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Films / movies card game
B1-B2
20-30mins
groups: 3-4
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Twenty-four cards, each with the title of a well-known Hollywood movie, the date it was released, the genre(s), the director and the leading actor(s). Can be used with a variety of speaking games.
 
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Movies and TV - vocabulary and speaking practice
B1-B2
60 mins
groups: 3-4
 
Two-page mini-unit with key vocabulary, functional language and speaking practice activities. Includes word list and answers.
 
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Black Mirror - reading and video comprehension
C1
60 mins
 
Upper intermediate / Advanced lesson using a 120-word reading text, a three-minute YouTube clip from the Black Mirror episode Nosedive and the one-minute Netflix featurette with Charlie Brooker. Includes word list and answers.
 
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Half-minute topics: films
C1
 
16 strips for personalization on the topic of movies; The first film you remember seeing / a film that made you cry / a film you saw on a plane etc
 
 
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Famous movies - lists of English and Chinese language most famous films
C1
 
Forty English Language and 32 Chinese Language (Titles mostly in their English translation). Dates and leading cast members (in English) shown for Chinese films
 
 
 
 
Movies and TV
Lead-in speaking: movies and ways of watching. Picture-text matching: genres. Language reference boxes:likes and dislikes / describing movies. Matching exercise: questions.. Guessing game: movies. Individual speaking using prompts and language reference box.
Black Mirror
Reading text on sci-fi drama series Black Mirror (120 words). Reading comprehension task. Discussion on the consequences of new technology. YouTube clip from the Black Mirror episode Nosedive. Netflix featurette with writer Charlie Brooker (1 minute). Follow-up discussion about social media.
 

 

Material from other sources

 
 
 
Drew's Script-O-Rama external link icon
Archive of film and TV scripts and transcripts. Browse alphabetical index.
 
 
The Internet Movie Database external link icon
Huge searchable database of movies, actors /actresses, directors etc Reviews, biographies, locations etc
 
 

 

 
 
 
Inside Out Student's Book Intermediate book cover 
Inside Out Student's Book Intermediate
Unit 2 Relax  Pages 20 - 22
(20) Listening (21) Anecdote - talk about a book or film you have seen or read recently.(22) Reading : Internet film review
 
 
Inside Out Student's Book Upper Intermediate book cover 
Inside Out Student's Book Upper Intermediate
Unit 11 Sell  Pages 107 - 108
Reading / listening : The Blair Witch Project. Speaking : an anecdote about watching a film.
 
 
Just Listening and Speaking Upper Intermediate book cover 
Just Listening and Speaking Upper Intermediate
Listening 14 - Gladiator  Pages 37 - 38
Extract from the soundtrack of the movie Gladiator (2000. Ridley Scott, Russell Crowe.)
 
 
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Real Listening & Speaking Three
Unit 5 Is there anything on?  Pages 26 - 27
Listening: film review Speaking: talking about a favourite film from prompts (+ Listening: six people describe TV programmes)
 
 
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Reward Intermediate Resource Pack
21 Film review  Page 21 
Line drawing pix from imaginary films. Ss complete produce 5 simple sentneces about the imaginary film from prompts.
 
 
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<i>Black Mirror</i>
 
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