2 ND ENGLISH GUIDE BASIC COURSE: LUZ MARIA JIMENEZ DIAZ

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1 2 ND ENGLISH GUIDE BASIC COURSE: LUZ MARIA JIMENEZ DIAZ GRAMMAR 1 Complete with the correct simple present or simple past passive form of the verbs in parentheses. 1 Bread (make) by mixing flour, water, and yeast. 2 The television (invent) by John Logie Baird. 3 The planet Neptune (discover) in Many Australian soap operas (show) around the world today. 5 The Sydney Opera Building (design) by Jorn Utzon. 6 Models (use) in Aardman animated films. 7 The Lord of the Rings (direct) by Peter Jackson. 8 The Internet (use) by millions of people every day. 9 Imagine (sing) by John Lennon. 10 Soap operas (watch) by many people in many countries. 2 Complete with information about you. 1 I would like to when I m older. 2 Sometimes I refuse. 3 I want to visit and if I go to the U.S. 4 I learn English too. 5 I use a pen to. 1

5 The Sydney Opera Building (design) by Jorn Utzon. 6 Models (use) in Aardman animated films. 7 The Lord of the Rings (direct) by Peter Jackson. 8 The Internet (use) by millions of people every day.

2 3 Read the text and complete with suitable words and phrases. Sandra is going to evening classes this year. She wants 1 Spanish but her school doesn t teach it. She s interested in Spanish because she loves Spain and would like 2 a tour guide there when she leaves school. 3 you speak a language really well, you ll usually be able to find a good job with a travel company, and that s what Sandra has 4 to do. She writes s to a Spanish friend, and for her next vacation she s going to work in Spain 5 make her spoken language better. To 6 her to find a job she s going to take an exam in Spanish too. 7 she gets good exam results, she ll find it easier to get a job. If she 8 the job that she wants, she ll be really happy. But her friends think she s crazy. If she goes to Spain, she 9 see her friends. But she doesn t care. In fact, if she goes to Spain, 10 write to them in Spanish! 2

3 you speak a language really well, you ll usually be able to find a good job with a travel company, and that s what Sandra has 4 to do.

3 VOCABULARY 4 Match the words and phrases in A with the words and phrases in B. A B 1 let me a) the truth 2 I ll give it b) question 3 make a TV c) colors 4 that s a good d) the button 5 press e) see 6 primary f) say 7 a film g) a go 8 that sounds h) series 9 to tell i) crew 10 I don t know what to j) silly 5 Complete the chart with these words. skin pigeon fortune teller dinosaur designer inventor squirrel scientist bone referee Animals Body parts Jobs 3

e) see 6 primary f) say 7 a film g) a go 8 that sounds h) series 9 to tell i) crew 10 I don t know what to j)

4 READING 6a Read the text and number the paragraphs in the correct order. Changes in the process of producing music A Because producers were now so important in making music, many artists and singers decided to become producers too. They began to write the music and produce it. B But with the invention of tape recording this changed. Many small independent record studios started, and you paid for these studios by the hour. These studios had excellent equipment and some became very big and famous. Everyone wanted to record in them. C This happens now with hip hop music. The record producers always write the background music and do the traditional record producer work too. They make the music then give it to artists to add the words. D The process of producing music has changed a lot in the last hundred years. In the first half of the twentieth century, big record companies produced music and a record producer was the person in charge of the recordings. He/she chose the musicians and the people who worked the recording machines. Sometimes he/she chose the songs for the artist, but songwriters wrote the music. Everyone worked in big record studios. E The latest computer software has also changed the music business. Producers don t need studios now. The software is cheap and you can use it on your home computer, so these days people often write, record, and produce hit music from their own homes. F In these independent studios, record producers jobs were different. They chose the songs and wrote the background music; they were in charge of the recording sessions; they also helped with the marketing and selling of records. They became very important in the music production process. 6b Choose the correct answer. 1 Record producers in the 1940s wrote / didn t write the music. 2 The job of recorder producer is/was more important today / in the 1940s. 3 These days people often record music in big studios / at home. 4 Hip hop artists have / don t have record producers. 4

They began to write the music and produce it. B But with the invention of tape recording this changed. Many small independent record studios started, and you paid for these studios by the hour.

5 WRITING 7 Write a paragraph describing the process of making an animated film. Use these notes: 1 animator / draw / storyboard / plan / film 2 animator / make / models / characters 3 designer / plan / background 4 director / rehearsal 5 crew / shoot / film / studio 6 (after many years) finish / whole film Total : / 70 5

/ models / characters 3 designer / plan / background 4 director / rehearsal 5

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