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9 Cosmology

Grammar Reporting with passive words

A. Discuss with a partner. Which of these three sci-fi films would you most like to see and why?
1. Alien V – Neill Blomkamp, director of other sci-fi hits like Chappie and Elysium, is expected to direct a
fifth instalment of the Alien saga.
2. Avatar 2 – We may see a return of the Na’vi in the near future as director James Cameroon is said to
be working on three sequel stories to the 2009 original.
3. Dark Phoenix – Angelina Jolie is rumoured to have been offered a role in the latest X-Men instalment,
starring Sophie Turner as Jean Grey.

B. Complete the text with the passive verb structures below.

Are you a sci-fi fanatic? We’ve got five facts about your favourite genre we bet you never knew.

1. Christopher Reeve, who played Superman in 4. When British rock band Queen was originally
the 1978 original, the on-set offered the opportunity to record the soundtrack for
cafeteria and left his adoring fans swooning behind the 1980 film version of the Flash Gordon comic, the
him. However, it’s rumoured that when he walked film’s director , “Who are The
through in his Clark Kent costume, nobody noticed. Queens?”
2. When Carrie Fisher died in 2016, it looked to be 5. There are questions about when a Captain
the end for her Star Wars character, Leia. However, Marvel sequel might take place. Although the
she Star Wars: Episode IX title character Avengers:
thanks to CGI technology and unused footage from Endgame, set in the present day, Captain Marvel
previous films. The technique was first used during as a stand-alone film takes place in the 1990s. One
the 1994 hit The Crow after the film’s star, Brandon thing which might surprise you about the filming
Lee, died three days before filming finished. of Captain Marvel is that scenes in which Goose
3. Permission filming of the and Carol Danvers are seen together used CGI and
1996 blockbuster Independence Day to take place puppets, as Brie Larson is allergic to cats.
on military bases owned by the US. However, the
offer when they learnt that
the film made reference to Area 51.

a. is alleged to have asked
b. is believed to have been withdrawn
c. is known to be starring in
d. is said to have walked through
e. was later confirmed to have a role in

f. was rumoured to have been given for

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