Optimise Your Vocabulary - B2: Words Connected With TV and Cinema Collocations With Do, Have, Make and Take
Optimise Your Vocabulary - B2: Words Connected With TV and Cinema Collocations With Do, Have, Make and Take
Optimise Your Vocabulary - B2: Words Connected With TV and Cinema Collocations With Do, Have, Make and Take
Words connected with TV and cinema Collocations with do, have, make
1 Choose the correct words. and take
1 ‘Do you know the audience / viewer / director 4 Complete the text with the correct form of
of this film?’ do, have, make or take.
‘No, but wait for the credits / release / cast at
the end and you can find out.’ The work-life balance
2 ‘Have you seen the screenplay / trailer / Whether we work or study, we all know how important
broadcast for the new James Bond film?’ it is to (1) our best. Most people
‘No, but reviewers say that it will be a satellite / (2) an effort to do all the things they
box office / blockbuster.’ have to do and do them well. However, we are not
3 ‘Stay a bit longer – my favourite TV channel / machines, and we need to (3) time off
programme / flop is on now.’ work now and then.
‘Sorry, I have to go. I’ll watch it on demand / Everyone needs a holiday from time to time, but two
special effects / reality later.’ weeks’ break is not enough to keep you going all year.
Sometimes you need a day when you just
2 Match to make sentences. (4) your time with everything and chill
1 To remember the names of the cast, I out. It doesn’t matter if you (5) nothing at
all. As long as you don’t think about your obligations,
2 You can get a lot more channels you will go back to them the next day feeling refreshed.
3 The director’s first film was a flop Just one day off – but completely off – can really
4 I can’t wait for the next episode of a series (6) a difference.
5 The viewers didn’t react very well To keep a good balance between working and having a
life, you need to (7) part in activities which
6 When a new film is released, the makers are
are different from what you normally do. For this
keen to see
reason the ideal break is when you (8) a
7 The concert had the biggest audience ever good time, preferably with friends, and forget that you
8 This sitcom was one of the most (9) work to do. If you can manage to do
this, you’ll be (10) yourself a great favour!
a) to the new reality show.
b) so I watch them on demand.
c) always read the credits. Unit round-up
d) on satellite than on normal TV.
e) popular programmes of the year.
5 Write one word in each gap.
1 You’ve been writing all morning – you should
f) for a live broadcast.
take a !
g) how well it does at the box office.
2 Aaron’s dream job is to write the for
h) when it first came out. a sitcom.
3 They are hoping their new film will be a success
Phrasal verbs because the last one was a .
4 I can’t see you tonight because I
3 Complete the phrasal verbs with the something to do at home.
correct form of the words in the box. There 5 Some television watch as many as
are four extra words you do not need. five hours a day!
act | chill | come | make | play 6 I had to stop going to football training because it
up too much time.
relax | sit | stay | take | turn
7 I didn’t think joining that club would make
1 Are you watching this or can I over? a to my life but it did.
2 That football match was terrible – I can’t believe 8 Sometimes I watch all the episodes of a TV
I through 90 minutes of it! in one day.
3 Young children often out different 9 I’ll meet you at the cinema office
roles, such as a doctor and a patient. at nine.
4 I don’t want to go anywhere or see anyone – I 10 You can get into trouble if you time
just need to out alone for a while. off school without a good reason.
5 Homework up most of my evenings. 11 This film is boring – I can’t through
6 My mum hates that programme. Whenever it any more of it. Let’s turn over.
on she leaves the room! 12 Do you fancy hanging at my place
this evening?