VI. Complete the sentences, using although, despite, in spite of, however, or
nevertheless. Sometimes, two answers are possible.
1. I think I did OK in my speech last night ______________ I’d had almost no
sleep for 24 hours.
2. ______________ I heard the telephone ring, I didn’t answer it.
3. We enjoyed our holiday_________________ the rain.
4. _______________ he got top marks at high school, he never went to
university.
5. ______________ there was no electricity, I was able to read because I had a
candle.
6. She failed the test _______________ she studied hard.
7. _______________ difficulties, the firemen managed to save many people
who were caught in the fire.
8. Everyone thought she would accept the offer. __________________, she
turned it down.
9. Carol arrived at the meeting ______________ I asked her not to be there.
10. It looks like they’re going to succeed ______________ their present
difficulties.
11. ______________ it was raining heavily, he went out without a raincoat.
12. My father is very busy. ______________ , he is always willing to give a hand
with the housework.
13. The sky was grey and cloudy. ______________, we went to the beach.
14. Some English words have the same pronunciation ______________ they are
spell differently, for example, dear and deer.
15. I was cold and wet ______________ .Bob put on his swimming suit and went
to the beach.
VII. Complete the text with the words given in the box.
thriller actors director star
favourite role scene extras
My (1) __________________ film this year was Zero Game, the latest (2)
__________________ by (3) _________________ Xi Dong. It has several well-known
Chinese (4) ________________ and one real (5) _______________, Li Mu Bai, who
plays the (6) ___________________ of the policeman who has to catch a thief, Jun
Fat. Li Mu Bai is brilliant. In the best (7) ____________, he chases Jun Fat across the
city on a motorbike, watched by thousands of (8) ______________.
VIII. Complete the conversation with the words in the box.
interested cinema films fantastic relaxed
amazing successful section boring awards
1. I am very _______________ in watching TV late on Saturday evenings.
2. His film has won a lot of _______________.
3. All the critics said the film was really _______________. Nevertheless, I was so
interested that I saw it from beginning to end.
4. Avatar is a big hit – the special effects are _______________.
5. If you want to know which films are on the cinemas, you should look at the film
_______________ of this magazine.
6. I feel very _______________ when I see romantic comedy.
7. Spiderman 2 has a lot of _______________ action scenes.
8. Have you ever been to the _______________ lately?
9. What type of _______________ do you like, Nick?
10. Kristen Dunst’s most _______________ films are the Spiderman films.
IX. Complete the conversation with the words in the box.
film drama comedy musical romance
horror western action science-fiction animated
1. I love _____________________films. They’re very exciting.
2. Have you ever seen this _____________________. It’s really funny.
3. There are always cowboys in a _____________________.
4. A _____________________.is a play in a theatre or on television or radio, or
plays and acting generally.
5. Dracula is the best _____________________ film I’ve ever seen.
6. We are going to the cinema to see a _____________________.
7. My favourite _____________________ films have beings from Mars.
8. I watched this _____________________ last week. The singing and dancing are
great.
9. The Lion King is an excellent ________________ film. I love cartoons.
X. Complete the conversation with the correct form of the adjectives in brackets.
1. A: Was it a good film?
B: No, it wasn’t very (interest) _____________. In fact, it was very (bore)
_____________.
2. A: I’m always very (tire) ________________ after a day at work. I can’t do
anything in the evening.
B: Why don’t you watch a film?
A: I always fall asleep. Sometimes, I put on the most (excite) ___________
film that I really want to see but I always fall asleep.
3. A: I’m an actor. Acting is a very (tire) _____________ job. It isn’t
(relax)_____________ at all. Are you (relax) _______________?
B: No way. I’m a worker.
XI. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the adjectives in brackets.
1. I was very _______________ in the lesson because our teacher is very
_______________ in history. (interest)
2. My friend is a very _______________ sort of person but he hates doing
_______________ activities. (relax)
3. Studying for exams is very _______________ I get _______________ when I
open my school books. (tire)
4. We were all very _______________ about the school trip but it wasn’t an
_______________ trip at all. (excite)
5. It’s a _______________ book and I’m _______________ every time I start
reading it (bore)
