Reflect & Discuss
Movie Trivia
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- Do you like watching movies?
- Do you often get curious to know what happens backstage?
- Do you know any interesting facts about your favorite movies or series?
Read the statements below and then answer the questions in your notebook:
Black Mass (2015)
Sienna Miller spent months rehearsing and filming, but in the end, the director decided to cut out all her scenes for “narrative reasons”.
Django Unchained (2012)
In the movie, Leonardo DiCaprio was supposed to slam a table, but accidentally slammed a glass and cut his hand. The scene was so good that the director decided to incorporate it.
Furious 7 (2015)
Actor Paul Walker died while still shooting the movie. The director used computer technology and stunts to finish the remaining scenes.
Avatar (2009)
The special effects were so expensive that director James Cameron had to wait 10 years to make the movie.
The Princess and the Frog (2009)
After watching the movie, about fifty children got sick with salmonella from kissing frogs.
Paranormal Activity (2007)
This movie only cost $15.000 to make, but it made $9.1 million in its first week.
- Which of the movie trivia do you find interesting?
- Do you know any other movie trivia?
- Which of these movies have you seen? Did you enjoy it? Which one would you like to watch?
Listen & Practice:
I'm not interested in action movies
Listen to the conversation and complete the blanks:
Now listen to the rest of the conversation:
What happens next? What do they decide to do?
Write your answers below:
Grammar Focus
Participles as adjectives:
Present participles:
That X-Men movie sounds interesting.
Stephen King’s books are fascinating.
I think action movies are boring.
Past participles:
I’m not interested in action movies.
I’m fascinated by Stephen King’s books.
I’m bored by action movies.
- Adjectives ending in -ing are present participles. They are things that cause a feeling.
- Adjectives ending in -ed are past participles. They express the feeling.
Let's Practice!
Useful Language
Using adjectives
Let's Practice!
Writing:
Tell a story
Using the useful language exercise as an example, write your own story telling us something that happened to you and how it made you feel.
