movies

movies
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How often do you go to the cinema?
Who do you go with?
What kind of snacks or drinks do you have when you go to the movies?
Do you like eating snacks (popcorn etc..) and drinking pop (coke etc..) during the
movie ? Why/why not ?
Which movie did you see ? How much was the ticket ?
What kind of movies do you like? Why?
(e.g. action, horror, sci-fi)
Do you like horror movies?
Why (not)?
When was the last time you went to a movie theater ?
What’s the name of the last film you saw?
What was it about?
What’s the best movie you have ever seen?
Explain why.
What is the worst movie you have ever seen?
Why was it so bad?
Do you prefer to watch movies at home or in the cinema? Why?
Do you ever rent DVDs?
If so, where do you rent them?
Have you ever bought a pirated [‘paɪrətid] ���� movie?
Do you think it is OK to copy movies?
Do you watch movies in English or your language?
Which do you prefer?
When you watch an English movie, do you prefer it dubbed/dʌb/���� or subtitled
[’sʌb,taitld]����? Why?
Who’s your favourite actor or actress?
Why do you like them?
Have you ever watched the Academy Awards (Oscars)?
If so, did you like it? Why?
Movie stars are often paid millions of dollars. Do you think they deserve this?
Explain.
Would you like to be a famous film star?
Why or why not?
Give as many ‘movie words’ as you know.
(e.g. film, director, set)
Do you ever watch reality TV shows? Do you like them? Why (not)?
Interview another student
Have you ever … ? Y/N
(see) a horror movie
(eat) popcorn in the cinema
(leave) the theatre before the end
(rent) a DVD
(watch) the Academy Awards
(meet) a film star
(ask) for an autograph
Example:
Q: Have you ever seen a horror movie?
A: Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t.
Match the titles with the genres /ˈʒɑːnrə/ 流派
Pirates of the Carribean����������–adventure
Star Trek: The Movie����������������������–science fiction
Kung Fu Panda–animated cartoon
Zombies Nightmare – horror movie The Battle of the Bulge –war movie
Fatal Attraction–thriller
Shakespeare in Love������������–romantic comedy
The Sound of Music –musical
Die Hard������������–action
The Amazing Spiderman������������–superhero film.
Match the words:
A movie that makes you laugh is a comedy.
A movie that makes you scream is a adventure film.
A movie that is exciting with lots of guns and explosions is an thriller movie.
Movies about the future or space are known as science fiction (sci-fi)films.
A movie about real life is a documentary.
An animated film/cartoon film has cartoon characters.
A film about lots of travelling and exciting or dangerous events is
biography/biopic.
A film about love is romance/love story/soap opera.
alien������– fantasy ����
laugh –comedy
explore����–adventure
kiss–romance
monster����–action
wizard����–horror
cowboy–western
explosion–science fiction
4 kypes of movies
Romantic (a tear jerker[dʒə:k] )����������
romantic comedy film
weatern
action film
Animated film/animation������
Disaster film������
fantasy —imagine film ����
Science fiction film
Historical drama
Horror film������
Thriller������
Adventure1 film������
Crime/gangster film������/������
Musical
Romantic comedy film
Silent film������
documentry–������
Art film
3D
TV series/soap opera
War film
vocabulary
I like all kinds of snacks. Yummy! Yummy!
We are at a ticket window for a rock concert.
We have to queue up for an hour for the tickets.
We watched a fantastic movie yesterday.
The shop sold out all their hats.
We ran out of gas a mile from home, so we had to push the car.
I didn’t get enough sleep last night.
Tomorrow is another day.
conversion-People are queuing up at the ticket window.
Adam��Can I have two tickets for this evenings film ?
Booking clerk��Sure. Which one ?
Adam��Titanic.
Booking clerk��Sorry, all the tickets for Titanic have sold out. How about another
movie The Amazing Spiderman ?
Adam��How much is it ?
Booking clerk��They are $10 each. Adam��How about Forrest Gump ? Booking clerk��$15 each.
Adam��That’s expensive. I’ll take 2 tickets for The Amazing Spiderman.
Grammar focus ：How much is it ? How much are they ?
How much is the popcorn ?
It’s $5. How about the peanuts ? They are$15.
How much are the drinks ?
They are $5. How much is it all in total ?It’s$25 .
ESL library –going to a movie