Skill Builders: Speaking – That's Entertainment Upper-Intermediate

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THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT Discuss or debate the questions below. Remember to support your answers!

What is "entertainment?" Please define the word, and give examples.

What is your favorite movie? How about your favorite TV show? Why?

Which movie has had either the greatest impact on your life or has impressed you the most? Why do you think so?

What genre of movies and TV shows do you tend to watch the most? How about the least? Please explain.

Describe the plot and characters of your favorite movie or TV show.

Could you live without ever seeing another movie again? Why/not?

Could you live without a TV? Why/not?

If you could act alongside your favorite actor or actress in a movie, would you want to? Why/not?

Would the world be a better place without TVs and movie theaters? Why/not?

If you could have had a role in your favorite movie, would you have wanted a small part or a big part? Why?

You've been given the amazing opportunity to create a new TV show. What will it be about? Who will act in it? Please explain.

If you were stranded on a desert island and could choose one video to watch again and again, what would you choose? Please explain your decision.

Can you think of any TV shows or movies that are sheer torture to watch? Which ones?

The TV has been called the "idiot box" and the "boob tube." Why do you think so? Is it a fair idiom?

Should TV be primarily used for entertainment or for education? Why do you think so?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of watching TV? Why do you think so?

What will entertainment be like in the future?

Do you wish that you watched TV less often? Why/not?

Have TV shows and movies made people stupid? Why do you think so?

Do you think the TV and film industry has some responsibility to produce educational programs and movies? Why/not?