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Vocabulary

Match the types of movies in box with pictures.

action adventure animation comedy crime
drama horror musical romance sci-fi

a._____________ b.___________________ c.___________________

d._____________ e.___________________ f.___________________

g.________________ h.___________________ i.___________________

Match the types of movies in the box with definition 1-8. _________
_________
Action movie animation horror movie romantic _________
science-fiction thriller musical documentary _________
_________
1. an exciting movie, often with a plot about solving a crime _________
2. a movie set in the future, often about space travel _________
3. a movie with a plot about an amusing love story _________
4. a movie that gives facts ang information about something
5. a lot of the story is told using song in this type of movie
6. a frightening movie, often about killers, dead people, or monsters
7. a movie that often has a hero who fights or chases bad people
8. a movie of moving images made by using drawing or models

Match the words and phrases in the box with definitions 1-10.

scene sequel director cast subtitles soundtrack
special effect plot script main character

1. the people who act in a movie __________
2. the person who makes a movie __________
3. the story of the movie __________

4. a movie that continues the story of another movie __________
5. words written at the bottom of the screen __________
6. a short section of a movie __________

7. the spoken words of the movie __________
8. the music of the movie __________
9. images that are usually created by computer __________

10. the most important person in the movie’s story __________

Grammar : Active voice and Passive voice

Active voice
The active voice describes a sentence where the subject performs the action stated

by the verb. It follows a clear subject + verb + object construct that's easy to read. In active
sentences, the focus is on the person or thing that does the action.

Example :
Harry ate six shrimp at dinner.
We are going to watch a movie tonight.
I will clean the house every Saturday.
I ran the obstacle course in record time.
Mom read the novel in one day.
The teacher always answers the students' questions.
The director will give you instructions.
The kangaroo carried her baby in her pouch.

Passive voice
The Passive voice, the focus is on the action itself or on the thing that the action

affects.
- The subject performs the action and typically comes after the action (verb).
- The object is who or what receives the action and typically comes before the
action (verb).

Example :
At dinner, six shrimp were eaten by Harry.
A movie is going to be watched by us tonight.
The house will be cleaned by me every Saturday.
The novel was read by Mom in one day.
The students' questions are always answered by the teacher.
Instructions will be given to you by the director.
The baby was carried by the kangaroo in her pouch.

We can use by in passive sentences to say who does an action. We often use by
when the person who does the action is new information
Example

The Harry Potter books are popular all over the world. They were written by
J.K. Rowling.

The passive with a form of the verb be + past participle. We can use the passive with
all tenses, forms, and modal verbs.

active passive

Simple I usually clean it every day. It is usually cleaned every say.

present

Simple past They arrested him this morning. He was arrested this morning.

Present They’ve completed the project. The project has been completed

perfect

Present He is feeding the cat. The cat is being fed.
continuous

will We will finish the report. The report will be finished.

Past They were repairing the road. The road was being repaired.

continuous

Modal verbs You should answer all the questions. All the question should
be answered.

We make negatives and questions in the passive sentences with the negative form or
the question form of the verb be.
Example

He wasn’t arrested
Was he arrested?
It hasn’t been completed.
Has it been completed?

Defining Passive Voice
When a sentence is in passive voice, the subject is being acted on by the

verb and the subject typically comes after the action. For example:
• Swimming is something I do.

Here, the action is swimming. The subject is I. The sentence is in passive voice, since
the person doing the action (I) is not mentioned until after the action.

Some sentences also contain objects - the thing being acted upon. This can make
it more difficult to determine whether the sentence is in passive voice. For example,
here is a sentence in active voice:
• Anna hits the ball.

Anna is the subject. Hits is the action. The ball is the object.
That same sentence in passive voice reads:
• The ball is hit by Anna.

The ball is the object, not the subject of the sentence. The ball is not doing an
action. Therefore, it should be after the subject (Anna).

How to Change Voice from Passive to Active
In order to change passive voice to active voice, you need to recognize what the
subject of the sentence is and then rewrite the sentence so the subject is performing the
action.
Let's use the following example to understand how to change passive voice to
active voice:
• Extensive training on the new safety procedures was required to be attended by the
maintenance staff.
We can recognize that this sentence is in passive voice because the passive keyword
"was" is used. Also, it's not initially clear who or what the sentence is about.
In order to change the sentence from passive to active:
Step One: Identify the subject of the sentence - who is doing an action? The training is not
doing an action, so it can't be the subject. The only person or thing doing an action here is
the maintenance staff. They are attending training. So, the maintenance staff is the subject
of the sentence.
Step Two: Rewrite the sentence so the subject is performing the action. This sentence could
be rewritten to active voice as follows:
• The maintenance staff had to attend extensive training on the new safety
procedures.
This rewrite makes it immediately clear to the reader who is doing what. The subject is doing
the action.

Practice
Correct the following five sentences to practice changing passive to active voice

1. The jar is filled with sand.
___________________________________________.

2. Reading is enjoyed by Mary.
___________________________________________.

3. The town was destroyed by fire.
___________________________________________.

4. The room will be cleaned by John every Saturday.
___________________________________________.

5. Cheese was eaten by Sara.
___________________________________________.

Choose the correct options to complete the sentences.
1. She will be met / meet at the airport by the Prime Minister.
2. Picasso was painted / painted “Guernica” in 1937.
3. A new library is being built / building at the university.
4. The movie directed / was directed by Christopher Nolan.
5. Tickets for their next concert can buy / be bought online.
6. They were being built / building a new airport when I lived in Warsaw.
7. All the doors should lock / be locked when you leave the building.
8. Theses days, most of the world’s computers are made / make in China.
9. I’m not sure where the next Olympic Games will hold / be hold.
10. The band has sold / been sold over 2 million copies. Of their new alblum.

Rewrite the sentences in the passive.
1. He wrote the book in 2007.
_________________in 2007.
2. They have sold all the tickets for the concert.
All the tickets for the concert_________________.
3. Can you watch that movie on Netflix?
_______ that movie____________ on Netflix?
4. They’re making a lot of science-fiction movies theses days.
A lot of science-fiction movies _______________________ theses days.
5. They aren’t going to release their new game until next year.
Their new game _________________ until next year.
6. They make cars at that factory.
Cars____________ at that factory.
7. When we arrived at the hotel, they were cleaning our room.
When we arrived at the hotel, our room ______________________.
8. They will send the information to you soon.
The information ____________________ to you soon.
9. They repaired my TV last week.
My TV _________________last week.
10. The fire completely destroyed the hotel.
The hotel____________________ by____________.

Reading

THE MARTIAN

Plot
The year is 2035. A team of astronauts is sent on a mission to
Mars, but a storm WAY Plot forces them to abandon their
mission and fly back to Earth. As they are preparing to leave,
astronaut Mark Watney, played by Matt Damon, disappears.
The team thinks he has been killed, so they leave without him.
When NASA realizes he has survived, they organize a dangerous
mission to save him before his supply of food, water, and
oxygen runs out. Will he be rescued before it's too late?
NASA's involvement
Scientists at NASA worked closely with the director of The Martian, giving advice about the
science behind space travel and the technology needed to survive on Mars. Jessica Chastain,
who plays the commander of the Mars mission in the movie, spent time with astronaut
Tracy Caldwell Dyson to learn more about life in space. Real missions to Mars are being
planned for the 2040s, so NASA's advice was based on the latest research.
Interesting facts
• The Martian was directed by Ridley Scott, who has made other science-fiction movies,
including Alien and Blade Runner.
• It was shot in Jordan because the desert is similar to the color of Mars.
• A few days before the movie was released, scientists discovered water on Mars.

Read the text. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F) ?

1. In the movie, Watney survives the storm and NASA tries to rescue him. ________
2. Jessica Chastain plays the astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson. ________
3. NASA is planning to send astronauts to Mars in our lifetime. ________
4. The director of The Martian was Matt Damon. ________
5. In the movie, the astronauts find water on Mars. ________

What tense and forms are the bold verbs in column A?

Column A Column B

NASA sends a team of astronauts to Mars. A team of astronauts __________ to Mars.

NASA is planning real missions to Mars. Real mission to Mars __________________.

The team thinks the storm has killed Watney. The team thinks Watney _______________.

Ridley Scott directed The Martian. The Martian_____________by Ridley Scott

Will NASA recuse Watney before it’s too late? ______ Watney_____________before it’s too late?

TV and music
Vocabulary

§ Match the types of TV shows in the box with pictures 1-8.

Game show talk show drama reality show
Sitcom the news talent show cartoon

1.____________________ 2.____________________

3.____________________ 4.____________________

5.____________________ 6.____________________

7.____________________ 8.___________________

§ Complete sentences 1-5 with the words in the box.

ads audience channel season
episode host series

1. Can you change the ________, please? The news is on at 9.00 p.m.,
and I want to watch it.

2. I’m going to make coffee while the ________ are on, so I don’t miss
the show.

3. Everyone in the __________ laughed when the host told a joke about
the politician.

4. I prefer watching TV _________ to movies. My favorite is Game of Thrones.
_________ one was the best.

5. I can’t stand this _________. He always asks his guests such silly questions.

§ Complete sentences 1-7 with the words in the box.

Band tracks playlist on tour hits live(adj) album

1. My favorite _________ is The Best of Jana by a singer called Jana.
2. Why don’t you choose you favorite 50 songs and make a _____________

for the party?
3. When I saw Shakira in concert last year, she sang all of her.
4. When we were student, my sister and I were in a__________. I was the singer,

and she played the guitar.
5. I love seeing favorite singer to go __________in concert.
6. I can’t wait for my favorite singer to go _____________. I hope she plays at

the stadium in my city.
7. There are 20 ____________ on that album.

Grammar : can, could and be able to

can and could

We use can and can't to talk about someone's skill or general abilities:
She can speak several languages.
He can swim like a fish.
They can't dance very well.

We use can and can't to talk about the ability to do something at a specific time in the
present or future:
I can see you.
Help! I can't breathe.

We use could and couldn't to talk about the past:
She could speak several languages.
They couldn't dance very well.

Be able to
You can use “be able to” in the present simple tense. It’s more formal than “can”.

Remember to change the “be” to the correct verb ending for the subject:
I am (am not) able to attend the meeting.
You are (aren’t) able to leave the country without a passport.
He is (isn’t) able to drive a car.
She is (isn’t) able to read without glasses.
We are (aren’t) able to buy a new house.
They are (aren’t) able to walk very far.

In the past, change am, are, is to was or were:
I was / wasn’t able to come to your party.
We were / weren’t able to leave on time.

“Be able to” is also useful in situations when you can’t use “can” or “could”. In English
grammar, you can’t have two modals together. For example, if you want to talk about
ability in the future, you can’t use “will can”, but you can use “will be able to“, because
“be able to” is not a modal.

I will be able to attend the meeting tomorrow.
You will be able to enter the competition.
He will be able to get the next flight.
She will be able to help you.
We will be able to attend the wedding.
They will be able to pass the exam.

In the negative form, use “won’t” (or “will not“):
I won’t be able to attend the meeting.
She will not be able to leave the office before 5pm.

To make the question form, invert “will” and the subject:
Will you be able to come to the party?
Will he be able to lift that box?

Complete the sentences with can, can’t, could, couldn’t

1. You ___ drink alcohol in a school.
2. The man was very clever. He ___ solve any problem.
3. In 1910 people ___ watch television.
4. You ___ drive a car if you don't have a driving license.
5. We ___ go to the cinema last night.
6. I am a musician, so I ___ play the piano.
7. I ___ open this bottle because I haven't got a corkscrew.
8. My grandmother ___ walk for a long time, so she often takes a taxi.
9. We thought we ___ help you.
10. You ___ have cooked dinner but you didn't.

Complete the sentences using CAN/ CAN'T / COULD/ COULDN'T / BE ABLE TO

1. George has travelled a lot . He ___speak four languages.
2. I haven't ___ sleep very well recently.
3. Sarah ___ drive but she hasn't got a car.
4. Sorry, I ___ see you on Friday, but we may ___ meet some time next week.
5. My grandfather was a very clever man. He ___ speak three languages.
6. I can't understand Martin. I have never ___ understand him.
7. I used to ___ stand on my head but I ___do that anymore.
8. Ask Catherine about your problem. She might ____help you.
9. She spoke in a very low tone, but I ___ understand what she said.
10. Laura hurt her leg, so she ___ walk very well.
11. I'm afraid I ___ come to your party next weekend. I have to help Marvin paint

his room.
12. We tried hard but we ___ persuade him to come with us.