VOCABULARY about cinema and activities

Main genres: action   adventure   comedy    crime and ganster    drama   historical/epics  horror     musical    science fiction     war (anti-war)    westerns

Subgenres: biographical detective and mystery, disaster , fantasy , melodramas, road films,  romance,  sports,  supernatural, thriller-suspense

Adjectives: violent, moving, complex, gripping, funny, dreadful, superb

1. Match the movie adjectives to their definitions

1. violent                A. it makes us laugh

2. moving               B. sad and emotional

3. complex             C. terrible

4. gripping              D. fantastic

5. funny                  E. lots of fighting

6. dreadful             F. full of lots of different ideas

7. superb                G. very exciting

2. Match these classic movies to their type

1. Apocalypse Now, Platoon, Wind Talkers            A. western

2. Titanic, Gone with the Wind                                B. science fiction

3. Mr. Bean, Friends                                              C. adventure movie

4. Dracula, Sleepy Hollow                                       D. action movies

5. Indiana Jones, Crocodile Hunter                          E. comedies

6. Red River, The Long Riders                                F. War films

7. Terminator, Commando,Predator                        G. horror movies

8. Star Trek, Star Wars, Superman                         H. romantic movies

FILM CLOZE

Fill in the blanks below with the words in the box above the cloze:

action actors animation blockbusters cameo camera

character comedy critic documentary extra genre

horror plot projector scenes sci-fi screen

sequel setting star theater ticket usher

Parts of the Film:

The place or time a movie takes place is called the _________________. What happens in a movie is called the _____________. A movie is usually broken up into many _________________.  The movie is filmed with a ________________.

People in Films:

The people who act in the movie are _________________. A _______________ is a part that an actor plays. The main actor is sometimes called the ____________________. When a famous person has a short appearance in a film it is called a ___________________. An ______________ is an unimportant person who acts in the background. A ________________ is a person who watches movies and writes reviews about them.

action actors animation blockbusters cameo camera

character comedy critic documentary extra genre

horror plot projector scenes sci-fi screen

sequel setting star theater ticket usher

Film Genres:

The type of movie is the movie _________________. A movie that makes you laugh is a ___________________. A movie that makes you scream is a ___________________. A movie that is exciting with lots of guns and explosions is an _________________ movie. Movies about the future or space are known as __________________ films. And a movie about real life is a _______________________. An __________________ film has cartoon characters.

action actors animation blockbusters cameo camera

character comedy critic documentary extra genre

horror plot projector scenes sci-fi screen

sequel setting star theater ticket usher

Blockbusters

Movies with big budgets that sell a lot of tickets are called ______________________. Many of these movies do so well that movie producers make a _______________, or part II.

At the Theater:

The place where you watch a movie is called a _________________. To see a movie, usually, you have to buy a __________________. The movie is projected onto a large _______________ using a movie _________________. An __________________ is a person who shows you to your seat and makes sure everybody is quiet during the movie. 

WRITING- Film review (common expressions)

Components of a Movie	Important Language/Examples
What kind of movie is it?	It’s a ______________________
	It’s a comedy. It’s a sci-fi. It’s a horror. It’s an action movie. It’s a romantic comedy.
Who is in it?	_______________ is in it.
Who’s starring in it?	_______________ is starring in it. Orlando Bloom is in it.
Where does it take place?	It’s set in _______________.
When does it take place?	It takes place in ______________. It’s set in New York in the 60s. It takes place on the moon in the future. It takes place in a prison.
What’s it about? What happens in it?	It’s about _____ who __________. It’s about two young people who fall in love on a sinking ship. It’s about a meteor that is going to destroy the Earth.
How does it end?	In the end, __________________.
What happens in the end?	In the end, the ring is destroyed. In the end, Harry decides he really loves Sally.
What did the critics say? What kind of reviews did it get?	The critics _________________. It got ___________ reviews. The critics said it was good. The critics panned it. The critics raved about it. It got great reviews. It got poor reviews.

RECUPERACIÓN

Listening: Identificación de información global y específica en diversos textos  orales.

 Tiene la posibilidad practicar listenings interactivos en internet. Para ello debe escribir en la barra de google: listening exercises y a continuación, entrar en los diversos enlaces y elegir las actividades más adecuadas a su nivel. Normalmente podrá ver la transcripción y comprobar si ha elegido la respuesta correcta. Algunas páginas que pueden encontrar son:

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening-skills-practice

http://www.esl-lab.com/

http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/listening.php

         Unas destrezas influyen en otras, así que la lectura y el repaso de la gramática o de los textos escritos que hemos trabajado le pueden ayudar a mejorar la comprensión oral.

También le puede ayudar ver películas subtituladas en inglés.              

Speaking: Participación en interacción oral, siguiendo un modelo dado.

Topic 1: Family relationship
Topic 2: What would you do if you won the lottery?
Topic 3: Talk about your favourite books
Topic 4: What job are you cut out for? I´m cut out to be a …
Topic 5:pg 35 act 10> Do you think that boys/men are better at some things and girls/women are better at others? If so, why?
Topic 6: Are Spanish teenagers materialistic? (weekly, monthly allowance)
Topic 7:pg 51 act 3 (What sort of life do you think a child film star has? And a celebrity in general? Do you admire any? Are they good role models?
Topic 8: Talk about your likes and dislikes in relation to films
Topic 9: Emigration: reasons, feelings,…

Reading:Comprensión de información global y específica en diversos textos escritos.Puede practicarlo buscando actividades interactivas en internet. Para ello puede escribir en la barra de google: reading comprehension exercises y a continuación, entrar en los diversos enlaces y elegir las actividades del nivel adecuado (intermedio).  Una vez concluida la actividad podrá comprobar si ha elegido la respuesta correcta. Algunas páginas que pueden encontrar son:

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading-skills-practice

https://www.usingenglish.com/comprehension/

http://www.agendaweb.org/reading-exercises

Writing: Redacción de textos sencillos:

-A blog entry about a persons´s job pg18-19

-A semi-formal thank-you letter pg 44-45

-A description of somebody (physical and phychological).

-A film review.

-An opinion essay pg 82-83

-An essay suggesting solutions to problems pg 96-97

                De cada tipo de texto tienen un modelo que se les ha dado en clase y que pueden seguir para preparar sus redacciones, las cuales deberán tener una extensión de unas 80 palabras. En el examen les pediré que hagan una de las redacciones de la lista. Colgaré los modelos en el blog de la asignatura:juliaingles4.blogspot.com

Conocimientos lingüísticos (estructuras sintáctico-discursivas): Uso correcto de los componentes léxicos, estructurales y funcionales básicos de la lengua.

Grammar

Presente simple y continuo de los verbos, Presente Perfecto con for y since

Verbos like, love, hate, enjoy + ing (Spb unit 1)

Pasado simple y continuo/Oracionestemporales: -ing, when, while, as, as soon as, before, after.(unit 2)

Pasado simple y presente perfecto simple.Conectores: and, but, because, so, both.(Spb unit 3)

Future  with will/won´t, may/might, going to or present continuous (Spb unit 4)

Modals>should(n´t) (advice), must and have to (obligation and prohibition), must and can´t (conclusions) Comparison of adjectives and adverbs; adjective word order; verbs seem/look/ sound + adjective or like/as if (Spb units 5,9)

Zero, first, second and third conditionals /Time clauses in the future with when/as soon as (Spb units 6, 7)

Defining and non-defining relative clauses/ Present perfect simple and continuous (Spb unit 8)

Verb used to/ Clauses of purpose with to-in order (not) to / The passive: present and past simple (Spb units 10, 11)/ Reported speech: statements and questions (spb unit 12)

Vocabulary

Unit 1:family members, relationships /unit 2: word builing from verbs of emotion, phrasal verbs with give

unit 3: phrasal verbs with go, travel / unit 4: adjectives and prepositions/unit 5: scooters and cars

unit 6: personality adjectives, jobs and occupations/ unit 7: electrical equipment, phrasal verbs and expressions with make/ unit 8: adjective formation, phrasal verb with take, types of films

unit 9: physical appearance, personality and mood adjectives/  unit 10: noun formation unit 11: the environment, phrasal verbs and expressions with do

            LA PRUEBA CONSISTIRÁ EN UN EXAMEN COMO LOS HECHOS DURANTE TODO EL CURSO, EN EL QUE SE LE EVALUARÁ SOLAMENTE DE LOS BLOQUES DE CONTENIDOS QUE LE HAYAN QUEDADO PENDIENTES. NO TENDRÁ QUE ENTREGAR NINGÚN TRABAJO, SÓLO HACER EL EXAMEN.

TOPICS for speaking

Topic 1: Family relationship
Topic 2: What would you do if you won the lottery?
Topic 3: Talk about your favourite books
Topic 4: What job are you cut out for? I´m cut out to be a …
Topic 5:pg 35 act 10> Do you think that boys/men are better at some things and girls/women are better at others? If so, why?
Topic 6: Are Spanish teenagers materialistic? (weekly, monthly allowance)
Topic 7:pg 51 act 3 (What sort of life do you think a child film star has? And a celebrity in general? Do you admire any? Are they good role models?
Topic 8: Talk about your likes and dislikes in relation to films
Topic 9: Emigration: reasons, feelings,...

An essay suggesting solutions to problems

Workbook-unit 12