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WELCOME TO CLASS 10A3
List some kinds of film
Kinds of film
Comedy
Love story film
ThrillersScience fiction
film
War filmAction film
Cartoon film
Game.
See some films and guess their names and kinds
Thursday, March 18th 2010
Unit 13
Films and Cinema D. Writing
Describing a film
Task 1. Read the description of the film Titanic, then answer the questions below.
• Of all the films I have seen, Titanic is the one I like best. Titanic is a tragic love story film. It is about the sinking of a luxury liner (ship) on it’s the first voyage across the Atlantic Ocean. The film is made in America. It is based on the true story of the Titanic disaster that occurred in 1912. The main characters are Jack Dawson and Rose DeWitt Bukater. Jack Dawson is a young and generous adventurer. While on board, he saves Rose Dewitt Bukater from killing herself, and although she is already engaged, the two fall in love. The ship hits an iceberg and sinks rapidly. More than a thousand people die in the disaster, including Jack Dawson.
1. What is the name of the film?
2. What kind of film is Titanic?
3. What is it about? ( plot )
4. Where is it made?( place to produce)
5. What is it based on?
6. Who is / are the main character(s)? ( Main actor - Main actress)
7. Does the film have a happy or a sad ending?
- Titanic - Love story film.- A tragic love story and the sinking of a luxury liner on the first voyage across the Atlantic Ocean.
- America
- The Titanic disaster that occurred in 1912. - Jack Dawson (Leonardo Dicaprio) is a young and generous adventurer. He saved Rose DeWitt Bukater (Kate Winslet) from killing hersefl, and they fall in love although she is already engaged.
- It has a sad ending because many people die, including Dawson.
1. What is the name of the film? - Titanic
2. What kind of film is Titanic? - Love story film.
3. What is it about? ( plot ) - A tragic love story and the sinking of a luxury liner on the first voyage across the Atlantic Ocean.
4. Where is it made?( place to produce) - America.
5. What is it based on? - The Titanic disaster that occurred in 1912.
6. Who is / are the main character(s)?
( Main actor - Main actress)
- Jack Dawson (Leonardo Dicaprio) is a young and generous adventurer. He saved Rose DeWitt Bukater (Kate Winslet) from killing herself, and they fall in love although she is already engaged.
7. Does the film have a happy or a sad ending?
- It has a sad ending because many people die, including Dawson.
Verb tense
• Simple present
• Form: (+) S + V / Vs + O.
• (-) S + don’t/doesn’t + V + O.
• With Tobe: (+) S+ am/are/is + A/C.
• (-) S + am/are/is + not + A/C.
Task 2.
• Write about a film you have seen. Use the description of Titanic and the questions above as suggestions.
A. Work in group. Make an outline.( Fill in the form)
1. Name:
2. Kind of film:
3. Plot:
4. Place to produce:
5. Based on: (optional)
6. Main character (main actor-main actress)
7. Ending:
B. Work in groups to write the passage.
Model writing.
Sink (v) /siɳk/
Disaster (n) /di'zɑ:stə/
adventurer(n) /əd'ventʃərə/
iceberg(n) /'aisbə:g/
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