Task 3. Read the text. Choose from (A—G) the one which best fits each space. There is one choice you do not need to use.
At the first Academy Awards, 1 __ 1929, Best Director awards went to Lewis Milestone for Two Arabian Knights and Frank Borzage for 7th Heaven. The first award for 2__ went to Emil Jannings (real name Theodor Friedrich Emil Janenz) for his roles in The Last Command and The Way of All Flesh.
The first Best Actress award 3 __ Janet Gaynor for her roles in 7th Heaven, Street Angel and Sunrise.
Janet Gaynor: The First Woman To Win The Academy Award For Best Actress
The first Best Picture award went to Wings. All those films 4 __ in 1927. Those were the days of the silent movies, thus Wings was the only silent to have won a Best Picture Oscar. It also featured Gary Cooper 5 __ . Swiss born Jannings grew up in Germany and had a heavy German accent which, 6 __ sound in movies, basically put an end to his Hollywood movie career.
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B. with the invention of
C. Actor in a Leading Role
D. could play
E. were screened
F. in a minor role
G. held in May
i’d like to tell you about a book by a russian novelist, nikolai gogol. it’s called “the government inspector”. it’s a satirical play. i’ve recently read this book in my literature lessons.
let me tell you a bit about this book. the action takes place in a small provincial town. the main character is khlestakov. he’s a young man who is silly and broke. but he’s a very self-loving man. he tells lies with pleasure. khlestakov has careless a fantasy. he arrives in the town and is mistaken for the government inspector.
as you can imagine, the plot is very interesting and funny. the comedy shows human stupidity and greed. also the problems of society are shown there.
3 Did you come home at six o'clock yesterday? No, I didn't. Yesterday I came home from school at half past eight. I was very tired. I had dinner with my family. After dinner I was very thirsty. I drank two cups of tea. Then I rested.
4 Mary likes writing stories.
5 Last week she wrote a funny story about her pet.