The start of the film takes place

In the article, the greatest generation gap film ever made

a) was Billy Liar.

b) was a kitchen sink drama.

c) isn’t stated.

d) was a Hollywood film.

The main difference between Billy Liar and other kitchen sink dramas is that

a) it stars Tom Courtenay.

b) it is funny.

c) no one gets pregnant.

d) it was made in 1963.

The start of the film takes place

a) early in the morning.

b) in the afternoon.

c) in the evening.

d) at an unknown time of day.

4 Billy has got problems because his fiancées have found out about each other. c

5 Billy asks Lizzie if he can come to London with her. c

6 Lizzie goes to London without Billy. c

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Communication

1 Complete the dialogue with a word from the box in each gap.

too / may / wouldn’t / entirely / serious

hear / right / frankly / agree / come

saying / valid / suppose

Paul: Some scientists are arguing about whether intelligence and behaviour is learned or natural. I’m sure it’s learned.

Karl: Me ⁰____ too___. Children whose parents are interested in them do well at school, don’t they?

Anna: I don’t ¹_______________ _______________ with that. I mean, maybe those parents are more intelligent and their children’s intelligence is natural.

Paul: Hm. I ²_______________ so. Yes, you ³_______________ be _______________. But what about behaviour. That’s definitely learned.

Betty: Oh ⁴_______________ on! You’re not ⁵_______________? If that were true, then no one from a bad home could ever be good. ⁶_______________, that’s rubbish!

Paul: I ⁷_______________ what you’re _______________ but perhaps the behaviour is learned but from other people, like teachers or classmates. It’s unusual, isn’t it?

Anna: I ⁸_______________ say that. It’s not unusual at all. Look at families with two children. I’d say in most of them the two children have very different personalities.

Karl: That’s a ⁹_______________ point but we’re not talking about personality, we’re talking about behaviour. That’s a very different thing.

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