Fun & Entertainment

Fun & Entertainment

Introduction

Entertainment is an action, event or activity that aims

to entertain, amuse and interest an audience of one or
more people. The audience may have a passive role, as in
the case of persons watching a play, opera, television show
or movie, or the audience role may be active, as in the
case of games.

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Vocabulary Building
If you go to any of these places are you a customer, a visitor or a member of
the audience?
▪ If you go to the theatre, cinema, or circus you are a member of the audience.
▪ If you go to a museum, zoo, fun fair, or art gallery, you're a customer or a visitor.
▪ If you go to a disco or casino, you're a customer.
▪ If you go to a casino, you're a customer (or a mug).

What do you do when you're there?

▪ You go to the cinema to watch a film or a movie.You can say, "I'm going to
the cinema / films / flicks / pictures." We also call it the silver screen.
▪ You go to the theatre to watch the performance, it could be a play, a show,
a musical, a gig, a pantomime, a puppet show, an opera or a ballet.
▪ You go to a museum or an art gallery to see an exhibition.
▪ You go to a casino to gamble and to try and win money, but you'll probably lose it
instead.
▪ You go to a zoo to watch or look at or see the animals. ▪
▪ You go to a disco to listen to music and dance.
▪ You go to a circus to watch the acts.
▪ You go to a fun fair to go on the rides, see the side shows, and
to play the games.

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Matching Exercise
What do you do when you're there?

You go to the cinema try and win money

You go to the theatre see an exhibition
You go to a museum go on the rides, see the side shows, and
to play the games
You go to a casino look at or see the animals
to
You go to a zoo watch the performance
You go to a disco listen to music and dance
You go to a circus watch a film or a movie.
You go to a fun fair watch the acts

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Matching Exercise
Match
What do you do when you're there?

You go to the art gallery watch public performance of music.

You go to the bar buy and eat meal
You go to a cafe drink alcoholic drinks and refreshments
You go to a concert hall watch a baseball game
You go to a exhibition to To get simple meals and drinks (such as
center coffee)
You go to a stadium to watch drama set to music
You go to a restaurant look at paintings, sculptures, etc
You go to a opera house To see public display and exposition

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Speaking Exercise
Match
Practice the dialogue with your partner.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith are trying to decide what to do at the weekend.
Mr. Smith is reading the entertainment section in the newspaper.

Mr Smith: There's a new casino opening. Do you fancy going this weekend?
Mrs Smith: No way! It's a mug's game.
Mr Smith: Well how about seeing a film instead? Mrs
Smith: I don’t know.What's on?
Mr Smith: Blood Diamond is showing. I quite fancy seeing that.
Mrs Smith: Oh dear.I don’t think I want to watch that one.The reviews say it is a very violent
flick.
Mr Smith: We could go to the theatre and see a play instead.
Mrs Smith: That’s a good idea! I think Calendar Girls is still playing. I heard on the radio that it is a
wonderful stage play.
Mr Smith: Oh.Well to be honest, I would rather go to a concert and hear some
good music.
Mrs Smith: Well we haven't been to a concert in ages, but I still fancy the theatre.
Mr Smith: Well why don't we go to the matinee performance and then take in
a concert later?
Mrs Smith: What a good idea. Phone up the box office and book some tickets.

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Famous Person
Jackie Chan is a true action movie great. He has appeared in
dozens of movies and is a screen legend. He had a simple
beginning as a Chinese refugee in Hong Kong. His early years
were, perhaps, a sign of things to come. His parents nicknamed
him ‘Pao-Pao’, which means cannonball, because he had so
much energy.
Chan enrolled in the China Drama Academy to study opera while still in his
teens. He spent ten years there and worked part-time as a stuntman in the kung fu
movie industry. He soon earned the reputation as Hong Kong’s most fearless
stuntman. He moved into acting, but his first two films were both flops. He quit the
movie business and moved to Australia.
Several years later, director Ng Than Chan asked Jackie to appear in the
movies ‘Snake in Eagle's Shadow’ and ‘Drunken Master’. Both were smash hits at the
box office and Jackie Chan was now a star in Hong Kong. Unfortunately, a former
director tried to tie Chan to an old contract. He sent the Hong Kong mafia to Chan’s
movie sets to frighten him. Chan moved to Hollywood.
He was not successful in Hollywood, so he returned to Hong Kong. He
learnt a lot about movie-making while in America and used this knowledge to make
many successful movies for the Chinese market. He also became a pop star. He
returned to Hollywood and made the movie ‘Rush Hour’ in 1998. It made him a
worldwide star.
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Famous Person
Choose the best answer.

Answer the questions about Jackie Chan.

1. What did his parents nickname him?
2. What does his nickname means? Why was he given that name?
3. While studying drama in his teens, what was his part time job?
4. What title was given to him in Hong Kong?
5. Name two movies that made Chan a star in Hong Kong.
6. Why did he moved back to Hollywood?
7. What movie made Chan a worldwide star?
8. When was this movie made?
9. What kind of an actor is he?

1. Which celebrity would you like to meet and do you most admire?
2. Do you think it's moral to sell your private life to the media?
3. What are the pros and cons of being a celebrity?
4. Do you think there is a relationship between beauty and celebrity ?
5. Are famous people happy? Why or Why not?
6. Would you like to be famous? Why or why not?

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Movie Vocabulary
Choose the correct item in the box.
Audience choreographer conductor orchestra
cast composer playwright applause
workshop pottery producer director

a person who directs a play, movie, etc.

the people who watch, read, or listen to something
a person who stands in front of people while they sing or play
musical instruments and directs their performance
the art or activity of making objects out of clay
a class or series of classes in which a small group of people learn
the methods and skills used in doing something
a person who writes plays.
a person who writes music
the actors in a play, film, or television show
show of approval or appreciation at a play, speech, sporting
event, etc., in which people strike their hands together over and over
someone who is in charge of making and usually providing the
money for a play, movie, record, etc.
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Movie Vocabulary

Matching Activity - Antonyms

Some words may have two or more answers
A. First rate 1. Ordinary
B. Original 2. Lively
C. Enjoyable 3. Unexciting
D. Absorbing 4. Boring
E. Hilarious 5. Serious
F. Low-budget 6. Predictable
G. Thought provoking 7. Dragging
H. Brutal 8. Second rate
I. Powerful 9. Costly
J. Intriguing 10. Unstimulating
K. Wacky 11. Mild
L. Slow 12. Weak

1. Describe your favorite movie.

2. What sort of movies you don’t like watching?
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Music Genre

Rock Pop
Country music
music
music

Classical
music R&B Reggae

Hip Hop
Jazz Inspirational
Rap

Talk about different songs that you know for each genre.
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Grammar Focus
MAKING QUESTIONS
We ask questions to get information.
There are two types of questions in the
English language: direct and indirect.
Direct questions are used to try to get
information.
Examples:
Where is the bathroom?
Do you want to drink water?
Indirect questions are also used to try to get information, but are a polite and
longer form of direct questions.
Examples:
Mom wants to know if you are hungry.
Could you tell me where the bathroom is, please?
Examples:
1.Yes/No questions 1. Did Sarah sleep?
2. Was she running?
3. Have you seen the dog?

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Grammar Focus
MAKING QUESTIONS
WH Questions with "do“ WH Questions with "be"
WH + DO/DOES + SUBJECT + VERB WH + BE + SUBJECT
Examples: Examples:
* Where do you work? * Where are you from?
* When does she wake up? * Who is that man?
4.Tag Questions
A tag question is a statement followed by a short question. Tag questions are
very common in the English language and are used to ask if you agree with the
statement.
Tag questions are written in this form:
statement + tag + ?
Examples:
You like hamburgers, don't you?
She has brown hair, doesn't she?
Indirect questions are also used to try to get information. However, we use indirect
questions if we want to ask a more personal or formal question.
Incorrect: Can you tell me where is the bathroom located?
Correct: Can you tell me where the bathroom is located?

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Grammar Focus
Ask for the underlined part.
1. She is opening a present.
2. The boys are hiding under Tom's bed.
3. My sister prefers porridge for breakfast.
4. On Thursday Jack has German, history and maths.
5. Yesterday Carol and Jane went to the swimming pool.
6. The plane is landing at the airport.
7. The telephone is ringing .
8. Sarah has to stop because of a security check. Remember:
The answers for tag questions are
9. Andrew's new mountain bike costs €1000. the true answers. They may
10. At sunset Peter is walking along the beach . or may not be the expected answers.
Examples:
Q: Dave Sperling isn't married, is he?
Put in the correct question tags A: Yes, he's married. His wife's name is Dao.
Q: Dave Sperling has two sons, doesn't he?
A: No. He has one son and one daughter.
1. She is collecting stickers, _________ .?
2. You have cleaned your bike, _________ .?
3. Mary didn't do her homework last Monday, _________ .?
4. Kevin will come tonight, _________ .?
5. I'm clever, _________ .?
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Grammar Focus
Use the words in brackets and form
questions. Mind the word order.
Present Perfect Simple
1. _____ here _____ five years? (John/to live/for)
2. _____ the email to grandma _____ ? (the twins/to write/yet)
3. Why _____ so much money on sweets? (Dan/to spend)
4. _____ the talk in history _____ ? (Sophie/to prepare/yet)
5. _____ the house before their parents in the morning? (they/to leave/ever)
Simple Past
1. _____ you _____ the door? (to close)
2. _____ Peggy and Olivia _____ after the baby? (to look)
3. _____ the boy _____ into the lake? (to jump)
4. _____ Claire _____ the housework? (to finish)
5. _____ Tim _____ the green T-shirt last Monday? (to buy)
Past Perfect
1. _____ the instructions before they switched on the mobile phone? (they/to read)
2. _____ the new words before she texted her friend? (the girl/to learn)
3. _____ the office before they drove away? (they/to ring)
4. What _____ before she turned on the TV? (Lucy/to do)
5. _____ London before you went there in 2009? (you/ever/to visit)
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Useful Expressions

His glitteryshoes was in the

limelight during the party.
He fellinlovewithher
because ofher golden
voice.
His graceful
movementstole the
show last night.
Everyonewantedherto
win the contest because
she was the onlyone who
sang her heart out.
She started off
sorting the mail,
but now she's
running the
show. Give the meaning of each idiom.

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Useful Expressions
"It was a star-
studded
His speech
event."
was a real
show
He shouldn't stopper.
have tried to flirt
with her, he
made a real
clown of
This comedy just
herself. -
brought the
house down.

The whole party

was just a dog
and pony show
for the politicians. Give the meaning of each idiom.

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Express Yourself

1. What do you like to do for entertainment?

2. What are the popular forms of entertainment in your
country?
3. Do you like entertaining friends at home?
4. Who is the most entertaining person you know?
5. Do you enjoy going to the theatre, opera or ballet?
6. What do you think about gambling as a form of
entertainment?
7. What types of entertainment are free?
8. Do you think the things we do for entertainment has
changed over the years?
9. Would you like to work in the entertainment industry?
10. Which country do you think has the world’s best
entertainment?

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Pronunciation Exercise

Tongue Twisters:

The ochre ogre ogled the poker.

Pick a partner and practice passing,

for if you pass proficiently,
perhaps you'll play professionally.
A Tudor who tooted a flute
tried to tutor two tooters to toot.
Said the two to their tutor,
"Is it harder to toot
or to tutor two tooters to toot?”

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Pronunciation Exercise

Minimal Pairs

bat mat bay neigh

bike Mike best nest
bug mug boat note
bet net book nook
bite night beef leaf
bow no bite light
bale nail base lace
B knee bet let

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