UNIT 2.

Theme 2: Thumbs Up/ Thumbs Down

Assessment strategies:
L2. extracts specific details from many web-based broadcasts/ memes, comics, posts, poems.
R.3. recognizes information from texts of various lengths.
SI.2. interacts in a face to face conversation talking in detail about tweets, memes, poems, posts, blogs,
comics, and short stories, videos when interacting in pairs or small groups.

GUESS THE MOVIE!!

ACTIVITY: Make yes/no questions” trying to guess what the movie on his back is and vice versa
-Is this a romantic/ action / adventurous/ horror / animated /science fiction / drama movie?
Questions about movies
Talking about films: deapool
What kind of movie is it? It is a (an) …
Deapool is a action movie  romance comedy ( Rom com)
 science-fiction (Sci-fi)
 horror movie
 animated movie
 action movie
 thriller
 documentary
 adventure movie
 drama
Who is in it? ____________ is in it.
Who is starring in it? ____________ was starring in it.
Where did it take place?  It took place in
When did it take place?  It took place in

What was it about?  It was about…who…

What happened in it’ 
How did it end?  In the end,
What happened in the end?


 The critics said_________________.

What did the critics say?  It got great or poor reviews.

What kinds of reviews did it get?

How was the movie?  It was heart-warming.
 The special effects were breathtaking.

LISTENING
 Recognizes the general information of an oral/aural stimulus.
Task 1. Listen to the audio and answer the question.

What is the conversation about?

( ) A party

( ) A movie

( ) A concert

 Identifies key words related to the topic.

Task 2. Listen to the audio again(otra vez) and answer the questions

1. How does the father describe the movie?

( )absurd

( )fantastic

( )exciting

2. Whose performance do father and daughter agree upon in the movie?

( )the communications officer

( )the doctor

( )the captain

3. The father disagrees with his daughter about the movie's ____.

( )the acting

( )the photography

( )the soundtrack

4. This movie is a ______.

( )science fiction

( )western

( )comedy

5. This conversation takes place at _____.

( )the speakers' home

( )a neighbor(vecino)'s house

( )a movie theater

 Extracts specific details about the elements of movies from oral /aural stimulus,

Task 3. Listen to the audio again and complete the chart with the appropriate information.
What do they think(piensan) The father The daughter
about…
the movie?

the special effects?

the ship's communications officer

the photography

READING
Identifies the topic from movie reviews, interviews, tweets, posts of various lengths supported by diagrams and
illustrations.
Task 4. Read the review of Back to the future and answer the question.

Back to the future

Back to the Future is a 1985 American science fiction adventure comedy film directed by Robert Zemeckis and
written by Zemeckis and Bob Gale. It stars Michael J. Fox as teenager Marty McFly, who is sent back in time to
1955, where he meets his future parents in High School and accidentally becomes his mother's romantic
interest. Christopher Lloyd plays the scientist Dr. Emmett "Doc" Brown, Marty's friend who helps him repair
the damage to history, by telling Marty how to make his parents fall in love again. Marty and Doc must also
find a way to return Marty to 1985. The first choice for the role of Marty McFly was Michael J. Fox, but he was
busy filming his television series Family Ties and the show's producers did not allow him to star in the film.
Consequently, Eric Stoltz was cast in the role. During filming, Stoltz and the filmmakers decided to change the
actor, and Fox was invited again. Now Fox had time to do his work. Back to the Future was released on July 3,
1985, selling over $381 million worldwide, becoming one of the best films of 1985. It won the Hugo Award for
Best Dramatic Presentation, the Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film, and the Academy Award for Best
Sound Effects Editing, and received three additional Academy Award nominations, five BAFTA nominations
and four Golden Globe nominations, including Best Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy). The film marked the
beginning of a franchise, with two sequels, Back to the Future Part II (1989) and Back to the Future Part III
(1990), an animated series, a theme park ride, some video games and a musical.
What is the reading about?

( ) a movie award

( ) a romantic movie

( ) famous characters

( ) a description of a movie

Identifies key words from movie reviews, interviews, tweets, posts of various lengths supported by diagrams and
illustrations.
Task 5. Complete the chart with the information required based on the previous reading.

Director Teenager of the Scientists Role of Marty Awards

movie

Distinguishes gist from movie reviews, interviews, tweets, posts of various lengths supported by diagrams and illustrations.

Task 6. Read the review again and answer the questions.

Questions Answers
1) When was Back to the Future released?
2) What happened when Marty Mcfly traveled to the
past?

3) Did the actor Michael J. Fox accept the role of

Marty Mcfly easily? Why?
Speaking
Asks questions about his/her partner’s favorite movie. Answers questions about his/her
favorite movie.
1. What is the title of the film?
2. What genre is your favorite movie?
3. What is the movie about?
4. Is the movie based on a book?
5. Where is the film set?
6. When is the film set?
7. Who stars in the film?
8. Who plays the main role(s)?
9. Who is your favorite character in the film? (Why?)
10. What’s your opinion about the movie (acting, special
effects, music, photography)

Evaluation Rubric
ESTO ES PARA USO DEL DOCENTE, NO ESCRIBA AQUI
Assessment strategy Indicators of learning Performance level
1. Not achieved 2. In progress 3. Achieved
Learner cannot Learner can achieve Learner can
achieve the task the task with some achieve the task
difficulty and needs without any
improvement difficulty
Identifies topic from many Students cannot Students can Students can
L2. extracts specific web-based broadcasts/ identify topic from partially identify identify topic from
details from many memes, comics, posts, many web-based topic from many many web-based
web-based broadcasts/ poems. broadcasts/ web-based broadcasts/ memes,
memes, comics, posts, memes, comics, broadcasts/ memes, comics, posts,
poems. posts, poems. comics, posts, poems.
poems.
Recognizes main points from Students cannot Students can Students can
many web-based broadcasts/ recognize main partially (1-4) recognize main
memes, comics, posts, points from many recognize main points from many
poems. web-based points from many web-based
broadcasts/ web-based broadcasts/ memes,
memes, comics, broadcasts/ memes, comics, posts,
posts, poems. comics, posts, poems.
poems.
Gets specific details from Students cannot Students can Students can
many web-based get specific details partially(1-7) get identify get specific
broadcasts/ memes, from many web- specific details from details from many
comics, posts, poems. based broadcasts/ many web-based web-based
memes, comics, broadcasts/ memes, broadcasts/ memes,
posts, poems. comics, posts, comics, posts,
poems. poems.
R.3. recognizes Identifies the topic from Students cannot Students can Students can
information from texts movie reviews, interviews, identify the topic partially identify the identify the topic
of various lengths. tweets, posts of various from movie topic from movie from movie
lengths supported by reviews, reviews, interviews, reviews,
diagrams and illustrations. interviews, tweets, tweets, posts of interviews, tweets,
posts of various various lengths posts of various
lengths supported supported by lengths supported
by diagrams and diagrams and by diagrams and
illustrations. illustrations. illustrations.
Identifies key words from Students cannot Students can Students can
movie reviews, interviews, identify key words partially(1-4) identify key words
tweets, posts of various from movie identify key words from movie
lengths supported by reviews, from movie reviews, reviews,
diagrams and illustrations. interviews, tweets, interviews, tweets, interviews, tweets,
posts of various posts of various posts of various

Distinguishes gist from
movie reviews, interviews,
tweets, posts of various
lengths supported by
diagrams and illustrations.
lengths supported lengths supported by lengths supported
by diagrams and diagrams and by diagrams and
illustrations. illustrations. illustrations.
Students cannot Students can Students can
distinguish gist partially(1-2) distinguish gist
from movie distinguish gist from from movie
reviews, movie reviews, reviews,
interviews, tweets, interviews, tweets, interviews, tweets,
posts of various posts of various posts of various
lengths supported lengths supported by lengths supported
by diagrams and diagrams and by diagrams and
illustrations. illustrations. illustrations.