DEVELOP YOUR USE OF ENGLISH SKILLS

Dos and donts

Which of these are good things for a candidate to do in Use of English Part 1? Which of them are not so good? DO or DONT before each one. 1.......do.......start by reading the answer first. 2........do......answer the q estions yo are s re of before attem!ting. ".......do........thin# abo t the small differences between words that are similar. $......dont........rely on the words directly ne%t to the ga! to tell yo what the answer is. &....do...........read the whole !assage to nderstand the gist. '...dont............ma#e an ed cated g ess if yo are really not s re. (.......dont........lea)e any answer blan# on yo r answer sheet.

+ight and seeing

,or each q estion- circle the correct answer. Who... 1 watches a film? a dience.crowd.mob 2 watches a s!orts e)ent obser)ers.)iewers.s!ectators " loo#s at to rists attractions onloo#ers.ins!ectors.sightseers $ watches a /0 !rogramme? Watchers.)iewers.witnesses & sees a crime or accident ha!!en? +ightseers.witnesses.watchers What do you do when? ' loo# at someone for a long time? ( loo# at something q ic#ly? 2 watch something caref lly? 3 see something for a moment? of. 1lim!se.stare.notice 0iew.glim!se.glance +ee. obser)e.search 4atch )iew of.catch sight

4atch )ision of 15 see something for a moment? 1lim!se.watch.ins!ect

4 4hoose the correct answer

6ead the following short !assages. /hen- circle the answer that best fits each ga!. Use the words in bold to hel! yo . When the718 D at a football match all cheer at the same time or the members of the 728 4 all la gh together at something in a film- they are ha)ing a )ery different e%!erience from the !erson7"8 4 a video on their own. /he7$8 D of a Tv programme are isolated from each other and cant react together to what they7&8 A . 1 2 " $ & A A A A A onloo#ers * )iewers 4 witnesses D s!ectators mob * croed 4 a dience D gro ! glim!sing * noticing 4 watching D ins!ecting onloo#ers * s!ectators 4 seers D )iewers see * search 4 witness D glim!se

9 saw a great film abo t a woman who is a718 4 to a murder. +hes dri)ing home one day when she catches 728 of two men fighting in the street. +he 7"8 D a g n in the hands of one of the men before they suddenly disappear ro nd the corner. +he hears the shot and one of the men r ns o t- 7$8 A at her for a moment- and then r ns away. +he 7&8 * which way he goes and she follows him. 9ts really e%citing: 1 2 " $ & A s!ectator A )iew A ins!ects A glances A )iews * watcher 4 witness D )iewer * sight 4 glance D )ision * glances 4 stares D glim!ses * glim!ses 4 obser)es D watches * notices 4 searches D e%amines

D mo)ement and mo)ing

4ircle the correct word in each !hrase.

A l % ry cr ise. !assage on a shi! Dri)e at high !ace. s!eed A ro nd;the;world tri!. o ting <ose yo r way. ro te 1o on a school tra)el. tri! /a#e a to r. )oyage ro nd the city A s dden b rst of s!eed. )elocity A s dden change of way. direction 4ross the border. limit into a co ntry Plan yo r direction. ro te 1o straight ahead. forward =a#e yo r way. ro te somewhere /a#e. go someone to a !lace <ose. miss yo r !lane +et off. set ! on a >o rney 1o at f ll speed. )elocity

DE E!O" #O$% $&E O' EN(!)&* &+)!!& E 4om!lete the film re)iew
Use words from the bo% to com!lete the following !assage. ?o may ha)e to se the same word more than once. /here is one e%tra word yo do not need to se.

Off trip speed way route ta,en direction missing elocity

border

is the latest film from director. @ames 4o%. 9f yo do ma#e yo r 718 WA? to the cinema to see this- be !re!ared for an ad)ent re that will lea)e yo !anting for breath: 9t starts when =att- a !owerf l e%ec ti)e- lea)es on a b siness 728 /69P for @a!an- after almost 7"8 =9++9A1 his !lane. Bnce in the air- a !assenger with a g n forces a change of 7$8 D96E4/9BA - and when they cross the 7&8 *B6DE6

9nto 9raq and land at the air!ort- the real action begins. /he !assengers are 7'8 /ACEA to a hotel at f ll 7(8 +PEED - where =att learns that he is to set 728 B,, on a >o rney to certain death. 1reat action- great acting. Dont miss it:

, /ho ght and o!inion

4om!lete the following sentences sing one word in each ga!. ?o ha)e been gi)en the first letter of each word. /hin# abo t the words in italics to hel! yo . 1 Der films always give me the i MPRESSION that she wor#s )ery q ic#ly. 2 yo ll > st ha)e to ma#e ! yo r m yo want to see. " =any critics ta#e the ) made o tside Dollywood. 9EW 9AD which film

that the best films are

$ /his film sho ld a!!eal to those who still h B<D the belief that strong men sa)e wea# women from danger. & 9)e seen a few of his films and 9)e c concl sion that he cant act. ' 9f yo c DAA1E cinema- gi)e me a call. B=E to the

yo r mind abo t going to the

( 9ts time we q WE+/9BAED the idea that !eo!le want to see films f ll of crime and )iolence. 2 /he !rod cers finally r EA4DED which star they wanted to se. a decision abo t EAD -

3 9 cant rememberhis name off the to! of my h b t he was in that film we saw.

15 When were choosing a )ideo at the sho!- we sho ld b EA6 in mind that george doesnt really li#e comedies.

1 /ime

4ircle the correct o!tion in the following sentences to ma#e e%!ressions connected to time. 1 Dont be in s ch a h rry: ?o sho ld #ee!.ta#e yo r time and yo ll do it right- said the director. 2 /he actors s!ent. !assed some time !re!aring for their roles. " /he film was set in the nineteenth cent ry and- at that/ such time- there was lots of !o)erty. $ 9ts im!ortant that the actors come into the scene at the right. s itable time. & 9ll need. ta#e time to set ! the cameras for the ne%t shot. ' 9t can be q ite boring ma#ing a film and the time !asses. flows slowly when yo are > st waiting. ( 9 saw this film for the first.initial time when 9 was on holiday in America. 2 9 dont go to the cinema )ery often beca se my homewor# ta#es !.fills o t my free time. 3 ?o sho ld always find.disco)er time to rela% and watch a good film. 15/he D0D !layers bro#en- so we cant watch anything for the time doing.being. 119t too# a considerable.lasting amo nt of time to get to the cinema.

=oney
=atch the words to the sentences by writing the correct letter in the s!ace !ro)ided. 1 Did yo hear that his last film made an absol te D ? 2 9 ha)e to renew my = to ,ilm =onthly ne%t month. " ?o ha)e to ha)e a star in yo r film if yo want , s ccess. $ 9 watch /0 more now beca se the cinema has become q ite C . & Unless her ne%t film ma#es a good < - her career will be in tro ble. ' /he !rod cers decided that it wo ldnt be @ to film in the 4aribbean.

( /he new cinema has started to A half;!rice for st dents and !ensioners. 2 /he sho! ref sed to e%change the )ideo nless 9 co ld find the A . 3 /he star was annoyed when he had to attend the film !remiere at his own E . 15 A s r)ey shows that D on cinema;going has increased by ten !er cent. 11 A new film st dio has o!ened ! in the old 4 area o tside town. A charge * income 4 ind strial D s!ending E e%!ense , commercial 1 fee D fort ne 9 f nd @ economical C dear < !rofit = s bscri!tion A recei!t B wealthy

12 De became incredibly B when he in)ested in a film that won fi)e Bscars., 1" =ost directors wor# hard to find !rod cers to 9 their ne%t film. 1$ /he actress demanded an increase in her 1 when they made her !art longer. 1& =y * has dro!!ed since 9 changed >ob so 9 cant really afford l % ries li#e the cinema.

9 4hoose the correct answer

6ead the following !assage and circle the correct word to fill each ga!.

,ans of the yo ng star- /odd Par#er- are in for a treat with his ne%t film when- for the 718 A time- he a!!ears in a role that he wrote himself. De !lays a 728 4 b sinesswoman who has made his 7"8 * in the oil ind stry. 9n a s dden change of 7$8 D - the b sinessman decides that he has had eno gh of the 7&8 A world and 7'8 * to the concl sion that he still has a lot to learn abo t life. De 7(8 D on a ro nd;the;world 728 * disg ised as a tram!. 738 * the idea that money eq als ha!!iness- the film follows the b sinessman as he crosses nDational 7158 4 and meets ordinary !eo!le. *earing in 7118 D that this is Par#ers first attem!t at writing- he sho ld win himself new fans with this !erformance. 1 A first * starting 4 initial D original 2 A )al able * dear 4 wealthy D e%!ensi)e " A !rofit * fort ne 4 finances D cash $ A ro te * way 4 mo)ement D direction & A commercial * co;o!erati)e 4 commencing D co; ordinated ' A reaches * comes 4 ends D arri)es ( A settles in * t rns ! 4 ! ts o t D sets off 2 A tra)el * tri! 4 e%c rsion D o ting 3 A Dolding * E estioning 4 6ef sing D <ea)ing 15 A limits * lines 4 borders D edges 11 A tho ght * brain 4 head D mind

1rammar foc s
Each of these sentences is abo t the !resent. 4ircle the correct form of the )erb in each sentence. /hen- write the correct letter in the s!ace !ro)ided to e%!lain why the )erb is in this form. Use each letter once. 1 4all me bac# later beca se 9 watch. am watching a )ideo at the moment. 2 =y brother always changes . is always changing the channel when 9m watching /0. " /he best films teach. are teaching s something abo t the real !eo!le and the !roblems they face. $ We !robably go . are going to the cinema abo t once a month- on a)erage.

& 9 ha)e . am ha)ing lessons in film;ma#ing so 9 can se my new )ideo camera better. ' 9 li)e .am li)ing in this small flat ntil 9 can find somewhere closer to the st dio. ( 9f yo as# me- the films coming o t of Dollywood get . are getting more )iolent. 2 9ts a good film- b t it contains . is containing some q ite )iolent scenes. 3 9 wish 9 ha)e . had more free time to watch )ideos and go to the cinema: 15 9f they s!end . s!ent more time on the scri!t- the films wo ld be better. A /his e%!resses a general- scientific tr th. * /his describes an action ha!!ening at the moment of s!ea#ing. 4 /his ses a Fstate )erb- not s ally sed in the contin o s form. D /his e%!resses a reg lar habit al action. E /his e%!resses a tem!orary series of actions. , /his e%!resses annoyance with somebodys habit. 1 /his e%!resses a wish abo t the !resent. D /his describes an imaginary !resent in a conditional sentence. @ /his e%!resses a changing or de)elo!ing sit ation.

E-./ "%.0T)0E 1 $&E O' EN(!)&* ".%T 2 E%am #now;how

When yo do Use of English Part 1G 6emember that they often test yo r )ocab lary in this !art of the e%am. <oo# for !hrases and idioms yo #now and thin# abo t the small differences between the o!tions. 6emember that they sometimes test n s al items that yo might not #now )ery well.

Bften- yo can say that the other answers dre definitely wrong and wor# o t the correct answer that way. 9f yo are still not s re- ma#e an ed cated g ess. ,or q estions 1;1&- read the te%t below and decide which answer 7A- *- 4 or D8 best fits each s!ace. /here is an e%am!le at the beginning 7B8. E%am!leG B A carries D * holds 4 ta#es D ma#es A * 4

3%E.+)N( )NTO ')!/ Dollywood 7B8 D o t the !romise of fame- fort ne and glamo r. E)ery year- tho sands of yo ng ho!ef ls 718 * there- ho!ing that a !rod cer will s!ot them and thin# they ha)e that s!ecial something that 728 D want to see. Unfort nately- most of them are 7"8 * on a >o rney that leads to disa!!ointment. /a#e a 7$8 * ro nd <os Angeles and as# any waiter or waitress and they will tell yo that they are only wor#ing there for the time 7&8 D ntil they get their brea# in films. A combination of fail re and 7'8 A !roblems s ally means that they e)ent ally 7(8 * ! their minds to lea)e and ret rn to the small town they came from- witho t ha)ing made their 728 D . *efore yo come to the 738 A that a life in film is for yo - as# yo rself caref lly if yo are ready for that change of 7158 4 . yo ll ha)e to tra)el and li)e for a long time at yo r own 7118 D - wor#ing in >obs that !ro)ide yo with a low 7128 A - with only the occasional 71"8 * of a star to remind yo where yo want to be. 9f yo do decide to ma#e yo r 71$8 D to America with stars in yo r eyes-

dont e%!ect it all to be l % ry 71&8 A nights. 1 A send ! * t rn ! 2 A crowds * mobs " A ma#ing o t * setting off o t $ A )oyage * to r & A staying * waiting ' A economic * commercial ( A do * ma#e 2 A !rofit * cash 3 A concl sion * reason 15 A way * ro te 11 A money * finance e%!ense 12 A income * earning 1" A glance * glim!se 1$ A ro te * direction 1& A cr ises * tra)els

and Bscar

4 come ! 4 gro !s 4 loo#ing ! 4 !arade 4 coming 4 ind strial 4 reach 4 fee 4 sol tion 4 direction 4 !ayment

D !lay ! D a diences D mo)ing D circ it D being D wealthy D come D fort ne D feeling D >o rney D

4 charge D wealth 4 o tloo# D )iew 4 !rogress D way 4 e%!editions D strolls