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Unit 9 Hollywood Main idea 1. What information does the text present? The text provides information about the past and the present of Hollywood. 2. List a few sentences from the text that present the major information of the text. 1) Hollywood suggests glamour, a place where the young star-struck teenagers could, with a bit of luck, fulfill their dreams. (Paragraph 1) 2) Hollywood, above all, has the glamour of the past. It is a name which will always be associated with motion picture-making. (Paragraph 9) Structural analysis 1. The text begins with the sentence “Hollywood suggests glamour, …” This idea is echoed towards the end of the text, i.e. in Paragraphs 7 - 9. Can you explain how this is done? The first sentence of Paragraph 7, “Hollywood is no longer the heart of the word’s motion picture industry,” seems to suggest that the glamour of Hollywood no longer exists. But the first word of Paragraph 8, “Yet,” suggests that this is not entirely true. And the last paragraph strongly asserts that Hollywood is still a glamourous place. 2. Work out the structure of the text by completing the table. Paragraph(s) Main idea 1 It provides a brief introduction to Hollywood. 2-8 It provides readers with some major facts about Hollywood. 9 Hollywood, above all, has the glamour of the past. Key to the Exercises Text comprehension I. Decide which of the following best states the author’s purpose of writing. C II. Judge, according to the text, whether the following statements are true or false. 1. T 2. F 3. F 4. T 5. F 6. T IV. Explain in your own words the following sentences. 1. Young teenagers who are preoccupied with a dream of being movie stars could realize it if they are lucky enough. 2. The fate of the stars was entirely in the hands of the studio chiefs, who had the absolute power to create or ruin a star, except those who really attracted the audience. 3. Stars were nearly always made to play the same type of role. 4. Hollywood is not the center of the