Listening Comprehension                    Unit 8 Form 6                    Group 1

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The Oscars

1. True or False:

1. The Academy Awards Ceremony is not very popular.

2. The first Academy Awards were held in 1929.

3. The Oscar statuette is made of pure gold.  

4. The film "Titanic" won 15 Oscars.  

5. Marlon Brando attended the ceremony to receive his Oscar.  

6. Dame Judi Dench won an Oscar for playing Queen Elizabeth II.  

2. Multiple Choice:

1. Who presents the Academy Awards?
   a) The President of the USA
   b) The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Hollywood
   c) A group of famous actors

2. How tall is each Academy Award statuette?
   a) 25 centimeters
   b) 34.5 centimeters
   c) 40 centimeters

3. Which three films won 11 Oscars each?
   a) Ben-Hur, Titanic, Avatar
   b) Ben-Hur, Titanic, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
   c) Titanic, The Godfather, Forrest Gump

4. In which film did Dame Judi Dench have an 8-minute performance?
   a) Titanic
   b) Shakespeare in Love
   c) The Queen

5. What did Marlon Brando do with his Oscar for "The Godfather"?
   a) He gave it to his mother.
   b) He sold it for charity.
   c) He refused to accept it.

3. Fill in the Blanks:

1. The Academy Awards are given to the best in the ______ ______.

2. The Oscar statuette weighs about ______ ______.

3. Margaret Herrick said the statuette looked like her ______.

4. In 1962, Patty Duke won an Oscar for Best Actress in a ______ role.

5. Marlon Brando won the Oscar for Best ______ for his performance in The Godfather.

4. Matching: 

1. The first Academy Awards     a) is watched on TV by millions of people worldwide

2. Each Academy Award is                b) refused to accept his Oscar

3. Patty Duke                           c) were held in 1929

4. Marlon Brando       d) a gold-plated statuette

5. The ceremony                 e) won an Oscar for "The Miracle Worker"