Focus 3. Unit 7. Resources 37-42
Resource 37 : Taboo words
7.1 Vocabulary (TV shows)
Group AAUDITION
Don’t use:
• test
• TV show
• perform
PANEL
Don’t use:
• discuss
• people
• judge
EDITOR
Don’t use:
• person
• book
• newspaper
PRODUCER
Don’t use:
• film
• programme
• job
BROADCAST
Don’t use:
• programme
• send out
• television
TO PERFORM
Don’t use:
• act
• sing
• audience
Group B
CONTESTANT
Don’t use:
• win
• competition
• person
REHEARSAL
Don’t use:
• practise
• perform
• occasion
VIEWER
Don’t use:
• person
• watch
• TV
TO ENTERTAIN
Don’t use:
• performance
• people
• enjoy
PRESENTER
Don’t use:
• job
• person
• introduce
COMPETITOR
Don’t use:
• person
• competition
• compete
Resource 38 : What did they say?
7.2 Grammar (reported statements)
Student A
1 ‘We will improve schools next year,’ he said. CLAIM
2 ‘I’m sorry, you can’t park here,’ he said to Sarah. TELL
3 ‘I’m learning to ride a bike!’ she said. EXPLAIN
4 ‘I’m going to play in a concert next week,’ she said. REPLY
5 ‘I have just started work at this hospital,’ he said. SAY
Resource 38 : What did they say?
7.2 Grammar (reported statements)
Student B
1 ‘This is going to be a famous painting one day,’ she said. CLAIM
2 ‘Tomorrow the special dish of the day will be fish soup,’ he said to them. TELL
3 ‘We are selling a lot of this new model,’ she said. EXPLAIN
4 ‘This answer is not correct,’ he said. POINT OUT
5 ‘Our daughter can’t walk yet,’ they said. SAY
Resource 39 : A genius?
7.2 Grammar (Reported Speech)
When Marla was three years old, 1. a woman saw one of her paintings in a coffee shop and asked how much it cost. Marla’s mother wanted to keep the painting, so 2. she told her that it cost $250. The woman bought it!After that a gallery owner started showing Marla’s paintings. He told her parents, a. ‘Your daughter is a genius.’ Her paintings began to sell for thousands of dollars. But not all of the attention was positive. Art critics pointed out: b. ‘A child cannot produce these paintings.’ One critic suggested: c. ‘Her father painted them.’
A TV channel contacted Marla’s parents and told them: d. ‘We want to film your daughter next week.’ 3. They explained that they wanted to prove that Marla was not a fake. Marla’s parents said: e. ‘Our daughter will be uncomfortable in front of the cameras,’ but 4. the director told them not to worry. He added: f. ‘I am going to use a hidden camera.’
Over the next few days, Marla did a painting, but it was not as good as her other paintings. 5. Her critics claimed that this proved someone else finished her paintings. The customers replied that they didn’t care who had done them – they liked them anyway.
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b
c
d
e
f
Resource 40 : Test yourself pairwork activities
Student A
Vocabulary (Lesson 7.1)1a Complete the the sentences with the correct noun form of the words in brackets.
1 Tony was better liked than all his (compete) in the programme.
2 In your essay, remember to analyse the (present) of the film’s main character.
3 We publish three (edit) of this magazine: in English, Spanish and German.
4 The concert hall opens at 6 o’clock but the (perform) will start an hour later.
5 We’re looking for a good (entertain), like a clown, for Tania’s birthday party.
Student B answers
1 entertainment
2 editor
3 production
4 competition
5 performers
2a What do these extreme adjectives mean? Write the base adjectives with similar meanings. The first letter of each adjective is given.
1 awful = very u ______
2 fascinating = very i ______
3 identical = very s ______
4 amazing = very g ______
5 ridiculous = very s ______
Student B answers
1 talented
2 important
3 funny
4 difficult
5 beautiful
Grammar (Lesson 7.5)
3a Rewrite the sentences in Reported Speech.
1 ‘Why did you decide to become an actress?’ he asked Jennifer.
2 ‘What are you going to wear to the ceremony?’ Diane asked her.
3 ‘Please, don’t be late tomorrow,’ Liam told him.
4 ‘Have you worked with this director before?’ Paul asked me.
5 ‘Can you press the Record button?’ I asked Andrew.
Student B answers
1 Mr Jones asked Helen not to forget her lines the following day.
2 He asked me where I had bought that DVD.
3 The director asked me to record that scene again.
4 She asked Bob who his favourite actor was.
5 The producer asked Rebecca if/whether she could ride a horse.
Student B
Vocabulary (Lesson 7.1)1b Complete the the sentences with the correct noun form of the words in brackets.
1 People who work in the (entertain) business often have to work irregular hours.
2 John has worked as a newspaper (edit) for more than five years now.
3 The costs of film (produce) in the US are very high.
4 Our company is preparing a new music (compete) for a major TV channel.
5 People come to Janet and Lily’s shows as they’re excellent (perform).
Student A answers
1 competitors
2 presentation
3 editions
4 performance
5 entertainer
2b What do these extreme adjectives mean? Write the base adjectives with similar meanings. The first letter of each adjective is given.
1 brilliant = very t
2 essential = very i
3 hilarious = very f
4 impossible = very d
5 gorgeous = very b
Student A answers
1 unpleasant
2 interesting
3 similar
4 good
5 silly
Grammar (Lesson 7.5)
3b Rewrite the sentences in Reported Speech.
1 ‘Helen, please, don’t forget your lines tomorrow,’ Mr Jones said.
2 ‘Where did you buy this DVD?’ he asked me.
3 ‘Can we record this scene again, please?’ the director asked me.
4 ‘Who is your favourite actor?’ she asked Bob.
5 ‘Can you ride a horse?’ the producer asked Rebecca.
Student A answers
1 He asked Jennifer why she had decided to become an actress.
2 Diane asked her what she was going to wear to the ceremony.
3 Liam told him not to be late the following day.
4 Paul asked me if/whether I had worked with that director before.
5 I asked Andrew to press the Record button.
Resource 41 : To blog or to vlog?
Focus review 7, Writing
Describing a blog
2 upload / match songs and music videos
3 come / keep your vlog updated
4 publicise / interact a vlog on social networking
5 put / respond carefully to opinions
6 come / live across a blog
7 keep / get into vlogging
8 get / respond many hits
9 break / interact with the audience
10 speak / keep up with all the readers’ feedback
11 live / keep up to expectations
12 match / come one’s expectations
Describing the advantages of having Internet access
13 We have a good c__ __ __ __e of …
14 We get a lot of p__ __ __ __ __ __e from …
15 It gives us an o__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __y to …
16 We are l__ __ __ __y to …
Resource 42 : What shall I watch?
Focus review 7, Speaking
chat show current affairs documentary music programme reality show soap opera
List of arguments
b. too much politics and sensational information
c. a waste of time
d. brilliant photography of landscapes
e. can give you a lot of information about world events
f. an escape from your own daily life
g. biased/not objective
h. interesting facts about the environment
i. banal, unrealistic plot
j. the latest news about the world
k. includes too much violence in the natural world
l. can teach you a lot about people’s motivations
