Unit

8

FILMS
LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED

Let's go to the cinema tonight!

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HOBBIES

LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED

WARM-UP

Chatting

WARM-UP
⮚ What did you do last night after finishing
your homework?
⮚ Do you like watching film?

PRESENTATION

fantasy (n)
/ˈfæntəsi /
phim viễn tưởng

PRESENTATION

horror film (n)
/'hɒrə fɪlm/
phim kinh dị

PRESENTATION

documentary (n)
/dɒkjʊˈmentəri/
phim tài liệu

PRESENTATION

comedy (n)
/ˈkɒmədi/
phim hài

PRESENTATION
New words

Pronunciation

Meaning

horror film

/'hɒrə fɪlm/

phim kinh dị

documentary

/dɒkjuˈmentri/

phim tài liệu

comedy

/ˈkɒmədi/

phim hài

fantasy

/ˈfæntəsi /

phim viễn tưởng

PRACTICE

1

Listen and read.

Mark: Let's go to the cinema tonight!
Mi: Good idea! What shall we see?
Mark: A Nightmare is on at Sao Mai Cinema tonight.
Mi: Is it a fantasy?
Mark: No, it's a horror film.
Mi: That's too scary for me. Look! An Old Pier is on at Town Cinema. It's a
documentary.
Mark: I don't really like documentaries. They're often boring. What about Our Holiday?
Mi: What kind of film is it?
Mark: It's a comedy. 
Mi: And who stars in it?
Mark: Kate Harrison and Lily Collins.
Mi: Um, they're pretty good. What's it about? 
Mark: It's about two women living in different countries and they decide to exchange
houses.
Mi: What are the reviews like? 
Mark: Well, although a few people say it's a bit silly, most say it's funny and
interesting. 

PRACTICE

2

Read the conversation again and choose the correct
answer to each question.

PRACTICE

2

Read the conversation again and choose the correct
answer to each question.

1. What does Mark suggest doing tonight?
a. Watching a TV show.
b. Watching a film.
c. Staying at home.
Mark: Let's go to the cinema tonight!
Hoa: Good idea! What shall we see?

PRACTICE

2

Read the conversation again and choose the correct
answer to each question.

2. Why doesn't Mark want to see An Old Pier?
a. He doesn't like that type of film.
b. It's not on at a convenient time.
c. He saw it last week.
Hoa: That's too frightening for me. Look! An Old
Pier is on at the Town Cinema. It's a documentary.
Mark: I don't really like documentaries. They're
often boring. What about Our Holiday?

PRACTICE

2

Read the conversation again and choose the correct
answer to each question.

3. The word “reviews” in the
conversation mostly means ______.
a. people's opinions about the film
b. interesting scenes in the film
c. what people don't like about the film

PRACTICE

2

Read the conversation again and choose the correct
answer to each question.

4. What do people think of Our Holiday?
a. Everyone likes it.
b. No one likes it.
c. Most people like it.
Hoa: What are the reviews like?
Mark: Well, although a few people say it's a
bit silly, most say it's funny and interesting.

PRACTICE

3

Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each of
the following sentences.

Aim of the task:

⮚ to introduce more
types of films.

comedy
science
fiction
film

fantasy
Types of
films

documentary

horror
film
cartoon

PRACTICE

3

Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each of
the following sentences.

Game: Who is faster?
Slap the correct types of films.

1. A film that tries to make the
audience laugh is a ………………

comedy
science
fiction
film

fantasy
Types of
films

documentary

horror
film
cartoon

PRACTICE

3

Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each of
the following sentences.

Game: Who is faster?
Slap the correct types of films.

2. A film that is based only on
imagination, not on real facts, is a ……

comedy
science
fiction
film

fantasy
Types of
films

documentary

horror
film
cartoon

PRACTICE

3

Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each of
the following sentences.

Game: Who is faster?
Slap the correct types of films.

comedy
fantasy
Types of
films

3. A film that shows real life
events or stories is a ……………..

science
fiction
film

documentary

horror
film
cartoon

PRACTICE

3

Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each of
the following sentences.

Game: Who is faster?
Slap the correct types of films.

4. A film that is set in the future,
often about science, is a …………..

comedy
science
fiction
film

fantasy
Types of
films

documentary

horror
film
cartoon

PRACTICE

3

Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each of
the following sentences.

Game: Who is faster?
Slap the correct types of films.

5. A film in which strange and
frightening things happen is a ………..

comedy
science
fiction
film

fantasy
Types of
films

documentary

horror
film
cartoon

PRACTICE

4

Complete the following sentences with the words in the box.

funny

boring
moving

frightening
boring

PRACTICE

4

Complete the following sentences with the words in the box.
funny

interesting

frightening

moving

boring

frightening

1. Going to the hospital can be _________________ for a child.
2. The film was so

funny

_______________

that the audience couldn't stop laughing.

3. Many people cried when they saw the

boring

moving

_______________

scenes of the film.

4. The film last night was so

_______________

5. This book is

I got a lot of useful information from it.

interesting

________________.

that we fell asleep.

PRODUCTION

5

Work in pairs. ask and answer about a type of film. Use some of the
adjectives in Task 4.

Example:
A: Do you like documentaries?
B: No, I don't.
A: Why not?
B: I think they're boring.

CONSOLIDATION

1

Wrap-up

Topic of
the unit

Vocabulary

FILMS

Types of
films

Adjectives
describing
films

CONSOLIDATION

2

Homework

⮚ Think about your favourite film.
⮚ Use at least 3 adjectives to describe it.

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