TEACHER’S NOTES

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Film Vocabulary Dominoes

Activity Type Introduction

Reading and matching In this film and cinema vocabulary game, students play dominoes
activity, group work by matching film-related words with their definitions.

Procedure
Focus
Divide the students into groups of three.
Film and cinema
vocabulary
Give each group a set of dominoes.

Ask the students to shuffle the dominoes and deal out five each,
Aim
leaving the rest in a pile face down.
To play a game of
dominoes by matching Tell the students to turn over the top domino from the pile and
film-related words with place it face up on the table.
their definitions.
The first player then puts a domino down either before or after
the domino on the table, making sure their film-related word or
Preparation definition matches with the first domino.
Make one copy of the
The player then reads the word and definition to the group for
dominoes for each group
confirmation.
of three and cut as
indicated.
If the word and definition don't match, the player must take back
the domino.
Level
Play then passes to the next student and so on.
Intermediate (B1)
If a player cannot put down one of their dominoes, they take a
domino from the top of the pile and put it down if they can.
Time
20 minutes If there are no dominoes left in the pile, play passes to the next
student.

The first player to get rid of all their dominoes wins the game.

The other players should continue to put down their dominoes, as

when all the dominoes have been matched they form a loop. If a
loop is not formed, then the students haven't matched the words
and definitions correctly and they should look for the mistake.

The correct answers can be seen on the uncut worksheet.

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WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Film Vocabulary Dominoes

all the actors and actresses

a film buff the cast the music of a film
in a film

an article which gives an part of a film happening in

the soundtrack a review
opinion on a new film one place

a low-budget, second tier an environment used for

a scene a B-movie
movie filming

a set a category or type of film genre the first showing of a film

a film that continues with

the most important actor or
premiere the star characters and/or events
actress in a film
from a previous movie

a person who supervises

a film that is a great
a sequel a blockbuster the actors and staff for a
commercial success
movie

computer-generated the clothes that a character

a director CGI
imagery used in films wears

a dangerous piece of the people (not actors) who

a costume a stunt
physical action in a film appear in the film

a person who performs in a

extras one of the people in a story character
film

an actor or a short filmed

a trailer the story of a film
actress advertisement for a movie

a piece of writing detailing

a very small part in a film
the plot a cameo a film's story, setting, and
played by a famous actor
dialogue.

a script visual illusions in a film special effects a film enthusiast

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