LESSON 2 What kind of films do you like?
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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 ...
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) (see) a horror film?
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) (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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