Choose the film titles and their plots with the film types in the box.
1. This Town ain't Big Enough: A gang of cowboys make life difficult for the new sheriff.
=>
2. Assassination Time: The FBI tries to stop an attack on the President.
=>
3. Love Knows No Age: Judy falls in love with her ex-boyfriend's dad.
=>
4. Ludwig: The life and times of Beethoven.
=>
5. Broadway Murder Mystery: Inspector Clueless investigates the death of a theatre critic.
=>
6. Birdz: Baby Bird is lost. A crazy cat and a friendly dog help him to find his parents.
=>
7. The Revenge of Rameses: An Egyptian mummy terrifies staff in the History Museum.
=>
8. Titan Terror: In the year 2059, astronauts discover a life form on one of Saturn's moons.
=>
Put the following adjectives describing films in the correct topics.
Positive: entertaining, .
Negative: boring, .
Put the following adjectives describing films in the correct topics.
Positive: entertaining, .
Negative: boring, .
Put the following adjectives describing films in the correct topics.
Positive: entertaining, .
Negative: boring, .
Put the following adjectives describing films in the correct topics.
Positive: entertaining, .
Negative: boring, .
Choose the odd word out.
PLOT
Choose the odd word out.
CHARACTERS
Choose the odd word out.
SCRIPT
Choose the odd word out.
ACTING
Read the film adverts and fill in the gaps with the words from the box.
Did you read that _____ of The Chainsaw Massacre at Halloween? It said the film was so gripping!
Vanilla Sky _____ Tom Cruise, Pénelope Cruz and Cameron Diaz.
I like the film very much! The characters are unforgettable and the _____ is gripping.
The film was so boring. _____, Jack saw it from beginning to end.
In spite of having a happy _____, the film begins with a terrible disaster.
I'm sure you'll find the film _____.
Avatar is a 3D big hit - the special _____ are amazing.
– 'Do you feel like seeing a film?' – '_____'
If you want to know which films are on at the cinemas, you should look at the film _____ of this newspaper.
It stars Marlon Brandon as the Godfather. He won an Oscar for his _____ as the boss.
Fill in the correct form of the words in bold.
1. The Wizard of Oz, which was directed by Victor Fleming and King Vidor, is a brilliant and (excite) fantasy. It tells the story of a young girl's (fascinate) adventures in the magical land of Oz.
2. All critics said this film was really (bore) . Nevertheless, I was so (interest) that I saw it from beginning to end.
3. We were (fascinate) by his (thrill) account of his adventures in a Chinese jungle.
4. The characters in the book were so (convince) that I was as (shock) when one of them died as they would have been in real life.
5. I was (interest) to learn that the director of that (grip) film has been given a prize.
Read the text. Use the words although, despite, in spite of, however, nevertheless to fill in the gaps.
(1) Duong had lots of homework to do, he agreed to go shopping with his friend Nick. Nick loved to buy sportswear. (2) , Duong was more of a jeans and T-shirt kind of boy. (3) the rain, they set off on Sunday morning for the town centre. Nick, as always, had more cash than Duong. (4) , Duong was better at buying things cheaply or for less than their usual prices. They were hungry and had lunch at the local burger bar. (5) they had spent nearly all their money, there were still a few shops that Nick wanted to visit, and (6) having aching feet, Duong and Nick spent more hours shopping.