Suri Unit 8
Suri Unit 8
UNIT 8: FILMS
A. TỪ VỰNG:
1. animation (n) /'ænɪˈmeɪʃən/: phim hoạt hoạ
2. critic (n) /'krɪtɪk/: nhà phê bình
3. direct (v) /dɪˈrekt/: làm đạo diễn (phim, kịch...)
4. disaster (n) /dɪˈzɑːstə/: thảm hoạ, tai hoạ
5. documentary (n) /,dɒkjə'mentri/: phim tài liệu
6. entertaining (adj) /,entə'teɪnɪŋ/: thú vị, làm vui lòng vừa ý
7. gripping (adj) /'ɡrɪpɪŋ/: hấp dẫn, thú vị
8. hilarious (adj) /hɪˈleəriəs/: vui nhộn, hài hước
9. horror film (n) /'hɒrə fɪlm /: phim kinh dị
10. must-see (n) /'mʌst si:/: bộ phim hấp dẫn cần xem
11. poster (n) /'pəʊstə/: áp phích quảng cáo
12. recommend (v) /,rekə'mend /: giới thiệu, tiến cử
13. review (n) /rɪˈvju:/: bài phê bình
14. scary (adj) /:skeəri/: làm sợ hãi, rùng rợn
15. science fiction (sci-fi) (n) /saɪəns fɪkʃən/: phim khoa học viễn tưởng
16. star (v) /stɑː/: đóng vai chính
17. survey (n) /'sɜːveɪ/: cuộc khảo sát
18. thriller (n) /'θrɪlə /: phim kinh dị, giật gân
19. violent (adj) /'vaɪələnt/: có nhiều cảnh bạo lực
B. NGỮ PHÁP:
I. CÁCH SỬ DỤNG " ALTHOUGH, DESPITE, IN SPITE OF
Chúng ta sử dụng although, despite, in spite of để thể hiện sự tương phản giữa hai
hành động (hai mẩu thông tin) trong cùng một câu.
Chúng ta sử dụng although trước một mệnh đề và despite, in spite of trước một danh từ
(noun) hoặc cụm danh từ (noun phrase).
1. Although (dù, mặc dù, cho dù)
Although + S + verb
Ví dụ:
- Although the home team lost, they played very well.
(Mặc dù đội nhà đã thua, họ chơi khá tốt.)
- Although he is so young, he performs excellently.
(Mặc dù cậu ấy quá trẻ, cậu ấy biểu diễn xuất sắc.)
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C. BÀI TẬP:
❶. PHONETICS
I. Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of
the others in each group.
1. A. ended B. loved C. cleaned D. bored
2. A. way B. station C. pavement D. traffic
3. A. seatbelt B. enter C. obey D. present
4. A. cooked B. clicked C. talked D. naked
5. A needed B. developed C. wanted D. included
6. A. loved B. liked C. wished D. gripped
7. A. safely B. pavement C. animation D. female
8. A. bored B. amazed C. excited D. enjoyed
9. A. filled B. opened C. played D. wanted
10. A. ended B. shocked C. laughed D. missed
11. A. recommend B. seatbelt C. vehicle D. investigate
12. A. performed B. approached C. advertised D. murdered
13. A. illegal B. sign C. critic D. direct
14. A. terrified B. entertained C. produced D. engaged
15. A. talked B. needed C. cooked D. booked
16. A. played B. closed C. filled D. needed
17. A. frightened B. amazed C. disappointed D. terrified
18. A. thread B. beam C. breath D. stead
19. A. parade B. waste C. later D. gravy
20. A. naked B. cooked C. booked D. walked
21. A. ahead B. bread C. pleasant D. seat-belt
22. A. ways B. days C. says D. stays
23. A. obey B. key C. grey D. survey
24. A. stayed B. washed C. filled D. annoyed
25. A. embarrassed B. crowded C. excited D. divided
26. A. ahead B. instead C. seat-belt D. bread
27. A. left B. centre C. enter D. frighten
28. A. traffic B. plane C. station D. pavement
29. A. washed B. needed C. danced D. matched
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II. Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is placed differently from that of
the other in each group.
1. A. silent B. noisy C. pretty D. polite
2. A. station B. season C. police D. sandal
3. A. agree B. hurry C. enter D. visit
4. A. fasten B. describe C. listen D. hover
5. A. degree B. student C. funny D. widen
6. A. traffic B .dancer C. cycling D. balloon
7. A. central B. gripping C. complete D. boring
8. A. obey B. enter C. answer D. listen
9. A. station B. healthy C. safety D. alone
10. A. tidy B. compete C. extend D. mistake
11. A. campaign B. expand C. survey D. respect
12. A. gradual B. technique C. ethnic D. province
13. A. disappointed B. competition C. representative D. participate
14. A. complete B. worksheet C. explain D. observe
15. A. traditional B. entertainment C. activity D. variety
❷. MULTIPLE CHOICE
Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
1. I am very interested __________learning English.
A. to B. in C. at D. for
2. In the party last night, she looked __________in a red dress.
A. love B. lovely C. loving D. lovelily
3. Is Minh __________with the final semester’s result?
A. satisfy B. satisfied C. satisfying D. be satisfying
4. The ending of the film is __________All audiences are very sad.
A. disappointed B. satisfying C. disappointing D. satisfied
5. This is a __________film and it makes me cry a lot.
A. funny B. moving C. comedy D. excited
6. __________he is a CEO and earns a lot of money, he is very mean.
A. Because B. Although C. Despite D. Because of
7. This is a(n) __________on real life during wars in Vietnam in 1945.
A. horror film B. sci-fi C. comedy D. documentary
8. He __________the Oscar Prize as the best actress this year.
A. wins B. acts C. performs D. directs
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26. Mr. Beans Holiday is a__________ film - I was laughing from beginning to end.
A. hilarious B. violent C. scary D. moving
27. We are really__________ about going to the cinema tonight.
A. excited B. interested C. amused D. pleased
28. The film was so__________. However, my father saw it from beginning to end.
A. interesting B. exciting C. boring D. fascinating
29. We found the plot of the film __________.
A. bored B. boring C. interested D. acting
30. The cinema changed completely at__________ end of__________1920s.
A. an – the B. the - a C. a - the D. the - the
31. I enjoyed the film on TV yesterday evening__________ nobody in my family liked it.
A. although B. yet C. in spite of D. so
32. Last night, I didn’t go to bed early__________ being very tired.
A. despite of B. in spite of C. although D. because
33. I __________ thrillers to action films.
A. like B. prefer C. would rather D. enjoy
34. We like the film very much. The__________ are unforgettable and the plot is gripping.
A. characters B. acting C. style D. action
35. A__________ is a film that tries to make audiences laugh.
A. Horror B. sci-fi C. comedy D. documentary
36. A film in which strange and frightening things happen is called a/an__________.
A. thriller B. comedy C. drama D. animation
37. Not many people went to see the film;__________, it received good reviews from
critics.
A. however B. despite C. but D. although
38.__________he spent much money on the film, it wasn’t a big success.
A. Even B. But C. Although D. Despite
39. Trung finds horror films really__________.
A. disgust B. disgusts C. disgusting D. disgusted
40.__________they spent a lot of money on the film, it wasn’t a big success.
A. However B. Nevertheless C. When D. Although
41. We didn’t find it funny__________ it was a comedy.
A. in spite of B. despite C. although D. but
42. In Titanic, it__________ LeonardoDi Caprio as Jack Dawson, a poor artist.
A. directs B. shows C. acts D. stars
43. The end of the film was so__________ that many people cried.
A. shocking B. moving C. exciting D. boring
44. I went to the cinema with my friends yesterday__________ feeling very tired.
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❸. WORD FORMS
Give the correct form of the word given to complete the sentences.
1. It’s bad for young kids to see _______________on TV. (violent)
2. This is a _______________story, you shouldn’t read it alone. (frighten)
3. Titanic is a _______________movie. It has a sad ending and everyone cries watching
it. (move)
4. Paul Walker has won Oscar for the best ____________. (act)
5. This girl sings _______________although she is a ____________. (bad/sing)
6. This film made a strong____________ on me. (impress)
7. Have you ever seen this comedy? It’s really____________. (fun)
8. The film was____________ though they spent millions of dollars making it.
(succeed)
9. I love action films. The/re very____________. (excite)
10. Big Ben Down is about a group of____________ who take control of Big Ben. (terror)
11. We were____________ with the service at the cinema. Everything was terrible. (satisfy)
12. There are always cowboys in a____________. (west)
13. The film is a big____________. It is boring from beginning to end. (disappoint)
14. A drama is a play in a theatre or on television or radio, or plays
and____________ generally. (act)
15. The film is about two hijackers who ____________ to blow up the plane. (threat)
16. Horror films____________ my younger sister. (terrible)
17. I don’t think it is good for young kids to see____________ on TV. (violent)
18. We are going to the cinema to see an____________ film. (amazed)
19. Although Titanic is a ____________ film, it has a sad ending. (romance)
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❹. VERB FORM
I. Write the correct tense or form of verbs in bracket.
1. What is the best horror movie you _____________________ (see) so far?
2. Tom Hanks ______________ (win) an Oscar for playing Forrest Gump in 1994.
3. I ________________ (watch) a very interesting Korean drama at present.
4. Kong – Skull Island ________________ (direct) by Jordan Vogt – Roberts.
5. The film was a commercial success although it _____________ (not receive) good
reviews from critics.
6. _______________ (your brother/ usually/ watch) movies at home or the cinema?
7. What _______________ (you/ do) tomorrow night?
8. Joanna _______________ (not be) to the cinema since November.
9. The last film I _______________ (see) at the cinema was an action film called Fast
and Furious.
10. Clint Eastwood became one of the most respected directors, in spite of
_______________ (be) known for his western.
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12. My parents like (live) _______________ in the countryside .I think they (move)
_______________to our home town next year.
13. They (give) _______________a party next week. They have arranged everything for it.
14. I (see) _______________ a film this Sunday evening. (you/go) _______________with
me?
15. I enjoy (fish) _______________ because it (be) _______________ relaxing.
III. Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.
Minh's hobby is singing. She (1) singing very much. When her brother
(2) a karaoke set last month, Minh was so glad that she could (3)
every day after dinner. She likes to sing only English songs.
In fact, she has already sung all the songs found (4) the karaoke discs. Minh is
singing in the karaoke (5) organized by the RC Center this
Saturday. Her family is going there to support her.
1. A. invented B. enjoys C. thinks D. hates
2. A. sings B. discovered C. bought D. made
3. A. sings B. sing C. sung D. singing
4. A. of B. about C. under D. on
5. A. competition B. battle C. company D. institution
❺. CORRECTION:
I. Choose the underlined word or phrase (marked A, B, C or D) in each sentence
that needs correcting.
1. There are many action scenes in this film, so he finds it so gripped and attracting.
A B C D
2. They produced the film very well, and it was based in a real story in many years.
A B C D
3. She likes the open of the film because it is very impressive.
A B C D
4.Although the main characters in that film aren't famous, but their performance
A B C D
is very good.
5. Despite of the heavy traffic, she still went to the film company in time yesterday.
A B C D
6. In spite of awarded a lot prizes in his acting career, he tries to challenge himself
A B C
to achieve more success.
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7. The director thought the film would make success when it was shown.
A B
Therefore, it didn't attract audiences a lot.
C D
8. When you see signs along the road such as a " Left turning only", you must obey them
A B C D
9. They were annoying at the young actor's bad attitude behind the scene.
A B C D
10. My parents have an intention of travelling in Japan on the middle of November.
A B C D
II. There is one mistake in each sentence. Underline and correct the mistake.
Sentences Correction
1. You should to obey the rules in the cinema by turning off your ___________
mobile phone.
2. Her teaching method is amazed. All the students like it. ___________
3. Because there was an accident, everyone was fine. ___________
4. What about go to the park on foot? - It is a good idea. ___________
5. She performed well in this film. She received a lots of good
comment from critics. ___________
6. “When will you decide to get married with? - “With my boyfriend,
Huy” ___________
7. Despite the weather was bad, we had a good time. ___________
8. I’d like to tell you some funny stories. But, I know you are busy ___________
9. She got the highest score in her class although her illness. ___________
10.“How do you go to school?” - “In abuses” ___________
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❻. READING
I. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in
the following passage.
explain should their consisted been
way any now when plenty
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 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.
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The special effects in A Kid in King Arthur’s Court are very good. Michael Gottlieb
is a great director and the actors’ performances are good. The film is funny and (10)
__________. It’s a comedy, a drama, and an action film all in one.
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IV. Read the passage and fill in the blank with a missing word.
There are (1) __________ types of films: comedy, romance, science fiction,
romance, documentary, horror, action, ect. In those kinds, my favorite one is romantic,
such (2)__________.Titanic, The Notebook, Notting Hill, ect. They give us a
meaningful lesson about life and love. Sometimes they are moving and make me (3)
__________a lot. I am also keen (4) __________documentaries. They give me such an
interesting (5)__________ .
1. A. few B. a few C. one D. various
2. A. as B. example C. for D. on
3. A. laugh B. smile C. bore D. cry
4. A. in B. on C. with D. about
5. A. games B. knowledge C. song D. meal
V. Read the passage. Decide whether the statements are True (T) or False (F) then
answer the questions.
My favorite movie is cartoon “Tom and Jerry”. Tom is a cat with blue and white
color. He keeps the house for a normal family and has a very free life. His job is chasing
Jerry day by day. Jerry is a brown house mouse. He usually lives in the deep cave
behind the wall. Although they hate each other so much and always find ways to hurt
the opponent but when Tom or Jerry falls into really dangerous situations, then both
become another savior. The film is an endless confrontation between Tom and Jerry,
bring plenty of laughter for the audiences. I love this film because when I watch it I feel
very glad, feeling like returned to my childhood.
A. True/ False statements
1. Jerry is very scared of Tom. .......................
2. They sometimes help each other in a hard situation. .......................
3. Tom is a black and white cat. .......................
4. Tom and Jerry is a moving one. .......................
5. People often laugh when they watch this cartoon. .......................
B. Answer the questions:
1. What’s Tom’s color?
...........................................................................................................................
2. Does Tom usually live in a cage?
...........................................................................................................................
3. When will they help each other?
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...........................................................................................................................
4. How do the audiences feel when they watch “Tom and Jerry”?
...........................................................................................................................
5. Why does the writer love “Tom and Jerry”?
...........................................................................................................................
❼. WRITING
I. Rewrite each sentence or question so it has the same meaning
1. Although Tom was a poor student, he studied very well.
ðIn spite of_______________________________________________________
2. Mary could not go to school because she was sick.
ðBecause of _____________________________________________________
3. Although the weather was bad, she went to school on time.
ðDespite_________________________________________________________
4. My mother told me to go to school although I was sick.
ð In spite of______________________________________________________
5. Because there was a big storm, I stayed at home.
ð Because of_____________________________________________________
6. Tom was admitted to the university although his grades were bad.
ð Despite________________________________________________________
7. Although she has a physical handicap, she has become a successful woman.
ð Despite________________________________________________________
8. In spite of his good salary, Tom gave up his job.
ðAlthough_______________________________________________________
9. Though he had not finished the paper, he went to sleep.
ð In spite of______________________________________________________
10. In spite of the high prices, my daughter insists on going to the movies.
ðEven though ______________________________________________
II. Make one sentence from two. Use the word(s) in brackets in your sentences.
1. I couldn’t sleep. I was very tired.(despite)
____________________________________________________________
2. They have very little money. They are happy. (in spite of)
____________________________________________________________
3. My foot was injured. I managed to walk to the nearest village. (although)
____________________________________________________________
4. I enjoyed the film. The story was silly.(in spite of)
____________________________________________________________
5. We live in the same street. We hardly ever see each other.(despite)
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____________________________________________________________
6. I got very wet in the rain. I was only out for five minutes. (even though)
____________________________________________________________
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