Adjectives
The film received several awards and excellent reviews. It was an __________ film.
award-winning
After years of unsuccessful auditions, the actor finally managed to __________ his first break when an independent director noticed his talent.
get
A young director produces an outstanding debut film, winning several prestigious awards. However, none of his later productions achieves comparable success.
a one-hit wonder
Find and correct the mistake.
The journalist denied to reveal confidential information about the actress.
he journalist denied revealing / having revealed confidential information about the actress.
The audience was so completely absorbed in the detective series that they watched the entire season in one evening.
Replace watched the entire season in one evening with ONE verb from the vocabulary list.
binge-watched
Translate into English:
„niecierpliwie wyczekiwany”
eagerly-awaited
The producers had spent months developing the film, but when their main investor withdrew, they were forced to go back to __________.
square one
Despite her outstanding talent, the actress was repeatedly given minor roles and had to __________ to more established performers.
play second fiddle
Rewrite the sentence using an appropriate reporting verb.
"You must not enter the rehearsal room without permission," the director said to the journalists.
The director forbade the journalists to enter the rehearsal room without permission.
Find and correct THREE mistakes in the sentence.
The young actor made a name of himself after his performance went to viral, but his next film failed to live to the hype.
The young actor made a name for himself after his performance went viral, but his next film failed to live up to the hype.
Complete the sentence with the correct adjective.
The exhibition included several __________ pieces of art that nobody had ever seen before.
unique
Despite investing considerable time and money in the promotional campaign, all their efforts failed to achieve anything.
came to nothing
Rewrite using the word given. Do not change its form.
Although the series received extraordinary publicity before its release, most viewers found it disappointing. (HYPE)
The series __________________________________________.
The series failed to live up to the hype.
"Remember to check whether all the actors have received the revised script," the producer said to his assistant. (REMIND)
The producer reminded his assistant to check whether all the actors had received the revised script.
Rewrite the sentence using TWO expressions from the unit without changing its meaning.
The young comedian's performance was so entertaining that the audience couldn't stop watching, but his sudden popularity lasted only a few weeks.
The young comedian's performance had the audience glued to the screen, but his success was a flash in the pan.
Complete both gaps with appropriate adjectives.
Although the play was praised for its __________ approach to Shakespeare, several critics found the actors' performances completely __________ and emotionally artificial.
unconventional / unconvincing
Rewrite the sentence using TWO expressions from the vocabulary list.
The singer became famous extremely quickly after her first music video spread rapidly across the internet.
The singer made a name for herself after her first music video went viral.
Two critics describe a musician differently:
Critic A: He's a one-hit wonder.
Critic B: His success was a flash in the pan.
A one-hit wonder describes a person or performer who achieves one major success but fails to repeat it. A flash in the pan describes a success that is short-lived and not sustained.
Find and correct TWO grammatical mistakes.
The actor accused the journalist for spreading false rumours and threatened taking legal action if the article wasn't removed.
The actor accused the journalist of spreading false rumours and threatened to take legal action if the article wasn't removed.
Rewrite the sentence using THREE expressions from the vocabulary list. Do not change the meaning.
Although the actress had struggled to become successful for years, she eventually got an important opportunity, became famous and attracted considerable attention from the press.
After years of struggling, the actress finally got her first break, made a name for herself and attracted media interest.
The following sentence contains an adjective that does not match the intended meaning. Replace it with an appropriate adjective from the vocabulary list.
The critic described the film as overrated because its visual effects were astonishingly beautiful and far exceeded everyone's expectations.
breathtaking
Complete the sentence with TWO appropriate expressions from the vocabulary list.
Rather than signing a contract with a major publishing company, the young author decided to __________ her debut novel. Although it initially attracted little attention, her career eventually __________ after a well-known critic praised her work.
self-publish / took off
Rewrite the sentence using TWO idioms from the unit.
The new actor had to match his predecessor's extraordinary performance, but during the premiere another celebrity unexpectedly attracted all the attention that should have gone to him.
The new actor had a hard act to follow, but another celebrity stole his thunder during the premiere.
Rewrite the following statements in ONE sentence using TWO different reporting verbs.
"I didn't reveal the ending of the film," the actor said.
"If you publish another false story about me, I'll sue you," he added.
The actor denied revealing the ending of the film and threatened to sue the journalist if another false story about him was published.
Find and correct THREE mistakes in the sentence. Each mistake involves a different language area: vocabulary, collocations or reporting verbs.
The director recommended the actors to rehearse thoroughly before the performance, but one of them forgot his dialogues and the entire production went back to square zero.
recommended the actors to rehearse → recommended that the actors rehearse
forgot his dialogues → forgot his lines
went back to square zero → went back to square one