Unit 5 Films

Vocabulary

Remember different TV programmes

film telling beautiful love story

Different kinds of films

cartoon film

film using pictures or models instead of real people

action film

film about exciting or dangerous events, usually with fights

horror film

film that makes people feel scared

film based on imaginative story about the future

film about life in the western USA, usually with cowboys

documentary

a film giving facts about something

comedy

a film that is planned to be funny, usually with a happy ending

war film

Types of filmsMatch the types of films on the left with the

descriptions on the right.

1.cartoon

2.action film

3.horror film

A.story about exciting or dangerous events usually with fights

B.story that makes people feel scared

C.film using pictures or models that appear to move

4.romantic film

5.science fiction

film

6.western

D.story about cowboys in

America

E.beautiful love story

F.imaginative story about t

he past or the further

Please write down the types of the films under the

following VCDs.

action film science fiction film

cartoon

romantic film western

horror filmdocumentary

A: Do you like horror films?

B: No, I don’t. I think they’re terrible. They make

me feel very scared. They are bad for children.

A: What’s your favorite kind of film?

B: I like comedy films, because they are very

funny. They often make me laugh. What about

you?

A: I love action films. They are really exciting.

Dialogue

Offer some useful expressions:

Action films: fights in them are terrible. They ha

ve a bad effect on people(对人们有坏的影响） / e

xciting

Carton films: very interesting

Romantic films: tell beautiful love stories

Horror films: make us feel scared

Science fiction films: based on imaginative story a

bout the future.

Documentary films: learn a lot about nature and

real-life events.

Do you often go to the cinema?

What would you like to say if you’d like your classmates to go to the cinema with you?

Why not go to the cinema with me?

Why not …?

Why don’t you …?

What about …?

How about…?

Perhaps…

Would you like …?

Shall we…?

Let’s …

should, ought to, had better, have to, must

What would you like to say if you’d like your classmates to go to the cinema with you?

I’m very thirsty while watching films. What should I do?

Why not drink some water?

I’m very thirsty while watching films. What should I do?

Why not …?

Why don’t you …?

What about …?

How about…?

Perhaps…

Would you like …?

Shall we…?

Let’s …

should, ought to, had better, have to, must

We must work hard.

It’s raining outside, you have to take an umbrella.

What have we learnt today?

Homework

• a. Go over what we have learnt.

• b. Finish off the exercises