Cinema and theatre in London

Watch the video ans answer the questions below

1. Where can you buy your tickets for London theatres?

2. Why do people usually return tickets?

3. How much does a discount ticket for a good seat cost?

4. How many big cinemas are there in Leicester Square?

5. How many of them are IMAX cinemas?

6. How many theatres are there in London West End?

7. How long has “The Mousetrap” been running for?

8. When are cinemas and theatres cheaper?

9. Which is London oldest theatre?

10. Which group is the musical “We Will Rock You” about?

KEY

1. Leicester Square

2. Because they can’t go and see it

3. £40

4. 5

5. 2

6. More than 40

7. Nearly 60 years

8. The matinée / 3 or 4 in the afternoon

9. Royal Haymarket

10. Queen

WATER ON THE MOON

Having dropped tantalizing hints days ago about an "exciting new discovery about the Moon", the US space agency has revealed conclusive evidence of water on our only natural satellite.

This "unambiguous detection of molecular water" will boost Nasa's hopes of establishing a lunar base. The aim is to sustain that base by tapping into the Moon's natural resources. Unlike previous detections of water in permanently shadowed parts of lunar craters, scientists have now detected the molecule in sunlit regions of the Moon's surface.

Speaking during a virtual teleconference, co-author Casey Honniball, postdoctoral fellow at Nasa's Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland, said: "The amount of water is roughly equivalent to a 12-ounce bottle of water in a cubic metre of lunar soil."

Her Nasa colleague Jacob Bleacher, said researchers still needed to understand the nature of the watery deposits. This would help them determine how accessible they would be for future lunar explorers to use. And while there have previously been signs of water on the lunar surface, these new discoveries suggest it is more abundant than previously thought. "It gives us more options for potential water sources on the Moon," said Hannah Sargeant "Where to put a Moon base is largely focused on where the water is."

The US space agency has said it will send the first woman and next man to the lunar surface in 2024  to prepare for the "next giant leap" - human exploration of Mars as early as the 2030s. Dr Sargeant explained that this meant developing "a more sustainable way of doing space exploration. Part of that is using these local resources - especially water," she told BBC News.

Question 1: [2 POINTS] Indicate whether the following statements are true or false and write down which part of the text justifies your answer.

 a) Nasa gave the news about the unquestionable existence of lunar water some days ago.

 b) Space scientists will definitely benefit from this discovery.

  c) Space explorers had never found any water on the Moon before.

 d) The project to send a woman and another man to the Moon will help develop the exploration of Mars.

Question 2 [2 POINTS] Answer the following questions in your own words.

                a) How is this new discovery different from previous ones?

                b) What new turn will space exploration take?

Question 3: [1,5 POINTS] Find words or phrases in the text that correspond to the words and definitions given.      

a. insinuation (paragraph 1)

b. intensify (paragraph 2)

c. approximately (paragraph 2)

d. reachable (paragraph 3)

e. center on  (paragraph 3)

KEY

Question 1

a) False. " Having dropped tantalizing hints days ago about an "exciting new discovery about the Moon",

b) True. " This "unambiguous detection of molecular water" will boost Nasa's hopes of establishing a lunar base.

c) False. " Unlike previous detections of water ..... And while there have previously been signs of water on the lunar surface,"

d) True. " The US space agency has said it will send the first woman and next man to the lunar surface in 2024  to prepare for the "next giant leap" - human exploration of Mars as early as the 2030s."

Question 2

a) It is different in two aspects. First of all water has been found in a region lit by the sun whereas before it was found in a dark area. Besides, it seems a bigger quantity of water has been discovered.

b) The different findings in space have given scientists and space explorers the idea of acceeding to the resources discovered in space and using them.

Question 3

a) hint

b) boost /to boost

c) roughly

d) accessible

e) focused / to be focused

Vocabulary

 Choose the correct answer.

1. Don’t join / blame me for forgetting to buy the film tickets.

2. Did you see the collection / notice about the next English test?

3. Sandra is a sensitive / sensible girl who easily gets upset.

4. The fans cheered when their team won the championship / leadership.

5. Ian didn’t provide / react well to the bad news.

6. Children often can’t pronounce / advertise long words correctly.

7. Karen was hurt by her boyfriend’s happiness / indifference to her problem.

8. You must correct the pollution / punctuation in your writing exercise.

KEY

1. blame 5. react

2. notice 6. pronounce

3. sensitive 7. indifference

4. championship 8. punctuation

Active, passive and causative forms

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the causative form.

1. I want to sell my car. I …………………… an advertisement …………………… (put) in the weekend paper.

2. Please take off your shoes. We …………………… the carpet …………………… (just clean).

3. I didn’t bake this cake. I …………………… my mum …………………… (bake) it for me.

4. The boys lost the key to the sports locker. They …………………… the key …………………… (replace) yesterday.

Complete the passages with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the active, passive and causative forms.

A. Katie 1. …………………… (know) how to get people to do things. She 2. …………………… (elect) head of the annual party committee last month. She 3. …………………… the entertainment …………………… (arrange) by Tom because he 4. …………………… (manage) several bands in the past. She 5. ………………… (convince) an expensive restaurant to give us a discount. 

Later on today, her assistant 6. …………………… (call) everyone to remind them of the party. 

Her assistant 7. …………………… (do) this during her lunch break. No one 8. …………………… (refuse) Katie’s requests.

B. Mr Jones 9. …………………… (collect) records since he 10. …………………… (hear) the Beatles as a teenager. His favourite records 11. …………………… (find) at second-hand shops or car boot sales. More recently, he 12. …………………… (ask) his children to search for bargains on Internet sites. They 13. …………………… (not mind) doing this because they 14. …………………… (pay) by their father for each record. Mrs Jones 15. …………………… (often complain) about this hobby in the past before they 16. …………………… (move) to a bigger house two years ago. Mr Jones 17. …………………… shelves …………………… (build) in the attic and his enormous record collection 18. …………………… (keep) there now.

KEY

1. will have / get … put

2. have just had / got … cleaned

3. had … bake

4. had / got … replaced

KEY

1. knows

2. was elected

3. had / got … arranged

4. had managed

5. convinced

6. is going to call / is calling

7. is going to do / is doing

8. refuses

9. has collected / has been collecting

10. heard

11. are found / can be found

12. has asked

13. don’t mind

14. are paid

15. had often complained

16. moved

17. had … built

18. is kept

PROBLEM SOLVING

 

Dates

 Work it out. Answer these questions

     1.    It’s now the second month of the year.

How many days has the next month got? ………………………

 2.    It’s now the fifth month of the year.

 How many days did last month have? ……………………………

 

     3.    Today’s Wednesday 30^th December?

     On which day of the week does the New Year begin? …………….

4.    Yesterday was Monday the 23^rd December.

On which day of the week is Christmas Day? ……………….

5.    You’re going on holiday the day after tomorrow. Today’s Thursday 30^th July.

On which day and date will you go on holiday? ………………………….

 6.    Today’s 14^th April. Easter Sunday’s in a week’s time.

 Which date will that be? ……………………………………………

 

 

 

KEY

1.    31

2.    30

3.    Friday

4.    Wednesday

5.    Saturday 1^st August

6.    21^st April

ABBREVIATIONS

 

Do you understand these abbreviations? Write them out in full

1. BBC

2. CIA

3. EU

4. FBI

5. IRA

6. MP

7. PM

8. UN

9. WHO

10. WWF

KEY

1. British Broadcasting Corporation

2. Central Intelligence Agency

3. European Union

4. Federal Bureau of Investigation

5. Irish Republican Army

6. Member of Parliament

7. Prime Minister

8. United Nations

9. World Health Organisation

10. World Wildlife Fund

JUST FOR A LAUGH!!!!

 

Boston - More Than a Feeling

Fill in the gaps

1 I looked out this ________________and the sun was gone

Turned on some __________________ to start my day

I lost myself in a familiar song

I closed my __________________ and I slipped away

Chorus.   Put the lines in order

1  It's more than a feeling (more than a feeling)

2  And I begin dreaming (more than a feeling)                                                                                                                                  

3  I see my Marianne walkin' away

4  When I hear that old song they used to play (more than a feeling)                                                                                                   

5  'Til I see Marianne walk away

Fill in the gaps

2 So many people have ____________________ and gone

Their faces fade as the __________________ go by

Yet I still recall as I wander on

As clear as the sun in the ______________________sky

Chorus

When I'm tired and…

KEY

1. morning           music    eyes

2. 1   4   2   5   3

3.    come years    summer

Disney moves ‘Black Widow’ and more big titles to 2021 amid coronavirus concerns

Walt Disney Co. has delayed the release of its highly anticipated Marvel Studios film “Black Widow”, the Russian spy, which is an upcoming American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name, until next year, amid concerns about the global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on moviegoing.

Disney also pushed back the launches for a host of other movies, including Kenneth Branagh’s “Death on the Nile,” Marvel’s “Eternals,” the Ben Affleck thriller “Deep Water” and Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story.” Of those titles only “Death on the Nile” is still scheduled to open this year, moving from October to Dec. 18. The lower-profile thriller “The Empty Man” actually moves up from a planned December opening to the Oct. 23 date vacated by “Nile.”

In the U.S., about half of the moviegoing public is not ready to return to movie theaters right away, according to data firm NRG.

 “Black Widow’s” retreat marks the latest major shuffle on Hollywood’s release calendar. Disney’s decision was not surprising. Theaters remain closed in the two biggest U.S. markets, New York and Los Angeles. A rise in coronavirus cases in Europe has also given studios pause, and Latin America, another major region for Disney movies, remains hobbled by the pandemic.

One of the main stars tweeted: “Marvel made the right & responsible decision. There's a pandemic. Nothing is more important than health and lives. I can't tell people to go to a movie theater until I feel safe going to one, take care of yourselves. I promise it'll be worth the wait!"

Los Angeles Times

Question 1: [2 POINTS] Indicate whether the following statements are TRUE or FALSE and write down the sentence or the part of the text that justifies your answer. No points will be given if the evidence is not correct.

1. After the global impact of COVID 19, all Disney Movies will be released next year.

2. The delay of Black Widow was expected by most people.

3. Only the most popular and emblematic theaters in the USA remain open.

4. One of the actors complains that there is no point in waiting until next year.

Question 3: [1,5 POINTS] Find words or phrases in the text that correspond to the words and definitions given. You only need to have five correct answers to get 1.5 points.

1. Programmed (paragraph 2)

2. Left  (paragraph 2)

3. Pronouncement (paragraph 4)

4. Growth (paragraph 4)

5. Break (paragraph 4)

6. Mind (paragraph 5)

Vocabulary Animals

 

Put the letters in the correct order to give you the name of an animal

Example:  shoer  horse

 1. gdo

2. owc

3. onil

4. ealmc

5. ergti

6. peseh

7. pteelhan

8. fowl

9. act

10. raeb

 

Now match the animals with these definitions

a. A very large, grey animal which lives in Africa and India.

b. A small, independent animal that some people have in their homes.

c. A strong animal from Africa which kills other animals for food.

d. A large, wild animal which can be brown, black or white.

e. This animal is a large cat. It is striped and come from SE Asia.

f. This animal often works for people on farms, or lives in people’s homes.

g. We get milk from this animal.

h. A wild animal which is like a dog, and which often lives in forests.

i. We get wool from this animal.

j. This animal lives in the desert and is used for carrying people and things.

Key

1. Dog f

2. Cow g

3. Lion c

4. Camel j

5. Tiger e

6. Sheep i

7. Elephant a

8. Wolf h

9. Cat b

10. Bear d

EXTREME ADJECTIVES

1.    Match the following extreme adjectives with their definitions bellow.

deafening      ancient      flawless      wealthy      sorrowful        petrified      chilling            grave      gleaming      brief

 

     a.    Very serious ……………………………………..

     b.    Very sad …………………………………………

     c.     Very noisy ………………………………………..

     d.    Very scared ………………………………………

     e.    Very rich ………………………………………….

     f.      Very old …………………………………………..

     g.    Very shiny ………………………………………..

     h.    Very perfect ………………………………………

     i.      Very scary ………………………………………..

     j.      Very short ………………………………………..

 

2.    Complete the sentences with one of the extreme adjectives.

 a.    Only ……………………. people can afford to go on luxury holidays.

       b.    The children were …………………….. when they watched the horror movie.

       c.     When she saw the man’s face at the window, she let out a ………………….. scream.

       d.    The construction sounds were …………………………

       e.    There may be a ……………………. International crisis.

       f.      The ………………….. church is in a state of disrepair.

       g.    She was wearing a …………………………… diamond ring.

       h.    He made such a …………………. speech that made the audience cry.

       i.      The gymnast performed a ……………………….. exercise.

       j.      There’s not much time so I’ll be …………………………

PROBLEM SOLVING

 

What are the answers?

     1.    My watch is seven minutes fast. It shows twenty-two minutes past five. What time is it? 

……………………………………………..

     2.    I leave home at twenty-five to nine. It takes me a querter of an hour to walk to school. What time do I get there?

 ……………………………………………….

     3.     A film starts at twenty past eight. It takes me twenty minutes to get to the cinema. What time must I leave home?

…………………………………………….

     4.    The English lesson starts at five past nine. The lesson is three quarters of an hour long. What time does it end?

 ……………………………………………

     5.    I normally go to bed at a quarter to eleven. It’s twenty past ten now. How long is it before I go to bed?

…………………………………………………….

 

Key

1 A quarter past five

2. At ten to nine

3. At five to eight

4. At ten to ten

5. Twenty-five minutes

PROBLEM SOLVING

 

Read the problem and answer the questions

 

1.   Mr. Hunt has as many cows on his farm as Mr.wood has; they have the same number. 

      Mr. Wood has three cows more than Mr. Forest has on his. 

      Mr. Hill hasn’t as many cows as Mr Forrest

 

Which of the four farmers has the fewest cows?...............................

 

2.  Bob has scored the same number of goals as Richard so far this season. 

    He has scored more goals than John, and more than Kevin. 

     Richard has scored fewer goals than Simon.

Which of the five players has scored the most goals? ……………………………

 

 

 

Key

1.    Mr Hill has

2.    Simon has

Harrison Ford pays tribute to 'dear friend' Sir Sean Connery

 

The pair appeared together in Steven Spielberg's 1989 sequel Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, with Sir Sean playing Ford's father Henry Jones. "He was my father... not in life... but in Indy III," said Harrison in an interview . "God we had fun - if he's in heaven, I hope they have golf courses. Rest in peace, dear friend," he added.

Ford recalled the "pleasure" of taking Sir Sean "for a ride in the sidecar of a Russian motorcycle, bouncing along a bumpy, twisty mountain trail and getting to watch him squirm".

Ford's tribute to the James Bond actor follows those of many other Hollywood stars. Robert De Niro, Kevin Costner, Sir Michael Caine, Daniel Craig, George Lazenby and Pierce Brosnan have all praised the late actor. Brosnan, who himself played the role of 007, posted online that Sir Sean was "my greatest James Bond as a boy, and as a man who became James Bond himself". The family of another late former Bond star, Sir Roger Moore, also tweeted to say that he too had "always maintained Sean was the best ever James Bond".

Sir Sean was best known for his portrayal of James Bond in seven films from 1962 to 1983. They included Dr No, From Russia with Love and Goldfinger.

He died in his sleep in the Bahamas, surrounded by his family. "He had dementia and it took its toll on him. He got his final wish to slip away without any fuss." his wife said. She added the actor "was not able to express himself" in the period leading up to his death.

Over the course of his career, Sir Sean won an Oscar, two Baftas and three Golden Globes.

Question 1: [2 POINTS] Indicate whether the following statements are true or false and write down which part of the text justifies your answer.          

                a) Sean Connery played the role of Henry Jones in the first film of the Indiana Jones series.

                b) Harrison Ford enjoyed his rides with Connery.

                c) Roger Moore's family told a magazine they considered Connery as the best James Bond .

                d) Sir Sean Connery was awarded two prizes by the British Film Academy.

Question 2 [2 POINTS] Answer the following questions in your own words.       

                a) What are Harrison Ford's memories of Sean Connery?

                b) What happened to Sean Connery in his last years?

Question 3: [1,5 POINTS] Find words or phrases in the text that correspond to the words and definitions given.

a) jump up and down (par.1)

b) irregular, uneven (par.1)

c)   speak highly of someone (par.2)

d)   dead (par.2)

e)   commotion (par.3)

           

KEY

Question 1

a) False." The pair appeared together in Steven Spielberg's 1989 sequel Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, with Sir Sean playing Ford's father Henry Jones."

b) True. " Ford recalled the "pleasure" of taking Sir Sean "for a ride in the sidecar of a Russian motorcycle "

c) False. " the family of another late former Bond star, Sir Roger Moore, also tweeted to say that he too had "always maintained Sean was the best ever James Bond" 

d) True. " Sir Sean won an Oscar, two Baftas and three Golden Globes."

Question 2

a) Harrison Ford remembers the good relationship he had with Sean Connery and that they enjoyed their time together like when they both rode along bumpy roads. He also said Connery loved golf.

b) He suffered from dementia, which caused him to feel really bad and wish to die in peace.

Question 3

a) bouncing / to bounce

b) bumpy

c) praised / to praise

d) late

e) fuss

PROBLEM SOLVING

 

Peter Jennings travelled a lot last week. He visited four different places. Read the sentences and complete the chart.

 

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
TOWN
BUILDING
WEATHER
LANGUAGE

 

v  In the first town there was an old castle.

 

v  It was very sunny in the last town.

 

v  In the second town people spoke French.

 

v  He spoke Spanish in the third town.

 

v  I was very sunny in Rome.

 

v  People spoke English in Edinburgh.

 

v  After Edinburgh he went to a town with a big iron tower.

 

v  It rained in Paris but it was hot in the next town where there was an old museum.

 

v  After Madrid he visited an old circus and read a newspaper in Italian.

 

v  In the town before Paris it was very cold.

 

 

KEY

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
TOWN	Edinburgh	Paris	Madrid	Rome
BUILDING	Old castle	Iron tower	Old museum	Old circus
WEATHER	Cold	Rain	Hot	Sunny
LANGUAGE	English	French	Spanish	Italian