SECTION A In this section you will hear a
mini-lecture. You will hear the lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening, take notes
on the important points. Your notes will not be marked, but you will need
them to complete a gap-filling task after the mini-lecture. When the lecture is
over, you will be given two minutes to check your notes, and another ten minutes
to complete the gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE. Use the blank sheet for
note-taking. Now listen to the mini-lecture.
Complete the gap-filling task. Some of the gaps below require a maximum of
THREE words. Make sure the word(s) you fill in is(are) both grammatically and
semantically acceptable. You may refer to your notes.
How Do the Movies Do It Have you ever
seen movies in which a building was burned down or a bridge was destroyed
Have you seen films in which a train crashed or a ship sank into the ocean
If so, you may have wondered how these things could happen without (1) ______
the people in the film.
1.______ The man who knows the
answer is the "special-effects" man. He may be ordered to (2)______any kind
of special effect, from a flood
2.______ or a battlefield explosion to an effect much less
exciting in a film. For instance, in a scene there was a big
glass bowl filled with water in which small fish were swimming. The (3)
______ of the movie
3.______ wanted the fish to stop swimming suddenly while
seemed to stare at an actor, and then to stop (4) ______ and swim away. But
fish can’t be
4.______ ordered to do anything. The special-effects man solved this
problem by (5) ______ the fish with a harmless use of electricity. First he
applied 5.______ electricity to the
fish bowl causing the fish to be absolutely still. Then he rapidly (6) ______
the amount of electricity allowing the fish
6.______ to swim away. Thus the humorous effect was
achieved. When explosives are used, as in battlefield scenes,
special-effects men usually receive extra pay, for there is (7)______, and
sometimes
7.______ there are accidents. For a large battlefield scene the
special-effects man talks with the director, (8) ______ the area and plans
the effects 8.______ several
days before the filming is to begin. He then places his
explosives. In general, being a special-effect man requires (9)
______,
9.______ skill and experience. It also adds a great deal to the
expense of producing the film. It helps explain why
so many movies are very (10) ______ to make.
10.______