Activity 1: Warm-up · 5 minutes
Film Talk
a) Aims
Ss activate prior knowledge about films and get interested in the topic of the lesson.
b) Content
T shows four pictures of films (a comedy, a documentary, a frightening film, a moving film) and asks Ss what kind of films they like. Ss answer the questions: What kind of films do you like? Do you like frightening films? Which film made you cry?
c) Expected outcomes
Ss name at least two kinds of films in English and give a short personal answer. Example: I like comedies because they are funny. Ss are ready to learn the topic words comedy, documentary, frightening and moving.
d) Organisation
Teacher's activities
Students' activities
Teacher
Step 1: Task delivering
T shows the four pictures and asks: What kind of film is this? Which film do you like?
Students
Ss look at the pictures and listen to the question.
Teacher
Step 2: Task performance
T gives Ss 1 minute to think, then asks them to discuss in pairs with the question: What kind of films do you like?
Students
Ss talk in pairs. Expected answers: I like comedies. I like documentaries because they are interesting. I do not like frightening films.
Teacher
Step 3: Report and discussion
T invites 3 pairs to share their answers with the class.
Students
Representative Ss report: We like comedy films because they make us laugh. Other Ss listen and comment.
Teacher
Step 4: Conclusion and assessment
T praises Ss' ideas and writes the four words comedy, documentary, frightening, moving on the board. T says: Today we will learn how to talk about films and suggest watching one together.
Students
Ss look at the words on the board and repeat them after T.