Cinema & TV · Services · In the news · Apologise & make excuses · Reading · Writing · 5 lessons
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6A
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Vocabulary + Grammar
6A · At the Cinema, on TV
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Cinema / TV vocabPassive voicePresent / past / future passive
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📝 TV/Cinema Vocab
⚙ Passive Voice
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1Choose the correct alternatives.
I love watching TV! I'm a big fan / soap operas. One minute, they're making / laugh at some hilarious scene and the next minute I'm / tears because they're killing / my favourite character!
I really don't like talent shows, though. Watching somebody get voted / each week isn't my idea of fun. It's enough to get me to switch /.
2Match definitions 1–8 with the words in the box.
Matched: 0 / 8
3Replace the words in bold with a word from the box.
charactersdullhilariousis a fan oftenseuseless
1. I felt worried watching the characters fight. → I felt .
2. This TV programme is so funny! → It's .
3. I think cookery programmes are boring. → They're .
4. The singer was very bad. → She was .
5. He really likes the new drama series. → He it.
6. The people in the TV series are awful. → The are awful.
4Put the words in correct order to make passive sentences.
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8.
5Rewrite the sentences in the passive form.
1. People make many new TV programmes every year. →
2. People had offered the actor lots of parts before this one. →
3. Someone produced this TV programme very well. →
4. People pay some actors millions of dollars for every film. →
5. Someone is going to kill off that character in the next episode. →
6. Someone has cut up this episode into short scenes. →
7. People are filming that scene at the moment. →
8. Millions of people will use the new streaming service next year. →
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6B
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Vocabulary + Grammar
6B · Services & Recommendations
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Services vocabhave / get something doneCausative
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📝 Services Vocab
⚙ Have/Get Done
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1Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
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1. Frances had to the windscreen on her car after the accident.
2. Paul used his motorbike to the pizzas to people's homes.
3. The builder the condition of the roof after the storm.
4. Raoul the television so it's working again now.
5. Zara her make up before she went out for the evening.
6. The students the graffiti from the wall before their teacher saw it.
7. We need to the situation and think about how we can improve it.
8. My daughter a cake for my birthday.
2Choose the correct alternatives.
The builders Cole and Sons installed our new kitchen last week. They did the work while we were on holiday, which was very / for us. I would give Cole and Sons four stars / five for service. They arrived / time and they cleared up the / they made. Also, they were / because they got the job done in the time they said they would. They did a better job than another builder I got to do work on my house last year. He was / and did a terrible job. Never again!
It's important to have people working in your home who you can /. I would rather have someone who is / than someone who is cheap. Actually, the price that Cole and Sons charged us for our kitchen was quite /!
3Match sentence halves (have/get something done).
Matched: 0 / 8
4Complete using the correct form of have/get something done.
1. Sarah (her nails/do) every two weeks.
2. I (my car/fix) at the moment.
3. Last week, Tim (a tooth/remove) at the dentist.
4. Stephen (nose/break) in a fight yesterday.
5. She (passport/take away) at the airport last week.
6. He can (his tyre/replace) at the new garage.
7. I (hair/do) at this salon for four years.
5Find and correct five mistakes in sentences 1–8. If correct, write the underlined word again.
1. I had my toenails (did) last week.
2. They got an album (made) of their wedding photos.
3. You can get your broken light (fixed) at the garage.
4. We had some Chinese food (delivering) an hour ago.
5. Did you get your tooth (looked at) yesterday?
6. He (made) his wallet stolen yesterday.
7. We're having our house (paint) at the moment.
8. Diane gets (cleaned her car) every month.
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6C
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Vocabulary + Grammar
6C · In the News
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News vocabProbabilitybound to / likely / definitely / probably
A: I'm sorry, but I'm I can't meet for dinner tonight.
B: Oh, that's a shame.
A: I if I could, but I'm afraid it's . I have to go and see my grandmother. She's gone into hospital.
B: I'm sorry to hear that.
A: I'll it up to you.
B: At you phoned and you didn't leave me sitting in the restaurant by myself!
A: Thanks for being so !
B: Don't about it. I hope your grandmother is OK.
2Put the words in correct order to complete the conversation.
1. A:
2. A: I have to go and see a client.
3. A:
4. B:
5. A:
6. B:
7. A:
8. A:
Listening 6.01 · Nina and Hassan talking about TV & films
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1Listen to the conversation. What are Nina and Hassan talking about?
2Listening: Nina and Hassan talking about TV programmes. True or False?
Context: Nina and Hassan are talking about TV series, talent shows and films they have watched recently.
3Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
AustraliaDerek SamsLos AngelesMartin HarrisThe Day of ArrivalThe Sound GardenThis Beautiful WorldTrue or Terrible
1. Nina has just finished watching a series called .
2. In the final scene of this series, they killed off the main character, .
3. Hassan is enjoying a talent show called .
4. The talent show is made in .
5. Hassan saw a film about two brothers. It was called .
6. The film about the brothers is set in .
7. One of the brothers is played by .
8. Hassan also saw a science fiction film called .
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R/W
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Reading + Writing
Reading & Writing
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News articles A–EProper nouns from textReport writingOrganising information
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📖 Reading
✍ Writing
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A BREAKTHROUGH IN CANCER TREATMENT
Scientists have made a breakthrough in cancer treatment because they now understand the genes connected to some cancers. There's a good chance that this will help doctors provide better treatment to cancer patients. Dr Simon Burrows told this paper that traditional forms of treatment could change because doctors will be able to identify which patients are most likely to benefit from new drugs.
B SCANDAL HITS MAJOR TV COMPANY
Several former employees have claimed that Northover & Co wasn't honest when it published its financial results. They said that the company has hidden millions of dollars in bank accounts overseas. It's likely that work on Northover & Co TV programmes will have to stop while police look at its accounts. We asked company managers to comment on these reports, but nobody was available to speak to our journalists.
C RECORD RAINFALL BRINGS POSSIBILITY OF FLOODS
Thunderstorms will continue today and it is possible that some rivers will flood. The water level in the River Rowe is dangerously high. The weather office has warned that there is a chance of damage to public transport systems and some roads may also be flooded. Passengers are advised to check transport websites for more information before they travel. The rain will probably last until Sunday evening, but there may be more rain to come later in the week.
D Football star guilty of dangerous driving
Tom Peterson, star player for Chesterham United, was arrested for dangerous driving after hitting a pedestrian with his car. 'He was going too fast', said Teresa Raymond's of Chesterham. 'He tried to slow down when he saw me crossing the road, but he still hit me. I'm lucky – if he hadn't slowed down, I would have been killed.'
E New Market Ltd rise in profits
New Market Ltd, one of the largest banks in the country, has announced that its profits have increased by 8 percent since last year. This follows a difficult few years for the bank when they had to make some hard decisions. They closed several local banks and hundreds of employees lost their jobs. The CEO of the bank, Morgan Peters, said, 'We're very pleased with this year's results and there's a good chance that we'll see more rises next year.'
1Look at the articles. Which of them features positive news?
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2Read the articles again. Match the sub-headings with the articles.
1. "Weather office warns about floods in the south" → Article ___
2. "Tom Peterson hears his sentence today" → Article ___
3. "Northover & Co may be hiding profits" → Article ___
4. "Large bank announces profits up by 8%" → Article ___
5. "Gene discovery may improve treatment" → Article ___
3Match articles A–E with speakers 1–5.
Matched: 0 / 5
4Answer the questions.
Article A
1. What discovery has been made into cancer research?
2. How can this discovery help patients?
Article B
3. Who has said that Northover & Co may have broken the law?
4. Where might the company have hidden money?
Article C
5. What advice have travellers been given?
6. How long is the rain going to continue?
Article D
7. Why was Tom Peterson driving dangerously?
8. How was Teresa Raymond lucky?
Article E
9. How much have profits at New Market Ltd risen since last year?
10. What difficult decisions has the bank made over the last few years?
5Complete the sentences with the proper nouns from the articles.
1. is the scientist who has made an important discovery in cancer research.
2. is the TV company that might have been hiding some money.
3. is the name of the person who is in charge of the bank.
4. is the football player who drove dangerously.
5. is the name of the football player's team.
6. is the name of the person who was hit by the football player's car.
7. is the name of the bank that has made more money than last year.
8. The is the river where floods might happen.
6Find words in the text to match definitions.
1. Say who or what someone or something is (Article A):
2. Get an advantage from something (Article A):
3. In another country (Article B):
4. A record of the money a company receives and spends (Article B):
5. Cause to become full of water (Article C):
6. A person walking in a public place (Article D):
7. Money that a company makes by doing business (Article E):
8. Got bigger (Article E):
1Read the report. Which of these statements is true according to the report?
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Introduction This report describes the results of a survey to find out about sharing images online. Last February, the survey was given to 100 people between the ages of 18 and 65. They were asked about how and why they share photographs and videos online.
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Main findings The survey found differences in the way young and older people share images online. Older people are more likely to share photos of holidays, while it is popular for young people to share selfies. Only 14 percent of people over the age of 35 share photos of themselves once a week or more, whereas the majority of people aged between 18 and 25 do and almost one third of them share selfies every day.
Young people also say it's more important that people like their images. Twice as many 18–25-year-olds say it's important to receive 'likes' and 'shares' than adults aged 25–65. There are also differences between the sexes. Nine percent of women said this was very important compared to only four percent of men.
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Conclusion The survey results suggest that people of all ages enjoy sharing images online. It appears that young people like to share images to show others how happy they are. More research on the subject needs to be done but it is feared that this need for 'likes' and 'shares' could lead to more problem for young people in the future.
2Read the Focus box. Then answer the questions about the report.
ORGANISING INFORMATION
Introduction: Explain what the survey is about, who conducted it and when. Use the passive: the survey was given to 100 people; they were asked about...
Main findings: Say what the most important finding is in the first sentence. Give one or two statistics to support this finding. Use words like: while, in contrast, whereas, compared to. Describe statistics with: 14%, the majority, almost one third.
Conclusions: Use phrases such as the results suggest ... and it appears that ...
Introduction
1. What is the survey about?
2. When did the survey take place?
3. Who took part in it?
Main findings
4. What is the main finding?
5. Find one example of a statistic. What does it refer to? How is it shown?
6. Find one example of contrasting words. Which things are being contrasted?
Conclusion
7. What are the conclusions?
8. What language is used to introduce the conclusions?
3Choose the correct alternatives.
1. One hundred people
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for the survey.
2. They were
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about why they post photos online.
3. Younger people like to edit their selfies,
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older people don't usually do this.
4. Almost one
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of people said they feel it is important to them to look good online.
5. It
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that this can have a negative effect on some people.
6. The
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of all young people post selfies online.
7. Fifteen percent of people like to post photos of friends
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to twenty percent who like to post photos of pets and animals.
8. The results
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that most young people care about what others think of them.
4Match the descriptions of the statistics to the correct figures.
1. Nearly all the people we spoke to agreed.
2. A large majority of women expect more.
3. One out of every five teens we spoke to said yes.