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Unit 8: FILMS
LESSON 5: SKILLS 2

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OBJECTIVES
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
o Listen for special information about a comedy;
o Write a short paragraph about your favorite film.

WARM-UP
Watch the video and write
down the types of the films.
WHICH TYPES OF FILMS CAN
YOU SEE THE MOST IN THE
VIDEO?

COMEDY

PRE-LISTENING
1. Work in pairs. Discuss the following question.
What do you like / dislike about a comedy?

- MAKES PEOPLE LAUGH

- MOSTLY NOT EDUCATIONAL

- HELPS PEOPLE RELAX

- SOME ARE NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN

- REDUCES STRESS

In my opinion:
* I like watching comedy. Because comedies are a perfect
source of relaxation and enjoyment. All comedies give me
an opportunity to look at humor in life and laugh at it. It's
that laughter a joke or funny scene can bring, that helps a
person get through their life.

2. Mark and Hoa are talking about the film Naughty Twins.
Listen to their conversation. Who stars in the film?
Linda Brown and

A.Linda Smith and Susan Brown
B.Linda Brown and Susan Smith
C.Susan Linda and Brown Smith

Susan Smith

WHILE-LISTENING

LISTENING STRATEGIES
Listen for details

Rearrange the steps to do the listening task:
Pay attention to the keywords/ related words while listening.
Find keywords -> Underline them.
(words that contain important information)
Recall all related lexical items to the topics and keywords.

WHILE-LISTENING

LISTENING STRATEGIES
STEP 1: Find keywords -> underline them.
(Words that contain important information)
STEP 2: Recall all related lexical items to the topics and
keywords.
STEP 3: Pay attention to the keywords/ related words
while listening.

3. Listen to the conversation again. Choose the best
answer to each question below.

3

1. Naughty Twins is a ______.
A. comedy
B. science fiction film
C. horror film
2. The main characters are ______.
A. old classmates
B. twin brothers
C. twin sisters

3. Where do the twins meet each other for the first time?
A. At a summer camp.
B. At a summer school.
C. At a hospital.
4. People say Naughty Twins is a film that ______.
A. young people should see
B. young people shouldn't see
C. is shocking

Đáp án: Linda Brown and Susan Smith
Nội dung bài nghe:
Hoa: Mark, what film did you see ast week?
Mark: Naughty Twins. It's a comedy and its director is NancySimon.
Hoa: I like Simon's films. Who stars in it?
Mark: Linda Brown and Susan Smith.
Hoa: They're well-known actresses. What is it about?
Mark: It's about two naughty girls. Although they are twins, they don't
grow up together after their parents' marriage ends.
Hoa: What happens next?
Mark: The twins meet each other for the first time at a summer camp.
They make a plan to bring their parents back together. And then many funny things happen.
Hoa: Did it receive good reviews?
Mark: Yes, most people say it's a must-see for young people because it's funny and moving.
The acting and music are excellent, too.

4. Make notes about one of your favourite films.
Harry Potter
Fantasy / Fiction
Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson,
Rupert Grint
A group of teenage wizards and witches
in Hogwarts fight against the Dark Lord.

Great acting, beautiful scences
Gripping, moving, funny

WHILE-WRITING

5. Write a paragraph of about 70 words about your favourite film,
using the information in 4 .
My favourite film is the Harry Potter series. It is based
on one of the best selling novels. They are fantasy and
fiction films about the wizard named Harry Potter and
his friends: Ron and Hermione. Daniel Radcliffe, Emma
Watson, Rupert Grint starred in this film. I like this film
and I find it gripping, moving and funny, too. The scenes
were set in the beautiful spots in the UK and the acting
was really great.

CONSOLIDATION
In this lesson, we have learnt to:
o Listen for special information about a comedy;
o Write a short paragraph about your favorite film.

Homework
⮚ Prepare for the next lesson: Looking back & Project

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