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Adjectives each first funny left less older right several specific sure
Adverbs also
Nouns back front genres kind releases row side store time welcome
Pronouns
Expressions
Prepositions Conjunctions Modals except because since a lot of
Verbs choose fill out find help like rent start want welcome write
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______________________________________
Action : _________________
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Science Fiction :
_________________
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Animated :
______________________________________
_________________
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Drama :
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Comedy :
______________________________________
_________________
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Musical :
______________________________________
_________________
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_________________
Horror :
______________________________________
_________________
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_________________
Documentary :
______________________________________
_________________
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_________________
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Simple Past Tense
Fill in with the simple past tense.
1) Queen Latifah ___________________ (star) in the movie Chicago.
2) My friend and I ___________________ (rent) two movies last night.
3) The clerk ___________________ (tell) me that my total was 11,50$.
4) My son ___________________ (want) a new video game last week.
5) Matty ___________________ (be) disappointed with her movie choice.
6) They ___________________ (try) to audition for a TV show.
7) The actors ___________________ (read) their script before filming.
8) Last year, you ___________________ (go) to see over 100 movies.
Change the following sentences to the negative form.
9) Debbie and Eric chose “Spiderman 3”.
__________________________________________________________
10) Someone stole my DVD collection.
__________________________________________________________
Change the following sentences to the interrogative form (questions) using a question word.
11) The movie theatre opened in 1998.
__________________________________________________________
12) Rebecca sold two games yesterday.
__________________________________________________________
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8 9
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ACROSS DOWN
3. movies that usually take place in the future
6. very strange
7. not interesting
8. about love
10. movie that makes you laugh
11. hand-drawn or computergenerated chararcters and scenery
12. serious movie, not funny
13. not serious; almost stupid
1. movie with a lot of fighting
and killing
2. very scary film
4. another word for hilarious
5. movie about real-life events
9. movie with singing and
dancing
Adapted from TopNotch
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This conversation is between two customers (husband and wife) and the video store clerk.
Listen to their conversation, then answer the questions.
1.
How are the new releases organized? a) by genres b) by color c) by actors d) by alphabetical order.
2.
How many movie genres are there?
_____________________________________
3.
Where are the science fiction movies? a) at the back of the store b) c) on the right side of the store in the middle of the store d) at the front of the store.
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Colour the blocks in which adjectives of quality are written in green and the blocks in which adjectives of quantity are written in red. some long no awful whole poor much enough heavy difficult all sufficient funny any several weird huge many short boring
Now use any five adjectives of quality and five adjectives of quantity in sentences of your own.
1. __________________________________________________
2. __________________________________________________
3. __________________________________________________
4. __________________________________________________
5. __________________________________________________
6. __________________________________________________
7. __________________________________________________
8. __________________________________________________
9. __________________________________________________
10. __________________________________________________
Adapted from funstuff.com.
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Movie Genres
Complete each statement about movie genres. Write the letter on the line.
1. Fighting and killing are common in _____. A. drama
2. In the past, _____ were drawn by hand, but a lot
of them are now done on the computer.
3. A _____ tells a story with singing and dancing.
B. documentary
C. science-fiction film
4. A _____ gives facts and information about real people
and events.
5. A _____ usually takes place in the future.
6. Elf is a great _____. I can’t stop laughing every
time I watch it.
7. This courtroom _____ is a serious movie about life and
death.
8. Scary things happen in _____.
D. horror films
E. action films
F. animated films
G. musical
H. comedy
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Adjectives good older other
Adverbs here only over though very
Pronouns
Expressions of course parental guidance well
Prepositions except with
Nouns kid
Conjunctions Modals since
Verbs know mean rent watch wonder
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Selecting a DVD – Ratings 10

We usually place definite adverbs of time (every day, yesterday, last week, Monday) at the end of the sentence.
I see your sister every day.
I intend to meet her on Tuesday.
We usually place adverbs of frequency (never, ever, rarely, seldom, often, usually, generally, always) before the main verb, and after the verb TO BE.
John never studies his lesson.
He always comes to class on time.
If the sentence contains an auxiliary, the adverb still goes before the main verb.
John doesn’t always eat good food.
In the following sentences place the adverb in its proper position.
1. We rent a video. (every week). _________________________________
2. Mario watches sci-fi movies. (often) _________________________________
3. They know the star’s name. (rarely) _________________________________
4. We like the same movies. (seldom) _________________________________
5. Sam had a movie telethon. (Friday) _________________________________
6. She chooses a horror movie. (never) _________________________________
7. Ann buys fresh popcorn. (always) _________________________________
8. Juno will be in video stores. (next year) _________________________________
9. I go to Blockbusters. (usually) _________________________________
10. We went to the movies. (last Sunday) _________________________________
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GENERAL
The contents of these motion pictures are suitable for viewing by all ages.
PARENTAL GUIDANCE
Parental guidance advised. Theme or content may not be suitable for all children.
14 ACCOMPANIMENT
Suitable for people 14 years of age and older. Those under 14 should view with an adult. NO rental or purchase by those under 14. Parents cautioned. May contain: violence, coarse language and/or sexually suggestive scenes.
18 ACCOMPANIMENT
Suitable for people 18 years of age or older. Persons under 18 should view with an adult. No rental or purchase by those under 18. Parents strongly cautioned. Will likely contain: explicit violence, frequent coarse language, sexual activity and/or horror.
RESTRICTED
Restricted to 18 years of age and over. NO rental or purchase by those under 18. Content not suitable for minors.
Video contains frequent use of sexual activity, brutal graphic violence, intense horror and/or other disturbing content.
EXEMPT
Contains material not subject to classification, e.g. documentaries, nature, travel, music, culture, sports and leisure, educational and instructional information.
Answer the following questions :
1.
An animated movie is usually classified _______________.
2.
A horror movie with violent behaviour would be classified _______________.
3.
A movie with some mild violence would be classified _______________.
4.
A movie about the animals of Australia would be classified _______________.
5.
A movie which is for older kids would be classified _______________.
6.
An educational movie would be classified _______________.
7.
Name two movies (other than those in the catalog) with R ratings:
_________________________________________________________
8.
Name two movies (other than those in the catalog) with G ratings:
_________________________________________________________
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Visa général
May be viewed, rented or purchased by persons of all ages.
Guidelines
A classification of "Visa général" means that the film so classified is unlikely to disturb an average viewer. It in no way indicates that the film is considered to be "suitable" for children. Only a "for children" notice would indicate that such a film would be appropriate for younger viewers.
13 years and over
May be viewed, rented or purchased by persons 13 years of age or over. Children 12 years of age and under may be admitted to a public showing of the film, but only if accompanied by an adult.
Guidelines
When rating a film as "13 years and over", the examiners consider:
 certain manifestations of violence (senseless destruction, physical harm, graphic violence, etc.);
 the representation of sexuality (extremely detailed intimate scenes, sexual relationships promoting dominance or disturbing situations, etc.); certain themes (suicide, family break-ups, mental instability, marginal behaviour, etc.).
16 years and over
May be viewed, rented or purchased by persons 16 years of age or over.
Guidelines
These films may contain complex sequences, including violent or erotic elements, as well as certain problematic situations encountered by adults. However, the examiners are required to conduct a rigorous evaluation when considering the following:
 detailed and complacent images of unwarranted or sustained violence;
 particularly troubling images; the manner in which sexuality is depicted.
18 years and over
May be viewed, rented or purchased by persons 18 years of age or over.
Guidelines
Films restricted to an adult audience usually contain:
 explicit representations of sexuality;
 exacerbated violence, particularly those depicting torture or other forms of cruelty heightened through special effects to a level of harrowing realism; closely associated erotic behaviour and violence
1) Can a 10 year old boy go see a 13+ movie if he is with his father? Why?
__________________________________________________________
2) If a movie is rated R (Canadian System), what would be the rating in the Quebec system?
__________________________________________________________
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This conversation is between two customers (husband and wife) and the video store clerk.
Listen to their conversation, then answer the questions.
1.
What does the rating PG mean? a) general people b) personal guide c) parental guidance d) passive grade.
2.
In the Canadian system, how many ratings are there? a) _____________________________________
3.
Which movies are exempt from ratings? a) comedies b) travel c) animation d) drama.
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Fill in with the simple present, present continuous or simple past.
1. The clerk _______________ the renting policies to the client now. (explain)
2. Sam and John _______________ two movies last Friday. (rent)
3. The movie “Shrek” _______________ older than the movie “Ratatouille”. (be)
4. My friend _______________ the movie “Shrek” yesterday afternoon. (watch)
5. Jack _______________ where to find the action movies in the store. (know)
6. The film _______________ on the television right now. (play)
7. We must _______________ the movie before 7 P.M. (return)
8. I _______________ the video store two weeks ago. (visit)
Change the following sentences to the negative form.
9. Mary buys pre-viewed films every month.
______________________________________________________________
10. Look! The popcorn is popping in the popcorn machine.
______________________________________________________________
Change the following sentences to the interrogative form (question) using a question word.
11. The clerk helped the boy choose a game.
______________________________________________________________
12. Carla was very happy with her movie.
______________________________________________________________
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Adjectives all cool democratic easy fair funny gloomy good less next serious
Pronouns everything nobody something
Expressions all right
Adverbs always everything fair here less only something too very yet
Prepositions against between with
Nouns arm guy hunk mood star time tonight
Verbs agree built choose forget hear laugh look mean rent rule see take think want watch
Conjunctions Modals
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Selecting a DVD – Likes/Dislikes 17

Put the following sentences in order.
1. video stores / is / That / in / at the moment / film
______________________________________________________________
2. all the time / to rent / like /The boys / horror movies
______________________________________________________________
3. are / very / Shrek, / popular movies / Shrek I and II
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4. loves / romantic movies / My sister / to watch
______________________________________________________________
5. with / fresh popcorn / We / our movie / enjoy
______________________________________________________________
6. are entertaining / for all ages / Action movies
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7. a great selection / The video store / of movies / for everyone / has
______________________________________________________________
8. than / I / a horror movie / prefer / a science fiction movie
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9. is playing / his favourite game / Sam
______________________________________________________________
10. bought / at the video store / five / They / pre-viewed movies
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Y K H B J F J L O Q I D O C P C C
K C E J F B R K K I P N N E V A S
C Q I Q G L P I Z F S O S I W O D
V J H H B R A V E O O C O W K A T
M B O E S C A P E N A J E D C B N
J S K L M O U C O P D S W T Q I E
N R C P Z R D W E B T L I P N F G
K C C F X X S D I E L O Y T O R I
A Y V U P S G T R A N E E U L M L
O Y S L X T E N D H Z M G M E C L
G E C O M E D Y D N B H E D U C E
F C O L M T W P U E T B X X R C T
B R W F X D E V A S H L S D C R N
U E C A R T O O N K Y G B I A Z I
I I T H G I F L L Y D S U V L I Q
V F I O D L A U G H Z J U A P L G
W M U X G K F K E T U C A N L Q Y action brave cartoon comedy cruel cute escape escaped fierce fight fought friendly helpful intelligent kind laugh laughed meet met save saved silly western
Word Association
Types of movie Adjectives
(describing words)
Verb/simple past
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Fill in with the simple future tense.
1. I _______________ a member of Movieland in five minutes. (become)
2. The Roys _______________ a movie room in their basement next spring. (build)
3. I _______________ the movie “Shrek” while you buy the popcorn. (find)
4. John _______________ that movie as soon as possible. (rent)
5. I _______________ to your movie choice if I choose the next time. (agree)
6. We _______________ two films to watch while babysitting tonight. (bring)
7. Kathy _______________ the popcorn for our Saturday movie night. (buy)
8. They _______________ the game for the competition next weekend. (choose)
Change the following sentences to the negative form.
9. I will take a popcorn, chocolate bar and soft drink please.
______________________________________________________________
10. Tonight, they will watch the movie together.
______________________________________________________________
Change the following sentences to the interrogative form (question) using a question word.
11. She filled out the membership form before choosing a film.
______________________________________________________________
12. He will register his film before he leaves the store.
______________________________________________________________
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A: Excuse me, I’m doing a survey on movies.
Would you mind answering a few questions?
B: Sure./Of course.
Movie going:
1. How often do you go to the cinema?__________________________________
2. Who do you usually go with? ___________________________________
3.
What is the last movie that you saw?_________________________________
Best actor/ actress:
4.
Who is the best actor? ______________________________________
5.
Who is the best actress? ______________________________________
Horror film:
6.
Do you enjoy horror films? ______________________________________
7.
What is the most horrible film you have seen?_________________________
Action film:
8.
Do you enjoy action films? ______________________________________
9.
Is it OK for young kids to watch violence on TV? _______________________
Comedy:
10. Do you like watching comedies? __________________________________
11. Who is the funniest actor/ actress? _____________________________
Science fiction film (Sci-fi film):
12.
What is the last science fiction film you saw?_________________________
13.
How do you feel about the film? * Circle your choice
entertaining/ terrific/ confusing/ silly
Best film:
14.
What is your favourite film?_____________________________________
15.
Who was starring in it?_________________________________________
A: That’s all. Thank you!
Created by CUHK FAA Thomas Cheung Secondary School
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This conversation is between three customers (mother, father and son).
Listen to their conversation, then answer the questions.
1.
How many movies will the customers rent?
___________________________________
2.
What does “democratic” mean? a) one person decides b) c) d) everyone wants the same movie two out of three want the same movie the clerk decides.
3.
What film does Sam agree to rent? a) The Game Plan b) c) d)
I Am Legend
The Rock
Ratatouille.
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Fill in the blanks below in the words in the box:
Parts of the Movie:
The place or time a movie takes place is called the
_________________. What happens in a movie is called the
_____________. A movie is usually broken up into many
_________________. The movie is filmed with a
________________.
People in Movies:
The people who act in the movie are _________________. A _______________ is a part that an actor plays. The main actor is sometimes called the ____________________. When a famous person has a short appearance in a film it is called a ___________________. An ______________ is an unimportant person who acts in the background. A ________________ is a person who watches movies and writes reviews about them.
Movie Genres:
The type of movie is the movie _________________. A movie that makes you laugh is a ___________________.
A movie that makes you scream is a
___________________ movie. A movie that is exciting with lots of guns and explosions is an
_________________ movie. Movies about the future or space are known as __________________ films. And a movie about real life is a _______________________.
An __________________ film has cartoon characters.
Blockbusters
Movies with big budgets that sell a lot of tickets are called ______________________. Many of these movies do so well that movie producers make a _______________, or part II.
At the Theater:
The place where you watch a movie is called a
_________________. To see a movie, usually, you have to buy a __________________. The movie is projected onto a large _______________ using a movie _________________. An
__________________ is a person who shows you to your seat and makes sure everybody is quiet during the movie.
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Adjectives back finest funny great hilarious renowned young
Pronouns something which
Adverbs about again also always
Prepositions between without
Nouns calling candies fun jacket kind membership pal true wishes
Verbs agree buy choosing dreams feel get heard know rent sounds think torn watch
Conjunctions Expressions because sounds perfect upside down
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Fill in with the simple present, present continuous, simple past or simple future.
1. Last night, Caroline _______________ she was a movie star. (dream)
2. If I enroll a new member, I _______________ a free rental. (receive)
3. The children _______________ “Ratatouille” right now. (watch)
4. Julie _______________ a member of two video stores. (be)
5. We _______________ the movie “I am Legend” last weekend. (enjoy)
6. Listen! The teacher _______________ the documentary we will look at. (explain)
7. You can _______________ two movies for the price of one. (choose)
8. Mathew _______________ to rent a science fiction movie yesterday. (want)
Change the following sentences to the negative form.
9. Maxime laughs when he watches “Ratatouille”.
______________________________________________________________
10. Next week, we will pay only four dollars to rent a film.
______________________________________________________________
Change the following sentences to the interrogative form (question) using a question word.
11. Robert rented three movies last weekend.
______________________________________________________________
12. The restrooms are at the back of the store.
______________________________________________________________
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Movie 1 : ________________
This is a comedy starring Jim
Carrey. When a light falls from the sky, Carrey’s character Truman begins to suspect that something is wrong with the world. He goes on to discover that his whole life is being filmed as a show for others to watch.
Movie 8 : ________________
In this romance, Kate Winslet plays an upper class woman who falls in love with a poor artist. The story takes place aboard a ship that is struck by an iceberg and sunk. In the end, Kate Winslet’s character,
Rose, survives but the poor artist, who is played by
Leonardo DiCaprio, dies.
Movie 7 : ________________
In this sci-fi action film, Will
Smith plays a cop who is recruited into the government’s most secret agency. He has to find ‘illegal aliens’ that are hiding in New
York, including an insect-like alien that is trying to take over the world.
Movie 2 : ________________
This is a sci-fi thriller starring
Keanu Reeves. His character,
Neo, is a computer hacker who discovers that life on earth is a façade created by a intelligent machines that use humans to generate energy.
Movie 6 : ________________
When a criminal maniac, Sirius
Black, escapes from prison,
Harry Potter, who is played by
Daniel Radcliffe, has to be careful. It turns out that
Sirius is not who he seems.
Movie 3 : ________________
This action/adventure film is a remake of a 1933 classic.
Jack Black plays a movie director who captures a giant ape from a lost island and brings the ape back to New
York. In the end, the ape escapes captivity and causes destruction in New York.
Movie 4 : ________________
This is a suspense drama starring Bruce Willis. He plays a doctor who helps children with psychological problems.
He tries to help a troubled child who sees ghosts. In the end, he helps the boy find peace, but he discovers that he is a ghost himself.
Movie 5 : ________________
This is an action film starring
Tobey Maguire. He plays a superhero who has to stop the evil genius Dr. Octopus.
Unfortunately, his real life problems as college student
Peter Parker cause him to temporarily give up being the superhero.
From: http://bogglesworldesl.com/files7/MovieSynopses.doc
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This conversation is between three customers (three women who are friends).
Listen to their conversation, then answer the questions.
1.
Where is the synopsis of the film? a.
on the side of the DVD jacket b.
on the back of the DVD jacket c.
inside the DVD jacket d.
on the front of the DVD jacket.
2.
How many persons are choosing the film?
__________________________________
3.
What genre is the movie “Ratatouille”? a.
comedy b.
musical c.
action d.
animation.
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Make three movie riddles using the clues in the boxes. Read your movie riddles to the class (or your group) and they will try to guess your movies. Wait until all five clues have been read before guessing.
Movie #1 _________________________________ (Movie Title: Keep this a secret)
Clue #1 It’s a _____________________________.
Clue #2 It takes place
__________________________________.
Clue #3 ___________________ is in it.
Clue #4 It’s about _____________________________________
Clue #5
(Genre)
(Setting)
(Actor)
(Plot)
_
____________________________________________
In the end,
____________________________________ (Climax)
Movie #2 _________________________________ (Movie Title: Keep this a secret)
Clue #1 It’s a _____________________________.
Clue #2
It takes place
__________________________________.
Clue #3 ___________________
is in it.
(Genre)
(Setting)
(Actor)
Clue #4 It’s about _____________________________________
_____________________________________________
(Plot)
Clue #5 In the end,
____________________________________ (Climax)
Movie #3 _________________________________ (Movie Title: Keep this a secret)
Clue #1 It’s a _____________________________.
Clue #2 It takes place
__________________________________.
Clue #3 ___________________
is in it.
Clue #4 It’s about _____________________________________
Clue #5
(Genre)
(Setting)
(Actor)
(Plot)
_____________________________________________
In the end,
____________________________________ (Climax) www.bogglesworldesl.com
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