- •Module 8 Entertainment
- •1 Find out how many people in the group:
- •2 Listen to people talking about different things: a book, a film, a piece of music, gameboy, internet, and board games.
- •3 Find words connected with books, music, internet and games and add them to the five lists.
- •4 Fill the table below. Then, in pairs talk about:
- •5 Match each word from column a with its opposite from column b. The example is given in bold.
- •52 Upper Street
- •Islington Green
- •Information
- •Bfi on the South Bank
- •South bank centre waterloo, london se1 8xt
- •Theatre information
- •Vocabulary & grammar
- •7 Match each word from column a with its opposite from column b. The example is given in bold.
- •8 Fill in the correct word from the list below. Use the words only once.
- •9 Replace the words in bold with others from the list.
- •10 Fill in the correct particle(s).
- •11 Fill in the correct prepositions, then choose any three and make sentences.
- •12 Fill in the gaps with the correct words derived from the words in bold.
- •Past Simple: regular verbs
- •Past Simple
- •Past Continuous
- •14 Cross out the unnecessary word, as in the example.
- •17 Match each word from column a with its meaning from column b. The example is given in bold.
- •19 Look at the Entertainment Guide. Listen to the cassette and put a tick in the box next to the right answer (a, b, c or d).
- •25 Presentation
- •27 Speak with your teacher and in pairs.
- •28 Janet Cooper wants to go to Spain on holiday with her family. She decides to fax the receptionist at the Hotel Plaza in Alicante to see if they have the accommodation she requires.
11 Fill in the correct prepositions, then choose any three and make sentences.
Daily 10.00 a. m. ___ 5.30 p. m.
___ the walkways, ___ the Barbican Area follow the yellow line.
Getting ___ and ______ the centre.
___ security purposes it may be necessary to check visitors’ bags.
The museum is located ___ the junction of London Wall, Aldergate Street and St. Martin’s – Le – Grand.
The main entrance is located ___ the pedestrian highwalk.
MOMI is situated right ______ Waterloo Bridge, behind the National Film Theatre ___ London’s South Bank.
_____ reservations, information and telephone bookings call 071-278-8916.
Open ____ lunch and dinner.
Other bars and buffets open prior ___ performance.
12 Fill in the gaps with the correct words derived from the words in bold.
Cirque du Soleil was founded by a group of |
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friends in Canada in 1984, and since then it has gone |
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from strength to strength. This is not a 1) _________ |
TRADITION |
circus as there are no animals involved in the show, |
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just a unique mix of breathtaking acrobatics, |
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tumbling gymnastic displays, 2) _________ juggling |
MASTER |
and impressive 3) _____________, Cirque du Soleil |
CONTORTION |
started as a small show which toured Quebec in |
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Canada, but due to its huge 4) ____________ it has |
POPULAR |
grown 5) _______________. Today the company |
TREMENDOUS |
organizes up to eight shows at any one time all |
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around the world, and employs 2400 people. They |
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have three permanent circuses in specially |
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designed buildings, two in Las Vegas and one in |
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Disney World in Florida, and their other shows tour |
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the US, Asia and Europe. The 6) ______________ |
ORGANIZE |
employs the best 7) ______________ and costume |
COMPOSE |
8) ________, so that each of the shows has its own |
DESIGN |
dramatic musical score and 9) _________ costumes |
FANTASY |
which bring people back to see the shows again and |
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again. Since that humble beginning in 1984, almost |
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30 million people have enjoyed one of Cirque du |
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Soleil’s original and 10) _______________ shows. |
ENTERTAIN |