Lessons 1,2
6. Choose the best translation for the following:
- c) 3. b) 5. a)
- a) 4. a)
8. Do the Hollywood Quiz and find out how much you’ve learned about Hollywood.
- a) 4. b) 7. b)
- c) 5. b) 8. a)
- c) 6. b)
9. Write questions for these answers.
- What is Los Angeles famous for?
- What does the abbreviation LA stand for?
- How are the biggest film studios called?
- Where do most of the film stars live?
- Where is Malibu situated?
- Where do you most likely to spot celebrities?
- Can you find the addresses of any movie star in a tourist guide?
- What is Hollywood Boulevard famous for?
- What is the place where Oscar’s ceremony takes place?
- What is Rodeo Drive famous for?
- Why many tourists visit Rodeo Drive.
- Where can you stand if you want to see the Oscar’s ceremony?
- Where is the Walk of Fame?
- What is the Walk of Fame?
- How much does it cost to install and look after a bronze star in the sidewalk?
Homework. Рабочая тетрадь № 2
A. Write your own questions for the following statements.
- What is called the biggest star factory in the world? Why is it called so?
- Is Oscar Night the most important event in show biz? What is the most important event in the show biz?
- Where may you see famous stars? Whom may you see in Malibu?
- What are you unlikely to have in Los Angeles? Where are you unlikely to have bad weather? What is the weather like in Los Angeles?
B. Look at the pictures of the places that are mentioned in the text and write the names. Explain why you would like to visit them.
- The Beverly Hills is an area near Los Angeles. Most celebrities have homes in Beverly Hills.
- Los Angeles, also called LA, is the second largest city in the USA. It is famous for Hollywood.
- Hollywood is one of LA’s suburbs. It’s the capital of world movie production. The biggest and most successful film studios — Disney, Universal, Fox, Warner Bros, Paramount, Columbia, MGM — are here.
- On the Hollywood Bouleward you can see bronze stars set in the sidewalk. They bear the names of people who made Hollywood famous: film directors, producers, camera operators, actors and actresses, and musicians.
- The Kodak Theatre is the place where the Oscars take place. Every year in February celebrities come for the most important event in show biz: Oscar Night.
- The ceremony of Oscar takes place in the Kodak Theatre. On that day the prestigious Academy Awards, called «the Oscars», are presented for the year’s best achievements in the film world.
- The huge shopping mall called Hollywood and Highland, which is full of shops and restaurants, leads to the Kodak Theatre. This place attracts a lot of tourists.
- Rodeo Drive is a shopping mall in Beverly Hills. Many expensive shops are situated here. Julia Roberts or Barbara Streisand are likely to go there to do their shopping.
- Malibu is a beautiful and glamorous city, known for its beautiful beach. There celebrities can look at the ocean from the windows of their multi-million-dollar homes.
C. Substitute the underlined words and expressions with the following words and expressions. Make changes if necessary.
- She’d like to be famous.
- My best friend worked hard, but all his work was in vain.
- My mother likes to read about celebrities.
- This suburb of Moscow used to be a village just ten years ago.
- The ceremony will take place in the Bolshoi Theatre on May 25.
- Tell me about the events in the last series.
Рабочая тетрадь № 2
1. Express the same ideas using to be likely, to be unlikely, to be sure, to be certain.
- My best friend is likely to visit me today.
- His mother is certain to buy him a present.
- You are sure to find your pen on your desk.
- The film is likely to start later.
- It is unlikely to rain today.
- I’m sure that this football match will be successful.
- Sarah is certain that her brother will come at five.
3. Read the text, translate it into Russian and answer the questions.
- The following words: «Come, dad, is an Oscar worth all this fuss?»
- Nikita Mikhalkov told his little daughter that if she wanted to be a public person she would never show how much she was tired. She should walk, smile and have rest only when she was alone in her room.
- Yes, he did. He got his Oscar.