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At the cinema
Lesson code: MM73-N9JB-8BNA-8

ELEMENTARY

1 Cinema words
Label the pictures with the words below.
a box office

a projector

a screen

1.

2.

4.

5.

a seat

a ticket

popcorn

3.

6.

2 Film genres
How many different kinds of films can you think of? Continue the list below.
action

comedy

Name one film for each genre, for example:

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"The Expendables is an action film."

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3 People in films
Match the people to the definitions, and then complete the sentences below.
1. an actor/actress

a. a person in a film, book or story

2. a film director

b. a person who gives a professional opinion about a film

3. a composer

c. a person who tells the actors in a film what to do

4. a critic

d. a person who writes music

5. a character

e. someone who stars in a film

1. Brad Pitt is a very talented

2. Steven Spielberg is a famous American
3. Han Solo is the name of a

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in the film Star Wars.
.

4. The film received very good reviews from fans and

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5. The music was very bad. This film needs a better

4 Describing a film
Match the questions to the answers. Can you guess the film?
1. What kind of film is it?

a. It came out in October 2015.

2. Where is it set?

b. It stars Daniel Craig.

3. Who's in it?

c. It's an action film.

4. When did it come out?

d. It's set in Mexico and London.

Title

Setting

Actors

Genre

Release date

Titanic

on a ship

Leonardo Di Caprio

drama

December, 1997

The Godfather

in New York

Marlon Brando

gangster

March, 1972

Gladiator

in Rome

Russel Crowe

action

May, 2000

Star Wars

in space

Harrison Ford

science fiction

May, 1977

Lincoln

the United States

Daniel Day Lewis

historical

November, 2012

Casablanca

in Morocco

Humphrey Bogart
and Ingrid Bergman

drama

January, 1943

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Work in pairs. Student A, choose a film title and ask Student B a question from this exercise. Student
B, answer the question. Change roles and repeat.

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5 Practice
Think about a film. Write a few sentences about it but don't write the title.
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Work in pairs. Student A, read your description to your partner. Student B, try to guess the film. Change
roles and repeat.

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1- Cinema words

1. popcorn

2. a ticket

3. a box office 4. a projector

5. a seat

6. a screen

Ask students questions using the vocabulary, e.g. "Do you usually buy popcorn when you watch a film?", "Can
you buy cheap tickets at your local cinema?", "Do you prefer the seats at the front or at the back?", etc.
2- Film genres
Elicit film genres, e.g. gangster, epic/historical, horror, musical, science fiction, war, western. In a small class,
you can go around the class eliciting one film for each genre. In a larger class, students can complete the exercise
in small groups or pairs.
3- People in films

1. e

2. c

3. d

1. actor

2. film director 3. character

4. b

5. a

4. critics

5. composer

To give students speaking practice in a small group or one-to-one class, you can ask questions like `Who's your
favourite film director?', `Who's your favourite film character?', etc.
4- Describing a film
Students work individually and check in pairs. Read out the mini dialogues with a strong student.
(Film: Spectre)

1. c

2. d

3. b

4. a

The second part of the exercise is a drilling activity. Students follow the worksheet instruction. One student picks a
film title asks a random question, e.g. `Who's in Star Wars?' Students reverse roles and continue until you decide
to end the activity.
5- Practice

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Monitor the activity. Make a note of mistakes and write them on the board. For a more ambitious class, encourage
additional expressions, e.g. `It was directed by ...', `It's about ...', `The main character is a ....'

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