Prime Time 5/6, Language in Use, Arbeitsheft

26 Crime and suspense 8 2 Language in use: Alfred Hitchcock – The Master of Suspense You are going to read a text about Alfred Hitchcock, the Master of Suspense. Some words are missing from the text. Choose from the list (A–N) the correct part for each gap (1–11) in the text. There are two extra words you should not use. Write your answers in the boxes provided. The first one (0) has been done for you. The British filmmaker and … (0) Alfred Hitchcock (1899–1980) was one of the most important and most famous directors of … (Q1) of his time. Many of his movies are psychological … (Q2) . When you watch one of his films you can never be sure how the story will end. He also tried to fool his … (Q3) by adding mysteries to the stories so that the … (Q4) were confused about the outcome of the plot. Keeping important information from the audience is a typical … (Q5) of his films. This is the reason why he was also called the “Master of Suspense”. But it was not just his … (Q6) telling stories that made him so important. In addition to that he … (Q7) a lot of different ways how to use the camera in order to make his movies even more impressive. But he was also a man with a … (Q8) of humour. In each of his films he also plays a small part. Sometimes he just walks through the background of a scene or sometimes you may only see the … (Q9) of his round figure with a cigar in his mouth. He started his career in Great Britain, but in 1939 he moved to Hollywood to work for the American … (Q10) . Altogether he directed more than fifty feature films. Today he is … (Q11) as the greatest British filmmaker of all times. A audience G / producer M viewers 0 G ✔ Q6 B feature H publication N way of Q1 Q7 C good sense I regarded Q2 Q8 D invented J shadow Q3 Q9 E masterpieces K shot Q4 Q10 F movie industry L thrillers Q5 Q11 3 Finding definitions: Thrillers Use the words in the blue box to fill in the right expressions for the definitions provided on page 27. audience • background • career • director • end • feature film • film industry • masterpiece • mystery • part • plot • producer • scene • suspense • thriller • viewer Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv