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G passive (all tenses)
V movies Where was
P sentence stress the movie
shot? I think it
was shot in
H i Shot on location New York.

1 READING

a Look at the photos w ith the article. D o they remind you of
any movies or T V series that you have seen?

b Now read the article and com plete it w ith a past participle
from the list.

based designed inhabited inspired owned
photographed transformed used welcomed

You are standing in the place where...

Highclere Castle near Newbury in Berkshire, UK
Cortlandt Alley
he castle has been' owned by the Carnarvon family since 1679, and the
T Earl and Countess Carnarvon currently live there. In 2010, movie director New York City, USA
Julian Fellowes, a close friend of the family, was planning a new TV series
about an aristocratic family and their servants during the early 20th century. n Hollywood’s version of New York City, the giant
While he was staying at Highclere Castle, he realized that it would be the Imetropolis is full of secret alleys where crimes take
perfect place to set his historical drama, and the castle was2___________ into place, and criminals are chased by the police. In fact,
Downton Abbey, the home of the fictional Crawley family. The series was a there are hardly any alleys in New York today at all. Ont
huge success, and it has been sold all over the world. Both the interior and of the few remaining ones, Cortlandt Alley, has been
exterior scenes were shot in and around the castle itself. 2___________ for almost all the alley scenes in movies
In the second season of the TV series, the castle is used as a hospital during and TV series that are set in New York City. Movies with
the First World War. These scenes are3___________on a real-life event. In 1914, scenes that were shot there include Crocodile Dundee
Lady Almina Carnarvon allowed soldiers who had been wounded to be taken and Men in Black 3, and TV series like Blue Bloods,
care of in the castle. Boardwalk Empire, NYPD Blue, and Law & Order.

Go there Go there
Highclere Castle and gardens are open to the public during Thousands of tourists want to b e5___________
the Easter holidays and during the summer—from July to in Cortlandt Alley. It is on the edge of Chinatown,
September. It is also open on many Sundays and holidays in Manhat tan, between Franklin Street and Canal
from 10:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Visit the Egyptian Gallery, Street. In fact, it is a perfectly safe place to visit. In real
which contains many objects brought back from his travels life, it is not6___________by gangsters, but is the home
by I.ady Almina’s husband, for perfectly respectable
the fifth Earl of Carnarvon, businesses such as the New
who famously discovered York Table Tennis Federation
t he tomb of the young Training Center.
Pharaoh Tutankhamun.
www.highclerecastle.co.uk

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