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24)___________to recreate movement using computer controls

25)___________to make an actual model

Global Multi-Choice

Circle the letter for the correct answer.

26) The writer's main idea is that:

a. Computer animation is the best way to make movies.

b. Animators cannot quite yet make characters that truly seem to be human.

c. Animation requires too many computers and processors to be economic.

d. Robots are a form of animation.

A f t e r Y o u R e a d

This section of the reading units will include some activities to help you to understand and practice reading and language skills that you will need for the IELTS test.

8 Answer these questions.

i. Which ending is common to the adjectives below?

______________

ii. Consider 'indistinguishable'. What does the '-able' ending

mean______________ be done

iii. What does the 'in-' prefix mean? ________________________

9 Complete the sentences below using the adjectives in the list above.

a. ______________________ technology is very complex.

b. If something is _______________, it is difficult to find or achieve.

c. Something that is ______________ is similar to the real thing.

d. If something is ______________, they notice or are affected by slight changes.

e. _______________________________ means making new things.

f. If something is ______________________ , it is real rather than artificial.

g. A cube is ________________________; it has height, width and depth.

h. Something that is ________________________ is the opposite of simple.

i. A __________________________ character is like a human.

j. To do something in a ________________ way means that you take a lot of time

and trouble.

k. Something ______________________ from someone else looks the same as that

other person.

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a. Ways of doing something ________________________

b. Desks set up with computers, screens and other necessary equipment

__________________________

c. A central computing unit __________________________

d. The set of bones, joined together, that makes up a human or animal

__________________________

e. The parts of a face, such as eyes, mouth and nose_______________________

f. A magic or dream world __________________________

g. To need (something) __________________________

h. To talk about (something) __________________________

1. Special light beams __________________________

J. Ways of looking happy, sad etc ___________________________

k. A response to a statement or action ____________________________

1. A film with characters that seem to be alive _______________________

9Complete the following sentences, using the same vocabulary. You will not need all of the words in the list above.

a. Many ____________________films now rely on computer-generated effects.

b. Computer___________________ requires enormous computer power.

c. People who create computer-generated characters use very sophisticated

animation ______________________

d. Thousands of ___________________may be necessary to make realistic

animated characters.

e. ____________________can be used to scan a real model of a character into the

computer.

f Many detailed computer controls are needed to animate the different

____________________ of a character's face.

g. Even so, we can see that ___________________ ______________________are

computer-generated ones rather than genuine human ones.

Passive Voice

Look up 'passive voice' in your grammar book if you are not sure of the meaning. Then do these exercises.

12 Classify the examples of passives listed below according to the following types, A-E. The first one has been done for you.

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A passive with modal - may, will, should, could, etc.

B passive with infinitive

C present simple passive

D past simple passive

E present perfect passive

a. __C__ ...many of those (that) are mentioned...

b. _____ ...the bones and muscles to be moved around

c. _____ ... many detailed controls are needed

d. _____ ... up to a hundred may be needed

e. _____ …is ready to move, or be animated

f. _____ ... his movements are captured by video camera and (are) uploaded

g. _____ ... these methods are often used together

h. _____ ... enormous computer power is needed

i. ______ ... thousands of processors and numerous workstations were used

j. ______ …this effect has been christened the 'uncanny valley'

k. _____ ... maybe future 'actors' will be computer generated

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