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UNIT 8
In the papers!
Do you like reporting?
Do you write for your school newspaper?
Your work can now be published in
“Time for Teens”,
the best teenage e-Newspaper.
Send your articles and win fabulous prizes!
img Listen to Penelope, Pedro and Jennifer. What does each teenager enjoy
reading in a school newspaper? Make a note under each photo. Who do you
have the same taste with?
Listening
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READ
  • students’ articles about famous awards
  • an english message in Braille
  • an article about how to make a school
    newspaper
  • newspaper headlines
LISTEN TO
  • an interview with a blind boy
  • a conversation between students planning
    their school newspaper
 TALK ABOUT
  • famous awards
  • activities at different workplaces
  • famous people with disabilities
  • the results of an event
  • your experiences
  • what a newspaper headline reveals
WRITE
  • an article about awards around the world
  • an English message in Braille
LINK TO
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Lesson 1
Εκπαιδευτικό Παιχνίδι Γλωσσάριο-Lesson 1
Εικόνα
1
 What do these photos have in common? Which are related to show biz? Tell the
class.
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2
 JIGSAW READING You want to write an article about famous awards for
your school newspaper and you need some ideas. Get in pairs and look at
David and Susan's work for their newspaper.
Student A: Read Susan's article on page 119 and complete Table A. Then, check your
answers with another Student A.
Student B: Read David's article on page 120 and complete Table B. Then, check your
answers with another Student B.
3
 Student A: Pair up with a Student B. Turn to page 151 to do the Speaking
task.
Student B: Pair up with a Student A. Turn to page 154 to do the Speaking
task.
“And the winner is ...!”
The Oscars
by Susan Dukes
What are they?
The Oscars are actually the most prestigious award anyone
in the film industry can win. They started in 1929 and
nowadays everybody looks forward to this glamorous
annual event. They are called the Oscars after the golden
statue which is given out to the winners.
What is the Academy?
The Oscars are organised by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences which is
made up of professionals in the film biz. The Academy was set up in 1927 with just 36
members, but now there are more than 6,000 members because all Oscar winners are
asked to become Academy members and vote for the next Oscars.
What categories are there?
The most important Oscar is the Best Picture prize which is given to the best film of the year.
But the Best Actor and Best Actress in a leading role are really important too. Oscars are
also given out for categories like direction, music, costumes, make-up and sound.
Some Oscar Facts
  • Walt Disney has won more Oscars than anyone else. He was nominated for 64 and won 26!
  • The most Oscars ever won by a single film are 11. That's happened three times, with
    Ben Hur (1959), Titanic (1997) and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
    (2003).
For more information, visit http://www.oscar.com and http://theoscarsite.com
adapted from: http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_1880000/newsid_1881900/1881938.stm
A. THE OSCARS - Table of Facts
What they are:
First Oscars (date):
How often:
Organisers:
Who the members are:		 1………………….
2………………….
3………………….
4………………….
5………………….		 Number of Members:

Most important category:
Facts
  • Walt Disney:
  • Titanic:
 (1927) 6………..…
(today) 7………….
8…………………
9…………. Oscars
10…………. Oscars
UNIT 8
Lesson 1
by David Reims
Top of the Pops Music Awards
The Top of the Pops Awards are new to the game of pop gongs
and only started in November 2001. The viewers of the BBC1
music show choose the winners. The main titles are: Best Pop Act,
Best R&B and Best Rock Group.
The Brits
These high-profile awards are held every February and they are
seen as the Oscars of the music industry in the UK. There are 15
categories in all but only four are voted for by the public. And these are: Best Pop Act, Best British
Video, Best British Single and Best British Newcomer.
MTV Awards
Held in November, the MTV Europe Music Awards are chosen by fans from all over Europe. They
vote by phone or on the web. More than 2 million people took part in the voting last year.
The American Music Awards
The American Music Awards cover many categories of contemporary music like hip-hop/R&B, rock,
Latin, pop, country, and alternative. The award nominations are based on the artists' record sales.
Each winner is chosen by a group of 20,000 music fans.
a gong (noun) UK informal an honour for a particular acting or singing performance
adapted from: http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_4180000/newsid_4188100/4188148.stm
B. MUSIC AWARDS - Table of Facts
TOP OF THE POPS   MTV AWARDS  
First appeared:
Who votes:
One main category:		 1………………….
2………………….
3………………….
 When:
Who votes:
How to vote:		 7………………….
8………………….
9………………….
THE BRITS   THE AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS
How often:
Where:
Best British Single voted by:		 4………………….
5………………….
6………………….
 Types of music:
Winning depends on:
Who votes:		 10………………….
11………………….
12………………….
4
 Read the extract from
Sean Penn's interview
and say if you agree with
him or not. What qualities
in a film or performance
bring an Oscar? Do you
think that the winner is
always the best? 		May 2008
This year, the president of the jury for the Oscars Sean
Penn (the famous American actor) said in his interview to
‘Le Monde': “We should not give the Oscars to films
which have become box office hits because of very good
marketing and the star system. We should try to find what
will stay with us forever.”
“And the winner is ...!”
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Awards
1
 Circle the words in the word snake to form Show Biz collocations. The articles
can help you. Then, listen and check.
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Listening
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2
 Match the following definitions with words from Vocabulary Task 1.
a. the number of records/CDs an artist has sold:
b. the main role in a film:
c. there are many but one of them will get the award:
d. an attractive and exciting event:
e. people who make films work in it:
f. awards that attract our attention: 		..............................................
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Passive Structures - Simple Present Passive
1
 Study the example sentences and complete the Grammar table.
  • The Best Picture prize is given to the best film
    of the year.
  • The Oscars aren't voted for by the public.
  • Each winner is chosen by a group of 20,000
    music fans.
  • Are such events organised in your country?
    Yes, they are.
USE
Complete with:
person / action / by / repeatedly / true

We use:
  1. the Passive to stress the ..................and not the
    ..................who does it.
  2. the Present Passive for actions that are always
    .................. or that happen ..................
  3. .................. if we want to mention the person
    who does the action, that is the agent.
 FORM
SIMPLE PRESENT PASSIVE
am / is / are + past participle
  1. How do we form the negatives, questions and
    short answers of SIMPLE PRESENT PASSIVE?
  2. Underline all present passive sentences in the
    articles. In which ones is the agent mentioned?
    Can you say why?
see Grammar Appendix, page 174
UNIT 8
Lesson 1 “And the winner is ...!”
2
 Get in groups of three. Choose one of the following places and
make a list of activities that are normally done at this
location. Write passive sentences and add the agent if
necessary. When you finish, tell the class. 		img
img e.g. At a hotel
a. Beds are made every day.
b. Breakfast is served between 7.00 and 9.00.
c. Credit cards are accepted.
d. ....
3
 Imagine your school organised a number of visits to workplaces for the students so
that they would learn about different jobs. You would be able to see people working
and you would also have the chance to help. Which place would you choose to go to?
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Famous Awards around the World
img You are going to prepare an article about ‘Famous Awards around the World'.
img Get in groups of four.
img In your group, carry out some research to find out about different kinds of awards.
img You can choose one of the following or find one yourself.
  • The Caledonian Award
  • Hans Christian Andersen Award
  • Conservation Awards
  • Nobel Prizes
  • Genesis Awards
  • Tiger Award
  • Pulitzer Prize
  • The Emmy® Awards
  • Radio Disney Music Awards
  • Πανελλήνιοι Μαθητικοί Καλλιτεχνικοί Αγώνες
img Take notes on the following areas:
kind of awards / when they are held / organisers / categories / voters / winners
img Choose the most interesting information and write your contribution to the article. Add
photos, if possible.
img Your ICT teacher can help you
put all your contributions together
to create a school newspaper
page.
12οι Πανελλήνιοι Μαθητικοί
Καλλιτεχνικοί Αγώνες, 2006
Το παρόν αποτελεί μέρος του ψηφιακού εμπλουτισμού των σχολικών βιβλίων (Ψηφιακό Σχολείο) και διατίθεται μόνο για εκπαιδευτική χρήση και στο πλαίσιο για το οποίο διαμορφώθηκε.