Cinema                                                                           

(Genres. Movie Trailers)

Title of the class: English Practice

Age of students: 19 - 20 (3 year of study)

General topic: Cinema

Topic of the class: Genres. Movie Trailers

Goals of the class:

Practical:

- to revise words on the topic “Cinema” and to learn new lexical units on the material of the text “Main Film Genres”;

- to discuss the trailer of the movie “James Bond. Skyfall”;

- to go over the grammar topic “Relative Clauses”;

Educational: 

- to develop the skills in communication and independence;

- to introduce the students the cinematographic achievements;

Developmental: 

- to improve the ability to use lexical units to the definite topic;

- to develop the listening skills;

- to make the students express their own opinion;

Sociocultural: 

- to command respect to the cultural achievements;

- to continue aesthetic education;

I. Beginning of the lesson

 1. Lesson organization

- greeting of the students;

- checking the presence;

- the topic and the aims of the lesson.

2. Language warm-up:

-mind-map;

II. Checking the home task

III. Main Part

1.      Training in communication.

2.      Practice in communication (reading, listening, speaking)

III. The end of the lesson:

1. Giving the home assignment.

2. Summing-up of the lesson.

   

11. Organization of the lesson

Hello, students. Today we are going to continue our topic “Cinema”, and we will talk about different movie genres. Then you will have an opportunity to express your own opinion to the topic and discuss your favourite movies. But first let’s check up the presence.

2.       Warm-up activity

The first thing for us to do today is to create a mind map. It will help us to revise the genres you already know and to gather all associations you have.

  2. Home task revision

Now we are going to check the home task exercise to make sure you learned the grammar topic “Relative clauses” well.

4.       Work with cards

At the previous class we learned new words to the topic “Cinema” and now, to practice them, I will give you simple task to do in pairs: Look at these cards and in 10 minutes try to describe the movie depicted without naming the its title so that other students can guess. (Use words we’ve already learned e.g. director, soundtrack, world premiere, reviews, script, supporting role, cameo role)

5.       Work with the text

6.       Work with video

It’s very interesting for me to know about your movie-preferences, that’s why I prepare another task for you. But first, please answer my simple questions.

Pre-watching exercise

What is movie-trailer? How often do you watch trailer and do they influence your movie-choice?

Now, I’d like to show you the movie trailer of the last episode of James Bond, it is called “Skyfall”.

While watching you have to fill the gaps in the scripts given.

It's gone.

You both know what the stake here.

There isn't much road left. Take the bloody shot.

What do you say about a man like that?

Three months ago you lost the drive containing the identity of every agent embedded in terrorists organizations across the globe

Double O 7 reporting for duty. - Where the hell have you been?-  Enjoying death.

I only have one question: why not stay dead? There is no shame in saying you've lost sister.

 They weren't targeting her. They wanted her to see it.

Welcome to the new MI6. I'm your quarter master. You must be joking. Walter PPKS 9 millimeter shot. It's been coded to your palm prints. Only you can fire it. Less of a random killing machine, more of a personal statement. - Q. - Double O 7.

I want to meet your employer. - How much do you know about fear? Alиl there is. Not like this. Not like him.

Just look at you. Chasing spies. England. MI6. She sent you after me now when you are not ready, now when you would likely die. Mommy was very bad.  The two survivors. This is what she mares.

Everybody needs a hobby. - So, what's yours? - Resurrection.

After watching

Do you like the movies about James Bond? What genre does it belong to?

Have you watched this particular part? (If yes – What did you like and dislike?)

Who is the best James Bond ever to your opinion?

What is your favourite genre? Why?

7.       Home task

You have to find the most intriguing trailer of the movie you liked on http://www.youtube.com/ and give the link (with short comment about your impressions) in the teacher’s weblog. Read all group mates’ comments there, be ready to discuss these movies in class.  

8.       Conclusion

Today we learned more words to the topic “Cinema” and discussed movie genres. You also shared your opinion about James Bond movies and talked a bit about favourite movies. Thank you for attention and participation! You can be free.