31 | can describe objects A What's it made of? 6% @ SS = arnbber tyre awoollen blanket / plastic toys ablanket made of wool awax candle asilver candlestick @. acardboard box fe i asteelpipe -—aconcrete bridge iron railings a wooden fence / a fence made of wood @ ire the most logical word ee a table made of Goodiweol Sometimes we use a noun with another noun Lo a rubber boot/book say what things are made of, whal they are for, a concrete/cardboard wall ete. Arubber tyres a tyre made of rubber; a a rubber ladder/tyre letter box is a box for letters. i a wooden/woollen sweater 2 woodeniilver fence a silver/woollen medal a wax/wooden candlestick a plastic/canerete tay wax/gold earrings 10 a plastic blankeU/pipe 11 concrete/metal railings ametal ladder COI AHKRWK=A¥ @ complete the sentences. > A sweater is often made of woe! 1 Jewellery is usually made of s org 2 Toysare usually made of w Beech pueeweme ee 3. Bathroom and kitchen pipes are usually made of p orm 4 Aladderis usually made of w. oe OF Mr 5 Abox can be made of p. LW. ore 6 Abridge can be made of i 1s ,ore oe B Test yourself. Look at the pictures and cover the words. Can you remember the words? 86 DESCRIBING THINGSB Shapes and lines 6% Shapes Noun, Adjective Lines Adjective @ \ circle round, cirewlar straight square square curved encanta rectangle rectangular | | sme parallel ‘ ed A triangle triangular I vertical ® = = ¢ horizontal oval oval point pointed diagonal © complete the words. spotlight) > straight ‘You can. deseribe the shape of things using 1 poin 8 cir shape or -shaped: 2 L-sha 9 trian. — ‘ccurdinthe shape of wheat 3 cur 10 horizO nu. A swinining pool in the shape of a lea 4 rectan..—— 11 squ ‘an L-shaped room = a room in theshape of parent 12 paral the letter 1, \ i 6 circu — igediam ‘diamond-shaped buckle 7 ro 14 Sue Shaped | @sitr shaped button © complete the sentences below with words from the box. square round oval triangular curved liagonal” rectangular straight pointed > A_diagena)___ line connects opposite 4 The box your CD comes in is ee comers in a square. 5 A shape with three sides is 1 Aneggis 6 Aknife is... at the end. 2 Acomputer screen is usually 7 Aball has a... surface. 3 ADVDis 8 Aruler is —.—. , hot curved. © what can you see in the pictures? > aheart-shaped cuchion / cushion in the shape of a heart Test yourself. Look at the pictures and lines in the table and cover the words. Say the words. DESCRIBING THINGS 8742 | can talk about films A Film awards 69 the equivalent. sth that has the same value, amount, meaning, or The BAFTAs are the British of sth importance as sth else. equivalent 40). equivalent of the scars. The | award » You get or win an award when you do very well ina highest award, the Acaciemy competition. Fellowship. 3s ct prize given i 5 5 re rom are puceesstalinee ean prea paar tie ae when you are successful in a achievements during their fey B cozeer, previous winners individual one person who is seen separately from others or a group. Include Fitchoock ana achievement» sth you have done successfully that wasdilficult. ad Fellini. There are awards i winner a person who wins a competition, game, etc. for the outstanding film of } en; Ls a sf a EO eS tea ea recat | outstanding extremely good; excellent. achievement by @Brtish | director + the person who tells actors what to do ina film, play etc. play, director, writer, or producer | direct v in their fist tlm. Therecre producer » the person who is responsible for the business side of a fil, cilso crwerds for bestactor | Tay eeeiprockions ‘and actess in cleading | e aS . foleandinasupporting _-—‘leadingrole — - the most important role (or part) in a film or play role. Achievements are i (a supporting role is the next most important rele) iso recognized im editing, role » the part an actor plays (e.g. the role of Julius Caesar). pou neon | editing the process of deciding which parts of film to show and in which order. edit v. @ complete the words. » 9.4 t standing 3... porting ro 6 ac eve le valent 4 ividual To Wen Monee 2 duce 5a rd B Penn Ze @ Te or false? Write T or F. » A producer plays the leading rale in the film. F 1 An actor directs the film... 6 Aproducer edits films. 2. An outstanding film is very bad. 7 It's an achievement to win an award. 3 ABAFTA winner gets an award 8 Arole is what an actor wears 4 Aleading role is always a man’s role. 9A producer organizes the film’s finances. 5 An individual is one person. 10 A director tells actors how to act... @© Replace the underlined word or phrase with a single word with the same meaning ‘Who was the business manager of the film? producer Was she the person who won? Did they get the success they wanted? Who played the most important role? Who organized the business side of the film? — Which part did Leonardo di Caprio play? Who won the prize for supporting actress? 1s an Oscar equal in importance to a BAFTA award? Was he the first single person to win three awards? eyauRUN=y Qe B Test yourself, Look at the glossary words and cover the meanings. Can you remember the meanings? 112. MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENTB Opinions 6% Love it or hate it? An extraordinary and moving performance by a great leading actor. A gripping and entertaining thriller, and full of drama — | lovedit. Very violent and too much swearing ~ totally unsuitable for children, Disgusting! extraordinary very unusual or much better than usual. svn incredible. ovr ordinary. moving causing strong feelings, especially of sadness, performance the act of playing a role in a film or play. gripping very exciting; holding your attention, entertaining interesting and fun. drama exciting things that happen: an exciting event. dramatic ap). fan sb who really likes and is enthusiastic about a person or an activity, movie (especially in US English) a film plot ihe series of events that form the story of a film, novel, ete. jisappointing not as good as you had hoped. swearing rude language that may upset people. swear v. unsuitable (for sth/sb) not right or appropriate for sth/ sb. ovr suitable. disgusting very unpleasant. Use indeed after very and an adjective or adverb to emphasize a statement. The fm wus very boring indeed. Tilked it very much indeed. © Are the adjectives positive or negative? Write P or N > 1 4 unsuitable 5. disappointing — extraordinary 2 2 ordinary gripping 3 incredible 6 moving 7 disgusting @ Circle the correct word. > 1 2 3 4 5 6 Oc 4 & Al There's 2 lot of sweaiGimearingpin the film it's very funny extremelyindeed The ploV/performante is about three men who have to look after @ baby. The drema/movie is on at the Odeon cinema: Itwas an ordinary/extraordinary film I really loved it. That film won't be suitable/disgusting for you — it’s much too violent. Her performance/fan was really gripping — you must see it. complete the words in these sentences. ABOUT YOU “Casino Rovale’ isa really enter film ee Forest Whitaker gave an extra -. = perf in ‘The Last King of Scotland’. | thought ‘Snakes on a Plane’ was very disapp ind Pre ad pe Imaf, of Cate Blanchett. “The Pianist’ was very mov BOUT YOU Replace the underlined names and titles with your own examples of films and actors in the ‘About you’ column. Compare with another student if you can. MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT 11347 | can talk about books A Types of book 6% Glossary reference book » 2 book you use to find a piece of information. encyclopedia « a book or set of books that gives information about many different subjects, arranged in alphabetical order. Tread a huge amount. Asan editor, I'm always using reference books such as dictionaries, even manual a book that tells you how to do or use sth such as a car or manuals, catalogues, @ computer. and so on. Butlreada catalogue acomplete list of things you can buy or see somewhere, lot for pleasure too, and pleasure a feeling of enjoyment. | particularly like poetry. Athome all my books are arranged in alphabetical poetry poems in general (a poemis a piece of writing arranged in short lines which express thoughts and feelings through sound and rhythm) order (| know that’s a alphabetical listed in the same way as the alphabet: A B, C, etc. bit strangel). I've got novel + abook that tells a story about people or events that are loads of novels, murder not real. mysteries, science mystery astory in which the events are only explained at the end fiction, eic. But there is non-fiction as well, | read Quite a lot of biographies. My husband says I'm (cg.a murder mystery) science fiction» books about events that take place in the future, often involving travel in space. svx sci-fi Nv. eee non-fiction _« books about real facts, people, events, ete. oPp fiction. ji } biography the story of sb’s life written by someone different (an autobiography is the story ofsb’s life written by that person). @ complete the table with words from the box. catalogue / murder mystery autobiography manual reference book encyclopedia novel biography sc-fi Fiction Non-fiction © complete the sentences. > Adictionary is arranged in alphabetical order. if you don't know the date of the French Revolution, look it up in an. Shakespeare is famous for his plays, but he also wrote beautiful. Dictionaries are a kind of book. What kind of books do you read for _. in the evenings? Do you read crime stories? ~ Yes, I'm reading a murder at the moment. What's the tenth letter of the ...___..--? ~ It’s ‘J’. Did David Beckharn write his life story himself? ~ Yes, it’s his. If you don't know how your camera works, you should look in the anne + eVaOnuaAWN= 6 a Test yourself. Look at the glossary words and cover the meanings. What are the meanings? 122 MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT.B Choosing a book ¢Q rer title »thename of a book, play, film, ete. cover the outside part of a book, magazine, ete. attract sb’s_ -Iisthattracts your attention, it attention _ interests you so that you want to look atit. browse —_ «spend time pleasantly inashop looking at things. pices | paperback «a book witha thick paper cover a (ahardback has a hard cover). ee litle anc front cover just attracted my attention. {as brewing ip a bookshop: | up a paperback thet looked inter readable easy or interesling to read. Se eee gift sathing that you give to sb, €. for their birthday. sen present. author «the writer ofa particular book. play. el. look through «read sth quickly. sxx skim sth sth chapter sone ofthe parts into which a book is Hooked through the fist divided. shortel Hees ae fascinating «very interesting. ‘Where are many adjectives consisting of welll + past participle, eg. well written (ofa book, article, ete.), well informed (= knowing a lot about a subject), well known {= famous). @ Tick V) the correct sentence ending. > Who is the author 1 gift (1? 41 The cover attracted my chapter LJattention 0. The author was well known C] well written]. Iread the second title chapter . The book looked very readable 01 well informed 1 I wanted the cheaper one, so | bought the hardback C] paperback 1 1 was in a bookshop the other day, just attracting O] browsing AURWN © complete the text. My cousin has just written a reference book. He's not pm well known, but he’s a goad (1) i His book might attract a lot of (2) a because it called ‘How to make a lot of money by doing very little’ - isn’t that a great (3) 1 It being published in hardback and (4) p I read the first (5) C.—....... about selling things on the internet, and its really (6) + = couldn't put it down. On the front (7) < wa there's @ picture of my cousin in bed with his laptop; its a bit sily But it’s @ funny book and it (8) well W.——.-. @ sour YOU Write your answers, or ask another student. What kind of books do you find most fascinating? What kind of reference books do you use most often? Do you enjoy browsing in bookshops? : Are you ever attracted to a book just by the Cover? ee Do you have more paperbacks or hardbacks? Why? UAW 7) Bb Test yourself. Cover the glossary words and look at the meanings. What are the words? MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT 123,