Level: Intermediate and above

Brief description:

Do the quiz to find out if you know the vocabulary of a movie buff or bookworm.

Instructions: Match each word with a definition, if you don’t know the answers, guess!

a) A person who is a huge fan of movies and goes to the cinema often

b) A person that is a huge fan of books and reads often

c) A cinema that has two or more movie screens

d) A book which is read in electronic form

e) A film or book that is very popular, especially because it is exciting

f) A place in a cinema where tickets are sold

g) A book which is extremely popular and sold in large numbers

h) The centre of the Hindi film industry, which is mainly in the Indian city of Mumbai

i) A district in Los Angeles where the center of the US film industry is located

j) Someone whose job is to give their opinion about something, especially books, movies, music, etc.

k) The main character of a story who the audience shares empathy with

l) The character of a story who opposes the main character

Answers:

a) movie buff

b) bookworm

c) multiplex cinema

d) ebook

e) blockbuster

f) box office

g) bestseller

h) Bollywood

i) Hollywood

j) critic

k) protagonist

l) antagonist

Grammar:

All of the definitions use relative clauses. For review on relative clauses and their use click on http://tuoitrenews.vn/cmlink/tuoitrenews/education/studying-english-with-tuoi-tre-news/grammar-book/relative-clauses-introduction-1.32989

Analysis:

1) Look at the quiz and underline the relative pronouns.

Ex: A person who is a huge fan of movies and goes to the cinema on a regular basis.

2) Complete the following rules.

a) __________ and that are used to refer to people.

b) __________ and __________ are used to refer to things.

c) __________ is used to refer to possessions.

d) __________ is used to refer to places or locations.

Answers:

1)

a) who

b) that

c) that

d) which

e) that

f) where

g) which

h) which

i) where

j) whose

k) who

l) who

2)

a) who (‘that’ is less usual for people – it’s informal)

b) which and that

c) whose

d) where

Glossary:

• Hindi (noun): one of the official languages of India, spoken especially in northern India (Tiếng Hindi, ngôn ngữ chính thức của Ấn Độ, được nói chủ yếu ở miền Bắc Ấn Độ)

• Audience (noun): the (number of) people watching or listening to a particular television or radio programme, or reading a particular book (Khán / thính giả)

• Empathy (noun): the ability to share someone else's feelings or experiences by imagining what it would be like to be in their situation (Sự đồng cảm, cảm thông)

• To oppose (verb): to disagree with something or someone, often by speaking or fighting against them (Chống đối, phản đối)

This material is provided by the Australian Centre for Education and Training (ACET).