Unit 13. Films and cinema

English 10
Unit 13: Film and Cinema.
Lesson 3: Writing
Teacher: Le Nhut Long
-Method: Communicative Approach
-Objectives: By the end of the lesson, students will be to write a paragraph describing a film they have ever seen.
-Educational aim: Students will learn how to organize their work.
-Skills: speaking, reading, writing.
-Teaching aids: textbook, pictures, postcards, papers, cards, etc.
-Teaching procedure:
Let sts watch the scenes of Titanic film and answer the following questions:
1. What is the title of the film?
2. What kind of film is Titanic?
3. What is it about?
4. Where is it made?
5. What is the film based on?
6. Who are the main characters?
7. What do you know about the characters?
8. Does the film have happy or sad ending?
I. Warm-up:
UNIT 13: FILMS AND CINEMA
LESSON: WRITING
II. Presentation:
A. Pre-writing: Read the following description of the film Titanic, and answer the questions from the above:
1. What is the title of the film?
2. What kind of film is Titanic?
3. What is it about?
4. Where is it made?
5. What is the film based on?
6. Who are the main characters?
7. What do you know about the characters?
8. Does the film have happy or sad ending?
The name of the film is Titanic.
It is a tragic love story film.
It is about the sinking of a luxury liner on its first voyage across the Atlantic Ocean.
It 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 and saves Rose DeWitt Bukater from killing herself.
The film has a sad ending.
Answers key
A paragraph should be written:
* Introduction: The name of the film you have seen is.
* Body: details of description (questions from 2-7)
* Conclusion: how you feel about the film or the lesson you get from the film
B. While-writing: Let the students watch the photos and listen the song “Goi giac mo ve” and then ask the work in group to write a paragraph of 120-150 words to describe the film “Goi giac mo ve’, using the suggestions:
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 ……………………
7. He is ……/she is ………………….
8. The film has a happy/sad ending
9. The film makes me ……………………….or the film gives me …………………………………
Work in groups of 8 and write about what film you have seen on the poster and stick it on the blackboard.
C. Post –writing:
HOMEWORK:
prepare the language focus lesson.
- Describe about the film you have ever seen.