unit13:films and cinema

Titanic is a tragic love story film.. It is based on the true story of the Titanic disaster that occurred in 1912.. The main characters are Jack Dawson and Rose DeWitt Bukater.. While on

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Objective : After this lesson you will know

how to describe a film.

iceberg ['aisbə:g] (n)

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tragic ['træd ik] ʒ (adj)

sink [siηk] (v)

voyage ['v iid ɔ ʒ] (n)

disaster [di'z :stə] ɑ (n)

• Of all the films o have seen, Titanic is the one I

like best Titanic is a tragic love story film It

is about the sinking of a luxury liner( ship) on

its first voyage across the Atlantic ocean The

film is made in America It is based on the true

story of the Titanic disaster that occurred in

1912 The main characters are Jack Dawson

and Rose DeWitt Bukater Jack Dawson

is a young and generous adventurer While on

board, he saves Rose DeWitt Bukater from

killing herself, and although she is already

engaged, the two fall in love The ship hits an

iceberg and sink rapidly More than a thousand

people die in the disaster, including Jack

Dawson

1 What is the name

of the film?

2 What kind of film

is Titanic?

3 What is it about?

4 Where is it made?

5 What is it based on?

6 Who is/ are the main

character(s)?

7 What do you know about the character(s)?

8 Does the film have a happy or sad ending?

Task1: Read the passage and answer the questions

Titanic

Titanic is a tragic love story film

It is about the sinking of a luxury liner( ship)

on its first voyage across the Atlantic ocean

The film is made in America It is based on the

true story of the Titanic disaster that occurred

Dawson and Rose DeWitt Bukater

Jack Dawson is a young and generous

adventurer While on board, he saves Rose

DeWitt Bukater from killing herself, and

although she is already engaged, the two fall

in love

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An outline for a film description

+ the title of the film.

+ the kind of the film.

+ the story line/plot of the film.

+ main characters and their personalities

+ its ending.

Task 2: Write the description of the

film you like in groups of five.

TOM AND JERRY

GONE WITH THE WIND FULL HOUSE

SMALLVILLE

• Think of another happy ending for Titanic

instead of the sad one and write it The first sentence has been given to you

"Jack was washed ashore… "