wl - Going to ‘ the Movies 1 Complete the sentences with words or expressions from the box. abunch of Frankly can’tstand It’s my treat ‘ve heard 1. There are __ good new comedies on Netelips, | can’t decide which ane to watch, 2. —______ the new Leanarda DiCaprio movie ie fantastle. Have you cen It yet? have twa tickets for the 10:00 show. Wauld you like to go? The Wolf af Wal Street? horror movies. | watch movies to relax—nat ta be frightened, I'm toortired for a three-hour epi! 2 Answer the questions about your own movie preferences. 1. What actor or actress are you a big fan af? 2. What movie genres are you usually in the mond for? ‘ 3. What was the last movie you saw In a theater? — ¢ 4, What was the last movie you watched at hame? 3 Complete the pasting fram an online movie message board, Use since or for, hone pee Comments: I've been an ection film lan ______20 years, | yeas 10-years ld | haven't seen @ good one ‘a very long lime. Last night | saw the movie rary ens, and it was terrible, | watched it for about an hour, but then | had to turn It off. | Kept falling asleep! It was the worst action film I’ve soen 7 — 1997, when | saw Another elanet Earth. 19 my opinion, there sll haven't boon any good action films ___ Avatar in 2009. What a disappointment! Gong tetheMeneeuNT2 214 Look at the pictures, Then complete the canversation, Patty: Hl, Rosemary. Sorry I'm late, Have you been here long? For about twenty minutes. What happened? Iran to catch it but it pulled away. And becouseit was raining. So, Hwent back home to get my car, Then —_____. Finally got here, but, took me about ten minutes before | found one! Rosemary: Well, you're here now. Let's ga see the moviel =) 5 match each movie genre with the correct description, Write the letter on the line. 1, ___feature fast-paced, exciting, and dangerous situations a. dramas 2, ——are drawn by hand ar created on a computer bb. documentaries 3, —— tell a story with singing and dancing. . sclence-fiction tims 4, ——aive us information about real people and things ed action films 5 usually take place in the future ‘e. animated films 6. make us smile and laugh 1. musicals 7, focus on characters’ problems and emotions g. comedies 6 _ Read the newspaper movie listings. Write the genre that best describes each movie. Essex Times Elfen th nina Seah | pom yeas | Maan RS od a seat, Dont miss this exciting | You'll laugh so hard you might | Jost mother, Her search takes tdrentue! But Jon ring the | fll ut of your sat Peis eee Kida little too violent, Plara Cinema: 4:00, 6:00, 6:00 } sad and touching, Based on a Eidgewosd Theater: 8, e158, true story. toto. Castle Theater 400, 6:15, 6:80 Genres Genres ______ Genre: 12 uz“ [issson 9 10 Read the online movie reviews. Then complete the chart. Write the genre and choose two adjectives from the box te describe each movie, Circle “thumbs up” if the reviewer recommends the mavie or “thumbs down” if he or she doesn’t recommend It. boring hilarious Cd Fim Est Unks Teolt Mey Chat unforgettable violent weird uNT2 4 | vas veally looking forwerd to ths: Martans take ever city inthe year 2030.1 AQ i usually lve these kinds of 4 movles, but The Alan! is just too strange for words | sons. was downright | stupid Kris Baker DAD'S BACK! In Dac Bact borane fis himsaf and his real | ari for aioe month. tt 4 sounds boring, but youll be | Surptsed at haw entertaining | themaveis. | strongly | rocarnmand tis to | | anyone looking fora good J) tous. —Mory19 This is going tobvew blockbuster it! The acting ‘as tei A tle too much jE killing for me, butt vresstil great movie. wan't forget ‘this move fr atong time! —Aayoor § Avflm about aller monster ls caryand axcting ight? Not this one twas no Interesting at all Almost ‘everyone gets killed and stil | couldn't stay awake! Iidratherhave stayed home ani read a book, Yasir Qoune Movie title Genre The Alien! Adjectives Reviewer's opinion Search for the Last kingdom Dad's Back! Cele Don't Seream Now be od | |48 4d eYN 11 Complete the conversation. Write the letter on the line. A: Hi, Janelle, Seen any good movies recent? a It vas terrific. It might be the funniest film Ive seen this year. A: Ploy Time? What kind of movie Is that? b. Wsacomedy, & €. Definitely. | highly recommend it. di. Yeah, | just sawr Play Time at the Art Cinema, ©. It's about some high school kids who dan't A: Well, vrhat is it about? BS want to graduate Az That doesn't sound very funny. Was itany good? 4, | stars Wilson Grant—he was really hilarious, B: A: The funniest? Wow! Who was in i? B As Sayou think! would Ike It? 12. CHALLENGE. write your own review about a movie you've seen. Use the reviews in Exerelse 10 for support. In your review, answer the following questions: What kind of movie was i€? Who was in it? What wat it about? Was it funny? Romantic? Thought-provoking? Would you recommend it? en APIO eet Pt tri. [csson ff 13 Read the article Can Violent Movies or T¥ Programs Harm Children? on page 30 in the Stuclent’s Book i. *gain. Then read each statement and check true or false, according to the information in the article. eee true fabe 1. It’s OK forcchildren to watch violene@ in animated TY shows and movies. 2. Children who watch a lot of fighting and killing on TY are more likely to act violently as adults, 3. Eight is a safe age for children to start watching violent movies and TV shows 4, Violence is normal, sa-children should be exposed to it, 5. Children should learn that there are consequences fer doing bad things. 6. Parents should watch and discuss violent TV programs with their very young children, oooo0 oO oooo oO Bong tothe Movies UNIT2 1514 Read the online blog post, Then answer the questions. How can | protect my kids from media violence? ‘08 APR 2014 10:05 PM ‘COMMENT ‘The forecast is for rain all weekend, 50 | thought Id rent some movies. for the kids to watch, When we looked at the movie list on the television, my nine-year-old son clicked on the new release section, Every movie he picked had a gun or an explosion in the picture. My six-year-old wanted a movie based on one of his favorite toys. He begged me to rent it. “Please, Dad. | have the toys. Why can't | see the movie? But this movie is not for children. According to the reviews I've read, i's very seary and pretty blood). We decided to rent.a popular animated film | found in the farnily’ section, but even that had fighting in it, And the violent scenes were also silly andl funny. Frankly, | think that's sending kids a bad message, | was 80: upset that | decided te do some research on children and media violence. Did you know that between the ages of four and eighteen, ‘the average child sees 200,000 acts of violence an TV and other mecia— including 40,000 murders? Also, 60 to 90% of the most popular video ‘games have violent subject matter, Another study found that 61% of television programs show some violence, and 43% of these violent scenes are used to make people laugh! Why can't the entertainment industry make kids’ movies.and TV shows: that are actually appropriate for kids? And when will they stop selling toys based on violent movies and video games that young children should not see or play? Maybe next time it rains, I'l take my kids to the library instead! 1, What is james Fs nine-yearrold son Interested in? 2. What does his sinyearold wantto see? 3, What does james F rent? 4, Why isthe upset? 5. What does he think the entertainment industry should do? 6. Do you agree with James F2? Explain your answer, 15 Complete the statements, according to the blog post in Exercise 14, Circle the letter. 1. Between the ages af four and eighteen, the average child sees __ on TW and in-other media, a, 40,000 television programs by 200,000murders ¢, 40,000 murders 2, ___of all T¥ shows contain violent scenes. a. More than half b, Halt Less than halt 3, Violence on TV Is often meant to beseen as a. unforgettable b. funny scary 16 UNIT2PRG A Read the sentence in column A, Then decide if the sentence in column B is true or false. A B true false 1. She's been ving in Milan For two years She still lives in Kalan. o oC 2. He's lived in Quito since 2011 Hedossn'tliveinQuitonow, = "ve climbed nat, sorak lamcimbing Mt.Soraknaw, = 4, How long have you been reading that book? You are stil reading thebook, > 5, She's written a review of the new movie She's finished writing the eview, QO 6. We've been waiting to see Gravity. ‘Wo've alweady seen Gravity. o oC B Thinkof three activities that you enjay. When did you start? Far each activity, write one present perfect sentence and one present perfect continuous sentence, Use for or since, | ese pin free ear or ben nthe efor he yo a I AP OOD PO oP Bn, C Complete each statement with the present perfect continuous. Ms ely goings ene tage movi 2. jimmy —$_ me DYDs to watch on the weekends, D Complete the sentences. Circle the correct words. 1. [prefer f would rather} seea silly movie than a 5. Would you (prefer / eather) sit in the 3. We (prefer / would rather) to order tickets anline. water. 7. Oscar (prefers / would rather) not go to J. She would (like f rather) to wateh a romantic - ee a the movies tonight comedy. Gong tothe Mevies UNT 2 1718 B_ Why do some people think violence in movies is harmful? Why do others think it Look at the answers, Write questions with liké, prefer aF would Cather, There is more than ane correct answer. fa: es B: Adama. fm not that big on mu: 2m B: Popcorn, please, I don’t eat candy. B: Definitely a movie. Plays areine, but I realy love movies. Saturday works for me. I'm busy on Sunday. B:_'m not im the mood for Chinese food. What about Mexican? It doesn’t matter to me, You choose, Wasa A Write a topic sentence for the following paragraph. Topic sentence: People don’t imitate the behavior they see in mavies, Would you try jumping from the roof of one tall building to another because you saw it in an action film? We five in a violent world. jst open any newspaper—or history book, What happens in real life ismoce violent than whet happens in movies, and violence is not new. Violent entertainment has beer around for along time, Think abour the gladiators in ancient Rome, sn't? Complete the chart with people’s opinions. Look at Exercise A above and the article on page 30.of the Student’s Book for ideas. Violence in movies jd Harmful Not harmful Can make children more aggressive © Ona separate sheet of paper, write two paragraphs of thre ta five sentences each with details about the following topics. Then write and add a topic sentence for each paragraph. Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 The best mavie you ever saw and why you liked it. The worst mavie yau ever saw and why you ‘couldn't stand it unir2