It's a...

…is in it. / …is starring in it.

It's set in … / It takes place in…

It's about... who

In the end, ...

The critics… / It got… reviews.

e.g. It's a comedy. It's a sci-fi. It's a horror. It's an action movie. It's a romantic comedy.

e.g. Orlando Bloom is in it.

e.g. It's set in New York in the 60s. / It takes place on the moon in the future. / It takes place in a prison.

e.g. It's about two young people who fall in love on a sinking ship. It's about a meteor that is going to destroy the Earth.

e.g. In the end, the ring is destroyed. / In the end, Harry decides he really loves Sally.

e.g. The critics panned it. The critics raved about it. It got great reviews. It got poor reviews.

A. Put the right words in the following sentences

I found two very interesting __________________ of the heroes of the book. One of the heroes was a super ________________. He was very ______________ and he was wearing trendy ______________. A ______________ and his glasses made him look very attractive.

On the other hand, his enemy looked so ___________, with ______________ on his face and his ____________. He looked even worse in his ______________ clothes. It was sure that the book would __________________.

illustration

baggy pants

handsome

a mop of messy hair

acne

spy

crooked teeth

hit the shelves

scruffy

nasty

B. Put one of the adjectives into each gap

1. Are you _______________ in extreme sports?

2. The game was so _______________ so everybody was cheering all the time.

3. The lesson was so _______________ that I fell asleep

4. I saw a horror film and I was _______________.

5. I was really _______________ when I heard his voice on the phone.

6. I have nothing to do. I feel so _______________!

7. The film was _______________ I kept crying all the time

8. What _______________ news! When are you coming?

9. This is a really _______________ book. I couldn't put it down till the end.

10. I was very _______________ when I saw that the hero died in the end of the film.

1. AFTERNOON TEA IS SERVED

2. VISITORS ARE REQUESTED TO KEEP SILENT

3. CYCLING IS NOT PERMITTED ON THE FOOTPATHS

4. YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO WRITE IN PENCIL

5. SMOKING IS FORBIDDEN

6. UNDER 18'S ARE NOT SERVED

a. a pub

b. a park

c. a hotel

d. an examination centre

e. a hospital

f. a library

D. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the Present Simple in Passive Voice:

1. Most songs _____________ in a studio.

2. Some books _____________ by great artists.

3. Supplement DVDs _____________ on TV.

4. The lyrics of Madonna's songs _____________ by herself.

5. Young children _____________ to watch horrifying films.

6. ______ tickets _______ outside the Concert Hall?

7. Some invitations _____________ to the celebrities to attend the festival.

8. The autograph of the writer _____________ on the cover of the book.

write

illustrate

advertise

sign

sell

not allow

send

record

NOW TICK
WHAT YOU CAN DO

REMEMBER when you want to get extra practice in English:

• Read English magazines or books and watch films in English.

I can read

• A questionnaire, signs and notices

• An article about James Bond

• Film reviews

I can listen to

• Dialogues about films

I can talk about

• Films and books

I can write

• An e-mail about a book that I have read

• A poster

• Signs and notices

• Film reviews

I can also

• Express suggestions

• Emphasise the action rather than the 'doer'.