Unit 1: Music and literature

Activity 1

Answer these questions in English:

1.- Do you like watching movies? 

Yes, I like watching movies.

2.- What is your favorite movie?

My favorite movie is "Pursuit of happyness"

3.- Who is your favorite actor or actress?

I don't have favorite actor or actress.

Activity 2

Write the names of these actors and actresses

1. Brad Pitt

2.Sean Connery
3. James Dean

4.Tom Cruise

5. Jim Carrey

6.Robin Williams

7. Leonardo DiCaprio

8.Eddie Murphy
 9.Tom Hanks

10Paul Nevwan
11 Jonh Wayne

12Charles Chaplin

13 Cameron Diaz

14Elizabeth Taylor.
15Angelina Jolie

16.Eva Mendes
17Meryl Streep

18Winona Ryder

19Halle Berry

20Lucy Li
21Vivien Leigh

22Sophia Loren
23Whoopi Goldberg

 24.Emma Watson

Activity 3

Write the names of these movies in English.

1. Rocky

2,Star Wars
3.Legally Blonde

4.Gone with wind
5. Titanic

6Life is beautiful

7.Forrest Gump

 8The Lord of the rings
9 The martian

10.The Godfather

Activity 4

Fill in the blanks below in the words in the box:

action actors animation blockbusters cameo camera

character comedy critic documentary extra genre

horror plot projector scenes sci-fi screen

sequel setting star theater ticket usher

Parts of the Movie:

The place or time a movie takes place is called the Setting. What happens in a movie is called the plot. A movie is usually broken up into many scenes.  The movie is filmed with a Camera.

People in Movies:

The people who act in the movie are Actors. A character is a part that an actor plays. The main actor is sometimes called the Star. When a famous person has a short appearance in a film it is called a Cameo. An Extra is an unimportant person who acts in the background. A Critic is a person who watches movies and writes reviews about them.

Movie Genres:

The type of movie is the movie Genre. A movie that makes you laugh is a Comedy. A movie that makes you scream is a Horror. A movie that is exciting with lots of guns and explosions is an Action movie. Movies about the future or space are known as sci-fi films. And a movie about real life is a Documentary. An animation film has cartoon characters.

Blockbusters

Movies with big budgets that sell a lot of tickets are called blockbusters. Many of these movies do so well that movie producers make a sequel, or part II

 

At the Theater: The place where you watch a movie is called a Theater. To see a movie, usually, you have to buy a Ticket. The movie is projected onto a large Screen using a movie Projector. An USHER is a person who shows you to   your seat and makes sure everybody is quiet during the movie.