- Do you like watching film?
- Can you tell me what the name of the film is?
- What is the type of film?

Unit

8

FILMS
PERIOD 62nd : GETTING STARTED

Let's go to the cinema tonight!

Uni
t

HOBBIES

I. New words:

horror film (n)
phim kinh dị

frightening = scary (a)
sợ hãi, rùng rợn

documentary (n) : phim tài liệu
boring (a) : tẻ nhạt, chán
moving (a) cảm động

PRESENTATION

fantasy (n)
phim giả tưởng

science fiction film (n):
interesting (a):

phim khoa học viễn tưởng

cartoon (n)
phim hoạt hình

comedy (n)
funny (a)
vui vẻ, vui nhộn,
hài hước

phim hài

fantasy

documentary

science fiction film

horror film

comedy

cartoon

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. 

II. 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.

3

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

1. A film that tries to make audiences laugh is a (comedy/
documentary).
2. A film that is based only on imagination, not on real facts, is a
( comedy/ fantasy).
3. A film that shows real life events or stories is a ( documentary/
horror film).
4. A film that is set in the future, often about science, is a
( cartoon/ science fiction film).
5. A film in which strange and frightening things happen is a
( horror film / comedy).

II. PRACTICE

4

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

interesting

frightening

moving

boring

frightening for a child.
1. Going to the hospital can be _________________
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.

Match the types of films with the adjectives describing film.
1. Comedy

A. moving

2. Horror film

B. frightening

3. Fantasy

C. boring

4. Documentary

D. funny

5. Science fiction film

E. interesting

6. Cartoon
7. Romantic film

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.

III Homework
⮚ Learn by heart the new words.
⮚ Write the lesson again into notebook.
⮚ Think about your favourite film.
⮚ Use at least 3 adjectives to describe it.

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