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g ffi Work in pairs. Look at the photos. What can i ,1"i l1;,: ,
you see? What is happening? Use the words below ":,.r,:i',,;;:,.:;'.. ,,,,,,,,,,.,.,,,,..,.
to help you.
,rr n The oscars award t6tfi$tiiiii&if is one of the most
aetress {ry make a speeeh *i.rtfit prize wem
famous ceremonies in the world, and is watched
3 d[ Z.O* Read the text. Match headings 1-6 with Iive on TV in over 2oo countries. The first ceremony
happened in Hollywood in t929, and all of the
paragraphs A-E. There is one heading that you do not need. brizes
were for silent f ilms. For the first ten years, the fgliilfi
1 Gratitude and tears 4 The most famous winner
were given to the newspapers before the ceremony.
2 Dress to impress 5 Deciding the winner However, since t94t, the names of the iivi6iigi6 have
3 Early days 6 A mystery been a secret until the last moment.
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Read the text again. Answer the questions.
^$ : ,.:. f] No one is exactly sure where the name 'Oscars'
i:i
1 ln the 1930s, how did people know the resutt before the .: came from. One story is that in t93t, the director of
ceremony? the Academy thoughi that the golden award looked
2 Whose uncle looked tike the prize that was awarded to Iike her uncle Oscar - and the name stayed!
the winners?
r E f tre Academy of Motion Picture Arts and
3 Who votes for the winners? Sciences has over 6,ooo members (actors, directors,
4 How much do the female stars usuaIty spend on their producers, etc.). Each year, they vote for the winners
outfits for the ceremony?
in 25 categories. The most important categories are
5 Why are the acceptance speeches often boring? Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress and Best Actor.
& lffirlEllllt:lf Match the singular form of the highlighted ':-: E No one is very interested in what the men wear
words in the text with the definitions below. (they usually come in a dinner jacket or a suit), but
1 the decision or score at the end of a competition the big fashion houses, like Chanel and Dior, try to
2 a very formaI public event persuade the most popular female stars to wear their
3 a formaI tatk that you give in pubtic dresses. The stars usually get the dresses for free,
4 something that the winner of a competition receives and they usually look great. But there are some bad
5 somebody who comes first in a competition choices tool
::,, n rne that the winners make when
d) Z.OS Listen to a journalist tatking about the Razzie tpggglii$i
Awards. Answer the questions. they accept their Oscars are often rather boring, as 4
they're usually iust a list of people they want to thank 'l
1 What are the awards given for?
(including their mum). The winners often get very
2 Do most winners come to the awards ceremony?
emotional - it can sometimes be almost impossible to
6 $ Z.OS Listen again. Are the sentences true or false? understand what they're saying!
1 The awards ceremony takes place before the Oscars.
2 ,|ohn Wilson started the Razzies because he hates atl
Hollywood fitms.
3 Membership of the Golden RaspberryAward Foundation
is free.
4 No winners collected their Razzie Awards before 1988.
5 Sandra BuItock won a Razzie and an Oscar for the same
fitm.
ffi Work in pairs. Think of fitms you have seen
recently and discuss this question.
Who woutd you award (a) Oscars (b) Razzies to in these
categories: Best/Worst Fitm? Best/Worst Actress? Best/
Worst Actor?

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