UNIT 3 Grammar practice

Relative pronouns & adverbs 5 The boy who I was telling you about is called Henry.
......................................................................................
1 Choose the correct options.
6 The hotel where I usually stay has closed down.
The actor who / which stars in this film is Dutch. ......................................................................................
1 This is the studio who / where Star Wars was filmed. 7 The cinema where we saw the film is in London.
2 4 October is the date when / which the film is being ......................................................................................
released. 8 The woman who you met is an actress.
3 This is the dress which / where I want.
......................................................................................
4 I think that people who / where live in Barcelona are
very lucky.
5 Winter is which / when I like to go on holiday.
Omitting relative pronouns
6 Hollywood is who / where lots of films are made. 4 Cross out the relative pronoun in each sentence if it
7 June is the month when / who school finishes. can be omitted.
This is the house that I was telling you about.
who, whose, who’s 1 Meryl Streep is an actress who I really admire.
2 Daniel Day Lewis is an actor who always works very
2 Choose A, B or C to complete the text.
hard.
Jack Nicholson is an American actor, producer, 3 Carrie is a film which is really terrifying.
screenwriter and director, C career has lasted for several 4 Star Trek is a film which my brother loves.
decades. As an actor, he’s someone (1) ...... best known
5 Fishing is a hobby that I’ve done since I was a child.
for his performances in the films Batman and The
6 Football is a sport that helps keep you fit.
Shining. He’s one of only three men (2) ...... have won
three Academy Awards for either Best Actor or Best 7 Reading books is something that I really enjoy doing.
Supporting Actor. He is also one of only two actors 8 James Cameron is a director whose films I really
(3) ...... have been nominated for an Academy Award in enjoy.
every decade since the 1960s. Now in his seventies, he’s 9 Leonardo di Caprio is an actor who has been very
a Hollywood legend (4) ...... films continue to have a huge successful.
influence on today’s cinema. 10 Ted is a film that I thought was very funny.
A who B who’s C whose
1 A who B who’s C whose Defining & non-defining relative clauses
2 A who B who’s C whose
3 A who B who’s C whose 5 Tick () the sentences that contain non-defining
4 A who B who’s C whose relative clauses.
Jane’s aunt, who’s called Rita, is from New York. 
Using that in relative clauses 1 The screenplay, which I really loved, was written by
Ben Affleck. 
3 Rewrite the sentences. Use that instead of the bold 2 It was the special effects which really made the film
relative pronouns. Remember to add prepositions successful. 
where necessary.
3 Next March is when we’re getting married. 
This is the college where I used to study.
4 I’m coming back from holiday on 31 October, which is
This is the college that I used to study at.
Halloween. 
1 The man who I saw in the street was Nicholas Cage!
................................................................................... 5 Berlin is the place where they got engaged. 
2 Paris is a city where he’s always wanted to live. 6 He came to see us in Denia, where we were staying at
................................................................................... Christmas. 
3 Is this the house where you grew up? 7 Before Midnight, which is a film starring Julie Delpy, is
................................................................................... a sequel to Before Sunset. 
4 The keys which she found belong to Christina. 8 Hugh Jackman is the actor who stars in the lead role
................................................................................... of The Wolverine. 
9 Angelina Jolie starred in Mr and Mrs Smith with Brad
Pitt, who’s her husband. 
10 Speed is a film which was released in 1994. 

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UNIT 3 Grammar practice
Relative pronouns & adverbs Defining & non-defining relative clauses
1 Complete the sentences with a relative pronoun or 4 Rewrite the sentences with non-defining relative
adverb. clauses.
This is the film which I really want to see. Kristen Stewart starred in Twilight. She’s American.
1 That’s the park .......................... I lost my watch. Kristen Stewart, who’s American, starred in Twilight.
2 March is .......................... we usually go on holiday. 1 I think that Robert de Niro is a great actor. He was
3 April is .......................... my parents will celebrate their born in 1943.
wedding anniversary. .....................................................................................
4 This is the cinema .......................... I saw my first film. .....................................................................................
5 I only listen to pop music .......................... has been 2 My car was given to me by my aunt. It’s very small.
downloaded legally. .....................................................................................
6 South America is .......................... The Motorcycle 3 My new TV was given to me by my grandfather. He’s
Diaries was filmed. very generous.
.....................................................................................
who, whose, who’s .....................................................................................
4 Kim spent a year in Geneva. She met her husband
2 Complete the sentences with who, whose or who’s. there.
Kiera is the girl who scored the goal. .....................................................................................
1 That’s the boy .......................... I was telling you 5 We’re arriving on 16 March. There’s a film festival on
about. that day.
2 That’s the woman .......................... dog got lost. .....................................................................................
3 This is the actress .......................... starring in the
latest film. Consolidation
4 Ben is the student .......................... been learning
Hindu. 5 Complete the sentences with your own ideas and
5 Clara is the girl .......................... didn’t pass her exam. relative clauses.
6 Leo is the boy .......................... brother came to this My favourite actress is Nina Dobrev, who stars in
college. The Vampire Diaries.
1 The first film I ............................................................
Using that in relative clauses; omitting 2 The best film I ...........................................................
3 When I was young, my favourite film
relative pronouns ...................................................................................
3 Complete the sentences with a relative pronoun only 4 My favourite actor
if necessary. Use that if it can be used instead of ...................................................................................
another relative pronoun. 5 My favourite cinema
This is the car that won the ‘Best New Car’ award last ...................................................................................
year. 6 Complete the dialogue with the words in the box.
1 The man .......................... they’re talking to now is
French. have you heard like ’ll star ’re making saw
2 The girl ..........................’s visiting us next week is since ’ve seen was living when which who
from Spain.
3 This is the dog .......................... bit my daughter. A: Hey, have you heard that they (1) ..........................
4 There’s the DVD .......................... my sister wants to a new Star Wars film?
borrow. B: Brilliant! I really (2) .......................... Star Wars! I
5 He’s the actor .......................... comes from Mexico. (3) .......................... the first film (4) ..........................
6 Here’s the pop star .......................... my brother saw I (5) .......................... in Paris in 1977, and I
at the Glastonbury festival last year. (6) .......................... all the others (7) ..........................
then. Which is your favourite film?
A: The Empire Strikes Back, (8) .......................... was the
second film.
B: Good choice. Harrison Ford, (9) ..........................
plays Han Solo, is brilliant in that.
A: I agree. I hope he (10) .......................... in the new
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UNIT 3 Grammar practice
Relative pronouns & adverbs Defining & non-defining relative clauses
1 Complete the sentences with a relative pronoun or 4 Tick () the sentences that contain non-defining
adverb. relative clauses. Then translate all the sentences into
There was a time, several years ago, when I used to like your language.
horror films. 1 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, which
1 This is the park .......................... we used to play was filmed in New Zealand, is one of my favourite
when we were young. films. 
2 Have you met the actor .......................... played ......................................................................................
Batman? ......................................................................................
3 That was the moment .......................... I realized that I 2 The house where I grew up is now a shop. 
was going to enjoy this film. ......................................................................................
4 He’s the best actor of his generation, .......................... 3 Robert Downey Jr, who was born in 1965, appears in
films are always very good. the Iron Man films. 
5 I’m a vet, .......................... is a rewarding but difficult ......................................................................................
job.
4 The man who was waving to us is my dad. 
......................................................................................
who, whose, who’s 5 My favourite book is The Hunger Games, which was
written by Suzanne Collins. 
2 Correct the mistakes in the sentences. One sentence
is correct. ......................................................................................
This is my friend whose studying in Paris. who’s ......................................................................................
1 Have you met Martha, who’s brother I used to go out
with? ......................................................... Consolidation
2 These are the students who’s are staying with us.
5 Correct four more mistakes in the text.
......................................................... who
3 It was my mother whose told me that you called. Gabriel García Márquez is a Colombian author which
.........................................................
has written novels, short stories and screenplays. He will
4 I’ve never met anyone who could speak eight
languages! ......................................................... begin his career as a journalist, but he went on to write
5 This is the actor who’s wife I’ve met.
......................................................... some of the greatest novels of the twentieth century, who
6 He’s the director who making the latest film. have be very successful. He has won the Nobel Prize for
.........................................................
Literature in 1982 who he was 55 years old.

Using that in relative clauses; omitting 6 Rewrite the sentences. Use the words in bold.
relative pronouns When I was a child, I would go to the market every week.
(used)
3 Join the sentences. Use relative pronouns only if When I was a child, I used to go to the market every
necessary. Use that instead of other relative week.
pronouns if possible.
1 This is the house where I was born. (that)
This is an actress. I like this actress. ...................................................................................
This is the actress I like. 2 This is the first time that he’s visited Barcelona.
1 This is a singer. She was born in Germany. (never)
...................................................................................... ...................................................................................
2 This is a coat. Paula wants to buy this coat. 3 I started studying English six years ago. (been)
...................................................................................... ...................................................................................
3 Here’s a restaurant. It burnt down last year. 4 The London flight is scheduled to leave at 6.45 p.m.
...................................................................................... (departs)
4 Frank is a man. I met Frank last week. ...................................................................................
...................................................................................... 5 The film finished one minute ago. (just)
5 Star Trek Into Darkness is a film. My brother went to ...................................................................................
see it last week.
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UNIT 3 Vocabulary practice
Entertainment: nouns Adjectives and prefixes
1 Complete the text with the words in the box. 5 Complete the adjectives with the prefixes in the box.

album audiences charts hits tracks dis- il- im- in- ir- un-

Shakira’s album The Sun Comes Out contains fifteen That goes against all my principles – it’s immoral.
(1) ........................... , including the (2) ........................... 1 The children were very .............obedient when the
‘Loca’ and ‘Addicted to You’, which did very well in the teacher left the room.
(3) ........................... around the world. She followed up 2 This film may not be suitable for children because it’s
the album with a tour, which played to very large the .............censored version.
(4) ........................... in many different countries. 3 Film piracy is .............legal in this country.
4 There’s nothing wrong with the language in that
2 Complete the nouns.
book – it’s completely .............offensive.
A person who directs films is called a director.
5 He shouldn’t have let his child see that violent film – it
1 A frightening film is called a h......rr......r film. was really .............responsible of him.
2 A very successful book is called a
b......st ......ell......r. 6 Choose A or B to complete the sentences.
3 A very successful film is called a The film has been banned because it’s A.
b......oc......b......s......e...... . A offensive B inoffensive
4 A person who reads books is called a r......ad......r. 1 He’s very grown up for his age – he’s ...... .
5 A person who watches a TV show is called a A mature B immature
v......e......e...... . 2 My dog never does what I tell him to do – he’s
very ...... .
Body idioms A obedient B disobedient
3 I don’t think you should go climbing because the rocks
3 Match 1–5 with A–F to make body idioms. look ...... .
pain in A blood boil A safe B unsafe
1 butterflies in B swallow 4 I hated the humour in that film. I found it very ...... .
2 turn your C the neck A distasteful B tasteful
3 hard to D back on something 5 This film contains some ...... scenes. I don’t think the
4 makes my E up to something children should watch it.
5 face F your stomach A decent B indecent
6 Their new computer game is very violent. I don’t think
4 Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the
it’s ...... for children under the age of sixteen.
body idioms from exercise 3.
A suitable B unsuitable
My little brother is so annoying – he’s a complete pain in
7 His parents always check what he downloads from the
the neck.
internet. They’re very ...... .
1 I can’t believe the news – it’s very
A irresponsible B responsible
........................................................... .
2 I’m so nervous about performing in the show – I’ve got
........................................................... .
3 It’s time to deal with the problem – I’ve got to
........................................................... it.
4 I get very angry about the situation – it
........................................................... .
5 Help me, don’t ...........................................................
me.

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UNIT 3 Vocabulary practice
4 Complete the sentences with your own ideas.
Entertainment: nouns
I think it’s offensive to spit in the street.
1 Complete the text with the correct forms of the nouns 1 I think it’s distasteful to .................................................
in the box. ......................................................................................
2 I think it’s immature to ..................................................
box office comedy genre romance ......................................................................................
TV show viewer 3 I think it’s immoral to .....................................................
......................................................................................
Mila Kunis is an American actress who was born in 4 I think it’s irresponsible to .............................................
Ukraine but moved to Los Angeles when she was seven
......................................................................................
years old. She first came to the attention of viewers when
she voiced the character of Meg Griffin in the
(1) ............................ Family Guy. She has also appeared Consolidation
in films from many different (2) ............................ :
amusing (3) ............................ such as Forgetting Sarah 5 Correct the underlined mistakes in the sentences.
Marshall, (4) ............................ such as Friends with My teacher has given me loads of homework – he’s a
Benefits, and also exciting thrillers such as Black Swan. pain in the head. neck
Many of her films have been successful at the (5) 1 I think my sister is thick-skinned because she’s very
............................ , most notably Oz the Great and easily offended by criticism. ............................
Powerful, which made $491 million worldwide. 2 One Direction’s album did well in the tracks, reaching
as high as number three. ............................
Body idioms 3 You need to be able to defend herself in case you’re
attacked. ............................
2 Complete the sentences with body idioms. 4 Anne’s mum is going to pick her on from the train
I find the idea of him working alone in America hard to station. ............................
swallow. 5 I’m studying hard so that I can do good grades.
1 Xavi loves ..........................-raising horror films and ............................
..........................-chilling thrillers! 6 He’s very disappointing that he didn’t get into
2 The actress always gets .......................... in her university. ............................
stomach before the performance. 7 The direct of the new film is Steven Spielberg.
3 The fact that small independent films can’t make any ............................
money makes my .......................... boil. 8 He decided to make a job instead of going to
4 Frankie never turns her .......................... on her university. ............................
friends.
6 Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of a
5 I know it’s difficult, but you need to .......................... up
phrasal verb made from the word in bold.
to the problem.
Kim met up with her cousin last night. (meet)
1 I think you need to ........................................... your
Adjectives and prefixes mistakes and apologize to your friends. (face)
3 Correct the sentences with antonyms for the 2 He ........................................... his mobile phone for a
underlined words. whole week after he lost it. (go)
The obedient children were running around the restaurant 3 Jemma wasn’t expecting to
and making a lot of noise. disobedient ........................................... Leo in the street. (bump)
1 The police are trying to stop legal immigration in 4 I’m tired – can we just ...........................................
Spain. ............................ tonight and watch TV? (stay)
2 These teenagers are very mature and are behaving 5 He’s ........................................... some difficult times in
more like ten-year-olds. ............................ recent months. (go)
3 We need to make sure that the building is unsafe 6 I hated the hotel. I’m never ...........................................
before people start living in it. ............................ there. (go)
4 This film has got a lot of violence so it’s suitable for 7 She ........................................... at her friend’s house
young viewers. ............................ last night. (call)
5 The students have found the violent censored version
of the video game. ............................

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UNIT 3 Vocabulary practice
Entertainment: nouns Adjectives and prefixes
1 Complete the dialogue with suitable entertainment 4 Translate the sentences into your language.
nouns. 1 The teacher was irresponsible because he showed an
A: What’s your favourite type of film? uncensored version of the film to the class.
B: Well, I like many different genres but my absolute ......................................................................................
favourite are (1) .................................... films – ......................................................................................
I love to be frightened when I’m part of the 2 I think that downloading free music is immoral and
(2) .................................... at the cinema! What about illegal.
you?
......................................................................................
A: I always enjoy love stories, so I’d have to say
......................................................................................
(3) .................................... is my favourite genre. But I
3 There are some indecent scenes in this music video,
also like funny films, so maybe (4) ....................................
so it’s unsuitable for children.
too. What do you think makes a good film?
......................................................................................
B: Well, you need good actors of course, but you also
need a good (5) .................................... because that’s ......................................................................................
the person who’s in charge of the film and makes all
the important decisions. Consolidation
A: That’s true. It takes a lot of different things to make a
(6) .................................... that will do well at the 5 Complete the sentences with suitable words.
(7) .................................... and make a lot of money. I was very bored during the film. I almost fell asleep.
2 Complete the sentences with suitable nouns. 1 I’m not stressed at all – I feel very ........................... .
I can’t stand reality shows – they’re so boring! 2 I didn’t think the lecture was boring at all – in fact, it
was very ........................... .
1 Enrique Iglesias recorded his first
........................................... in 1995 when he was 20 3 That film is ........................... for young children.
years old. It included the track ‘Mystical Experience’. It contains a lot of violence.
2 Dan Brown’s novels have been translated into more 4 When he left school, he couldn’t read or write.
than 50 languages and are ........................................... He was ........................... .
worldwide. 5 The children didn’t do what they were told – they were
very ........................... .
3 Bruno Mars’s album has been in the
........................................... for 29 weeks. 6 I consider ........................... to be an optimistic person.
4 Do you ever watch ........................................... ? 7 Every time she sees her grandmother, her face
They’re TV programmes where ordinary people try to ........................... up.
win prizes. 8 I’m going to meet the ........................... of that new
5 That ........................................... has been seen by book later.
millions of people on YouTube.
6 Complete the second sentence so that it has the same
meaning as the first sentence. Use the words in bold.
Body idioms They’re feeling very depressed about the situation. (is)
3 Correct the mistakes in the sentences. One sentence The situation is very depressing.
is correct. 1 Karen saw an old friend in the street yesterday. (into)
I’m so nervous – I’ve got insects in my stomach. Karen ......................................................................... .
butterflies 2 He always says different things to different people.
1 I thought that the horror film was really back-chilling. (two)
................................ He’s very .................................................................... .
2 Whatever you do, you mustn’t turn your face on your 3 We decided not to go out last night. (in)
friends. ................................ We decided ................................................................ .
3 It’s time that you faced down to your responsibilities. 4 I’ll take you to the train station and leave you there.
................................ (drop)
4 I don’t get on with my sister at all – she’s a pain in the I’ll ................................................................................ .
neck. ................................ 5 He’s made a lot of money this year. (fortune)
5 I’m so angry about the situation – it makes my blood He’s ............................................................................ .
freeze. ................................
6 This news is unbelievable and I’m finding it hard to
eat. ................................

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