EJERCICIOS

ENGLISH 2 - UNIT 3 - Lesson 5

CONVERSATION 5

Lauren: Thanks a lot for your help.

Clerk: You are welcome. Anything else?

Sam: Well, I’m thinking about studying multimedia here…

Clerk: Sure, Christian over there studied multimedia two years ago and now he works here. He can show you the TV studio and tell you about the program.

Christian: Ok guys, this is the TV studio.

Sam: Nice! It’s great! You have hi-tech cameras, don’t you?

Christian: Yes, I’m the first camera operator.

Lauren: And, what is this green area?

Christian: It is a chroma.

Lauren: What is that?

Christian: It’s a special effects technique.    

Sam: Yes, that’s how they make the conversations in Plan 20/30.

Lauren: How does it work?

Christian: The actors stand in front of a green background and the set designer, with pictures, makes the set look like a restaurant, a street, a bank.

Sam: And, who defines where and what to film?

Christian: Well, the director; he is in charge of the whole product.

Lauren: What about the audio?

Christian: There is a sound designer in the control room, and he is also responsible for the microphones. Do you like working with computers?

Sam: Yes, I do. Why?

Christian: Because programmers are in chargeof the post production; you have to work a lot with computers when you study multimedia.

Sam: Well this program combines two things I love: TV and computers, I’m definitely in!

 

STEP 1 – WORD MEANING

What do the following words mean? Check the dictionary and choose the correct option a, b or c:

           

background                 

  1. Fondo
  2. Antecedentes
  3. Conocimiento

 

set                                  

  1. Conjunto
  2. Establecer
  3. Escenografía

 

film                                

  1. Filmar
  2. Velo
  3. Capa

 

sound                            

  1. Sonar
  2. Parecer
  3. Sonido

 

 

STEP 2 – PHRASE MEANING

What does the following expression mean? Look it up in the translator, and choose the correct option:

 

Anything else?                 

  1. ¿Cualquier otra cosa?
  2. ¿Algo más?
  3. ¿Todo lo demás? 

 

STEP 3 – MEANING IN CONTEXT

Re-read the conversation and answer the following questions choosing the correct option. Correct or Incorrect

 

What did Christian study?                                                        

    1. He studied Multimedia Production
    2. He studied Programming
    3. He studied Films and Video Post-Production

 

What kind of cameras do they have in the studio?          

    1. They have regular cameras
    2. They have high definition cameras
    3. They have good quality cameras

 

What does Christian do?                                                          

    1. He is the director at the TV Studio
    2. He is the sound designer at the TV Studio
    3. He is the camera operator at the TV Studio.

 

What is the Chroma background?                                         

    1. It is a picture of a restaurant.
    2. It is a green area behind actors.
    3. It is a picture of a green area.

 

What are programmers in charge of?                                 

    1. They are in charge of the product
    2. They are in charge of the microphones
    3. They are in charge of the post-production