Unit Test 7 | Group B

Name: _____________________ Class: ____

LISTENING GRAMMAR
1 [Track 08] You will hear a conversation about a film 4 Rewrite the sentences in reported speech.
festival. Listen and decide if the statements 1−5 are 0 ‘Don’t watch this film, it’s scary,’ Sara told Anna.
true (T) or false (F). Sara warned Anna not to watch that film as it was
T F scary.
1 Rosie has experience working at film 1 ‘I downloaded this film online last week,’ Pete told his
festivals. dad.
Pete confessed to his dad that __________________
2 Rosie increased the number of films
___________________________________________.
she wanted to show.
2 ‘Don’t forget it’s your sister’s concert next Friday.’
3 The film producers were invited to
Mum told me ________________________________
come to an interview before the
___________________________________________.
festival.
3 ‘I can’t believe it! I’ve passed the exam for drama
4 Ervin Rostami showed his film in more
school,’ Holly told me.
than one place.
Holly was excited because _____________________
5 The participants in the festival win
___________________________________________.
awards.
4 ‘OK, OK, I will take you with me to this concert,’ said
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Tanya.
Tanya promised _____________________________
VOCABULARY ___________________________________________.
2 Choose the correct option to complete the 5 ‘The team has played well this season!’
sentences. He said ____________________________________
___________________________________________.
0 And tonight on Channel Seven, it’s the little- / long- / ___ / 5
well- awaited season finale of True Detective.
1 It’s a great product which I’m sure will take back / off / 5 Report the questions.
out this summer.
2 I thought that the prop / set / scene was really well- 0 ‘Why didn’t you go to the cinema yesterday?’
designed – it actually felt like being in a castle! My mum wanted to know why I hadn’t gone to the
3 Sadly, the play was a flop / sell-out / setback as nobody cinema the day before.
bought tickets. 1 ‘Have you seen the trailer for The Joker?’
4 As a director, she’s totally abstract / realistic / unique – He asked ___________________________________
nobody is doing anything like her. ___________________________________________.
5 I love the costumes / make up / wigs that they wore – 2 ‘Did you watch this on-demand content?’
those jackets were amazing. They asked __________________________________
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3 ‘Are you using subscription streaming services?’ asked
3 Complete the text with the missing words. The first Bill.
letters are given. Bill asked ___________________________________
___________________________________________.
We went to see an 0 eagerly awaited performance in our 4 ‘What is he doing here at this time of night?’
college last night. I don’t think I’ve ever seen such a young She wanted to know
1 c___________ of actors connect with their audience like
___________________________________________
that. If I had any complaint, it would be that some of the ___________________________________________.
2 l___________ were hard to hear in the quieter scenes, but
5 ‘When will the news be on TV?’
that’s just a minor thing. I know from talking to some of the John asked _________________________________
teachers that during the 3 a___________ it was difficult to ___________________________________________.
choose the best actors to play for each part, but I think ___ / 5
they’ve done very well in casting Jared Moore as Hamlet.
What a way to get his first 4 b___________ in acting!
I predict that this young man is going to make a
5 n___________ for himself in the acting profession. Tickets

are still available for tonight’s show but get to the box office
quickly to avoid disappointment.

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USE OF ENGLISH READING
6 Complete the text with the correct form of the words 8 Read the article. For questions 1–5, choose
in the box. There is one extra word. the correct answer A, B, C or D.

accident install mistake exhibit understand invent Choose what you view
puzzle Nowadays entertainment is everywhere – from subscription
streaming services and YouTube to huge numbers of
This week I went to the modern art 0 exhibition. I find the terrestrial and satellite TV stations. There are more choices
popularity of some modern art exhibits quite 1 ___________ than ever before about what we watch and how we watch it.
– why do people like them? What do they mean? Why are 24 hours a day we can find big-budget blockbuster movies,
they considered to be art? After my visit, I still don’t know! a box-set to binge-watch or little-known but hilarious
There was one large 2 ___________ which looked as if comedies. On-demand content means that we can go online
someone had thrown all the rubbish from their home into a and download every eagerly-awaited award-winning series
big pile in the middle of the room. Critics said that it was in a matter of seconds. But what if we could actually make
very 3 ___________ and that no-one had made anything choices about the contents of those programmes, not just
like it before. I think that’s because no-one else would think how we consume them? What if we could watch a drama
it was worth doing. I remember reading about someone who and decide what happens next? We wouldn’t just be
left a pair of glasses at an exhibition and lots of people viewers; we would interact with story as it went on. That’s
4
___________ them for an exhibit and tried to work out the ideas behind interactive TV, which is a concept that’s
what the artist was trying to say by leaving them in that becoming more and more popular on streaming services
exact spot. Actually, now I think about it, I’m sure that the such as Netflix.
glasses weren’t left 5 ___________. Whoever put them One reason for this is that our attitudes towards
there was playing a trick on the critics and so-called art programmes have changed. Nowadays many people use
experts who love discussing what everything means. social media to comment on TV programmes. They often do
this by offering criticism in real-time on Twitter, or posting
___ / 5 spoilers after watching a new episode of a popular series. In
some situations, viewers go online to demand that whole
7 Complete the second sentence using the word in episodes or series are remade because they didn’t like what
bold so that it means the same as the first one. Do happened! Programme makers have realised that the
not change the word in bold. Use no more than five viewing audience have very strong feelings about how the
words including the word in bold. stories progress. To address this, some programme makers
0 ‘And another thing – I think this book is awful!’, Paul have decided to use the same forms of technology to help
said. them to tell the stories that viewers want to watch.
ADDED By tapping a touchscreen or swiping a smartphone, viewers
Paul added that he thought the book was awful. of modern interactive TV programmes can choose different
1 She reckoned his career wouldn’t develop much. options which affect the outcome of a plot. For example,
NOTHING deciding where a character sits on a train could mean that
She said his career ________________________, they meet the love of their life, or in another version end up
unfortunately. losing their job. In cartoons and other animated stories
2 ‘We’ve been here before,’ said Laura. viewers can decide on how characters look, and even
THEY change their voices. While this creativity appeals to many
Laura pointed out ________________________ before. viewers, there are those who question how effective it is in
3 His latest film really makes you think. telling a story. Deciding on the next outcome sounds like
GETS fun, but it can mean that entertainment becomes more like
That film really ________________________. hard work. It’s certainly harder to work out what going on
4 ‘Did her video go viral?’ asked Toby. when a programme constantly stops and starts.
IF Interactive TV in its basic form – where viewers can choose
Toby asked________________________ viral. what happens next via phone voting – has been around for
5 ‘Your holiday’s going to be amazing,’ said Emma. several decades. The difference with modern technology is
GOING that it has cut down the amount of time it takes to adapt
Emma predicted that my holiday content. Changes can happen in real-time, as a programme
________________________ amazing. is broadcast live. Increased streaming speed also allows for
___ / 5 this interactivity in a way traditional broadcaster couldn’t
make possible. Also, most viewers have mobile screens in
their hands making the whole process seem more
spontaneous. Overall, this allows for a richer viewing
experience.

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So, why the sudden interest from TV companies? Making
an interactive drama takes longer, and costs more money
because the cast have to act out all the possible parallel
choices. But viewers are likely to watch a programme more
than once to see if they can reveal different endings. And
that allows programme makers to increase advertising
income. Interestingly enough there are also some critics
who point out that it is the viewers themselves who might be
controlled. They claim that, as you make choices within
a story, it will give your streaming service lots of personal
information – your preferences in music, clothing and
products. In the end, it could be the viewer who is on
display.

1 In the first paragraph, the writer suggests new ways of

viewing mean
A greater quality of films available to audiences.
B greater audiences for TV stations.
C easier access to more material.
D quicker access to satellite TV.
2 According to the writer, how is social media related to
interactive TV?
A Programme makers change stories if people post
spoilers.
B Social media commentators recommend what to
watch.
C Social media and interactive TV use similar
technology.
D Interactive TV and social media are constantly
changing.
3 What is the author’s view on storylines on interactive
TV?
A Often the plot is hard to follow.
B People won’t be interested in them for long.
C They are usually too formulaic.
D People prefer to have limited choices.
4 Why is interactive TV likely to become more popular
nowadays?
A Programme makers are spending more on it.
B People tend to watch TV while using smartphones.
C Viewers can afford new technology.
D Download times are quicker.
5 In the final paragraph, the writer says interactive TV has
become more popular because it allows programme
makers
A to use data to change stories.
B to be more creative.
C to spend less money.
D to earn more money.
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WRITING
9 Do the exam task.

Napisz artykuł z recenzją filmu lub serialu telewizyjnego,

który opowiada o życiu młodych ludzi. Przedstaw jego
fabułę i wyraź opinię na temat gry aktorskiej.

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Wypowiedź powinna zawierać od 200 do 250 słów i spełniać
wszystkie wymogi typowe dla formy wskazanej w poleceniu.
TOTAL ___ / 50

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