Unit 08. Films. Lesson 2. A closer look 1

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ENGLISH 7

By: Le Viet Phu


Warm up: Gap-fill
1.

A film that tells an exciting story about murder or crime is ______________

2.

thriller
A film that tries to
make audiences laugh is ______________

3.

A film that usually features lots of stunts and fighting is ______________

4.

comedy
A
film that features cartoon characters is ______________

5.

A film that shows real life events or stories is ______________

action
A film that is set in the future, often featuring science is ______________

6.
7.
8.

A film which combines comedy with a love story is ________________
animation
A film in which strange and frightening things happen is ______________

documentary

science fiction

romantic comedy

horror


Vocabulary
- hilarious (a)
- gripping (a)
- scary (adj)
- frightening (a)
- moving (a)
- exhausted (a)
- confusing (a)

vui nhộn, hài hước

hấp dẫn, thú vị
đáng sợ, rùng rợn
gây sợ hãi, làm cho sợ
cảm động
kiệt sức, đuối
gây nhầm lẫn, gây khó hiểu

- violent (a)

bạo lực, hung bạo

- shocking (a)

gây sốc, sửng sốt

- annoying (a)

gây phiền, làm phiền

- embarrassing (a)

ngượng ngùng, quê


Checking vocabulary
- hilarious (a)
- gripping (a)
- scary (adj)
- frightening (a)
- moving (a)

- exhausted (a)
- confusing (a)

vui nhộn, hài hước
hấp dẫn, thú vị
đáng sợ, rùng rợn
gây sợ hãi, làm cho sợ
cảm động
kiệt sức, đuối
gây nhầm lẫn, gây khó hiểu

- violent (a)

bạo lực, hung bạo

- shocking (a)

gây sốc, sửng sốt

- annoying (a)

gây phiền, làm phiền

- embarrassing (a)

ngượng ngùng, quê


1. The following are adjectives which are often used to describe films. Can you
add some more?

boring

entertaining

____________
interesting

hilarious

violent

____________
exciting

gripping

moving

cary

shocking

____________
surprising
____________
frightening
annoying
…

boring the sentences
entertaining
hilarious
Complete
using the adjectives
in the list below. violent
gripping

moving

cary

shocking

1. Mr Bean is a ………………...... film. I was laughing from beginning to end.
2. Titanic is a …………….… film. I cried at the end.
3. The film was so .……………..…. that I fell asleep.
4. I couldn’t take my eyes off the screen because the film was so …………………
5. Pirates of Southeast Asia is a ………………….. documentary. I couldn’t believe it.
6. You will be frightened when you see that film. It is a very …………… film.
7. There was too many fights in the action film. It was too …………...….. .
8. You will enjoy the film. It is so ............................ .



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We use -ED adjectives to describe someone’s feelings.
Passive

subject

Example:
The film was long, and I was bored.

ed

(I was affected by the long and boring film. I felt bored of it)

•

We use –ING adjectives to describe things or people (that cause the
feelings).
Active

Example:

subject

The film was long, and boring.
(The film had an effect on our feeling which made us feel bored )

ing


More examples:
The news was shocking.
She was very shocked when she read the news.

Working hard all day is tiring.

She felt tired after working hard all day.

I am frightened of spiders.
Those spiders look frightening.


2. Complete the table with the -ed and –ing forms of the adjectives.

If a person
or thing is

boring

then he/she or it makes
you

bored

interesting

interested
(1) _________

embarrassing
(2) _________

embarrassed

excited
(3) _________

excited

disappointing

disappointed
(4) _________

exhausting

exhausted
(5) _________

(6) _________
surprising

surprised

confusing

(7) _________
confused

(8) _________
frightening

frightened

annoying

annoyed


3. Choose the correct adjectives.

1. The end of the film was so moved / moving.
2. The boy was so frightened / frightening by the film that he couldn’t sleep last
night.
3. Critics were disappointed / disappointing at his performance as King Lear.
4. I am amazed / amazing that he has won two Oscars for Best Actor.
5. We were terrified / terrifying of the ending of that horror film.


4.a. Work in pairs. Look at the questions below. Tell your partner how you felt, using
-ed adjectives.

Example:
1. I felt worried.
How did you feel ...
1. before your last Maths test?
2. when you watched a gripping film?
3. after you watched a horror film?
4. when you got a bad mark?

excited
frightened
disappointed


4.b. Now use -ing adjectives to describe these

things and experiences in your life.

Example:
1. The last film I saw was called Norwegian Wood. It was really moving.

I had an argument with my friend last week. It was annoying.

Or: The last film I saw was called Harry Potter. It was really interesting.

The result of my last English test was amazing.
1. the last film you saw on TV, on DVD, or at the cinema

2. an argument with your friends
The last party I attended at my brother's house was exciting.
3. the result of your last English test
4. the last party you attended


Pronunciation

/t/, /d/, and /ɪd/

The ways to pronounce _ed at the end of ordinary verbs

Cách đọc

/d/

Âm cuối
(các âm còn lại ngoài 2 nguyên tắc

riêng dưới đây)

(nguyên tắc chung)

/ ɪd /
(nguyên tắc riêng 1)

/t/
(nguyên tắc riêng 2)

d, t

Ví dụ
answered, played, begged,
allowed

visited, needed, mended, wanted

(đạn tịt)

k, x, s, p, ch, sh, f

looked, faxed, passed, stopped,
watched, washed, laughed

[khi xuống sông phải coi chừng cô ấy (she) té
(falls)]


5. Listen and repeat the verbs. Pay attention to the sounds /t/, /d/, and /ɪd/ at the end of

each verb.

played
bored

watched
closed

waited

danced

needed

walked

hated

Now, in pairs put the words in the correct column.

/t/

/d/

/ɪd/


6. Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about the pictures. Then listen to the
recording.

Example: cry a lot / laugh a lot
A: He cried a lot, didn’t he?
B: No, he didn’t. He laughed a lot.


Consolidation: Choose the correct answer
1. I don't find sport at all ......
A. interest
C. interesting

B. interested
D. intrestingly

2. There is an …………football match on TV tonight
A. exciting

B. excited

C. excite

D. excitedly

B. enjoyed

C. stopped

D. repaired

B. coughed

C. promised D. weighed

3. When he got mark 1 in Maths, he was …………
A. disappointing

B. disappointed

C. disappoint

D. disappointedly

4. Odd one out 
A. stayed
5. Odd one out
A. laughed


HOMEWORK

- Learn the new words by heart.
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- Review the grammar point “Adjective ending in –ing/-ed” again.
- Do exercises B1,2,3,4,6 in workbook (page 11,12).
- Prepare for Unit 8: Closer look 2.


THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION!
Goodbye!
See you again!