U N I T 3
THEME:
GIVING OPINIONS ABOUT
MOVIES, BOOKS, MUSIC
MOVIES, BOOKS, MUSIC
OBJECTIVE:
Students will learn common expressions to use when describing and giving opinions about movies, books, and music.
LISTENING COMPREHENSION
These activities will help you improve your understanding of oral communication
3.1. LISTENING: MOVIES: Why do people still go to the theatre?
3.2. LISTENING: Movie review - The aviator
3.3. LISTENING: Are you a movie buff?
READING COMPREHENSION
These activities will help you use comparison and contrasting in order to understand the whole text.
Compare and Contrast
COMPARISON AND CONTRAST
When you compare two things you identify their similarities.
When you contrast two things you identify their differences.
When you compare and contrast two things you identify both their similarities and differences.
3.4. ACTIVITY: Answer this question:
According to the Venn Diagram what are the similarities between Smilodon and Caribou?
3.5. COMPARE AND CONTRAST A BROTHER AND A SISTER
ACTIVITY: Write the similarities and differences between TOM y T.J.
3.6. COMPARE AND CONTRAST HOTEL AND MOTELS
ACTIVITY: Write the similarities and differences between HOTELS y MOTELS.
ACTIVITY: Write the similarities and differences between HOTELS y MOTELS.
3.7. COMPARE AND CONTRAST CAMELS AND LLAMAS
ACTIVITY: Write the similarities and differences between CAMELS y LLAMAS.
GRAMMAR
Grammar is the glue that holds the language together.
3.8. PARTICIPLES AS ADJECTIVES
PRESENT PARTICIPLES PAST PARTICIPLES
Gabo’s books are fascinating. I’m fascinated by Gabo’s books.
The last Spielberg film was boring. I was bored by the last Spielberg film.
The new Smith movie sounds interesting. I’m interested in the new Smith movie.
3.9. RELATIVE CLAUSES
Use who or that for people. Use which or that for things.
He’s an actor. He won two Oscars. It’s a movie. It stars Julia Roberts.
He’s an actor who won two Oscars. It’s a movie which stars Julia Roberts.
LET'S PRACTICE
The more you practice, the better you will become.
3.10. ACTIVITY: Complete these sentences.
1.Adam Sandler is a very (amaze)…………………….. actor.
2.I find animated films (amuse) ……………………….
3.I’m not (interest) .……………. in science fiction movies.
4.I’m (bore) ……………………………… by watching television.
5.I thought Steve Jobs (by Walter Isaacson) was an (excite)………… book.
6.It’s (surprise) ……………………. that horror movies are so popular.
3.11. ACTIVITY: Complete the following description with the correct form of these words: (amaze, annoy, confuse, disgust, embarrass, shock)
I had a terrible day at the movies. First, may ticket cost $10. I was really….…… by the price. By mistake, I gave the cashier a $5 bill instead of a ten. I was a little……….…… Then there was trash all over the theater. The mess was………… The people behind me talked during the movie, which was………..…. The story was hard to follow. I always find thrillers too………………. I liked the special effects, though. They were……………….….!
3.15. OPINIONS
ACTIVITY: Complete the chart with synonyms from the list.
absurd dumb marvelous silly
bizarre fabulous odd terrible
disgusting fantastic outstanding unusual
dreadful horrible ridiculous weird
Awful
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Wonderful
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Stupid
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Strange
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ASSESSMENT
3.16. QUIZ: Writing a movie review
Choose a movie you have seen recently and write a review about it.
-What was the movie about?
-What did you like about it?
-What did you not like about it?
-How was the acting? -
How would you rate it?
-What did you like about it?
-What did you not like about it?
-How was the acting? -
How would you rate it?
