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U N IT 5 CINEMA
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R e m e m b e r:
I like this film but it ’s 
very frig h te n in g .
The film m a d e him
e m o tio n a l.

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LESSON 2 What kind of films do you like?
1 
P lay Find S o m e o n e W h o .
e .g . Have you ever seen a horror film?
2 a W o rk in p a irs . R ead and m a tc h
th e te x ts w ith g e n re s . D e c id e
w h a t g e n re s th e s e film s a re .
a) drama b) action film c) comedy
d) adventure e) horror f) fantasy
g) science fiction
Have you ever ...
1
) (see) a horror film?
2
) (eat) popcorn in the cinema?
3) (leave) the theatre before the end of a play?
4) (meet) a film star?
5) (ask) fo r an autograph?
This type of movie is designed to make 
people laugh - a lot! They can be animated 
and they are often fo r the whole family. In 
this genre the plot is usually light, with the 
focus on the actors and funny situations.
This genre includes a very serious 
plot and it is about real or som etim es 
fictional people. The stories are usually 
about d ifficult situations, illnesses or 
disagreem ent between people.
These film s are fo r adults and children. The 
them es are imaginative and plots are about 
helpful and friendly living things, castles, 
kingdoms and dragons. They are interesting 
because they have scenes with dangerous 
situations, adventure and real friendship.
These movies include the scenes 
that make people talk after the film 
has finished. Some typical elements 
of 
these movies include fights, car 
crashes and natural bad events. Like 
some other genres, the plot of this 
type of film is usually about a battle 
between good and bad.
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These film s are set in the future and 
m ight be about other planets, or just 
about the future of our planet Earth. 
These film s often have many elem ents 
of adventure film s. They show what 
m ight be possible in the future.
2 b W o rk in p a irs . T a lk a b o u t th e
film s y o u have se e n and lik e d .
W h a t g e n re s a re th e y ?
3 a W o rk in p a irs. M a tch th e w o rd s to th e ir 
d e fin itio n s . O ne d e fin itio n is e x tra .
a) cerem ony b) origin c) winners
d) speech e) prize
1) A form al public talk
2) A form al public event
3) Something the thing came from
This genre is based on story-telling. Often 
com bined with at least one other genre, 
such as action or science fiction, these film s 
have a plot based on a journey or adventure. 
Common them es in these movies include 
tim e travel, historical tim e periods and sailing 
around the world and space.
These movies are made to frighten 
and make you scream and be afraid, 
very afraid! You will find many them es 
in these movies including monsters, 
such as Frankenstein, the paranormal, 
serial killers and others.
4) Something that winners get in the competition
5) Som ething you wear at the com petition
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Someone who is the firs t in the com petition
L is te n and c h e c k .
L isten to th e te x ts o n e m o re tim e and id e n tify
th e tr u e s e n te n c e . E xp la in w h y y o u th in k so .
1) The name ‘O scar’ is given by one of the d ire c to r’s 
uncle of the Academy.
2) During the firs t ten years nobody knew the results 
of the award before the ceremony.
3) The Oscar cerem ony is one of the most famous 
cerem onies in Am erica since 1929.
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