Homework for

January 8th part 1

Book unit 10
Page 114 Reading
ex.3 – 7
Page 116 Vocabulary
All exs.
Then
Vocabulary building
exs.
Music vocabulary
Ex.1
Can you order the letters to make musical
instruments?
1. lolec 2.oiivnl 3.sbsa rtgiau (2 words) 4.sudmr
5.xepsnahoo (Clue a wind instrument) 6.roaykdbe
7.npoia 8.goanr

Ex.2
Can you complete the sentences with words from the
list?
Choir composer conductor DJ orchestra
lead singer singer-songwriter soprano
1. It ́s important for a ..............to be able to hit
( reach) all the high notes.
2. Tchaikovsky is my favourite.......
3. Mick Jagger is the............of the Rolling Stones.
4. The......played some terrible music at the club we
went to.
5. One of the most famous..............of all time is Bob
Dylan.
6. The school .........has played in lots of concerts-the
musicians are really talented.
7. My brother and his fiancée have asked the
church.........to sing at their wedding.
8. The........told the violinists to play a little more
loudly.

Ex.3
Complete the sentences with the missing words.
1.The song in that advert is so.......I can ́t stop
singing it.
2. I can ́t stand my sister ́s new boyfriend.
He ́s always..........his own trumpet.
3. The manager wants to talk to us about our
mistake, so let ́s go and face the ...
4. My son has a very good......for music.
He only has to hear a song once and then he can play
it on the piano.
5.If you play me the.........of that song, I might
remember the words.

6. I can ́t understand the lyrics of this song at all.

They are totally.......
7. This piece of music is so......-it always brings tears
to my eyes.
8. I find this band ́s music really........
All their songs sound the same and they send me to
sleep.
Art, music and literature
New Headway
Ex. 1
Look at the nouns below and write them in the
correct column.
ART MUSIC LITERATURE

composer poem author painter oil painting

instrument band palette sketch tune chapter
orchestra biography brush detective story
banjo portrait fiction play drawing novel
pianist pop group

Ex.2
Which of the following verbs can go with the nouns
in ex.1?
read write compose play play in draw paint
conduct hum tune

Ex.3
Complete each of the following sentences with a
verb in the right tense and a noun.
A) Agatha Christie__________ many
famous______________
B) I couldn´t put the book down until I________ the
last _______
C) I don´t know the words of the song but I can
______the ___
D) The only _______ I can_______ is the piano.
E) Picasso often ________unusual _______of his
girlfriends.
F) The________ of Lady Diana __________by the
journalist, Andrew Morton.
G) Listen! The show is about to start. Can you hear
the____? They ______________ their instruments.
H) Before I painted the picture I_______ a quick
______ in pencil.
Writing (Mediación
escrita)
Letters: asking for information
1.Read the following instructions.
You are interested in going to England to study
music in the summer and you have seen this
advertisement in a magazine.
Using the notes you have made, write to
Charlesworth House asking for more information.
Study Music in Style
If you play a musical instrument and would like to
benefit from expert tuition in an English speaking
environment, come and spend the summer at
Charlesworth House.
Situated in the beautiful Suffolk countryside close to
the delightful town of Ipswich, the school offers
peace, tranquillity and inspiration.
Accommodation available
Weekly excursions to London (including trips to
concerts)
For more information and details of costs, write to:
Charlesworth House, Hadleigh, IP7 8RJ, Suffolk
Charlesworth House – tailor-made music courses
since 1953

YOUR NOTES
Dates:
July 16th – August 15th
Classes:
Hours?
Individual or groups?
Ask for publicity materials
Ask about the cost!
Weekly excursions to London included in price?

Write a letter of between 120 and 150 words in an

appropriate style.
Do not write any postal addresses.
Then
Exam practice
Writing an informal letter
Dear Kate
Study this letter to a friend, and put each verb in
brackets into the most suitable tense form.
Dear Kate,
Sorry I (a. write).......... to you for ages, but
I (b. be).............. very busy.
Just after Christmas I (c. moved).........to London and
I………. (d. start) working as a journalist on one of
the local newspapers.
I (e. only be)...................here for a few weeks, but I
(f. already make) a lot of new friends, and I (g.
enjoy) ........myself a lot.
I (h.not write) ...........................anything interesting
yet for the paper. At the moment I (i. learn)..............
how to be a reporter.
Yesterday I (j. go)............... to the local dog show,
and last weekI (k. interview)............ an old lady on
her hundredth birthday.
Very exciting!
Since I (l. see)......( BE CAREFUL!!!!!) you last, I
(m. buy)................a car, so I might visit you one day.
I (n. hear).......from Jim at Christmas.
He (o. decide)............to make a record!
Can you imagine it!
Please write soon. I´m dying to hear your news.
All my love
Baldomero
PS
By the way, Tottenham....... (p. beat)
just.........Liverpool 4.1
Kane (q. score).......... two goals.
The other two goals ............. ...........(r. score)
by Alli and Son. MAGIC!

Preparation for the

oral exam
Remember you have
to ask questions IN
ENGLISH!!!!
prepare to answer the
following questions
NEF REVISION QUESTIONS 24.5.2023
Work in pairs.

Student A ask B to choose a number from 1-6.

Then ask her/him the questions in the box.
Ask for additional information to keep the
conversation going. Why? When? How long?
questions etc.
1 Names
Do you like your name?
Why did your parents call you that?
They named me after
Have you got a nickname?
What’s your favourite name?
a for a boy?
b for a girl?

2 Fame
Do you think there are more “famous” people
nowadays than in the past?
Do you think people often suffer because they are
famous?
Do you think it is right that the media intrude in the
private lives of famous people?

3 Music
What kind of music/singers did you like when you
where younger?
Have your tastes changed much?
Can you play a musical instrument?
Have you ever played or sung in front of a big
audience?

4 The media
How much TV do you watch in typical week?
What kind of programmes do you especially like /
dislike?
What would you do to improve the programmes on
TV in your country?
Do you think having more TV channels is a good or
bad thing?

5 Humour
Have you got a good sense of humour?
Who’s the funniest person in your family?
Are you good at telling jokes?
What or who makes you laugh?

6 National stereotypes
What do you like most about people from your
country?
What do you like least?
What nationality (ies) do you admire?
B
Ask A to choose a number from 1-6.
Then ask him/her the questions in the box. Invent
more questions to keep the conversation going.

1 Music
What kind of music do you like listening to …?
a when you’re tired
b at a party
c in a “live” concert
What singer / composer do you have most CDs of?
Do you think classical music is difficult to enjoy?
Why (not)?

2 The media
Are newspapers in your country biased or objective?
Do most people read a daily newspaper?
How often do you listen to the radio?
What’s your favourite radio station?
Do you think the standard of radio programmes is
better or worse than TV programmes?

3 Fame
Why do you think some people are so interested in
the lives of famous people (e.g. the people who buy
magazines about them)?
Do famous people today provide a good model for
young people?
Would you like to be famous?
Why (not)?

4 National stereotypes
What’s the stereotype image other nationalities have
of people from your country / region?
How much of the stereotype is true?
Do you feel very (French / Spanish / Italian, etc.)?

5 Names
What factors should parents take into account when
they choose a name for a child?
Are there any names you find unattractive?
Do you think your name affects the way other
people think of you?

6 Humour
What’s the funniest film you’ve ever seen?
Who’s your favourite comedian?
What’s your favorite comedy programme?
Which do you prefer, British or American humour?

preparation for the Reading

comprehension exam
A lucky escape 9A
Ex.1
Read the article once and number the paragraphs in
the correct order.
A…………After he had seen pictures of the crash,
Mr Hamilton called the emergency services. The
police came immediately and an ambulance arrived
on the scene soon after. A spokesman from the
ambulance association said that the couple both had
minor injuries but only one of them had been taken
to hospital. A neighbour said that she had seen the
young couple having an argument in the car when
the accident happened.

B…….Instead of going downstairs to talk to the

couple in his garden, Mr Hamilton went to look at
the pictures on his CCTV cameras. He had installed
the cameras some years previously to deter people
from stealing the potted plants outside his front door.
The Hamiltons live on the corner of a road that leads
to the high street, and passers-by can easily step
over the low wall that surrounds his garden. When
he played back the pictures of the accident, he could
not believe his eyes.

C 1 An elderly couple from Dudley, near

Birmingham in Central England, had a shock last
night after they had gone to bed.
Seventy-five year old Howard Hamilton and his wife
were just falling asleep when they heard a big bang
in their front garden. They both jumped straight out
of bed to look out of the window and see what had
happened. What they saw was a badly-damaged car
lying in their front garden. Next to the car there was
a young couple hugging each other. Once Mr
Hamilton realized that nobody had been hurt, he
decided to go and find out what had caused the
accident.

D…. Apparently, this is the fourth time that a car

has driven through the wall of Mr Hamilton´s
garden. This is because drivers often go round the
corner too fast, and lose control of their vehicles.
Mr Hamilton´s sister Joyce, who lives next door,
said that it had been lucky that nobody had been
walking along the pavement. She said that she didn
´t know what would have happened if there had been
anybody there. Regarding the number of accidents
that have happened on the corner, she said, “We´re
getting used to it.”
E……. On the recording , he saw that the girlfriend
had been driving the car, which was a silver Peugot
406. He watched her turn the corner and lose
control of the car.
The car crashed right through the wall of his garden
and came to a stop in the middle of the lawn. But the
most dramatic thing is what happened to her
boyfriend. Before the crash, the sunroof of the car
had been open. When the car hit the wall, Mr
Hamilton saw the boyfriend fly out of the sunroof
and land heavily on the lawn. Miraculously, he was
not hurt. Instead, he got up, and went to find his
girlfriend. She didn´t seem to be badly injured
either-she appeared to be wearing her seat belt when
the accident happened.

Ex.1
KEY
C 1 An elderly couple from Dudley, near
Birmingham in Central England, had a shock last
night after they had gone to bed.
Seventy-five year old Howard Hamilton and his wife
were just falling asleep when they heard a big bang
in their front garden. They both jumped straight out
of bed to look out of the window and see what had
happened. What they saw was a badly-damaged car
lying in their front garden. Next to the car there was
a young couple hugging each other. Once Mr
Hamilton realized that nobody had been hurt, he
decided to go and find out what had caused the
accident.

B 2 Instead of going downstairs to talk to the couple

in his garden, Mr Hamilton went to look at the
pictures on his CCTV cameras. He had installed the
cameras some years previously to deter people from
stealing the potted plants outside his front door. The
Hamiltons live on the corner of a road that leads to
the high street, and passers-by can easily step over
the low wall that surrounds his garden. When he
played back the pictures of the accident, he could
not believe his eyes.

E 3 On the recording, he saw that the girlfriend had

been driving the car, which was a silver Peugot 406.
He watched her turn the corner and lose control of
the car.
The car crashed right through the wall of his garden
and came to a stop in the middle of the lawn. But the
most dramatic thing is what happened to her
boyfriend. Before the crash, the sunroof of the car
had been open. When the car hit the wall, Mr
Hamilton saw the boyfriend fly out of the sunroof
and land heavily on the lawn. Miraculously, he was
not hurt. Instead, he got up, and went to find his
girlfriend. She didn´t seem to be badly injured
either-she appeared to be wearing her seat belt when
the accident happened.

A 4 After he had seen pictures of the crash, Mr

Hamilton called the emergency services. The police
came immediately and an ambulance arrived on the
scene soon after. A spokesman from the ambulance
association said that the couple both had minor
injuries but only one of them had been taken to
hospital. A neighbour said that she had seen the
young couple having an argument in the car when
the accident happened.

D 5 Apparently, this is the fourth time that a car has

driven through the wall of Mr Hamilton´s garden.
This is because drivers often go round the corner
too fast, and lose control of their vehicles.
Mr Hamilton´s sister Joyce, who lives next door,
said that it had been lucky that nobody had been
walking along the pavement. She said that she didn
´t know what would have happened if there had been
anybody there. Regarding the number of accidents
that have happened on the corner, she said, “We´re
getting used to it.”

Ex.2
Now read the article in the correct order and answer
the questions.
1. When did Mr and Mrs Hamilton hear the
accident happen?
2. What did they see when they looked out of the
window?
3. Why had Mr Hamilton installed CCTV cameras
in his garden?
4. Why did the car crash through the wall of Mr
Hamilton´s garden?
5. What happened to the boyfriend?
6. What happened to the couple when the
emergency services arrived?
7. What did a neighbour say about the couple in
the accident?
8. Why are there are so many accidents on that
corner?

Ex.3
Complete the sentences with one of the underlined
words or phrases.
1.
I ………..last night when the phone rang at
midnight.
2.
You should always call the ……if there is a fire in
your house.

3.
The library is just………………..from my house.
4.
Rob fell off his bike yesterday, but luckily he only
had………..
5.
If you drive fast, it´s easy to……………..of the car
and crash.
6.
…………….-……..described what happened to the
police.

So you want to be a film extra? (6B)

Ex.1
Read the article. Find three or four advantages and
three or four disadvantages of being an extra.
ADVANTAGES

DISADVANTAGES

Ex.2
Tick the things which are true about extras and put a
cross (X) next to those which aren´t.
1. Extras can meet the stars of the films that they
are in.
2. You can earn a lot of money being an extra.
3. People who look “normal” get more work than
those who look different.
4. Extras need to be patient.
5. Extras need to be good-looking.
6. Being an extra is a full-time job.
7. Being an extra can be hard work.
8. Extras don´t get the recognition they deserve.

So you want to be a film extra?

This week we talk to Rob Martin, who has written
a book called You Can Be A Movie Extra.
He also has a company, The Casting Collective,
which was formed in 1999.
His company finds work for “extras”, people who
want to appear in supporting roles in films or on
television.
He now employs 3,000 extras.

Rob says that people who have a more average

appearance and don´t stand out tend to get more
work. He told us: “People who are covered in
tattoos or are really fat or really tall are only cast
in more specific roles.

Working as an extra won´t lead to an Oscar

nomination but Rob insists that it is an art form.
The extras work very long hours and there´s a lot
of waiting around. And then they´ll suddenly be
required to dance like crazy for a nightclub scene
and more often than not they´ll have to dance
without any music, which I am sure is very
difficult.

So, what does it take to be an extra?

Rob says “You have to have a good sense of
humour and you have to be able to get on well
with people. As an extra it´s your job not to annoy
the stars, who always have a lot of pressure on
them.”

One of Rob´s extras, Nobuko Slater, has appeared

as an extra in a number of big films, but he hasn´t
given up his day job. He said: “I have a full-time
job in finance in London., but in recent years I´ve
seen myself in the films Tomb Raider, Spy Game
and Legally Blonde! It all began when I fancied
doing something really different and I always
liked the idea of meeting film stars. I applied for
the role of “Businessman wearing smart clothes”
in Tomb Raider and they obviously liked my
pictures because a month later I was on the film
set. I only work as an extra for about ten days a
year but that suits me very well. I´m already
looking forward to seeing myself in the next Harry
Potter film!”

Another extra, Lucy Wellis, warns people who

want to be extras that the job is often not very
glamorous. “I was once paid £100 to pretend to
be dead for the day, for an episode of the TV
programme London´s Burning.”

Rob´s book, which is packed with tips about the

film and TV industry, stresses that extras have to
be prepared for anything. He adds: “Working as an
extra doesn´t pay very well, but it´s unique and it
´s fun. And although they don´t get much thanks
for it, the extras are a major factor in a film´s
success-don´t forget that!”
Ex.3
Match the highlighted words and phrases to the
correct meaning.
1. the studio or place where a film is made.
2. attractive and exciting
3. standing or sitting doing nothing
4. normal or typical
5. pieces of useful advice
6. wanted, liked the idea
7. make angry
8. is good or convenient for