Exercise 7. Put the verbs in parentheses into the correct tenses:

1. The film (make)____________ for many years.

2. We (eat)_____________ a big meal this morning.

3. John (win)____________ the Oscar for the best actor last year.

4. Jill always (take part in)____________ Rock festival.

5. We (do)_____________ for the project of this film since last year.

6. The Water festival (hold)__________  next month.

7. He (drive)____________ to work every day.

8. Listen to those people! What language ___________they (speak)_____________?

Exercise 7. Put the verbs in parentheses into the correct tenses:

 1. The film (make) ……………………………….. for many years.

 2. We (eat) ……………………. a big meal this morning.

 3. John (win) ................................ the Oscar for the best actor last year.

 4. Jill always (take part in) ………………………………. Rock festival.

 5. We (do) …………………….. for the project of this film since last year.

 6. The Water festival (hold) …………………………  next month.

 7. He (drive)  ………………………. to work every day.

 8. Listen to those people! What language ………………… they (speak) ………………?

Rewrite the following sentences that keep the same meaning

1. Although Son Tung -MTV is a famous singer, he can’t sing folk songs.  (Despite)

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2. He didn’t win an Oscar for the Best Actor although he performed excellently.   (Despite) _______________________________

3. The traffic was terrible, but we arrived on time.     (In spite of)

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4. He isn’t happy although he is very rich.      (despite)

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5. Even though the film had a very simple plot, we all enjoyed it.     (However) ________________________________

6. We took many pictures although the sky was cloudy.      (in spite of)

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7. Although she drives carefully, she usually has accidents.      (Despite)

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8. In spite of his frequent absence from class, he did the test better than us.    (However) _______________________________

9. Although we live in the same street, we hardly ever see each other.   (Despite)

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10. I enjoyed the film. The story was silly.    (in spite of)

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Read the passage and answer the questions.

The Academy Awards, commonly known as The Oscars, are the most famous film awards in the world. They have been held since 1929. They are called The Oscars after the golden statuette awarded to the winners.

The Oscar statuette is oi cially called the Academy Award of Merit. It is 13½ inches high and weighs 8½ pounds. The Oscar statuette was designed by Cedric Gibbons and sculpted by George Stanley. It is a knight holding a crusader’s sword, standing on a reel of film. The first Oscar was given to Emil Jannings on May 16, 1929.

The most important Oscar is the ‘Best Picture’ prize, which is given to the best film. Two other important awards are ‘Best Actor’ and ‘Best Actress’ in a leading role. There are lots of other prizes too, such as ‘Best Director’, ‘Best Supporting Actor’ and ‘Best Supporting Actress’, ‘Best Costume Design’, ‘Best Film Editing’, etc.

1.When were The Oscars first organised?

2.What are the awards named after?

3.Who is Cedric Gibbons?

4.Who received the first Oscar statuette?

5.What is the Best Picture prize?

VI. Rewrite the following sentences that keep the same meaning.

1. They released Avengers: Infinity War in April 2018.

Avengers: Infinity War ___________________________________________________________

2. He didn’t win an Oscar for Best Actor although he performed excellently.

Despite ________________________________________________________________________

3. I find watching Monster Inc. very interesting.

I am     __________________________________________________________________________

4. Unless the bus arrives on time, we’ll miss the beginning of the film.

If _____________________________________________________________________________

5. Let’s go to the cinema tonight.

How about ______________________________________________________________________

7. The last time I saw an American romance was three months ago.

I haven’t ________________________________________________________________________

8. The plot wasn’t very interesting, but the special effects were spectacular.

Although _________________________________________________________________________

9. I’ve never seen such a boring movie. (most)

It ________________________________________________________________________________

10.  Watching science fiction movies is one of my interests. (am)

I _________________________________________________________________________________

11. How long is it since you went to the cinema? (last)                   

When ______________________________________________________________________________

12. Although she was scared, she enjoyed watching horror film. (spite)

In _________________________________________________________________________________

13. Why don’t we go out to dinner and a movie? (suggested)

She _________________________________________________________________________________

14. Despite the heavy rain, they still went hiking (it)           

Although ___________________________________________________________________________

15. It was such a gripping movie that I watched it three times. (that)

The movie __________________________________________________________________________

16. The traffic was terrible, but we arrived on time. (despite)

We ________________________________________________________________________________

VII. Use the given words to write the complete sentences.

1. I/ think/ special effect/ this movie/ be/ very impressive//.

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2. The film/ tell/ story/ six/ young men//.

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3. I/ think/ this/ gripping/ film/ people/ who/ like/ true stories//.

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4. Despite/ have/ lot of/ thrilling/ scenes/ this film/ be/ still/ one/ my/ favorite films//.

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5. Life is Beautiful/ set/ Italy/1939//.

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6. Iron Man/ be/ one/ best/ hero movies/ recent years//.

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7. Though/ this film/ have/ shocking/ ending/ I/ still/ enjoy/ so much//.

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8. How/ you/ feel/ after/ you/ watched/ thriller film//?

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