Bollywood

Unit 9 Lessons 11-12

Open Ended

I think the lesson will be about ............................

Multiple Choice

_{Bollywood is the name given to the Indian film industry. The name is a}

_{combination of the Indian city of Bombay ‘B’ and ‘Hollywood’. Almost}

_{1000 films a year are made in Bollywood compared with half that}

_{number for Hollywood, and cinemas are attended regularly by millions}

_{of Indians. The production system is very fast so that different films}

_{can be made on set by the same actors at the same time. Improvisation is key. A large following in the UAE has developed in recent years, with actors such as Sharukh Khan and Varun Dharwan beingespecially popular. The second annual Film Awards ceremony was hosted by The Times of India in Dubai in March 2016.}

_{The first Indian short film was produced under the British Raj in 1899. This marked the beginning of Bollywood. Of course there was no sound in these earlier films and so they were made as silent films until the 1930s. Films were made in very small production units, though today there are large studios. After independence, many Indians moved to live in different countries around the world, taking their culture and Bollywood with them.}

_{One of the biggest issues today facing the Bollywood film industry is piracy. This is where films are taken and either copied to disc or shown on a screen for free. Some films have lost money at the box office. The main argument against piracy is that if more people paid to see films, then the industry would be more profitable. In other words, investment is affected by piracy. There are efforts to stop this happening but it might be a case of prevention rather than cure. Bollywood can be used as a cultural reference point to bring people together. This could appeal to those who are studying or travelling abroad.}

_{1- Where do you think it is most likely to read these texts ?}

• A- science book

• B –newspaper

• C- blog

• D – advertisement

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of these texts ?

• A- to inform

• B- to persuade

• C- to narrate

• D- to describe

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of these texts ?

• A- to inform

• B- to persuade

• C- to narrate

• D- to describe

Multiple Select

The crowd gathered outside theater where the ............. ceremony was taking place .

• award

• respond

• paparazzi

Multiple Choice

As well as the crowds of no lookers ,there were the ........... poised with their cameras .

• celebrity

• paparazzi

• red carpet

Multiple Choice

The ......... was in place and waited the arrival of the first ...................

• red carpet / celebrity

• celebrity / red carpet

• red carpet / paparazzi

Multiple Choice

This................ is organized every year by the film industry .

• award

• red carpet

• event

Multiple Choice

It is an opportunity for actors to ........to questions from the waiting media and get some ......... for their latest releases .

• respond / awards

• awards /respond

• respond / publicity

Multiple Choice

Tie the knot

• d

• b

• f

Poll

On the rocks

• In a bad situation

• Waiting for more

• having good relations

Multiple Choice

Non the wiser

• a

• b

• c

Multiple Choice

1 Bollywood ..........................(invent) in the 19th century.

• was invented

• invented

• is invented

Multiple Choice

2 Most Bollywood flms ............(make) in India.

• made

• is made

• were made

Multiple Choice

3 The Film Awards of 2016 ...................(hold) in Dubai.

• were held

• was held

• are held

Open Ended

write one passive sentence .