FCE GOLD PLUS - COURSEBOOK - UNIT 1

Rezolvarea exercitiilor din manualul de limba engleza intitulat FCE GOLD PLUS – Student’s Book, autori Rawdon Wyatt with Jacky Newbrook and Judith Wilson, Editura Longman, Editia 2008

FCE GOLD PLUS – Unit 1: WHAT’S ON?

Speaking 1

Exercise 1 Page 6

1, 2

The Godfather – thriller

Scream – horror

Shrek – animation, comedy

Listening 1

Exercise 1 Page 7

Most popular type of film

Most popular themes

Most popular settings

Most popular stars

Titles of the most popular films

Exercise 2 Page 7

1.      50,000

2.    drama

3.    boy meets girl

4.    exotic

5.     future

6.    predictable

7.     character

8.    two words

9.    person

10.      21st century

Vocabulary 1

Exercise 2 Page 8

People: director

Story: happy ending, flashbacks

Parts of cinema: front row

Film-making: special effects, stunts, close-up shots

Exercise 3 Page 8

2    1  b)   2 d)   3 a)   4 c)

Grammar 1

Exercise 1 Page 8

1.      I met

2.    √

3.    I belonged

4.    √

5.     I don’t understand

6.    I’ve seen

7.     √

8.    √

9.    I went

10.      √

Exercise 2 Page 9

Present simple: twice every weekend

Present perfect: all my life, already, so far, ever, yet, for a long time

Past simple: ago, from 2001 to 2003, twice every weekend, when I was young, for a long time

Exercise 3 Page 9

1

1.      has just become

2.    (has) promised

3.    ‘ve always loved

4.    ‘ve thought

5.     said

6.    (has) won

7.     fell

2

1.      has become

2.    made

3.    accepted

4.    (has) also appeared

5.     won

Exercise 4 Page 9

1

1.      How many times has Brad Pitt been married? (Once, to Jennifer Anniston)

2.     Who directed (the film) Titanic? (James Cameron)

3.    Which football team has won the World Cup five times? (Brazil)

4.    In which country was Lord of the Rings filmed? (New Zealand)

5.     Has Mel Gibson ever won an Oscar? (Yes, one for directing and one for producing the 1995 Best Picture, Braveheart)

6.    Can you name any musicals which/that have won Oscars in the last ten years? (Chicago 2003, Evita 1996)

7.     Which famous English footballer called/has called his child Romeo? (David Beckham)

8.    Who usually presents the evening news programme on television in your country?

Reading

Exercise 2 Page 10

1.      C

2.    A

3.    C, D

4.    B

Exercise 3 Page 11

1.      C (line 42: She had always dreamed of a musical career.)

2.    B (line 25: Craig donated his £70,000 prize money.)

3.    A (line 17: The television company has agreed to pay him £16,000 compensation.)

4.    C (line 35: Denise Leigh won joint first prize.)

5.     D (line 55: Will Young shot to success.)

6.    B (line 24: I don’t know why I won.)

7.     A (line 5: later accused the presenters of the show of misrepresenting him)

8.    A (line 15: other students wouldn’t talk to him)

9.    C (line 39: She is a blind woman of amazing determination who has succeeded against all the odds.)

10.      B (line 30: had a five-album deal with a record company but he was dropped after his first single)

11.  D (line 70: which puts a distance between you and other people)

12. C (line 45: Keeping them safe is definitely more worrying than anything that can happen to you on stage.)

13. A (line 12: the other contestants were glad to see the back of me but it wasn’t true)

14. D (line 59: I don’t think it’s me myself they’re voting for.)

15.  C (line 49: She is better placed than she had ever hoped for.)

Exercise 5 Page 11

1.      a

2.    b

3.    b

4.    a

5.     a

6.    b

7.     b

8.    b

9.    a

10.      a

11.  b

Grammar 2

Exercise 1 Page 12

1.      a) He has appeared on one show at some unknown time in the past. b) He has appeared on several shows – these appearances have probably happened recently and are continuing up to the present.

2.    a) They live on the island permanently. b) They are staying there temporarily.

3.    a) You have probably finished sending the emails, but it is still morning. b) This emphasizes the duration of the activity, but does not say whether it is finished or not.

4.    a) She has finished reading the book. b) She probably hasn’t finished the book yet.

Exercise 2 Page 12

1.      both possible

2.    has got back

3.    have never smoked

4.    have been going

5.     both possible

6.    have been eating

7.     both possible

8.    have always wanted

Exercise 3 Page 12

1.      A: Have you been getting

2.    B: she’s been working

3.    A: How long have you been sharing

4.    B: I’ve been trying

5.     B: He’s been saving up

6.    A: You’ve been reading

Use of English

Exercise 1 Page 13

1.      who has won/ who’s won

2.    I can’t find/ I’m unable to find

3.    have nearly all died

4.    ‘ve/have just been talking

5.     ‘ve/have been working here for

6.    ‘s/has never been

7.     haven’t/have not seen him for

8.    haven’t/have not found (out)

9.    ‘s/has run out of

10.      ‘s/has just given birth to

Vocabulary 2

Exercise 1 Page 13

1.      shocking  different  flattered  = c) adjectives

2.    competition  performer  determination  contestant  = a) nouns

3.    regularly  generally  = b) adverbs

Exercise 2 Page 13

1.      confusion

2.    confuse

3.    performer/ performance

4.    perform

5.     origin

6.    originate

7.     originally

8.    flattery

9.    flatter

10.      flatteringly

Exercise 3 Page 13

1.      enjoyable

2.    performance

3.    disapointment

4.    preparation

5.     explanation

6.    survival

7.     donation

8.    financially

Listening 2

Exercise 1 Page 14

1.      A

2.    C

3.    A

4.    B

5.     C

6.    A

Vocabulary 3

Exercise 1 Page 14

1.      play/theatre

2.    reviews

3.    audience/applauded

4.    opera/performance

5.     concert/symphony/composer/sold out

6.    conduct/orchestra/instruments/musicians

7.     pop music/singers/groups

8.    night clubs/discos

Exam focus

Exercise 1 Page 15

1.      I have two brothers. One is older than me; he is twenty-one years old.

2.    Just now I am staying in a hostel but I want to have my own apartment…

3.    I like playing computer games and doing sport very much, especially swimming.

4.    I have been studying English for five years… I have never been to England.

5.     I want to travel abroad, and maybe I’ll get/be married.

Exercise 2 Page 15

1.      D

2.    A

3.    C

4.    B

Writing

Exercise 1 Page 16

1.      Jack

2.    To invite him to go to the theatre with you

3.    the notes

4.    Dear Jack/Hi Jack, Best wishes

Exercise 2 Page 16

1 Sample answer

Hi Jack

Thanks for your email. It was very good to hear from you again after all this time.

I’ve been working really long hours recently revising for my exams, but on Saturday I’m planning to take a break and go to see ‘Murder Mystery’. It’s excellent – and it’s the last night.

Would you like to come along? I emailed Sue and Milo yesterday to see if they can come, and they say they can, so it should be a good evening. They suggested going for something to eat together after the show – I know you like Italian food so we could all go to Gino’s Pizzas. I’ve never been before, but everyone says it’s very good.

Let me know if you’re free and would like to come, then I’ll book the tickets.

Hope to see you on Saturday.

Best wishes

Pedro

Unit 1 Review

Exercise 1 Page 17

1

1.      How long is it since you started studying English?

2.    When did you last have a holiday?

3.    How many years have you lived in this town?

4.    How long have you had this book for?

5.     When did you leave home this morning?

6.    How many films have you seen this month?

Exercise 2 Page 17

1

1.      Role

2.    Screen

3.    Box office

4.    Setting

5.     Plot

6.    Flashback

Exercise 3 Page 17

1.      Have you been running?

2.    Have you ever been

3.    I’ve had

4.    I have never seen

5.     She has been doing

6.    I have known

7.     I didn’t know

Exercise 4 Page 17

1.      since

2.    for/during

3.    since

4.    After/When

5.     for

6.    just/recently

7.     never

8.    yet

Exercise 5 Page 17

1.      for

2.    to

3.    in

4.    of

5.     on/in

6.    in