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The silver screen Vocabulary the cinema

Grammar the passive

QUICK REVIEW Apologising Write two things that you think people
should apologise for. Work in pairs. Swap papers. Imagine you did the
things on your partner's paper. Think of reasons why you did them. Take

turns to apologise, give reasons and respond to your partner's apology.

EJ Read the article again.
Vocabulary and Speaking The cinema
What does it say
D Work in pairs. Which words/phrases in bold do you about these numbers
know? Check new words/phrases in fMttJ:!l!ij;ij!I• and dates?
p147. Then ask and answer these questions.
1953 1969 180
1 Can you name a film that has been released this
month? What did the critics think of it? 1981 1939 2010
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2 Can you think of a film that you didn't like, but which got
rave reviews?

3 Do you prefer foreign films to be subtitled or dubbed? • HELP WITH GRAMMAR
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4 What was the last remake or sequel you saw? • The passive
5 Can you name any films that are set in the future or PASSIVE VERB FORMS
have amazing special effects?
• a Look at the phrases in pink in the article .
6 Which is more important for a film to be successful - a • Then choose the correct words in these rules .
strong cast or a good plot? •
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• • In the passive/active sentence, the focus is on what
7 Do you watch the trailers for films on DVDs or do you •
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fast-forward past them? • happens to someone or something rather than on who
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8 Do you know where your favourite film was shot? • or what does the action.
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9 Have you ever bought the soundtrack of a film? If so, • • We often use the passive when we know/don't know
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which one(s)? • who or what does the action.
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1 o Which of the films you've seen had the best costumes? • • To make the passive we use:
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• subject + be/have + past participle .
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Speaking and Reading • b Match the phrases in pink to these passive verb forms .
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1 Present Simple Passive is held
El a Work in groups. Discuss these questions.
2 Present Continuous Passive
1 Do you watch the Academy Awards® ceremony on TV?
3 Past Simple Passive
Why? /Why not?
4 Past Continuous Passive
2 Can you name any films, actors or actresses that have
5 Present Perfect Simple Passive
won an Oscar®?
6 Past Perfect Simple Passive
3 Which films, actors or actresses would you nominate for •
an award? Why? • 7 Passive form of be going to
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b Work in pairs. Predict the correct answers in these OTHER PASSIVE STRUCTURES
sentences about the Academy Awards. c Look at the phrases in blue in the article.
1 The Academy Awards are usually held in March/May. Then complete these rules with be +past participle,
to be +past participle or being +past participle.
2 They began before/after 1940.
3 They have sometimes/never been postponed. • After certain verbs (e.g. enjoy) we use ...
4 Newspapers are/aren't given the winners' names before being + past participle
the ceremony. • • After certain verbs (e.g. want) we use ...

5 No woman had won an Oscar for best director before • After prepositions we use .. .
200712010.
• After the first/second/last(+ noun) we use ...
6 Those who win are/aren't allowed to sell their
• After have to and used to we use ...
Oscar statues.
• After modal verbs we use .. .
c Read the article on p73. Check your answers to 2b.
d Check in ld;Mfi!@i;l!I• p148 .
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