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A designer is making the costumes for the show by hand.

Made by hand

He was inspired by the story.

> The story inspired him to make the film

He inspired the story

> The story was inspired by him

Nobody has inhabited this castle for…

He set the film in France.

He/ the director will shoot the film in autumn.

Release a film

The premiere

The film will be shot

The film is going to be shot

The dialogue isn’t being recorded.

With the active we pay attention to the person carrying out the action.

>The director is shooting a new film

With the passive we pay attention to the result of the action.

> A new film is being shot (by the director)

A new film is being shot by Steven Spielberg.

They have to finish the film tomorrow.

>The film has to be finished tomorrow

The owners weren’t using the house during the winter.

The actor has been transformed into a monster.

The company had been owned…

My husband took the photo.

on set/on the set>

FILM [countable] a place where a film or television programme is filmed

-Cruise met Kidman on the set of ‘Days of Thunder’.

They subtitle a lot of foreign films

> A lot of foreign films are subtitled (by them)

G M wrote L in the T of C in 1985

> L in the T of C was written by G M in 1985

S1 is repairing my laptop at the moment

> My laptop is being repaired (by S1) at the moment

They haven’t released the DVD of the film yet.

> The DVD of the film hasn’t been released yet.

They won’t finish the film until the spring

> The film won’t be finished until the spring (by them).

You have to collect the tickets from the box office.

> The tickets have to be collected /id/ from the box office.

They hadn’t told the actor about the changes in the script.

> The actor hadn’t been told about the changes in the script.

D C directed L L L

> L L L was directed by D C

They’ve already recorded the soundtrack.

> The soundtrack has already been recorded.

They were interviewing the director about the film.

> The director was being interviewed about the film.

Give ⇒ is given

Gave ⇒was given

Is giving ⇒ is being given

Is going to give ⇒ is going to be given

Was giving ⇒ was being given

Can give ⇒ can be given

Must give ⇒ must be given

Will give ⇒ will be given

Should give ⇒ should be given

Have to give ⇒ have to be given

Need to give ⇒ need to be given

Have given ⇒ have been given

Had given ⇒ had been given

PASSIVE WITH 2 OBJECTS

They have given her a present

They have given a present TO her

A present has been given to her

She has been given a present

She has given them a present.

They have been given a present.

p. 231, ex.2a

star, soundtrack, plot, scene, audience, sequel, special effects, trailer, script, extra, subtitles, review, set, critic

dubbed /dʌbd/

be set in something>

STORY [transitive always + adverb/preposition] if a film, play, story etc is set in a particular place or period, the action takes place there or then

- The novel is set in France.

FALSE FRIENDS

The public audience was very happy after the film

I studied my career degree in Murcia University,

I read the critic review in the newspaper.

I actually currently work as a teacher

Miscarriage

ex. 3a

e, a, b, c, f, d

on location

- Most of the movie was shot on location in Africa.

p. 96, ex. 5

life- lives

wife – wives

leaf –leaves

ref‧u‧gee /ˌrefjʊˈdʒiː/

gravestone /ˈɡreɪvstəʊn $ -stoʊn/ noun [countable]   

a stone above a grave showing details of the person buried there SYN tombstone

list (v) = to put on a list

cham‧pagne /ʃæmˈpeɪn/

ex. 5d

I had to go to the film set everyday and translate S’s instructions to the Polish actors, and also to the extras

It was very exciting, and often I felt as if I was directing myself.

The worst thing was when we had to shoot a scene again and again because S thought it wasn’t exactly right.

stunned /stʌnd/ ●○○ adjective   

too surprised or shocked to speak

- He looked completely stunned.

1.-16 – her fault – not translating properly

2.-Stressed – apologised – cried a little

3.-Nice – demanding – like a daughter- cold – coat and gloves

4.-2 parties – 1 not in final cut – hurt ankle stairs

5.-The premiere of the film in Poland.

6.-Job as assistant - no