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THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT
From struggling musician
to Hollywood star
Johnny Depp is without doubt one of the most popular film
1
stars in Hollywood.
But like many celebrities, Depp’s
journey to stardom hasn’t been easy.
Lead in
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Sometimes teenagers and parents disagree
about the activities teenagers do at home.
Make notes about the advantages and
disadvantages of doing the activities below.
Use the ideas in the box and your own.
Advantages: cheap relaxing sociable
educational makes you happy
Disadvantages: noisy bad quality
expensive bad for your eyes makes you bad-tempered listening to music
Advantages: relaxing; sociable; can be cheap
Disadvantages: noisy; can be bad quality
surfing the internet
reading magazines / comics
playing computer games
watching TV
talking on the phone to friends
2 Take turns to talk about the advantages and
disadvantages of doing the activities in 1.
I enjoy listening to music because I find it
really relaxing. I think it’s a sociable activity
because you can listen to music with your
friends. You can download music quite
cheaply from the Internet.
My parents sometimes complain
when I play it loudly. They say a lot
of modern music is rubbish, but I don’t
listen to music if I think it’s bad quality.
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Reading
Gapped text
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1 Read the text quickly. Answer the questions.
1
2
3
4
What did Johnny Depp first want to be famous as?
What job did he do in Los Angeles?
What was the name of his first film?
Who is Vanessa Paradis?
2 Read the missing sentences A–G, then read the text again.
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Choose the sentence which best fits each gap 1–6. There is
an extra sentence that you do not need.
A Now, he lives with his family in France where he’s happy to
spend his free time wandering around his vegetable garden and
playing with the kids.
B Critics love him, magazine writers can’t wait to interview him
and he has a huge fan club.
C He has produced some unforgettable faces and voices from a
Caribbean pirate to a thin-legged characer in the animated film
Corpse Bride.
D Then, at last, after a suggestion from his wife, and a meeting
with film star Nicholas Cage, he decided to try acting.
E At first he told the directors he didn’t want the part, but then he
changed his mind.
F The most famous was The Kids who appeared at a concert with
superstar rock singer Iggy Pop.
G Following a final move to Florida, and his parents’ divorce, he
dropped out of school completely and decided to follow his
dream.
3 Answer the questions.
1 Do you like Johnny Depp and his films? Why? Why not?
2 What other Hollywood stars do you admire? Why?
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Depp was born in Kentucky in the USA on June 9th 1963 to
an engineer father and a waitress mother. His family moved
frequently when he was a child and perhaps as a result, Depp
started to misbehave. He was doing the wrong things at school
2
and getting into trouble when he made a big decision.
His mother had given him a guitar when he was twelve and he
wanted to become a rock musician.
Over the next few years, Depp played with several different
3
bands.
The band moved to Los Angeles and started to
search for fame and Depp married Lori Allison, the band’s makeup artist, although they later got divorced. While the band was
struggling to succeed, Depp was making a living selling pens
4
His first film was the major
and T-shirts over the phone.
motion picture A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984). It was the
beginning of his success.
Over the years, Depp has starred in a stream of huge hits
including Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,
Chocolat, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and of course Pirates
of the Carribbean. But what’s interesting about Johnny Depp,
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is his choice of unusual roles.
As a result, he’s gained a
reputation as a serious and somewhat dark performer which is
something most other Hollywood stars have never achieved.
As Depp became successful, he occasionally returned to the
rebellious life he’d followed as a teenager and stories of his bad
behaviour were reported in the press. Then he met French singer
Vanessa Paradis, became a father and changed completely.
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When he goes shopping, he’s just an ordinary person
buying things in the village. Not that he’s likely to turn down an
interesting role in a film. Who knows what other extraordinary
characters he will surprise us with in the future!
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02
Vocabulary
Grammar zoom
From the text
Past simple or past continous?
Grammar reference page 00
1 Find words and phrases 1–8 in the text and match them to
definitions a–h.
1 without doubt (line 00)
a
2 making a living (line 00)
b
3 getting into trouble (line 00)c
4 roles (line 00)
d
5 gained a repuation (line 00) e
6 rebellious (line 00)
f
7 press (line 00)
g
8 turn down (line 00)
h
became known for something
refuse
getting involved in difficult situations
newpapers, magazines, TV
disobedient
earning enough money to survive
when something is definitely true
parts in a film or play
1 Read sentences 1–5 from the text
and say which tenses are used. Then
match them to uses a–d.
1 His family moved frequently when he
was a child.
2 He was doing the wrong things at
school.
3 The band moved to Los Angeles and
started to search for fame.
4 While the band was struggling to
succeed, Johnny was making a living
selling pens and
T-shirts over the phone
2 Complete the sentences with words from 1 in the correct
a two or more unfinished actions taking
place at the same time.
b actions in progress at a particular time
in the past
c sequence of actions in the past
d complete actions at a specific time in
the past
form.
1 The
love to find out news about celebrities.
2 My sister
a place at drama school because
she wanted to go travelling.
3 My uncle
by taking photos of celebrities and
selling them to newspapers.
4 The actor
three hit comedies.
as a funny man after he starred in
5 I didn’t want the
of the hero’s brother, so I
decided not to be in the play.
6 I
lines.
with my drama teacher when I didn’t learn my
Extend your vocabulary
3 Write the words in the correct place. Add more words of
your own.
critic flop blockbuster screenwriter epic producer comedy tragedy animator People who work in the film world
Types of films
4 Match the words from 3 to the definitions 1–5.
1
2
3
4
5
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a
a
a
a
a
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person that writes reviews
failed film
long and exciting film
very successful film
serious story that has a sad ending
3 Complete the sentences with the verbs given.
Use the correct form of the past simple or past
continous.
1 Luis
(go) to London and
(see) some fantastic street theatre in Covent Garden.
2 Sam
(not enjoy) his trip to the
museum because he
(think) the
exhibition was boring.
3 While Ben
shop, he
(look) at the CDs in the
(see) somebody shoplifting.
4 When I arrived at the house, the sun
(shine) and the children
(play)
happily in the garden.
5 Everybody
(cheer) when the show
(finish).
6 I
(watch) TV last night when I
(hear) a loud noise in the garden.
4 Complete the text with the verbs given. Use the
correct form of the past simple or past continous.
2 Read the sentences, then answer the
While I was walking into town, three
buses drove past me.
It was raining hard and I was only
wearing a T-shirt and jeans, so I ran into
the nearest shop.
When do we use the past simple and the
past continuous together in the same
sentence?
5 Read the interview with Milo, a street performer.
Match the structures in bold in 1–4 to their uses
a–d.
Interviewer Have you always been a street
performer?
Milo
No, I haven’t. I used to1 be a
computer programmer, but I hated the
job. I couldn’t get used to2 working in
an office. So, I decided to go to
drama school. I love my job now.
Interviewer Is there anything you don’t like about
acting?
Milo
Well, I didn’t use to3 like performing on
my own, but now, I’m used to4 being
the centre of attention and I love it.
a to talk about things we are accustomed to
b to talk about things that weren’t true in the past,
but are now
c to talk about things that were true in the past,
but are not true now
d to talk about things we are gradually becoming
accustomed to
6 Choose the correct verbs.
question.
Used to, get used to, be used to
1
While I
(visit) Bath in
the south of England recently, I came
across an interesting form of
entertainment. I was shopping in a market
2
when I
(notice) a group of
3
people. They
(wear) grey
overalls and cone-like masks.
4
They
(walk) about, pointing
at things in the market and acting like
tourists. Gradually other people noticed
5
them and soon everybody
(laugh) at the comical performance.
6
I
(find) out later that they
were performers from the world-famous
Natural Theatre Company. The company
started in the 1970s when a group of people
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(meet) and realised they had
the same creative ideas about theatre. As
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they
(not have) a permanent
building, they decided to perform in the
streets. Today their performances are funny,
visually exciting and not to be missed!
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1 In the past, women didn’t use to / didn’t get use
to act in theatres. So, male actors always were
used to / used to play the part of women.
2 When I was a child I used to / didn’t use to like
going to the theatre because I found the plays
too long. As I got older, I used to / got used to
the length and now I love going to the theatre.
3 I had dancing lessons and at first, I got used to /
didn’t use to like performing on the stage. After a
couple of times, though, I got used to / be used
to it.
4 My grandparents didn’t use to / are used to have
a DVD player. Now they’ve got one, but they say
they can’t be used to / get used to it, so they still
watch everything on video.
7 Tell your partner about things you:
1 used to do when you were younger that you
don’t do now
2 didn’t use to do when you were younger that you
do now
3 don’t really like but have got used to doing
4 are used to doing.
I used to play football a lot, but these days
I prefer to go to the gym.
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02
Vocabulary
Listening
Speaking
Television programmes
Multiple choice
Talking about yourself
Talking together
1 Match the television programmes in 1–8 to the explanations
1 In pairs, discuss these questions.
1 In pairs or small groups, ask and answer
2 Look at the pictures and talk together about the
a–h.
drama-documentary
comedy
nature programmes
current affairs
5
6
7
8
reality shows
game show
soap opera
a chat show
a famous people talking informally about various topics
b programmes about wildlife, plants, the environment.
c events and problems in the lives of the same group of made-up
characters
d amusing programmes which make you laugh
e programmes in which people compete for prizes
f discussion programmes about important political events
happening in the world at the moment
g a film based on real events
h programmes made for entertainment which are based on real
people or situations
2 Complete the phrases in italics in sentences 1–7 with these
words. Then decide if the phrases express likes or dislikes.
boring turn-off give fed up favourite keen stand 1 I can’t
watching sport on TV.
2 Johnny Depp is my
film star.
3 My brother’s really
on classical music.
4 Some people find cartoons really
.
5 TV programmes about politics are a real
6 Most football fans would
World Cup match.
7 Don’t you get
night after night on TV?
for me.
anything to see a live
with watching the same old things
3 Use the phrases in 2 to talk about your own likes and dislikes.
Words connected with entertainment
4 Match words 1–6 to words associated with them a–f. Then
make sentences explaining the connection between the words.
6e You can go on rides at a theme park.
1
2
3
4
5
6
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wide screen
download music
console
chess
dancing
rides
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a
b
c
d
e
f
board game
play station
cinema
night club
theme park
MP3 player
1 Which do you prefer: seeing a film at the
cinema or watching it on TV? Why?
2 Do you think it’s a good idea to watch a
film on a mobile phone? Why? Why not?
3 Do you ever have family arguments about
what to watch on TV? Who usually wins?
4 What is your favourite TV programme?
Why do you like it?
5 What kind of TV programmes do you find
boring?
6 How often do you record TV programmes?
When you are talking together, it is useful and natural to
use expressions to give yourself time to think.
GIVING YOURSELF TIME TO THINK
Now, let’s see ...
It’s quite difficult to decide, isn’t it? I’m not sure. Perhaps …
I suppose we could …
3 Turn to page 000.
2 Listen to people talking in four
different situations. Choose the
best answer, A, B or C.
The short extracts are not linked.
Read the questions carefully to
find out what sort of information
you need to listen for, e.g.
• how someone feels
• specific details
• where someone is
• what someone wants.
differences between life nowadays and in the past. Then
decide which pair of pictures shows the greatest change.
Tip Likes and dislikes
the following questions. Then compare
your answers with another group.
Tip 1
2
3
4
1 Would you go to see a full-length
animated feature film? Why? Why
not?
2 If you had the opportunity to go
on an all-expenses paid holiday
anywhere in the world, where
would you choose? Why?
3 Which is cheaper in your country:
going to the cinema or renting or
buying a video or DVD?
4 How often do you listen to music?
What kind do you normally buy?
How do you buy your music (CD /
download from the internet)?
1 You hear someone talking about
a film she has just seen. How did
she feel about the film?
A It was excellent.
B It was rather boring.
C It would appeal to children.
2 You hear part of a TV programme.
What sort of programme is it?
A a travel programme
B a current affairs programme
C a game show
3 You hear a message on an
answering machine. Where is the
caller?
A at home
B at the cinema
C in a queue
4 You hear two people talking in a
shop. What does the customer
want?
A her money back
B another copy of the same CD
C a different CD
A
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Wordpower
Language in use
Words easily confused
Phrasal verbs with cut
Time expressions
Multiple-choice cloze
1 Match each word to its
2 Match the phrasal verbs in 1–4 to the definitions in a–d.
1 Match the time expressions to the
3 Read the text. Choose the correct answer.
definition, a or b. Then use
the words to complete the
sentences.
career / job
a work for which you receive
regular pay
b a series of jobs in a
particular area of work
1 Bill’s looking for a summer
to get some
money for his holiday.
2 Looking back, I wish
I’d chosen a different
path.
habit / custom
a a tradition or accepted way
of doing something
b something done regularly
3 In some countries it is the
to welcome
strangers into your home.
4 Karl has this annoying
of phoning
me early in the morning.
1 Please try not to cut in when someone’s speaking.
2 They were installing a new cable in the street yesterday, so the
electricity was cut off for six hours.
3 I had to cut two paragraphs out of my essay because it was too long.
4 If we cut through the park, we can save a bit of time.
a
b
c
d
remove
interrupt
take a shorter way
the supply did not get through / stop the supply of?
prepositions.
the weekend February my birthday winter the beginning of the holidays a few days ago yesterday midday Tuesday afternoon at
on
2.35 pm Friday
1 Do you think it’s rude to cut in when someone is speaking?
2 What electrical appliance would you miss most if your electricity
supply was cut off?
3 Which is easier: cutting words out of an essay or writing more?
4 Why do taxi drivers sometimes cut through an area of town to get
passengers to their destination?
intention / purpose
a reason for doing something
b what you plan to do
7 I have no
of
going out with William – I
don’t even like him.
8 The
of the
guide book is to inform
travellers what to expect.
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last month
Suffixes
4 Add the appropriate suffix to the words to make nouns for people
doing different jobs. You may need to make other changes to the
words.
guitar paint act music employ politics type translate engine electric direct art -or
-er
-ist
2 Correct the sentences.
I saw a film at the cinema on yesterday.
I didn’t go out at Sunday.
We went to France at a few weeks ago.
I visited my grandparents in the weekend.
Did you see that Manga cartoon at last
night?
6 Where were you on 9 o’clock this morning?
7 We went away the beginning of the holidays.
8 Did you do your exams on July?
1
2
3
4
5
-ian
5 We could hear
6 Unfortunately, my boss
has absolutely no sense of
.
no preposition
3 In pairs, answer questions 1–4.
humour / laughter
a sounds made to show you
think something is funny
b what makes something
funny or amusing
coming from
the next room.
in
Determiners
5 Match the words on the left with the meanings on the right. Then
use the words in a–e to complete sentences 1–5.
a
b
c
d
e
all
each
none
whole both
1 I spent the
2 Unfortunately,
no part or number of
the two
the entire number or quantity of
every one
with no part left out
day yesterday doing my homework.
of the students get the right answer to this question.
3
book comes with a free CD.
4
the books on this shelf are half price.
5
of Johnny’s parents are American.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
A produce
A familiar
A method
A ago A in A during A In
A Soon
A flops A trouble B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
make used
way
back last
because At
Later
producers
truth C spend D have
C well-known D common
C style D type
C before D long
C at D on
C while
D although
C On D Last
C Last D Now
C blockbusters D critics
C opinion D doubt
The Magic of Manga
1
Every year, people in Japan
millions of yen on a
form of entertainment called manga. Today, the popular
industry has become a multi-billion dollar global market. So
what exactly is it? Manga is the Japanese word for comics,
but the cartoons aren’t like the cartoons you are probably
2
to seeing. Instead, they have their own very special
3
that involves a combination of a traditional Japanese
art form and foreign styles of drawing. So how did manga
begin?
4
As long
as the twelfth century Japanese artists
were creating funny and satirical paintings. Manga simply
follows this tradition. Modern manga, however, really
5
began
century when an extremely talented artist
called Osamu Tezuka became known. Tezuka started out as
6
a doctor, but
he was studying, his career as an artist
7
really took off.
the 1940s, he created an actionadventure drama inspired by Robert Louis Stevenson’s
book Treasure Island. He called his version New Treasure
Island and it was an instant hit. 400,000 copies were
8
sold and it was the start of a manga craze.
Tezuka
made the children’s series Astro Boy that’s still popular
today. He’s also credited with inventing the film version
of manga which became known around the world after
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such as Pokemon.
Today’s manga is without
of entertainment in Japan.
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Writing
Sample task review
Sample task analysis
Present tenses
Writing task review
1 Read the sample task and answer questions 1–3.
A local information magazine has asked you to write a
2 Read the sample review and answer
3 Read the tip, then look back at the Die Hard review
5 Read through the task and follow the
4 Choose the correct tense from the options in 1–9.
Paragraph 1
Try and write a suitable first paragraph
that will catch the reader’s attention.
Die Hard 4.0
A police car crashes into a helicopter! A 4x4 falls down
a lift shaft! Yes, Bruce Willis is back and stars as the
hero of Die Hard 4.0.
The plot is a bit unlikely, but Die Hard 4.0 is great
fun. There are dramatic car chases, absolutely huge
explosions and a really exciting special effects.
Die Hard is on at the ABC Cinema in Maxim Street from June 11th.
Performances at 2 p.m. 5 p.m. 8 p.m. and 11.15 p.m. Tickets from £7.00
available online at maximcinema.co.uk or at the door.
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Spiderman 3 Review
Peter Parker has finally managed / finally
managed1 to get his life sorted out, and has
found / has been finding2 a balance between
his relationship with Mary-Jane and his
responsibility as Spider-Man. But more
challenges arise / arose3 for our young hero.
Peter’s old friend Harry Obsourne is plotting
/ has been plotting4 his revenge against Peter
for some time; Peter must also capture Uncle
Ben’s real killer, Flint Marko, who has been
transformed / was transformed5 into his
toughest enemy yet, the Sandman. All hope
seems / has seemed6 lost when suddenly Peter’s
suit changes / has been changing7 and starts
/ started8 to bring out a much darker side of
Peter’s personality. Peter has to / is having to9
reach deep inside himself to face not only his
greatest enemies, but also ... himself.
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Give the reader an idea of what the
film/play/show is about. Do not go into
too much detail, and do not give away
the ending. In this section, you will
probably need to use present tenses
to tell the story. Use adjectives where
appropriate, e.g. an exciting car chase,
wonderful special effects, a brilliant
performance.
Paragraph 3
Give the reader an idea of what is
special about the film/play/show.
You can make positive or negative
comments, depending on what you
think. In this section you can use
some neutral or informal modifiers,
e.g. really interesting, absolutely
fantastic, a bit disappointing.
Conclusion
Finish your review by saying who this
film/play/show will or will not appeal to.
If appropriate, give the reader some
practical advice – where this is on,
how long it is on for, how much tickets
cost. Separate this from the rest of the
review by a line.
If you’re looking for a love story or a gentle historical
drama, Die Hard 4.0 is not for you. But if you’re a fan of
the other three movies and you want a couple of hours
of fast action, then Die Hard 4.0 is as good as it gets.
Remember that the readers do not want to
hear the whole story; they just want a short
description and a recommendation about
whether they should see it or not.
Title
Think of a suitable title for your review
– the name of the film is fine here.
Latest films
Bruce Willis plays detective John McClane. This time
he is fighting against some bad guys who have started
taking over the nation’s computer network. He’s joined
by computer expert Matt Farell (Justin Long), who up
until then has been writing programs for the baddies,
and together they manage to save the world.
A local magazine called ‘What’s on’ has
asked you to write a review of a new
film, play, or other show that you have
seen. Write about it, explaining what it
was about and saying what you thought
of it. Write your review for the magazine.
(120–180 words)
Notes The basic story Conclusion / Recommendation
Other features of the film Practical information
Introduction
Underline any words or phrases that
might be useful in writing another
review.
4 What do you notice about the use of
brackets (Justin Long) in paragraph 2?
5 In what way is paragraph 5 different
from the others?
a
b
c
d
e
3
When we are telling someone the story of a film or play,
we normally use one of the present tenses – present
simple, present continuous, present perfect simple or
present perfect continuous.
preparation notes.
Tip 1 Think about a film you have seen recently. Which of the
following would you include in a review?
• names of all the actors
• the type of film it is
• name of the cameraman
• the outline of the story
• particular outstanding features
• the ending
• a biography of the actors
2 How formal or informal should a review be? Who would
read the review?
3 Is there any other information a reader might want to
know?
1 Which of the points you selected from
1 does the review contain?
Does it contain any other information?
2 Match these headings to the
paragraphs:
paragraphs 1–3 and underline all the examples of
present tenses being used.
Tip review of a film that is currently showing at one of the
town’s cinemas. Write your review for the magazine.
(120–180 words)
questions 1­­­­–5.
Check for spelling, punctuation and
grammar mistakes.
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