UNIT

1 Lesson 1

It Was Terrifying!
1. Read the following movie descriptions and use Word Banks 1 and 2 to complete the
missing information.

Genre: western Word

Genre: Bank 1
a. 3:10 to Yuma stars two very
Crazy,
famous actors, Russell Crowe and T h e e xt re mely funny, • action
b . ed
is a star-pack • comedy
Christian Bale. This movie is set in Stupid Love, e S teve Carell,
the second half of the 19th century e w it h a ctors lik • horror
m o vi ne. The
G o sl in g a nd Emma Sto • western
and contains cowboys on horses Rya n movie
ip s a n d jokes in this
who have gun fights with the local relatio n sh r with
y o u ro lli n g on the floo
Indians. will have Word
Description: historical laughter. Bank 2
:
Description • energetic
• historical
• humorous
• terrifying
Genre:
Genre:
Street was d. The Bourne Legacy, the
c. The original A Nightmare on Elm latest
ever. in the Bourne series, is an
one of the most frightening movies action-
dy packed movie starring Jer
Recently, in 2010, the scary icon, Fred emy
g fear Renner. This movie is ful
Krueger, came back to life, provokin l of life-
ful not to wat ch or-death experiences tha
in local residents. Be care t will leave
e alon e; who you wanting more.
this movie when you are hom
knows who is hiding in the corner!
Vocabulary
Description:
Strategy
Description:
To associate words
and paragraphs,
look for synonyms or
Word Bank words that express
2. Complete the questions withthe verbs
similar ideas.
in the Word Bank and then match them • had • did • has • was (2X)
with their answers.

a. _______
Has Brad Pitt won a Golden Globe award?
b. _______ Vin Diesel cast in the Batman movie,
The Dark Night Rises?
c. _______ Sofia Vergara recording The Smurfs
when she started to record Happy Feet 2?
d. _______ Scarlet Johansson act in the movie,
American Pie?
e. _______ Leonardo DiCaprio finished filming
The Departed when he started to film Shutter
Island?
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Yes she was. She recorded them both at
the same time
No she didn’t, but she did act in the movie,
Vicky Cristina Barcelona.
a Yes he has. He won it for his performance
in the movie, 12 Monkeys.
Yes he had. He had finished filming the
first movie 4 years before starting the second one.
No he wasn’t. In fact, he has never acted in
a Christopher Nolan movie.

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 Grammar and Vocabulary

3. Complete the mini biography using the correct form of the verbs in parentheses.
Use the Simple Past, Past Progressive, Past Perfect and Present Perfect tenses.

th
1968, is an Australian actor and
Hugh Jackman, born October 12 rs
d __(act) in many famous movies over the yea
acte___
producer who ___has ______
py Feet , and Aus tralia.
tige, Flushed Awa y, Hap
including Swordfish, X-Men, The Pres veri ne in the hug ely
ous for his role as Wol
He ______________(a. become) fam
popular X-Men film series. alongside
_____(b. start) filming Swordfish,
In 2001, when Jackman _________ . finish)
________ already ______________(c
Halle Berry and John Travolta, he eme ly bus y one for
year 2006 was an extr
recording the first X-Men film. The the anim ation
___(d. provide) his voice for
Jackman. While he _______________ another
__ also ______________(e. record)
movie, Flushed Away, he ______
animated film, Happy Feet. ing the box
_______________(f. complete) film
Earlier that same year, Jackman ___ e to Jackman’s
8, came Australia, a movie clos
office hit, The Prestige. Next, in 200 mplished
e country. Jackman truly is an acco
heart, given that it is about his hom be) also
Emmy Award, and ____________(h.
actor who ____________(g. win) an e. If the rum ors are
in 2008 by People Magazin
voted the sexiest man in the world nea r future.
man on the movie screen in the
true, we can expect to see more of Jack

4. Unscramble the words to make appropriate questions based on the responses given.
Interviewer: Good evening and welcome to our radio program, Behind the Scenes. Today we are talking with movie
critic, Peter Gould. Peter, thank you for participating in our program!
Movie Critic: It’s a pleasure to be here.
Interviewer: Tell us, Peter, ___________________________________________________________________________
the new James Bond movie / have / Skyfall / seen / you / ?
Movie Critic: I sure have! I saw it before it came out on the big screen in the cinema. That’s one of the advantages of
my job. I get to watch the movies before they are officially released.
Interviewer: _______________________________________________________________________________________
movie / like / did / the / you / ?
Movie Critic: Yes I did. It’s an adventure/action movie which is very energetic. A must see!
Interviewer: _______________________________________________________________________________________
James Bond movies / have / all / seen / the / you / ?
Movie Critic: Yes, I have seen all 23 films. I am a huge Bond fan.
Interviewer: _______________________________________________________________________________________
Daniel Craig / had / Skyfall / filming / starred in / James Bond movies / other / before / ?
Movie Critic: Yes, he had. In fact he played James Bond in Casino Royale in 2006 and in Quantum of Solace in 2008.
Interviewer: And for our last question this evening, _______________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Adventures of Tintin / to film / when he started / Daniel Craig / was / filming / Skyfall / ?
Movie Critic: No he wasn’t. He had already finished filming Tintin when he started to film Skyfall in November of 2011.
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