ENGLISH EXAM 2ND LOGSE .

2ND TERM 2010

NAME_______________________________________________________

THE ROLE OF MOVIES

Over the last 100 years the film industry has gone to great lengths to appeal to a wide
range of audiences, from the most demanding cult movie fans to the more commercial
mass market. The same year can see the release of major productions destined to
become box-office hits such as King Kong (2005) as well as lesser-known masterpieces
like Woody Allen's Match Point (2005).

Perhaps in no other creative art form can we find such a variety of different genres.
There are almost as many of these as there are human emotions - hilarious comedies,
thrilling mysteries, exhilarating adventures, sad and moving dramas ... Each reflects the
development of our societies through the decades. Certain movies bear witness to
specific events of historical importance (Apollo 13, 1995) or show, for example, how
extreme ideologies can lead to terrible carnage, war or holocaust (Schindler's List,
1993).

Technological innovation - from silent to speaking movies, from black and white to
colour, from celluloid to digital - has provided each generation of film directors with
new creative possibilities. In addition, the flexibility of the film as an art form - from
realism to more artistic or allegorical approaches - has enabled and inspired film makers
to portray their stories and characters in ever more complex ways.

As a result, a successful movie is equally capable of recreating the past (Gladiator,

2000), depicting the present (Bowling for Columbine, 2002) or even envisaging what
the world will be like in the future (Artificial Intelligence, 2002). The cinema-going
public is presented with more and more stunning photography, evocative soundtracks
and, once in a while, brilliant acting to talk about and remember. Not in vain have the
movies been called 'the industry of dreams'.

1. Decide if the following statements are true (T) or false (F). Find evidence in the
text to support your answer. (4 marks)
Technological innovation has been useful only to modern film-makers.

Films do not only depict past and current events.

2. Answer the following questions using your own words.(8 marks)

a)How has the evolution of the language of film opened up new possibilities?
b)What is the primary purpose of big film productions?

c)What three characteristics of good films are mentioned to account for their
popularity?

d) In which ways can films be informative and educational?

3. Find a word or phrase in the text which corresponds to the following definitions:
(2marks)
a)work of art of very high quality

b)ability to change or be changed easily

c)which has the ability to produce a feeling or memory

d)anticipate or imagine that something will happen

Vocabulary section.
4.-Write answers to the questions.( 5 marks)

1 What is the job title of the person who decides what goes in a newspaper?
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2 What do you call an exciting, exclusive news story that one newspaper
publishes before any other newspapers do? ________________
3 What do you call a sensationalist newspaper with lots of pictures in it?
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4 What do you call the big words at the top of newspaper stories that are usually
dramatic and make you want to read? ________________
5 What do you call a person who writes for a newspaper? ________________
5.- Rewrite the statements and questions in reported speech.(6 marks)

1 ‘Why do you think the press are here today?’ she asked.
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2 ‘I must call Patricia later this evening,’ said Don.
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3 You should phone after ten o’clock.
They advised __________________________________________________
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4 We’re sorry we’re late.
We apologized _________________________________________________
5 Let´s not talk about my private life!
The actress suggested___________________________________________
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6 OK, we’ll finish the work in two weeks.
We agreed _____________________________________________________
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7.- Are the producers going to do anything about it? A reporter enquired
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6.-Rewrite the following sentences using the prompts .(4 marks)
1.- He didn´t arrive on time
I wish________________________________________________________
2.-I didn´t revise the last unit and I didn´t know the last question.
If_____________________________________________________________
3.- Some teenagers do part- time jobs in order to earn money. (so that )
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4.-I´m sure Brad Pitt didn´t star in The Fugitive. (can´t)
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7.-Writing

Choose one of the following topics. (10 marks)

a.-Discuss the influence that famous public figures can have on
teenagers and their importance as role models in society. (120-150
words).
b)Write a letter of application for one of the jobs below.Write
between 100 and 150 words.
Music shop assistant / waiter / waitress.