .......... in finding a suitable apartment. (DIFFICULT)
13. The company has only 60 ........... (EMPLOY)
14. The .......... way to travel is by plane. (FAST)
15. Her English is .......... than mine. (GOOD)
16. What a .......... party! I'd like to go home. (BORE)
17. Few students like him. He is an .......... teacher. (POPULAR)
18. Some people play sport to be .........., not because they like it. (HEALTH)
19. My aunt works as a .......... at a university. (CHEMISTRY)
20. Students of our school are .......... with one another. (FRIEND)
21. The .......... of the experiment is 20 minutes. (LONG)
22. Be ..........! The ground is very wet and slippery. (CARE)
23. When foreigners talk to him, he can speak English .......... with them. (EASY)
24. I like the fried chicken in our school canteen: it's really ........... (TASLE)
25. Sometimes we are bored and .......... with his long lectures. (SLEEP)

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30 tháng 8 2021

1. actors      2. artist        3. creative          4. equipment           5. exciting

6. national     7. interviewers        8. creator          9. activity       10. actress

11. interesting     12. difficulty     13. employees     14. fastest      15. better

16. boring     17. unpopular     18. healthy     19. chemist     20. friendly

21. length     22. careful     23. easily     24. tasty     25. sleepy

 

10 tháng 6 2017

1. History is an .....interesting........ subject (interest)

2. They have ......difficulty....... in finding a suitable apartment (difficult)

3. The most popular after-school .......activities...... are football and basketball (act)

4. The company has only 60 ......employees....... (employ)

5. The ......fastest....... way to travel is by plane (fast)

6. Her English .....better........ than mine (good)

7. What a ......boring....... party! I'd like to go home (bore)

8. Few students like him. He is an ......unpopular....... teacher (popular)

10 tháng 6 2017

Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence

1. History is an INTERESTING subject (interest)

2. They have DIFFICULT in finding a suitable apartment (difficult)

3. The most popular after-school ACTIVITIES are football and basketball (act)

4. The company has only 60 EMPLOYEES (employ)

5. The FASTEST way to travel is by plane (fast)

6. Her English BETTER than mine (good)

7. What a BORING. party! I'd like to go home (bore)

8. Few students like him. He is an TYPICAL teacher (popular)

27 tháng 9 2021

Give the correct form of the word given to complete the sentences.

1. We are so excited the first day at school. ( exciting )

2. We join many interesting clubs in our school. ( interest )

3. Why do you enjoy learning English? ( learn )

4. She's very creative on the design front. ( create )

5. I still find the job exciting ( exicite )

6. Interviewers rarely ask about his personal life. ( interview )

7. Be careful ! The ground is very wet and slippery. ( care )

8. Few students lik.e him. He is an unpopular teacher. ( popular )

9. The fastest way to travel is by plane. ( fast )

10. My aunt works as a chemist at a university. ( chemist )

. Give the correct form of the word given to complete the sentences.11. History is an ……………. subject. (INTEREST)12. They have ……………. in finding a suitable apartment. (DIFFICULT)13. The company has only 60 ……………. (EMPLOY)14. The ……………. way to travel is by plane. (FAST)15. Her English is ……………. than mine. (GOOD)16. What a ……………. party! I’d like go to home. (BORE)17. Few students like him. He is an ……………. teacher. (POPULAR)18. Some people play sport to be ________, not because they like it....
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. Give the correct form of the word given to complete the sentences.

11. History is an ……………. subject. (INTEREST)

12. They have ……………. in finding a suitable apartment. (DIFFICULT)

13. The company has only 60 ……………. (EMPLOY)

14. The ……………. way to travel is by plane. (FAST)

15. Her English is ……………. than mine. (GOOD)

16. What a ……………. party! I’d like go to home. (BORE)

17. Few students like him. He is an ……………. teacher. (POPULAR)

18. Some people play sport to be ________, not because they like it. (HEALTH)

19. My aunt works as a ________ at a university. (CHEMISTRY)

20. Students of our school are ________ with one another. (FRIEND)

21. The ________ of the experiment is 20 minutes. (LONG)

22. Be ________! The ground is very wet and slippery. (CARE)

23. When foreigners talk to him, he can speak English ________ with

them. (EASY)

24. I like the fried chicken in our school canteen: it's really ________. (TASTE)

25. Sometimes we are bored and ________ with his long lectures. (SLEEP)

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29 tháng 9 2018

UNIT 9

 

GRAMMAR

And The Passive .

In the form of passive verb to be and the pariple of the verb.

 

Active

Passive

Present Simple

He delivers the parcels.

The parcels are delivered

Present Continuous

He is delivering the parcels.

The parcels are being delivered.

Past Simple

He delivered the parcels.

The parcels were delivered.

Past Continuous

He was delivering the parcels.

The parcels were delivered.

Future Simple

He will deliver the parcels.

The parcels will be delivered.

Present Perfect

He has delivered the parcels.

The parcels have been delivered.

Past Perfect

He had delivered the parcels.

The parcels had been delivered.

Future Perfect

He will have delivered the parcels.

The parcels will have been delivered .

Present Infinitive

He is expected to deliver the parcels.

The parcels are expectedto be delivered .

Perfect Infinitive

He is said to have delivered the parcels.

The parcels are said to have been delivered.

Simple-form

I object to his delivering the parcels.

I object to the parcelsbeing delivered .

Perfect -ing form

Đã gửi có parcels, ...

The parcels have been delivered, ...

Modals

He must deliver the parcels.

The parcels must be delivered.

Modal perfects

He must have delivered the parcels.

The parcels must have been delivered .

 

The present perfect continuous, the future continuous, the past perfect continuous, and the perfect continuous continental are not normally used in the passive.

Có thể sử dụng verb để thay thế bằng verb đến in everyday speech khi we talk about thi ng that happen by accident hoặc u nexpectedly.

eg Four people got hurt in the car crash.

NB. However, we can not use get to describe states.

eg That house is (NOT gets) owned by my uncle.

Trong sử dụng passive:

a) Whenever the person who carries out the action is unknown, unimportant or obvious from the context (the doer (agent) of the action is not mentioned) .

eg a) My flat was broken into last week. (We do not know who broke into the flat.)

b) Coffee beans are grown in Brazil. (It's not important to know who grows the coffee.)

c) My car was serviced yesterday. (It is obvious that a mechanic serviced it.)

b) When the action itself is more important than the person who carries it out, as in news headlines, newspaper arles, formal noes, instructions, advertisements, processes, etc.

eg The new hospital will be opened by the Queen on May 15th . (formal noe)

c) khi tham chiếu đến sự kiện không tương ứng và chúng tôi không muốn bao giờ hay là gì là blame.

eg A lot of mistakes have been made . ("You have made a lot of mistakes.")

Đang chuyển đổi từ hoạt động vào passive.

Chỉ có thể transitive verbs (nằm sau một đối tượng) có thể được thay đổi vào passive.

eg Grandma knitted my jumper . → My jumper was knitted by Grandma.

BUT: They traveled to Lisbon last summer (intransitive verb). → no passive .              

Some transitive verbs such as belong, have (= own), fit (= be the size or shape), lack, resemble, seem, suit , không được thay đổi vào passive.

eg I have a shower every morning

The verb let have no passive form, so we use passive form of allow / permit / give permission.

eg The teacher let us leave early. → We were allowed to leave early.

 

Whenever the verb of active sentence is followed by a preposition , the preposition is kept in the passive sentence as well. Không bao giờ không có khả năng vi tính và sướng (s) trong passive.

They took the company over in 2001. → The company was taken over (by them) in 2001.

 

The verbs hear, see, make are by infinitive in the active, but by the infinitive in the passive.

They saw him leave the building. → He was seen to leave the building.

 

1 . Tõsz sen tences dùng từ từ mỗi nhóm .

tạo phát triển xuất bản phát tin Discovery tin được tạo ra

the Ancient Egyptians Crick and Watson Ma Curie Gustave Eiffel     Eric the Red Angelina Jolie Akira Ku Rosu Guglielmo Marconi Picasso Philip Pullman

first   Greenland ..................................

2   Northern Lights              

3   The Pyramids              

4   The wireless              

5   Guernica              

6   Lara Croft              

7   The Statue of Liberty              

8   The structure of DNA              

9   The Seven Samurai              

ten               Radium              

 

2 . Imagine you are in a busy hotel at midday. Make sentences to say what is being done , using words from the two groups and the present progressive passive.

 

Example:

Beds are being made.

beds bills coffee drinks food luggage money          new guests reservations rooms tables

bring down change clean make order pay    prepare serve take welcome

 

3 . Imagine that, rich and famous, you return to your old home town after fifty years. A lot of things are different. Make sente nces, sử dụng từ bên dưới, và gần đây gần đây .

 

Example:

The Cafe Royal has been turned into a casino.

Cafe Royal houseboats new car park new schools   opera house old fire station ring road station downtown town statue of you Super Cinema your house

build up in park rebuild widen       turn into casino / floating restaurants / museum / supermarket / theater / pedestrian precinct

 

4 . Put verbs into the passive form correctly.

first               Đã thu thập tài liệu đó (need) for the house sale. Can you take to the lawyer's office (sign)?

2               Look, this is a secret. Come to garden where we (not / overhear).

3    Nếu bạn không phải quá thời để làm việc, bạn (không / sack).

4    This office is very inefficient. The phone (never / answer) promptly, no records (keep), worst of all, no reports (written) since I started work here.

5               I was so worried about my garden while I was in the hospital, but I have very good neighbors. When I got home, I could see the vegetables (water) every day and the grass (cut) regularly.

6               Can you come to the police station? The man who (suspect) of stealing your wallet (arrest) and (question) at the moment. The police hope he (identify), either by you or another witness.

7               We had hoped to see some famous paintings, but the gallery (reorganized) at the time of our visit and most of the really valuable works (move) for safe keeping.

8. Aunt Dinah (not ) by my father's family; she (consider) vulgar.

9. After his brother's departure Paul sat for a long time thinking about what (say).

10. "I'm not prepared," my father said, " to listen to your comments that you never (treat) fairly at school. "

11. But there were signs that order (restore) in the town.

12. He went into the bedroom. The bed (turn) down for the night by the maid many hours before.

13. Please, find out if my father (see) to leave.

14. She could have gone to Cambridge if she had wanted, she (offer) a scholarship.

15. Ahead of the port lay in a flood of lights. Two cargo ships (unload).

16. I felt I (catch) out boasting.

17. I could not tell him I had spent the money I (leave ) in order to get myself a house.

18. She (operate) at seven o'clock next morning.

19. The days that followed (look back) by Philip as a kind of nightmare.

20. You have hardly any right to talk about the children. Bạn (có ) là tất cả đúng, và nó sẽ tôi không thấy con đó.

21. Somewhere from far away in the town came the sound of shots. "Somebody (kill)," I said.

22. The boy who put a frog in the teacher's desk (ask) to return the frog to the pool.

23. He watched Jack while the film (run).

24. I discovered that a similar message (send) to my office.

25. Our garden was all weeds, but the one next door (look) after to perfection.

 

5 . COMPLETELY second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Không dùng khi không phải là trọng.

first               Tutors has all the homework.

All the homework                            

2               My boyfriend kept me waiting for half an hour.

I              

3               The students must pay all their own fees for this course.

Tất cả giá trị cho này              

4               Bạn bạn có thể bạn đã được ghi email?

Bạn bạn có thêm email               To

5               They use a computer to do that job nowadays.

A computer              

6               During the summer, the cafe was employing more waiters every week.

During the summer, more waiters              

7               Nobody informed the police that there was a mistake.

The police              

8               Where will your company send you next year?

Where will you               To

9 The news about the war worried Josephine. 
Josephine              

ten               I've still got the camera because no one has claimed it.

I've got the camera because of it              

11               Has anyone ever asked you for your opinion?

Have you               To

twelfth               The children should not have opened that parcel.

That parcel              

13               All visitors must wear identity badges.

Identity badges              

14               Một thay đổi phải có thời gian đã thay đổi.

The time of the meeting              

15               Is anyone using this computer?

Is this computer               To

16 The executive director promised me a pay-rise.

              ...................... ........................ by the director.

17 They sent me the contract by courier the next day.

The contract              

18 A multi-national company is taking over our business.

Our companies              

19 Several people noed the man trying to climb in the window.

...................................................................... by several people.

They won a medal for bravery.

David              

21 They made Sylvia take the exam again.

Sylvia              

22 An older aunt gave Paul the paintings.

Paul              

23 The police are going to look into the case

............................................................ by the police.

24 They considered any further rescue attempts pointless.

Any further              

25 They elected George president for a second term.

George ...............................................................

26 You can not see the house from the street.

The house              

27 'They will not correct your papers before Friday.'

He said our papers              

28 Someone must have taken the towels out of the dryer. 
The towels ......................................................... ..

29 Nobody's going to steal your books from this room.

Your books .......................................................

30 People were telling me what to do all the time and I did not enjoy it. 
I did not enjoy .......................................................

 

6 . Quay lại mỗi câu trả lời bằng deny, enjoy,  or remember và từ in capitals.

1 Thanks for taking me to the station.                                              TAKEN

2 I was shown around the school, and I enjoyed it.                          BEING

I do not remember when they arrested me!                                     BEING

4 He he he d it when people took him seriously.                     TAKEN

5 Tina said she was not paid to appear in the play.                   HAVING

6 I do not remember when they gave me the anesthe.                   BEING

7 Thanks for giving me another chance. GIVEN

7 . Hoàn tất văn bản bằng biểu thức từ hộp.

đã được giữ lại đã bị bao giờ chưa bao giờ đã taught        was given (twice) was offered was sent    did was not paid

I'll never forget my first day at office. I (first) to arrive at 8.30, but when Đã có ở chỗ chứa whole place. I did not know what to do, because I (2) no information about the building or where I was going to work, so I just waited until some of the secretaries began to turn up. Finally I (3) dirty office on the fifth floor, where I (4) a desk in a corner. Nothinghappened for an hour; sau I (5) some letters to kiểu một máy tính của một nhân viên nhân viên. This was not very successful, because I (6) how to use a computer. In the letter I (7) when I (8) the job, I (9) computer training, but they'd obviously forgotten about this.) By lunchtime things have not got any better, and I decided that I (10) enough to put up with this nonsense, so i walked out and did not go back.

8 . Choose one passive verb phrase for each space in these sentences (from a report on the use of DNA testing by the police).

cũng được dùng hay đã được dùng

i have shown               may have been convicted

đã phát hiện đã được gửi đến không phải đã bị lỗi

DNA is the chemical in the cells of plants and animals which carries the inherent characteriss, or gene information. DNA testing (l) to identify each person as a unique individual on the basis of gene information. It (2) 'gene fingerprinting'. The results of DNA testing are now being accepted as evidence in cases where it (3) mà không đúng pers (4) of a crime. In recent year s, more than seventy people (5) để innocent through DNA sting. Many of those people (6) to life in prison. In one case, a man (7) sau nineteen năm trong con prison. DNA testing (8) in some murder cases that (9) without it.

9 . Cờ thông tin này trong thông tin này trong những mật khẩu này.

 

block close kill flood flood

Many homes on the island of Jamaica (l)               by hurricane Lester yesterday. Today, high winds (2)               To bring more rain and problems for the island's residents. Some parts of the island (3)               without electricity last night and many roads (4)               by fallen trees that (5) ......... down during the storm. The area around Savann a-La-Mar on the south coast (6) ............ and some residents have had (7)               ......... .. from the roofs of their houses. Most businesses and schools in Kingston (8) ............. Today as people emerge from their battered homes to survey the damage. More

than 100 people (9)               , but no deaths ( 10 )              

10 . Put the verbs into the passive ideal tense.

Alana has just met her boyfriend Grant at a cafe.

ALANA Hi! Sorry I'm late.

GRANT: What kept you?

ALANA: I came on the bus and it (l) (sk) in a traffic jam for forty minutes.

GRANT: Why did not you walk across the park as usual?

ALANA: Because the park (2) (close) since last weekend.

GRANT: Why's that?

ALANA: A movie (3) (shoot) there.

GRANT: Do you know who it? (4) (direct) to?

ALANA: Well, but I think Leonardo DiCaprio is in it. Someone told me he

(5) See at the Royal Hotel at the weekend.

GRANT: Really?

ALANA: Yeah. He (6) (fly) here in a private plane bởi phim company.

GRANT:     Well, if it's true, we're not going to the disco at the Royal this Friday. 
ALANA: Why not? 
GRANT: If he's there, the hotel (7) (surround) by fans security guards.

ALANA: But we might meet him if we go.

GRANT: Do not be silly. He will not be at the disco. And we certainly (8) (không mời) vào his room.

ALANA: I suppose not. Canh we go to the park gate now and see what's happening. Perhaps we (9) (hãy hỏi) hãy chạy in crowd scene. I h eard that some local people (10)(employ) as extras yesterday, nhưng I was too busy to go.

GRANT: OK, if you want to. But I do not think we (11) (allow) anywhere near the filming.

 

11 . G therough the text with a passive form of the verb in brackets.

 

A.

The Academy Awards Presentation (1) (first / organise) in 1929 and since then, it (2) (hold) every year. The presentation (3) (attend) at the top of the film industry and (4) (watch) on TV by millions of viewers who want to see who (5) (present) with the golden statue desire) by everyone in the motion picture world.

The votes for the Academy Awards (7) (conduct) secretly and the results (8) (not) revealed to everyone until the envelope (9) (open) on stage in front of the audience.Awards (10) give (give) the best individual and collective work and (11) (separate) into different categories. Up to five nominations (12) (make) in each category. The awards, which (13) (know) as Oscars, (14) (consider) are the highest honors anyone in the film industry can (15) (give).

B.

Wangari Maathai

Wangari Maathai (1) (award) of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004. She (2) (praise) by the Nobel committee as a source of inspiration for everyone in Africa fighting for sustainable development, democracy and peace. When she started her Green Belt movement in 1977, Kenya was suffering from deforestation and desertification. Thousands of trees (3) (cut down) and many families (4) (leave) in poverty as a result. Vì vậy, her successful campaign to mobilize women to plant some 30 million trees (5) (copy) by other countries. During the movement (6) (transform) into a campaign on education, nutrition and other issues. Her campaign has not been popular. Mrs Maathai (7) (arrest) several times for campaigning against defenses in Africa, and once she (8) (beat) unconscious by heavy handed police. (10) (appoint) as a deputy environment minister in 2003.

C.

Blocked drains shut gallery link

A multi-million pound underground tunnel connecting two of Edinburgh's art galleries (1) (close) for two weeks so that blocked drains which have dogged the building from the outset can be fixed. The repair work (2) (giá trị) cần thiết mỗi £ 100,000 nhưng không phải là người mà không Major losses (3) (expect) at the museum and at the gallery restaurant, which

(4) (house) in the link and (5) ( force) to shut while the work (6) (carry out). The head of buildings said it was probably the fault that was raining while the tunnel (7) ( con strung ) 'It probably happened during it (8) (build) because we had had problems since it was opened. We (9) (tell) it will cost around

£ 100,000 - who will pay for it will be the issue. ' A spokeswoman for the National Al Galleries said: 'Everything (10) (to) ensure minimal disruption to visitors. Many ofthe educational workshops and events (11) (accommodate) elsewhere in the galleries. The National Gallery of Scotland and the Royal Scottish Academy Building (12) (not affect) by the work, and will open as normal throughout. The work for the faulty drainage system at Weston Lin k, which (13) (only complete) in August 2004, will take eight weeks from mid-February until the start of March.

 

12 . Put the verbs in brackets into the correct passive or active tense.

 

A.

Coffee (1) (origin) from Kaffa in Ethiopia and most species of coffee plant (2) (find) in the tropics of the Eastern Hemisphere. The species which (3) (think) to be the earliest coffee plant (4) (ever / cultivated) by man is Coffea arabica. Today it (5) (grow) mostly in Latin America.

The coffee shrub (6) (reach) a height of 8 - 10 meters and (7) (have) white scented flowers. It (8) (produce) a red fruit which (9) (call) a cherry. The cherry (10) (contain) two seeds which (11) (join) together. These seeds, which (12) (also / know) as beans, (13) (first / roast) and then they (14) (grind) to make coffee. The grounds (15) (then / process) in a variety of different ways. Sometimes (16) (bộ lọc) và sometimes (17) (soak) in water để tạo con drink. Coffee is available as coffee grounds or as coffee (18) (drink) by one of the world's population.

B.

Slowly but surely the coastline of Britain (1) (wear away) by an advancing sea. The country which once ruled the waters now (2) ( rule) by them, with huge threats to destroy vast areas of human and wildlife habitat. Already some of Britain's last wild, natural areas (3) (disappear), and experts (4) (fear) này. It (5) ( that ) will be a 38- 55 cm rise in average sea level by the year 2100. According to the Department of the Environment, during the next 50 years at least 10,000 hectares of farmland (6) into) mud flats and salt marshes by the increase in sea levels. Rather than trying to prevent the erosion, the present government (7) to use the method of 'managed retreat' to create new defenses further inland and to enable low-lying coastal farm land (8) (abandon) to the sea. However, many of the major city's could also (9) (affect). London, Bristol and Cardiff all (10) (expect)severe flooding as our sea defenses (11) (destroy) by the rising tides.

C.

Local cheeses

Traditional cheeses (1) (produce) in many regions of the UK and (2) (name) after the area in which they (3) (first develop) Cheddar, a hard cheese with a strong, nutty taste, is the most popular and (4) (now make) tất cả qua thế giới. A 'true' Cheddar must come from the counties of Somerset, Dorset or Devon in southwest England or specifically fromSomerset (5) (take) its name. Wensleydale (6) (come) from the Yorkshire Dales (valleys) in northern England. Origina lly made from sheep's milk, it (7) (base) on a recipe introduced by the Cistercian monks in the 11th century and has a mild refreshing flavor. Traditional Lancashire, from northwest England , has a light, salty flavor. During the Industrial Revolution (around 1760-1830), Lancashire cheese (8) (become) the staple food of the mill workers. Caerphilly, a crumbly cheese, (9) (first produce) in the Welsh town of about 1831. The cheese (10) (soak) overnight in salt water to seal in the moisture. It was popular with local coalminers who (11) (lose) a lot of salt during their work underground. Blue Stilton, made only in the counties of Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, (12) (prize) as the 'king' of British cheeses.

NB Hearsay reports describe what people say, report, believe, think, consider, know , etc., and are often used in news reporting. They are introduced by a passive form of the verb report, either in present simple or past simple form with a to infinitive. The report can either refer to the present or past, or a time before the time of reporting. Different forms of infinitive are used to show the relation of the report to the report verb:

eg The patient is said to be well as can be expected. (That's what people say about the present situation).

The robbers are thought to have more than £ 3 million. (That's what people say about the past situation).

Last week the Prime Minister was said to be undecided (That's what people said in the past about the situation).

Mr Smith was believed to have taken the car by mistake (That's what people said then about something that had happened earlier).

 

13 . Rewrite each sentence so that it begins with the words underlined .

1 People say that the division of the company is a good year.

In contrast , they say that the Far East has experienced suffering from rising costs.

3 People believe that the company has been talking to a competitor about a possible merger.

4 People know some directors have been thinking on these lines for some time.

5 People believe the CEO. Carl Graham , is making an effort to focus more on the business of sharply in some areas.

6 People say he is also looking at the possibility of job cuts.

7 People think the company is holding a top-level meeting about these matters next week.

14 . G theo câu trả lời cho nó có nghĩa là giống như câu lệnh đầu tiên.

A)

first               Nó là giá trị nhà ở là quá cao.

House prices                            

2               It is thought that the hospital is short of money.

The hospital               ,              

3               It was said that the athlete had cheated.

The athlete              

4               It is reported that the prime minister is resigning.

The prime minister              

5               It is expected that the new sports stadium will be finished soon.

The new sports stadium              

6               It is generally considered that sixteen is too young to get married.

Sixteen              

7               It was thought that the book had been destroyed.

The book              

8               It is believed that the children had been hiding for two weeks.

The children              

B)

1 Oak Island in Canada is one of many places in the world which people think is the site of buried treasure.

Oak Island in Canada is one of many places in the world which ......

2 People say that treasure is in a place called 'the money pit'.

The treasure ...................................................

3 People think that pirates buried the treasure centuries ago.

Pirates ...............................................................

4 The money pit story dates back to 1795, when people report that a local youth fell into a hole at the foot of a large tree.

The money pit story dates bac k to 1795, when a local youth ..................

5 People believe that he and a friend discovered the traces of treasure in the hole.

He and a friend ................................................

6 People say that the two men found a treasure chest in later excavations.

The two men ....................................................

But, before they could open the chest, people say that water flooded in.

However, before they could open the chest, water ........................... ..

8 Since then, people believe that more than a dozen groups of treasure hunters have searched for the treasure.

Since then, more than a dozen groups of treasure hunters ..................... ..

9 People think some explorers found old pieces of metal in the hole.

Some explorers ..............................................

10 , people report now that the pit is a natural phenomenon, or the remains of old colonial Fortifications.

However, the pit is now .....................................

15 . Rewrite each sentence so that it is a report hearsay, using a form of verb in capitals.

1 Two suspects have been arrested.               THINK

2 The plane crashed into the sea near a small island.               BELIEVE

3 The minister is considering changing the laws on smoking in public. DRUNK

4 Yesterday the situation had improved.               REPORT

5 whales have been seen in the area for the first time.               DRUNK

6 The fire broke out at 3 am.               BELIEVE

7 Last year the company recorded rising profit s.               REPORT

NB Verbs such as give, hand, lend, offer, send, throw, ask, teach , etc. take two objects and have the same passives:

Alice gave us that vase . → 1 were given that vase (by Alice ) 2) That vase was given (to) us (by Alice ).

 

Suggest, mention, point out, propose, repeat, report, suggest also take two objects (direct (referring to a thing) and prepositional (with the preposition "to") referring to a person)).These verbs have only one passive form.

eg He explained the problem to me. → The problem was explained to me.

 

16 . Make one passive passe nce or two, if possible . Look carefully at the tense in the sentences given.

first    Someone handed me a note              

2    Someone offered her a second-hand bicycle              

3    Someone has proposed improvements to the developers .

4    Someone suggested some interesting changes to me .

5    Someone awarded him a prize .

6    Someone will announce the President's arrival to the waiting journalists .

7    Cóone hà * ha đến mật khẩu cho thieves .

8    Someone has lent me some skis .

9    Thiếu một thư mục.

10 Someone is going to explain the changes to the students .

11. He explained to me that almost everything the children were taught at school was unnecessary.

12. I mentioned the fact to my friends.

13. The lawyer explained the new law to us.

14. People expect you to meet the boss.

A guide pointed out the Pyramids to us.

16. They gave his little daughter a present.

At lunch somebody mentioned to me that the Johnsons had come from abroad.

18. Somebody reported the accident to the police.

19. They promised the workers higher wages.

20. Someone pointed out to us that the camp was deserted.

21 Then someone suggested that we drop the discussion and talk about something else.

22. They will show the visitors all the new pictures.

23. It was not easy to see what it was about about Jack, and someone proposed that he should come and stay with us.

24. They were told that the men in those days had almost no chance of protecting themselves against such monsters.

25. They gave me two shillings change at the shop.

17 . Choose an appropriate form of one of these verbs to complete the sentences and write a corresponding pass sentence (s) given with word (s) given. Dùng mỗi verb.

Delegate declare demonstrate help

1 People               ... Bobby's feet after the accident.

Bobby ..................................... .

2    Tony               me to Mrs Jennings at his birthday party.

I .........................              

3    Has anyone               Chris this morning?

Has Chris .               ................................. ?

4    The Romans may               Rabbits to Britain as a source of food .

Rabbits ............................................................

5 People               the story of Father Christmas to young children to explain the presents they receive.

The story of Father Christmas .....................................

6 They               Martin Johnson team captain for the whole of the World Cup.

Martin Johnson ...................................................

7 I am certain that Sarah               ...... her suitability as director companies to those who still have any doubt .

I am certain that Sarah's suitability as a company director ........................

8 They               Alan Watson winner of the election after a recount .

Alan Watson ................................................

NB . When we need to mention the agent of the action, we use the preposition by to say who or what carries out the action. We use with + instrument / material / ingredient to say what the agent used to accomplish the action.

eg The pancakes were made to Clair . They were made with eggs, flour and milk.

18. Fill in by or with .

  1. She was woken up ... a loud noise.
  2. Our newspaper is delivered ... a boy every morning.
  3. The parcel was tied up ... chuỗi.
  4. John was told off ... his mother.
  5. This picture was painted ... a famous artist.
  6. The chair was covered ... a woolen blanket.
  7. The walls were decorated ... posters.
  8. My car was repaired ... my father.
  9. This dessert was made ... fresh cream.
  10. A leaky faucet can be repaired ... a wrench.
  11. Preparations are being made ... event organizers.
  12. Signals to the dog can be given ... a whistle.
  13. Nếu không có nó được yêu cầu, nó được lấy được ... một coi.
  14. When I'm away, my plants are watered ... my neighbor.
  15. Hot water is provided ... the hotel 24 hours a day.

 

 

 

 

 

II. So vs. Such. As vs. . See the grammar reference in Language Summary 9, p. 134).

1. Complete the sentences with so or such .

1. She is ______ fu nny! She always makes me laugh. 
2. Sarah and Ed are _______ crazy people! I never know what they are going to do next. 
3. James has _______ much money that he c ould actually buy that Ferrari. 
Although most of the audience had never been exposed to _______ music, they thoroughly enjoyed the performance of the Tibetan folk choir. 
5. The movie was _______ good that I saw it five times. 
6. Terry speaks English _______ fluently that I thought he was American. 
Most students never discuss ________ topics in class, but I think it is important to teach our children to question the media. 
8. Jerry had never seen _______ high mountains. He thought they were spectacula . 
Fred is _______ a clown! He is always telling jokes and making people laugh. 
10. There was ________ little interest in his talk on macroeconomics that the room was half empty by the time he was speaking. 
11. How could you say _______ horrible things to me? 
12. He is ________ a jerk! He has not said one nice thing since he started working here. 
13. That new song is ________ cool that it hit the top ten in ithin a week of being released. 
14. Martha is _________ a good cook that she is writing her own book of family recipes. 
15. I do not know if that is ________ a good idea. Mayb e we should try something else. 
16. She has _________ many hats that she needs two closets to store them all. 
17. That takes _________ little time and effort that you might as well do do it yourself. 
18. I had to pay $ 140 for books for my new Spanish class. I do not know why my professor has to choose _________ expensive books for her course. 
19. Please, do not drive ________ fast! I'm terrified at e're going to have an accident. 
20. I really wish you would not smoke ________ much! It's destroying your health.

2. Choose the correct answer.

  1. They had ___ a bad night that they could not sleep. 
    a. so 
    b. 
  2. She gave him ___ good advice that he was very grateful to her. 
    a. so 
    b. 
  3. I'm having a ___ wonderful time in Belem that I do not want to go home. 
    a. so 
    b. 
  4. The day was ___ hot that everybody went to the beach. 
    a. so 
    b. 
  5. It was ___ cold weather that nobody could go outside. 
    a. so 
    b. 
  6. There are ___ good jobs in Fortaleza that people are looking for jobs in other states. 
    a. so many 
    b. so few 
    c. so little 
    d. so much 
    e. 
  7. The hotel has ___ comfortable room that I do not want to go out. 
    a. so much 
    b. so a 
    c. such a 
    d. 
  8. It was ___ dark that I could not see his face. 
    a. so 
    b.  
    c. such a 
    d. so a
  9. That restaurant has ___ delicious food that you can not stop eating. 
    a. so 
    b.such
  10. They were ___ talented singers that the concert was a hit. 
    a. so 
    b. so few 
    c. so little 
    d.  
    e. such a
  11. He is ___ a student that he is going to win a scholarship 
    a. so 
    b. so good 
    c. so good a 
    d.  
    e. such good
  12. We had ___ horrible day that we felt depressed. 
    a. so 
    b. so a 
    c.  
    d. such a
  13. The earthquake caused ___ damage that most people lost their homes. 
    a. so 
    b. so much 
    c. so many 
    d. so few
  14. The novel is ___ exciting that I can not put it down. 
    a. so 
    b. so a 
    c.  
    d. such a
  15. We had ___ long and tiring day that we just wanted to go home. 
    a. so 
    b. so a 
    c.  
    d. such a
  16. Most TV programs are ___ boring that nobody watches them. 
    a. so 
    b. so much 
    c. so many 
    d.  
    e. such a
  17. She ___ nice voice that she should try to become a professional singer. 
    a. so 
    b. so much 
    c. so little 
    d.  
    e. such a
  18. The party was ___ organized that everybody had a great time. 
    a. so well 
    b. so good 
    c. such an 
    d. 
  19. It was ___ fast car that nobody could c atch it. 
    a. so 
    b.  
    c. so a 
    d . such a
  20. Quiz was ___ easy that I did not need to check my answers. 
    a.  
    b. so 
    c. such much 
    d. so much 
     

Complete the sentences with as or  .

  1.               She sings ______ an angel.
  2.               I'm much better ______ you can see.
  3.               My sister is not at all ______ me.
  4.               My daughter is just ______ my sister.
  5.               I'm attending the meeting ______ an observer
  6.               I use one of the bedrooms ______ an office.
  7.               You are very ______ your mother.
  8.               I hope to qualify ______ an engineer.
  9.               My friend Rob looks ______ John Travolta.
  10.           There is too much traffic in London ______ in New York .
  11.           We're late for the train. We will have to run ______ the wind.
  12.           I'm your friend, ______ a friend, I advise you to think again.
  13.           I do not know you as well but ______ your friend, I advise you to think again.
  14.           You do not confrontations, ______ me.
  15.           I want to join the air force ______ a pilot.
  16.           We need a strong leader ______ Winston Churchill.
  17.           He has gone to our competitors ______ marketing manager.
  18.           I've appointed Simon Williams ______ the new trustee.
  19.           I've done the work ______ we agreed.
  20.           I was sure, ______ was everybody else, that you would do well in this job.
  21.           Why can not economists see the law that _______ this one has done in the past decade.
  22.           Taxes on capital are _________ taxes on job.
  23.           The common customs tariff, together with protective measures _______ the anti-dumping regulations, are still not sufficient to solve all the union's problems.
  24.           T here are only a few exceptions, the Common Agricultural Notably Regard ________ policy.
  25.           Kết quả đã được xác thực.
  26.           They chose Delhi the host city for the mass production in industrialized countries.
  27.           He made it clear that he did not want to end up in a company ________ the one which he visited last week.
  28.           They are not going to react at changes in the same way _________ their competitors.
  29.           The business students talked about the Lomé convention, which many regarded as a model of development cooperation.
  30.           ... and ________ a sau, t heir raw material là giá trị đặc tả ard.
  31.           I think that what he really meant was the shares looked _______a promising long term gamble.
  32.           The whole thing looks _______common sense to me!
  33.           The exchange of foreign exchange is regarded nowadays _________ the principal factor influencing development.
  34.           It is results _________ that which are very encouraging especially when you've worked hard.
  35.           Countries _______________ have been having economic problems lately.
  36.           He said that the threat of insolvency was ________a sen tence of immediate hanging ...

first

So, where's the Cannes Film Festival being held this year? 
Christina Aguilera 
 

VOCAB & SPEAKING (1)

 

1. a) Study on the drop words and idioms and use in your own câu added.

 

A-level (or Al ist)

usually refers to top-tier actors / actresses who are paid upwards of $ 20 million per feature film; also referred to producers, directors and writers who can be guaranteed to have a film made and released

Bf ilm (or Bm ovie Bp icture ) ( cf. Ap ictures )

an off-beat, low-budget, second-tier movie, usually from an independent producer, shot quickly with little-known, second-rate actors . B-films are often characterized by sensational and catchy titles, campy acting, cheesy special effects, and gratuitous violence and sexuality.

behind the scenes

without credit or fame; out of public view (Referring originally to those who worked on a theatrical piece but did not appear on the stage.)

building a scene

sử dụng drama devices như tăng tốc độ, độ lượng, và emphasis để bring a scene to a climax

cast against type (cf. typecast)

an actor performing distinctly different roles

cliffhanger

danger, adventure, suspense, or high drama, often climaxing at the end of a film, or at the end of a multi-part serial episode, where the plot ends and the fate of the protagonist (s) are left unresolved

deadpan humor

A specific type of comedic device in which the performer assumes an expressionless (deadpan) quality to her / his face demonstrating absolutely no emotion or feeling.

disney fiction or disney fied (derog.)

refers to the making of an adapted, sanitized, 'family-friendly' version of a book or play, by removing objectionable elements (such as crude language, sexuality, or violence) and modifying plot elements to make the tale more acceptable, entertaining, Predictable and popular for mass media by audiences, as first performed by the Disney studios in the 50s

"Feel good" movie

usually a light-hearted, upbeat comedy or romance that ends with an audience-pleasing conclusion; sometimes used derogatively

flash in the pan

transitory, impermanent success or recognition; 'fifteen minutes of fame'.

ham something up

Fig. để make sự sử dụng silly để hiển thị hoặc exaggerating một part. (A show-off actor is known as a ham .)

oot (boo) someone off the stage

[for an audience] boo and hiss until a performer leaves the stage.

in a stage whisper

Fig. in a loud whisper that everyone can hear.

scene-stealer

An actor who draws attention from or overshadows other actors in the same production, as by the charm or quality of performance.

spoof

usually a comedy film that pays tribute to an earlier film in a humorous way; parody (eg . a spoof horror film )

stage fright

nervous or panic that may beset a person about to appear in front of an audience

take the stage

Fig. to become the center of attention; to become the focus of everyone's attention.

tearjerkers

films popular with women, but also used in derogatory sense to marginalize films with heavy, sappy emotion and numerous female characters, aka ' chick flicks'

walk on stage and off again

Fig. to play a very small role where one goes on stage and quickly leaves again.

in the hodunit

a mystery / detective film

b) Fill the gaps with the words and expressions from the above.

 

1. The Dark Dickens novel Oliver Twist was a light musical Oliver!

2. Humphrey Bogart, as good-guy Rick Blaine, was an example of .... Bogart had played gangster figures in dozens in films before Casablanca (1942)

3. George Lucas and Steven Spielberg are ... directors.

4. Imelda Staunton is a ... as Dolores Umbridge, playing the callous teacher to perfection.

5. The major or character lead in ... is a crime-solving detective, such as in the Sherlock Holmes series of films.

6. The next ... is WNO's production of Madam Butterfly with American tenor Russell Thomas as Pinkerton, Judith Howarth as the heartbroken Cio-Cio-San and Claire Bradshaw as Suzuki.

7. As far as I can tell, the physical symptoms of ... are caused by the release of adrenaline .

8. Dấu tác viên này đã đáy đè lên và die, nhưng nó ... quá nhiều và đã được thay thế.

2. Describing films

Would you go and see a film that was described in any of the following ways? Why / why not?

A musing

E xplicit

hyped-up

is predictable

A rt-house

G ory

M oving

S oppy

convoluted

G ripping

off-the-wall

T ense

disturbing

harrowing

over-the-top

U plifting

 

Choose four of the adjectives to describe films or TV programs you've seen.

Now complete these sentences about films with the words in the box.

convoluted

hyped-up

S Cene

C ross

let-down

S oppy

G enre

M oving

G ory

preposterous

  1. My girlfriend found it quite ............... .. - she was in tears by the end - but i just thought it was ............ .. sentimental rubbish!             
  2. It's a movie horror, but it's not that ............. It works on more of a Psychological level. There's this one ................ where this woman emerges from a TV screen that scared me to death!                           
  3. It's a movie that defies ............ , but at a push, I guess I'd describe it as a ............... between an art-house movie and a comedy !
  4. It was so ... .. by everyone that I found it a bit disappointing, to be honest - a bit of a ............ ..             
  5. I think at best you could say the plot was a bit ............. - and at worst it was just .................. ! I did not believe any of it myself!

 

3. Render sau review at Least 20 Into English using words and expressions Both active khỏi Active Vocabulary list and the exercises above. Feel free to add your own comments.

 

О, дивный новый мир! (Аватар)

Давным-давно в нашей вселенной Джеймс Кэмерон задумал снять фильм о прекрасной планете Пандора, населенной разумными существами, живущими в полной гармонии с окружающим их миром. Кувоему несчастью планета оказалась богата чрезвычайно редким минералом, привлекшим внимание безмерно жадных корпораций с Земли. И спокойствие Пандоры было нарушено. Давным-давно Кэмерону не удалось реализовать свой замысел, ныне же его стараниями на экраны всего мира выходит "Аватар" - фильм который, без всякого сомнения, войдет в историю мирового кинематографа.

Сразу расставим все точки на "и". "Аватар" - ито почему Масштаб постановки и техническое совершенство видеоряда действительно поражают. Привычном для современных зрителей понимании. Весь фильм - это один большой спецэффект.

"Аватар" велик не только технически. Фильм демонстрирует невиданную доселе детализацию. Известная всем дотошность Кэмерона в этом случае достигает своего апогея. Продумано буквально все. Принципиального устройства техники, которую используют люди, до отдельных элементов флоры и фауны Пандоры. Титанические усилия режиссера трудно переоценить.

Не, безусловно, самое главное - это завораживающая красота видеоряда. Переливающийся в темноте всеми цветами радуги животный и растительный миры Пандоры, помноженные на невероятную глубину и четкость картинки, не оставят даже самых придирчивых зрителей равнодушными. Все инопланетные биосферы, которые были представлены ранее в самых лучших фантастических фильмах, являются лишь жалким подобием этого великолепия.

Что касается сюжетной линии, то она весьма незамысловата и постановок Наиболее близкий аналог - это, конечно же, "Пакахонтас", хотя временами действие больше смещается в сторону "Танцев с волками". Однако простота основной идеи ничуть не сказывается на общем восприятии картины. "Аватар" принадлежит к тому редкому типу фильмов, которые в полной мере оправдывают характеристику Голливуда как "фабрики грез".

Джеймсу Кэмерону удалось создать новую сказку, которая не только окажет огромное влияние на развитие всего кинематографа, но и на два с лишним часа вырвет зрителей из обыденной, в основном серой, реальности, раскрыв перед ними удивительный мир гармонии и красоты.

4. Now write a review of a film that you  cically (or dis) using as many active words as you can.

READING & SPEAKING

1. Find the key words in the arle and write them into the sentences below.

1 . a verb which describes how well a movie did _________________________ (para 1)

2. a verb which how badly a movie did _________________________ (para 1)

3. A film _________________________ is an intellectual property involving the characters, setting and trademarks of an original work of fiction, such as a film or a series of books, eg Harry Potter , James Bond . (pair 1)

4. two inexact methods of measuring things based on experience and feeling _________________________ (pair 2)

5. When somebody is _________________________ they are involved in a project. (couple 3)

6. to earn a parular amount of money before taxes or costs have been taken out _________________________ (para 3)

7. to fail financially and lose all your money _________________________ (para 4)

8. a film without a sequel or an ongoing storyline _________________________ (para 6)

9. Something that makes a large amount of money is _________________________. (couple 7)

10. the process of becoming successful or popular again _________________________ (para 9)

11. a four-word phrase meaning a good reputation based on what has happened before _________________________ (para 9)

12. a phrase meaning to make someone very angry _________________________ (para 11)

13 a new blended word made up of two known words to describe the unwanted growth in the number of sequels _________________________ (para 11)

The formula for a sequel movie hit

Katie Allen

Ever wondered why Spider-Man 2 triumphed and Basic Instinct 2 bombed? Now a group of academics have come up with a formula to predict the fortunes of a sequel film.

Hollywood has long known a follow-up to a fairly safe bet and franchise from Pirates of the Caribbean to Star Wars have dominated cinema schedules for years. But until now, decisions about what to invest in a movie sequel or how much to pay for the rights to a franchise have been based on some simple rules of thumb and gut feeling.

On such what what what what what they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they. không phải là một sequel.

"It is the industry of dreams, an industry of illusions, and lots of people go bust. The idea here is to put some more analyal thinking into the process, "says Professor Thorsten Hennig-Thurau, of Cass Business School in London .

With follow-up films enjoying widespread box office success and strong DVD sales, financial investors and film companies compete aggressively to acquire sequel rights. The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise was recently sold for $ 60 million (£ 36 million). "I want this industry to recognize that it is not as different to other sectors as it thinks it is. What we are talking about is the brand extension, "says Hennig-Thurau.

The study, which will be published in the Journal of Marketing this month, examined data from all 101 film sequels released in North American cinemas between 1998 and 2006 and a sample of stand-alone films with similar characteriss. According to the formula, the next sequel The Twilight Saga: New Moon should be expected to return $ 34 million more for the producers in its US run a comparable vampire / teen movie romance with the same characteriss that is not a sequel.

"Movies the Twilight sequel to New Moon are highly lucrative and relatively safe bets if key parameters, such as original cast, are maintained," explains Hennig-Thurau. Star continuity is where Basic Instinct 2 went wrong - no Michael Douglas. "The time difference between the two films was very, very long and the continuity actor was halved in that you only had (a much older) Sharon Stone."

On the whole, however, sequels to well and often outperform the original. That is especially true now studios are presenting films as a franchise with a narrative woven throughout several installations. "We are not really talking about sequels any more. We are talking about films that are conceived of as a film. "This is a story, you have got to sk with it," says David Hancock, head of film and cinema at the media research company Screen Digest. Underlining that audience loyalty, Hancock notes in in US last year, just 4.2% of releases were franchise films but they đã thiếu cho 20.6% của box office takings.

The revival of the Star Trek franchise JJ Abrams saw this summer's new £ 21 million gross film in UK cinemas, mà More Than double the return of any of the previous 10 Star Trek feature films. "There is a proven track record," says Mark Batey, chief executive of the Film Distributors' Association.

For film producers fighting poor DVD sales, sequels bring an added benefit. Hennig-Thurau's research showed that DVD sales of the original movie often peaked when a sequel hits the cinema screens. Once that sequel is out on DVD it also has a good chance of strong sales.

DVD charts and cinema rankings containing sequels such as Shrek the Third , Transformers 2 and Ice Age 3 have, of course, incited the wrath of a cris movie about lack of creativity. Cinema-goers have also complained of "sequelitis". Such criism may have been justified in the days when making a sequel was a relatively lazy process.

The Film Distributors' Association is keen to argue that sequel mania is still leave room for original stories. Slumdog Millionaire is one of the top films of 2009 while The Full Monty remains one of the most successful British films ever released. "With 500 films released in the UK cinemas each year, the blockbuster sequels tend to well but there are plenty of other choices for film fans during the year," says Batey.

© Guardian News & Media 2009

First published in The Observer , 08/11/09

2. Write answers to these questions based on the information in the arle.

  1. What qualities does a sequel film have to make it success?
  2. What attracts the public (movie-goers) to watch sequels?
  3. What effect do sequels have on DVD sales?
  4. What did the students compare to their conclusions?
  5. How is the film industry described?
  6. Is this the end for original stories and stand-alone films?

 

3. Find words and phrases from the arle that relate to 'film' and 'finance' and ghi them in two columns . Gặp từ từ điển mà nó là các th e th . Retell the arle dùng mọi những những từ này.

 

4. Discussion.

a) Do you to watch sequels? Why / Why not?

b) Are there any stand-alone films that do not have a sequel but that you would to have a sequel?

 

5. Comment on the following celebrities about films:

All you need for a movie is a gun and a girl.

Jean-Luc Godard

Curiosity does not matter any more. These days people do not want to be transported to emotional districts where they do not know how to react.

Hector Babenko

I think that films have to be made totally by fascists - there is no room for democracy in making film.

Don Alan Pennebaker

Ảnh đang được cho truyền thông, messages should be delivered by Western Union.

Samuel Goldwyn

The movies today are too rich to have any room for genuine artists. They produce a few passable craftsmen, but no artists. Can you imagine a Beethoven making $ 100,000 a year?

HL Mencken ( 1880-1956 )

Chỉ có cái đó có thể cưng phim, và that's giáo dục.

Will Rogers

I drank the French Cinema because it has no money. I drank the American Cinema because it has no ideas.

Jean-Luc Godard

I came here with a suit and everybody said I looked a bum. Twenty years later Marlon Brando came out with only a sweatshirt and the town drooled over him. That shows how much Hollywood has progressed.

Humphrey Bogart

A good movie is when the price of the dinner, the theater admission and the three bysitter were worth it. Alfred Hitchcock 

 

Every great movie should seem new every time you see it. Roger Ebert 

 

Every single art form is featured in a movie, in a way. Sydney Pollack If my films do not show a profit, I know I'm doing something right. Woody Allen 




 

An actor's guy who, if you are not talkie ng about him, is not listening

Marlon Brando

 

 

 

VOCAB & SPEAKING (II)

Keeping your options open.

 

1. Match the five sentence starters to the endings.

 

first.     I've vaguely arranged

2.     I was vaguely thinking

3.     I should really try to

4.     I'm toying with the idea of

5.     I'm supposed

a.               of going to the cinema tonight.

b.               Maybe going ice-skating tomorrow.

CÂ's going out with some people from work later.

d.               to go somewhere with Ben tonight.

e.               go to the gym today, I suppose.

 

We often follow sentences those with an extra comment. G theI thÓNG IN THIÊI KIẾN D makeI KIẾU 5 tạo sau đó chung sau commen ts.

6.     suggestions / to / I'm / but / open

7.     see / it / out / I'm / for / to / but / get / excuse / of / an

8.     to / I / suppose / with / anyone / do not / fancies / me, / they / coming?

9.     / not / we / but / have / got / definite

10. the / if / the / would not / be / world / did not / it / but / end / of / I

 

Spend three minutes thinking of your plans for the rest of today / tomorrow / this weekend. Make sure you use at least two of the sentence starters from Activity 1 when you report your plans - even if you need to lie! Chúng thì có một cuộc thoại khác có gì:

So what're you up to tonight?

B: I'm not really sure. I should probably try it for a bit of studying, I suppose ... but it would not be the end of the world if I did not, though! Why? What've you got on?

A: Well, I was vaguely thinking of maybe going bowling. I do not suppose you fancy coming with me, do you?

B: Oh, yeah. I love it. Where were you thinking of going?

 

Continue each conversation until you have sorted out where and when.

 

2. Complete the dialogue with each word in each space.

So what're you up (1 ) ... tonight?

B: Well, I'm supposed to be (2) ... out with some people (3) ... work. They are going to some techno club, but i'm not really in the (4) ..., it is honest. I'm looking for an excuse to get (5) ... of it. What've you got on then?

A: Well, I was (6) ... with the idea of ​​going to the theater. There is this play on called Cyprus , which I read a review (7) ... - it sounds pretty good. I do not suppose you (8) ... going?

B: Maybe. What's it about?

A: The secret service and the (9) ... it's corrupted by poliians.

B: It sounds a bit heavy (10) ... my liking.

A: Apparently, it (11) ... have its funny moments and it's supposed to be very gripping. You sure I can not persuade you?

B: Maybe. I'm not usually (12) ... that kind of thing, but it might make a change. Where's it (13) ...?

A: The Whitehall Theater, but I could give you a (14) ... if you . I'm driving there.

B: Oh, go on then. You've twisted my (15) ... .What time?

A: Will you be back from work by six?

B: It's pushing it a bit. Can not we (16) ... it later?

A: We could. I did not get the kets, so I wanted to get there a bit earlier to be on the (17) ... side.

B: Yeah. OK. Listen, it's fine. I'll just have to make sure I leave on the (18) ... of 5.30.


TEST YOURSELF.

1. Grammar. Chọn đúng đúng.

first               We were told to put it where it was usually               .

a b-foot belonged с Had d stored

2               It was not the first time they were how it worked.             

a b Reported Taught с Explained d tả

3               DNA tests accepted in court cases.             

a b were used are known с được d will have

4               Something happened or would have been by now.             

a must b Phải с must have d must have Been

5               Có phải là serious flaws in the design.             

A claimed b reported с were said d were told

6.     I've never owned an _______ independent cat as this one.

aa nhiều b vd d as much security than security cases

7.     You _____ lazy that he lost his job.

a so b such a so d a

8.     There was _____ much noise that we could not hear the speech.

a b so c so d

9.     ________ I said at the beginning of my presentation, sales have been very good. However, the situation has not been ________ last year.

a / as b / c / d / as

ten.              Some sports _________ motor racing can be dangerous.

a như b as c so as d as if

Vocab. Suggests active vocal units corresponding to the following definitions:

first.       translation of a foreign-language film which appears at the bottom of the screen

2.       Ghi nhớ một tập tin âm thanh (phim mới hơn)

3.       one who performs a secondary role in a film

4.       a social and economic order that is based on the systema creation and fostering of a desire to purchase goods or services in ever greater amounts.

5.       store which sells almost every type of product

6.       TÊN TẤN thành công (musician, actor, etc.) để quyết định mức của các

7.       very funny, amusing

8.       a happening that only happens once and is not repeated

9.       aid, especially with money

ten. (ph.) to educate and care for a child until grown-up.

11. (ph.) to suffer something annoying or unpleasant without complaining

twelfth. (ph.) to discourage someone from something

13. (ph.) to begin a long course or difficult course of action with a clear purpose

14. (ph.) to establish or arrange (an organization, business, plan, etc.)

15. (ph.v.) to come out or gather for a meeting, public event, etc.

ACTIVE VOCABULARY

p. 70

(A), a plot, nominated for an award (an Oscar)

p. 71

be good at, be rewarded, get publicity, hold a ceremony, postpone, an assassination attempt (on smb ), keep smth secret (mysteriously) vanish , in recognition of smth , origin, confirm, weigh, compete with, big-budget films

p. 72

(Lear n the adjectives in V9.2 p133)

p. seventy three

gorgeous, classic films, an extra, walk out, reality tv programs, sad ending, get to sleep

p. 75

a mixed reaction to, consumerism (learn the words in V9.3 p133), department store, put on (an exhibition) , throw smb out, handle emotions, unacceptable, feel no guilt, span counseling, be eroded (by the everyday concerns of life), remains of smth, give smb financial backing for, have a change of heart, end up smth, pour in, point out

p. 77

a drama school, an audition, a speech act, a shop assistant

R9.2

Do not get us started., You can say that again., Whatever makes you think that?

R9.3

Get time off work, be piled on top of one another, a load of rubbish, Say no more !, rave reviews

R9.4

Give smth a try, feel up to smth, give smth a miss, go out for a meal, i'm easy., It's up to you., Come to think of it, make up one's mind, it's all the same to me, be better off doing smth, It's pouring with rain., on second thoughts

Vocabulary Plus: phrases with set, turn, put and bring .

Set out, bring up, put away, set up, bring around, bring back, put down, put up with, put off, turn out.

29 tháng 9 2018

1.actor

2.artist

mk nghĩ vậy

8 tháng 10 2019

tl

act chuyển thành activities

employ-> employees

fast-> fastest

good-> better

bore-> boring

popular-> unpopular 

hok tốt

5 tháng 10 2019

Ex 1: -Give the correct form of the words in brackets
1. He always does his work____well _____ (good)
2. Her sister plays the violin_____beautifully_____ (beauty)
3. you walk very _____fast______ (fast)
4. She always speaks______softly_____ to her child (soft)
5. Helen is a very_____slow____ student . (Slowly)
6. Helen work very _____hard____ in her new job . (hard)
7. You should drive more____slowly______along this road.(slow)
8. This is an______easy______exercises(easy)
9. Come here____quickly____we need your help. (quick)
10. Peter is an __active___member of our club. (act)
11. We like going in his car as he is a___careful___driver. (care)
12. AIDS is a___dangerous__disease. (danger)

13. Do you ofter read____daily___newspapers ? (day)
14. They are watching an ___exciting___foot ball match on TV. (excite)
15. She is ___tired___of doing the same things everyday. (tire)