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11 4 One key place in the series was a cafe called Central
Perk, the friends regularly met up.
Linking ideas: relative and participle clauses s The series finale, .the characters were
seen moving on with their lives, was broadcast in
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.. Scan the QR code, watch the video. then turn to P•&~ 171 6 Over 52 million viewers tuned in, .. --·-·--·-·-·--·-·--·
made it one of the most-watched programmes on TV.
0 Complete these extracts from Reading and Use of
English Part 7 wit h a word or phrase from the list.
7 The cast members . ......................... appeared in the
series became among the highest-paid actors on TV,
according to media reports.
encouraging in which teaching th~
a The series had a huge number of loyal fans,
undertaken where which who _J ........................................ the appeal was perhaps t hat t he
characters had become like t heir own personal
1 ... she flew to another country, .................................... .
friends.
filming would take place ...
2 [His mother is concerned) becau se of his age,
............... she considers to be an important
0 Discuss these points with a partner.
developmental period ... Friends is still widely shown on some TV channels.
Have you ever seen it? What was your impression?
3 It may be that these painstaking searches
Are there similar long·running series in your country?
---· by casting directors are one reason
for the quality of the actors turning up on screen . What are they like?
4 She does improvisations .................. students Tell your partner about a TV programme that you
make up scenes ... enjoy watching. In your description, try to use
sentences similar to those in Exercise 3, with relative
s And another may be that directors are working pronouns.
differently with kids,...................................... these young
actors to bring their own natural energy to their
acting ...
0 Choose the correct pa rt iciples in these sentences.
1 We came out of the cinema quivered / quivering with
6 She says the chaperone ........................................ she was
fright.
given helped her settle in to her new life abroad.
7 'I'm looking fo r clever, self-~ssured yoLong people 2 We'd seen a film based / having based on a science
fic tion short story.
can think on their feet.'
3 Reading / Hoving read the story, I was interested to
a He passed on a number of martial arts skills,
see how they would turn it into a film.
him the basics of kung fu, karate
and judo. 4 It was only the second film mode / having been mode
• Discuss these questions on the sentences in Exercise 1.
1 a Which sentences contain a relative clause?
b Which of these are defining clauses (containing
essential information)?
by this director.
s I'd read a review of the film in a magazine specialising I
specialised in science fiction stories.
Linking ideas: apposition
c Which are non-defining clauses (containing
2
additional, non -essential information)?
a Which sentences contain a participle clause?
0 It is often possible to link informatio n about someone/
somethi ng by putting two nouns or noun ph rases next
b Which o f these use a present participle and which to each other, with no relative pronoun.
use a past participle?
The actor met her chaperone, the person assigned to
c In which sentences does the participle clause
keep an eye on her for the duration of the shoot.
replace a relative clause?
3 In which of the sentences could the relative pronoun Join these sentences using phrases in apposition.
be left out? Why?
•
1 Tenet was released in 2020. It is a science fiction film .
The sentences below are about the comedy series, 2 The film follows the story of a secret agent. The agent
Friends. Complete these sentences wit h relat ive is called The Prot agonist.
pronouns. You may also have to include a preposition. 3 Two stars of the film are John David Washington and
Robert Pattinson. They are both well· known actors.
1 Friends, ........................................ was filmed in the USA, was a
long-running TV series. 4 The title of th e film is a palindrome. A palindrome is a
word that read s the same forward s or backwards.
2 The series centred around six friends,
...................................... lived in Manhattan in New York City.
3 The series followed the lives of these friends,
............ romantic adventures and career
issues were both entertaining and funny.
