- •Changing patterns of leisure
- •Vocabulary
- •How would you define a traveller? Are you a traveller?
- •Match the types of traveller in 1 to the descriptions below.
- •Commonly confused words
- •Which probably takes longest?
- •Which of the people below are travellers, and which are tourists?
- •Look at the words below. They are all connected with ways of travelling. Match them to the different ways of travelling listed below.
- •7) Match the words to form compound nouns. Use the nouns to make sentences of your own about different aspects of holidays.
- •8) Types of holidays
- •9) General description of tourist destinations.
- •A Stay in Paradise
- •Tangier
- •10) Travel words.
- •11) Reading
- •Travel – Who needs it?
- •Describe an interesting journey that you have made in detail.
- •Travel Dictionary Quiz.
- •Purposes
- •History
- •Camping Areas
- •Camping Gear
- •Safety and Conservation
- •Vocabulary
- •Discussion
- •High aims
- •1. Discussion
- •2. Vocabulary
- •3. Translation
- •Role-play.
- •Vocabulary
- •6. Discussion
- •8. Pair-work
- •Aware of what you wear
- •1. Vocabulary
- •2. Discussion
- •Translation
- •4. Video “Business Traveller”
- •Lead-in
- •Vocabulary
- •Comprehension
- •Discussion
- •Comprehension
- •Role-play. Pink dolphins
- •Lead-in - Can you think of any natural unspoilt beauty spots in the country?
- •Read the article.
- •Role-play “Developing tourism at Lake Tarapoto”
- •Independent advisor to the government
- •1. Nightmare journeys
- •4. Idioms in use
- •Discussion
- •Listening exercises
- •Man and the movies
- •Vocabulary
- •Match the types of films with the phrases that are most likely to describe
- •Use the words below to answer the questions.
- •What do you call the songs and background music to a film?
- •What is the difference between the following?
- •4) When making a movie, in which order do you do the things in the list?
- •6) Which of the following words in italics would you use speaking about success / failure?
- •8) Films Dictionary Quiz
- •9) Which of the following short review(s) would you call a ‘rave’ review?
- •The Stages of Film Production
- •The Film Business
- •Vocabulary
- •Discussion
- •3. Video “Blood on the Land: Forging King Arthur”
- •Frequently asked questions
- •1) Who decides the ratings for movies?
- •2) What happens if a filmmaker doesn’t agree with your rating?
- •3) How do you determine what puts a movie in one rating category over another?
- •4) How do I know specifically what kind of material is in a movie?
- •5) Who decides what I see in a trailer?
- •6) Why does it seem that when I see movies from 10 or 20 years ago some material that was o.K. Then is given a higher rating today and, on the other hand, other material is not rated as strongly?
- •7) Is cartoon violence assessed differently than realistic violence?
- •8) Why do I see children in the theater for movies that are Rated r?
- •1. Lead-in
- •Steven Spielberg Ang Lee
- •2. Exercises and Tasks
- •4. Video: friends. Episode: The One With Joey’s Award.
- •How Well Do You Know Your Friends?
- •1. Comprehension
- •2. Forty-five seconds. One billion viewers. Your moment of glory. Most people blow it. At its best, the Oscar acceptance speech is its own kind of art form.
- •Acceptance Speech for ______________
- •3. Follow-up
- •1. Lead-in
- •Vocabulary
- •2. Discussion
- •Text 5. Connery’s unbreakable bond Quiz: How Well Do You Know Sean Connery?
- •1. Vocabulary
- •Discussion
- •1. Lead-in
- •Role-play.
- •Why do genres change over time?
- •Changes in Target Audience
- •Changes in Audience Expectations
- •Changes in Society, Ideologies, Values and Representations
- •Censorship and Codes of Conduct
- •Influence of particular texts, stars, authors and directors
- •Media Institutions e.G. The Film Industry
- •Changes in Technology
- •4. Quiz: Would you survive a teen slasher movie?
- •If you could choose your ideal summer holiday, what would it be?
- •1. Blockbuster
- •2. Film review 1.
- •3. Film Review 2. Video “Autumn Sonata” (an Ingmar Bergman film)
- •Read an extract from an interview with Liv Ullmann and answer the questions suggested. Liv Ullmann acting with Ingrid Bergman
Use the words below to answer the questions.
the latest release the soundtrack a trailer the credits
a multiplex the rushes the titles a screen test
What do you call the songs and background music to a film?
What do you call a big cinema with lots of screens?
What do you call the bit at the start of the film that tells you the name of the film, the
actors and director? And what do you call the words on the screen at the end that tell
you who played who, and who was the cameraman, set designer, etc.?
Which phrase means a new film?
Which word means a short film made to advertise a new film?
What do you call film before it is edited?
What do you call a short scene filmed to find out if the actor is good in a particular
part?
What is the difference between the following?
A film and a movie
An arthouse film and a blockbuster
A co-star and an extra
A cameraman and a projectionist
The cinema and the pictures
The cast and casting
Miscast and typecast
Action! and Cut!
4) When making a movie, in which order do you do the things in the list?
editing the film filming casting
releasing the film writing the screenplay finding locations
5) Below you can find some useful adjectives for describing works and performances
adjectives |
meaning |
example |
overrated |
not as good as people say |
It’s an overrated film. |
hackneyed |
done so often it is boring |
The plot was so hackneyed! |
impenetrable |
complex & impossible to understand |
His films are impenetrable. |
disjoint |
unconnected & not in a clear order |
The plot was disjoint & difficult to follow. |
risqué |
slightly immoral & likely to shock some people |
The film was a bit risqué, & some religious leaders criticised it. |
gripping |
exciting & keeping your attention the whole time |
It was a gripping film from start to finish. |
harrowing |
extremely upsetting |
It was a harrowing documentary about war & refugee camps. |
moving |
making you feel strong emotion, especially pity or sadness |
It’s a moving story about a child whose mother dies. |
memorable |
you remember it long after |
That was a memorable performance. |
understated |
done or expressed in a simple but attractive style |
The film is really understated. |
a) Give an adjective from above which is opposite in meaning to the following words:
forgettable original / novel underrated
exaggerated coherent / smooth-flowing
b) Now use other adjectives instead of the underlined words in these sentences. Make any other changes that are necessary to produce a correct sentence.
1) The musical shocked some people because they thought it was immoral & was attacked by several politicians & religious figures.
2) I can’t remember the last time I saw such a film that keeps you in suspense & totally absorbed all the time.
3) It was a film that aroused very deep emotions in me.
4) It’s a film that is difficult to watch without getting very upset.
5) Some of his films are absolutely impossible to understand because they are so dense & obscure.
c) Film reviews often use compound adjectives to describe films. Make compound adjectives by matching words in A with words in B and use them to complete the film reviews below.
Example: action-packed
A B
action moving
slow packed
spine warming
breath fetched
hard taking
heart chilling
far hitting
Beautiful People is a romantic melodrama. It lasts three hours, and has a ________________ plot, which gets a bit boring. However, the _________________ performance by Tim Franks in the central role will move you to tears. It also has a ________________ message about how we should deal with AIDS.
The Monster Movie is both a comedy and a horror film. It has a _______________ storyline, which you just won’t believe, but it also has some ________________ stunts, which look really dangerous. It has a _______________ ending which is so scary you will cover your eyes.