Use of English: Mobile phones in cinemas

 

USE OF ENGLISH

MOBILE PHONES IN CINEMAS

7. Find in the text a synonym for BAN (noun).      

• PROHIBITION (line 7)   

8. Find in the text a word meaning “to be in favour of” (verb).

• SUPPORT (line 4)   

9. Give one synonym for “COURTESY” (noun) (line 5).              

• POLITENESS, DEFERENCE, KINDNESS

10. Give an adjective with the same root as “SENSE” (noun) (line 10).          

• SENSIBLE, SENSITIVE, SENSUAL, SENSELESS

11. Turn the following sentence into the passive voice:                  
    New Yorkers are placing and receiving calls.

• CALLS ARE BEING PLACED AND RECEIVED BY NEW YORKERS

12. Join the following sentences using a relative pronoun. Make changes if necessary: 
      Nikki sells cinema tickets. She is against the ban.

• NIKKI, WHO SELLS CINEMA TICKETS, IS AGAINST THE BAN.
• NIKKI, WHO IS AGAINST THE BAN, SELLS CINEMA TICKETS.

13. Use the words in the boxes to make a meaningful sentence:          
PUNISH    ANTI-SOCIAL    WILL    CINEMAGOERS    NEW YORK    BEHAVIOUR    FOR

• NEW YORK WILL PUNISH CINEMAGOERS FOR ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR

14. Complete the following conditional sentence:              

• If people do not turn off their mobile phones in cinemas THEY CAN / WILL BE FINED / GET A 50-EURO FINE

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