Kucheriava Maryna, piano

Homework 4

Face2Face Ex. 1, p. 72

1. Can you name a film that has been released this month? What did the critics
think of it? “Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania”. Critics didn’t rate film
highly: “The visuals are so busy, the jokes so tame, the homilies so
overfamiliar”.
2. Can you think of a film that you didn’t like, but which got rave reviews?
Unfortunately, I can’t remember.
3. Do you prefer foreign films to be subtitled or dubbed? I prefer dubbed films.
4. What was the last remake or sequel you saw? It was Harry Potter.
5. Can you name any film that are set in the future or have amazing special
effects? In my opinion “Avatar”, 2009, have amazing special effects.
6. Which is more important for a film to be successful – a strong cast or a good
plot? I think good plot is more important.
7. Do you watch the trailers for films on DVDs or do you fast-forward past
them? I don’t like to watch trailers for films.
8. Do you know where your favourite film was shot? It was shot at Warner Bros.
Studio in London.
9. Have you ever bought the soundtrack of a film? If so, which one? No.
10.Which of the film you’ve seen had the best costumes? It’s “Mulan”.

Face2Face Ex. 4, p. 72

A.

 In a passive sentence the focus is on what happens to someone or something

rather than or who what does the action.
 We often use the passive when we don’t know who or what does the action.
 To make the passive we use: subject + be + past participle.

B.
 1. Present Simple – is held
2. Present Continuous – is being shown
3. Past Simple – was given
4. Past Continuous – were being driven
5. Present Perfect Simple – has been broadcast
6. Past Perfect Simple – had been nominated
7. Be going to – are going to be awarded

C.

 After certain verbs (e.g. enjoy) we use being + past participle

 After certain verbs (e.g. want) we use to be + past participle
 After preposition we use being + past participle
 After the first/second/last (+noun) we use to be + past participle
 After have to and used to we use be + past participle
 After modal verbs we use be + past participle