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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movie

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movie premiere

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movie premiere release

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movie premiere release chose

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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?

+ _______________________________
_______________________________

+ _______________________________
_______________________________

– _______________________________
_______________________________

– _______________________________
_______________________________
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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