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The Legend Of Tarzan: An Action Movie Trailer

You are going to watch a trailer for the 2016 movie The Legend Of Tarzan. A movie trailer is a set of short extracts which are shown to advertise a movie. The term “trailer” comes from these short advertisements having originally been shown at the end of a feature film screening. As you watch the trailer, try to answer the three questions below. 1. At the start of the trailer, what information does the man give about his family? 2. What does the villain need the woman to do? Why? 3. At the end of the trailer, what theory does the woman express about men?


The Elements Of Action Movies Read the information about The Elements Of Action Movies below. When you finish reading, work with your partner to decide the correct position for the missing sentences at the bottom of the page.

How to make an action movie

The plots of action movies can be complex or simple but they generally share the same basic elements. Most importantly, the movie needs a hero and a villain. The hero needs to be likable, perhaps unconventional and physically competent. Of course, it also helps if they have the full lips and defined bone structure of a fashion model. (1) In some movies, the heroes and villains are entire groups of people. While this risks confusing the viewers somewhat, it does allow the movie studios to raise their merchandise profits – why include just one superhero when The Avengers had five? (2) This could range from a hero’s innocent loved one to an entire planet of people who are unaware that some villain is about to blow them all up. Speaking of blowing people up, any well-made action movie is going to need explosions. Lots of them. (3) Unless, of course, it’s directed by a more old-school type of director who rejects computer graphics in favour of stunt performers jumping out of burning cars. A good director will also make sure not to blow up the car until the end of a long pursuit. (4) And at the end of it all, let’s not forget the inevitable fight, the archetypical battle of good versus evil. (5) Usually, yes, but that doesn’t stop the audience from biting their nails as well as their popcorn. Where do these sentences go in the text above?

a) Will our hero win? b) Apart from righteous warriors, there also need to be victims to be

saved. c) What would an action movie be without a thrilling chase, whether in

cars, spaceships or through a forest on foot? d) As for the villain, well you’ve guessed it: the more despicable the

better. e) To enable this, it’s also going to need special effects.


Action Movie Crossword Puzzle Work with your partner to find the action movie vocabulary from the reading text to complete the crossword below.

Answers:

across → 4. evil 6. blow up 7. special effects 8. thrilling 9. plot 10. chase

down → 1. loved one 2. despicable 3. old-school 5. stunt


Compound Adjectives For Describing Action Movies

“To tell the truth, I found the movie a little too action-packed towards the end.” Action-packed means filled with action, danger and excitement. Action-packed is a compound adjective. Compound adjectives are adjectives made when two or more adjectives are joined together (usually with a hyphen) to modify, or describe, the same noun. Work with your partner to combine words from Box A with words from Box B to create compound adjectives. Use those compound adjectives to complete the nine sentences about action films below. Don’t forget to join all your compound adjectives with a hyphen. You can use each word only once.

Box A

nail fast action big thought star family mind mind far

Box B

blowing fetched budget friendly biting studded packed boggling paced

provoking

1. To tell the truth, I found the movie a little too action-packed towards the end. There were so many

stunts and explosions that I sort of forgot the basic story. 2. Despite all the explosions and special effects, I found Inception quite __________-__________. It

really made me reflect on where our society is going. 3. The movie was so __________-__________ that I was afraid to blink in case I missed something!

The two hours just flew by. 4. We follow James Bond through various adventures, leading the movie to a __________-

__________ finish which had the whole audience on the edge of their seats. 5. I thought the ending was rather __________-__________ , to be honest. I mean, the car

exploded with the hero inside – how can we believe that he survived?! 6. The special effects in the new Star Wars were absolutely __________-__________ . I’ve never

before seen a movie with such an amazing use of 3D technology. 7. I’m not really a fan of __________-__________ Hollywood productions. They spend all that

money to create something so formulaic and boring. I much prefer small-scale, independent movies.

8. I don’t really care if a movie is __________-__________ or not. Having big-name Hollywood

actors is no guarantee that it’s going to be actually enjoyable. 9. I wanted to see the new Tarantino film, but my 10-year-old brother decided to come to the cinema

too so we needed to choose a more __________-__________ movie. 10. I have to admit that I found the plot completely __________-__________ . There were so many

characters and so many confusing sub-plots that I had no idea what was happening most of the time.


Talking About Action Movies

Use the prompts below to have a brief conversation with your partner about an action movie you’ve seen recently. Choose an action movie you’ve seen recently and talk about as many elements from the chart below as possible.

Here is a list of some popular action movies to help you.

Talking About Action Movies

Use the prompts below to have a brief conversation with your partner about an action movie you’ve seen recently. Choose an action movie you’ve seen recently and talk about as many elements from the chart below as possible.

Here is a list of some popular action movies to help you.


Action Movie Trailer Project Roll the dice one time for each section below to choose four main detail-points for creating your action movie trailer.

Now write a short script for your movie trailer. Your trailer will only last for 30–60 seconds, so the script only need be a short paragraph. Use some of the vocabulary from this lesson. Some important things to decide about the movie you are making a trailer for are…

• Basic plot • Movie title • Famous actors who will star in it


Group name: Action movie title: Movie trailer script:

Here is a sample action movie trailer script to help you. However, do not simply re-write the sample script with different information! Title: Chemical Catastrophe Pete is just an ordinary Chemistry student, excited by things like molecular structure and trips to the library. That is until one day when he accidentally creates a substance with the power to blow up the entire east side of New York City! He tries to hide the deadly chemical, but suddenly the mafia find out about it. They steal it and give it to their secret leader, Henry, the despicable ten-year-old son of the President. Can Pete stop Henry before it’s too late? Andrew Garfield stars as Pete in this mind-blowing adventure. Chemical Catastrophe. Release date, 30th May.


Reality Television Take turns with your partner sharing what you know about the reality TV shows listed below.

Try to share information about all four of the following topic areas:

1. The format of the show

2. Whether Korea has a version of this show

3. People who have become famous from this show

4. Your opinion on this type of show

If you don’t know any of the shows try to imagine the format and objective just from the show’s title. Reality Television Take turns with your partner sharing what you know about the reality TV shows listed below.

Try to share information about all four of the following topic areas:

1. The format of the show

2. Whether Korea has a version of this show

3. People who have become famous from this show

4. Your opinion on this type of show

If you don’t know any of the shows try to imagine the format and objective just from the show’s title.


Adjectives For Describing Reality TV Shows Work with your partner to match the adjectives to their correct definitions below. Definitions: a. _________________ = a show which is full of typical, unoriginal ideas and stereotypes

b. _________________ = a show which is addictive, with a story that catches your attention

c. _________________= a show which is superficial and doesn’t require us to think

d. _________________= a show which looks into a secret world, so that we can understand it better

e. _________________= a show which is boring because it doesn’t contain any strong characteristics

f. _________________= a show which makes us feel inspired, optimistic and even happier

g. _________________= a show which seems artificial, like it has been written by a marketing team

h. _________________= a show which provokes feelings of sadness or sympathy, often making us cry

Adjectives

gripping moving clichéd shallow

insightful bland uplifting contrived


Reality TV Show: First Dates

You are going to watch a short scene from the UK reality TV show First Dates. In the scene you will see a man and a woman on their first date. As you watch answer the four questions below. 1) How does the man react after the woman has explained her medical condition? 2) How does she describe her experience at school? 3) Would she like to meet a man similar to her father? Explain. 4) How does the man react when the woman returns to the table?


The Infamous Paris Robbery Of Reality TV Star Kim Karsdashian

Too real? Paris, October 3rd, 2016. The city is alive for Fashion Week with models, celebrities and onlookers. Kim Kardashian is lying on her hotel bed, about to fall asleep. Reality TV star, wife of the rapper Kanye West and possibly the world’s biggest social media sensation, Kim’s presence in Paris has not gone unnoticed. It’s almost 3am and she has just uploaded a video to Snapchat1 generating the usual online buzz amongst her millions of followers. In doing so, however, she may also have unintentionally revealed that she’s at the hotel alone after her sisters have gone out for some Paris nightlife. She starts to fall asleep but is suddenly awoken by a strange noise. The rest of the story is history, the type of scandal to fill the tabloids for months. One of the world’s most famous women is tied up, gagged and held at gunpoint. A team of robbers manage to escape with €92 million in jewellery and other valuables. In the following weeks and months, there’s a manhunt resulting in the arrest of a team of 16 robbers. There’s also a media frenzy and a highly viewed, tell-all episode of Kim’s reality TV show. On top of this is a debate around several questions. Could the robbery have been a hoax to raise ratings for Kim’s TV show? Does social media make it too easy to track people’s physical movements these days? Are there aspects of people’s private lives which are simply unsuitable for reality TV? Whatever questions have arisen, they haven’t stopped the global obsession with the world’s most watched woman.

1 Snapchat is an image messaging and multimedia mobile application that lets you talk with friends, view ‘Live Stories’ from around the world, and explore news stories 2 € is the symbol for euro or euros, the name of currency in Europe


The Infamous Paris Robbery Of Reality TV Star Kim Karsdashian Crossword Puzzle Work with your partner to find the reality TV and social media vocabulary from the reading text to complete the crossword below.

Answers:

across → 3. hoax 5. gag 7. onlooker 8. buzz

down → 1. tabloids 2. track 3. tell (-) all 6. frenzy


Reality TV Show: Keeping Up With The Kardashians Keeping Up With The Kardashians is a reality TV series which shows the daily lives of Kim Kardashian, her sisters and their mother. The series debuted in 2007, and is still running.

You are going to watch a clip from the show in which Kim describes her memories of the Paris robbery to her sisters. As you watch answer the four questions below. 1. When nobody answered Kim’s ‘Hello?’, how did she feel?

2. Kim saw two men outside her bedroom. What were they doing and wearing?

3. What problem did she have when she started using her phone?

4. What role did the concierge have during the robbery?


Informal Expressions For Agreeing/Disagreeing Work with your partner to organize the nine expressions for agreeing/disagreeing below by categorizing them according to the level of agreement they express.

Expressions For Agreeing & Disagreeing

Level Of Agreement

‘I agree’ ‘I’m not 100% decided’ ‘I disagree’

That’s just plain wrong. Undoubtedly. It all depends. Come off it! No way!

That’s a tricky one. That’s a good point. I’d go along with that. I agree up to a point.


Reality TV Debate Card


Social Media Debate Card


Adjectives To Describe Common Feelings In A Relationship The letter grid below contains eight words which are adjectives to describe common feelings in a relationship (positive and negative). With your partner use the clues at the bottom of the page to help you find each word. The words go up, down, forwards and backwards.

1. ____________ = optimistic; when you feel positive about the future

2. ____________ = when you feel irritated because you can’t change a situation

3. ____________ = enthusiastic; when your heart is beating very fast, perhaps because you’re

going on a date with an interesting person

4. ____________ = when you feel angry with somebody and now you want to take revenge on that person

5. ____________ = when you feel a little obsessed with a person and can’t stop thinking about them

(e.g. when a teenager has a crush on their favourite popstar)

6. ____________ = when you feel very sad, maybe because your partner has dumped you and now your relationship is finished

7. ____________ = when you believe that you can completely depend on another person

8. ____________ = when you feel angry and sad, perhaps because your partner has cheated on you (this word is also the opposite of ‘sweet’)


Common Expressions For Talking About Relationships All the bold phrases on the Adjectives To Describe Common Feelings In A Relationship Worksheet are common expressions for talking about relationships. Work with your partner to match the five Common Expressions For Talking About Relationships to their correct definition below. Use the Adjectives To Describe Common Feelings In A Relationship Worksheet to help you. Expression Definition

1. To go on a date with somebody

2. To take revenge on somebody

3. To have a crush on somebody

4. To dump somebody

5. To cheat on somebody

Definitions:

A. To tell your partner that you want to finish the relationship B. To be in a relationship with somebody but having a secret affair with a different person C. To do something bad to a person because in the past he/she did something bad to you D. To have a romantic meeting with somebody (e.g. going to the cinema or a restaurant) E. To find somebody very attractive and dream about having him/her as your partner


Dating Apps: For Better Or For Worse Read the text below that describes the experience of online dating apps. Then work with your partner to answer the four questions at the bottom of the page. (There are ten words missing from the text, you will fill them in later.)

Dating Apps: For Better Or For Worse As a little girl, I had many ideas about how I was going to meet the man of my _________ (1). I imagined chatting to a handsome new neighbour or meeting a charming new doctor. What I didn’t imagine was swiping right on

a photo in cyberspace. What would Emily Bronte think of 21st century romance? I’ve met various men from dating apps. There was Steve, who was friendly and funny but we had no ___________ (2) together. There was Rob who was totally gorgeous but had zero personality. There was also Jeff who I suspected was married and just wanted to cheat on his wife! And most recently, there was Leo. When I first saw Leo’s dating profile, I knew I was going to like him. He was exactly my type: tall, dark and handsome with a good _______ of humour (3) and an optimistic attitude. After a few flirtatious messages, I gathered up the courage to ask him _________ (4) to see a movie. And for once reality lived _______ to my expectations (5). Our first date quickly led to a second, then a third. I tried to tell myself not to get too hopeful but what could I do when he seemed so perfect? Perfect he remained for a full nine days. There were flowers, romantic dinners and goodnight kisses. And then came the message that nobody ever wants to get. The one that says: ‘It’s not you, it’s _____ (6).’ The one that very politely explains that: ‘I broke ______ with (7) my girlfriend a month ago but I think I’m still in love with her. We’ve decided to get ______ together (8).’ It seems that Leo was too good to be _______ (9) after all. Despite it all, I haven’t lost faith in dating apps. I don’t know if it will help me find the love of my ________ (10) but at least I can have fun trying.

1. How does the writer’s dating life compare to her childhood expectations?

2. How did she meet Leo?

3. Is Leo now her boyfriend? Explain.

4. What is her conclusion about dating apps?


Her: Romance Movie Trailer

You are going to watch the trailer for a romance movie called Her. Listen carefully and answer the four questions below.

1. What information did the computer discover in the man’s emails?

2. What does the computer want from her relationship with the man?

3. What accusation does the man’s ex-wife make when he tells her about his new relationship?

4. What does the man’s friend say about joy?


Talking About R

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any of the stages in the diagram as possible.


Online Chat Example Card


Dating App Profiles Card With your partner choose two characters from the profiles below that you think would make an interesting combination.

Name: Tom Age: 22

Appearance: Tall, brown eyes, black hair

Body type: Slim Interests: Football, going to the pub

with friends

Ideal first date: Going to a football match, then burgers and beers

Ideal partner: Tall, funny, intelligent, blonde

Can’t stand: Dancing

Name: Irene Age: 27

Appearance: Very tall, brown eyes, brown hair

Body type: Curvy and athletic Interests: Football, pop music,

fashion

Ideal first date: Food and drinks at home

Ideal partner: Red hair, interested in football and TV

Can’t stand: Rock music

Name: Don Age: 26

Appearance: Really tall, brown eyes, black/greyish hair

Body type: Well-built and athletic Interests: Opera, Poetry, Latin music

Ideal first date: Cocktails, then dancing

Ideal partner: Curvy body type, younger than him, funny

Can’t stand: Football

Name: Sandra Age: 25

Appearance: Medium height, blue eyes, blonde hair, works as a model

Body type: Slim and athletic Interests: Yoga, Philosophy, Long

walks

Ideal first date: Cooking a vegetarian meal together

Ideal partner: Athletic, serious, very intelligent

Can’t stand: The pub

Name: Stephen Age: 18

Appearance: Medium height, blue eyes, red hair

Body type: Stocky Interests: TV series, rock music,

skateboarding Ideal first date: Netflix and pizza

Ideal partner: Good sense of humour, interested in music, not an intellectual

Can’t stand: Sports

Name: Carla Age: 19

Appearance: Medium-height, brown eyes, black hair

Body type: Curvy Interests: Literature, salsa dancing,

football

Ideal first date: Beer and pizza in the local pub

Ideal partner: Good sense of humour, very attractive, sporty

Can’t stand: Tall men

Now write an online chat between the two characters you chose. Imagine more information about the two characters’ personalities. Use the language and expressions from the lesson in your chat. Role play your chat by taking turns writing what each character says. When you finish, practice reading your chat out loud.


Online Chat Template Card

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