Reading books 7 form

Books       [play, exist] a very important part in people's lives

An Englishman, William Caxton, made the first English printed       [book, paper] in 1474.

      [A lot, Very]of different books have been printed since those days.

A lot of          [children, authors] have written stories for children.

. Many of      [them, pens] bring back to life old fables, folk-tales and legends oflong ago

Such stories are called             [fairy-tales, books]

British children love fairies living in a           [bad, wonderful]place called fairy-land

Imagination is the main quality of a children's       [story, toy]

Read the dialogue and choose the true sentence.

Peter. Hey, Trish, how about going to the cinema tonight?

Trіsh. Sounds great! What would you like to see?

Peter. I don’t know... how about that new horror movie at the Panorama Cinema?

Trish. Oh, I heard about that. It sounds a little scary to me. I’m keen on romantic movies. Or maybe a romantic comedy.

Peter. No way! I hate such boring things!

Trish. Really? Well then, what kinds of movies do you like?

Peter. I guess I’m crazy about action and adventure type of movies.

Trish. Well I guess they are okay, if they aren’t too bloody. I also heard about this great new musical that just came out. What do you think about that?

Peter. Musical? I don’t know. That doesn’t sound too exciting. Is there anything we can agree on?

Trish. It doesn’t seem like it. Oh, I remember another movie that came out last week. It’s a mystery and it had a little romance and some action, too. I heard it’s pretty exciting because nobody can guess who the killer is and it has a surprise ending. What do you think about that one?

Peter. I guess that doesn’t sound too bad. What time does it start?

Read the dialogue and choose the true sentence.

Peter. Hey, Trish, how about going to the cinema tonight?

Trіsh. Sounds great! What would you like to see?

Peter. I don’t know... how about that new horror movie at the Panorama Cinema?

Trish. Oh, I heard about that. It sounds a little scary to me. I’m keen on romantic movies. Or maybe a romantic comedy.

Peter. No way! I hate such boring things!

Trish. Really? Well then, what kinds of movies do you like?

Peter. I guess I’m crazy about action and adventure type of movies.

Trish. Well I guess they are okay, if they aren’t too bloody. I also heard about this great new musical that just came out. What do you think about that?

Peter. Musical? I don’t know. That doesn’t sound too exciting. Is there anything we can agree on?

Trish. It doesn’t seem like it. Oh, I remember another movie that came out last week. It’s a mystery and it had a little romance and some action, too. I heard it’s pretty exciting because nobody can guess who the killer is and it has a surprise ending. What do you think about that one?

Peter. I guess that doesn’t sound too bad. What time does it start?

Read the dialogue and choose if the following statement true or false.

Peter. Hey, Trish, how about going to the cinema tonight?

Trіsh. Sounds great! What would you like to see?

Peter. I don’t know... how about that new horror movie at the Panorama Cinema?

Trish. Oh, I heard about that. It sounds a little scary to me. I’m keen on romantic movies. Or maybe a romantic comedy.

Peter. No way! I hate such boring things!

Trish. Really? Well then, what kinds of movies do you like?

Peter. I guess I’m crazy about action and adventure type of movies.

Trish. Well I guess they are okay, if they aren’t too bloody. I also heard about this great new musical that just came out. What do you think about that?

Peter. Musical? I don’t know. That doesn’t sound too exciting. Is there anything we can agree on?

Trish. It doesn’t seem like it. Oh, I remember another movie that came out last week. It’s a mystery and it had a little romance and some action, too. I heard it’s pretty exciting because nobody can guess who the killer is and it has a surprise ending. What do you think about that one?

Peter. I guess that doesn’t sound too bad. What time does it start?

Peter and Trish both like mysteries.

Read the text and mark the following statements as true (T) or false (F).

THE ACADEMY AWARDS

The Academy Awards or the Oscars takes place every year and honors achievements in the film industry. The 87th Academy Awards ceremony was held on February 22, 2015. The Academy Award for best actress was given to Julianne Moore who won the Oscar for her role as a university professor with Alzheimer’s disease in Still Alice. Before her success at Oscar 2015, Julianne Moore had been nominated four times but had never won. Her first nomination came in 1998 in the best supporting actress category for Boogie Nights. Two years later the actress was up for best actress in The End of the Affair. In 2003, she was nominated twice, one for best actress in Far From Heaven and one for best supporting actress for The Hours. Moore did four months of research for her role, talking to women with the disease and doctors, and she visited long-term care hospitals. As a result, her performance was widely praised and her win had been anticipated by many. «I like stories about real people and real relationships and real families», she said backstage. «This movie had all of those things in it. It’s about a real issue and relationships and who we love and what we value».

1) «The Oscars» is another name for The Academy Awards.       [True, False]

2) The Academy Awards is an annual ceremony.       [True, False]

3) Julianne Moore is a university professor.       [True, False]

4) Julianne Moore won the Oscar as the best actress.       [True, False]

5) In 2015, Julianne Moore won the Oscar for the first time in her life.       [True, False]

6) She was nominated for a leading role several times.       [True, False]

7) The public didn’t like Julianne Moore’s performance.       [True, False]

8) According to the actress’s words, the movie doesn’t reflect real life.       [True, False]