Their definitions in English.
1. a … idea
2. to figure …
3. an … of interests
4. a … role
5. to siphon …
6. no … how talented he/she is
7. with eyes … to
8. to be … for disaster
9. the entire … of
Exercise 9. Find the English equivalents in the text.
1. упорство; настойчивость
2. чрезвычайно важный
3. мало, кто; немногие
4. решающая роль
5. вне зависимости от
6. официально признанный
7. разрешение запустить проект
8. стоящая идея, проект, способный принести успех, прибыль
9. вырабатывать совместные решения по поводу …
10. общая цель
11. быть обречённым на провал
12. намерение; повестка дня
13. повысить свой профессиональный рейтинг
14. фильм в целом
15. поиск натуры
16. отснятый материал
17. быть неизбежным
18. налаживать общение с прессой
19. иметь дело с кем-л./чем-л.
20. вырабатывать (способ решения проблемы)
21. избавиться; отсеять
22. с глазами, прикованными к объективу
23. недостатки; расхождения; нежелательные элементы
24. негативно сказаться на фильме
Exercise 10. Write a brief summary of the text.
Exercise 11. Fill in the gaps with the words from the box in the correct form.
| discrepancy figure out handful plague overlap be glued to persistence handle agenda inevitable |
1. You must have patience and … , and you will be rewarded.
2. I’ve never been able … why so many people don’t like “Hollywood ending”.
3. There is only slight … between “300: Rise of an Empire” and “300” as Gerard Butler refused to do the sequel.
4. Every filmmaker should be able … the media not to get bad press.
5. Cutting the budget is not on … .
6. For someone who made a living in criticism, Roger Ebert was an unusually positive force, largely free of the cynicism that often … the profession.
7. There are serious … between the reported figures and the actual situation.
8. American media are controlled by only … of companies, formed through two decades of vertical and horizontal integration.
9. André Bazin wrote that art emerged from our desire to counter the passage of time and the … decay it brings.
10. You know how it is nowadays: people … their mobiles.
VOCABULARY AND
COMMUNICATION
Exercise 12. a) Read this statement and decide if you agree with it. Give reasons.
“Being my own producer is a little more work but it’s more efficient.” –Sidney Pollack
b) Find out what the other people in your class think about the statement.
Exercise 13. In pairs. Here are some words and phrases you can use to describe
Relationships. Look at the verb and verb phrases. Put them in the order
Inwhich you can use them to describe the stages of a relationship.
acquaintance friend girlfriend fancy someone fall in love with someone partner ask somebody out meet someone go out with fall out with someone lie about something get engaged to someone do something behind someone’s back boyfriend get married to someone get involved with someone break up
feel jealous fiancé(e) get to know someone
Example: 1. meet someone, 2. get to know someone, 3. …
Exercise 14. What makes a good friend (or a partner)?
a) Name the qualities you like your friends to have.
intelligence sincerity reliability good looks kindness honesty patience single-mindedness seriousness idealism optimism openness talent
confidence ambition informality faithfulness
b) Can you think of other qualities you like your friends to have?
Example: I like my friends to have a sense of humour.
GRAMMAR
PASTPERFECT
PastPerfectобозначает действие, которое было закончено до другого действия в прошлом.
утверждения:
| I You ’d (had) seen him before. He (etc.) |
отрицания:
| I You had not seen him before. He hadn’t seen (etc.) |
вопросы:
| you Where had she been before? they (etc.) |
краткие ответы:
Had he already left? – Yes, he had.
No, he hadn’t.
– When I got home, I found that someone had broken into my apartment and had stolen my computer, so I called the police.
– I didn’t want to go to the theatre with my friends because I’d seen the play before.
– People said they had seen Amelia in Spain.
– The film had started when I arrived.
– By the time the plane was airborne I’d forgotten England even existed.
– He had a headache because he hadn’t slept.
– After we’d signed the contract we opened the bottle of champagne.
Compare:
When I got to the party, Peter went home. (= First I arrived, then Peter left.)
When I got to the party, Peter had gone home. (=First Peter left, then I arrived.)
Exercise 15. Decide if the ’d in these sentences is would or had.
1. I’d like to go all around the United States.
2. I’d have to work until …
3. …I’d saved enough money.
4. I’d probably travel with a friend.
5. If I’d the money now …
6. … I’d leave immediately
7. How much do you think it’d cost?
LANGUAGE USE
Exercise 16. Put the verbs in brackets in Past Simple or Past Perfect.
1. By the age of 30, Crichton ________________ (already/visit) many countries.
2. He wanted to quit Harvard because he _______________ (think) the classes were boring.
3. He separated from his wife before he _______________ (go) to L.A.
4. He went to Los Angeles because he ______________ (decide) to concentrate on writing.
5. After he went to Los Angeles, he _______________ (become) depressed.
6. He remembered that a friend ________________ (invite) him to Thailand.
7. When he arrived in Bangkok, his friend ______________ (meet) him at the airport.
8. Before he went to Bangkok, he ________________ (never /be) outside America or Europe.
9. He ________________ (know) Steven Spielberg for many years by the time he wrote Jurassic Park.
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