English 10- regular Unit 13: films and cinema I. OBJECTIVES 1. Educational aim: To help students write a description of a film 2. Knowledge a. General knowledge - Students learn about the organization of a description of a film. b. Language: Adjectives and verb forms often used to describe a film 3. Skills a. Main skill: writing b. Sub skills: reading, speaking, listening II. METHODS: integrated, mainly Communicative III. TEACHING AIDS: Pictures of some famous films, famous actors and actresses IV. PROCEDURE Teacher’s Activities Students’ Activities Warm-up ( 4mn ) Teacher shows students some pictures of the film ‘Titanic’ and asks questions: 1. What is the name of the film? 2. What is it about? 3. Who are the main characters? Students look at the pictures and answer the questions. Students’ answers may vary. Suggested answers: 1. It is Titanic. 2. It is about two lovers who first met each other while they were on board. 3. They are Jack Dawson and Rose DeWitt Bukater. 1 Pre-writing ( 12 mn ) Task 1 Teacher explains some new words by showing pictures and giving examples: - tragic / ‘træʤik /(adj.): sad Eg: Romeo and Juliet is a tragic love story. - sink / siŋk /(v.) sank, sunk: go down - luxury / ‘l ۸ k ∫әri /(n.) expensive and enjoyable things (food, furniture, etc.) - iceberg / ‘aisbЗ:g /(n.): an extremely large mass of ice floating in the sea - engaged / in’geiʤd /(adj.): having agreed to marry someone Eg: She is engaged to Peter. Teacher has students read these words in chorus and individually. Teacher asks students to read the passage in silence and then answer the following questions (5 minutes): 1. What is the name of the film? 2. What kind of film is Titanic? 3. What is it about? 4. Where is it made? 5. What is it based on? 6. Who is/are the main character(s)? 7. What do you know about Jack Dawson? 8. Does the film have a happy or a sad ending? Students listen. Students repeat after teacher in chorus and individually. Students read the passage in silence and then answer the questions individually. Suggested answers: 1. It’s Titanic. 2. It is a love story film. 3. It is about the sinking of a luxury ship on its first voyage across the Atlantic Ocean. 4. It is made in America. 5. It is based on the true story of the Titanic disaster that occurred in 1912. 6. They are Jack Dawson and Rose Dewitt Bukater. 7. He is a young and generous character. 8. It has a sad ending. 2 Teacher asks students to work in pairs, read the passage again and study its content and organization. (The organization of a description of a film may vary. However, the order presented here is the usual one.) Teacher walks around the class and offers help when necessary. Then Teacher selects a few students to give the answers. While-writing (10 mn) Task 2 Teacher asks each student to write a description of a film that he/she likes most using the guidelines given before. Post-writing (10 mn) Teacher chooses two students to present their writings on the board and some students present theirs orally. Teacher gives suggestions and corrections. Students sit in pairs, read the passage and discuss the organization of the description of a film. Suggested answers: 1. Name of the film 2. Name of the kind of film 3. The content of the film 4. The setting of the film 5. The main characters 6. The ending 7. The reasons why students love the film → The present tense is often used. Students work individually. Students’ writings may be different Suggested description of the film ‘Harry Potter’: My favorite film is Harry Potter. Harry Potter is a fiction film. It is about a witch boy named Harry Porter fighting against the evil switch- Voldermot. The film is made in America. It is based on the true story “Harry Potter” of J.K Rowling. The main characters are Harry Potter and his two close friends- Hermione and Ron. Harry Potter is a kind and talent witch. During the time he studies at Howard school, he and his friends fight against 3 Consolidation ( 2mn) Teacher asks students to tell things they should mention to when describing a film. Homework (1mn) Teacher asks students to write the paragraph again making use of teacher’s suggestions and corrections. Voldermot and his alliances bravely. Although they stare death in the face many times, they succeed in killing Voldermot. I love this film because it shows us the importance of friendship and the power of justice. Students listen to the teacher. 4 APPENDIX 5 6 . English 10- regular Unit 13: films and cinema I. OBJECTIVES 1. Educational aim: To help students write a. Harry Potter and his two close friends- Hermione and Ron. Harry Potter is a kind and talent witch. During the time he studies at Howard school, he and his friends