B) Choose any ten expressions and make up your own phrases with them.

Exercise 21. Replace the underlined words with the appropriate synonyms from the article.

1. The programs combine a theoretical and academic approach to the study of visual media with professional training in how to actually produce a piece of original work.

2. Some schools even make it obligatory for students to dip in to both theory and practice in equal measure.

3. The University provides students the opportunity to carry outextensive research in film and media studies.

4. Undergraduates attend courses that are for the most part “theory heavy” providing scholarly overviews of the various media, the industries involved, their history and recent trends while giving the opportunity to “taste” the field by taking on training with film companies or trying their hand at working for graduate student films.

5. Some economically prosperous universities such as USC offer merit based scholarships for undergrad studies to international students.

6. One piece of advice often given to students of film and digital media is not to stop putting effort into what they are doing.

7. Students should be persistent: to make and keep contacts within the industry, go after the company and position of your dreams and demonstrate your unique selling point in order to start the career in this highly competitive and ever changing industry.

8. The basic criteria for eligibility includes: evidence of English language skill, comparable and verifiable proof of high school grades and certificates.

9. As an undergrad you can choose between a wide range of alternatives including a BA in Critical Studies, BA in Film & Television Production, BA in Animation & Digital Arts, BA in Interactive Entertainment and BFA in Writing for Screen & Television.

10. Careers within the film industry are fiercely competitive and opportunities to pursue a technical or practical career will depend on the graduate’s experience and the content of the degree, and whether it focuses more on practical film production skills as opposed to the appreciation, analysis and interpretation of films and film genres.