TEACHER: OMAYRA MENDEZ

TEAM WORK
MEMBERS: PIANCHICHE ALBA
QUIÑONEZ CRISTER
QUIÑONEZ LINNER
QUITO ELARY
RAMIREZ LUIS

2021
TEJADA BERTA
MARTINEZ BRITHANY
REYNA INDIRA

THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

(composed of the verb be and the
gerund that is formed by adding
-ing to the end of the verb) is used
to express an action in progress, in
progression or unfinished: The
children are sleeping right now.
 UNIT 8 Movies In this unit, I will learn to . . .
talk about movies.
use the present progressive to talk about things that are happening now.
make and accept invitations.

1I Get Ready

What makes a good movie?

A. Do you know about these movies? Look at the pictures and read their descriptions below.

This is a drama about a man who is

These science fiction movies
kind, but not very smart. He does
are very famous. The story is
lots of great things in his life, but he
about a young boy who fights in
only wants to be with his childhood
a war against evil. This war is
friend and true love, Jenny.
in space and it goes on for
many years.
These fantasy movies tell
the story of a boy with magic
powers. He goes to a
special
school for wizards, makes
good friends, and fights a
strong and evil wizard.

B. Read and circle the correct word for each

sentence.
Ask and answer the question about the movies.
1. The first movie is about a (kind / evil) man.
What is Star Wars about?
2. He does lots of (bad / great) things in his life.

3. The second movie is about a (child / war). It’s about a war in space.

Ask and answer the question about yourself.

4. The third movie is a story about (space / a wizard).
What is your favorite movie?
5. In the third movie, the boy makes good
(friends / movies).

6. The third movie is a (horror / fantasy) movie. My favorite movie is Avatar.

 2I Vocabulary

A. Listen to the audio and read along. Guess the meaning of the words in bold.
My friend Jenna loves movies! On Saturdays, we usually download a movie, and watch it on my tablet.
Sometimes, we go to a theater. We love watching most famous fantasy films, like Star Wars and the
Harry Potter films. We don’t like horror films. They scare us! But, we both like watching a comedy or a
drama.

oad drama famous fantasy horror movie theater video watch

B. Complete the sentences using words from the box.

1. A place to watch movies is a CINEMA or THEATER.

2. An ACTOR is a person in a film.

3. A FAMOUS person is someone that many people know.

4. A DRAMA is a story about real people’s lives.

5. I don’t like going to a movie theater. I like to WATCH videos online.

C. Match the words to their definitions.

1. comedy • • a person in a movie

2. watch • • a recording of a movie

3. actor • • a type of movie that makes you laugh

4. horror • • a type of movie that is not true

5. fantasy • • a scary movie

6. video • • to see a movie or TV program