Write one word in each gap to complete the text everyone has heard of titanic

 1   

Complete the sentences. Use the
past perfect simple or past perfect continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

      
1   

Amy and I started a film company together even though we __________________
(not know) each other very long at the time.

      
2   

I __________________ (stay) with friends in Hollywood for a month
when an agent asked me to audition for a film.

      
3   

He wasn’t very good at acting because he __________________ (not
have) any training.

      
4   

The cameraman was tired because he __________________ (film) through
the night.

      
5   

I __________________ (not want) to see the film, but, by the end of
it, I thought it was the best thing I’d seen all year!

      
6   

The film was so popular that by the end of the month our local
cinema __________________ (show) it over fifty times.

 2   

Complete the extracts from
biographies of famous Hollywood directors. Use the correct past perfect simple
or past perfect continuous form of the verbs below. Use the continuous form
whenever possible.

become     begin    
make     not enjoy     not give     study    
win     work

      
1   

Martin Scorsese
When the great American director Martin Scorsese received his first best
picture Oscar for the film The Departed
in 2006, he was so surprised that he ¹__________________ that he
asked someone to check to make sure that they had the right envelope. He ²__________________
in the film industry for over forty years, but, astonishingly, the Academy ³__________________
him an Oscar for Taxi Driver or Raging Bull or any of the other amazing
films he ⁴__________________ earlier in his career.

      
2   

Sofia Coppola
For a while, during the 1990s, Sofia Coppola ⁵__________________ at
the California Institute of the Arts, but she ⁶__________________ the
course, so she dropped out. It was a wise decision. Before long, she ⁷__________________
her successful career as a film director. By 2003, she ⁸__________________
only the third woman to be nominated for an Oscar for best director, for the
film Lost in Translation.

 3   

Rewrite the sentences using used to or would. Whenever possible, use would.
If neither are
possible, write –.

      
1   

I watched lots of horror movies when I was in my early teens.

      
2   

Irene spent most of last weekend watching old films.

      
3   

When he was younger, the actor didn’t enjoy being away from home.

      
4   

Did you go to the cinema much in your youth?

      
5   

At the age of ten, my brother often ate a large bag of popcorn
before the start of a film!

      
6   

I was good at acting at school.

 4   

Match descriptions 1–7 with adjectives
a–g.

      
1   

Emily’s appearance is very important to her.   £                                                       a
 considerate

      
2   

Joe always seems to make very good decisions.   £                                                               b  bad-mannered

      
3   

Sarah always puts other people’s needs and wishes before her
own.   £                           c  shrewd

      
4   

Andy thinks about other people’s feelings.   £                                                           d
 easy-going

      
5   

James is friendly and relaxed, and good company.   £                                                           e  vain

      
6   

Christina doesn’t care what other people think about her.   £                                 f  thick-skinned

      
7   

Anna is really rude – she never says ‘please’.   £                                                     g
 selfless

 5   

Complete the text with the
correct words. The first letter of each word has been given.

The price of fame

Film stars, pop stars and well-known ¹c___________
from TV or the world of sport live their lives in the ²p___________ eye,
and, naturally, they expect to be followed around by journalists and
photographers from the ³p___________ . The media, however, don’t
just come after the famous. Sometimes, they ⁴i___________ the
privacy of their friends and relatives too. For example, they wait outside
schools to get a photo of a famous person’s children, or they ⁵h___________
a famous person’s parents by ringing them up to ask questions. In some
countries, there are strict ⁶p___________ laws that stop journalists
getting too close to families, but often these laws don’t exist or are
ineffective. It seems that the pressures that come with fame are not restricted
to the famous.

 6   

Choose the correct words to
complete the sentences.

      
1   

The film star arrived in a brand new ___ limousine.
a  white                    b  long                   c  wonderful

      
2   

Hundreds of ___ spectators demanded their money back when the match
was cancelled.
a  upset                    b  annoyed           c  angry

      
3   

Have you seen the ___ new film starring Leonardo DiCaprio?
a  American            b  amazing           c  black and white

      
4   

American pop star Katy Perry’s VEVO channel on YouTube has over sixteen
million ___ . That means a lot of people must love watching her videos.
a  providers             b  subscribers      c  content

      
5   

I was absolutely ___ to hear that you got a part in the play.
a  happy                   b  glad                   c  delighted

      
6   

The horror film made us all feel ___ terrified.
a  very                       b  absolutely        c
 extremely

      
7   

Filmmakers use test screenings to get ___ on a new film from a
cross-section of the public before they release their films.
a  interaction           b  accessibility     c 
feedback

 7   

Complete the text. Write one
word in each gap.

 8   

² 1  Listen to an interview with Janice Barber and
choose the correct answers.

      
1   

Which of the following is true about Janice Barber?

A     

She writes for a magazine.

B     

She is often interviewed.

C    

She is a well-known celebrity.

D    

She works on the Breakfast Show.

      
2   

What does Janice say about trying to arrange an interview with a
famous person?

A     

The best thing to do is to try
to contact them directly.

B     

It involves getting in touch
with someone other than the star.

C    

It was never a good idea to
simply phone them up.

D    

It used to be much harder to
contact big stars than it is now.

      
3   

What does Janice describe as an advantage of working for her
magazine?

A     

She gets help in doing her job
from other people she works with.

B     

Publicists often contact her
magazine to get interviews for their clients.

C    

It makes it easier for her to
do her own research into who she should call.

D    

She’s more likely to know when
someone is out of town or unavailable.

      
4   

Which of the following issues that inexperienced reporters might
have when trying to get an interview does Janice not mention?

A     

They might find it difficult to
work out who to phone up.

B     

They might not work for the
right local paper or radio station.

C    

They might contact celebrities
when they are on holiday.

D    

They might be ignored by some PAs.

      
5   

What advice does Janice give inexperienced reporters?

A     

Be prepared to ask a lot of
demanding questions.

B     

Be tough with publicists and
don’t take no for an answer.

C    

Be ready to say exactly why you
want to do an interview.

D    

Be insistent about the sort of
questions you want to ask.

Victims of fame?

Everybody thinks being a teenage celebrity is
glamorous, and, to a large extent, it is. ¹___ However, there is, of
course, a downside to being in the public eye, and there are many high-profile
cases of youngsters whose lives have gone seriously wrong. So, how can teenage
celebrities avoid becoming victims of fame?

When the lives of teenage stars go out of
control, the press are quick to blame their employers and their pushy parents,
and they have a point. Often it is the pressure that other people put on
celebrities that causes most stress. In a recent interview, American sitcom
star Tia Mowery described how she had found being on a hit show emotionally and
physically exhausting. ²___ It is a responsibility few teenagers
have to face.

³___ They
also need to be shrewd enough to recognise when a new acquaintance is not to be
trusted. The presence of a well-known celebrity can have a strange effect on
other people. They turn and stare, and ask for autographs. Imagine how that can
affect an insecure teenager. ⁴___ Teenage celebrities need to be
well-balanced enough to realise that fame is not likely to last, and
thick-skinned enough not to get upset by criticism or negative attention. It’s
a big ask, and no wonder that so many find it difficult.

The quality of the support network behind any
young star is vital. ⁵___ This isn’t always the case. A lot of
parents are star struck, enjoying their children’s success to the point that
they encourage them to be vain and badly behaved. They allow their famous
offspring to do whatever he or she wants, and, even worse, they help them spend
the money they earn instead of investing it wisely.

A   

Teenage stars have to work hard at keeping their true friends, who
may feel jealous of their success.

                 B   

It can easily make any
individual vain and self-important, with a false idea of how important they
are.

                C   

Stardom brings fortune as well
as fame, and experiences that average kids can only dream of.

D   

A case in point is that of teenage
stars who ended up losing all their money and finding themselves on the wrong
side of the law.

E   

As the leading actor, she had
felt the strain of carrying the show, knowing that if she had put in a bad
performance, the careers of other people would have been affected.

F   

It’s no surprise that big
Hollywood stars like Jodie Foster and Daniel Radcliffe, who started out as
child actors, came from families who considered the well-being of their kids
more important than being in a film.

10   

Read the task below. Write a
formal letter.

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