MODULE 1
16
Superman Returns,
1)
................. by Bryan
Singer, is an action film with an incredible
2)
................... of actors and a clever
3)
................ .
After eliminating General Zod and the other
Kryptonian villains, Superman,
4)
................ by Brandon
Routh, leaves Earth to try to find his home planet of Krypton.
When he finds nothing but ruins, he returns to Earth only to face
more problems. Superman must again race against time to stop
his enemies killing people. Superman Returns is a modern
5)
......................, well worth going to see. The
6)
......................
will be sitting on the edge of their seats throughout this
7)
................film. Don’t
8)
..................it.
3
Cross the odd word out.
1 film:
comedy, horror, adventure, live
2 cast:
weak, all‒star, talented, beautiful
3 ending:
tragic, surprising, sudden, modern
4 special effects:
excellent, large, spectacular, great
5 plot:
ugly, awful, simple, complicated
Vocabulary
& Grammar
1
Fill in each gap with
the appropriate
word from the list.
•
miss
•
directed
•
played
•
cast
•
masterpiece
•
sensational
•
plot
•
audience
2
Choose the correct word.
1
She had a
character/renown/reputation/fame
for being professional.
2
Peter Jackson likes to
take/shoot/create/fire
films in his native New Zealand.
3
Minor actors usually play
side/supporting/
helping/backing
roles.
4
The film is a(n)
variation/change/adaptation/
version
of the novel by Charles Dickens.
5
The film has a huge budget that is
calculated/
estimated/valued/assessed
to be more than
£100 million.
6
The film was
met/enjoyed/received/greeted
by
fans despite what the critics said.
7
Jim Carrey will play the
portrayal/part/person/
actor
in the film version.
8
The film was
placed/set/located/put
in Paris in
the 1930s.
• Past Tenses
GR p. 141
4
Put the verbs in brackets into the
past simple
,
past continuous
,
past perfect
or
past perfect
continuous
. Give reasons.
1
Tony . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(watch)
TV when the lights
went out.
2
They . . . . . . . . . . . .
(play)
tennis with the Smiths
yesterday.
3
He . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(live)
in Paris in 2004.
4
He was happy because he . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(win)
the lottery.
5
Harry . . . . . . . . . . .
(make)
up his mind and then
let us know his decision.
6
When I saw Jane, she . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(buy)
a gift.
7
Gary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(look)
for a flat for
months before he . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(find)
one.
8
We . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(hope)
to go on holiday,
but we couldn’t afford it and stayed home.
9
When it . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(start)
raining, he was out.
10
John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(learn)
English for 7 years
before he . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(move)
to London.
11
The band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(play)
for an hour
when it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(start)
raining.
12
They were very tired. They . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(travel)
for more than ten hours.
