5. Speaking

Role-play.

Pretend you are people involved in film distribution. Discuss possible ways of attracting people to the cinemas.

Topic 2. Kinds of movies

1. Warm-up

1. Pair-work. Ask and answer.

What kinds of movies do you watch? Don’t you watch? Why?

2. Write down some key words you may here when people are talking about each type of films.

Western __________________

Comedy ___________________

Science fiction _______________

Romance _____________________

Thriller _______________________

Horror film ____________________

Cartoon _______________________

Crime film _____________________

Action film _____________________

2. Listening for gist

1. Listen to these extracts from film soundtracks (IO I: 8). What type of film do you think they go with? Choose from the list below.

romantic comedy gangster horror western love story action thriller war comedy science fiction

2) Now listen to five speakers descriptions (SL: U15 I). As you listen, circle the type of film each speaker is describing.

Speaker 1

a. comedy

b. science fiction

Speaker 2

a. cartoon

b. western

Speaker 3

a. crime film

b. romance

Speaker 4

a. action film

b. comedy

Speaker 5

a. horror film

b. thriller

3. Listening for details

Now listen again. This time, decide if the statements are true or false.

Speaker 1 thought the script was weak.

Speaker 2 was impressed with the effects.

Speaker 3 really enjoyed the film.

Speaker 4 had expected it to be better.

Speaker 5 thought the ending was predictable.

4. Lexis

1) Which films are examples of the following types?

a) Cartoons

b) Gangster films

c) Horror films

d) Love stories

e) Romantic comedies

f) Science fiction films

g) Thrillers

h) War films

i) Westerns

1. The Godfather Scarface Goodfellas

2. Star Wars Star Trek Close Encounters of the Third Kind

3. Four Weddings and a. Funeral Notting Hill Green Card

4. Shakespeare In Love Romeo and Juliet Pretty Woman

5. Nightmare on Elm Street The Exorcist Friday the Thirteenth

6. The Magnificent Seven Dances With Wolves The Last of the Mohicans

7. Silence of the Lambs The Client Witness

8. The Lion King Aladdin Beauty and the Beast

9. Saving Private Ryan Rambo Apocalypse Now

2) Read these four reviews of different films. Choose from the box the kind of film being reviewed. There is one extra kind of film you do not need to use. Underline words or phrases in each review which helped you make your decision.

horror film action film comedy romance thriller

1. Once again, Tom Granger shows in his latest film why audiences find him so amusing. Playing his usual character, the loveable loser Benny, Granger makes fun of doctors and hospitals in a hilarious film. Crazy situations and funny dialogues keep you grinning, and the car crash at the end had me crying for all the right reasons. A real hit!

2. This film proves that you can't make a great film just by giving a director a lot of money. The special effects and costumes are wonderful, but the story is about as frightening as a rabbit. Ghosts and graveyards may scare small children, but most of us will yawn through this one. I, for one, was glad when the monster finally did get the girl. At least it saved us from her terrible acting.

3. Director Sarah Howard, best known for her exciting chases and explosions, tries a new style in this complicated story of two people in New Yогk whose lives are changed when they are both arrested. The film is full of suspense as they are passed from the police to the FBI and the CIA. Set in a world of spies and secrets, this film will leave you looking over your shoulder to see who’s following you.

4. You'd better bring your tissues if you're going to see the latest from Sam Goldberg. From the very beginning he plays with your emotions. Based on a true story, the film follows the heroine, Nadine, through her struggle with cancer and her developing relationship with the young doctor trying to save her. Goldberg lets us into their hearts as if we had known them all our lives.

Which of these titles might be best for each of the films? One title is odd.

a) Last Days of Innocence

b) Where Does It Hurt?

c) Starbase Seven Alpha

d) Caught in the Net