UNIT 11. achieving good results 2. the fact of being present at an event, or of going regularly to school, church etc 3. the refusal to accept something new, such as a plan, idea, or change 4. determined to be successful, rich, famous etc 5. agreement to a plan, offer, or suggestion 6. the written words of a play, film, television programme, speech etc 7. very good, large, or showing great skill To be a successful film scriptwriter takes more than training although (1)_ on a screenwriting course will definitely help you learn the skills. You also need to be very (2) _the film business is very competitive. You have to be prepared to work hard and be very (3) _because it takes more than just one good idea to make it big. No matter how (4) _ your idea is, there will always be (5) _ from producers because its too expensive. So make sure you have plenty of others to show them. What are you waiting for? Get on with writing that brilliant (6) _ and plan your (7) _speech for when you win your first Oscar!1. Weve seen a place we like and were applying for a loan to buy a house. _ 2. We stood on the top floor of the boat and watched the coast disappear into the horizon. _ 3. I love to walk along the beach and watch the waves breaking, and the white water hitting the shore. _ 4. In seaside areas in the north-east of the country, life is hard and fishermen have to go against the forces of nature every time they go to work. _ _ 5. Agreement was finally reached after a long and heated discussion. _ 1 If you watch an impromptu performance of something, has it (a) been prepared, or (b) not been prepared? 2 When you map out your future, do you (a) plan it carefully, or (b) draw a sketch of it on paper? 3 If you brace yourself for something unpleasant, do you (a) try not to think about it, or (b) prepare yourself for it mentally and physically? 4 Do you moor a boat by (a) turning the steering wheel, or (b) tying it to a post with a rope? 5 Is a rusty piece of metal something that (a) is bright and shiny, or (b) might have been left out in the rain and is covered with brown substance? 6 If a bowl is brimming with soup, is it (a) very full, or (b) half empty? 7 If someone is being held captive, are they (a) free to do as they please, or (b) being kept as a prisoner? 8 If you have figured out something, have you (a) added numbers together, or (b) understood it?1 involving three things of the same kind 2 an area of ground where dead people are buried 3 the part of a place or thing that is at the back4 a book that someone writes about someone elses life 5 to put people or things into a space that is too small 6 at the very beginning of a career and likely to be successful at it 7 continuing only for a limited time or distance 8 to pass1. About two hours (1)_ before we reached the (2) _ where the war dead were buried. 2. I sat in the (1) _ seat behind the driver. My three sisters were all (2) _ in the front. 3. The entrance to the car park was blocked, so the road was full of cars which had been _-parked one against another, making it almost impossible to get past. 4. We have a number of (1) _ authors in our class this year, one of whom has written a fascinating (2) _ of his grandmother. 5. The time we have on this earth may be_ , but there are no limits to the human imagination1 If you substantiate a claim, do you (a) prove it is true, or (b) persuade someone that it is true? 2 If someone tramples over something, do they (a) pour water over it, or (b) walk all over it? 3 If someones arrival is untimely, is it (a) at the wrong moment, or (b) late? 4 If events are described chronologically, do they occur (a) in the order in which they happened, or (b) in no particular order? 5 Is ingeniously likely to mean (a) artistically, or (b) cleverly? 6 Is knackered an informal British word meaning (a) very relaxed, or (b) extremely tired? 7 Is patently likely to mean (a) obviously, or (b) usually? 8 When something is allotted to you, is it (a) given to you, or (b) taken from you?1 If you check something out, do you (a) find out, or (b) not think about it? 2 If you see something from the sidelines, do you (a) take part in the action, or (b) stay away from it? 3 If something is down to you, is it your (a) bad luck, or (b) responsibility? 4 If you have something on the back burner, (a) will you look at it later, or (b) are you interested in it now? 5 If you are in a position to do something, are you (a) able, or (b) unable to do it? 6 If time is ticking away, does it seem (a) as if it will last forever, or (b) to be passing quickly? 7 If you can have one shot at something, (a) are you allowed to shoot it, or (b) do you have only one chance to do it? 8 If you make the best of something, do you (a) enjoy it