Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Participle or Past Participle.

1 The hunters were absolutely silent ... (follow) the tiger's footsteps.

2 The president climbed the stage , ... (follow) by his family.

3 He arranged the whole trip for the English tourists ... (wish) to visit the Carpathian Mountains .

4 She had to stay at the customs for 5 hours, ... (need) some extra medical papers for her dog to be allowed to enter.

5 ... (shock) by his boss' terrible behaviour, Helen decided to quit the post.

6 ... (enter) the new phase of her life, she dyed her hair red and bought a dog.

L S E I ' G

In pairs, interview each other. Do you

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• Do you like watching films?

• Is watching a film more interesting than reading a book?

• What films made you laugh a lot?

• What films made you cry?

• What films sent you to sleep?

• What films made you feel good?

• What films made you buy the soundtrack?

• Is there a big difference watching a film on video at home and in the cinema?

a;approval[a'pru:vl]

a fiction film['flk}n film]

A must-see movie

[mAst si: 'm u:vi] recognitionLrekag'm}n] heartwarming['ha:t,w;):m1ol meaningless['mi:molas] striking['stralklo] unfavourable[An'felvarabl]

• to blend together

• Do you like science fiction films? Why (Why not)?

• Have you ever watched a horror film alone?

• Do you know the popular Ame rican expressions for 'film' and 'cinema'?

• Who is your favourite actor and favour ite actress? Why?

• What is the best film you have ever seen? Who was in it? Who was it directed by?

• When were you last in the cinema? Was the film thrilling , exciting , scary, humorous , funny, gripping? Did you enjoy it?

• Have you ever watched the same film more than twice? Why?

• What do you think the success of a film depends on?

• What is your favourite genre (action films , romances , comedies , thrillers, westerns , adventure films , horror films , cartoons , science fiction films , animated films , etc.)?

® Listen to a film critic, then note down who people below are.

Talk about a new film.

Jane Martins A maid in a large country house.

Charles Danton ............................................................. -

Helen Richards ........................................................... .

Peter Kite ..................................................................... Kevin Hadley ...............................................

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-...-,., Tl PS Listening for opinionsis a useful skill. Try to notice if the speaker is using positive or negative words, and ask yourself how

these reflect his I her viewpoint. If you hear mostly negative words, then the speaker's opinion is likely to be unfavourable. Similarly, a lot of positive words would indicate approval.

Look at the statements below. Tick ( v1 in the appropriate column for True, False or Don't know. Then listen again and check.