Unit 13. Films and cinema

WELCOME TO OUR CLASS
Warm-up
Look at the pictures and then tell what the name of the film.
Questions:
1. What is the name of the main female character in “Titanic” ?
2. What is the name of the main male character in “Titanic” ?
Rose DeWitt Bukater
Jack Dawson
Tuesday, March 23rd,2010
UNIT 13: FILMS AND CINEMA
D: WRITING
Vocabulary:
1. sink [siηk] (v)
:Chìm, đắm
2. luxury [`lʌk∫əri] (n)
An expensive and beautiful room
 sinking (n)
sự sang trọng
3. liner [`lainə] (a):= large ship
4. base [ beis ] (v)
- base on [ beist ɔn ]
:dựa trên
6. adventure [əd`vent∫ər] (n)
: cuộc phiêu lưu
- adventurer [əd`vent∫ərə] (n)
: người thích phiêu lưu
5.disaster [di`zɑ:stə] (n)
: thảm họa, tai họa
7. engaged [in`geidʒd] (a)
She is already engaged
: đính hôn
8. iceberg [`aisbə:g] (n)
: tảng băng
Vocabulary:
1. sink [siηk] (v)
2. luxury [`lʌk∫əri] (n)
3. liner [`lainə] (a)
4. base [ beis ] (v)
5.disaster [di`zɑ:stə] (n)
6. adventure [əd`vent∫ər] (n)
7. engaged [in`geidʒd] (a)
8. iceberg [`aisbə:g] (n)
: Chìm, đắm
: sự sang trọng
: thảm họa, tai họa
: cuộc phiêu lưu
: đính hôn
: tảng băng
: tàu, tàu khách
: dựa vào
Task 1:
Work in pairs
Read the description of the film Titanic, and then answer the questions below.
Of all the films I have seen, Titanic is the one I like best. Titanic is a tragic love story film. It is about the sinking of a luxury liner (ship) on its first voyage across the Atlantic Ocean. The film is made in America. It is based on the true story of the Titanic disaster that occurred in 1912. The main characters are Jack Dawson and Rose DeWitt Bukater. Jack Dawson is a young and generous adventurer. While on board, he saves Rose DeWitt Bukater from killing herself, and although she is already engaged, the two fall in love. The ship hits an iceberg and sinks rapidly. More than a thousand people die in the disaster, including Jack Dawson.

Task 1:
Work in pairs
Read the description of the film Titanic, and then answer the questions below:
Questions:



1. What is the name of the film?
2. What kind of film is Titanic?
3. What is it about?
4. Where is it made?
5. What is it based on?
6. Who is/ are main character(s)?
7.What do you know about the characters?
8. Does the film have a happy or a sad ending?
What is the name of the film?
It is Titanic.
2. What kind of film is Titanic?
It is a tragic love story film.
3. What is it about?
It is about the sinking of a luxury liner on its first voyage across the Atlantic Ocean.
4. Where is it made?
It is made in America.
Questions and Answers:
5. What is the film based on?
It is based on the true story of the Titanic
disaster that occurred in 1912.
6. Who are the main characters?
They are Jack Dawson and Rose DeWitt Bukater.
7. What do you know about the characters?
Jack Dawson is a young and generous adventurer and saves Rose DeWitt Bukater from killing herself, and although she is already engaged,the two fall in love.
8. Does the film have happy or sad ending?
It has a sad ending.
Look at the pictures and then tell what the name of the film and what kind of film we are seeing.
Love story film
a happy ending
Task 2: Ask and answer the following questions:
1. What is the name of the film?
2. What kind of film is it?
3. What is it about?
4. Where is it made?
5. What is it based on?
6. Who is main character?
7. What do you know about the characters?
8. Does the film have a happy or a sad ending?
What is the name of the film?
Cô gái xấu xí {An ugly girl}
2. What kind of film is it?
It is a love story film.
3. What is it about?
It is about the love of an ugly girl with her director.
4. Where is it made?
It is made in Viet Nam.
Questions and Answers:
5. What is the film based on?
It is based on the film Oh Bility_made in Mexico
6. Who are the main characters?
They are An Dong and Huyen Dieu.
7. What do you know about the characters?
An Dong is a young and generous director.Huyen Dieu is not nice but she is very intelligent. They work together in a fashion company. Although An Dong is already engaged,the two fall in love.
8. Does the film have happy or sad ending?
It has a happy ending.
Task 2b: Write about a film you have seen:
*An outline:
* Introduction:
1. The title of the film
* Body
2. The kind of the film
3. The content of the film
4. Filming place
5. Base on
6. The main characters
7. The ending of the film
* Conclusion
8. The feeling of the film
Task 2b: Write about a film you have seen:
1. The name of the film is ………………………….…
2. The kind of the film is ………………………….….
3. The film is about ……………………………….…..
4. The film is made in ………………………...…….…
5. the film is based on …………………….……….….
6. The main characters are/ is ………………….……..
7. He is ………………/she is …………..…………….
8. The film has a happy/sad ending.
9. The film makes me ……………or the film gives me ……………or I find it ………………………………..
* A paragraph should be written:
POST - WRITING:
Sample writing:
Of all the films I have seen, Co gai xau xi is the one I like best. It is a love story film.The film tells us a story about a true and pure love of a ugly girl with her boss. The film is made in Vietnam.It is based on a book. The main characters are Huyen Dieu and An Dong. Huyen Dieu is not a nice girl but she is intelligent and she works very hard. An Dong is a handsome and well-known director. Although An Dong is already engaged, the two fall in love. The film has a happy ending. I find it very interesting and romantic. The film makes me amusing.
Homework:
Learning new words
Write about a film you have seen into your notebook.
Prepare the language focus lesson
Cartoon film
Science fiction films
Detective film
Action film
Horror and love story film
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