Unit 8: On screen | Tiếng Anh 8 (Friends Plus) - Lớp 8 - Giáo Dục Việt Nam

8 VOCABULARY • Film and book genres

I can discuss different types of films and books.

THINK! Name three types of books or films that are popular in your country.

1🔊2.28 Study the words in the box. They describe books, films, or both. Complete the table with the words. Listen and check.

2 Look at film photos A–F. Choose the correct words in exercise 1 to describe each film.

3 Do the quiz. Then compare your answers with a partner’s. Do you agree with the result?

WHICH BOOK AND FILM GENRES DO YOU PREFER?

4 🔊2.29Watch or

listen

 5 USE IT! Work in groups. Take turns to describe a famous book or film using the key phrases. Guess other people’s books and films.

FILM RECORDS

The record books are full of great film trivia, but only gossip about stars is usually heard. I like the gossip, but what about the film trivia we aren’t told about? Some film records are much more interesting. For example, did you know that Robert Downey Jr. was paid more than any other actor for his role as Iron Man in the Avengers films (the huge sum of eighty million US dollars)? And I bet you can’t guess which film has the record for the most tickets sold! I was amazed! Well, apparently more cinema tickets were sold for Gone with the Wind, a 1930s romance, than for any other film. I haven’t even seen it but it sounds terrible! The classic science fiction film Star Wars is a close second, and I’m sure that it’s a much better movie.

1 Quickly read the blog and find the author’s opinion on the following names?

1 Robert Downey Jr.

2 Gone with the Wind

3 Ashish Sharma

4 Bāhubali

2🔊 2.30Read and listen to the blog again. Choose the correct answers.

1 The writer believes that gossip about film stars ...

a is usually only about awards that stars win.

b is less interesting than some other film facts.

c isn’t interesting.

2 Gone with the Wind ...

a is not a modern film.

b holds many film records.

c made eighty million dollars.

3 Ashish Sharma ...

a plans to watch the film that will be 120 hours long.

b has watched forty-eight films in his lifetime.

c has had a film record for several years.

One truly unbelievable film record was set by a man called Ashish Sharma in Mathura, India, in 2008. He sat in a cinema and watched films for an incredible 120 hours and twenty-three minutes – that’s forty-eight films in total.

Another film-related record from India is about the world’s largest film poster. It was made to advertise India’s biggest action film of 2015, Bāhubali. The size of it is extraordinary! At nearly 5,000 square metres, it’s more than half the size of a professional football pitch! It wasn’t made in the usual way. It was designed by the film’s director S. S. Rajamouli and it was made by a team of thirty people who worked around the clock for three days.

1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of be or not be. Check your answers in the film records text.

1 What about the film trivia we ................... told about?

2 It ...................  designed by the film’s director S. S. Rajamouli.

3 It ...................  made in the usual way.

4 Gossip about stars ...................  usually heard.

2 Study the sentences in exercise 1. Complete rules a–c with the words in the box. Then find more passive sentences in the blog on page 80.

3 Correct the mistakes in the sentences. Then decide if they are true or false. Discuss your answers with a partner.

4 Complete the review with the correct passive form of the verbs in the box.

Reviews
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5 USE IT! Work in pairs. Use the information in the box to tell each other about the film you have seen recently. Use passive forms where possible. Which film would you enjoy most?

 1 🔊2.31 Study the words in blue in the quiz. Which are nouns and which are verbs? Write the noun and verb forms for each word.

director (n)                        direct (v)

2 Do the quiz.

3 🔊2.32 Listen to the recorded quiz to check your answers. Correct any wrong answers.

4  🔊2.32Listen again and answer the questions.

1 How many Oscars was Titanic awarded?

2 When was the first story in The Dark Knight graphic novel series published?

3 How many times has Robert Downey Jr. received an Oscar nomination for Best Actor?

4 How many Oscar nominations have Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper received in total?

The thing I like most about the book is the way I am taught to care for others, love myself, and overcome obstacles.

All in all, I’d recommend Chicken Soup for the Soul to people of all ages. It comprises inspirational stories that help spread happiness and hope throughout the society.

5 USE IT! Follow the steps in the writing guide.

VOCABULARY  Verbs: taking action

1 Complete the verbs for the definitions.

1 stop something from being allowed b ...............

2 suggest a plan p ...............

3 speak or act against something you don’t agree with p ...............

4 organise activities to try to achieve something c ..............

5 provide help s ...............

6 give money, clothes, etc. to charity d ...............

7 help at an organisation or charity v...............

8 write your name on a document to show you agree with what it says s ...............

READING  Being kind

2 Complete the sentences with the correct verb or noun form of action, access or benefit.

1 Her life was saved because the firefighters ........................... promptly.

2 I'm sure you will...........................greatly from doing this course.

3 Meeting new people is one of the ........................... of travelling.

4 Students need a password to get ........................... to the library internet.

5 The father’s quick ........................... helped his son balance on the bike again.

6 The resort is not easily ........................... by public transport.

LANGUAGE FOCUS  Reported speech

3 Complete the following sentences.

1 'I always eat lots of fresh fruit and drink lots of milk.' My friend told me that .......................................

2 'I can call a taxi very quickly.' The boy said that ....................................... .

3 'We are going on holiday to Spain.' They said that....................................... .

4 'I’ll think more about your idea.' The teacher told me that ....................................... .

VOCABULARY AND LISTENING  Personal qualities

4 🔊2.35 Listen to Molly and her grandma. Complete the sentences.

1 Molly thinks she is sympathetic, ..................., ..................., generous and .................... .

2 Molly’s grandma thinks she’s very ................... because she always plans her activities.

3 Molly thinks Ruby is ................... .

4 Molly’s grandma remembers that Molly was ................... last year.

5 According to Molly, Katniss Everdeen is ................... .

6 Molly’s grandma says that Molly isn’t ................... .

LANGUAGE FOCUS The second conditional

5 Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first sentence.

1 It’s hot, so we’re drinking cold water.

We wouldn’t be drinking cold water
........................................................................

2 It isn’t raining, so I’m not wearing a coat.

If it was raining, ............................................................

3 Clara isn’t at school because she’s ill.

If Clara wasn’t ill, ............................................................

4 He’s a student, so he hasn’t got a job.

He’d have a job ............................................................

5 She can’t text you because she’s busy.

She could text you .........................................................

6 Anton can’t hear you because he’s asleep.

If Anton wasn’t asleep, .................................................

7 We don’t have enough time to visit another museum.

If we had more time, ....................................................

SPEAKING Supporting a point of view

6 Complete the conversation with the words. Then practise with your partner. There are two extra words.

Katy  Excuse me, do you have a moment to help me with a ...................... ?

Usain  What’s it about?

Katy  It’s about junk food. We want the government to ..................... it more expensive.

Usain  More expensive? Why? Isn’t it ..................... if food is cheaper?

Katy  No, it isn’t. Junk food is unhealthy. The main

Usain  I ..................... you’re right. OK, I’ll answer your questions.

WRITING A discussion essay

7 Choose the correct words.

Students should learn about healthy eating at school. Discuss. My school in London plans to introduce regular lessons about healthy eating. But is it right for a school to teach students about what they should eat? One of the arguments ........... the new lessons ........... that some young people in the UK have an unhealthy diet and eat too much sugary food. ..........., they sometimes consume too many sugary drinks and this can lead to problems with their teeth. ........... addition, some young people don’t do enough exercise so they may put on weight, too. On the ..........., some people say that students should only learn academic subjects in class. They think that school isn’t the place to teach young people how to live their lives. ..........., I’m ........... of having a few lessons about healthy eating, but not every week. I ........... suggest that students learn about this as part of their biology lessons and not as a separate subject.

1 a to                          b for                           c with

2 a be                         b are                           c is

3 a What’s more         b What’s most           c What more

4 a Of                         b In                             c On

5 a other part             b other hands            c other hand

6 a All in all                 b Overalls                  c All consider

7 a favour                   b favourite                 c favours

8 a do                         b won’t                      c would

VOCABULARY Film and book genres

8 Complete the film and book words and solve the mystery word.

1 film about difficult relationships

2 exciting film with new experiences and places

3 exciting film that can be scary

4 the police try to catch criminals

5 there is often fighting, cars, and guns

6 it’s difficult to know what’s happened

7 the actors sing and dance

8 love story

9 film about unreal worlds and characters

Mystery word: ..........................................................

READING Film trivia blog

9 Complete the sentences with the missing letters.

1 My new school is h _ _ _. There are three separate buildings and about eighty classrooms.

2 I read an i _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ story about a girl who sailed around the world.

3 I love c _ _ _ _ _ novels like Oliver Twist.

4 He’s a t _ _ _ _ _ _ actor. I don’t understand why people like him.

10 Choose the correct words.

1 This film was awarded / awarding / won two Oscars last year.

2 This type of Blu-ray disc don’t / isn’t / aren’t sold in the UK.

3 Many actors unemployed / don’t employ / are unemployed most of the time.

4 She didn’t / wasn’t / weren’t given a role in the new film.

5 Independent films don’t show / aren’t show / aren’t shown in a lot of cinemas.

6 The first Harry Potter book was rejected by / from / of many publishers before it was successful.

VOCABULARY AND LISTENING Films and books: verbs and nouns

11🔊2.36 Listen to a lesson about films.
Choose the correct words.

1 Ben likes science fiction books which were written / popular a long time ago.

2 Ben wants to see how the director / actor presents the world in the future.

3 Ben likes / doesn’t like watching films which were adapted from a book he’s read before.

4 Katie says actors become great / famous when they’re the winner of an award or when they receive an Oscar nomination.

5 Katie doesn’t want to see the same actors / directors all the time.

6 Tom thinks stars in Hollywood / foreign films look like supermodels.

LANGUAGE FOCUS Present and past passive: questions

12 Write passive questions about the information in bold.

1 They showed this film at the Lincoln Cinema.
.......................................................................................

2 A French company made these film cameras.
.......................................................................................

3 They teach film direction at this school.
.......................................................................................

4 Yes, this film scares audiences.
.......................................................................................

5 She wrote this book last year.
.......................................................................................

6 They sell about 10,000 copies a year.
.......................................................................................

SPEAKING Recommending and expressing preferences

13 Complete the dialogue with the words. Then practise with your partner. There are two extra words.

Blake What do you fancy doing?

Cheryl  How

Blake All right. What about Love, Rosie?

Cheryl That sounds like a romantic comedy. I’m not really ....................  that kind of thing.

Blake Well, you might ....................  Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.

Cheryl It’s popular, but I’d prefer to see ....................  more believable.

Blake I fancy Race. It’s a drama and it  .................... Stephan James.

Cheryl Yes, I’d

Blake Great!

WRITING Film or book review

14 Read the book review and complete the text with the words.

THE WHITE QUEEN

I’d like to ................. about a TV miniseries I watched recently called The White Queen. It was .................  by James Kent, Jamie Payne and Colin Teague. It’s based on The Cousins' War books, which

The White Queen is a .................  of historical drama, romance, and war. It’s .................  the lives of three women who fight for the British throne in the 15 century. The three main characters are strong and brave. They’d do anything to achieve their goals.

The thing I .................  most about the series was the historical setting. The costumes are wonderful, and the characters speak and behave like real kings, queens, lords, and ladies. I enjoyed it

All .................  all, I’d ................. The White Queen to everyone who likes historical films. I’d like to warn you, though: you won’t be able to stop watching until you finish the whole series!