UNIT 3 Vocabulary practice
Entertainment: nouns
1 Complete the dialogue with suitable entertainment
nouns.
A: What’s your favourite type of film?
B: Well, I like many different genres but my absolute
favourite are (1) .................................... films –
I love to be frightened when I’m part of the
(2) .................................... at the cinema! What about
you?
A: I always enjoy love stories, so I’d have to say
(3) .................................... is my favourite genre. But I
also like funny films, so maybe (4) ....................................
too. What do you think makes a good film?
B: Well, you need good actors of course, but you also
need a good (5) .................................... because that’s
the person who’s in charge of the film and makes all
the important decisions.
A: That’s true. It takes a lot of different things to make a
(6) .................................... that will do well at the
(7) .................................... and make a lot of money.
2 Complete the sentences with suitable nouns.
I can’t stand reality shows – they’re so boring!
1 Enrique Iglesias recorded his first
........................................... in 1995 when he was 20
years old. It included the track ‘Mystical Experience’.
2 Dan Brown’s novels have been translated into more
than 50 languages and are ...........................................
worldwide.
3 Bruno Mars’s album has been in the
........................................... for 29 weeks.
4 Do you ever watch ........................................... ?
They’re TV programmes where ordinary people try to
win prizes.
5 That ........................................... has been seen by
millions of people on YouTube.
Body idioms
3 Correct the mistakes in the sentences. One sentence
is correct.
I’m so nervous – I’ve got insects in my stomach.
butterflies
1 I thought that the horror film was really back-chilling.
................................
2 Whatever you do, you mustn’t turn your face on your
friends. ................................
3 It’s time that you faced down to your responsibilities.
................................
4 I don’t get on with my sister at all – she’s a pain in the
neck. ................................
5 I’m so angry about the situation – it makes my blood
freeze. ................................
6 This news is unbelievable and I’m finding it hard to
eat. ................................
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Adjectives and prefixes
4 Translate the sentences into your language.
1 The teacher was irresponsible because he showed an
uncensored version of the film to the class.
......................................................................................
......................................................................................
2 I think that downloading free music is immoral and
illegal.
......................................................................................
......................................................................................
3 There are some indecent scenes in this music video,
so it’s unsuitable for children.
......................................................................................
......................................................................................
Consolidation
5 Complete the sentences with suitable words.
I was very bored during the film. I almost fell asleep.
1 I’m not stressed at all – I feel very ........................... .
2 I didn’t think the lecture was boring at all – in fact, it
was very ........................... .
3 That film is ........................... for young children.
It contains a lot of violence.
4 When he left school, he couldn’t read or write.
He was ........................... .
5 The children didn’t do what they were told – they were
very ........................... .
6 I consider ........................... to be an optimistic person.
7 Every time she sees her grandmother, her face
........................... up.
8 I’m going to meet the ........................... of that new
book later.
6 Complete the second sentence so that it has the same
meaning as the first sentence. Use the words in bold.
They’re feeling very depressed about the situation. (is)
The situation is very depressing.
1 Karen saw an old friend in the street yesterday. (into)
Karen ......................................................................... .
2 He always says different things to different people.
(two)
He’s very .................................................................... .
3 We decided not to go out last night. (in)
We decided ................................................................ .
4 I’ll take you to the train station and leave you there.
(drop)
I’ll ................................................................................ .
5 He’s made a lot of money this year. (fortune)
He’s ............................................................................ .