MAMMA MIA! The feel-good musical

1- Look at the text below which outlines the plot of the film. Fill in the blanks with the correct word from the box.

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Donna Sheridan runs a guest-house on a Greek island, in where she has ___lived______for over twenty years with her daughter Sophie, who now wants to ___marry_____ to her boyfriend, Sky. Sophie has never known who her own ___father_ is but has recently discovered an old diary kept by her mother at the time of her pregnancy, in which __three_____ men are mentioned. Sophie decides to _____invite____ all three of them to her wedding, hoping to discover which one of them is her __father_____ , but doesn’t tell her mother about this, since she knows that it will be upsetting for her. The three men are all surprised to receive a __letter___ from the daughter of their former girlfriend, especially as they have never met her, but duly arrive in time for the _wedding___ , even though they are unaware that one of ___them________ is the girl’s father. Of course, Donna is also amazed to see them all again after such a long __time_, but there are plenty of more surprises to come, and things turn out very differently from what everyone expected.

2. Look at the phrasal verbs in the box below, all taken from the film, and then match each one with the sentence which corresponds to it in meaning.

1-You’d think they would invent a machine to do all the cleaning, Wouldn’t you? __f___ FIGURE OUT2-I don’t want him to come here, so don’t encourage him! __e_____DRAW ON3-They’ve decided to postpone the wedding till next year. ___a____PUT OFF4-I haven’t seen them for 20 years and then suddenly the three men appeared at the same time: that’s not a coincidence! ____d___TURN UP5-Now I know why you invited me to the wedding, and I won’t fail you!h LET YOU DOWN6-He has managed to persuade her to do water sports later on! J TALK ... INTO7-I’ll be really disappointed if my plans don’t work out. __b_FALL THROUGH8-The details are a bit vague and it’s hard to understand exactly what happened. __i___MAKE OUT9-When he behaves like that, it makes me lose all interest in him. ___c___TURN OFF10- It’s not a good idea to mention the subject of Sophie’s father in Donna’s presence. _g___ .BRING UP

3. Some of the everyday expressions in the film cannot be understood by simply translating them. Look at these 10 examples and choose the correct explanation for each from the list at the bottom:

1-I think she’s cool with it ____ i not upset in a difficult situation2- she freaked out when she saw us _____e is upset3-it came out of the blue _______a unexpectedly4-She’s a bit of a lone wolf ______a spens a lot of time on their own

5-Those books were a godsend ______j very happy to receive sg.6-she’s a chip off the old block _____b like one of her parents7- don’t hold your breath ______h accept sg. is likely8-he’s on it______d making an effort to solve a problem9-I can’t get him off my mind __c an obsession with 10-everything will fall into place _____f things will work out well

Which of the above refers to……..

a-someone who spends a lot of time on their ownb- someone who is very like one of their parentsc- an obsession with someoned-someone who is already making an effort to solve a probleme-someone who is very upset about somethingf-expecting things to work out wellg-an unexpected eventh-accepting that something improbable is unlikely to happeni-someone who is not upset by a difficult situationj-someone who is very happy to receive something

4. In each of the following sentences about the film, there is a word missing. Form the correct word by adapting it from the base word given at the end of the sentence. Look at this example:He needs to be more __________ if he wants to be a good leader. DECIDEAnswer: He needs to be more decisive if he wants to be a good leader.

1. He is so __UNROMANTIC_______ : he says that candle –lit dinners are just a waste of time. ROMANCE

2. She has written three ___COOKERY_____ books, so she’s quite well-known. COOK

3. He played a _LEADING_________ part in setting up the hotel. LEAD4. Donna always knew how to make a spectacular ___ENTRANCE________ .

ENTER5. Where’s the bathroom? I need to ___FRESHEN________ up before dinner.

FRESH6. I want something to be out in the open, not in __SECRECY_______. SECRET7. All my life, there have been so many ___UNANSWERED_______ questions,

and I’m tired of it! ANSWER8. There’s a sense of ____EXPECTATION_______ in the air: something

important is about to happen! EXPECT9. Sometimes you have to show a bit of ___SPONTANEITY______; you can’t

always follow a routine. SPONTANEOUS10. She has a definite talent for _DRAWING_________ :look at these sketches!

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5-Look at the sentences below, adapted from the film. In each one, a preposition is missing. Choose the correct preposition for each space from the list at the bottom.

1-I’m very grateful ____FOR_____ your help2-They haven’t come ashore yet; they are still ____ON____ the boat

3. I took a long time to recover __FROM_______ the experience4. I’m still ___ON____ holiday, I don’t go back to work till Monday5- The reason ___FOR_______ our visit is Sophie’s wedding6- You’ve all been invited ____TO______ the wedding7-Don’t worry, you can rely _____ON___ me8-I don’t want to dance, I’m not _____IN____ the mood9. I brought Sophie up all ____BY_____ myself10-It was love ____AT____ first sight!

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6- In each of the following sentences from the script, there is an adjective missing. Fill in the gaps by choosing the right adjective from the list at the bottom.

1. She is so _GORGEOUS_____ that she could be a film star!2- It’s a __SHADY______ deal and you should avoid it if you don’t want to get in trouble with the law.3- His driving was __RECKLESS______ and could easily have caused an accident4- There’s no doubt that it’s __TOUGH_____ being on your own and bringing up a child.5-Life’s a bit __DULL____ sometimes, but that’s normal: not everyday can be exciting.6-I felt __DIZZY____ after driving round all the bends on the island so fast7. What I like about her is that she’s ___FEISTY________, and always stands up for herself!8-The room was painted in a __HIDEOUS_ shade of pink: it looked horrible!9- Be careful when you’re driving on that road, there are a lot of __LOOSE_______ stones, and they could easily fly up and break your windscreen!10- The stars in the sky are simply __AMAZING_______ when you see them properly, without any artificial light around you. What a spectacle!

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