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COURSE: Conversation CLASS 1 OBJECTIVE: Movies
Steps Activities CT MI SKILL MATERIAL TIMING
Amazing, Awful, Bizarre, Disgusting, Dreadful, Fanciful, Defining Verbal Listening Computer/ 10
Vocabulary concept linguistic notebook minutes
Fascinating, Marvelous, Odd, Weird, Outstanding, Silly, terrible,
terrific, wonderful.
Oral Students will discuss some questions about the topic. Trouble Verbal Speaking Computer/ 10
Questions shooting linguistic notebook minutes

Presentation
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Drill 1 10
Controlled Students will debate about some popular Rememberin Verbal Speaking Computer/
notebook minutes
g linguistic
movies
10
Drill 2
Students will read film reviews and match with Deductive Intraperso Writing Computer/
notebook minutes
reasoning nal Reading
Semi- the proper description of the person.
Controlled
10
Students will listen and answer true or false. Cueing Interperso Listening Computer/
notebook minutes
http://www.ompersonal.com.ar/INTERMEDIATE/unit1 nal Writing
4/IN088.mp3 Speaking
Drill 3
Grammar
blast
N/A
10
Reinforcement Students will Invent their own movie and they Inventing Verbal Writing Computer/
notebook minutes
must write a film summary 45-55 words linguistic
Check up
(Doubts)
Cinema Billboard
Movie Review/
Film summary

Amuse
Overwhelming

Awful
Dreadful
Fanciful
Odd
Weird
 Silly
Terrific
Thriller
DO YOU NORMALLY READ THE
FILM SUMMARY BEFORE YOU
WATCH THE MOVIE?

WHAT DO YOU PREFER TO

WATCH SILLY FILMS OR
THRILLER MOVIES?
DO YOU CHECK THE CINEMA
BILBOARD IN ADVANCE TO
BUY THE TICKETS?

WHAT IS THE MOST ODD

MOVIE YOU HAVE
WATCHED?
COULD YOU DESCRIBE
A DREADFUL MOVIE
YOU DISLIKED A LOT?

WHAT’S YOUR OPINION

ABOUT FANCIFUL
MOVIES?
 USEFUL EXPRESSIONS
To my mind...
From my point of view…
My /view / opinion / belief /
impression is that...
I would say that...
I have the feeling that…
I have no doubt that...
I think / consider / find / feel / believe /
suppose / presume / assume
that….
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B
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D
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Kristy enjoys films about science fiction, specially the ones
which chase scenes with an evil character, amazing special
effects and outstanding soundtracks.

Donald is interested on watching movies based on drama

and horror, something that keeps you to edge of your seat.

Michael finds interesting all science fiction movies with

marvelous soundtracks and fanciful special effects, films
which teach you something about life.

Jenny is fascinated by all romantic stories, she prefers the

ones with amazing acting on it.

Charly used to be fascinated by romantic movies,

particularly the ones where someone falls in love at the
end; nowadays just watches films about technology.
a) They saw a film last night.

b) Steven Spielberg movie was fascinating.

c) One of them considered “Jurassic Park” the book, so boring.

d) One of them gets interested in Johnny Depp´s movie.

e) The last movie Johnny Depp is acting on is a romance.

f) There film is not available on the cinema.

g) They will go skiing.