TIME TO HIT THE MOVIES!

ACTIVITY 1

Can you name a movie . . .?

. . . that is a sci-fi?

. . . that is a horror?

. . . that is an action movie?

. . . that is a romantic comedy?

. . . with Brad Pitt in it?

. . . that is starring Julia Roberts?

. . . with Mike Meyers in it?

. . . starring Sean Connery?

. . . that takes place in space?

. . . that takes place in WWII?

. . . set in Asia?

. . . set on a train?

. . . that takes place in the 1800s?

. . . set in the countryside?

. . . that takes place in Europe?

. . . about people who fall in love?

. . . about people who take drugs?

. . . about police who are corrupt?

. . . about someone who wants to destroy the world?

ACTIVITY 2: COPY

Components of a Movie                                                                               GENRE	Important Language/Examples
What kind of movie is	It’s a ______________________
	It’s a comedy. It’s a sci-fi. It’s a horror. It’s an action movie. It’s a romantic comedy.
ACTORS / STARS
Who is in it?	_______________ is in it.
Who’s starring in it?	_______________ is starring in it. Orlando Bloom is in it.
	SETTING
Where does it take place?	It’s set in _______________.
When does it take place?	It takes place in ______________. It’s set in New York in the 60s. It takes place on the moon in the future. It takes place in a prison.
	PLOT
What’s it about? What happens in it?	It’s about _____ who __________. It’s about two young people who fall in love on a sinking ship. It’s about a meteor that is going to destroy the Earth.
	CLIMAX
How does it end?	In the end, __________________.
What happens in the end?	In the end, the ring is destroyed. In the end, Harry decides he really loves Sally.
	REVIEWS
What did the critics say? What kind of reviews did it get? ACTIVITY 3	The critics _________________. It got ___________ reviews. The critics said it was good. The critics panned it. The critics raved about it. It got great reviews. It got poor reviews.

Movie Cloze:

Fill in the blanks below in the words in the box:

action actors animation blockbusters cameo camera

character comedy critic documentary extra genre

horror plot projector scenes sci-fi screen

sequel setting star theater ticket usher

Parts of the Movie:

The place or time a movie takes place is called the ______________(1). What happens in a movie is called the ___________(2). A movie is usually broken up into many _______________(3).  The movie is filmed with a ____________(4).

People in Movies:

The people who act in the movie are ______________(5). A _____________(6) is a part that an actor plays. The main actor is sometimes called the _______________(7). When a famous person has a short appearance in a film it is called a ______________(8). An ____________(9) is an unimportant person who acts in the background. A _____________(10) is a person who watches movies and writes reviews about them.

Movie Genres:

The type of movie is the movie _____________(11). A movie that makes you laugh is a _______________(12). A movie that makes you scream is a _______________(13). A movie that is exciting with lots of guns and explosions is an ____________(14) movie. Movies about the future or space are known as _____________(15) films. And a movie about real life is a _____________(16). An _____________(17) film has cartoon characters. 

Blockbusters:

Movies with big budgets that sell a lot of tickets are called ____________(18). Many of these movies do so well that movie producers make a ___________(19), or part II.

At the Theater:
The place where you watch a movie is called a _____________(20). To see a movie, usually, you have to buy a _____________(21). The movie is projected onto a large __________(22) using a movie ____________(23). An _____________(24) is a person who shows you to your seat and makes sure everybody is quiet during the movie.


Read the texts. Which is positive and which is negative?
FAST FOOD IN A FAST WORLD
This film is set in Canada. The story is about Julie (Jane Wild), a waitress who has a date with a doctor named Carl (Tom Payne). She doesn't know that Carl already has an ex-wife and some kids. He doesn't know that she has an identical twin.
"Fast Food in a Fast World" doesn't
have an exciting story or fast food. And it doesn't have any laughs. When Julie receives lots of money from a relative who dies, it is the happy ending to the story. But unfortunately, this is a poor quality movie.

MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING
This is the story of 30-year-old Toula, who falls in love with Ian (Corbett).
The only problem is that he's not Greek. According to the film, Greek women should get married (to Greek men), have lots of babies and feed lots of people. Will her family be happy if she marries a non-Greek? Maybe not. Will they accept her decision when they see that she is happy? The answer is yes and the rest of the film is about the wedding.
It's not a great story but the film is very funny. The first hour, when we learn about the
relationships in a Greek family, has some very good humour.
My Big Fat Greek Wedding shows us a traditional wedding and at the same time talks about accepting people who are different from us.

Mark the sentences true (T) or false (F).
1 Fast Food in a Fast World is a film about women doctors.
2 The story ends happily when Julie gets some unexpected money.
3 My Big Fat Greek Wedding is about a young Greek couple who get married.
4 It is a funny film, which talks about Greek family relationships.

Find words or phrases in the texts which mean:
1 go to a restaurant or film, etc. with someone you like in a romantic way ___________
2 informal word for children ___________
3 US word for film ___________
4 to say yes to something/to agree ___________

Do the activity!

And then, this one!