A
conversation
about films
SPEAKING
LEVEL NUMBER LANGUAGE
Beginner A2_1048S_EN English
Goals
■ Practise talking about
everything related to films
and cinema
■ Practise talking about what
culture your city has to
offer
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I saw a great film!
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Focus on pronunciation
movie
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movie premiere
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Focus on pronunciation
movie premiere release
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Focus on pronunciation
movie premiere release chose
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Focus on pronunciation
movie premiere release chose came
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Focus on pronunciation
movie premiere release chose came
The final e in words is usually silent but it changes the previous sounds.
The final sounds of the words above are highlighted.
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Say it right
Think of 5 words ending in e.
Your partner must say the
words.
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Film and culture
film
concert actor
music actress
gallery director
culture
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A conversation about film
Do you prefer comedies or horror
movies?
Which actor is in that movie?
Who’s the actress in that film?
Did that director make the other
movies in the series?
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Talking about culture
I really got to know the culture of the
city when I visited last year.
I saw lots of wonderful paintings at the
art gallery.
I went to a concert at a brilliant venue.
I listened to traditional songs. What
type of music do you like?
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Think of an example of these words
film
actor actress
director
comed drama
y horror
gangste
adventure
r
science fiction
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Categorise these words
watched comedy funny drama
scary science fiction saw went
took sad horror interesting
Simple past verb Type of film Adjective
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I saw a great film!
I went to the _______________ the other
night and saw a great movie. It was a
science _______________ called Interstellar
and it was really _______________ !
Anne Hathaway was the actress, and I
think the _______________ was called
Matthew McConaughey. The film
_______________ place in space and they
were trying to find a new home for
humans. You _______________ definitely
watch it!
took cinema interesting
fiction should actor
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A conversation about films
Tell a classmate about a film you saw at the cinema.
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City culture
Talk to a classmate and think of things to do and see in a city.
Use the pictures below to help you.
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Culture in my city
Tell a classmate about what culture your city has to offer.
Use the phrases below to help you.
In my city, you can…
You should definitely go to…
I think you’d like…
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Think of a word
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Reflect on the goals
Go back to the second slide of the lesson and check
if you have achieved all the goals of the lesson.
yes no
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Reflect on this lesson
Think about everything you have seen in this lesson.
What were the most difficult activities or words? The easiest?
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If you have time, go over
the most difficult slides again
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Exercise p.15
Simple past verb: watched – saw – went – took
Type of film: comedy – drama – science fiction – horror
Adjective: funny – scary – sad – interesting
Exercise p.16
cinema – fiction – interesting – actor – took – should
Answer key
Homework
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Choose the correct category
Cinema Culture
director painting
comedy theater
museum actor
sculpture horror
actress play
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Pronunciation
Which words from this lesson are difficult to say out loud?
The pronunciation pages have some examples.
Pronunciation
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Text at the beginning
Go back to the text on page 3
and read the text out loud.
Was it easy?
Write the words
you find difficult to say
from the text on slide 3.
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Imagine a conversation
Imagine a conversation between you and a friend.
Write a dialogue using the phrases and words on page 4.
You can use sentences from pages 5 and 6.
Hello! My friend…
Do you…? I am…
How are you? Good-bye!
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Exercise p.25
Cinema: director – comedy – actor – horror – actress
Culture: painting – theater – museum – sculpture – play
Homework answer key
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