- Study irregular verbs starting with eat up to see
- Revise shopping vocabulary bank on p241
- Read Grammar explanations 9B about Present Perfect+for/since (p229) and do exercises. Ask questions next day
- Listen to the radio programme 4b and do exercises b & c (p133). Key below
- There's a new written assignment: Writing a biography of someone you know or a famous person who is still alive (125-150 words). Find the instructions and some practice on p204-6b,c. Key below. Deadline: Thursday, 20th February
KEY
Listening
4
b
They are Duncan Jones and his father, David Bowie. They had a good relationship.
c
2 he was born in the UK in 1971.
3 His parents divorced when he was 9. He stayed with his father. He saw his mother, Angie, until he was 13, but he hasn't seen her since then.
4 His father tried to get him to learn the drums, the saxophone, and the piano.
5 He went to the London film School and studied to be a director.
6 His father bought him an 7mm video camera, which he used to make films about his Star Wars toys.
7 He directed the TV commercials in the early years of his career.
8 He made Moon in 2006.It's a science-fiction drama and was very successful. he won the prize for Best New British Director.
9 He made Source Code, a science-fiction thriller, and Warcraft, based on the game World of Warcraft. They have both been successful.
10 He wanted to be a film director because he wanted to be behind the cameras, not in front of them. He hated the paparazzi who were around when he was a child and doesn't like being photographed.
Writing
6b
2 divorced 3 lived 4 became 5 appeared 6 went 7 wrote 8 starred 9 won 10 didn't finish 11 has become 12 has appeared 13 has received 14 won 15 has been
