Exercise 47 a) Read the advertisement of “The Stars of the Grand Rex” and complete the text below with the correct forms
Date: 2015-10-07; view: 455.
Travel to the heart of cinema!
Go on a unique and interactive visit into the great world of cinema.
The Grand Rex is on the Grands Boulevards in Paris near Galeries Lafayette.
The magic of the cinema will win your heart! Enjoy all the amazing images, film sets, special effects and fabulous sounds.
Have a fantasticfamily day out!
1, Boulevard Poissonniere. Métro Bonne Nouvelle (Lignes 8/9) Paris, 75 002
The Grand Rex (1) ___________ (to be) the biggest movie theater in Paris, opened on 8th December 1932 with the first movie ”The Three Musketeers”. It (2)________(to have) a seating capacity of 2,750 and (3)___________(to project) films for more than one million spectators.
As it (4) _________(to be) the largest movie theater in Europe it (5) ___________(to show) first-run films on the largest screen and (6) ____________(to welcome) international artists for concerts. It (7) __________(to host) live concerts, film premieres and first runs. There (8)___________(to be) stylish Art Deco design in the foyers, dance hall and restaurant areas. This “atmospheric theater” (9) ___________(to give) the impression of sitting outside in the open air because there (10) __________(to be) a beautiful starry sky and there (11) __________(to be) moving clouds above you on the ceiling. Kids often (12) ____________(to be surprised) and (13) __________(to say): "Look, we (14) _________(to be) outside!" or "It (15)___________(to be) dark already!" There (16)______(to be) also a forty musician orchestra on the stage during some shows.
The Grand Rex not only (17) _____________(to show) latest flicks and premiers and some big concerts but (18) _____________(to organize) the Jules Verne Adventure Film Festival, a biggest film festival that (19) ___________(to attract) more than 48,000 film-goers every April. Besides, in late December it (20) ____________(to present) Feerie des Eaux or “Water show” during which there (21) ________ (to be) water fountains which are dancing to celebrate film premiers.
There (22)____________(to be) an additional attraction in Rex – “The Stars of the Grand Rex”.This interactive 50-minute tour (23)____________(to take) visitors behind the scenes of film industry, (24) ____________(to describe) history of movies and theatre with special effects.
| It (25)______________(to move) you into the basement, into the ceiling, and where theater 3 used to be. The two themes (26) _________(to be) the Rex and special effects in movies. The tour (27) _________(to begin) in a room that recreates the tower of the Rex, which (28) _________(to dominate) the building and the boulevard, even though it is actually in the basement. Then you (29) __________(to enter) a glass elevator at the back of the stage, behind the screen. You (30) __________(to watch) the movie from behind the screen and through the screen. A visitor (31) ________(to see) the screening room and the audience. The elevator (32) __________(to stop) at the top of the building. After that, you (33)___________ (to come into) the director's office and the projection booth. A moving tunnel (don't fall down!) (34) _____________(to lead) you to the special effects section of the tour. A visitor (35) ______________(to take part) in a film set, (36) ___________(to dub) over the voice of stars like Cary Grant or Shirley Maclaine, and (37)__________(to join) in a special effects session where he (38) ___________(to be afraid of) King Kong. | |
| Finally, you (39)__________(to sit down) in very comfortable armchairs in a small luxurious private movie theater, to see a very entertaining film. You (40) ____________(to be surprised) because you know a star. It (41) ___________(to be) you!!! A gift shop (42)__________ (to end) the tour. There (43)______(to be) a lot of your photos there. Open Wednesday through Sunday, 10am-7pm; tours (44) ___________(to start) every five minutes. The ticket price (45) ____________(to be) 9.80? for adults, 8? for children under 12, students and seniors. b) Give your own advertisement of the Grand Rex and its “The Stars of the Grand Rex” exhibition. Try to make it as catching as possible. |
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