Unit 1.

Media
around the
world
• Talk about
entertainment media
• Talk about habits
• Express preferences.
 Chatting:
Name movies in each category
(Original English names).

For example:
Sci-Fi: Arrival, Matrix, The
hunger games, Star Trek, Blade
runner, I’m legend, I Robot,
Alita, Mad Max, Interstellar…

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Speaking
1. What kind of movies do you like?
2. Do you prefer TV, radio, books or the internet, why?
3. ____
Are you _____anything
reading at the moment? What? (read)
4. ____ read anything interesting recently? What? (read)
Have you _____
following
Are you _____
5. ____ a TV series at the moment? Which one? (follow)
6. Have you _____
____ heard any important news today? What? (hear)
7. Have you _____
____ seen anything good on TV in the last week? What (See)

Complete the questions. (5 minutes)

Ask them to one of your classmates.
(15 minutes)
Listening: Chatting about a series
Match the words with the explanations:

1. Like a chapter in a book, but for a television a. Special effects

series b. An episode
2. Computer graphics or other ways of making c. To make it
amazing scenes for film and television d. Destiny
3. Easy to guess what will happen e. Predictable
4. Things that will happen in life and you can't f. Revenge
change them g. Key
5. Very important h. To reckon
6. To survive,
7. To think; to have an opinion about
8. Hurting someone because they hurt you.
 Do you recognize them?
Have you seen this series?
Listening: Chatting about a series
What do the speakers say
about these characters?
 The dragon?
 Jaime?
 Bronn?
 Tyrion?
 Cercei?
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Reading Comprehension: Can you believe what you read?

1. What did Mike Scott’s fan do? Why?

2. What does Terry Millstone think about Wikipedia? Why?
3. What did Stephen Glass do?
4. Do you agree with Terry Millstone or Pete Morley?
5. What do you think the writer’s opinion is? Why?
Listening: Describe a book or TV
show
1.5. Listen to four people talking about books and TV shows.
1. What are the names of the books and shows?
2. Did they like what they read or watched? Why? Why not?
3. Would you like to read these books or see the TV shows?
Why? Why not?
Describe your favorite book, movie or
series
Describe a book or movie that you have enjoyed a lot. You should say:
What kind of book or movie is?
What is it about?
What sort of people would
enjoy it?
Explain why you liked it.