Lesson history of the cinema Work in pairs. Think when the cinema began and how it is made

Activity 4a W ork in pairs. Look a t th e s e words. Do they describe
positive or negative reactions? W rite (+ ) fo r positive, (-)
for negative. 5 min
Objectives: to develop critical thinking; to p rep are fo r the next activity
Ask the pupils to say if the adjectives have positive or negative meaning 
Elicit that the meaning o f some o f them depends on a situation. For example 
"strange" could be either positive or negative. We could say 
em otional
stress, em otional p o e try/m u sic.
Activity 4 b C om plete the sentences w ith the adjectives in 4 a . 
5 
min
Objective: to develop thinking logically
Ask the pupils to choose the adjectives according to the context
Possible answers:
1) A 
rom antic
film makes me feel strong emotions.
2) A horror film has 
frightening
events
3) A 
funny
film makes me laugh.
4)
A 
boring
film makes me bored
5) An 
entertaining
film has a lot o f special effects tha t look fantastic.
6) If a film is 
e xcitin g
, I c a n ’t stop watching it.
7) If a film is 
stupid,
I know w hat is going to happen.
Activity 4c W ork in groups of th re e . Use som e of the adjectives
above to describe film s you know. 5 min
Objective: to develop fre e speaking
U N IT 5
CINEMA
Ask the pupils to work in groups of three. Ask them to decide who is A, 
who is В and who is C. Pupil A says a statem ent as in the example. Pupil В 
agrees using any positive adjective from Activity 4a. Pupil С disagrees using 
any negative adjective from Activity 4a.
H om ew ork 2 min
LESSON 2 W hat kind o f film s do you like?