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Warm-up

1. Look at the pictures below. What do they show? What do they have in

common?

Reading

2. Read all three texts. Then match them to the sentences (1-4). One text can be

matched to two different sentences.

FILM FESTIVALS

BFI London Film Festival

With  feature  films,  documentaries  and  shorts  from  more  than  50  countries,  this  is
the largest public film festival in the UK and it takes place in mid-October. It started
in  1953,  when  some  British  film  critics  thought  London  needed  a  film  festival.  They
were  convinced  that  Londoners  deserved  a  chance  to  see  films  that  were  probably
too  ambitious  for  mainstream  cinemas.  Today  the  festivals  both  present  films  by
renowned  directors  and  look  for  new  talents.  The  festival  is  very  big,  so  the
screenings are in a dozen venues in central London. Tickets can be as expensive as 16
pounds, but they sell out fast.

Warsaw Film Festival (WFF)

The Warsaw Film Festival is an annual event and takes place in October. When it started
in 1985, it was modestly called Warsaw Film Week. Now, with more than 100,000 visitors
every year, it is a big international event. Actually, in 2009, the International Federation
of Film Producers Associations recognised it as an important festival, next to Cannes,
Venice or Berlin. The festival shows all types of films (feature films, documentaries and
short films) and attracts films from many parts of the world. All films are screened in their
original versions with English subtitles. But Polish subtitles are displayed for many films as
well.

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Leeds International Film Festival (LIFF)

The LIFF is the largest festival in England outside London and it is celebrated at the
beginning of November. It is supported by the Leeds City Council and, actually, some
screenings take place in the Town Hall. One of the highlights of the festival is the Night of
the Dead, a marathon of horror films, which was first organised in 2001. Since then it has
become a real classic among festival fans, so this year the festival is organising the Day of the
Dead with some 10 hours of terror. The best film in the official selection of the festival gets
the Golden Owl Award.

Which text explains
1

what the original name of a festival was?

how a festival was born?

which festival event is particularly popular?

how many festival cinemas there are?

Vocabulary

3. Look at the highlighted words in Exercise 2. Use them to complete the

sentences below.

The festival used to be a regular __________ event, but it'll take place every two years
in the future.

Steven Spielberg's new film was the __________ of the opening ceremony.

That film is almost 5 hours long – that's too much for any __________ cinema.

Let's buy two tickets for the last __________ tonight, at 9 o'clock. The film director is
going to answer some questions when the film finishes.

His first __________ was a hilarious comedy about five young men from a small town
in the south of England.

Do you want to watch this film dubbed or with English __________?

A wonderful __________ of animated films from around the world will be shown this
Saturday.

Use of English

4. Complete the second sentence in each pair so that it has the same meaning as

the first sentence. Use the words in CAPITAL letters.

People think that Auguste and Louis Lumière were the first filmmakers.

(CONSIDERED) Auguste and Louis Lumière ____________________ the first
filmmakers.

“You must accept the main role in my new film,” the director said to her.

(ON) The director insisted ____________________ the main role in his new film.

I don't have time to watch all the new films – there are too many premieres every
week.

(KEEP) I can't ____________________ all the new films – there are too many
premieres every week.

I should have bought a festival pass last week – they've just sold out.

(WISH) I ____________________ a festival pass last week – they've just sold out.

Speaking

5. Work in pairs. Take turns to ask and answer the questions below.

Why do some people read film reviews before going to the cinema?

What are the advantages of watching films with subtitles?

What makes some film awards more prestigious than others?

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Writing

Do the exam task.

Wypowiedz  się  na  jeden  z  poniższych  tematów.  Wypowiedź  powinna  zawierać  od
200  do  250  słów  i  spełniać  wszystkie  wymogi  typowe  dla  formy  wskazanej  w
poleceniu.

1.
Byłeś/Byłaś  na  nocnym  maratonie  filmowym  w  kinie  w  Wielkiej  Brytanii.  Napisz  list  do
lokalnej gazety,  w którym wyjaśnisz, dlaczego uważasz maraton za nieudany, i przedstawisz
swoje pomysły, by poprawić przebieg tego typu wydarzeń kulturalnych w przyszłości.

2.
Coraz  częściej  ludzie,  wybierając  się  do  kina,  nie  tylko  czytają  opinie  krytyków  na  temat
wyświetlanych  filmów,  ale  również  zapoznają  się  ze  szczegółowym  opisem  historii,  którą
opowiada film. Napisz rozprawkę na ten temat, przedstawiając swoją opinię.

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