1A| Vocabulary | 1 Choose the correct options to complete the conversation. Marcos: Do you know what 'm fed up with? Adverts coming up whenever I'm listening to music online or watching a video. Im listening to my favourite album, or something, and it keeps on getting interrupted by these [el messages. And they're always so annoying. Anat | think that sometimes, companies make adverts that are deliberately because it makes them more memorable. You know, it's probably really hard to make adverts with tunes, or jokes which most peo wind S| butsalot easter make someting thas octal tebe str sone exerts are concenedtnktheyre deseo be ay They wanto make people ke you ayo upgrade to an advert-free service.Choose the correct option to complete the sentence. ‘ttwas such an interesting film, even though it can be a bit depressing at times. From the The film was__. momentit started, right until the end, | was onthe edge of my seat! disturbing upliftingChoose the correct option to complete the sentence. ‘it's an amazing play that always manages to find humour in the most ordinary of The play was _. situations. ve never laughed so much at the theatre!” hilarious weird dreadfulChoose the correct option to complete the sentence. ‘if had to pick my favourite track on this little-known album, it would be the second The songis__. ‘one. I's nothing complicated, but it has the kind of tune that gets stuck in your head very over-the-top catchy ‘astonishingChoose the correct option to complete the sentence. “Everything about this film — from the acting to the music— is bad, To be honest, this The film is__. shouldn't be a surprise, considering that its director hasn't made a good film for about 15 weird years! uplifting dreadfulChoose the correct option to complete the sentence. "The highly regarded Brazilian graphic novel Daytripper offers a number of valuable life ‘The graphic novel is_. lessons. After reading it, you're almost ‘guaranteed to feel more positive about your disturbing life choices, and grateful for what you have cand the people around you! uplifting over-the-topComplete the review with the correct adjectives. ‘According to some film critics, the worst film ever made was the big-budget disaster, Cats released in December 2019. It ‘was based on the famous stage musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber, cost around $90 million to make, and featured the talents of several well-known actors. Despite all that, it was a massive com. failure. According to some reports, the film lost an absolutely ast $114million after all the advertising and distributing costs were added up. What went wrong? Many people blamed the film’s special effects. All the characters (which were we half human, half-cat creations) were computer animated. Rather than looking cute and funny, many people thought these ‘computer-generated characters appeared extremely unnatural and were quite dist towatch. This, plus the sometimes o -the-top design of the movie, made it a very uncomfortable 110-minute experience for a large number of viewers.Review the vocabulary. astonishing (adj) The number of people at the concert was astonishing - I've never seen so many people in one place, catchy (ad) It's such a catchy tune —Ican't stop singing it to myself. commercial (adj) The film was a commercial hit and made a lot of money, even though it didn't get great reviews. disturbing (ad)__-Viewers were wamed that the news report contained some disturbing scenes which would be unsuitable for children. dreadful (edi) (stopped reading the book after a few chapters - | thought the writing was absolutely dreadful gripping (ad) it's gripping book and you'll probably find it hard to put down. hilarious (ad) From all the laughter, it was obvious that the audience thought the play was hilarious. overthe- (ad)__There were some over-the-top performances in the film, but most of the acting was quite top realistic, uplifting (dj) This the uplifting story of two sisters who managed to overcome terrible difficulties and find happiness, weird (ad) ike weird stories, in which all kinds of strange things happen.Choose the correct option to complete the sentences. 1. Thereare some really __scenes.in this movie. | had to turn away from the screen several times. gripping disturbing catchy 2. The special effects in the film were__~ sometimes i fet ike I was watching a computer game, not amovie. uplifting over-the-top commercial 3, The film contains areally _message about following your dreams and living your best life. uplifting disturbing catchy 4, Lots of poster adverts for films have_ little messages called taglines ~ my favourite, 'in space no one can hear you scream’ from Alien. dreadful catchy uplifting 5, The cinemas in my city don'tjust show the big___ hits they also show lots ofindependent films. disturbing weird commercial