Choosing a movie

CHOOSING A MOVIE
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KEY VOCABULARY
Phrases / Words

Meaning

Example

1. (Movie) Theatre

/ˈmuːvi θiː.ə.tər/
Noun [C]
A theatre where people
pay to watch films

Wow, this sure is a big theater.
Eg:
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2. Movie screen

/ˈmuː.vi skriːn/ noun [ C ]
a flat surface in a cinema,
which pictures or words
are shown

They have ten movie screens.
Eg:
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3. Foreign film

4. Transsexual

5. Volleyball

6. Action movie


7. Love story

8. Romantic

9. Comedy

10. Snack bar

11. Adventure film

12. Animated film/ Cartoon

13. Documentary film


14. Horror

15. Science fiction (sci-fi)

16. Thriller

17. Western

18. Musical

19. Film Director


20. Camera man

21. Film producer

22. Costumes

23. Subtitles

24. Actor/ Actress/ Cast

25. Amazing


26. Disgusting

27. Realistic

28. Educational

29. Enjoyable

30. Awesome

31. Frightening


32. Exciting

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KEY STRUCTURES
What’s this about?
How about The Trek?
It’s not out yet.
Coming soon
Let’s watch a comedy!
I like to laugh.
It’s supposed to be very funny.
We’d better hurry.
Just enough time to get tickets.
How about/ What about +
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How about “Kungfu Panda”?
What about watching TV?
Let’s + V
Let’s watch an animated movie.
Let’s go to the cinema.
Let’s buy some popcorn.

I like +
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I like watching horror film at midnight.
I like to learn English through movies.

V-ing
to verb
Noun

V-ing?
Noun?


I like science fiction films.

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It’s supposed to be very + Adj
It’s supposed to be very frightening.
It’s supposed to be very awesome.
It’s supposed to be very exciting.
We’d better + V
We’d better hurry.
We’d better see an animated movie rather than a thriller.
We’d better read more, watch less TV.
Just enough time to + V
Just enough time to get ticket.
Just enough time to drink a cup of tea.
Just enough time to go to the bank.
What would you like + to V?
What would you like to do?
What would you like to drink
What would you like to eat?

Would you like +
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to verb?
Noun?

Would you like to play a game?
Would you like to fly a kite?
Would you like tea or coffee?
Shall we + verb
Shall we go to the theater?
Shall we watch a movie?
Shall we visit our grandparents?

Do you like +

V-ing
to verb
Noun

Do you like to go swimming.
Do you like watching a movie.

Do you like Britney Spears
I prefer N/V-ing to N/V-ing.


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I prefer animated movies to horror movies.
I prefer playing video games to watching TV.
I prefer coffee to tea.
I am interested in N/V-ing.
I am interested in action movie.

I am interested in making films.
I am interested in watching movies in a cinema.

III.

COMPREHENSION LISTENING

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Where does Alex and Al go?
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Why can’t they see The Trek?
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What’s “Our Two Hearts” about?
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What kind of film do they watch?
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When does “Fool School” start?
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IMMERSION LISTENING
Alex
Al
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Al
Alex

“CHOOSING A MOVIE”
: Wow, this sure is a big theatre!
: Yeah, they have ten movie screens.
: Do you wanna see every movie?
: I don’t think so, I think one movie is enough.
: What’s this about? “Iron lady 2”
: Oh. That’s a foreign film. It’s about a transsexual volleyball team. I’ve seen it.
: Well, how about “The Trek”? Have you seen “The Trek”?
: Not yet!
: It’s an action movie.
: Yeah, I wanna see that, too! Oh, but it’s not out yet!
: Oh, Yeah, coming soon. Have you seen “Our Two Hearts”?


Al
Alex
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Alex

Al
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Alex

: Uhm, What’s that about?
: Oh, it’s a love story. About this man, and this woman, and then…
: Oh, enough!!!, enough. If it’s a love story, I don’t wanna watch it!
: Why not? That’s so sad and romantic.
: That’s right! And the last time we watched a love story, you cried!
: I remember that, that was such a good story.
: Let’s watch a comedy!
: Okay, I like to laugh.
: How about “Fool School”?
: Uh…, I read about that in a newspaper.
: It’s supposed to be very funny.
: Okay, Let’s watch “Fool School”.
: We’d better hurry, it starts in ten minutes.
: Perfect! Just enough time to get tickets and go to the snack bar.

INTERACTIVE SPEAKING
1. Story
Yesterday, Alex and Al went to a big theatre. They wanted to see an action movie called The Trek.
However, it was not out yet. Alex wanted to see “Our two hearts”. Al didn’t like it, because it was a
love story. Finally, they decided to watch a comedy called “Fool School”. It was supposed to be very
funny.
2. Interactive Question
a. Yesterday, Alex and Al went to a big theatre.

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Did Alex go to a big theatre?

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And did Al go to a café?

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Who went to a big theatre?

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Well, when did they go to the theater.

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Tell me, why did Alex and Al go to the theatre?

b. They wanted to see an action movie called The Trek.
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Did Alex want to see an action movie?

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Did Alex and Al want to see a thriller?

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When did they want to see The Trek?

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What kind of movie did they want to see?

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Why did they want to see The Trek?

c. However, it was not out yet.
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Was The Trek not out yet?


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Was Titanic not out yet?

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What was not out?

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So could Alex and Al watch The Trek?

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And why couldn’t they watch The Trek?

d. Alex wanted to see “Our Two hearts”.
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Did Alex want to see “Spider man”?

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Did Alex like romantic films?

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Who wanted to see “Our Two Hearts”?

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What kind of movie did he want to see?

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When did “Our two hearts” come out?

e. Al didn’t like it, because it was a love story.
- Did Al like romantic films?
- But did Alex like romantic films?
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What kind of film didn’t Al like?

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Why didn’t Al like “Our Two Hearts”

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Well then, what kind of film did Al like?

f. Finally, they decided to watch a comedy called “Fool School”.
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Did they decide to watch an action movie?

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Did Al want to see a comedy?

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What kind of film did they decide to watch?

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And why did they decide to watch “Fool School”?

- How often did they watch comedies?