High School

Read the text and answer the questions.

We asked three teenage reporters in London to tell us about an interesting cinema they have been to.

**Emma**
On my friend's birthday last week, her mum took us to an amazing cinema. We sat in the open air on the top of a big building. There were fantastic views over London. We weren't sitting in ordinary seats. Everyone had a deck chair, the kind of chair you usually see on a beach or on a ship! They were surprisingly comfortable! There was a huge screen in front of us. We watched an old film called Casablanca. It was very romantic, and I loved it.

**Dan**
A couple of months ago, I went with my cousin to something called the Secret Cinema. You buy tickets, and then they email you to say where you will watch the film. We saw Blade Runner, a sci-fi movie, in a large old building that was once a factory. Everyone in the audience had to dress like a character from the film, and some of the actors were there too. After the film, there was a party, and I spoke to one of the main actors. He was really friendly!

**Miranda**
Yesterday, our whole class went to the cinema. We saw Romeo and Juliet, a film of the Shakespeare play which we're studying this year. The film was a bit too long for me, but I enjoyed it after the film when there was half an hour of questions and answers with one of the costume designers. The cinema where we were is not a business. All the money it makes goes to a social project in South Africa.

**Task 1**
Choose the correct answer (A, B, or C).

Which person:

| Question | Emma | Dan | Miranda |
| :------------------------------------------------- | :--: | :-: | :-----: |
| 11. Talked to someone who was in the film? | A | B | C |
| 12. Saw a film outside? | A | B | C |
| 13. Watched a film that was useful for their schoolwork? | A | B | C |
| 14. Enjoyed watching a love story? | A | B | C |
| 15. Went to the film with one of their relatives? | A | B | C |
| 16. Did something useful for another country by watching a film? | A | B | C |
| 17. Wore special clothes when they went to the film? | A | B | C |

Answer :

This task involves analyzing short texts written by three teenage reporters about their cinema experiences and selecting the correct person for each statement.

  1. Talked to someone who was in the film:

    • Answer: B (Dan)
    • Explanation: Dan mentioned speaking to one of the main actors after watching 'Blade Runner'.
  2. Saw a film outside:

    • Answer: A (Emma)
    • Explanation: Emma described watching 'Casablanca' in the open air on the top of a building.
  3. Watched a film that was useful for their school work:

    • Answer: C (Miranda)
    • Explanation: Miranda's class watched 'Romeo and Juliet', which is a Shakespeare play they are studying in school.
  4. Enjoyed watching a love story:

    • Answer: A (Emma)
    • Explanation: Emma watched 'Casablanca', which she described as very romantic.
  5. Went to the film with one of their relatives:

    • Answer: B (Dan)
    • Explanation: Dan went to the Secret Cinema with his cousin.
  6. Did something useful for another country by watching a film:

    • Answer: C (Miranda)
    • Explanation: The cinema Miranda attended donates its earnings to a social project in South Africa.
  7. Wore special clothes when they went to the film:

    • Answer: B (Dan)
    • Explanation: Dan and the audience had to dress like characters from 'Blade Runner'.

These tasks help improve reading comprehension and the ability to extract specific information from texts, which are key skills in English language studies.