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FILMS

PRE-INTERMEDIATE

Lead-in
Can you find some famous names of actors or actress hidden in the word search? Have a look at it for
one minute. Then you can listen to your teacher's hints. Try to find the names of the actors and
actress.

How did it go?

Exercise 1.
Discussion:
What do you do in your free time?
Do you prefer outdoor or indoor activities?
Do you like going to the cinema? Why?
What kind of films are your favourite ones?
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Can you give some examples of titles that you liked or like?
Are you going to go to the cinema in the nearest future?
What would you like to watch?

Exercise 2.
Which words or phrases have you got in your mind when you hear the word “cinema”? List everything
you can:
a) that contains the word,
b) that is connected with the cinema,
c) that you can describe the cinema with.

Exercise 3.
Have you ever seen any funny or unusual titles of films? Why is it sometimes hard to translate
the titles? If you remember, give some examples.

Exercise 4.
If you worked as a translator, how would you translate these titles? Is there any difference if you
translate it directly/with logic? You can also check with the actual titles. Work in pairs and discuss
the given translations. Then with the whole class decide to choose one common title.
The parent trap → the whole class translation example………………………………….
Version A
Version B

Ice princess → the whole class translation example………………………………….

Version A
Version B

The pacifier → the whole class translation example………………………………….

Version A
Version B

Home alone → the whole class translation example………………………………….

Version A
Version B

50 first dates → the whole class translation example………………………………….

Version A
Version B

The wedding singer → the whole class translation example………………………………….

Version A
Version B
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Exercise 5.
Do you know any names of people who work in the film industry? Collect some ideas. Work with your
friend.

Exercise 6.
Riddles. Can you guess…..?
1. Someone who tells actors in a film or play what to do……………...
2. All actors in a film or play…………………...
3. Someone who operates a television camera or film camera as their job……………..
4. An unusual type of action in a film or an entertainment on stage created by using special
equipment……………...
5. Short parts of a film or television programme which are shown in order to advertise it……………...

Exercise 7A.
Use your dictionary to invent some similar definitions of words that are connected with the film
industry.

Exercise 7B.
Write down 5 sentences with the words from the exercise 6.
1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Exercise 7C. Acting out.

Based on the definitions from the exercises play a hangman in pairs. Take 3 rows.
Space for your game:
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Exercise 8.
What kind of adjectives can you use to describe a film? Think and fill in the table with your ideas.
Positive Negative

Exercise 9.
Discussion. Pick 3-4 titles of different films that are known to all of you. Give your opinion about each
film. Discuss also: plot, characters, special effects, soundtrack, acting, etc. Use adjectives from
the exercise 8. and some phrases for giving your opinion.
Space for your notes and preparations:

Example:
I think that, to my mind, first of all, secondly, on the other hand, besides, to sum up
X is better than Y, is worse/the worst, better/the best

Exercise 10.
Discuss with the whole class:
1. Which 5 categories of films do you like (and put them into the table)?
2. Which other titles of the films from each category can you add (fill in the table with them)?
3. Which films from the whole table are the most well-known to you (underline them)?

4. Divide into smaller groups:

Option 1. Each group chooses one film which is liked by all the students from a certain group. Your
task is to act the film out to the class. It can be short (1-2 minutes). All other students try to guess
the film and tell what did they like about your creative drama.

Option 2. Each group chooses the same title of the film – but they have to act out a little different
scenes – so you'll have a mini version of the plot of the film. For instance, one group takes something
from the intro, the other from the main part, the other from the end, etc. The scenes must be different.

Exercise 11.
Evaluate your ideas and acting. Talk in English about it for some time.
Then write what was the best to remember about that meeting.

Definitions in the exercise 6 taken directly from:

https://dictionary.cambridge.org
Films
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TEACHER'S VERSION

Lead-in game
Your students are to stand in two rows and each time one student from one row can write down one
name and surname of the famous male or female. You can set the time limit for the action
(3-5 minutes). Then you check if the answers are correct. If so, you give points to each of the teams.

Exercise 1. Students' answers.

Exercise 2. Examples: go to the cinema/buy a ticket/read a film review/wait in a line/take a seat/watch

a film/expensive tickets/2D/3D films.

Exercise 3. Students' answers.

Exercise 4. The parent trap – Juego de gemelas. Ice princess – Sueños sobre hielo. The pacifier –
Niñera a prueba de balas. Home alone – Mi pobre angelito. 50 first days – Como si fuera la primera
vez. The wedding singer – La mejor de mis bodas.

Exercise 5. Students' answers.

Exercise 6. 1. director 2. cast 3. cameraman 4. special effects 5. trailer

Exercise 7. Students' answers.

Exercise 8. Examples: positive: interesting, romantic, exciting, complex, fascinating, surprising;

negative: boring, dull, violent, weak, predictable, brutal, disgusting.

Answers in the picture underneath

Hints:
One letter „K” is used for two names in Jack and Kate.
The actor likes Fiat 126P. (Tom Hanks)
The actress played in Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005) and in The Lake House.
(Sandra Bullock)
The actor played in: The Aviator, Catch me if you can. (Leonardo DiCaprio)
The actor played in The Godfather, Insomnia. (Al Pacino)
The actor played in Mr and Mrs Smith, Troy. (Brad Pitt)
The actor played in Ghost driver, Seeking Justice. (Nicholas Cage)
The actor played in Something's Gotta Give, How Do You Know, The Bucket List. (Jack Nicholson)
The actress played in musical Nine, Bewitched, The Hours. (Nicole Kidman)
The actress played in Some Like it Hot, How to Marry a Millionaire. (Marlyin Monroe)
The actress played in Die Another Day, Catwoman. (Halle Berry)
The actor played in All Matrix, The Lake Hourse with Sandra Bullock. (Keanu Reeves)
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The actor played in K-PSX, Amercian Beuaty, House of Cards. (Kevin Spacey)
The actress played in Revolutionary Road, Titanic, The Reader. (Kate Winslet)

Ewa Ostarek