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1 Complete the text with the word anagrams from the box. 3 Reorder the words to write complete sentences. Insert
the hyphen where necessary to form a compound
lbkcoubtsrse lbbru xob ffceio adjective.
plfo nmia hcracarte tersamceeip
mrekae qeselu tes ni 1 award / film / winning / was / an / in 2019 / Parasite
Parasite was an award-winning film in 2019.
1 I really want to read the sequel to The Hunger 2 Julia Roberts / is / nominated / my favourite /
Games. Do you have a copy? actress / one of / celebrities / Oscar
2 The 2018 remake of Robin Hood turned out to be a
with very low revenue. 3 action / films / White House Down / because / like / I
3 The in the 2020 remake of Doctor love / are / packed / they / watching
Dolittle was played by Robert Downey Jr.
4 The start of the popular series The Queen’s Gambit is 4 known / films / directing / the Jurassic Park / is /
the USA in the 1950s. Steven Spielberg / I think / for / best
5 Psycho is an Alfred Hitchcock which is
one of the best films ever made.
5 highest / Tom Hanks / is / actors / one of the / paid /
6 The suggested this was a romance
of all time / I believe
novel, but I think it’s more of a family drama.
7 Which Mulan film did you prefer: the cartoon version
or the 2020 Chinese ? 6 provoking / film / you / seen / what / the most /
thought / ever / is / have
8 Most superhero films are often
because the stories are popular with all ages. ?
7 famous / a / I wouldn’t / Matthew McConaughey /
2 Match the sentence beginnings (1–9) and endings
(A–L). There are three extra endings.
world / want to be / like / celebrity

1 I love the James Bond films because they are 8 breaking / profit / made / at the box office / record /
action- C a / Avengers: Endgame
2 Hilary Swank and Renée Zellweger are two well-
known, Oscar-
3 Dwayne Johnson, otherwise known as The Rock, is 4 Complete the conversation with appropriate words.
one of the highest- Sara: Have you seen the film Parasite?
4 I think Hugh Jackman is probably best Rick: No, I’ve never heard of it. Is it one of those
5 My mum prefers watching low- 1
low-budget independent films you like?
6 I thought the film Lucy was very thought- Sara: No, it isn’t.
7 Do you think aspiring actors think about how Rick: What’s it about?
becoming world- Sara: Well, there isn’t really one 2 m
8 There are so many potentially award- c . It’s more about two families:
9 Three films have received a record- one that is very rich and one that is poor and
it’s 3 s i Seoul,
A budget films because she thinks they focus on the
plot and not special effects. South Korea.
Rick: Ok, so it’s a drama not an 4 a film,
B paid actors in Hollywood.
right?
C packed, and you know that Bond will win in the end.
Sara: Yes. I know you prefer action films with
D known for his role as Wolverine in the X-Men film series. 5
c e special effects,
E nominated actresses who I think are excellent. but this is actually quite 6 t .
F winning films, how do they decide which one should In fact, it’s a South Korean film, not your
win the Oscar? traditional Hollywood 7 b , but it
G provoking. It made me wonder if the science in the did really well at the box office.
film was actually true. Rick: Really?
H famous could totally change their lives? Sara: It won several Oscars too, including best film.
I breaking 14 Oscar nominations, but only Titanic I think it’s a 8 m of script writing
went on to win 11 awards. and directing.
J nominated actors who are not world-famous yet. Rick: I’m not sure it’s my kind of film.
K budget films because she enjoys all the special effects. Sara: You should be more 9 o . Try
L winning actor who always appears in Oscar winning watching it and see what you think. You never
films. know, you might enjoy it.
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1
2 box office flop
3 main character
4 set in
5 masterpiece
6 blurb
7 remake
8 blockbusters

2
2 E
3 B
4 D
5 A
6 G
7 H
8 F
9 I

3
2 One of my favourite celebrities is Oscar-nominated
actress Julia Roberts.
3 I love watching films like White House Down because
they are action-packed.
4 I think Steven Spielberg is best-known for directing
the Jurassic Park films.
5 I believe Tom Hanks is one of the highest-paid actors
of all time.
6 What is the most thought-provoking film you have
ever seen?
7 I wouldn’t want to be a world-famous celebrity like
Matthew McConaughey.
8 Avengers: Endgame made a record-breaking profit at
the box office.

4
2 main character
3 set in
4 action-packed
5 cutting edge
6 thought-provoking
7 blockbuster
8 masterpiece
9 open-minded

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