Listen and underline the stressed syllable in each word.

Grammar

Defining relative clauses

Complete the sentences with a suitable relative pronoun (who, which, when, where, whose)

The documentary _______ I watched last night was really interesting.

The documentary which I watched last night was really interesting.

1 London is the city _______ I grew up.

2 2008 was _______ the Olympic Games were held in Beijing.

3 That’s John _______ brother works in television.

4 The woman _______ you were talking to at the party is a well-known journalist.

5 I don’t read tabloid newspapers _______ are full of gossip.

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The passive

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in the box.

allow ask build pay sell show

_______ television presenters _______ high salaries in your country?

Are television presenters paid high salaries in your country?

1 I can’t believe how many football matches _______ on television last weekend.

2 I _______ to make a speech at Jana’s wedding but I don’t really want to.

3 A new cinema _______ in the town centre. It should be open by the end of the year.

4 How many copies of Rose Tremain’s new novel _______ so far this year?

5 Dan’s children _______ to watch television during the week … only at weekends.

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Past Simple and Past Continuous

Choose the correct answer in italics.

We watched / were watching television when the lights went out.

We watched / were watching television when the lights went out.

1 I worked / was working as a journalist for 15 years.

2 I didn’t understand / wasn’t understanding the film even after Tom explained it to me.

3 We read / were reading the Sunday papers when Julia called.

4 Marina watched / was watching five DVDs on Saturday.

5 Susan talked / was talking to her colleague when her boss came into the office.

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Vocabulary

Film and TV

Complete the sentences with a suitable word.

My grandparents can remember when there were only three c _ _ _ _ _ _ _ on television.

My grandparents can remember when there were only three channels on television.

1 Big Brother was one of the first r _ _ _ _ _ _ shows, wasn’t it?

2 The last episode of Friends attracted a record number of v _ _ _ _ _ _.

3 I enjoy watching a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ films with my children as they love the crazy characters.

4 The BBC have produced some excellent p _ _ _ _ _ dramas over the years; Nicholas Nickleby, Pride and Prejudice, Cranford to name but a few.

5 Our neighbours have just bought a TV with an enormous s _ _ _ _ _. They’ll have to sit in the garden to watch it!

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Describing films and TV

Choose the correct answer in italics.

Some comedians can be so annoying / entertaining especially when they shout and use bad language. It’s just not funny.

Some comedians can be so annoying / entertaining especially when they shout and use bad language. It’s just not funny.

1 The film was so moving / nauseating it made me cry.

2 The Bourne Trilogy thrillers were incredibly inspiring / exciting. I was on the edge of my seat most of the time.

3 I don’t know what all the fuss was about. I thought the film was inspiring / unwatchable.

4 The whole story was unrealistic / gripping. I just couldn’t take it seriously.

5 The film was rubbish / inspiring in my opinion so I’m buying the DVD for all my friends.

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News collocations

Choose the correct answer (a, b or c).

Manchester United easily ____ their first match of the season.

a performed b caused c won

1 Scientists have recently ____ an extraordinary discovery about the origins of the universe.

a made b done c found

2 So many celebrities today ____ plastic surgery because they want to remain young.

a do b make c have

3 I wonder whether permed hair will ever ____ fashion again.

a go on b come into c be on

4 Ice on the roads ____ a few accidents last night but luckily no-one was hurt.

a caused b made c allowed

5 It’s important to ____ new products if you want your business to succeed.

a commit b develop c perform

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Pronunciation

7 sounds: / n / and / ŋ /

Listen and underline the sound you hear.

/ n / / ŋ /

ran rang

1 thin thing

2 sin sing

3 fan fang

4 hunt hung

5 ban bang

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Word stress in word endings

Listen and underline the stressed syllable in each word.

refuge

1 employee

2 divorce

3 career

4 Japanese

5 cigar

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How to …

Describe an object

Complete the sentences.

An iPod is a kind of music player.

1 Is an iPod similar ____ an iPad?

2 An iPad looks ____ a very large iPhone, doesn’t it?

3 I use my laptop ____ watching DVDs.

4 I know that my laptop is often used ____ my children.

5 My mp3 player is made ____ green plastic.

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