My Favourite Film Writing Exercise

A Correct the mistakes.

1 The film I like a lot. 6 The beast was in love of her.

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2 It’s about young people live in a house.
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3 There are three childrens.
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4 When the boy was small, your father died.
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5 Is a beautiful story.
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7 He wanted to divorce of her.
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8 The family has always problems.
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9 It last for an hour and a half.
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10 Much people love this film.
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B Fill the gaps with the words from the box.

about because exciting storyline

another called really was

My Favourite Film
My favourite film is called “The Duellists”. It is ......................... a French soldier in the 19th century.
He has an argument with ......................... soldier and they fight a duel. Nobody wins. In the film, they
meet a lot of times and have a lot of fights. It is very .......................... . They have their last duel when they
are old.
The film ......................... directed by Ridley Scott who also directed “Gladiator”. It stars Harvey Keitel
and Diana Quick. I like this film ......................... it has a great storyline and beautiful photography.
I ......................... recommend it.

C Now write about your favourite film.

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ANSWERS

1 The film I like a lot. 6 The beast was in love of her.

I like the film a lot.
2 It’s about young people live in a house.
It’s about young people living in a house.
3 There are three childrens.
There are three childrens.
4 When the boy was small, your father died.
When the boy was small, his father died.
5 Is a beautiful story.
It is a beautiful story.
The beast was in love with her.
7 He wanted to divorce of her.
He wanted to divorce her.
8 The family has always problems.
The family always has problems.
9 It last for an hour and a half.
It lasts for an hour and a half.
10 Much people love this film.
A lot of people love this film.

about because exciting storyline

another called really was

My Favourite Film
My favourite film is called “The Duellists”. It is about a French soldier in the 19th century.
He has an argument with another soldier and they fight a duel. Nobody wins. In the film, they meet a lot
of times and have a lot of fights. It is very exciting . They have their last duel when they are old.
The film was directed by Ridley Scott who also directed “Gladiator”. It stars Harvey Keitel and Diana
Quick. I like this film because it has a great storyline and beautiful photography. I really recommend it.

www.autoenglish.org Written by Bob Wilson ©Robert Clifford McNair Wilson 2010