3ESO Unit 8 (second conditional,can/could/will be able to and vocabulary)

Books and films: features

1 Match 1–6 with a–g to make book and film words or phrases.

begin        a buster

1 block      b ene

2 special     c acter

3 novel     d ning

4 sc        e seller

5 best     f effects

6 char     g ist

Books and films: genres

2 Complete the sentences with types of film.

1 Actors sing and dance in a ______________.

2 A ______________ film isn’t realistic.

3 A ______________ is very exciting and sometimes frightening.

4 You see cowboys on horses in a _____________.

5 In a _____________, the actors make you laugh.

6 In a _____________, we find out how something strange happened.

7 A _____________ is a serious film.

8 People fall in love in a _____________.

3 Complete the sentences with the words in the box and film or story.

adventure detective horror  science fiction spy war

1 I’m reading a about British soldiers in France.

2 My favourite ______________ _______________ is Star Wars. I’ve got it on DVD!

3 I can’t watch this ______________ ______________. It’s too scary.

4 I’m reading a ______________ ______________ about a German woman who pretended to be English. Nobody discovered her real identity.

5 This book is a ______________ ______________ about a young police officer who solved a crime.

5 I’m going to the cinema this evening to see an ______________ ______________. It’s about a man who finds some treasure and is chased
by pirates

Books and films: features

4 Complete the sentences with the words. Don’t use one of the words.

(beginning / best-seller / novelist / plot)

The novelist wrote a best-seller with a fantastic plot.

1 (characters / scene / theme)

In the first ______________ we meet all the ______________.

2 (film director / setting / theme)

The film had a historical ______________ and its ______________ was Buckingham Palace.

3 (blockbuster / special effects / novelist)

The ______________ were so good the film was a ______________.

4 (beginning / ending / plot / setting)

At the ______________ of the film the ______________ seemed very complicated but the ______________ explained everything.

5 (character / film director / beginning)

The ______________ helped the actor to play his ______________ well.

Verbs + -ing / to

5 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb.

Would he like to see (see) a film?

1 I love _____________ (watch) romances.

2 We wouldn’t like t_____________ (live) in Hollywood.

3 Tim prefers _____________ (read) thrillers.

4 They don’t like _____________ (go) to the theatre.

5 Do you like _____________ (talk) about books?

6 Lara likes _____________ (write) spy stories.

7 Would you like _____________ (be) in a musical?

could, can, will be able to

6 Complete the sentences with the correct form affirmative or negative.

She could sing very well when she was young.

1 Soon they ____________________ go to the new cinema.

2 I ____________________ the screen from here, can I move?

3 We ____________________ read when we were four.

4 I don't want to see this film. We ____________________ understand it. It’s in Russian.

5 I ____________________ see things in 3D with these glasses!

could, can, will be able to

7 Complete the text with the affirmative or negative form of could, can or will be able to.

Jason is my English friend. We first met about three years ago, in the queue for a cinema. I didn’t have my wallet, so I (1) __________________ buy a ticket. Jason bought one for me. The film was in Spanish but Jason (2) __________________ understand all the words and I thought he was very clever.

We both love films. When we haven’t got any money and we (3) __________________ go out, we watch DVDs at home. Sometimes we go to special evenings at our local cinema where you (4) __________________ watch two films together.

But we don’t agree on everything. We’re going to the cinema tomorrow. He wants to watch a 3D film, but I’m not keen. I (5) __________________ wear the glasses because they’ll make me feel sick. But it’s his birthday, so I mustn’t complain. And it’s OK because I (6) __________________ choose the film next time!

Second conditional

8 Fill in the blanks with the correct verbal tense.

1 If Jessica ________________ (write) a book, it ________________ (have) a historical theme.

2 Leo ________________(not tell) his friends if he _______________(be) a superhero.

3 I _________________ (prefer) the film if it _________________(be) in 3D.

4 What ___________________(we/ do) if we __________________ (not have) cinemas?
5 If you ______________________(meet) your favourite actor, what ___________________ (you /do)?

Exercise online

Exercise 9

Answers

Exercise 1

1 a (blockbuster) 4 b (scene)
2 f (special effects) 5 e (best-seller)
3 g (novelist) 6 c (character)

Exercise 2

1 musical    4 western   7 drama

2 fantasy   5 comedy   8 romance

3 thriller   6 mystery

Exercise 3

1 war story     4 spy story

2 science fiction film    5 detective story

3 horror film   6 adventure film

Exercise 4

1 scene, characters
2 theme, setting
3 special effects, blockbuster
4 beginning, plot, ending
5 film director, character

Exercise 5

1 watching     5 talking
2 live       6 writing
3 read      7 to be
4 going

Exercise 6

1 will be able to    4 won’t be able to
2 can’t see         5 can see
3 couldn’t read

Exercise 7

1 couldn’t   4 can
2 could      5 won’t be able to
3 can’t      6 ’ll be able to

Exercise 8

1. Wrote- would have
2. wouldn't tell- was
3. would prefer- was
4. would we do- didn't have
5. met- would you do