LJ 3- Speaking practice

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Speaking & Listening &Writing

How satisfied are you with current speaking skills in English?

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Check assessment form on p. 8-14

There you will see how you will be assessed for the speaking test! 

Lesson goals

• Practice speaking about films
• Improve listening comprehension and skills
• Use new words/language to write your own movie trailer

Exercise 1: Speak

Discuss the questions below with your classmate.

• What have been the most popular action movies in your country in recent years?
  
• Try to think of some famous heroes and villains from action movies.
  
• What is your opinion of these types of movies? Explain.

What did you find out?

Exercise 2: Listen & Speak

Watch the trailer for the action movie The Legend of Tarzan. Listen carefully, and then answer the questions below.

• a. At the start of the trailer, what information does the man give about his family?
  
• b. What does the villain need the woman to do? Why?
  
• c. At the end of the trailer, what theory does the woman express about men?
  

Discuss with your classmate:

• In what way is the story of this trailer typical of the stories represented in action movies?

• Would this trailer convince you to see the movie? Explain

Exercise 2: Listen & Speak

Questions: 

• a. At the start of the trailer, what information does the man give about his family?
  
• b. What does the villain need the woman to do? Why?
  
• c. At the end of the trailer, what theory does the woman express about men?
  

Discuss with your classmate:

• In what way is the story of this trailer typical of the stories represented in action movies?

• Would this trailer convince you to see the movie? Explain

What did you find out?

Exercise 4: Listen and speak

Watch the trailer for the movie Hunger Games: Catching Fire. 

 

Listen carefully, then answer the questions below. 

a. How does the hero’s little sister feel about the Games?

b. How does the villain threaten the hero?

c. What advice does the hero receive? (there is more than one answer)

Discuss with your classmate(s):

• Look back at the text entitled ‘How to make an action movie’. How many elements from the text were in this trailer?

• Would this trailer convince you to see the movie? Explain. 

Exercise 4: Listen and speak

Watch the trailer for the movie Hunger Games: Catching Fire. 

 

Listen carefully, then answer the questions below. 

a. How does the hero’s little sister feel about the Games?

b. How does the villain threaten the hero?

c. What advice does the hero receive? (there is more than one answer)

Discuss with your classmate(s):

• Look back at the text entitled ‘How to make an action movie’. How many elements from the text were in this trailer?

• Would this trailer convince you to see the movie? Explain. 

What did you find out?

Marvel powers listening

Marvel powers listening

It may be said that there are two kinds of heroes: 

 A famous hero is someone that a lot of people

know such as a sports person, a musical artist

or a (political) leader.

A personal hero is someone that you personally

know, such as a friend, a family member,

a trainer or a teacher.

Taboo

Divide the class in teams (3 teams)

1 student describes the other students guess

1 student per team in front of the class

Taboo

- Spiderman

- Spider

- Peter Parker

- Venom

Taboo

- Batman

- Bat

- Robin

- Bruce Wayne

Taboo

- Superman

- Clark Kent

- Lois Lane

Taboo

- Wolverine

- Wolf

Taboo

- Black Panther

- Wakanda

- T'Challa

Taboo

- Wonder Woman

Taboo

- Iron man

- Iron

- Anthony Edward Stark

Taboo

- Captain Marvel

- Carol Danvers

Taboo

- Hulk

- Green

- Robert Bruce Banner

....and the winner is....