Let’s Go To

The Movies !
P.g. 14, Headway Upper Intermediate. 5th Edition,
audio 1.8
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 Plot Genre
UK  /plɒt/ US  /plɑːt/ UK 
the story of a book, film, play, etc.  /ˈʒɑ̃ ː.rə/ /ˈʒɒn.rə/ US /ˈʒɑːn.rə/
A style, especially in the arts, that involves a 
particular set of characteristics:
Ex: biography, autobiography, comedy etc.

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Q: Listen to the Saroo’s interview about his story with the BBC World Service and answer the following
questions:
1. Can you guess the plot of the film.
2. What is the genre of the film?
3. Where did Saroo fall asleep?
4. Where was he? Why do you think he was
so scared?
5. How do you think he ended up in
Australia?
6. What do you think is the significance of
‘14 hours’ and ‘1,200 kms?’
7. Why didn’t he recognize his mother at
first?
8. Why was Saroo so heartbroken?

Adapted from p. 13 Headway: Upper Intermediate, 5th edition. Audio 1.8

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 Answer Key
1. It is an autobiographical film about a boy
named Saroo who was lost and then
reunites with his mother after 25-years.
2. The genres are biography and drama.
3. Saroo fell asleep at the train station.
4. He was alone in Calcutta, and he was afraid
because he was not aware where he was.
5. He was adopted.
6. 14 hours is the time he spent on the train
and 1,200 kms is the distance he must have
travelled.
7. Saroo didn’t recognize his mother because
she had aged.
8. Saroo was heartbroken because he found
out that his older brother had died.
Adapted from p. 13 Headway: Upper Intermediate, 5th edition. Audio 1.8
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Plan a Movie Date With Your Partner
Which movie you When will you see the What is the plot of What is the genre of
will watch? film? the movie? the film?

Agree • I would like to • Are you What is the film Drama, Comedy,
watch… free/available on… about? Action etc

• Do you want to
watch…

Disagree • I’m not really • I am not - -

interested. I free/available on…
would rather
watch….” • Unfortunately I am
busy but we can
meet at…