Films and games
Tech buddies
Super adjectives
-ing or to?
Finished + unfinished
100
Which genres of films do you know?
• action films • science fiction
• comedies • animated films
• musicals • rom coms
• thrillers • horror films
100
What is second screening? Why do people use second screens?
Second screening is a phenomena when a second screen such as tablet, phone or laptop are used whilst watching TV. People use second screens to look at things that are related to or totally different from what they are watching on TV.
100
What are extreme adjetives?
Words that are used when you want to make the meaning of the adjective much stronger
100
What does writing -ing or infinitive with to depend on?
It depends on the verb or preposition that goes before it.
100
We use _______ to talk about
- unfinished time periods
- a past action with a present result
Present Perfect
200
Name the words by their definitions:
1) the main events of a play, novel, film, or similar work, devised and presented by the writer as an interrelated sequence.
2) be the main character in a movie or play (usually about celebrities)
3) a film produced by photographing a series of gradually changing drawings, etc, which give the illusion of movement when the series is projected rapidly
4) the actors in a film, play, or show
1) a plot
2) to star
3) animated film
4) cast
200
Who is a hotshot employee? Have you ever been side-lined?
Well done!
200
To make extreme adjectives sound even stronger, we use _____
e.g. The game was _____ brilliant.
With non-extreme adjectives, we use very or _____
e.g. The film was _____ scary.
To make extreme adjectives sound even stronger, we use absolutely
e.g. The game was absolutely brilliant.
With non-extreme adjectives, we use very or extremely
e.g. The film was extremely scary.
200
Name two groups of verbs that are always followed by -ing.
1) verbs expressing likes and dislikes
2) prepositions
200
Draw the timeline and show the difference between Present Perfect and Past Simple.
300
Match the adjectives to the extracts from reviews of graphic novels.
entertaining / dull / amusing / silly / predictable
1) Map of Days by Robert Hunter is a lovingly made graphic novel that will give you a lot of fun and pleasure.
2) The problem with Ghosthunter is that you know exactly what will happen in the end as soon as you have read the first three or four chapters.
3) Zombie Girls just isn't serious at all.
4) The Crown really made me laugh at times, when I even didn't expect it!
5) The pictures in Day to Night are boring, grey and uninteresting.
1) entertaining
2) predicatble
3) silly
4) amusing
5) dull
300
What are these linkers used for?
1) Meanwhile
2) What's more
3) Especially
4) In particular
5) In addition
1) saying two things happen at the same time
2) adding information
3) emphasizing something
4) emphasizing something
5) adding information
300
Match regular adjectives to their extreme equivalents:
1 bad a essential
2 annoying b terrifying
3 dirty c awful
4 important d infuriating
5 tired e impossible
6 difficult f filthy
7 scary g exhausted
1 bad c awful
2 annoying d infuriating
3 dirty f filthy
4 important a essential
5 tired g exhausted
6 difficult e impossible
7 scary b terrifying
300
Fill in the gaps with infinitive with to or -ing.
1) Would you like ____ (go) out this evening?
2) Oscar can't afford _____(go) to a gym.
3) Paul enjoys ______ (go) to jazz concerts.
1) Would you like to go out this evening?
2) Oscar can't afford to go to a gym.
3) Paul enjoys going to jazz concerts.
300
Complete the blog with words:
ago / already / for / just / since / never / last / ever
My life as an extra
Have you ___ spent the morning in a restaurant with a Hollywood film star? Well, I have - lots of times! In fact, this morning, I've ___ had a cup of coffee with Denzel Washington. He was here only ten minutes ___! And ___ Thursday, I sat in a cafe with Reece Witherspoon. But it's not what you think. I'm not their best friend or anything. I'm a Hollywood extra. Extras, or supporting artists, are the people you see in the background in films. I've worked as an extra ___ 2010, and I've ___ appeared in over thirty films. I hope to bein a lot more. In all that time, I've ___ spoken a single word, or been in a scene ___ more than thirty seconds! That's the thing about being an extra.
1) ever
2) just
3) ago
4) last
5) since
6) already
7) never
8) for
400
Describe the positive and negative features of your favourite video game.
Nice job!
400
Compose sentences with phrasal verbs:
1) live up to (sth)
2) float around
3) rack up
4) back (sth) up
1) The concert was brilliant - it lived up to all our expectations.
2) Rumours are floating around this situation.
3) He'll rack up $10,000 in bonus money.
4) This idea is backed up by her thorough investigation.
400
Use extreme adjectives to fill in the gaps:
1) Put the heater on. It’s absolutely _____ in here.
2) That smells absolutely _____ . I love the smell of garlic. What are you cooking?
3) I am so _____! He broke the cup, again!
1) freezing
2) delicious
3) furious
400
Transform the sentences. Begin each of your sentences in the way shown.
Example: It was nice of you to help me. Thanks very much. (George said to you)
George thanked me for helping him.
1) I'll drive you to the station. I insist. (Tom said to Ann)
Tom insisted ____
2) I hear you passed your examinations. Congratulations! (Jim said to you)
Jim congratulated _____
3) It was nice of you to visit me. Thank you. (Mrs Dent said to Sue)
Mrs Dent thanked ____
4) Don't stay at the hotel near the airport. (I said to Jack)
I warned _____
5) I'm sorry I didn't phone you earlier. (Margaret said to you)
Margaret apologised ____ not ____
1) Tom insisted on driving Ann to the station.
2) Jim congratulated me on passing my exams.
3) Mrs Dent thanked me for visiting him.
4) I warned Jack not to stay at the hotel near the airport.
5) Margaret apologised for not phoning me earlier.
400
Complete the text about the film industry in Toronto.
HOLLYWOOD NORTH
American film-makers ______ (make) hundreds of films and TV series in Toronto over the years, and it continues to be a major centre of film production. Since 1957, when a Hollywood TV company ______ (film) a TV series there, the Canadian city ______ (be) the set for some of the best-known films in the world, including Twilight and X-men. There are two major reasons why Toronto ______ (become) such an important filmmaking centre. The first is that it is cheaper to make films there than in US cities, and the second is that Toronto has similar buildings to New York and Chicago. Over the last fifty years, many directors ______ (go) to Toronto to film action scenes when they ______ (need) tall skyscrapers in the backround. In 2008, for example, Edward Norton ______ (star) in The Incredible Hulk, performing action scenes on the streets of Toronto.
1) have made
2) filmed
3) has been
4) has become
5) have gone
6) needed
7) starred