UNIT 8: FILMS

PART I: THEORY

A. VOCABULARY

New words (Từ mới)

Words Type Pronunciation Meaning
(n) /fɪlm/ phim, phim ảnh
/taɪp əv fɪlm/ thể loại phim
(n) /ˈkɒmədi/ phim hài
(n) /ˌdɒkjuˈmentri/ phim tài liệu
(n) /ˈfæntəsi/ phim giả tưởng
/ˈhɒrə(r) fɪlm/ phim kinh dị
(n) /kɑːˈtuːn/ phim hoạt hình
/ˌsaɪəns ˈfɪkʃn/ phim khoa học viễn tưởng
confusing (adj) /kənˈfjuːzɪŋ/
dull (adj) /dʌl/
boring (adj) /ˈbɔːrɪŋ/
funny (adj) /ˈfʌni/
enjoyable (adj) /ɪnˈdʒɔɪəbl/
interesting (adj) /ˈɪntrəstɪŋ/
frightening (adj) /ˈfraɪtnɪŋ/
scary (adj) /ˈskeəri/
violent (adj) /ˈvaɪələnt/
gripping (adj) /ˈɡrɪpɪŋ/
moving (adj) /ˈmuːvɪŋ/
shocking (adj) /ˈʃɒkɪŋ/
(n) /siːn/ cảnh (trong phim)
/ˈvaɪələnt siːn əv ðə các cảnh bạo lực trong phim
fɪlm/
(n) məst-siː phim hay nên xem
(n) /ˈpəʊstə(r)/ áp phích quảng cáo
(n) /rɪˈvjuː/ bài phê bình (phim)
(n) /ˈkɒntent/ nội dung (phim)
(n) /ˈsɜːveɪ/ cuộc khảo sát
(n) /ˈɔːdiəns/ khán giả
(n) /ˈsɪəriːz/ loạt phim

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 (n) /ˈwɪzəd/ phù thủy
(n) /dəˈrektə(r)/ đạo diễn
(n) /ˈæktə(r)/ diễn viên nam
(n) /ˈæktrəs/ diễn viên nữ
(v) /stɑː(r)/ đóng vai chính
(adj) /ˈæmətə(r)/ nghiệp dư
(n) /rəʊl/ vai diễn
/ˌliːdɪŋ rəʊl/ vai chính
(n) /ˈæktɪŋ/ diễn xuất
Ghi chú:
- Để chấp nhận lời để nghị, chúng ta thường dùng các cụm từ sau:
a great idea = một ý kiến rất hay
I’d love to = Tôi rất thích
Example: Let’s go swimming this weekend. (Cuối tuần này chúng ta đi bơi nhé.)
That’s a great idea. (Đó là một ý kiến rất hay.)
- Để từ chối lời để nghị, chúng ta thường dùng các cụm từ sau:
I’d love to, but... = tôi rất thích, nhưng...
I’m really sorry, but... = Tôi thật sự rất tiếc, nhưng...
Example: How about going to the concert tonight?
(Tối nay chúng ta hãy đi xem hoà nhạc nhé.)
I’d love to, but 1 have to do my homework tonight.
(Tôi rất thích, nhưng tối nay tôi phái làm bài tập rồi.)

Word formation (Từ loại)

Words Meaning Related words
acting (adj) act (v)
actor (n) actress (n)
acting (n) diễn xuất
action (n) activity (n)
active (adj)
comedy (n) phim hài comic (adj) comedian (n)
confuse (v) confusingly (adv)
confusing (adj) khó hiểu, gây bối rối
confusion (n)
người đạo diễn (phim,
director (n) direct (v) directory (n)
kịch...)
document (n) document (v)
documentary (n) phim tài liệu
documentation (n)
enjoy (v) enjoyment (n)
enjoyable (adj) thú vị, thích thú
enjoyably (adv)
phim giả tưởng, tưởng fantastic (adj) fantastically (adv)
fantasy (n)
tượng fantasize (v)
frightening (adj) frighteningly frightened (adj)
làm sự hãi, rùng rợn
frightener (n) frighten (v)
moving (adj) cảm động movingly (adv)

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 bài phê bình (về một bộ
review (n) review (v) reviewer (n)
phim)
scare (v) scare (n)
scary (adj) sợ hãi, rùng rợn
scarily (adv)
shockingly (adv) shock (v)
shocking (adj) làm sửng sốt
shock(n)
star (v) đóng vai chính star (n)
survey (n) cuộc khảo sát survey (v) surveyor(n)
violent (adj) hung bạo violence (n) violently (adv)

B. GRAMMAR

TỪ NỐI (CONNECTORS): ALTHOUGH/ IN SPITE OF/ DESPITE/ HOWEVER/

NEVERTHELESS.
1. Although/ In spite of/ Despite:
Although In spite of Despite
Chức Chỉ mối quan hệ đối lập giữa hai thông tin trong cùng một câu
năng
Cấu trúc Although + mệnh đề 1 (S+V), In spite of +danh từ/ Despite +danh từ/
mệnh đề 2 (S+V), cụm danh từ/ V-ing cụm danh từ/ V-ing
Ví dụ We enjoyed our camping We enjoyed our camping We enjoyed our
holiday although it rained every holiday in spite of the camping holiday
day. rain. despite the rain.
(Chúng tôi đã rất thích chuyến đi (Chúng tôi đã rất thích (Chúng tôi đã rất thích
cắm trại mặc dù ngày nào trời chuyến đi cắm trại mặc chuyến đi cắm trại mặc
cũng mưa) dù trời mưa) dù ngày nào trời cũng
mưa)
2. However/ Nevertheless:
However/ Nevertheless:
Chức năng Chỉ mối quan hệ đối lập giữa hai câu
Cấu trúc Mệnh đề 1. However/ Nevertheless, mệnh đề 2.
Mệnh đề 1. Chủ ngữ, however/ nevertheless, động từ.
Mệnh đề 1. Mệnh đề 2, however/ nevertheless
Ví dụ I love London. However, the weather is bad.
I love London. The weather, however, is bad.
I love London. The weather is bad, however.

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 A Phonetic
PART II: LANGUAGE

Exercise 3. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the
others.
1. A. care B. bare C. are D. share
2. A. their B. heir C. there D. here
3. A. cheer B. wheel C. keen D. knee
4. A. hear B. seat C. beach D. peach
5. A. peer B. year C. rare D. seer
6. A. bear B. wear C. swear D. fear
7. A. hair B. fair C. chain D. chair
8. A. bee B. been C. seen D. deer
9. A. idea B. pea C. near D. gear
10. A. tear B. appear C. theater D. shear

Exercise 4. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others. (Further
practice)
1. A. boring B. entertaining C. awful D. moving
2. A. gripping B. delicious C. amusing D. fantastic
3. A. wonderful B. excellent C. interesting D. predictable
4. A. cinema B. cartoon C. comedy D. action
5. A. satisfactory B. violent C. terrible D. scary

B Vocabulary & Grammar

Exercise 1. Circle the odd one out.
1. A. actor B. producer C. horror D. director
2. A. comedy B. cartoon C. amateur D. fantasy
3. A. plot B. content C. review D. audience
4. A. enjoyable B. boring C. sad D. dull
5. A. interesting B. exciting C. frightening D. gripping
6. A. romance B. scene C. documentary D. mystery

Exercise 2. Complete the sentences with the words from the box.
actress director comedy dull confusing violent

1. The film was so __________________. I went home before it ended.

2. My sister likes this __________________ because it makes her laugh a lot.
3. He doesn’t like the fights in the film. It’s too __________________.
4. The problem is so __________________. I can’t understand.
5. Christ Columbus is the __________________ of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.
6. Thuy Ngan is a main __________________ of the "Gạo Nếp, Gạo Tẻ” film.

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Exercise 3. Circle the correct word to complete the sentences.
1. Brad Pitt is an American actor / actress and film producer.
2. I like science fiction films because they’re gripping/ boring.
3. The end of the film was so interesting / moving. I cried a lot.
4. We saw a poster/wizard of Marilyn Monroe on his wall.
5. She dislikes horror / romantic films. They are frightening.
6. Kate Winslet is a famous actress. She stars / reviews in the film“Titanic”.
7. The film attracted millions of viewers / scenes every week.
8. She lectures to thousands of audiences / cartoons all over the world.
9. It is a content/ must-see film. I have seen it many times.
10. James Cameron is the director / leading role of the famous film “Titanic”.

Exercise 6. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each
sentence.
1. The ending of the film is_________. All audiences are very sad.
A. disappointed B. satisfying C. disappointing D. satisfied
2. This is a _________ film and it makes me cry a lot.
A. funny B. moving C. comedy D. excited
3. _________ he is a CEO and earns a lot of money, he is very mean.
A. Because B. Although C. Despite D. Because of
4. This is a (n) _________ on real life during wars in Vietnam in 1945.
A. horror film B. sci-fi C. comedy D. documentary
5. She _________ the Oscar Prize as the best actress this year.
A. wins B. acts C. performs D. directs
6. She is hard-working. _________ she isn't lucky in examinations.
A. Therefore B. But C. However D. So
7. Before you go to the cinema, you can watch the trailer and read _________ of the film.
A. reviews B. disaster C. critic D. character
8. The film was so _______ However my father saw it from beginning to end
A. interesting B. exciting C. boring D. fascinating
9. The end of the film was so _______ that many people cried.
A. boring B. shocking C. exciting D. moving
10. They are making this film based _______ a true story. Created by: Mr Thanh (0369904425)
A. to B. after C. on D. for
11.___________ she has lots of money, she is very modest.
A. Although B. Because C. However D. Despite
12. My younger sister didn’t choose that job________________ the salary was high.
A. so B. in spite of C. though D. Despite
13. ____________having a broken leg, she took part in the competition.
A. However B. Although C. In spite of D. Because
14. We didn’t go camping that day_________ the nice weather.
A. but B. despite C. although D. though
15. Jimmy had done his homework; ____________, his mother didn’t let him go out.

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 A. though B. in spite of C. because D. however
16. _____________ working very hard, he lost his job.
A. Despite B. However C. But D. because
17. ___________he is an honest man, lots of people trust him
A. Because B. So C. However D. Although
18. He never hangs out with his friends _______ the fact that he was has lots of free time.
A. although B. because C. though D. in spite of
19. He doesn’t enjoy playing sports, ____________ he play basketball twice a week.
A. despite B. but C. because D. so
20. _____________her father is very strict, she loves him a lot.
A. In spite of B. Despite C. Although D. However

Exercise 8. Điền “although/ despite/ in spite of” vào chỗ trống thích hợp.
1. ________________ she has a good look, everybody hates her.
2. Jane seldom sees Jim ______they go to the same school.
3. ________________ her illness, Jane went to work yesterday.
4. ________________ it was chilly outside, we went fishing.
5. ________________ working hard, Peter failed the test.
6. ________________ the difficulties, Sarah managed to solve the problem.
7. My grandfather was very strong __________his old age.
8. The children slept deeply ________________ the noise.
9. ________________ the high salary, Marey refused the job offer.
10. ________________earning a high salary, Sara never wastes her money.
11. I find the film boring________________ many people like it.
12. ________________the bad weather, we went on our school picnic.
13. ________________the congestion, we weren’t late for the meeting.
14. ________________ he’s rich, he is always upset.
15. I couldn’t sleep________________ I was exhausted.

Exercise 9. Fill in the gaps with although or however.

1. They went on holiday _________________ they didn’t have much money.
2. He left on time; _________________, heavy traffic caused him to be late.
3. _________________ he is a good personal trainer, they don’t like him very much.
4. She feels extremely tired _________________ she went to bed early last night.
5. They’re still going camping _________________ it will be raining all weekend.
6. Kha Ly speaks English well _________________ first language is Vietnamese.
7. Jolie speaks Vietnamese well; her first language, _________________, is French.
8. My mother loves Bollywood movies _________________ she doesn’t speak Hindi.
9. They will have dinner outside; _________________, they will move inside in case of rain.
10. It’s a little late with the homework; _________________, I manage to
finish it by 5. 30 pm.

Exercise 10. Fill in the gaps with although, because, but, or so.
1. Everyone played well _________________ we lost the game.
2. Our bus won’t start _________________ the battery is flat.
3. The new camera is expensive, _________________ it is very good.

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4. I love fast food a lot _________________ it is not very healthy.
5. I’d like to go with you, _________________ I'm too busy right now.
6. _________________ it was very cold, she wasn’t wearing a coat.
7. I invited her to the party, _________________ she didn’t want to come.
8. There are no buses this hour, _________________ we need to catch a taxi.
9. She bought a new laptop _________________ she needs it for her job.
10. It is warm and sunny today, _________________ they are going to the beach.

PART III: SKILLS

A Listening
Exercise 1. Listen to the short talk twice and circle the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
1. What movie is Kate going to watch?
A. Stars B. Good bye C. See you D. Bye Bye.
2. What time will Anne arrive?
A. at 7.30 B. at 7. 45 C.at 6: 30 D. at 10:30
3. What kind of movie does Daisy love?
A. Cartoon B. Horror C. Romance D. Action
4. How many people are going to see the new movie?
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5

Exercise 2. Listen to the conversation twice and decide whether the following sentences are
Created by: Mr Thanh (0369904425)
True or False.
No. Statements T F
1. Batman is comic books and movies.
2. The Harry Potter books won many awards.
3. The Hunger games were written by Bill Finger.
4. Sherlock Holmes is in books, TV shows, and movies.

C Reading
Exercise 1. Read the passage and then decide whether the sentences are True or False.
How many types of films do you know?
There are several kinds of movies in nowadays, how much do you know about it? And which type do
you prefer?
Action – These types of movies are big budget movies that show many physical stunts. If there is
heroism, fights involving guns, swords or karate moves, horseback action or any destructive forces

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of nature, your keyword is Action. In these movies, it’s usually a fight between the good guys and
bad guys.
Comedies – They are loved by young and old for the feel good content. A comedy can be based on
innocent humor, exaggerations, facial expressions or downright crude jokes.
Horror – You either love them or hate them. These films expose our fears and give rise to nightmares.
For some, horror films provide catharsis but other can barely sit through a movie, due to the violence
and gory scenes.
Statements True or
False
1. There are a lot of physical moves in action film.
2. In action movies, the good guys often help the bad guys.
3. Comedies are only loved by the young.
4. Horror movies can make you have a nightmare.
5. There are violent scenes in horror movies.

Exercise 12. Read the following passage and circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the
correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbers blanks.
Today, you can find restaurants in almost every big city. In some places, you can (1) _______ in
a line and get a hamburger or a hot dog in a paper box; in others you can pick up a tray of fish,
chicken, pizza or even Mexico and Chinese food; and in some fast food places you can even park
your car up to a window and place your order. A (2) _______ minutes later, a worker passes you your
food through the window and you can drive away and eat (3) _______ in your car.
In New York, Paris, Tokyo, Singapore and thousands of big cities around the world, new fast food
restaurants (4) _______ every day. But why do people prefer fast food restaurants to move
comfortable restaurants where they can sit quietly at a table and watch the world go by?
1. A. to stand B. stand C. to sit D. sits
2. A. lot B. some C. few D. little
3. A. it B. them C. many D. much
4. A. open B. close C. opens D. closes

Exercise 14. Choose the word from the box that best fits the blank space in the following
passage.
consisted been which would many
way explain recent fewer their

The world's first film was shown in 1895 by two French brothers, Louis and Auguste Lumiere.
Although it only (1) ______________ of short, simple scenes, people loved it and films have (2)
______________ popular ever since. The first films were silent, with titles on the screen to (3)
______________ the story.
Soon the public had (4) ______________ favorite actors and actresses and, in this (5)
______________ , the first film stars appeared. In the 1927, the first "talkie", a film with sound, was
shown and from then on, the public (6) ______________ only accept this kind of film.
Further improvements continued, particularly in America, (7) ______________ produced 95% of
all films. With the arrival of television in 1950s, (8) ______________ people went to see films, but

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in (9) ______________ years audiences have grown again. More countries have started to produce
films that influences film-making and there are currently (10) ______________ national film
industries.

D Writing
Exercise 1. Reorder the words to make meaningful sentences.
1. is / horror / “A Nightmare” /film/a/.
 __________________________________________________________________
2. don’t/I/like/film/ the / because / too / it’s / violent /.
 __________________________________________________________________
3. tonight/ Let’s / cinema/ go / to /the
 __________________________________________________________________
4. film/ What/ your/ is favorite?
 __________________________________________________________________
5. and producer / He/ the /is/ main actor / the / of /film/.
 __________________________________________________________________
6. main actress / Although the / is / beautiful, / very / we/ her / don’t / acting style / like /.
 __________________________________________________________________
7. want / I / to / a / watch / film, / but / don’t /I / want / go / the / to / cinema /.
 __________________________________________________________________
8. This / one / is / solution / the / to / problem; / however, / there / others are/.
 __________________________________________________________________
9. I / felt / Although / was / he / wrong, / I /say / didn’t / the / so / at / time/.
 __________________________________________________________________
10. is / house / The / comfortable / it’s / though / small / quite /.
 __________________________________________________________________
Exercise 2. Reorder the words and phrases to make meaningful sentences.
1. is / a comedy / Mean Girls / and / her / high school friends / about Cady Heron /.
 __________________________________________________________________
2. a public school / is 16 years old, / she/When Cady/ goes to/ for the first time/.
 __________________________________________________________________
3. At school, / and gets/ with a group of/ she/ makes friends/ popular girls/ into trouble/.
 __________________________________________________________________
4. befriends /the boy Aaron, / Regina, the group leader / When Cady / does / to her/ bad things/.
 __________________________________________________________________
5. Although / is / the film / peer pressure / it sends / a comedy, / a serious message / about
teenagers'/.
 __________________________________________________________________
6. It is / and the music /a must-see film /are excellent, / because / the actresses / is amazing/.
 __________________________________________________________________

Exercise 3. Hoàn thành câu thứ hai sao cho nghĩa không thay đổi so với câu thứ nhất, sử dụng
từ gợi ý trong ngoặc.

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1. Although there was a traffic jam, me managed to arrive at the train station on time (despite)
_____________________________________________________________________________
2. I don’t want to buy a new computer although I have enough money. (having)
_____________________________________________________________________________
3. Both of them usually go to school late although they don’t live far away from school. (spite)
_____________________________________________________________________________
4. My brother still went to school yesterday although he was sick. (sickness)
_____________________________________________________________________________
5. Although he looks healthy, he has a weak heart. (looking)
_____________________________________________________________________________
6. Despite the fact that Louis is not so rich, he often does charity. (although)
_____________________________________________________________________________
7. In spite of the awful weather, we enjoyed our party last night. (although)
_____________________________________________________________________________
8. She goes shopping every week although she has many clothes. (having)
_____________________________________________________________________________

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