Unit 13. Festivals

Unit 13
Films and cinema
Language focus
Unit 13 Films and cinema
Language focus
I. Pronunciation
/f/ /v/
Face vase
Off of
Fan van
Belief believe
Offer over
Life live
Few view
Unit 13 Films and cinema
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Choose the underlined part which is differently pronounced from the others.
1. Wife knife leaves leaf
2. First fan leave laugh
3. Off of few prefer
4. Though laugh life film
Unit 13 Films and cinema
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II. Grammar and vocabulary
1. Adjective ending in -ING or -ED form :
Examples :
+ What do you think about this film ?
It is interesting. I am interested in this film.

*So when did I use an adjective ending with ING and when with an adjective ending with ED?
Unit 13 Films and cinema
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Rules :
* Adjective ending with ING used with nouns referring to things implying the active meaning.
It expresses the influence of something on us.
* Adjective ending with ED used with nouns referring to people ,implying the passive meaning.
It expresses our feeling.
* Eg : This is such an exciting story that many people are excited about it.
Unit 13 Films and cinema
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Exercise 1:
Write the adjectival forms of the verbs.
Answers :
1.fascinating 2. exciting
3.terrifying 4. irritating
5. horrifying 6. boring
7. surprising 8. amusing
9. embarrassing 10. frustrating
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Exercise 2 :Complete the sentences with the correct adjectives( -ing or -ed form )
Answers :
1. a. depressing b. depressed
2. a .interested b. interesting
3. a . boring b. bored
4. a .excited b. exciting
5. a . exhausting b. exhausted
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II. Grammar and vocabulary
2.It was not until.that .:
Eg : I didn`t study English before 1993.
I started studying English in 1993.
So it was not until 1993 that I started studying English.
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Rule:
It was not until + time in past + that + clause ( past tense ).
Examples :
It was not until 1915 that the cinema became an industry.
It was not until I was 27 that I got married.
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Exercise 3 : Rewrite the sentences.
1. It was not until 1990 that she became a teacher.
2. It was not until he was 30 that he knew how to swim.
3. It was not until 1980 that they began to learn English.
4. It was not until his father came home that the boy did his homework.
5. It was not until the lights were on that the football match started.


II. Grammar and vocabulary
3. Articles : a, an ,the
Examples :
Yesterday I bought a dictionary and an English book. The dictionary is expensive and the English book is cheaper.

*What are the rules for using articles ?
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Rules :
*Definite article : the is used before a noun which is definite .
Eg : I have a dog and a cat. The dog is black and the cat is white.
*Indefinite articles : a, an ( one)
+ An : is used with a word beginning in a vowel ( a, u, i , o , e ).
+ A : is used with a word starting with a consonant.
Eg : a big orange, an hour , an orange , a university.
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Exercise 4 : Put a, an or the in the blanks.
a- the – the
An- a –a- the – the – the
The – the – the – the
An- a –a – the -a
More practice :
1.Choose the best answers
1.We need to do more for…poor.
the b. a c. an d. zero
2.It is very ……. to work more than eights hours a day.
tiring b. tired c. tire d. tires
3. Have you already had … lunch ?
a b. an c. the d. zero
4. I am …. because my exam result is so bad.
bore b. bored c. boring d. bores
5. She is … most intelligent person I know.
a. The b. a c. an d. zero
2. Choose the part which needs correcting :
1.I can`t remember if I saw that film on TV or at a cinema.
A B C D
2. It was not until 2000 that I work as a teacher.
A B C D
3. I like that film because it is so interested. Whenever I see it
A B C
I feel excited.
D
4. We have got new offices near centre of the city.
A B C D
I always feel excited whenever I see it.
Homework
Make sentences with : exciting , excited , fascinating , fascinated.
Make two sentences using "it was not until.that ".
Today we have learnt :
/f/ and /v/.
Adjective ending –ING or-ED form.
It was not until … that…
Articles.