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A Work with a partner and discuss these questions.
1 Saf is obsessed (he thinks about the singer most of the time). How do you know?
2 How do you know Ruth is obsessed?
3 How are Ruth and Saf different?
B Say what you think about such lifestyle and these people. Discuss whether they happy or not.
LISTENING
You are going to hear people talking about typical entertainment in Japan and Argentina. Listen to Ken talking about karaoke in Japan, and Philippa talking about tango in Argentina. Work with your partner and complete the chart below.
| karaoke | tango | |
| Type of entertainment | ||
| Place of entertainment | ||
| Performers | ||
| Type of music | ||
| Reasons why people enjoy it |
Talk about a typical type of entertainment in your country within one minute. Use the chart to help you.
You will hear a conversation between Sophie and William in a music shop. Look at the five statements. Decide if you think each statement is correct or incorrect. If you think it is correct, put a tick in the box under A for YES. If you think it is incorrect, put a tick in the box B for NO.
YES NO
| Sophie’s mother works in the town where she lives. | |||
| Sophie enjoys shopping in Birmingham. | |||
| William feels confident about finding his way around Birmingham. | |||
| Sophie thinks the band 521 has improved. | |||
| William persuades Sophie to buy a different CD from him. |
VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Match the film titles to the types of films. Sat what is your favourite type of film and why.
| 1 Home Alone 2 Raiders of the Lost Ark 3 Love Story 4 The Young Sherlock Holmes 5 Star Trek 6 Friday the 13th 7 The Lion King | a science fiction film b cartoon c adventure film d detective film e romance f horror film g comedy |
Listen to the tape and tick the expressions the woman uses to talk about the programmes she likes and doesn’t like. Then use the expressions in the table to tell your partner about the types of TV programmes you like or dislike, giving reasons.
| Soap Operas | I like them | I don’t like them | ||
| Quiz Shows | I love them | I can’t stand them | ||
| The News | I think it’s brilliant | I don’t think much of it | ||
| Horror films | absolutely fascinating | absolutely disgusting | ||
| Documentaries | I’m really interested in them | I’m not interested in them | ||
| Dating Shows | They’re great | They’re terrible | ||
| Sports programmes | my idea of fun | not my idea of fun |
Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space. The first sentence is done for you as the example.
RAIL DISCO
Every Saturday night at six o’clock during (0) A summer months up to 500 disco fans climb aboard a train in Turin in Italy. They (1) ____ the next hours dancing away until the train (2) ____ a popular disco at one of the towns (3) ____ the Adriatic coast. The whole trip (4) ____ eighty dollars, including entrance into the disco.
Italian railways started the idea (5) ____ a way of trying to reduce the growing numbers of young people (6) ____ have accidents every weekend as they drive 400 kilometers to the coast.
Even (7) ____ the train pulls away from the platform the disco car is crowded with people (8) ____ all kinds of fashionable clothes. The discos stay open until four in the morning and (9)____ at 5.30 the train is ready to begin its journey back to Turin. It will arrive in (10) ____ for its exhausted passengers to get home for Sunday lunch!
| A the A go A comes A in A pays A as A what A until A dressing A then A turn | B one B spend B travels B to B charges B like B these B before B having B where B case | C that C do C reaches C for C makes C such C who C above C wearing C when C fact | D those D take D arrives D on D costs D that D they D after D showing D since D time |
| COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES When we compare two things we use the comparative form of adjectives: aadjectives of one syllable: adjective + er. Example: nice – nicer (than) b adjectives of two syllables ending in –y: adjective + ier. Example: pretty – prettier(than) cadjectives with two, three or more syllables: more + adjective. Example: interesting – more interesting (than) |
| SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES When we compare three or more things we use the superlative form of adjectives. aadjectives of one syllable: adjective + est. Example: slow – (the) slowest b adjectives of two syllables ending in –y: adjective + iest. Example: noisy – (the) noisiest c adjectives with two, three or more syllables: most + adjective. Example: beautiful – (the) most beautiful |
| NOTE: Irregular forms Good – better - the best / bad – worse – the worst Much – more - the most / little – less – the least Far – farther/further – the farthest/the furthest Many/lots – more – the most |