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80 Unit 06 | Of angst and Oscars Discuss the following questions with a partner: 1 How many Oscar winners can you name? 2 What can you get an Oscar for? How many different categories do you know? 3 Who decides who will get an Oscar? Before listening to an FM4 interview about criticism of how the Oscars are awarded, look at the expressions below. Match them to the correct part of the text and make sure you know what they mean. LISTENING 13 14 a a Academy b nomination c studios d demographic e organisation f directors g Oscars h membership i people of colour You are going to listen to the FM4 interview now. First you will have 45 seconds to study the task below, then you will hear the recording twice. While listening, complete the sentences (1–6) using a maximum of four words. Write your answers in the spaces provided. The first one (0) has been done for you. After the second listening, you will have 45 seconds to check your answers. b 15 The interview was conducted in 2016. How has the situation changed since then? Do some research on the internet and present your findings to the class. 1 What changes has the Academy made to its membership? 2 Have there been more nominations of or awards for people of colour or women? 3 Are there plans for further changes? 4 What should be done in your opinion? SPEAKING 15 And the Oscar doesn’t go to … The International Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (aka the (1)  ‘  ’) was formed in Los Angeles in 1927. Every year this (2)    hosts the Academy Awards (the (3)  ‘  ’) to name the best actors and actresses, film (4)    and producers, film music, and so on. The people and the (5)    that might get an award know about their (6)    , but they don’t know who will win. It is really hard to get (7)     of the Academy be- cause the organisation hardly ever invites new members to join. Since the number of members is so small, not every part of the American (8)    is included. There are many white male members but hardly any women or (9)    . This is why some people say the Academy is unfair as it is skewed to- wards white men getting most awards. 0 New members of the Academy are chosen . by the existing members 1 Most members of the Academy are . 2 Some people argue that there are fewer nominations of non-white people because . 3 The main cause of the problem is that not everyone gets . 4 The Academy ignored great performances . 5 The main question is who decides . 6 Any change to the Academy membership will . Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv