ENGLISH 7 - Unit 8: FILMS

VOCABULARY
1. animation (n) /'ænɪˈ
meɪʃən/: phim hoạt hình
2. critic (n) /'krɪtɪk/: nhà phê bình
3. direct (v) /dɪˈ
rekt/: làm đạo diễn (phim, kịch...)
4. disaster (n) /dɪˈ
zɑːstə/: thảm hoạ, tai hoạ
5. must-see (n) /'mʌst si:/: bộ phim hấp dẫn cần xem
6. poster (n) /'pəʊstə/: áp phích quảng cáo
7. recommend (v) /,rekə'mend /: giới thiệu, tiến cử
8. review (n) /rɪˈ
vju:/: bài phê bình
9. star (v) /stɑː/: đóng vai chính
10. survey (n) /'sɜːveɪ/: cuộc khảo sát
11. violent (adj) /'vaɪələnt/: có nhiều cảnh bạo lực  violence (n): sự bạo lực

Types of films:
1. action film Phim hành động 2. comedy (n) Phim hài

3. science fiction Khoa học viễn tưởng 4. romantic comedy Phim hài lãng mạn

5. thriller (n) Phim rùng rợn, kinh dị, giật gân 6. horror (n) Phim kinh dị

7. cartoon (n) Phim hoạt hình 8. animation (n) Phim hoạt hình

9. documentary (n) Phim tài liệu 10. discovery (n) Chương trình khám phá

Adjectives:
1. interesting Thú vị 2. boring Tẻ nhạt
3. entertaining Có tính giải trí, thú vị, làm vui lòng vừa ý 4. scary Đáng sợ, sợ hãi, rùng rợn
5. violent Bạo lực 6. hilarious Vui nhộn
7. moving Xúc động 8. shocking Gây sốc
9. gripping Thu hút, hấp dẫn, thú vị 10. romantic Lãng mạn

Exercise 1: Match the films with their definitions

a. comedy b. romantic comedy c. action film d. documentary

e. cartoon f. science fiction g. horror i. adventure film

1. A film that has humorous drawings or characters. ………………………………………………

2. A film that is based on scientific discoveries of the future. It deals with space travel and life on other planets. ………………………………
3. A film that is intended to be funny, with a happy ending. ………………………………………………
4. A film which combines comedy with a love story. ………………………………………………
5. A film about strange and frightening things. ………………………………………………
6. A film about dangerous experience, journey or series of events. ………………………………………………
7. A film that has a lot of exciting actions. ………………………………………………
8. A film or television program that gives facts about something. ………………………………………………

Exercise 2: Fill in the gaps with a suitable adjective given in the box
scary boring romantic interesting

violent entertaining disappointing moving

1. The show was so ………………………………………… Every one left in the middle of the program.
2. My son doesn’t like horror films because they are …………………………………………
3. T.V programs for small children shouldn’t include ………………………………………… scenes.
4. The film was so ………………………………………… that nearly every one cries when they see the ending.
5. VTV3 has a lot of ………………………………………… game shows.
6. Titanic is a film famous for its ………………………………………… love story of the two main characters.
7. The film is so ………………………………………… that I saw it twice.
8. Doing the same thing every day is ………………………………………… I want to do the new things.

Exercise 3: Odd one out

1. A. thriller B. scary C. cartoon D. comedy
2. A. hilarious B. entertaining C. shocking D. discovery
3. A. confusing B. annoyed C. terrified D. interesting
4. A. producer B. writer C. documentary D. actor
5. A. horror B. director C. animation D. wildlife
6. A. radio B. television C. exciting D. internet
7. A. island B. actress C. director D. viewer
8. A. park B. university C. museum D. cinema
9. A. audience B. spectator C. viewer D. action
10. A. show B. science C. physics D. literature

Exercise 4: Fill in the gap with a suitable word given in the box
successful reviews disaster romantic

performed frightening terrible directors

1. The new film didn’t receive good …………………………………… from critics.

2. Many European …………………………………… have gone to Hollywood to make films.
3. I love this actor because he …………………………………… excellently in many films.
4. The film shown on T.V yesterday begins with a …………………………………… disaster but it has a happy ending.
5. They spent a lot of money on the film but is wasn’t as …………………………………… as expected.
6. The film is a bit …………………………………… but I really enjoy it.
7. Titanic is a …………………………………… film which was directed by James Cameron.
8. At the end of the film, more than a thousand people died in the ……………………………………

Exercise 5: Write the correct form of the word given

1. He was still …………………………………… when I saw him at 11 o’clock yesterday evening. WAKE
2. A crazy cat and a …………………………………… dog help him to find his parents. FRIEND
3. In the year 1905, astronauts…………………………………… a life on this planet. DISCOVERY
4. This is an …………………………………… story for me. I can’t believe it. BELIEVE
5. We …………………………………… to move to a bigger house last month. DECISION
6. The film was so interesting that Peter saw it from …………………………………… to the end. BEGIN
7. I was …………………………………… with the final results of the football match. AMAZE
8. Do you like watching …………………………………… films? ROMANCE
9. The film is about adventures in the …………………………………… land in America. MAGIC
10. The film they saw yesterday was …………………………………… by a famous man. DIRECT

Exercise 6: Circle the best answer

1. Watching my favorite film makes me moved/moving.
2. Janet is interested/interesting in playing badminton.
3. We are very excited/exciting to start the new school year today.
4. Watching horror films is so frightened/frightening for both of them.
5. She is bored/boring with the simple tasks that the teacher gave.
6. My parents gave me a surprised/surprising present on my tenth birthday.
7. The teacher is annoyed/annoying because the students don’t finish their homework.
8. He looks tired/tiring after a long working day at the office.
9. I didn’t really enjoy the Dracula film. Most of the time I was terrified/terrifying
10. His mother is worried/worrying about his final results at school.

Exercise 7: Underline the correct form

Alice: That was a very (1) excited/ exciting movie. What did you think?
Jake: To be honest, I found It kind of (2) bored/ boring. I’m not (3) interested/ interesting in science fiction
Alice: Really? I find it (4) fascinated/ fascinating. What kind of movies do you enjoy?
Jake: Mostly comedies. Have you seen Home Again?
Alice: Yes, but I wasn’t (5) amused/ amusing at all. In fact, I thought it was horrified/ horrifying.
The story line was (7) confused/ confusing, and I couldn’t find any humor in the character’s problem.
When I left the theatre, I feel rather (8) depressed/ depressing.
Jake: I’m (9) amazed/ amazing that you felt that way! I thought it was very (10) amused/ amusing.
Alice: Well, I guess it’s a matter of taste.

Exercise 8: Fill in the blanks with –ed or –ing adjectives that are formed from the verbs in brackets
1. It is (interest) …………………………………… to read this book.
2. We were all (surprise) …………………………………… by his behavior yesterday.
3. His father is (worry) …………………………………… about his illness.
4. They are (bore) …………………………………… because they have nothing to do in the playground.
5. My parents are (please) …………………………………… to celebrate their wedding anniversary.
6. Waiting for the bus for a long time is so (annoy) …………………………………… for me.

Exercise 9: Choose the best answer

1. Let’s …………………..a look at the film section of the paper.
A. do B. use C. spend D. take
2. The main character …………….in love with a poor man in the countryside.
A. has B. makes C. falls D. interests
3. The film……………..an exciting story about murder or crime.
A. holds B. reports C. tells D. watches
4. His father likes watching films that show real life…………..or stories.
A. events B. projects C. programs D. actions
5. The girl was so ………………by the film that she couldn’t sleep last night.
A. bored B. annoyed C. disappointed D. frightened
6. We are all …………………that he became the champion of the competition.
A. interested B. surprised C. terrified D. worried
7. How do you feel when you watch a ……………….film?
A. lazy B. hard-working C. gripping D. careful
8. Although the story of the film was good, I didn’t like the ……………..
A. script B. director C. acting D. color
9. My daughter ………………….a lot of money on her clothes but she is not satisfied.
A. has B. takes C. learns D. spends
10. I can’t hear anything because the ……………..is terrible.
A. sound B. color C. electricity D. light
11. That horror film is too …………………for me.
A. hilarious B. frightening C. romantic D. moving
12. The films was so ………………that we almost fell asleep.
A. interesting B. gripping C. boring D. violent
13. Critics were all ………………at their performance on the stage yesterday.
A. disappointed B. annoyed C. worried D. bored
14. The film is a big ………………….because the audience enjoy it a lot.
A. failure B. start C. finish D. success
15. The film is based on a book that was ………………fifteen years ago.
A. read B. opened C. written D. closed
16. They haven’t ………………..which film to see tonight.
A. decided B. wanted C. liked D. watched
17. That is a film about strange and frightening things that may ………………in real life.
A. use B. happen C. finish D. take
18. I can’t take my ……………..off the screen because the film is so interesting.
A. ears B. mouth C. nose D. eyes
19. A comedy is a film that tries to make people ………………
A. cry B. dance C. laugh D. sleep
20. In spite of ……………….preparation, they had a lot of difficulties in making the film.
A. slow B. quick C. carless D. careful

SPEAKING
1. Complete the dialogue with the sentences from the box.
let's meet outside the cinema at 6.45. what is it about?
how about going to the cinema tonight? what's on?
what kind of film is it? what are you doing this evening?
who does it star? when is it on?
Mai: (1)__________________________________________________________________________
Jane: Nothing special. Why?
Mai: (2)__________________________________________________________________________
Jane: Good idea! (3)________________________________________
Mai: There is a Korean movie on at Grand Cinema. It’s My Little Bride.
Jane: (4)._________________________________________________
Mai: It’s a romantic comedy. They say it’s very good and funny.
Jane: (5) _________________________________________________
Mai: It’s about an arranged marriage between a female high school student and a male college student.
Jane: That sounds good. (6)____________________________________________________
Mai: Moon Geun-young and Kim Rae-won.
Jane: Oh, they’re two of my favourite actors. (7) _________________________________________
Mai: At 7 o’clock.
Jane: Well, (8)______________________________
Mai: OK. See you then!

2. Put the dialogue into the correct order.

— Some are entertaining, but I find most of them stupid and childish.

— I m sorry. I have some homework to do tonight.

— I can’t stand western and horror.

— So, what is your most favourite horror film?

1 What type of movies do you like?
— The Ring. I’m going to watch it again tonight. Do you want to watch it?

— That’s an interesting combination. How about western movies?

— Why don t you like horror? They’re entertaining, I think.

— I’m fascinated by scary movies.

— I like some sorts of movies, primarily drama and science fiction.

E. WRITING
I. Arrange the words to make sentences meaningful.
1. the/ too/ she/ film/ far/ thought/ violent/ to/ to/ children/ show.
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2. his/ the/ ever/ latest/ funniest/ he/ film/ is/ of/ has/ one/ made.
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3. Halloween/ frightening/ ever/ seen/ is/ one/ most/ films/ of/ the/ I/ have
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4. an/documentary/ on/ night/ television/was/ last/ there/ interesting.
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5. time/ Titanic/ is/ successful/ one/ most/ of/ the/ movies/ of/ James Cameron’s/ all.
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6. all/ it/ although/ film/ the/ has/ plot/ a/ very/ simple/ we/ enjoyed.
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7. the/ received/ bad/ good/ and/ film/ reviews/ some/ ones/ some.
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8. despite/ failed/ film/ to/ having/ do/ good/ popular/ business/ cast/ star/ the/ a.
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9. popularity /movies/ began early/20th century.
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10. Movies/kind/storytelling.
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11. Movies/ try/ describe /idea /record /observation /our culture.
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12. The film/dramatical/end.
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13. Charlie Chaplin /considered /a greatest comic actor / silent cinema.
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14. I thought/program /wildlife /fascinating.
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