Language Focus 1

Complete the sentences with the correct form of be or not be. Check your answers in the film records text.

1. What about the film trivia we __aren't_____ told about?

2. It ___was____ designed by the film’s director S. S. Rajamouli.

3. It ___wasn't____ made in the usual way.

4. Gossip about stars __is_____ usually heard.

a. In the present, we form the passive with the subject + am (not), are (not) / is (not) + the past participle.

b. In the past, we form the passive with the subject + was (not) / were (not) + the past participle.

c. We use by to talk about the person / thing that does an action in the passive.​

1. More films are made in India than in any other country each year. TRUE

2. In 1923, a sign was put up in the Hollywood hills which said ‘Hollywoodland’. TRUE

3. The Academy Awards weren’t called ‘Oscars’ until 1939. TRUE

4. Mùa len trâu was set in northern Việt Nam. FALSE

=> Sửa lại:

Mùa len trâu was set in southern Việt Nam.

5. Mr. Nguyễn Võ Nghiêm Minh was given Best Director Award at Chicago Film Festival in 2006. FALSE

=> Sửa lại:

Mr. Nguyễn Võ Nghiêm Minh was given Best Director Award at Chicago Film Festival in 2004.

6. Films aren’t seen by their directors until the premiere. FALSE

=> Sửa lại:

Films aren’t seen by the public until the premiere.

1. was released

2. is directed

3. is played

4. are also reminded

5. was awarded

It’s a Harry Potter, a film series based on the eponymous novels by J. K. Rowling and it was made in England.

It’s about the lives of a young wizard, Harry Potter, and his friends Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley, all of whom are students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

The main characters are Harry Potter who’s played by Daniel Radcliffe, Hermione Granger who’s played by Emma Watson and Ron Weasley who’s played by Rubert Grint.

It’s an exciting film.