Exercises

20. Translate the underlined words. Make up 5 sentences with the new words.

21. Answer the questions:

Do you think celebrities really try to fight their fame?

Do you think a special law should be introduced to protect the celebrities?

Do you think these stories about celebrities are true?

Can you imagine a celebrity selling his/her pet in the street?

Do you think Princess Diana would be alive today if she hadn't had to run away from the paparazzi?

22. Tell about your favourite actor/ actress.

23. Do the quiz:

Movie talk

1. You tell the actors what to do.You are a:

a. director

b. producer

c. cameraman

2. Your uncle is financing the film. What is he called?

a. director

b. producer

c. bank manager

3. Your sister created the story and wrote the actors’ words. She is a:

a. scriptwriter

b. editor

c. playwright

4. The person who puts all the different pieces of the film together is called:

a. cameraman

b. editor

c. scriptwriter

5. You want to start filming. What do you say?

a. Camera!

b. Motor!

c. Action!

6. You want to stop filming. What do you say?

a. That’s enough!

b. Cut!

c. top!

7. One of your friends wants to play a silent part in a crowd scene. What will he/she be called?

a. star

b. co-star

c. extra

8. The actors and actresses engaged in your film are called:

a. the cast

b. the heroes

c. the company

24. Read and translate the text:

Violence on tv

The influence of television on people’s behaviour is great. Most young children watch TV for many hours a week. They watch it even if they don’t understand what they are watching. They often watch programmes that are not for them, but for adults. Sometimes they watch films containing sex and violence. But as you know such films are very harmful for them.

There is now more crime and violence in our life than ever before. Many people are afraid of going out at night. These are dangerous times we live in. Certainly there is a direct connection between the films that people watch on TV and the violence that is in the streets. In other words, it is television that is teaching people how to be violent.

For example, a child may see a bank robbery in a film. The child learns from the film how to rob a bank. Or he sees a violent fight. He then becomes interested in having a violent fight with other children. There have been many cases reported in the newspapers where such things have actually happened. There are many more examples.

One doesn’t worry about the programmes that are only for adults. We must worry about children and young people who are still growing up. Their values are not formed and television can influence them. Professor Ivor Mills (Cambridge University) has proved that many young people become too excited by violent films and when the film is over they go out and commit criminal acts and violence.

Vocabulary

behaviour adult violence harmful crime to worry to be afraid of direct connection values excited to happen to commit criminal acts

поведение взрослый насилие вредный преступленин волноваться бояться прямая зависимость (взаимосвязь) ценности взволнованый случаться совершать преступление