F ci a a g age: ie a d TV

Q a La a c : a ab
Ma ch he beginning and ending of he e ion abo
mo ie and TV e ie .
It's about...
What's it come out?
a bo who has magic powers / a famil who get
Who is it set?
shipwrecked / this* spaceship that is looking for new
What genre 's in it? planets
Where in the end? The main character is...
When did it about? a detective / a chemistr teacher / a brilliant scientist
What happens is it? It stars...
George Cloone / Samuel L Jackson / Jennifer Lawrence
(Leonardo diCaprio) pla s (a gu called Jack)
S a : ac c It was directed b ...
Yo a e going o p ac i e a king and an e ing he e ion . Stephen Spielberg / Pedro Almodovar / Federico Fellini

Work in groups of three or four. It's set / takes place... in / at / during...

One person should think of a movie or TV series. (Use the American Civil War / modern-da London / China
our own ideas or use the supplementar in the Ming d nast
set of movie cards.) It came out...
Don't tell the other members of the group the name - this ear / about ve ears ago / ages ago
the have to guess. It's based on...
The should use the questions in the e ercise above. a true stor / a book / an old legend
The can ask e tra questions - the must be es/no
questions. Basicall , what happens is...

The best bit is...

Ta ab a TV the car chase / when she nds out that he has been l ing
Tell he o he membe of o g o p abo a mo ie o TV The ending is...
e ie ha o ha e een. (The mo ie o e ie doe n' ha e reall sad / completel une pected / a bit disappointing
o be in Engli h.) What / The thing I like about it is...
U e he Lang age Refe ence bo oppo i e and he p omp the dialogue / the wa the main character never gives up
belo o help decide ha o a . One thing that I didn't like / isn't so good is...
When o ha e ni hed alking, he o he can a k follo - p the ending / that the plot is too complicated /that it's a
e ion . bit predictable

1. It's called...
I'd de nitel recommend it.
2. It's a .... movie (genre)
You reall must see it.
3. It's about...
I wouldn't reall recommend it.
4. The main character is...
5. ____________ (actor) pla s ______________ (role)
Note:
6. It's set...
We often use present tenses to sa what happens in
7. It came out...
stories.
8. It's based on...
We normall use past tenses to give details about when,
9. Basicall , what happens is...
where and how movies were made.
10. The best bit is / was...
11. The ending is...
*In conversation, we sometimes use this / these instead
12. What I like about it is...
of a(n) / some to refer to characters and other elements
13. One thing that I didn't like / wasn't so good is...
of stories: this gu / this cit / this planet / this alien /
14. I'd reall / I wouldn't reall recommend it.
these gangsters

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