unit 13: films and cinema

PROCEDURE Warm-up 4mn Teacher shows students some pictures of the film ‘Titanic’ and asks questions: 1.. Students look at the pictures and answer the questions.. Pre-writing 12 mn Tas

English 10- regular Unit 13: films and cinema

I OBJECTIVES

1 Educational aim: To help students write a description of a film

2 Knowledge

a General knowledge

- Students learn about the organization of a description of a film

b Language: Adjectives and verb forms often used to describe a film

3 Skills

a Main skill: writing

b Sub skills: reading, speaking, listening

II METHODS: integrated, mainly Communicative

III TEACHING AIDS: Pictures of some famous films, famous actors and

actresses

IV PROCEDURE

Warm-up ( 4mn )

Teacher shows students some pictures

of the film ‘Titanic’ and asks

questions:

1 What is the name of the film?

2 What is it about?

Students look at the pictures and answer the questions Students’ answers may vary Suggested answers:

1 It is Titanic

2 It is about two lovers who first met each other while they were on board

Pre-writing ( 12 mn )

Task 1

Teacher explains some new words by

showing pictures and giving

examples:

- tragic / ‘træʤik /(adj.): sad

Eg: Romeo and Juliet is a tragic love

story

- sink / siŋk /(v.) sank, sunk: go

down

- luxury / ‘l ۸ k∫әriәriri /(n.) expensive

and enjoyable things (food, furniture,

etc.)

- iceberg / ‘aisbЗ:g /(n.): an

extremely large mass of ice floating

in the sea

- engaged / in’geiʤd /(adj.):

having agreed to marry someone

Eg: She is engaged to Peter

Teacher has students read these words

in chorus and individually

Teacher asks students to read the

passage in silence and then answer

the following questions (5 minutes):

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 Jack

Dawson?

8 Does the film have a happy or a

sad ending?

Students listen

Students repeat after teacher in chorus and individually

Students read the passage in silence and then answer the questions individually

Suggested answers:

1 It’s Titanic

2 It is a love story film

3 It is about the sinking of a luxury ship

on its first voyage across the Atlantic Ocean

4 It is made in America

5 It is based on the true story of the Titanic disaster that occurred in 1912

6 They are Jack Dawson and Rose Dewitt Bukater

7 He is a young and generous character

8 It has a sad ending

Teacher asks students to work in

pairs, read the passage again and

study its content and organization

(The organization of a description of

a film may vary However, the order

presented here is the usual one.)

Teacher walks around the class and

offers help when necessary Then

Teacher selects a few students to give

the answers

While-writing (10 mn)

Task 2

Teacher asks each student to write a

description of a film that he/she likes

most using the guidelines given

before

Post-writing (10 mn)

Teacher chooses two students to

present their writings on the board

and some students present theirs

orally

Teacher gives suggestions and

corrections

Students sit in pairs, read the passage and discuss the organization of the description

of a film

Suggested answers:

1 Name of the film

2 Name of the kind of film

3 The content of the film

4 The setting of the film

5 The main characters

6 The ending

7 The reasons why students love the film

→ The present tense is often used

Students work individually

Students’ writings may be different Suggested description of the film ‘Harry Potter’:

My favorite film is Harry Potter Harry

Potter is a fiction film It is about a witch

boy named Harry Porter fighting against the evil switch- Voldermot The film is made in America It is based on the true story “Harry Potter” of J.K Rowling The main characters are Harry Potter and his two close friends- Hermione and Ron

Consolidation ( 2mn)

Teacher asks students to tell things

they should mention to when

describing a film

Homework (1mn)

Teacher asks students to write the

paragraph again making use of

teacher’s suggestions and corrections

school, he and his friends fight against Voldermot and his alliances bravely

Although they stare death in the face many times, they succeed in killing Voldermot I love this film because it shows us the importance of friendship and the power of justice

Students listen to the teacher

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