The Silence of the Lambs

     Brilliant best movie of 1991 that never gets old. One of the greatest movies of all time starring the legendary Anthony Hopkins and Jodie Foster. The movie is a great psychological thriller, drama and mystery story.

 

    The movie tells us about a young FBI cadet (Jodie Foster-Oscar winner) who is sent to interview a captured madman (Anthony Hopkins-Oscar winner), to find out a serial killer who strips the skin from his female victims after they die. At the heart of the movie are the confrontations between Jodie and Hopkins. They play a complicated chess match of words  which results in some of the greatest footage ever captured for the cinema.

     The movie kept me trembling on the edge of the couch until the very last minute. My recommendation will be short. You must add this movie on your must-watch list! My rating is 10 of 10 stars. This is a movie that wraps itself around you and you will probably never be able to shake some of the key elements you have seen in this amazing masterpiece.

 

 

Prepared by

Aleksandar Stoimenovski

Vocabulary and Grammar Exercises - New Headway - Advanced

Unit 1

I.Synonyms

https://elt.oup.com/student/headway/advanced/b_vocabulary/unit01/hwy_adv_unit01_2?cc=mk&selLanguage=en&mode=hub

Unit 2

I.Phrasal Verbs

https://elt.oup.com/student/headway/advanced/b_vocabulary/unit02/hwy_adv_unit02_2?cc=mk&selLanguage=en&mode=hub


Useful links:
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary: http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/
Find synonyms at: http://thesaurus.com/

 

Movie Review - 'Grown Ups'

This highly-entertaining movie is a no-brainer comedy. You just sit and watch it – there are no complicated situations.

The story begins with five best friends from high school. They get back together after their high school basketball coach passes away. Some of them are married and have kids, but only one of them is still single and is living his life like a boy from high school.

It’s a humorous movie with a lot of comic situations that will make you laugh every second of it. Apart from all the hilarious moments, by watching the whole movie you will learn some important life tips that will help you sometimes when you don’t know how to behave.

I would recommend it because it’s very amusing and as a teenager you will start to like your age and stop dreaming about being an adult. It is well worth seeing by adults too, just because of the opposite. 

Prepared by:
Antonio Stoimenov

EXPRESSING WISHES AND REGRETS ABOUT THE PAST - EXERCISES

I.Rewrite the sentences beginning with I wish or If only

1.I'm sorry I didn't book a seat. (I wish …

2.I didn't wake up early and I missed my bus. (If only …

3.I didn't bring a map. (I wish …

4.I'm sorry I ever came to this country. (I wish …  

5.I'm sorry I left my last job. (If only …

6.I didn't stay in my last job. (I wish …

7.I'm sorry you told Jack. (I wish …

8.It's a pity you didn't ask him how to get there. (I wish …

9.I'm sorry we accepted the invitation. (If only …
10.I didn't go shopping. (I wish …
11.I didn't tell them about it. (If only …

KEY TO EXERCISE I

1.I wish I had booked a seat.

2.If only I had woken up early.

3.I wish I had brought a map.

4.I wish I hadn’t come to this country.

5.If only I hadn’t left my last job.

6.I wish I had stayed in my last job.

7.I wish you hadn’t told Jack.

8.I wish you had asked him how to get there.

9.If only we hadn’t accepted the invitation.
10.I wish I had gone shopping.
11.If only I had told them about it.

Taken from: 
      1.A Practical English Grammar - Thomson-Martinet - Oxford U.P. - Exercises 1 & 2
      2.Betty Azar - Understanding And Using English Grammar (3Rd Ed) - Advanced - Longman

THE THIRD CONDITIONAL - EXERCISES

I.Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tenses.

1.We were travelling with false passports. That was the trouble. If our passports … (be) all right, we …. (not be) arrested.

2.We had to stand almost all the way. It was all Tom's fault. If he …(book) seats, as I told him to, we …(have) quite a comfortable journey.  

3.It was rather a dull game so I left before the end; if I …(wait) another five minutes, I …(see) Chelsea scoring a really exciting goal.

4.He …(not be) so angry if he … (know) the whole story.

5.I had no map; that's why I got lost. If I …(had) a map, I …(be) all right.

6.If I …(realize) what a bad driver you were, I …(not come) with you.

II.Rewrite these sentences using an if construction.

1.I didn't see the signal, so I didn't stop.

2.You didn't tell me we had run out of bread, so I didn't buy any.

3.She didn't know you were in hospital, so she didn't visit you.

4.We got a lift, so we reached the station in time.

5.We didn't listen carefully; perhaps that's why we made this mistake.

6.We only came by bus because there were no taxis.

7.I didn't know your number, so I didn't ring.

8.She didn't speak to him, possibly because she was so shy. 

KEY TO EXERCISES

I.

1.had been, wouldn’t have been

2.had booked, would have had

3.had waited, would have seen

4.wouldn’t have been, had known

5.had had, would have been

6.had realized, wouldn’t have come

II.These are possible answers but not the only possible answers;

1.If I had seen the signal, I would have stopped.

2.If you had told me we had run out of bread, I'd have bought/(I would have bought) some.

3.If she had known you were in hospital she would have visited you.

4.If we hadn't got a lift we wouldn't have reached the station in time.

5.If we had listened carefully we wouldn’t/(mightn't) have made this mistake.

6.If there had been taxis we would have taken one.

7.If I had known/(If I’d known) your number, I would have rung.
8.If she hadn't been so shy she would/(might) have spoken to you.  

Taken from: 
      1.A Practical English Grammar - Thomson-Martinet - Oxford U.P. - Exercises 1 & 2  

FUTURE FORMS - WAYS OF TALKING ABOUT THE FUTURE - EXERCISES

I.Put the verbs in the correct future form: will/won’t + inf., be going to + inf., Present Simple, Present Continuous, Future Continuous, Future Perfect Simple or Future Perfect Continuous;

1.I …. (see) my bank manager tomorrow. (I have arranged this.) 
   I'm going to ask him for a loan but I expect he …..(refuse).

2.That glass ….(fall).It’s rolling to the edge of the table.

3.The winter school term …(finish) on 30^th March, and the spring term …(start) on 25^th April.

4. A: You …(do) something for me? ~ B:Yes, of course; what is it?

5. Tom: Where you …..(go) for your next holiday? (Where have you arranged to go?)

    Ann: I don't know yet but we probably …..(go) to Spain.

6. That oak tree still ….(stand) there fifty years from now.

7.A:What you ….(do) when you grow up? ~ B:I ….(be) an acrobat in a circus.

8. I hope they ….(repair) this road by the time we come back next summer.

9.Get out of the building! It sounds like the generator ….(explode).

10. No, I …(not tell) you the end! Go on reading and find out for yourself!

11.A: How long you ….(stay) in this country? (Have you decided to stay?) ~ B: Another month.I …(go) home at the end of the month. ~ 

     A: What you …(do) then? ~ B: I …(try) to get a job.

12.A: I'll ring you tomorrow at six. ~ B: No, don't ring at six; I ….(bath) the baby then. Ring later.

13.By 2010, every household …(install) a security alarm system.

14.I imagine the stadium …(be) full for the match on Saturday.

15.Employer: But there are a lot of mistakes in this report, Miss Jones.

     Miss Jones: Yes, I suppose there are. All right, I …(type) it again.

16.By the end of next year I ….(work) for him for 45 years.

17.I haven’t got time to discuss it right now. My plane ….(leave) in twenty minutes.

18.A: You …(open) the door for me, please? ~ B: Yes, certainly.

19.A: Don't ring at 7.00; she …(watch) her favourite TV programme. 
  ~ B: All right. I …(ring) at 8.30.

20.Shop assistant: We have some very nice strawberries. 
     Customer: All right. I ….(have) a pound.

21.A: There's someone at the door. ~ B: I ….(go). But I expect it's someone for you.

22.A: Here are the matches: but what do you want them for? ~

     B: I …..(make) a bonfire at the end of the garden; I want to burn that big heap of rubbish.

23.I don’t understand how those marathon runners do it! The race began more than an hour ago. By the time they reach the finish line, they ….(run) steadily for more than two hours. I don’t think I can run more than 2 minutes!

KEY TO EXERCISE I

1.I’m seeing; he‘ll refuse

2.is going to fall

3.finishes, starts

4.will you do

5.Tom: …are you going… Ann: we’ll probably go

6.will still be standing

7.A: … are you going to do…; B: … am going to be …
8.will have repaired

9.is going to explode

10.won’t tell you

11.A: are you going to stay / are you staying; B: am going;

     A: are you going to do; B: am going to try

12.will be bathing

13.will have installed

14.will be

15.Employer: // Miss Jones: I’ll type

16.will have worked / will have been working

17.leaves

18.A:will you open

19.A:will be watching B:I’ll ring

20.Customer:I’ll have

21.I’ll go

22.am going to make

23.will have been running

Taken from: 
      1.A Practical English Grammar - Thomson-Martinet - Oxford U.P. - Exercises 2  

      2.Betty Schrampfer Azar - Understanding And Using English Grammar (3Rd Ed) - Advanced - Longman

  

CANNES FILM FESTIVAL

The Cannes International Film Festival, is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France. It previews new films of all genres, including documentaries, from around the world. It was founded in 1946, and it is the most prestigious film festival in the world. The Cannes Film Festival is held annually (usually in May) at the Palais des Festivals et des Congres.

The Cannes Film Festival has its origins in the late 1930s. In 1947, the festival was held as the "Festival du film de Cannes", where films from sixteen countries were presented. 

At that time the principle of equality was introduced, with a jury made up of only one representative per country.The festival is now held at the Palais des Festivals, expressly constructed for the occasion. The festival was not held in 1948 and 1950 on account of budgetary problems. Although its origins may be attributed in part to the French desire to compete with Autumn's Venice Film Festival, in 1951 Cannes was moved to Spring to avoid a Fall clash.

The most prestigious award given out at Cannes is the Palme d'Or ("Golden Palm") for the best film.

The 2013 Cannes Film Festival will take place from May 15 to May 26, 2013. The President of the Jury will be the American film director Steven Spielberg. The Great Gatsby movie, whose director is Baz Luhrmann, will open the Cannes Film Festival 2013.

   

Prepared by:Aleksandar Stoimenovski

                   Viktorija Marinova 

Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page