English through Film

Oct. 1, 2012

Vocabulary you need to know

movie theater

ticket

audience

Vocabulary you need to know

projectorfilm and projector

Vocabulary you need to know

Genre: the kind/type of movieFor example:

comedy is funny; drama is happy or sad; war has fighting; horror is scary, etc.

Vocabulary you need to know

Movie genresAdventure: “Pirates of the Caribbean,” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0EGyYT8YP8Thriller: “The Sixth Sense,” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXO0he1WjYwWar: “We Were Soldiers,” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xM-njmKeusRomantic Comedy: “The Back-up Plan,” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cut4IW0oz1wDrama: “Patch Adams,” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZqGA1ldvYEMusical: “The Sound of Music,” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=td8rLo-us3c

Movie genresScience Fiction: “Star Wars,”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZR_lCObJVJkHorror: “Poltergiest,”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ytjaMfoF2MWestern: “The Magnificent Seven,”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8ynAYZupZw&feature=related

Comedy: “Ace Ventura,” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzxDlS6QY1s

Action: “The Dark Knight,” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5y2szViJlaY

Epic/Historical: “Seediq Bale,” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53QsTkZMV1AFantasy: “The Lord of the Rings,”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5X-hFf6Bwo&feature=fvwrel

Vocabulary you need to know

actorA man in a film is an actor.

actressA woman in a film is an

actress.

Who are famous actresses?

Kristen Stewart

Jennifer Lawrence

Julia Roberts

Sandra Bullock

Nicole Kidman Keira Knightly

Who are famous actors?

Johnny Depp Keanu Reeves

Brad Pitt Leonardo DiCaprio

Christian Bale Daniel Radcliffe

Who are famous characters?

Christian Bale ……………… Batman

Harry Potter

Jack Sparrow

Spiderman

You use the vocabulary! Ask your partner: 1. Do you go to a movie theater? 2. What kind of movies do you like?3. Who is your favorite actress?

A: My favorite actress is ……..

4. Who is your favorite actor? 5. Who is your favorite character?

More vocabulary you need to know

sequel: a second film in a series

1 2

2 3

What will we watch?

1. Shrek

“Shrek”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYejzdBwvY4

What will we watch?

2. Mr. Holland’s

Opus

“Mr. Holland’s Opus”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OO5Ov4GttsQ

What will we watch?

3. The Blind Side

“The Blind Side”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJ3kwMq18-8

What will we watch?

4. Big Fish

“Big Fish”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3YVTgTl-F0