1.- There was no water in the lake because of the drought.
2.- William Wallace fought against the English.
3.- My family get on well together and we rarely fight.
4.- Mayan temples had stone statues on them.
5.- The Mayans disappeared as a result of a tragedy like a war.
6.- The English arrested William Wallace and killed him.
7.- Alexander and his army attacked the Persian Empire.
8.- The king of England hated the brave Scottish warrior.
2- Match the words. Then use them to complete the sentences below.
1 b-respected leader
2 c-cruel death
3 d-ancient civilisations
4 e-stone buildings
5 a-free country
1 A long time ago, England ruled Scotland and it wasn´t a free country.
2 The leader of the Scots, ´Braveheart´, died a cruel death.
3 The stone buildings are the only things that remains of the ancient city.
4 Ancient civilisations such as the Maya and the Aztecs achieved great things.
5 Alexander was a respected leader and his empire reached countries far away.
Everyday English
3- Replace the phrases with phrases from the list.
1- Not so good. It wasn´t great. 2- I´m sorry about that. That´s too bad. 3- What´s it about? What´s the plot? 4- It´s a pity I didn´t watch it. It´s a shame I missed it. 5- Who stars in it? Which actors are in the film?
4 Complete the dialogue with the correct item.
A: 1) How was your weekend? B: Not too bad. I watched a film on Saturday called Avatar. It was brilliant.
A: 2) Really? What´s it about? B: It´s a science-fiction film about another planet.
A: Sounds interesting. 3) What were the special effects like? B: They were amazing. Everything looked real.
A: 4) Who stars in it? B: Sam Worthington plays jake Sully and Zoe Saldaña plays a princess.
A: 5) It sounds great!
5 You are discussing a film you watched last night. Write a dialogue. Use the dialogue in Ex. 4 as a model.
A: What did you do last night? B: I stayed at home. I watched a movie on Tv called "Pay it forward". It was interesting.
A: Really? What´s it about? B: It´s a drama-romance film based on the novel of the same name.
A: Sounds interesting. What´s the plot? B: A 12-year-old child launches a goodwill movement known as ´pay it forward´.
A: Which actors are in the film? B: kevin Spacey plays a teacher, Helen Hunt plays a mother with problems and Haley Joel Osment plays a child that wishes to change the world for the better.
A: It sounds great! ---------------------------------------
1. Drought
2. Fought
3. Get on
4. Statues
5. Tragedy
6. Arrested
7. Army
8. Hated
Q.2.
1.b
2.c
3.d
4.e
5.a
1. Free country
2. Cruel death
3. Stone buildings
4. Ancient Civilizations
5. Respected leader
Q.3.
1. It wasn't great.
2. That's too bad.
3. What's the plot?
4. It's a shame I missed it.
5. Which actors are in the film?
Q.4.
1. How was your weekend?
2. Really? What's it about?
3. What we're the special effects like?
4. Who stars in it?
5. It sounds great.
Hope this helps you ! :)
Vocabulary
1- Circle the correct word.
1.- There was no water in the lake because of the drought.
2.- William Wallace fought against the English.
3.- My family get on well together and we rarely fight.
4.- Mayan temples had stone statues on them.
5.- The Mayans disappeared as a result of a tragedy like a war.
6.- The English arrested William Wallace and killed him.
7.- Alexander and his army attacked the Persian Empire.
8.- The king of England hated the brave Scottish warrior.
2- Match the words. Then use them to complete the sentences below.
1 b-respected leader
2 c-cruel death
3 d-ancient civilisations
4 e-stone buildings
5 a-free country
1 A long time ago, England ruled Scotland and it wasn´t a free country.
2 The leader of the Scots, ´Braveheart´, died a cruel death.
3 The stone buildings are the only things that remains of the ancient city.
4 Ancient civilisations such as the Maya and the Aztecs achieved great things.
5 Alexander was a respected leader and his empire reached countries far away.
Everyday English
3- Replace the phrases with phrases from the list.
1- Not so good. It wasn´t great.
2- I´m sorry about that. That´s too bad.
3- What´s it about? What´s the plot?
4- It´s a pity I didn´t watch it. It´s a shame I missed it.
5- Who stars in it? Which actors are in the film?
4 Complete the dialogue with the correct item.
A: 1) How was your weekend?
B: Not too bad. I watched a film on Saturday called Avatar. It was brilliant.
A: 2) Really? What´s it about?
B: It´s a science-fiction film about another planet.
A: Sounds interesting. 3) What were the special effects like?
B: They were amazing. Everything looked real.
A: 4) Who stars in it?
B: Sam Worthington plays jake Sully and Zoe Saldaña plays a princess.
A: 5) It sounds great!
5 You are discussing a film you watched last night. Write a dialogue.
Use the dialogue in Ex. 4 as a model.
A: What did you do last night?
B: I stayed at home. I watched a movie on Tv called "Pay it forward". It was interesting.
A: Really? What´s it about?
B: It´s a drama-romance film based on the novel of the same name.
A: Sounds interesting. What´s the plot?
B: A 12-year-old child launches a goodwill movement known as ´pay it forward´.
A: Which actors are in the film?
B: kevin Spacey plays a teacher, Helen Hunt plays a mother with problems and Haley Joel Osment plays a child that wishes to change the world for the better.
A: It sounds great!
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