Surprises at the studio

“Five minutes to go,” shouted the director. “Is everyone ready?”

“I’m glad that I’m not one of the contestants!” Denise said. “I’m not that brave.”

“Oh, I’d love to be a contestant,” said Angela. 

The three contestants were sitting at their desks on the stage and waiting. The hot lights were shining down upon them. Suddenly one of them passed out and fell across her desk.

A cameraman helped the woman off the stage.

The director hurried down from the control room above. “We need another contestant,” he shouted. “Who among you wants to be on TV?”

Angela raised her hand. “You’re on!” the director shouted. He led her onto the stage, and a make-up artist rushed forward. She quickly put make-up on Angela’s face and brushed her hair.

“Ten seconds,” shouted the director. “It’s time for Travel Quiz, and here’s your host, Lester Li!” said a loud voice. Lester Li ran out onto the stage. The quiz show began.

Although Angela was not prepared, she seemed relaxed and did really well. She answered the questions with no problems and was soon ahead of the other two contestants.

Twenty-five minutes later, Angela just had to answer six more questions to beat the other contestants and to win the prize.

Denise was so excited that she could hardly keep still. Though the questions were getting more and more difficult, Angela kept getting them right. 

Soon there was just a single question between Angela and victory.

“And finally, where’s Big Ben?” asked Lester.

“In England, ” replied Angela.

“Correct!” shouted Lester. “You’re tonight’s lucky winner. You’ve won tonight’s prize -- a trip for two to the lovely city of Paris!”

 

We love the Film Park!

Reporter:  What was the best part of your visit, Julia and Roddy?

Julia and Roddy: The tour of the Film Park.

Reporter: What did you like most about the Film Park tour?

Julia:  The Dinosaur Jungle was my favourite. It was hot and smelt like a real jungle. We saw some baby dinosaurs. Then a really big one appeared. Although it was only a model, it looked very real! I almost jumped out of my skin!

Roddy: I really liked the Great Wave. It was wonderful. Everything was quiet. Then suddenly we saw a huge wave coming towards us. There was a terrible noise, and the wave seemed to come over the top of us, but we didn’t get wet at all! I don’t know how they did it.

Reporter: Did you see any famous stars at the film park?

Roddy: No, we didn’t, but we did visit a film set after the tour. The crew were shooting a scene showing some students in a school. To cut a long story short, the director chose me to appear in the film.

Reporter:  Oh, really? Did you enjoy working as an actor, Roddy?

Roddy:  Yes, I did. It was really interesting.

Reporter:  Did you have any difficulty in acting?

Roddy:  To be honest, it was a piece of cake!

 

International film festivals

There are many international film festivals around the world. The most famous are the Venice Film Festival in Italy and the Cannes Film Festival in France.

The Shanghai International Film Festival is another famous film festival. It was founded in 1993, and it often takes place in June.

During these festivals, people not only enjoy the latest films from around the world, but also meet famous film stars and discuss developments in the film industry.