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Crammar ► CB p.15, grammar fifes 6, 8

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Q Present perfect or past simple?

Pul the wrłks in brackets into the correct tense.

1    I    faiwayybe) intercsted in

the bisiory of the cinema.

2    Ust year. I_______(acO in several school plays.

3    That play.......(just/open). Shafl we go and see it?

4    How many times______________(vouAvaich) the

rideo before you_— (g«ve) it back?

5    rd Im to be an actor, but so far L.........

lneverikave) the chance to appear on stage.

6    HamJeł is the most difficult play I...........

tewAead).

FI Present perfect simple or continuous? UndeHine the correct tense from the options givcn in itałks.

1    We ha\e rehe3rsed/ha\e bcen rehearsing for $ix months and wc‘re stili not rcady!

2    Carlos is onły 16 and hc has jlready starred/ has alreadv bcen starring in ten major films.

3    That film studio has just dosed/has just been dosing down.

4    loofc at the queue outside the theatre! Those peoplc ha\e \caked/have bcen wailing for hours!

5    That producer has just won.'has just been winning two Oscars for his biust film.

6    im exhau$icd! Wc hace filmcd/ha\ e bcen ulming sińce six o‘cloek this imirning and \vc'rc still not finished.

3    The actress is exhausted because

she filmed for the last six hours.    ...------....

4    We have qucued for ages to get

tidcets yesterday.    .............

5    Miguel says that this is the most dangerous job he ever did in his life.

6    Harry has written six novels so far and

now he is working on the next one.    ...............

□ Transformations

Complcte the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given.

Do not change the word givcn. You must use bctwccn two and five words, induding the word given.

1    The actress began working in television in 1999. been The actress . A w. luwu. umkiiuj. in tclevision sińce 1999.

2    How long have you been training to be a dancer? start

Whcn.......................................to bc a danccr?

3    The play only started a couple of minutes ago so we havcn*t missed much. just

The play......................................... so wc havenl

missed much.

4    The baliet company are just finishing a six-month tour. for

The baliet company.........................................six months.

5    The actors started rehearsing two months ago. been

The actors.........................................two months.

6    Its almost a year sińce I last went to the cincma. for

I.........................................the cincma for almost a year.

7    I have nevcr scen such a terrible film before. ever

This is the werii fihr.......................... scen.

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:<s Correct the mistakes

mo of the sentenccs below are correct. Tick    9

them (/). The olher scnlcnces contain tense errors. Underline the mistakes and correct them. ¹⁰ 1 Ust week I ha\f phoned the theatre to book tickets.

Tom has never acted in public before. first

This is the.........................................acted in public.

The theatre was last used a year ago. for

The theatre..— ______________________a year.

The theatre first became important in ancient times. sińce The theatre.........................................ancient times.

Writing: forma! letter of application

► CB pp.14-15

Q 1 Read the exam task and answer the quc*lions below.

You sec this advertisemcnt on a school noticcboard:    * * |

Theatre summer school 1-6 August

Courses in acting, directing, costume, set design, makc-up, lighting.

A big finał production at the end of the week.

Total cost £540 (accommodation provided).

To apply, please write to James Black giving details of previous expeńence and areas of interest

EJ Read (he following letter of application to the theałie summer school.    •’

1 Completc the letter by choosing the morę suiuble expre$sion a) or b) from 1-10 below.

ot:—

(2)    ......your adveru semeni in the Ewening Standard«

for a summer theatre school (3)........as I would likc

to make a career inihe theatre. I am 18 years oM and I am fmishing school this summer. I have suidied drama at school

and (4) ............._.. I have taken part in severai school

produedons not only as an actor but also hclping wiih lighting

and costumes. (5)............... I ha ve nevcr tlone any directing

and I bope this course wili give me the opportunity (o do so.

(6)—......the options, (7)------... gjving mc sonie

morę information a bom what is included in the lighting course

as I alrcady havc some experience and (8)________

someihing ncw. I would ako be intercsted in set design bccause I think it would help mc with lighting.

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--... T-r-r—--	(10).............
Write a letter of application for
this course. Write your letter in
120-180 words in an appropriate
style. Do not write any postał
addresses.
i Who is James Black?	i a) Oear Mr Black
a) a student	2 a) A friend showed me
b) an actor	3 a) It looks great
c) the course organiser	4 a) it has always been my
2 What style should you use to write	favounte subject
this letter?	5 a) One of my regrets is that
a) informal b) forma!	6 a) Aboul
	7 a) howabout
2 Read the adverliscment again and	8 a) 1 would like to learn
underline the poinls you need to bear in	9 a) 1 look forward to hearing
mind when you write your letter. Which	from you.
of the following poinls must you indude	10 a) Best wishes.

b) Oear Course Director b) I am writing in response to b) ł am interested in appłyii^

I think it's grect

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b) What a pity b) Regarding b) would you mind b) l'm really keen to learn

b) Please write soon. b) Yours sincere!v.

in Ihc task? Tick them. Which can you indude if you want? Put i*ncxt to them.

1    what you have done in ihe theatre

2    why you want lo do the course

3    which parts of the course you are interested in

4    what other information you would likc to havc aboul the course

2 Malch the phrases in the gaps to the folkming funclions.

a)    why you want to do the course — d) reason for writing —

b)    format ending.....    e) forma! grecting .1.

cł closing the letter.....    0 requesł for inforrhation.....

P The letter is written as one paragraph, which would lose marks in (he exani. Mark with a / where there should bc a new paragraph.