GOING TO THE CINEMA

Do you feel like seeing a movie?

ENGLISH LESSON FOCUSED ON THE CINEMA

WARM-UP                                                                                        

1. Discuss.

a)What aspects do you take into consideration when going to the cinema and choosing a film? Theme, plot, ticket price, showtimes, leading actor or actress?

b) Do you enjoy going to the cinema? How often do you go?

 Who do you usually go with?

c) What type of films do you enjoy the most? Why?

VOCABULARY REVISION

Types of films

action horror

adventure science fiction

documentary suspense/ thriller

drama western

comedy romantic/ love story

Useful adjectives to describe films

exciting moving

wonderful boring

interesting terrible

absurd weird

awful terrific

marvellous

d)Which is the last film you saw? Which were the main actors/actresses in it?

e) Do you have a favourite film?

A synopsis is a brief summary of a written work or a movie.

2. Read the movie synopses below and try to guess the title of the film.

Movie 1: ________________

This is a comedy starring Jim Carrey. When a light falls from the sky, Carrey’s character Truman begins to suspect that something is wrong with the world. He goes on to discover that his whole life is being filmed as a show for others to watch.

Movie 2: ________________

This action/adventure film is a remake of a 1933 classic. Jack Black plays a movie director who captures a giant ape from a lost island and brings the ape back to New York. In the end, the ape escapes captivity and causes destruction in New York.

Movie 3: ________________

In this romance, Kate Winslet plays an upper class woman who falls in love with a poor artist. The story takes place aboard a ship that is struck by an iceberg and sunk. In the end, Kate Winslet’s character, Rose, survives but the poor artist, who is played by Leonardo DiCaprio, dies.

Movie 4: ________________

This is a suspense drama starring Bruce Willis. He plays a doctor who helps children with psychological problems. He tries to help a troubled child who sees ghosts. In the end, he helps the boy find peace, but he discovers that he is a ghos himself.

Movie 5: ________________

In this sci-fi action film, Will Smith plays a cop who is recruited into the government’s most secret agency. He has to find ‘illegal aliens’ that are hiding in New York, including an insect-like alien that is trying to take over the world.

Movie 6: ____________________

This is an action film starring Tobey Maguire. He plays a superhero who has to stop the evil genius Dr. Octopus. Unfortunately, his real life problems as college student Peter Parker cause him to temporarily give up being the superhero.

MOVIE RIDDLES

3. Make a movie riddle using the clues in the boxes. Read your movie riddle to the class and they will try to guess your movie. Wait until all five clues have been read before guessing.

Example: It's a fantasy movie that takes place in a world of elves, dwarfs and orcs. Elijah Wood is in it. It's about a ring that has to be destroyed before an evil wizard can get it. In the end he decides to keep the ring but it gets destroyed anyway.

Movie title: _______________________________________________(Keep this a secret).

Clue 1. Genre: It's a____________________________________.

Clue 2. Setting: It takes place ________________________________.

Clue 3. Actor/actress: ___________________________ is in it.

Clue 4. Plot: It's about____________________________________________________________.

Clue 5. In the end ________________________________________________________________.

4. Student A and Student B have information about different films. Give a title to the films of which you have information  Practise the following dialogue with a partner asking similar questions to fill in the missing information about the films in the charts below.

Dialogue: A: Do you feel like seeing a movie?
                 B: Sure. What movie would you like to see?
                 A: How about The Superbird? It's playing at the Eastern theatre.
                 B: Who's in it?
                 A: It's starring Nathan Adams. He plays a superhero who saves the world.
                 B: Sounds good. What time does it start?
                 A: Showtimes are at 6 pm and 8 pm.
             

Student A

	Film 1: Title___________________________ Location: Synopsis: Showtimes: Film 2: Title___________________________
	Location: Capitol Theatre Synopsis: Lenny Drew plays a rich man who falls in love with a poor woman. Showtimes: 7pm, 9:15pm Film 3: Title___________________________
	Location: Metro Theatre Synopsis: Arnold Stallone plays a soldier who saves New York from Terrorists. Showtimes: 2pm, 5pm, 9:30pm Film 4: Title___________________________
	Location: Synopsis: Showtimes:

Student B             Film 1: Title_________________________

	Location: Caprice Theatre Synopsis: Jenny Roberts plays a penguin that travels through space. Showtimes: 6:45pm, 8:45pm Film 2: Title_________________________
	Location: Synopsis: Showtimes: Film 4: Title_________________________
	Location: Synopsis: Showtimes: Film 4: Title_________________________
	Location: Vogue Theatre Synopsis: Mick Page plays a thief who steals the tricycle of a powerful gangster. Showtimes: 7:15pm, 10:30pm