Film; Reporting verbs – B1 English Vocabulary Test

1  Put the letters in order to make words about films.

1   role…………   (eorl)

2   p……………….   (epecnrfamor)

3   d……………….   (rreodcti)

4   s……………….   (ouakcrtdns)

5   m……………….   (lmscaiu)

6   r……………….   (gndrcreoi)

2  Complete the sentences with these words. You do not need all the words.

1   A lot of really interesting ……animated…… films come from Japan.

2   The new Star Wars film will ………………… out in a few months.

3   Daisy Ridley will ………………… in the film.

4    Danny Boyle has ………………… a James Bond film.

5   How many films has Emma Stone ………………… in?

3  Complete each sentence with one word from Exercises 1 or 2 in the correct form.

1   When does the new film ……come…… out?

2   The person who played the lead ………………… of the detective was very good.

3   Robert deNiro can ………………… very well.

4   La La Land was a good film. It was a …………………, with lots of singing and dancing in it.

5   I’d like to download and listen to the ………………… of the film. I thought it was very good.

6   ………………… films these days are usually made by computer, instead of people drawing the pictures by hand.

7   I didn’t think the actor’s ………………… was very good. I didn’t feel anything while watching him.

8   The street was closed last night because of the ………………… of a new TV show.

4  Complete the reporting verbs.

1   My dad told……. me to clean my room.

2   The police officer d…………… that the criminal drop his gun.

3   My cousin has just a…………… that she is getting married.

4   I s…………… that I didn’t want to go to the cinema.

5   My brother i…………… that we should go and see the new Avengers film, although I didn’t really want to.

6   I s…………… that we should stay in and watch a film on TV, but my friends wanted to go out.

7   My friend didn’t understand the film, so I e…………… what happened.

5  Choose the correct options.

I didn’t want to see the new Ghost Hunters movie 1………………., but my friend 2………………. that I go and see it with her. I 3………………. her that I was a big fan of the original film. It 4………………. when I was just eight years old, and I wasn’t interested in seeing a new version. But 5………………., I’m glad I did, because it was very good. In the original version, of course, all the main 6………………. are played by men. In the new film, women are given the chance to 7………………. instead, and the 8………………. are very good indeed. The special effects are 9………………., especially the 10………………. ghost which 11………………. at the beginning.

1 A at first     B at present     C at once

2 A announced     B insisted     C told

3 A told     B suggested     C said

4 A appeared     B recorded     C came out

5 A in fact     B in detail     C in advance

6 A directors     B roles     C acts

7 A act     B direct     C directed

8 A soundtracks     B performances     C roles

9 A classic     B spectacular     C original

10 A animated     B appeared     C directed

11 A comes     B acts     C appears