Academy Awards Facts and English Grammar Exercises
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- Year created: 1927
- Location and year of first ceremony: 1929, Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
- Location today: Dolby Theatre (formerly Kodak Theatre)
- Year first televised: 1963
- Number of awards today: 24
Idiomatic vs. Literal Usage
Decide if the following sentences use an idiomatic (I) or literal (L) expression:
- a) She has fallen off her bike (L)
- b) She is taking off her coat (L)
- c) The plane has taken off (I)
- d) They cut off the electricity yesterday (I)
- e) That tree is too big. Let's cut off some branches (L)
- f) They have broken off their relationship (I)
- g) He broke off a piece of chocolate for his girlfriend (L)
Reported Speech Exercises
- A. "Do you like the Oscars?" He asked. He asked if I liked the Oscars.
- B. "I like the Oscars," she said. She said she liked the Oscars.
- C. "Where did you watch the ceremony?" they asked. They asked me where I had watched the ceremony.
- D. "I watched it at home," he told them. He told them he had watched it at home.
Interview Conversation
Reporter: How do you feel?
Actor: I am shocked.
Reporter: Do you have plans to celebrate?
Actor: I do, but first I want to go.
Sentence Completion
- a. I'd would rather go to the movies.
- b. I prefer reading books to watching movies.
- c. I'd would prefer to watch a horror movie.
Vocabulary
- Boundary: Límites o fronteras
- Bestsellers: Mejores vendedores
- Wizard: Hechicero
- Strength: Fuerza
- Appeals: Súplicas
- Provide: Suministrar
- Successful: Exitoso
- Entire: Entera
- Join: Juntar
- Broadcasting: Emisora
- Speeches: Discursos
Oscar Trivia
- a) The nickname Oscar originally referred to: 1) The statuette
- b) The first Oscar for Best Actor was given to: 2) A German actor
- c) The Academy created drama around the awards when it: 2) Made the results secret
- d) People now watch the Oscars in: 2) Over 200 countries
Word Matching
- a. Emotional - Speech
- b. Prestigious - Award
- c. Grow - Steadily
- d. Red - Carpet