ESL resources
films
Films
Films / movies card game
B1-B2
20-30mins
groups: 3-4
cards
Movies and TV - vocabulary and speaking practice
B1-B2
60 mins
groups: 3-4
Black Mirror - reading and video comprehension
C1
60 mins
Half-minute topics: films
C1
Famous movies - lists of English and Chinese language most famous films
C1
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.
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.
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
The Internet Movie Database
Huge searchable database of movies, actors /actresses, directors etc Reviews, biographies, locations etc
Huge searchable database of movies, actors /actresses, directors etc Reviews, biographies, locations etc
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
(20) Listening (21) Anecdote - talk about a book or film you have seen or read recently.(22) Reading : Internet film review
Unit 11 Sell Pages 107 - 108
Reading / listening : The Blair Witch Project. Speaking : an anecdote about watching a film.
Reading / listening : The Blair Witch Project. Speaking : an anecdote about watching a film.
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.)
Extract from the soundtrack of the movie Gladiator (2000. Ridley Scott, Russell Crowe.)
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)
Listening: film review Speaking: talking about a favourite film from prompts (+ Listening: six people describe TV programmes)
21 Film review Page 21
Line drawing pix from imaginary films. Ss complete produce 5 simple sentneces about the imaginary film from prompts.
Line drawing pix from imaginary films. Ss complete produce 5 simple sentneces about the imaginary film from prompts.