Hollywood LA

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Watch the video again and try and fill in the blanks with the missing words and then check KEY below.:

-       1.   California is a state ______  the west _______ of the United States.

-       2.   There _______ 3 big cities in California: San Francisco in the _________, San Diego in the ________ and between _________ two Los Angeles, or LA.

-      3.    Los Angeles is a very ________ city, nearly 4 million people live ________.

-      4.    There ________ lots of different districts in the city, like Santa Monica ______the coast, and       Pasadena ________ the east.

-       5.   Some of _________ districts are very ________.

-       6..   Beverly Hills is a __________ area in the north.

-       7.   Rodeo Drive has a lot of __________ shops.

-         8. Hollywood is the ________ of the movies because you need good _________ to make movies.

-       9.    They do not make ________ movies today because it’s _______ expensive.

-       10.   The movie __________ employs lots of __________ in LA, about 250,000 in ________.

-       11.   Many actors,___________ and directors live in the city.

-        12.   The studios also employ a lot of ___________ and ___________ too.

-         13.  Hollywood does not make many movies any _________ but it makes  a lot of _______ programmes.

-      14.    In fact, programmes _________ CSI and Glee, which are set in  Las Vegas and Ohio ________ actually made in Hollywood.  




           KEY

-          1. California is a state ON  the west COAST of the United States.

-          2. There ARE 3 big cities in California: San Francisco in the NORTH, San Diego in the  EAST and between THESE two Los Angeles, or LA.

-          3. Los Angeles is a very BUSY  city, nearly 4 million people live THERE.

-          4. There ARE lots of different districts in the city, like Santa Monica ON the coast, and Pasadena IN the east.

-          5. Some of THESE districts are very RICH.

-          6. Beverly Hills is a FAMOUS area in the north.

-          7. Rodeo Drive has a lot of  EXPENSIVE shops.

-          8. Hollywood is the HOME of the movies because you need good  WEATHER to make movies.

-          9.They do not make MANY movies today because it’s TOO_ expensive.

-          10. The movie INDUSTRY employs lots of PEOPLE in LA, about 250,000 in TOTAL.

-          11. Many actors, WRITERS and directors live in the city.

-          12. The studios also employ a lot of AGENTS and LAWYERS too.

-          13. Hollywood does not make many movies any MORE but it makes  a lot of TELEVISION programmes.

-          14- In fact, programmes  LIKE CSI and Glee, which are set in  Las Vegas and Ohio ARE actually made in Hollywood.